Time for an update of my seasonal Photo Tray for Spring & Summer! You can find my other seasonal Photo Trays here (Fall) and here (Christmas), if you care to get some other ideas of how this tray can be used. I use temporary adhesive on each of the 4" x 6" panels within each tray section, so they can be removed and the tray used over and over again! I used this gorgeous new Prima 6x6 paper pad-Madeline, for an easily coordinated tray.
In the top left section, I used Spellbinders largest Labels Large Nestabilities die to cut the photo of my oldest daughter (showing off her new glasses!) -- notice that pretty embossed edge of the photo! I love using dies to cut my photos into unexpected shapes -- I think it gives my scrapbooking a nice professional touch.
The flower accent was cut from coordinating Madeline paper using Tim Holt Bigz Die-Tattered Florals. It's quick and easy to cut all the coordinating flower pieces you need in just one die! I stacked the pieces together with 3D Foam Squares, and accented the center with a Hero Arts Medium accent pearl.
In the upper center section, the bird cage was die cut from a sheet of cork that was backed with a sheet of Be Creative tape:
Then I just cut away pieces of the adhesive backing from where I wanted the cork to adhere to the butterfly patterned paper in a curved dimensional shape. The adhesive sheet helps give the cork more stability, to retain its curved shape and makes it super easy to adhere to the paper. Then I just trimmed the patterned paper around the cage and laced it up with Brown Twine, and walah . . . caged butterflies!
This Tim Holtz Caged Bird die contains two images:
Here's how I used the bird in the upper right section:
For this sweet bird die cut, I adhered Creative Imaginations Real Cherry Wood Cherry to Craft-a-Board to give it more stability and then die cut it -- I love the texture! It's popped up on foam tape. I loved this wonderful scalloped sentiment piece that is from another piece of the Madeline paper. It says: "True beauty lies within. I know that yours will shine so brilliant it will be blinding." Something I hope my beautiful daughters learn in life.
My favorite section is fabulous dress I created! I used Tim Holt's Bigz Die-Sewing Room dress form to cut Craft-a-Board, which was then sponged with Antique Linen & Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks:
Then I adhered a large Prima Cherry Rose Trim to the dress form -- one flower was all that was needed of this gorgeous trim:
I trimmed the flowers to fit the dress form, and then finished it with a Hero Arts Small Accent Pearls necklace. My oldest daughter said she wants a dress like this!
The final two sections on the lower right were accented with huge Spellbinders Nested Butterfly die cuts. I cut the largest butterfly in half and adhered the halves in each section and then topped it with the middle butterfly die that was adhered on top of the section divider and finished with Hero Arts Medium accent pearls. Some Maya Road Cream Small Organza Rose trim was used in each section, to help tie them together. In the left section, I used pieces of the fuschia Tattered Flowers die cuts that were left over from the top left section, topped with one of the small organza roses. The small label cut out in the left section is from another piece of the Madeline paper, cut in half:
The photo of my youngest daughter was cut with a circle die. I hope this tray helps to give you some ideas of different ways you can use this wonderful 7 Gypsies Black Photo Tray!
~ Sharon Harnist
Paper: Prima 6x6 paper pad-Madeline, Magenta Cork sheet, Essentials by Ellen Craft-a-Board, Creative Imaginations Real Wood Cherry-Thin,
Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Antique Linen & Brushed Corduroy, Ink Blending Tool;
Tools: Sizzix Tim Holt Bigz Die-Tattered Florals, Caged Bird & Sewing Room; Spellbinders Nested Butterfly, Labels Large Nestabilities & Circle Nestabilities die sets
Accessories: 7 Gypsies Black Photo Tray, Prima Cherry Rose Trim, Hero Arts Medium & Small Accent Pearls, Maya Road Cream Small Organza Roses, Jillibean Soup Brown Twine, Be Creative (Sookwang) Sheet adhesive, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares, Glue Glider Pro Repositionable tape,
