blooming creativity

A random gorgeous day in January yesterday, so I abandon my computer and picked up my camera to explore the garden surrounding the house. While browsing through my favorite photos after my outdoor excursion, I came up with the idea of using a photo of a pink magnolia as a layer in a cigarette tin collage. I glued a piece of paper with gold butterflies down first. Then printed the pink magnolia bloom on a piece of tracing paper. The glue created the ripple effect. Next the girl and the embellishments. And done! What a great way to use my mixed-media collages and my photography.