Mixed Media Postcards

Mixed media postcards 
from recycled cardboard,
fabric scraps, and
watercolor with pen.  

Mixed media postcards
and collage can be
created with almost
anything, and I
decided to use
some bright orange
masking tape in this
collage. I drew on it
with Sharpie pen.

Hearts were sewn
together before gluing to
the postcard, as was
the decorative stitching
with floss. Because the
watercolor papers
will run if gotten wet,
I will probably mail in
an envelope instead of
sending as a postcard.

Several pieces of fabric were stitched

together to make a rectangle, and then

the heart was cut out by folding in half

and cutting free-form.  Once I had 

several hearts made, I glued 

background fabric to 4" x 6" cardboard.

Then I arranged the fabric and paper

elements for the final collage.

I have seen beautiful fabric

postcards made with an assortment

of fabrics, fibers and stiffeners, 

all stitched together on the machine.

My love of fabric makes these

fabric collages a joy to create

and  to send!

To see more of my
mixed media postcards,
go HERE. 

Rust and White Pages

"Farewell to Age"

8.5" x 11"  collage on watercolor paper

for Elizabeth's themed book "Rust."

Images from a vintage book.

The woman is an Elizabeth Arden

advertisement.  Lace and 

metal embellishment above,

acrylic and watercolor background.

Fabric, buttons, and vintage metal key;

collage on watercolor paper.  Acrylic paint

and watercolor background.  

Embroidery, felt, and paper combined

to create the round embellishment.

Click on the image for enlargement.

Assorted papers, fabric, and rusted metal

on painted watercolor paper.  Thanks to Halle

for the Citrisolve papers! They were a nice

rusty brown color perfect for this page. 

The unbleached muslin fabric was quilted

before stitching rusted metal piece onto

the surface. All rusted metal was coated with

gloss acrylic medium to stabilize.

Fabric pockets with unbleached muslin strip
gathered with a running stitch,

 and a tattered stitched rose.

Lace and embroidery accents.

Tags for the pockets, with my swap

information on the back.  A bit

of brown paper bag on the tag at right

is from the paper covering my work table.

Lots of paint from other projects,

and a spattering of gold spray.

It's always a fun challenge to work

with colors that I don't often choose.

Now back to Christmas stitching...

have a creative day!

Fabric Altered Book Spread

July challenge for Artgang Ohio group was fabric. This shows beginning stages of my altered book spread, which has a theme of "Seasons." The second layer of fabric was embroidered before gluing down.

Embroidery & Yo Yos

Fabric is embellished with embroidery, yo-yo's, and beads to resemble hollyhock flowers