Postcard Portrait 2019

Postcard Portrait 2019

I was given a Photograph Frame as a present. However I couldn’t find anything suitable to put into it. However I then had an idea.

I was browsing around a Book Shop in Nottingham (https://fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/) when I spotted some Postcards. Why not put inspirational quotes into the Frame instead.

Waste Not Want Not

I got the cards and the Frame but now I had to give them a backing. I had some Cream Paper but I had run out of Sellotape. Solution – Christmas Labels cut up and used instead.

Cream Backing

One thing I had to be careful about was the overlap. If you look at the initial photograph you will see that one piece of paper is longer than the other. This is to make sure that the overlap is hidden behind the Border.

Blue Tack Cards

Put tiny pieces of Blue tack on to the Postcards in the corners. They need to be small so the Glass fits on top properly.

Blue Tack Border

To stick the Border in place use small pieces of Blue Tack evenly around the Edge.  I am using Blue Tack so I can easily peel off and move if I need to do so. Do not press into place yet.

Polish Glass

This is the thing that people tend to forget to do. The Glass needs to be polished ‘Prior’ to fitting.

Border, Cards and Glass

I put everything together to double check that it was placed correctly. I carefully turned everything around to see what it would look like with the Glass in front of the Postcards.

Photograph Frame in Place

Here it is nicely Framed and hung. I have placed the cards in this particular order for a reason. The Coloured Postcard draws in the eye. The Postcard at the top has larger writing and the ‘Inspirational Quote’ is simpler.

The Final Postcard is busier and has the smallest writing therefore it is at the bottom as it is most difficult to read.