I've been playing around with little scraps of paper!  Here are some text pieces made entirely from little doodled pieces of paper:

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I love the way they turned out.  And they were super easy to make.  I just doodled all over some layout bond paper (it's strong but nice and thin for collage) and cut it up into letter shapes.

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In some places, I added additional little paper cuts to help embellish the letters.

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This is the original alphabet I made when I was trying to figure out how this was going to work:  

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I liked the idea, but I decided that I didn't like the way I had laid out the letters, so I made another (the first image in this post).  It's a quick enough process that it really wasn't a big deal to do it twice.

I plan to put the two framed pieces in the baby's room.  I think he'll enjoy them.

Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a painter, printmaker, and collage artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Her artwork investigates the interplay of identity and perception, inviting viewers to take a longer look. Julie works in layers, both physically and metaphorically, exploring what is visible and what is concealed. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops and her online classroom at MyArtPractice.com. Julie's achievements include high-profile clients, multiple publications - including her book, “Carve Stamp Play” - and exhibits in New York City and throughout Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Brown University.

70 thoughts on “Collage Text

  • They are great!

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  • They are great!

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  • They are great!

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  • They are great!

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  • They are great!

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  • They are great!

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  • They are great!

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  • Reminds me of Eric Carle! So gorgeous!

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  • Reminds me of Eric Carle! So gorgeous!

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  • Reminds me of Eric Carle! So gorgeous!

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  • Reminds me of Eric Carle! So gorgeous!

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  • Reminds me of Eric Carle! So gorgeous!

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  • Reminds me of Eric Carle! So gorgeous!

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  • Reminds me of Eric Carle! So gorgeous!

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  • Wonderful! (and it has indeed an Eric Carle feel to it – love that!

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  • Wonderful! (and it has indeed an Eric Carle feel to it – love that!

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  • Wonderful! (and it has indeed an Eric Carle feel to it – love that!

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  • Wonderful! (and it has indeed an Eric Carle feel to it – love that!

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  • Wonderful! (and it has indeed an Eric Carle feel to it – love that!

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  • Wonderful! (and it has indeed an Eric Carle feel to it – love that!

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  • Wonderful! (and it has indeed an Eric Carle feel to it – love that!

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  • You are so inventive. A perfect baby gift for their rooms. Love it!

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  • You are so inventive. A perfect baby gift for their rooms. Love it!

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  • You are so inventive. A perfect baby gift for their rooms. Love it!

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  • You are so inventive. A perfect baby gift for their rooms. Love it!

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  • You are so inventive. A perfect baby gift for their rooms. Love it!

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  • You are so inventive. A perfect baby gift for their rooms. Love it!

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  • You are so inventive. A perfect baby gift for their rooms. Love it!

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  • Love this idea, great way to use scraps, and who doesn’t have lots of those. Yours are so pretty.

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  • Love this idea, great way to use scraps, and who doesn’t have lots of those. Yours are so pretty.

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  • Love this idea, great way to use scraps, and who doesn’t have lots of those. Yours are so pretty.

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  • Love this idea, great way to use scraps, and who doesn’t have lots of those. Yours are so pretty.

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  • Love this idea, great way to use scraps, and who doesn’t have lots of those. Yours are so pretty.

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  • Love this idea, great way to use scraps, and who doesn’t have lots of those. Yours are so pretty.

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  • Love this idea, great way to use scraps, and who doesn’t have lots of those. Yours are so pretty.

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  • Love them, the baby will love them. This was a great idea.

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  • Love them, the baby will love them. This was a great idea.

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  • Love them, the baby will love them. This was a great idea.

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  • Love them, the baby will love them. This was a great idea.

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  • Love them, the baby will love them. This was a great idea.

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  • Love them, the baby will love them. This was a great idea.

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  • Love them, the baby will love them. This was a great idea.

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  • These are so awesome!! I so hope your little guy loves art too! My kids are grown but we have had so much fun creating together over the years and still text our projects to each other for critique.

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  • These are so awesome!! I so hope your little guy loves art too! My kids are grown but we have had so much fun creating together over the years and still text our projects to each other for critique.

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  • These are so awesome!! I so hope your little guy loves art too! My kids are grown but we have had so much fun creating together over the years and still text our projects to each other for critique.

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  • These are so awesome!! I so hope your little guy loves art too! My kids are grown but we have had so much fun creating together over the years and still text our projects to each other for critique.

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  • These are so awesome!! I so hope your little guy loves art too! My kids are grown but we have had so much fun creating together over the years and still text our projects to each other for critique.

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  • These are so awesome!! I so hope your little guy loves art too! My kids are grown but we have had so much fun creating together over the years and still text our projects to each other for critique.

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  • These are so awesome!! I so hope your little guy loves art too! My kids are grown but we have had so much fun creating together over the years and still text our projects to each other for critique.

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  • So clever & cute! Lucky little man!

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  • So clever & cute! Lucky little man!

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  • So clever & cute! Lucky little man!

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  • So clever & cute! Lucky little man!

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  • So clever & cute! Lucky little man!

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  • So clever & cute! Lucky little man!

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  • So clever & cute! Lucky little man!

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