Embroidered Collage

I started gathering supplies for a pair of sewn paper atcs and then decided that the materials would make a great calendar spread for Caren as well, especially since her theme was color.  The colors of the paper are truer in the scan above than in the picture below, although neither is quite right. 

She did a great deal of prep work on her calendar, including sewing in these nice little pockets with personalized instructions.  I kept the pocket, since it was too nice to remove, and put the middle atc into it.  You can't see it very well in the picture as I was holding it upright and out of the way. 

The hand-made paper tears and stitches nicely.  I just played around for the atcs, but I deliberately went for two very similar variations for the two sides of the calendar spread.  The first two background layers are mulberry tissue paper adhered with matte gel medium.  I then applied the stitched together blobs the same way to complete the spread.