For Free Friday this week, I offer a thank-you gift for Kelly Rae Roberts and the flight crew from Flying Lessons. We all had a great time learning about our wings, and are making progress, each in our own sky.
These blue butterfly cigarette cards are part of a 50 card “British Butterflies” series published in 1927 by Wills’s Cigarettes of Great Britain. The originals measure 1 3/8” x 2 5/8”. Cigarette cards work wonderfully in collage and assemblage, and I use them in almost every collage I make; when I can’t find one to match my meaning, I fabricate one myself. To make this artifact look authentic, I print on high resolution 90 lb. paper, and then use “YES!Glue” to bond the print to another piece of 90 lb. paper, before trimming and rounding the corners. A nail file can age the edges a bit, so it has an antique look. I will usually add subtle changes to the card in Photoshop before printing to give it my own spin. Give the image a click or two to download the hi-res file, and then let your imagination fly.
Lovely! Thank you so much. I love your collage work by the way, wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous gift perfect for all of us as we take flight into all our dreams and imaginings. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time here, and I have very much enjoyed wandering around... such a lovely 'bubble space' and beautiful collage work too. I'll be back!!
Hugs xx
OH my.....what exceptional gifts of blue.....thank you! I almost forgot to post my gift today!...better get it together.
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