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Thursday, 19 January 2012

A collage birthday .....

.... I've made this card for my nephew, Gareth, who will be celebrating his birthday next week.  Inspiration for the card came from two challenges:



I started off by scoring some lines at a third and two-thirds the depth of the card (my Hougie board makes this so easy).  I masked off the card above and below the scored lines and started to play with the collage stamping technique.  I started with the palest colour - Wisteria Wonder - randomly stamping images.  Then I sponged the same colour all over the central panel, keeping the colour a little deeper at the edges.  Moving from Rich Razzleberry to Bravo Burgundy I stamped more images onto the panel.  I sponged a little more colour around the edge of the panel with Rich Razzleberry.  Once I'd removed the masks, I stamped birthday sentiments above and below the collage panel.  

 
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Free Spirit Boy, Off Beat Backgrounds; Papermania - Man's World Couch Potato, Man's World Party Animal
Inks:  Stampin' Up! - Bravo Burgundy, Rich Razzleberry, Wisteria Wonder, Island Indigo
Accessories:  Card from Stash; Hougie board

It turned out that yesterday was quite relaxed - I didn't end up ironing - but spent time with Mum instead.  And that's always a good way to spend time.  Today we're off to town again!  See you soon.


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23 comments:

  1. Jackie19 January 2012 at 08:10

    Good morning Deborah, what a classy card. I like this technique very much and may need to try it if you don't mind.
    By the way, I only answered a call of nature at 4am, then I went back to bed until 6.30am :o)
    Jackie xx

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  2. Stamps and Paper19 January 2012 at 08:42

    Lovely card Deborah and a great technique...love the colours

    Anne

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  3. Paula (PEP)19 January 2012 at 10:14

    I love what you've done with this one - & you've given me an idea for Alphatag C! Glad you had a good day with your Mum - so important to spend time with family whilst you can.
    Paula (PEP(

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  4. Pauline19 January 2012 at 10:17

    What fabulous stamping, and great images too! A great mix of stamps and ink!

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  5. Vicky Hayes19 January 2012 at 10:34

    What a beautiful inked collage Deborah - LOVE these colours! Glad to hear you're enjoying relaxing with your mum!

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  6. Tara Cardwell19 January 2012 at 11:24

    The amount of different looks you get from this stamp set never ceases to amaze me. This is a knockout again!
    Tara x

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  7. Marybeth19 January 2012 at 13:01

    This is such a creative card. I'm sure your nephew will love it. I love all the different stamping you did on this one.

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  8. Sasha19 January 2012 at 13:14

    Super card and a great stamping technique:)

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  9. Margaret19 January 2012 at 13:17

    This is fab Deborah!
    Margaret x

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  10. LeAnne19 January 2012 at 14:16

    Wonderful creation---a great masculine card! Thanks so much for playing with us this week!

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  11. Sylvia19 January 2012 at 15:42

    Fabulous masculine card, Deborah, love your stamped panel! Thanks so much for joining us at the ColourQ this week.

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  12. Lynn20 January 2012 at 00:52

    this is really fabulous! I love the way you masked off the collage. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Just Us Girls!

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  13. Jen W.20 January 2012 at 01:39

    Fabulous masculine card, Deborah! Your masking and sponging are perfect?

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  14. Mynn xx20 January 2012 at 05:24

    What a fabulous card! Not sure if you like clean and simple challenges, but this could be linked up to the One Layer Wednesday challenge at www.simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com :) I think it's perfect--and your collage is awesome! :)

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  15. Stella20 January 2012 at 18:50

    It;s always lovely to see what you made this time. This card turned out great. I love that centperiece iwht all kinds of stamps and the spinging around the edges is the icing on the cake.
    I love this design...

    Good to read you spend time with your mum. Ahhh we can always spend time ironing..but who cares? :)

    XX

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  16. Archana Joshi20 January 2012 at 19:01

    Great technique. Love the way you designed this card. Simple yet stunning.

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  17. Lisa Elton21 January 2012 at 00:25

    Wonderful Deborah! Very fresh clean and neat!!

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  18. Silke Ledlow21 January 2012 at 01:41

    Hey GF...your card is so pretty and perfect for more masculine design! Hugs ~S~

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  19. Tracey McNeely21 January 2012 at 18:22

    Fantastic card, I love that pattern.

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  20. Christina22 January 2012 at 13:19

    Super cool, Deborah! I will definitely be trying this technique on future masculine cards. So glad you joined us this week at the ColourQ!

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  21. Arielle H Gordon22 January 2012 at 16:38

    SUPER COOL, Deborah! What a terrific card! Thank you so much for playing with us at the colourQ this week!

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  22. savvy teaching tips23 January 2012 at 00:07

    Very cute - I love how you layered all those images. You got the collage technique down. Thanks for playing with us at the Colour Q this week.

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  23. Anita Scroggins23 January 2012 at 02:48

    What a cute card! Thank you so much for joining us at ColourQ this week!

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