For the first one I trimmed this wonderful rose photo for a 4" x 6" calendar page. I created a white card and added this beautiful pink background paper. I die cut an ironwork border from some green shimmery cardstock and then trimmed it into two pieces. I trimmed another strip, cut it into two as well and added my ironwork pieces to each of them with regular tape on the back. I mounted them on the top and bottom of my card. I tore a piece of vellum to highlight the rose photo. added some paper piercing using my pattern tracing wheel, adhered them to each other and then to my card front. Love it!!
For my second card, I trimmed out the Wilson Snipe photo for the calendar page and found some paper that really echoed the colours in the photo. I trimmed out a background and then cut it in half and flipped over the top and used tape on the back to piece them back together. I added a dark brown strip and added three brads at the top to echol colours from the photo. I added two strips of coordinating blue cardstock to the back of the photo at the top and bottom. I mounted the photo to my card using 3D foam tape.
For my fourth card, I started with a photo of a red winged blackbird. I created a black card and stamped and clear embossed feathers in the top right and lower left corners. I found this paper in her stash that perfectly matched the red of its wind. I stamped both pieces with the feather using scarlet ink - I really like the effect. I mounted both pieces to opposing corners which allows the ones on the card to show. I layered the photo with black cardstock and then mounted it over my background using 3D foam tape. I added three little black circle punchies below the photo. It has been fun making cards with these wonderful photos. I have a few more picked out and may get a few more cards made by the end of the week. Therese
