Travel Collage

Playing along with the Hero Arts Contest this month... the theme is travel adventures.  Well, that sounds right up my alley!  Paper pieced this tag from Hero Arts Airmail.  I'm also doing something for Stretch Your Stamps - Day 9: Outline Stamps (the tag seems like an outline stamp to me, no?). I'm not very good at collages but I think this turned out ok.  I love patterned paper and bold colours but this is almost too much for me even!  Hee, hee....

It's been a crazy week as I had my 'big' birthday this week and I've been busy with something fun (not necessarily birthday related) every night.  No complaints!  I feel fabulous and am having fun.

Hope you are having a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Glenda

Card details:
Travel tag - 4.25"x5.5"

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, October Afternoon Boarding Pass 8x8
Stamps: Hero Arts Airmail tag
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Crop-a-dile Big Bite, EK Success 1.75” circle punch, Spellbinders Postage Stamp Nestabilities, Studio Calico airplane veneer, Jillibean Soup button, Stampin’ Up! clip, red eyelet, The Twinery Charcoal Baker’s Twine

Back(ground) stretch

Quick little post this afternoon... I'm finally getting a chance to play along with Stretch Your Stamps!  The feature on Day 1 was background stamps.  I have a really hard time with big background stamps (although I seem to have several of them) so thought I would take the plunge and try 'stretching' myself.  I stamped Hero Art's Zig Zag on 'smoky' vellum (not sure what to call it - it's not a homogeneous colour) with white ink and then heat embossed with clear powder. I coloured a couple of the stripes on the back of the vellum (used my Copics).  Think it turned out kinda' cool... hope you think so too.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow... it's the start of a busy week!
Take care,
Glenda

Card details:
You're a great friend - 4"x 4 5/8"
Stamps:  Hero Arts Zig Zag and Made With Love
Paper: Stampin' Up! Basic Black and Whisper White
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Color Box White
Accessories: Copics, stapler, clear embossing powder, heat gun, Wonky Rectangles Nestabilities, A Muse Studio twinkle sticker (green), Doodlebug gem (blue)