Sassy Women Swap

This is the collage that I made as my sample. It is a 4x4 collage. I guess it can be considered a mixed media design.

I don't know if this is the direction I want to go with for this swap. :) I only have one dream catcher...and like how it turned out. I used matt board for the background.

Covered it in painted paper towel (USed acrylics--2 blues, pearlescent white, gold, and used dyes...purple, green, pink). Then I layered a gold heart (I cut for a Valentine's project I never used) a star (came with some buttons I bought) a purple flower....then I used a safety pin to do the dream catcher...my dh's mother bought me that for Christmas. I used an image of a ballet dancer I found on NY Libraries images. Added a quote that I printed and inked the edges and some crystals.

Is it Sassy enough?

Completed Collage...

Here is the completed collage that I made for Jacque. :) I added a bit more. The collage didn't come out quite the way I wanted it to...however I like it.

I think next time I will not do such an intricate background. I have a picture of my grandfather playing with a dog and I popped up the dog. I put a crown on him. He was a wonderful man. On my grandmother I added some faerie wings. Plus, I also popped her up. I added a clock and a saying. The saying I smeared the letters to make it look older.

For the final touch I added a flower...One can never have too many flowers.

I just hope that Jacque will like this collage.

Creating Away---First attempt at a Collage...

I am trading with Jacque....one of her collages....for one of mine. I have never made one before....and I have been wanting to. I had bought a bunch of canvases awhile back So here is the start of mine. I have to wait until Sunday to get get to a scanner and have copies of the pictures made.

It will look a little different. This is an original photo I have of my grandma, so I am going to have to go and make a copy of it. I have a picture of my grandpa playing with a dog, that I thought I might cut out and place in the top corner.

I started by layering tissue paper and decoupaging it, sanding it down. Then added a pearlescent paint and sanding. Then I cut out circles of adhesive, covering them with microbeadsand then I took ink and painted around the circles (outlining in black and deciding to make them into balloons). Then I added little crystals, cut out holes and thread ribbon and rubbed on the saying. Jacque recommended that I add an old fashion grandfather clock to show times gone past. I like that idea. I think I will decoupage that on. (Don't tell my mom...she will be amazed that I am actually taking someone's advice. LOL)

I wasn't thinking too clearly as my background is hard to coverup. Plus, it is going to be hard to part with this collage. I am going to have to make a similar one for myself.