50th Anniversary Board Filled with Memories.....

Don't you  just LOVE the old

Black and White wedding photos?

A few weeks ago

 I got a request to make a 50th Wedding Anniversary Board.

It was for a surprise anniversary party.

The original wedding album was falling apart.

I was told to use the original photos,

and not to worry if I cut them to size....

I headed to Hobby Lobby to find just the right paper....

 

I used a LARGE foam core board

that I  also purchased at Hobby Lobby.

 

I covered the board with the assorted paper....

I think the paper works well with the Back and White photos.

I then cut strips of paper to use as a border...

I added the strips to separate the different papers.

This helped to make the paper POP!

I usually use ribbon instead of paper,

but I couldn't find the perfect ribbon.

This worked out well and at .20 cents for a sheet of paper,

this was much cheaper than buying a bolt of ribbon.

Next I started with the main photo. 

I matted  it on a special piece of paper

 and embellished it with a gold ribbon and pearl button.

Next I strated cropping the other photos

 and mounting them onto the board.

I matted a few of the photos with a gold mat.

More embellishing with pretty ribbons.

Added a special Saying and an old key.

I love adding saying to the photos.

I think it helps to personalize the photos.

Here's more photos with the sayings attached...

Here's a tip...

Once I have found a saying I am going to use,

I change the font and then save it to a file.

I keep a file with different categories.  

In each of those files are sayings.

It makes things easier when I am looking for things.

All the photos were double matted with black and gold card stock.

I included the original invitation.

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Here's a peek at the finished board.

I knew the daughter was happy

She left crying!

 

If you're interested in learning on how to make a memory board

check out my Esty site Here. 

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