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.)

Cowgirl Center Collage

I loved this piece of paper with jeans on it and used it as the main focus of this piece.  I cut a slit at the top of the back pocket to slide the ticket into.  The tag on the ticket says:  "Ticket for One to Kansas City".  I used the piece or corrugated cardboard on the right side of the piece.  I tore it on the left side and swiped it with a turquoise inkpad.  I glued the netted ribbon over the right side of the cardboard.  I used the piece of paisley blue paper at the bottom of the piece.  I tore it in a jagged line and attached it, leaving a piece "open" to slide in the photograph of the little cowgirl.  She had a rope in her hands and I manufactured one out of twine and attached it to the photograph.  I used a piece of the torn cardboard to attach along the top of the back pocket to reinforce it.  I used the gold stars at the top of the waiste band and below the photograph.  I made a looped ribbon secured with a brown brad and attached it to the lower left corner of the collage.  Next I tore around the photo of Annie Oakley and edged it with a brown inkpad.  I used a tiny clip to attach it to the right side of the collage over the corrugated cardboard strip.  I tore out the "Cowgirl up" sentiment and the photo of the girls on the horses and edged both with the brown inkpad and attached them to the upper left corner of the collage over-lapping the sentiment slightly.  Then I used a Tim Holtz charm pin to attach the metal disc "Journey" to the netted ribbon.  Finally I udsed the metal corner guards on the left-hand corners of the collage.  (All materials were in the swap packet.)