#2024CW26

Hi everyone,
This is my collage for week 26 of the challenge being hosted by Margarete Miller this year ( see below for details, if the #2024CW challenge is new to you and/or if you’re interested in taking part).
The prompts set for this assignment were as follows:
1. ‘A leftover art scrap in your workspace’ ~ I chose a small piece of scrap
splatter with pink, lilac and blue mica paint.
2. ‘Sheet music’ ~ I found a piece that I’ve previously covered with
tissue paper to soften the base colour.... perfect for the delicate
images I used for another of the prompts.
3. ‘ Rubber stamping in any colour but black’ ~ I use ‘Potting Soil’
Archival ink to pick up the brown earthy tones in my images.
4. ‘ A retro household product’ ~ A gorgeous pale blue retro toaster.
5. ‘A mushroom or a toadstool’ ~ I used various images of both.
Bonus ‘Bell or bells’ ~ I fussy cut an image of a blue bell sprig which I thought would work in well with the mushrooms and toadstools.
As always, thank you so much for watching and taking time out of your day to be with me. I hope you’ll join me again soon and like what you saw me create today to hit Margarete’s assignment for this week..
Hugs C xx
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Margarete Miller’s 2024 Weekly Collage Challenge
Link to Margarete’s YT channel:
/ @margaretemiller
MUSIC
Aakash Ghandi ~ ‘ Lifting dreams’ & ‘Kiss the sky’
PRODUCTS USED.
Archival Ink - Potting Soil
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection stamp set - ‘Field Notes’ ( product code CMS396)
All other items from my stash
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The content of this video and each and every video I have created is intended for the viewing of an adult audience interested in creative crafting. It is not intended for the viewing or amusement of children under the age of 18 years of age

[@tatteredpaperandlace2905]

Nice collage Carol. Your toaster is amazing and I love the color palette. What a great answer to the bells prompt. Well done. Hugs

[@oakhousejournals]

Thank you so much for popping by and taking a look. Thrilled you liked the outcome and yep, that toaster is lovely isn't it.... I aspire to one of those....lol. Have a wonderful week. Hugs C xx

[@leannegordon7439]

I'm so glad you chose to stamp onto a label and then add it to this beautiful collage, my heart falls into my stomach when I watch you do it directly onto the page! This one is lovely Carol, only 'you' could pull those images together like that ... LOVE IT.

[@oakhousejournals]

Awww thanks so much Sis. I did think you'd be happier with me stamping onto the label and not the collage. Almost did it as a tease though but 's*d's Law' it would have gone wrong.....lol. Have a great week. Hugs from us both here in a lovely hot UK. C xx

[@YNythBach]

Another lovely piece, so pleasing to the eye... Love it ! xx

[@oakhousejournals]

Thanks so much for your lovely comment, bless you. Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs from me. C xx

[@claudiablanton8963]

How lovely! 🌞🦋

[@oakhousejournals]

That was so kind of you to say, thank you. Have a wonderful week and hugs from me. C xx

[@ericanelson5320]

Your collages always amaze me. They are fabulous!

[@oakhousejournals]

Sooooo pleased you liked this one. Have to say I was pleased with the end result this week. Thanks for popping by and leaving me that lovely comment. Have a great week and hugs from me. C xx

[@jenniferwatson7118]

Amazing how you bring such disparate images together and make them work! Love it!

[@oakhousejournals]

It was a little bit of a challenge this week having to work in a retro product with toadstools and mushrooms but definitely fun to try. Pleased you liked the end result Jennifer. Thanks for watching and commenting. Bless you. Hugs C xx

[@patriciapage7197]

Looks lovely Carol TFS xxxx

[@oakhousejournals]

So pleased you liked it, Pat. Thanks for watching. Hugs C xx

[@susangazawaypapercrafting3749]

Beautiful as always, Carol! I love it!😊❤️

[@oakhousejournals]

Sooooo pleased you liked it, Susan. Thanks for popping by to take a look. Hugs C xx

[@amyb82941]

💜💜💜

[@oakhousejournals]

Thanks for watching Amy. Hope you have a wonderful week. Hugs C xx

[@kimberleymaloy1728]

Hi Carol, it is very lovely! I like the mouse making toast! TFS 😊

[@oakhousejournals]

Ha ha.... thought that might be fun to do. Thanks for watching and have a great week. Hugs C xx

[@elainecrowe8647]

Inspired! I love all you do. What a wonderful idea to use bluebells for the bells prompt.

