The Only Good Part of Fall...FOOTBALL

     With the cooler temperatures coming around in my area-- I hate to think that summer is already coming to an end. However, I can not help but get excited with the start of college football and  pre-season NFL.  I have a 7 year old that loves the sport and I could not help but put together this collage for his room to help cheer on our families favorite college team. 

    I took a 9 by 12 canvas and glued various football themed papers to it.  I then used some dictionary paper and glued it onto 3 mini canvases of various sizes.  Once the mini canvases were dried I inked them up with Rangers distress stains and inks.  I used a graphite pencil to fill in between to create a patchwork.

     I found some football stickers that I mounted onto some clay tiles that I prepared to add more dimension. I then added some Tim Holtz embellishments along with his stamp that stated "sometimes FATE and your DREAMS can collide."    I added some football stickers, grass paper and glossy accents into a bottle cap top to create another embellishment.  I added a grungeboard  "D" and Tim Holtz picket fence to represent all the defense our time plans to do this season. And of course, the canvas would not have been complete without a OU uniform.

     So when I saw the challenge on the Simon Says Challenge  this week-- I was so excited-- I knew excitely what to do.  My little G-Man can not wait to get this hanging up in his room.