Marlena is Faithfully Crafting: Rose Collage

Monday, February 8, 2016

Rose Collage

I love love stories.

Inspired by love,

I had a mini idea that became a card.

I have this humongous rose that I wanted to "fill" with multiple images.

Many swoonworthy stories are a mish mash of "stuff"...represented by my collage-style rose.

I was inspired to get this card done by setting my timer for 5 minutes and grabbing the materials I envisioned.

Day 3:Grab & Craft Challenge

(stamps: Papertrey Ink Year of Flowers Roses/Winter Woods/Grunge Me/Background Basics Text Style dies: Papertrey Ink Year of Flowers Roses, My Favorite Things Cross-Stitch Oval Stax/Sentiment Strips paper:Teresa Collins Something Wonderful, Hampton Art Playlist inks:Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz/Hawaiian Shores/New Leaf, Memento Tangelo,Versafine Onyx)

With this idea swimming in my head...I thought of fill images for the rose (Grunge Me being a definite) and backdrop dies to frame around it.

I enjoyed the process~sometimes pressure brings completion.

Now my card is ready to celebrate a love story.

Thanks for stopping by~

1 comment:

Jinny Newlin said...: What a cool design! Love all the bright, happy colors, and that big bloom is perfectly scrumptious!; February 8, 2016 at 3:47 PM

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