Before leaving for Denmark, my friend Maryanne asked her friends if they wanted anything from her European adventures; can you guess what I asked for?
A postcard! Pretty sweet, right? This is The Merry Cherry Show in Tivoli by Ib Antoni. I am so happy to have received this! I had to craft a response!
I started off with a postcard I ordered from Social Print Studio of one my Instagram photos. I felt that it wasn't flashy enough, so I added a band from a cigar label.
I actually thought it looked pretty good just like that. Did my "at least three elements" rule of collage apply if the base was one of my photos? I thought adding a border would be in the spirit of my aesthetic. One of the many good tips I have received from my sister: when in doubt, add a border. I first tried the gold wrapper from a chocolate bar.
Since the wrapper was not the right size and kind of flat in comparison to all the detail in the cigar wrapper, I dove into Carley's washi tape collection. I found a gold detailed tape, and ran with that as my border.
then get it printed and sent as a glossy postcard. The first one is totally free. What's not to like ?!55printing.com
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