Tag Archives: Collage

Three fave techniques from top collage artists

May 6, 2009 – 1:20 pm

Two personality traits define me more than any other—I am an obsessive compulsive accumulator of anything (books, ephemera, paper but also documents and even email); and I have a chronic inability to follow instructions. I have vague memories of being good at following instructions at school, but adulthood changed that irrevocably. Now I can’t follow [...]

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Pay it forward

May 4, 2009 – 10:19 am

Last Thursday, I was approaching what I call my ‘meltdown hour’—feeding two tired, cranky kids and putting them to bed while they fight sleep every inch of the way—when I suddenly remembered I had forgotten to send an important work email. I dipped into my study with my stress levels soaring through the roof and [...]

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Why I love blogging (and a small giveaway)

May 1, 2009 – 6:35 am

The lovely Joy at Cupid’s Charm is hosting a Beautiful Blogging Party to celebrate being featured in Stampington magazines’s latest Artful Blogging issue. She is asking everyone to say why they love blogging. So why do I? Let’s see—here are my top ten reasons: 1. Because, after a long day alone with a (nearly) five [...]

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And the winners are

April 29, 2009 – 1:22 pm

Here are the winners of the April 17 Memories giveaway, picked by the most excellent Random.org. Ready? The third prize, a digital tag, goes to Peggy. The second prize, a digital collage sheet, goes to Ann. And the top prize…drumroll… The top prize, a tailor-made family collage, goes to Mel. Congratulations, Mel, and let’s get [...]

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Collage finished

April 27, 2009 – 1:35 pm

I had a flash of inspiration just before falling asleep on Saturday. An idea on how to finish that collage I had started on a whim. It was the three segments I had sort of found myself with that suggested it. Well, that and, I suppose, the fact that we were still celebrating my daughter’s [...]

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