Today's challenge was to pick a photo/art work from Sarah Collier's works. I went to her gallery, and my first reaction was: "well, no...this isn't in my comfort zone". I continued to look through the whole gallery, but when I saw this piece: http://www.flickr.com/photos/colliers08/2436912821/
I was inspired to make this card.
The photo is in a frame in my office/stamp room and is of my Mom and Dad taken at Virginia Beach in 1945. They had been married only two years and both were in their early twenties. The quote says:
"Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in the same direction." I love that they are both looking off to the side and this quote seemed perfect for this. I scanned the photo and then colored the silhouette stamp with SU markers and the sentiment was stamped in Close to Cocoa. I then sponged over the entire image with Distess ink, Antique Linen to bring out the already off white color of the photo. Then sponged the edges with Distress ink, Vintage Photo.
Thanks so much for looking!
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009 GMT Views: 367
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 2752
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 @ 11:48 AM
This is the neatest thing I've ever seen. I want to use this on a card for my dad, who is getting remarried in August to his high school sweetheart. :-) Thanks!!!!
------------------------------ Luanne Ford
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 2752
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 @ 11:48 AM
This is the neatest thing I've ever seen. I want to use this on a card for my dad, who is getting remarried in August to his high school sweetheart. :-) Thanks!!!!
------------------------------ Luanne Ford
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else.� Judy Garland
Registered: May 31, 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 14509
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 @ 11:49 AM
This is fabulous! What a great pic of Mom and Dad. Wonderful tribute and wonderful card.
I hear you about the whole outside our element thing ... I had the exact same reaction! tsmfs
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Registered: June 9, 2006 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 55667
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 @ 11:50 AM
Wow, that turned out really great!!! I'm glad you decided to do the challenge and share with us. What a great picture taken of your folks. I think it is wonderful to have pictures like that around to look at.
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 @ 12:01 PM
Don't you just love old photos! Especially when you can create something as gorgeous as this with one of them! Job well done. TFS :0)
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Registered: March 21, 2006 Location: sunny southern california Posts: 20098
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 @ 2:45 PM
What a great card and keepsake! I like the sentiment - it does seem to capture the ambiance of the photo.
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