[@oakhousejournals]

I was trying to think of something that would sit well with the mouse, leaves, toadstools etc and that came to mind. Pleased it did but I should have found a smaller image as it might have been easier to work in .... but hey ho, I live and learn 🤣. Thanks so much for watching again. Elaine. Hugs C xx

[@anitaf.2521]

Hey Carol 👋! I always admire your fussy cutting. Since I can’t do well on my images or stamping straight 😅😅😅good one again on this one!

[@oakhousejournals]

Think I'm a bit sad as I actually like fussy cutting for some reason. Know some people hate it. Probably appeals to my 'fussy' nature. Thanks so much for watching yet again, Anita. Bless you and have a great week. Hugs C xx

[@apriladams7119]

Sometimes, at the beginning of a video, I make snap judgments that are proven so wrong. My first thought was a toaster with mushrooms? Seriously!? I LOVE LOVE LOVE how this collage turned out!!! All the elements worked so well together! Thank you for sharing your talent with us. And using bluebells for the bell prompt was genius!

[@oakhousejournals]

You know I do exactly the same! But sometimes Margarete Miller sets such a challenge with her assignment prompts that it's hard not to use something as contrasting as mushrooms and a toaster. I did cheat by popping it into the background with tons of interest over and around it, in the hope that it wouldn't be noticed too much and fade into the background... seems to work, Phew!!!! Thanks so much for watching and leaving me a comment. Have a wonderful week. Hugs C xx

[@J0yb3ells]

Beautiful colours. I love the toaster in the woods. 😊

[@oakhousejournals]

Thanks so much. Pleased you liked the collage for this week. Bit quirky to have a toaster in amongst the foliage but that was the only way I could think of fitting all the prompts in this week. Thanks for watching and leaving me a comment. Really appreciate it. Have a nice weekend. Hugs C xx

[@J0yb3ells]

@@oakhousejournals ❤️

[@DiaryofaCreativeTherapist]

I love the mouse. Such a cute collage 🎼🐀🍄

[@oakhousejournals]

Sooo pleased you liked him/her. It was a challenge using a toaster and mushrooms on the collage this week that I thought that wee mouse might just detract from how bizarre it was to have a toaster on the page.....lol. Have a wonderful week and hugs from me. C xx

[@fabienne3065]

Bonjour Carol : j'ai trouvé comment activer les sous titres en français depuis mon poste. Tout est ok pour moi : ça va être 1 réel soulagement 😂

[@lindaroberts2282]

Another fabulous work of art! Would you mind sharing who manufactures those awesome tweezers?😊

[@oakhousejournals]

Thanks so much Linda. Super thrilled you liked the collage this week. I got those tweezers from BeeBeeCrafts. They came in a wrapped black and blue canvas case of ten (!) detailed tweezers that are all as awesome as the pair I used in the video. They're not expensive at all and excellent value for money. I've had mine for about 3yrs now, they look as good as new and work so well for all those fiddly bits where my fingers just can't get....lol. Hugs C xx

[@fabienne3065]

Bonjour Carole et merci pour la vidéo : toujours un plaisir. Malheureusement pas de traduction en français.... c'est tellement dommage pour moi 😢 . Je voulais avoir votre avis sur " a retro household product" car parfois on voit une ancienne publicité pour 1 produit d'entretien et d'autres fois un élément de la cuisine ( grille pain, gazière....). Je suis perplexe ! Merci pour vos conseils. Bises de France 😊 . Have a nice day !

[@oakhousejournals]

Je suis vraiment désolé et je vais essayer de les activer manuellement pour vous. Moi aussi, j'ai été dérouté par le « produit ménager rétro », MAIS en vérifiant, cela signifie vraiment n'importe quoi, un produit ou un appareil ménager, par exemple le grille-pain qui a été fabriqué/produit. J'ai donc opté pour cela et j'ai choisi le grille-pain. J'espère que ça aide un peu. Merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé à nouveau et passez une merveilleuse semaine. Câlins Cxx