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With Memorial Day on the horizon this month I have started thinking about one of my favorite color schemes...red, white and blue!  We all know that those colors are associated with patriotic events, but they can be fun for other projects, too.  This week I'm sharing one of each. Collage 3118 Greyhounds has a lovely vintage lady with her hounds and the colors are perfect to pair with the Authentique paper pad Heroic.  There is even a frilly brocade pattern that plays off the French words in the photo.   Flip those patterns over and you'll find a more traditional patriotic design.  For this card I used the Uncle Sam image found on the collage called Patriotism. Both cards were made with the same layout and embellishments so you can see how easy it is to create an entirely different look with a single paper pad. PRODUCTS USED: Authentique Heroic paper pad Greyhounds collage Patriotism collage Dew Drops ...

Hi Everyone, Danie here with you today - creating doesn't always have to take a lot of time.  Recently I fell in love with some adorable puppies on the Dogs Collage  Sheet from Altered Pages and decided to create a couple of quick ATC's.  I teamed these puppies up with some Patterned Papers from Authentique which displayed patterns and elements that followed my theme. Because I was creating on a small scale, it didn't require too much in the way of papers.  Layering a mix of papers creates interest in the background and keeps it relatively flat to make it suitable for posting. This also means you could work with scraps from other projects if they suited your theme and keep other embellishments to a minimum or use none at all. ATC's like this also make the perfect card topper or tag too! If you are not a dog lover their are other animal collage sheets to choose from available in the Altered Pages Store such as Cats or Farm Animals and ...