This plate has amazing images of the "newsies" which were used as the inspiration for Artistic Outpost's newest release, Paperboy. This collection features iconic newsboys and girls from the early 1900's when children hocked the latest news on the street corners of America's busiest cities. The neighborhood news stand was part of local life growing up. We had one on our corner and it was where the neighborhood men gathered to talk about the latest news, smoke their cigars and buy ciggies. Also included are a newsprint collage, a megaphone for announcing the latest and greatest, and sentiments professing that "you are the hero in your own story".
The collection is available in the Artistic Outpost Store, in both unmounted sheets of red rubber for $14 or mounted on EZ Mount cling foam and pre-cut for you for $22.99. Mounted version comes with a cling card for easy storage.
Here are 2 of my cards for this release.
The base for this card is something I had in my stash from who knows when. When I looked at it, I knew it was due able. Most of the bg colors were already there....so it was just a matter of stamping.
I actually stamped on tissue paper and adhered this to a large puzzle piece that I painted and stamped on with the wonderful newsprint bg stamp from this set. The flower is from a piece of a paper towel that sits on the bottom of my spray box, at all times, and run thru a die.
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Lisa * Suzanne * Tracy * Linda *Alison * Terry * Kate
Very cool... the newsboy looks so wonderful against your background! And I love the puzzle piece...
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Beautiful cards! Love how you were able to up-cycle your spray catcher into a beautiful flower! The background on your boy card worked perfectly too!
ReplyDeleteThe first card looks great! I love your stamping, inking and background. And the flower on that second one is lovely!
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Ha,Ha, we both did a flower this time! GF, love the base that you found which is perfect with that adorable little guy! Putting those lovely gals on the puzzle piece is sheer brilliance! I have a puzzle die somewhere!!! Love these both! Hugs!
ReplyDeletegreat cards, I love that paper towel flower...very cool!
ReplyDeleteHi Gerrie, fabulous cards, I love your use of colour and your flower is gorgeous. Love the jigsaw piece on the second card. Great desings. Tracy x x
ReplyDeleteTwo wonderful pieces Gerrie! Love that background on the first piece and the faucet knob is really cool. Ditto on that puzzle piece and of course I'm drooling over that wonderful handmade flower! Terrific showcases for our newsies!
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Linda
Beautiful cards using the new Paperboy collection! Love the scene with the little boy, beautiful BG! The girls look charming on the puzzle piece!
ReplyDeleteI love what everyone is doing with this plate. It's awesome!
ReplyDeleteLove both of them, Gerrie! It's a neat set.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great set- and your cards are wonderful- love the puzzle piece and the stamping on tissue paper.
ReplyDeleteLove the background for the paper boy and a cute way to use the puzzle piece!
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