Graffiti Fabric Collage Cards

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I made this set of six cards for the Homemade Greeting Card Swap. They are about 5"x7".

Cards for Swap
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The backgrounds were made with paint pens on kraft card stock.

paint pens
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I’ll use a piece as a protective layer whenever I use my paint pens, so I started with that sheet and just kept layering (as I was coloring that sheet, I had another one as protection behind it, so the cycle just continued). I did three full sheets and then cut them in half to get six backgrounds.

start paper - Copy
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layered paper - Copy
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phase 3 paper - Copy
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I cut out images from this fabric. I used collage medium to adhere the fabric to the backgrounds and as a top coat over everything.

fabric 1 - Copy
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I used my Xyron to attach the backrounds to the cards (which are also kraft card stock), and added some stitching and a nice piece of writing paper inside.

card inside

card 1 - Copy
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card 2 - Copy
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card 3 - Copy
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card 4 - Copy
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card 5 - Copy
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card 6 - Copy
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Then packaged them up and shipped them off to their new homes!

Thanks for stopping by!

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These are so cool! Thanks for sharing the process behind them.

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Thanks for explaining how you made these cards. They have so many layers of pattern, and I love how the fabric works with the background. So cool!

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This technique looks really fun and gives a lot of texture and depth to the cards. All are lovely, but the sailor girl is my favorite.

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I received one of these cool cards. It’s fun to see your process.

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They are wonderful!
Great combination of painting and collage, and so colorful.

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So cool! That minimal border of blue on your fabric images really makes them pop against the fun backgrounds!

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I love how vibrant these are! There’s a cool graffiti art vibe that is really cool.

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Thanks, everyone! I appreciate your kindness! The graffiti (or whatever word makes sense) backgrounds are fun to do - really meditative if you just go with instinct and don’t over think! I noticed when I started fussing or trying to plan they’d turn out worse. Luckily, you can just keep layering, lol!

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These look so neat! I love the added detail of the stitching. What a great idea to use fabric for the focal points. I agree witty the earlier comment that the blue around the fabric really makes the images pop!

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Just love the vibe on these!!

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