Magazine Mosaic

When I saw Karla's cool scrap tiled technique on One Little Word, I knew it was something I wanted to try.  However, for my mosaic, I used strips cut from magazine pages instead of DP.

As I was getting ready to recycle my latest edition of Cooking Light, I decided that all of the beautiful colors should make their way into a card (see the skin of a pineapple on the left of the middle strip of paper?).  I tore out several pages with bright colors and cut them into varying width strips.  I covered my base with adhesive and then began to add the strips, being careful not to overlap.  When I was finished, I trimmed the edges & I covered the entire piece with Versamark and Clear EP (I did this twice for a more consistently shiny finish).

Next time, I think I'll try it with coordinating DPs.  I really gave no thought to color when I did this card, however it seems to have a tropical feel to me (I wished I would have had some sort of coconut drink or tiki image to finish the design).

Enjoy the day.

Comments

[Julie (Joypup on SCS)]

Your card is awesome! I do think that you're right -- and image would have been cool... but DO give yourself some credit for that FAB-O background that you created! Holy Cow, is that cool, or what?! I gotta try it!

[Kim]

This is so clever what a wonderful way to recycle and it looks beautiful! Nice tile too!

[lauren]

this is ASTOUNDING!!!!!!!!!!! i'm totally in love with both the idea--and your execution of--this technique!!!

(ps: i don't think it *needs* an additional image...but if YOU do...surely one of those mags--like CL--had a smallish photo of a pineapple...or a cocktail...that you could glue to cardstock and cut out...or punch in a circle?!)

[Debbie Olson]

Wow! I love your mosaic, Stef--fabulous!

[Savitri]

Wow, this is sooo fun!!! Love the colors and just the whole mosaic thing.