The next tiny town over from here is the historic town of Rosemont, New Jersey. To get there you drive through a quaint covered bridge (the only one in NJ) - it's like you stepped back in time. Rosemont holds a magnet for me - a vintage goods store! A buddy of mine - Tim - owns it, and his wife Liza is an incredible person and dear friend.
Tim gets in some incredible finds, and this frame was no exception. Try sourcing vintage frames at tag sales, auctions or online places like etsy or ebay.
The framed inchie is 1" square, to give you the idea of the miniature size of this frame - it's around 3" x 4", and it's super deep - around 1-1/2" deep!
To begin stamp the Lockhart Itty Bitty Lavender onto white cardstock, with a Palette Noir pad, then color in with Copic Markers. Punch out with a 1" square punch, and adhere to a white Inchie Square.
Inchie Squares are premium matboard squares - thick - creating an instant embellishment with height.
1-1/8" black cardstock mat was added, followed by a larger lavender cardstock mat. Edge the inchie and the lavender mat ever so slightly with Vintage Photo Distress and an ink blending tool.
A snippet of the definition of lavender was torn from an old dictionary and adhered to a black cardstock unit that was cut to fit inside the frame. I secured the inchie art with adhesive and sealed the back of the frame.
Even if you find a frame that is in bad shape, try covering it with decoupauged papers - recycling at its finest!
Palette Noir pad, - Ellen Hutson
What a fabulous frame you found, Cindy -- absolutely perfect for this sweet Inchie of Lavender!
Posted by: Sharon Harnist | January 20, 2009 at 06:25 PM
What a very cool find. Love the use of the dictionary page with the image. You always have the best ideas.
Posted by: Karen Q | January 22, 2009 at 07:22 PM