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Monday, February 21, 2011

Third Cowgirl Collage

One sheet of paper in the packet was filled with text.  I first stamped floral images in VersaMark Watermark and clear embossed.  Then I inked across these designs with red/orange/blue inkpads and wiped the ink from the stamped images with a soft tissue leaving the text more visible.  I used the tape measure paper on the right side of the collage.  I tore out two of the cowgirl images and cut out one.  I inked these images with a brown inkpad.  I used my fence punch on the kraft paper and attached it across the bottom of the collage leaving an area in the center loose in order to place the image of the cowgirl behind the fench.  I attached the cowgirls at the top of the collage and the Annie Oakley image to the right side over the tape measure paper.  I used a label maker with red tape to print out "Don't Fence Me In" and cut the phrase part, adding the word helter-skelter on the collage.  I punched a hole at the upper left corner of the collage to add the Tim Holtz charm holder and attached the metal "Believe" to the it.   I looped the red leather strip and secured it with a brown brad and attached it above Miss Oakley.  Finally I added the three gold stars diagonally between the ribbon and the photo of the group of cowgirls.  (All materials used were in the packet.)

6 comments:

  1. These are very cool projects. How often is your swap and do you trade the finished collage or keep?

    Wonderful work Sharon!

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  2. Sara, we fill up a packet and get it to our swap partner one month and the next month they send back a finished piece.......can be anything they want. I provided Judi with those Vintage Clip Hangers to hang up these little pieces. So, to answer your question, we swap every other month and, no, we don't keep the finished piece. We send enough materials in the packet that they can make one for themselves to keep....or make anything else they want. ")

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  3. This is such a great idea! I can see you are having fun too!

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  4. Yes, I am having fun, Sara. I love it when I can lay out papers, stamps, embellies, etc and come up with an idea to construct these items into a piece of artwork.

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  5. I love the cowgirl theme. We had horses as a kid so I relate. Must try one myself.
    Coleen

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  6. Coleen, this was such a fun project. For one thing, Judi had lots of "stuff" for me to choose from and lots of coordinating embellies. I always enjoy doing cowgirl themes. I have a few on my Flickr acct. Let me know if you don't have that link. ")

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