I have always secretly wanted to play with the idea of altered art. I love the idea of taking a picture pretending like there is something else in it entirely. I went to work with the girls posing in the backyard for me. “Put your hands like this” “Look like this”, it was a lot of directing, so I do recommend this obviously for older kids, but I just loved how it turned out. Here are some of the pictures I ended up taking. The first one is the one I decided on to make my card.
I could see so many possibilities with this one. Emma is just blurred in the background and her hand is crystal clear, really bringing into focus your altered item. Wouldn’t a snowman or Santa be adorable here?
I ended up loving this picture , so I went to work on my computer resizing it to be about 4×4. Then I printed it out to find a stamp that would work well with the image. The little gift box from Lisa Johnson’s “Out of the Box” set was a PERFECT fit! Adding a sentiment from Holiday Button Bits along with snowflake stamps from Snowflake Serenade was a perfect complement to a very easy photo card!
Just glittered the gift boxes adding a pop of sparkle and color along with a colorful sentiment and you have a sweet altered greeting that takes no time at all to make! Go and see what other wonderful inspiration there is from the senior team and our guest Annabelle O’Malley!
Annabelle O’Malley {Our Distinguished Guest!}
Stamps: Out of the Box, Holiday Button Bits, Snowflake Serenade
Paper: Stamper’s Select White, Smokey Shadow
Ink: Smokey Shadow, Pure Poppy
Other: Prisma Glitter
Finished Card Size: 5.5 x 5.5
Absolutely darling picture made into a unique card! Great idea!
Becky… wow. Stunning girls and the whole concept is just incredibly original. LOVE IT!!
LOVE this!! The b/w just makes those presents POP and draws the eye to the whole layout!
What a fantastic idea!
Charmaine
How incredibly creative! That’s wonderful, and your girls are beautiful
I am in LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! with this card! How creative and fun. I’m chuckling over your “going to work with a lot of directing” when trying to get a photo. I used to have my kids sit on a quarter that they could keep if they stayed in one spot long enough for a picture! I can just see the looks on their faces if I asked them to pose for a picture like yours…they are now 22, 24 and 26. Thanks for bringing back great memories of holiday “photo shoots” of the past!
This is absolutely fabulous!!! Your girls are adorable and your idea…well, genius!
I love this idea! Amazing work…TFS
This is such a great idea! I LOVE that picture of your girls—what beauties! You got great shots of them—that’s half the battle on a picture card, right? I love the idea–thanks for the inspiration!
BECKY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, first of all, it took me like five minutes just to scroll down past all of those comments to get to the comment box! LOL I LOVE these pictures! You are an amazing photographer…I should have taken advantage and asked for some pointers while we were in Philly! Maybe next time ;]
Love the idea of the photo card, and the clean, elegant look with the outlined border. Also love how you had the girls hold their hands out so that you could put a pressie in them! Tooo clever!
Just remember….no photo cards with any unapproved pics of me from Philly! Ha ha ha ha ha ha
It was great meeting you this weekend and your class was so much fun! I’ll be sure to stalk your blog regularly.
Becky,
These photos (and ideas) are simply wonderful!!!
Also, I loved meeting you in Philly – your energy and enthusiasm is so inspiring!
Such a great idea! I gave you a shout out on my Friday Faves