Monday, January 2, 2012

first card of 2012!

truthfully, i didn't think this was going to *BE* a card, i thought i was making a free-form collage. here's what happened: my darling stef sent me a link to this awesome blog, called green paper, on which ms. mary green hosts a collage challenge at the first of every month. she posts three vintage images, and participants must use at least a portion of each in their creations; but other than that, anything goes!  this time, the images were a photo of that sweet--if quite serious looking--young lady; the stationer's label (tucked under, to the left on my card) and a little greeting with a poem and some pansies. i had almost everything together and it was just a collage, honest... until i spied that super-fun ippity "hey girlfriend" stamp which was sitting on my table with the rest of the delicious and inspiring goodies my very lovely--and UBER-talented--friend mari sent me for xmas (thanks, missus!!!) and then i just thought how cool and funny it would be with the rest of the collage and the next thing i know i was attaching the whole thing to folder cardstock and planning to whom i'd send it in january.  :) 


(vintage images: green paper; patterned paper: glitz, tim holtz; vintage-inspired stickers: k&co, tim holtz; tissue tape: tim holtz; stamp: ippity; inks: ranger, colorbox; print media: kodak ultra photo paper, staple cardstock, 3m inkjet transparency; adhesives: tombow monorunner, 3m foam tape)

my favorite thing about scanned/digital vintage images is that, in making "real life" compositions one can play with scale, and also, use a variety of materials on which to print, in order to get a lot of different looks from the same images. so i made my label about the same size as the original... but printed it on a transparency; i made the cabinet card a little bit smaller and printed on photo paper; and i made the pansies HUGE (& also tiny) and printed those on matte cardstock. then i did a bit of cutting, a bit of layering, and added in some stash... et voila!


but next time: i'm making A COLLAGE that isn't a card!!! just to make sure i STILL CAN!!!!!  :) :) :)


16 comments:

  1. OMGosh, I NEED to do this! I took a collage class last year and I need practice. And the BEST part is we have a whole month to do it!

    Off to add THIS to my growing Reader backlog. :) THANKS!!!!!

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  2. Beautiful Lauren, love all the layers..
    Hugs

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  3. The hey girlfriend made me snicker ... I went to a new Chiro last week and I think she called me "girlfriend" at least 20 times during the appointment .. love this!

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  4. Thats awesome. I agree the "hey girlfriend" sticker totally fits. Awesome. Now I am off to check out that site because heck anything like that I must totally see. :)

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  5. This is gorgeous - thanks so much for joining in!

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  6. Wonderful job - and they NEVER turn out the way you think they will - the sticker is genius...

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  7. She totally looks like she's thinking hey, girlfriend.... Excellent job.

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  8. This is fabulous!! love all the details and the colours

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  9. lovely, looks like an old ballbook

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  10. absolutely wonderful! The sentiment is perfect:)

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  11. Great sentiment for a lovely card!

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