26 Mar 2008
Well, after the doom and gloom of yesterday’s piece, something altogether more fun and light-hearted (although I still seem to be hooked on a green colour scheme one way or another).
Inspire Me Thursday’s challenge was all about wallpaper. We never really had it at home except for a very brief time when I was about 14 or 15 and my mother went for a very sophisticated beige wallpaper in her bedroom. Our cat loved it so much it shredded it to pieces in a matter of days—and when I saw the wallpaper prompt I just felt I had to record that momentous event, which put all of us off wallpaper for the rest of our lives!

Kitten loves wallpaper collage
However, I was rather short of raw material for this collage, so I am grateful I could find it all online—the vintage wallpaper is from Stock Exchange and the kitten from Karen’s Whimsy. Other than that, it was just a question of designing the background paper (a digital collage) and gluing it all together. Lots of easy fun.
P.S.: some of you know I am a writer by trade and a journal-keeper for passion. Now I am considering running an online journaling class for artists and scrapbooking enthusiasts. Anyone interested out there?











March 26th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Great story and very nice collage! I guess the cat liked the texture of the paper:<
March 26th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Green….ah can’t wait for the color to arrive in nature again. Like your collage, smiles, Anke
March 26th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Oh your poor mother must have been horrified. Thanks for sharing your story and collage, what a wonderful and fun way to preserve your memories.
March 27th, 2008 at 2:58 am
I like the fact that you created your collage story from your remembrance of how much the kitten “loved” the wallpaper!! Nice textures and the green works well.
As for doing an online journaling class — that might be something I’d be interested in as I’ve never done this before — I write and I journal and I do mixed media/altered art. When you have it worked out and ready to go, please contact me (my email is on my profile page). Thanks.