Framed Photo Collage with Idea-Ology!
Happy Easter Sunday everyone. It’s Shari here with a frame project which starts out with a small photo and builds into a collage. I love small black and white photos, especially of sleeping babies!
I started with watercolor paper from Ranger and added my first layer of Crazing medium from Tim Holtz; this gave me slightly textured background of brush strokes. Once it was dry, I painted an area with a wash of Cracked Pistachio Distress paint.
I kept my embellishments simple and meaningful. The mirrored hearts are a nice dainty touch; one large and one small to signify Gramma and Granddaughter.
In this shot you can see where I added foiling over the embossing paste. It’s one of those quick treatments you can do for maximum impact. The number plaquette “15” reminds me of Melody’s age (in months) when I took the photo.
Layers around a photo can be clean and simple but full of texture. Pull out your favorite papers, lace trimming, die cut flowers and embellishments to give it a try.
I’ve shot a full narrated process of this project which you can view below or on our YouTube channel.
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Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to snap shots of your loved ones for future creations. Enjoy!
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Wonderful layout w/ sweet photo & theme. Have a BEE-utiful day!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Shari, you are so creative. I love the framed collage. Great job!
Wow that is gorgeous.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Love the framed collage! The photo is so precious & this sets it off beautifully.
This is beautiful its clean yet soft and pretty
sweet frame.
Oh what a fabulous project! Such a darling picture!
So SWEET!
Beautiful project, love all the details that still keep the darling photo as focal point!
What a beautiful collage for a very sweet photo!
Like a dream. Embellishments are simple and not overpowering the photo.
This is too sweet!
Lovely. Just enough layering for interest without over-powering the photo.
ONE word – DELIGHTFUL!!!
THANK YOU for sharing Shari :)
Beautiful layout, love the color scheme.
What a gorgeous layout!
Beautiful ART!
One of my favorite techniques is pulling together mixed media items to create something unique. This page is so very lovely!
The framed collage is so lovely – you did an outstanding job! TFS
So beautiful! Love how ethereal it is!
Such a sweet project.
Oh wow! The framed collage is absolutely stunning! I love the colours!!!! So sweet!
Beautiful collage
Very sweet!
Such a sweet picture — nicely done collage really enhances it.
More great ideas Shari!
Super sweet project
This is lovely and so beautifully created.. Thanks for sharing all the details. I was very interested in the foiling over the embossing paste. I love the look of the foiling, applying it the way you have with the collage glue stick and have used it many times on backgrounds….but never over the embossing.
Beautiful collage!!
Oh my gosh I LOVE this!!!
Super cute layout! Thanks for sharing this – such wonderful inspiration!
This is sooo sweet!
What an adorable layout of your granddaughter. Thanks for sharing with us.
This is beautiful!
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Wow!!! Really Gorgeous Shari!!
I love the simplicity of that layout! It is just beautiful!
Your layout is gorgeous. Your granddaughter is so adorable. Thanks for sharing.
I’m sure her grand daughter will cherish that card when she gets older. I was looking at that brush thinking what is wrong with it? It’s nifty. I’m old enough to remember those black handheld label makers, my dad labeled everything with them. it looks like they still make them what a surprise they would look great on a vintage type card too.
So cute!
Sweet. The soft colors work well with the subject.
Lovely!!! I can’t stop looking at it!
This is just beautiful!!
I love that collage. She is just the sweetest thing. I love the addition of Cracked Pistacio to soften the starkness of the white.
Just beautiful!
What a lovely project!
Cristina
thehouseoftheblackbirds.blogspot.it
What an amazing collage! I’m mostly a cardmaker now, but watching you working on the collage made me want to try something like this as well. Love all techniques shown. very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!
This project is absolutely sweet :)
Soft and worm . Talented as usual.