Elk and Lace'

This black and white photo is one that I took of some

elk that wander through out pastures (and fences).

I truly did not pose this bull and cow elk,

but certainly took advantage the perfect picture.

I played with my graphics program to get the oval photo,

carefully cut it out, layered it on black paper

and cut it out with a large deckle scissors.

The band on the left is called lace'.

A brass stencil is used to enable perfect cuts.

I spray glued black and red text weight paper together to

get this striking combination.

The A2 card base is a slight speckled gray.

The lace' is then layered on metallic silver, then dark gray

and finally black. The black is cut with a decorative scissors.

A perfect "man" card.

A little more about lace' -

It is one of those things that requires practice.

I will be the first to admit that I probably throw away

at least every third one that I attempt.

It requires a very sharp blade and

a steady hand.

The results are well worth the effort.

Have a wonderful day and God Bless.