SOME VERY GOOD FRIENDS ARE GETTING MARRIED and I found a lovely picture that I wanted to use in some way on their card. A picture of two cats. I had no idea what form this card was going to take - just that I wanted this picture. Various ideas drifted about but none were quite right. Even after the invitation arrived I had no clear idea.
Then my muse struck ...... a booklet type card. A lot of work, yes. Worth every minute, yes.
Starting with the DCWV Once upon a time 8" x 8" pad I looked for the right images for this fairy tale.
A castle, a forest, gates and a joke linked to the invitation. Pictures found and then altered using CRAFT ARTIST. http://www.daisytrail.com/gallery.html
To make my card I began with a sketch, I don't usually do this but I wanted to know exactly how many pages I would need. I also had to know where to split the pages to add an air of mystery to my story. With the pictures chosen, altered and stuck to my backing pages I bound my card using my Zutter Bind-it-all. It seemed right to try alternate pages for this card, I was a little worried about doing this without a trial run but it worked really well. I rounded the corners of the pages to give a nice finish.
http://www.binditall.com/
With the base card made I can really go to town decorating the pages.
Using an arched window background sheet I cut out the bridal cats and after sticking them down highlighted some features with glitter glue.
An early morning walk in a graveyard with my camera was the opportunity to get some photos to alter. My friends and I spent a lot of time in this graveyard as children. As long as we were respectful we were allowed to play there. This was useful because the best conkers could be found in the school next door and over the churchyard wall was the quickest way to get there. 
Until recently visiting the graveyard was upsetting because it had been neglected and owergrown, in some cases shrubs and small trees were growing out of the graves. So it was nice to discover that a lot of work clearing and restoring the graveyard has been undertaken.
With a little bit of alteration these pictures are beginning to have a very ghostly feel to them.
I am sure that with a few more tweaks things that are usually unseen might be glimpsed
