Uncle "Pin"

Hi there.

Posting a bit later than planned today.  The dog was having his usual afternoon sunbath on the bed earlier and I decided to join him.  What I thought would be a few minutes turned into a couple of hours.  Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon, though.

Earlier, I finished this Christmas card for my Godmother.

The little boy in the picture is her father, my Great Uncle William "Pin."  The photo comes from my grandfather's photo album and was one of the first that he took with the new camera he got as a gift for Christmas in 1914.  I realized a few months ago that his picture would be perfect to use in Christmas cards for my Godmother and her brother.

After yesterday's cardmaking fiasco, I was going through the Splitcoast gallery for inspiration and came across a link to a blog called Instead of Ironing.  Wow!  Fabulous cards and tons of inspiration.  So much in fact, that I CASEd the layout from this card.  Gorgeous, right?

My card is A6 size - 4 1/2 x 6 1/4.  This was dictated by the size of the photo which got lost on an A7 and took over an A2.  I used stamps from Rubber Stamp Tapestry's Holly border set on the strip of kraft cardstock near the bottom and the sentiment is from Stampendous.

Back to the art room to put away the paper that exploded in there earlier.  I'll see you tomorrow.

Anna

Comments

[Jocelyn in Australia aka JoBear2]

Hi Anna,
Thanks for stopping by my Blog and for your lovely comments about my Vintage Christmas card and my Blog in general! I am so blown away that someone would actually CASE one of my cards!! Esp. when I am still "finding my feet" as far as Vintage-style goes! What a compliment which has me grinning from ear to ear!! And thanks so much for adding a link to my Blog and my actual card in your card details - that's so nice of you :-)
I really love how you added an actual REAL Vintage photo to your card - makes the card so extra-special and one that your Godmother and her brother will treasure for ever. They will really love it.

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Love the card, it makes it so very special and heartfelt when you add a photo like that! I just made a few with real photos as well, but with a little different meaning. I have a ton of old pictures from my grandma and there are alot of pics of people i do not know, so.. I used a few of them in the backround for halloween cards! It seems, like back in the 20s and 30s people didnt smile a whole lot for pics, they look so stern, so they work well for halloween cards. Have a great day Anna! Amy