I Like Collage....

because....
1. You don't have to 'think' and can 'anyhow do' and it can still turn out ok
2. Nobody can ever recreate the same thing - not even yourself - so every collage is one of a kind
3. I'm not good at being neat and clean (ok this is the main reason)

So here's a recent collage adventure that I enjoyed - we did this class in June - an altered 7 Gypsies Receipt holder.

Thank you thank you everybody for signing up for the class! It always amazes me that people are willing to spend time and effort coming to class to get messy with me.... thank you thank you.

Here are a couple of close ups:

The secret to easy collage is to just stain everything brown! ('cos ink covers a multitude of 'sins' don't you know - haha!). But here's a helpful secret ingredient that makes for nice even staining!.......WATER!

When rubbing Distress ink all over your collage piece, try spritzing your ink-laden sponge / foam with a few spritzes of water before rubbing it all over your paper - works for me!

OK....gotta run! Off to teach class today - woo hoo! Go stain something K?