My Granny in 1917 - scrapbook page

For the Compendium of curiosities 3, challenge 9 I decided to do a scrap book page.

Not done so many recently , I got so inky I thought I should change my blog title to
getting messy in the attic !!

If you want to join in there are some great prizes from Tim Holtz & Mario his manager (box of Tim's goodies !)  & on the odd number challenges (this one !) we have Inspiration Emporium giving

Away a £50 gift voucher , find them here -: http://www.inspirationemporium.com

And to join in with the challenge it's here :-http://lindaledbetter.com/2014/08/compendium-of-curiosities-3-challenge-9.html

                                             I took this photo on a cushion and it looks bendy !!

This is a photo of my maternal grandmother when she was young taken in 1917  a couple

Of years before my Mum was born so gran would have been 27.

I scanned the photo in, didn't need to distress it as it's a bit distressed already !

I played about with ideas and colours until I liked the result.

Above photo is a swirl cut from Tim Holtz paper pack, Idea-ology vintage shabby.

I stamped with butterflies using old paper & red brick and distressed with peacock feathers distress ink.

and a little timber brown stayzon ink

This photo above shows the thinking process. i didn't use the postcard in the end.

I used Tim Holtz bigz die, movers and shapers Bookplates & ; Tim's framelits French flight

For the Eiffel Tower , pointed hand & butterflies.

I can't tell you Tim's technique as it's part of the rules to encourage others

To buy Tim's book :-)

before layering my pieces i spritzed the background with Artiste gold stone & ranger 

cranberry, dripping some from my fingers for splashing bits.i also dragged the photo edges

and other additions through the gold stone ink that i had sprayed onto my mat.

some of the background ephemera is from Madame Payroud papers.

 the following is some close ups of different area's

I do hope you love it as much as i do