Mosaic Challenge

Sometimes it's hard to come up with ideas for paper crafting.  We all go through slumps where we feel like we've "lost our mojo".  I find that going to various crafting websites and trying their challenges helps get my creative juices flowing again.

This card was inspired by a challenge on the Paper Wishes Message Board. We were challenged to take a photo, carefully cut around the main subject with a craft knive, and then cut the remaining photo into little squares.  They suggested an inch in size, but because of the size of my photo, I decided to go with 1/2" squares.

Gluing all these little pieces to a background (in this case it was cream colored) takes a bit of time, but gives an interesting effect.  Because you are allowing for the background to show through (I think of it as "grout lines"!) the background is now a different size than it was originally, so the center subject doesn't fit perfectly into the remaining space - but this is just a part of the effect.  I popped mine up on foam squares to emphasize the difference and give it a bit of depth.  This made a great topper for a card, and a greeting cut on my Silhouette finished it off nicely.