I tried something a little different here.  I'm not a big fan of antiquing but thought I would try it with this one.

It is interesting that in photographing this card the center design was embossed in gold, but does not show up that way -- it looks like black ink.  It is much prettier in gold, hence the gold ribbon at the top.  After scoring the lines on the white paper, I antiqued the paper and sponged the edges to antique them.  I added tiny pearls at the crosshairs.  Lacy spellbinders were used on the blue paper.  I'm all for trying new things, but this isn't one of my favorite cards.

Here is another photographic card of a view of the historic town of Stockbridge, Vermont.  This is typical of an historic New England town.  New England is beautiful any time of the year. 

Those of you who live in Virginia might recognize this picture -- Mabry's Mill -- which is along the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway.  I love to take pictures of landscapes, as well as closeups of flowers and people.  The Blue Ridge is one of the most spectacular sites in western Virginia. 

When I first started making cards, I used photographs which I had taken, some closeups of flowers and others of landscapes.  I mounted them on special cards made for 4 x 6 photographs and on the inside I would put either a spiritual thought or a quote I found appropriate for the person to whom the card was being sent.

From this point, I decided to try my hand at the cute and clever art of stamping cards which has been a very enjoyable creative undertaking.  Card making is a very creative outlet and allows one to make something creative and fun in a very short time as opposed to painting an entire picture.