Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Sepia Greeting Card

Hi, my name is Carletta and I'm a blogoholic! I readily admit that to my family and friends. It's a wonderful and creative process that I enjoy very much. However, I do have other interests and hobbies and I thought I'd share one with you today. The image above is of a white Rose of Sharon bloom. It isn't particularly a good image so I thought I'd see what I could do with it.
Using my software I sharpened the image just a little bit to make the flower stand out a little more and then I changed the color image to sepia. I then added some text. It's a quote by Lady Bird Johnson. When I was finished I printed out a four by six inch photograph.
I used cardstock and scrapbook paper to make a greeting card and added the photo to the top. I added a small copper resin piece that had the word hope on it to embellish the end of the quote. There you have it - a greeting card!


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26 comments:

  1. NessaJuly 29, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    Beautiful. Someone special will certainly enjoy it.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 29, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    Boy I'd be proud to send that to anyone. Excellent :$

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  3. UnknownJuly 29, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    I used to be a blogaholic too but I joined blogaholic's anonymous. lol
    I like what you did with the flower. My favorite is the sepia.

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  4. LeedraJuly 29, 2009 at 8:47 PM

    I like Dot had to join blogaholic's anonymous. Somedays I falled backwards. But everyday is a new day.

    The greeting card is very nice.

    Leedra’s Photos For Fun

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  5. Photo CacheJuly 29, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    That is a fantastic image you captured. I would love to send that to my friends too. Great job.

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  6. RalphJuly 29, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    The middle sepia is great - the background is a dark monochrome, the flower illumined as if were a night light, guiding us through the woods. Nice!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 29, 2009 at 9:34 PM

    That's very nice & so creative. I love the copper 'HOPE' piece - a very nice touch!

    Love your work, Carletta

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  8. JulieJuly 29, 2009 at 11:24 PM

    How pretty and it looks wonderful as a card.

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  9. DanielleJuly 29, 2009 at 11:30 PM

    Ingenious! I love it. I need to try to do more things like that. Good for you :)

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  10. Felisol July 30, 2009 at 1:26 AM

    Hi, Carletta,
    I,m Felisol,
    I blog too little for my own good.
    I like the endorphin shock every time I find a picture, a phrase, some kind words echoing mine.

    The transparent flower standing out against a windy background, so beautiful.
    The encouraging greeting from Lady Bird, I've taken them to my heart,
    and will plant another flower today!
    Somehow I feel I got this card too.
    From Felisol

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  11. kayerjJuly 30, 2009 at 1:43 AM

    that's a lovely card

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  12. quillyJuly 30, 2009 at 3:52 AM

    You and my sister, Caryl, would get on famously. Once each month she hosts a card making workshop where she teaches others skills similar to there -- but nobody can teach vision, which you obviously have in abundance.

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  13. NicoleJuly 30, 2009 at 3:59 AM

    Beautifully done!
    I love how you transferred this.
    (I don't have enough brains today to express what I want to say, dooh).
    But I do like what you did with the pic :)!!

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  14. DirkjogtJuly 30, 2009 at 4:12 AM

    Great greeting card! How wonderfull you have changed a common picture in such a beautiful card.

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  15. UlricaJuly 30, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    So fun to get a creative greating card like that.

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  16. JientjeJuly 30, 2009 at 8:42 AM

    That's beautiful Carletta!

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  17. LynneJuly 30, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    HI Carletta,
    That's a beautiful card and a great quote. I like the soft old-fashioned feel the sepia gives to this, plus the matt embellishments you used.

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  18. MelliJuly 30, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    Beautiful! Utterly. Just goes to show, there's nothing WRONG with bein' a blogaholic!

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  19. AnonymousJuly 31, 2009 at 12:54 AM

    A lovely handmade card that's looking lovely in sepia :)

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  20. RoseJuly 31, 2009 at 7:11 AM

    That made a real nice card! I never got into scrapbooking...simply because I know I don't need another hobby. But I think I would have enjoyed it.

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  21. MaryJuly 31, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    Wonderful card! Very talented to come up with that combination.

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  22. Janet,July 31, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    That's a beautiful greeting card!

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  23. StephanyJuly 31, 2009 at 11:42 AM

    I disagree with your comment that the first image isn't very good. It looks like a watercolor painting. I love the blush of pink from the sun on the petals. Those qualities and your sepia toning made it perfect for a greeting card - which is beautiful!

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  24. RavenAugust 1, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    Wow! That's just lovely! You have a second career there!

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  25. maryt/theteachAugust 3, 2009 at 4:27 PM

    Carletta, Raven is cetainly right, absolutely gorgeous!! Do you want to send me one? If you do let me know by e-mail and I'll send my house address! :)

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  26. becky aka theRAVSeptember 4, 2009 at 2:28 PM

    You did a wonderful job on this, Carletta!

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