Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Fun & Simple Photo Card

I love how inspiration is at our fingertips constantly and left for us to interpret however we please.  It is an amazing thing how one idea can take off in twenty different directions.  Love it.  

I have a friend named Jody.  She blogs at Clean and Simple.  She is awesome.  She recently threw a party for her oldest daughter who turned 18.  The party was held outdoors and on their garage door she created a huge # 18 formed by 100 black & white photos of her daughter.  Genius, right?    


She shared the original photo that inspired this special feature at her daughter's party.  It came from Martha Stewart.  


I fell in love.  My niece was also turning 18 and I thought this idea could be used on a much smaller scale to create a birthday card for her.

I found a photo of her as a baby and a current photo.  I copied and pasted the photos into a word document on my computer, shrunk the pics to tiny, and printed off several rows of both pics.


I then cut out each tiny pic and glued them onto a folded piece of cardstock in my niece's favorite color in the shape of #18.


Super fun, simple, and completely personalized for the birthday girl!


Thanks, Jody { & Martha} for inspiring me! 

Check out these blog parties for a crazy amount of inspiration!

Happy Tuesday!

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9 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 30, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    This is a great idea! And, I'm sure it made your niece feel so special to receive such a personalized card.

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  2. KJ@letsgoflyakiteAugust 30, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    The projected turned out great. I love the both the wall display and the birthday card, very unique.

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  3. JessicaAugust 30, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    This is so great Tiff! I love both scales!

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  4. JodyAugust 30, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    Tiffany,
    I am so happy I could inspire you as you have inspired me for years! Loved your card :)

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  5. PatriceAugust 30, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Cute ideas! I love that garage collage!

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  6. Capturing Joy with Kristen DukeAugust 30, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    I've loved that "50" every time I see it, and love what she did with the "18" as well!

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  7. Erin AAugust 30, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    This is SO incredibly cute Tiffany! What a great card, so personal and fun! I would keep this out if I were her. :)

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  8. ArtfullyJuneAugust 30, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Great idea. How fun to gather pictures through the years and use them rather than keep them locked up in albums that rarely get looked at.

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  9. TBonesMomAugust 31, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    And for the record, Tia was pumped about this card! I'm certain it was her favorite...

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