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Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Collage

Good morning all.

 Urgggh spring cleaning...who invented it! Decided I ought to gut the house before we go away as I'm sure none of the kids will think to clean anything. Lots more still to do but having a day of rest today as I'm off to Glasgow tonight to see Fleetwood Mac. A bit of laundry to do and maybe some crafting too.

I got a small gelli plate last week so managed to fit in a little play at the weekend.
This is the mood board I created.


Using acrylic paints from a Royal and Langnickel art box which belonged my son along with several ARTplorations stencils from STAMPlorations.


I die cut the section I wanted to use (after I had cut some out for a DT project) with my favourite die of the moment from Wplus9 and attached to another die cut from waste card to give some dimension. Base card and insert were both in my bit box. Sentiment is a Jofy stamp from Paper Artsy, stamped onto waste tissue and heat embossed. The button, hessian and gemstone were all found on my desk. Truly a card made of left over bits!

Challenges entered:
Mixed Media Card - collage
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Not Just Cards - anything goes
Inspiration Destination - anything goes

29 comments:

  1. Wow Carol, this is terrific! You have done a great job! Hugs Christine xx

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  2. Beautiful,love the colours.xxx

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  3. Fabulous creation, love the design and colours and great use of the gelli plate, mine is still in it's pack..x
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  4. fabulous Carol.....never tried a gellyplate.....what great results...hope you enjoy fleet wood Mac wonderful xxxxxxxx

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  5. This is gorgeous, such a fabulous design and wonderful colours.
    Sue xx

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  6. That sentiment is so perfect! Such a cool, eclectic design! I'm happy to see you getting messy!

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  7. This is fabulous I love the design and colours
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  8. ooo I loooove this carol - looks brilliant! Fantastic work! Hugs rachel x

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  9. Love this Carol, great sentiment
    Jo x

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  10. A brilliant card Carol, such lovely colours and great sentiment.
    Pauline
    x

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  11. Love it Carol! I love the Collage definition too!
    Hope you enjoy your Fleetood Mac gig!
    Hugs
    Dawn xxx

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  12. Your mood board art is perfect as a background for that wonderful sediment, Carol!! All artsy and vibrant!! Have a wonderful time away!! Hugs, Darnell

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  13. Carol, a woman after my own heart, I like to come home to a tidy house after being away, I just don't like doing the tidying!
    I love your mood board, it makes a fab card.
    I really should play with my gel plate more often.
    I hope the concert was good?

    Happy crafting, hugs Erika. x

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  14. I like to come home to a tidy house too! I lways clean thehouse before we go to the lake...and I always clean the RVbefore we leave to come home! Dh thinks I am crazy!!!

    Great mood board. What a fab way to have backgrounds on hand.
    Your card is wonderful.

    Thanks for the kind words on my garden posts. It was hard to do that post but short of developing photos and mailing them, it was the only way to show my 91 year old Mum the house and garden. She can read my blog at the library, or at a neighbours' house.

    It is the smallest house and smallest garden we have ever owned. I am so crippled with arthritis now that it is nice to have the low upkeep. Once all is set on the emitter watering, it should be even less work.
    You will have a giggle at this, but I din't use those steep back steps down from the deck. I use the three steps at the front door and DH picks me up and drops me off there before he puts the truck in the garage.

    I access the back garden by walking downstairs inside the house, and then out the patio door,. If I get any worse, we will put a lift in on those stairs! Bungalows are very rare here and are located in sort of crummy neighbourhoods!

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  15. Wow! What a fabulous BG you've created here! I can't wait to see your DT project! Thanks for sharing and joining us at Inspiration Destination. Hope to see you again and good luck!
    Ema
    IDCB Owner

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  16. great take on this months MMCC challenge!! thanks for playing along with us :)

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  17. You have become a Master at this collage & mixed media. Love this one! Wplus9 has some great stuff, and you've used these products so effectively on this nifty card to add such dimension, images and textures. Lucky you to see Fleetwood Mac in concert. Love their music. Enjoy your time away. (Lucky you to go to Scotland too!) TFS & Hugs.

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  18. WoW card Carol, fab piece of designing, love it. I'm cleaning like mad, not sure if the house nk Owls what's hit it lol! Enjoy the concert. Carol xx

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  19. What a great Gelli plate background! and you had the perfect sentiment for this Mixed Media Card Challenge - collage! thanks so much for joining us! Julia xx

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  20. Gosh Carol this collage looks amazing, wow, I am in awe of all crafters who make these awesome mixed media art pieces, brilliant work.
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  21. What a fab background Carol...enjoy Fleetwood Mac!! love their music lots of huggles Sue xx

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  22. This is gorgeous Carol, such a lot to look at, really great. Lucky you, going to see Fleetwood Mac, I am sure you had an amazing night. Michelle x

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  23. This is amazing.Just love all those layers of colour and that great sentiment.A truly creative piece.Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion.Hope to see you again next week.
    Lisa x

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  24. Don't you just love playing with the gelliplate! You have created a fabulous collage - love it! Thanks for sharing at the MMCC.

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  25. Beautiful work with the gelliplate and combined with the scrap bits this is a terrific collage. Thanks for sharing at the MMCC.

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  26. This is totally gorgeous, Carol! I LOVE how you used the Gelli plate and the ARTplorations stencils to create this collage!

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  27. This is gorgeous, love the incredible mix of stencils :) thank you for sharing with MMCC!

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  28. FABulous collage Carol - LOVE it! So glad you joined in the fun @ Mixed Media Card Challenge!

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  29. Your card made me smile. I do exactly as the sentiment says - all d left over pieces are collaged to create the background from my projects. Your gelli plate bg is fab too. Thanks for sharing with us at MMCC

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Many thanks for taking the time to comment on my post. Constructive comments are always welcomed and appreciated on my creations. Carol x