Unique Birthday Cards

My parents birthdays are one day apart, September 12th and 13th.
This year I made each of them a displayable memory book as a birthday card.
I got the idea from a kit I saw online, but wanted to make mine from
scratch. I found simple instructions here. I was thrilled with
the outcome and so where my parents.
As always my embellishments are thrifty. I make many from
polymer clay and molds I have created. I also use ephemera I have found online.

MY BRIDE BOOK

I loved making this altered book. My spirituality is utmost in my life and this book portrays that intimate relationship beautifully. This is my favorite page. To see the rest of the book check out my spiritual blog here. All of the embellishments here I created using polymer clay and molds. I then paint with gold painted and sprinkled with gold glitter.

THE PINK CORSET

I wanted to do a piece that was a little grungy, but still feminine. I use a lime green with a burnt umber wash, then added the romance effect with a scroll stamp dipped in burnt umber. I wanted a more blotchy look, so I chose paint over ink. The girl is an image transfer, with certain areas painted with a pink wash to maintain transparency.

Can you imagine having to wear one of these things. What women do for beauty always amazes me. The human waist was never meant to be that small.

DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING PAGE OF YOURS TRULY

This is a self portrait I took in college for a photography class. Many of the elements I created from images off the internet. I often go to wallpaper and fabric sites and make copies that I enhance or alter in Photoshop for background papers. The brooch element was created by takeing a pic I found of a brooch and enhaning it in Photoshop. The cup and bicycle are images I found at ephemera sites.
Great wallpaper site is here.
Ephemera site is here.