I do not know why the colors are so different from photo to photo...they were all made at the same time, same lighting, etc...Oh well...I did these collage stamped pieces in 2003 and 2004...they were gifts for my husband before we were married...This one I made in 2004...I computer generated the verses on a sheet of cardstock then I stamped the background using various images and colors of Ranger inks, then stippled the entire piece with inks...
The computer part was printed with a laser printer...I did let it set up for a day, before doing the stamping and adding the stippled inks...I wanted to make sure the black ink was cured somewhat before I added wet inks over it...My husband collects wolf stuff...with knowing this as we were dating...I bought this wolf image and used it as the main stamped image in the background...
I also stamped the same images, inks, etc onto a mat and framed it all...He hung it on the wall next to his bed, and thats where it still hangs today...I think this was the piece I gave him for our first anniversary...
This is not really collage stamped, as the words are computer generated and the background is actually made from torn papers, but it could be done with stamping as well...I used an acrylic box frame and a decorative mat...
I layered mulberry and decorative papers over a piece of cardstock, computer generated the message onto vellum, then tore each piece out and attached to the cardstock background with eyelets...
This was the first piece I made my hubby in 2003...I found this frame at dollar general, its a dark blue 8x8 frame...and it was perfect for what I had in mind...we knew from our first date, we were meant to be together...I had started buying stamps, that I wanted to use in making cards and projects for him...
I started with a plain piece of cardstock, cut to fit the frame...then I stamped the script images first, repeatedly across the piece, then begain layering the other stamped images over that, working from the lighter ink colors to the bolder or darker colors last...The lighter colors and images were stamped more often to create some movement within the piece, where the darker stamped images are only stamped once, they come forward and make a statement...I added some stippling with butterscotch ink to soften the entire piece, and it looks very nice in the dark blue frame...
I had a little bit of play time today, so I started one of the Accordion Book in a Tin Kits...I sanded the tin to give it some tooth, then painted it with off white acrylic paint, then applied some alcohol inks to give some background color...I added some green acrylic paint around the edge and just over the top of the lid...I added a piece of torn mulberry and some images from Lisa's Altered Art collage images...it was time to come home for supper, so this is all I had time to do to the tin today...more to come...
I also started the accordion book...I painted the chipboard covers with off white acrylic paint, then painted a background using acrylics...I stamped the branch from Innovative Stamp Creations and added the nest and bluebird image from Lisa's Altered Art...not finished with it yet, but had fun with what I got done today...
I will have enough of these kits available to put them on the studio blog...The kit comes with everything you see here for $2.99 plus Shipping...Tin, accordion book panel, chipboard covers, brackets, swirl, flourishes, images from Lisa's Altered Art and assorted embellishments and for covering the tin a 5x8 sheet of handmade paper, colors will vary per kit...The accordion book and the chipboard covers have rounded corners, so it fits perfectly in the tin...Check out the studio blog for ordering http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com
