A series for another challenge

It's been awhile since I have participated in a challenge over at Collage Obession . As soon as I saw the image, an idea popped in my head! And since I am in ATC mode, I decided to make an ATC (SURPRISE!). When all was said and done I actually created  a series of 4 ATCs using the image!

The "What's New Pussy Cat" & "Nice Kitty" images were cropped using my camera's software and then inserted into MS Word.  I added a text box and used "white" text.  A couple of thing you can't tell in the photo, is the Nice Kitty's face is actually cut & popped and the leaves around him are embossed in "tinsel green" (glittery).  The leaves in the "What's New. . ." ATC were embossed, cut and glued on top of the image!  The crown is from Tim Holtz' "Distressables Elements" (Digital images).   The other 2 ATCs were pretty simple - printed, matted, add the "buttons" and bling.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have a fabulous week!

Linda

Leftovers

Nope, you don't get hear about what I am having for lunch tomorrow, even though it will be very yummy.  I am talking about the card I started last night for the challenge at Collage Obsession.  The theme is "mother", and the art work is a Marcus Gheeraets the younger's painting  called "Barbara Gamage with six children"   I bet you are looking at the title and then my card and thinking to yourself someone can't count.   Barbara was in the picture along with 6 "children", however I could not handle them all (think creepy baby dolls).  So I cropped the youngest and used her.   Conveniently she is in a sitting position and I just happened to have a bench "stamp" I made in an art class a while back. I adjusted her size and  printed her on cardstock, cut her out, stamped the bench, cut that out and started trying different backgrounds.  I stopped when I got to this arrangement. I decided she looked lonely and needed a puppy so I made her one! 

 Are you wondering about the title yet?  It's because the only thing on this card that was not "leftovers" were the cardstock I used to print the girl!   My favorite leftovers are the "trees"!  I save pretty much every scrap of paper including the pieces leftover after using a die (cut) because I might need it someday! lol  (Do you do that too?)  The trees are just that - leftovers from some Christmas tree die cuts I experimented with last year (or perhaps the year before, who knows)!  I just turned them upside down and had 2 ready made trees!  And yes, even the card base came out of the scrap pile! lol

I am still debating whether I like it or not.  On the one hand I think it's kind of cool.  On the other hand it is not something I "normally" do (mixing styles).   What do you think?  Do all the elements work together?  If not, which don't fit?

Oh, there was another product that was not leftovers - the black on the nose and the eye is "Enamel Accents". It is something I picked up the other day when Charlene and I went shopping.

Speaking of leftovers, I need to go pack my lunch for tomorrow!  Hope your week is going well!

Take care,
Linda

Collage Obession Challenge 14 - completed!

I used the challenge at Collage Obession for the basis for a Mother's Day card for my mother-in-law.  The theme for the week is flowers and the challenge image for this week is a still life painting of Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder. 

I "collaged" the picture on to itself!  In some parts, there are 4 layers, and I added stickles to the outter most layer.  I also added the little tag.   I mounted it on some mulberry paper and then on a pink cardstock base.   It was a fairly quick (except for all the cutting) card.  Inside is stamped "happy mother's day".

Thanks for stopping by, hope you take a moment to leave a comment!

Linda