My Grandfather was born in Oberon and we spent a lot of time there visiting my Great Grandmother and assorted Aunts and Uncles.  This photo was taken in 1934 outside my Aunty Vera and Uncle Hugh’s house.  I spent many happy times in this house with my Grandparents and my Aunt and Uncle.  This photo shows my Grandmother and my Mum’s sister in the garden.  I decided to go with a vintage look because I thought it would suit the photo and because I was dying to try out the Very Versailles stamp set which I have only recently purchased. I stamped the script image from the Very Versailles stamp set onto the left hand side of Very Vanilla 12″ x 12″ card using Crumb Cake ink.  I stamped the leaf image from the same stamp set over the top using Mossy Meadow ink.  I also stamped the border image from the Very Versailles stamp set onto the page using Soft Suede ink.  Then I sponged around the edges using Crumb Cake ink.  I stamped the script image and the leaf image onto a piece of Crumb Cake card, sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink and distressed the edges using my bone folder and the retired Stampin’ Up! distressing tool.   I sponged the edges of a long strip of Early Espresso card using Early Espresso ink and a piece of Soft Suede card using Soft Suede ink. Both pieces of sponged card are embossed using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.  I attached the Crumb Cake piece to the page, layered on top the Early Espresso card and then the Soft Suede strip of card.  The photo is attached on top.  I printed the journalling onto Very Vanilla card and cut it into strips to attach to the page.  I stamped the filigree image from the Very Versailles stamp set onto Very Vanilla card using Soft Suede ink and punched it out using the   Everyday Label Punch.  I stamped “love” into the middle of the image using a greeting from the Enjoy Life stamp set which I inked using an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker.  The filigree image is attached to the page using dimensionals.

I love the finished page.  The vintage look suits the photo which has a couple of creases and tears in it.  I don’t “photoshop” my photos, I just scan and print so you get the idea of the age of the photos.

Bye for now,

Kris

Product Used:

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set

Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

Everyday Label Punch

Enjoy Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

Very Vanilla 12″ X 12″ Cardstock

Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock

Crumb Cake A4 Cardstock

Soft Suede A4 Cardstock

Early Espresso A48-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers

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