This collage started with the lovely brook trout. He appears to be leaping out of the water after a fly, which sent me on a search through some old geography textbooks for water photos. The fishing tackle text came out of a reproduction 1900 Sears and Roebuck Catalog. I chose the vintage orange postage stamp because its color complimented the fish, and the final touch was a postal cancellation mark stamped on top.
Since the first fish collage turned out so well (if I do say so myself), I made a second one as a get well card for a co-worker who was recently in the hospital. She and her boyfriend love to fish, so I think she'll like this card. I believe this fish is a tuna, and he is really leaping out of the water. I chose a pink vintage postage stamp which played nicely against the green water, and stamped on two postal cancellation marks. This collage was matted on vanilla cardstock before being adhered to a black card base.
In case you're wondering where I got a 1952 Hammond's Nature Atlas of America: it was in a box of books that my dad purchased at an auction. After he pulled out the books he wanted, he let me sort through them and take what I wanted. My vintage book stash has definitely benefited from my dad's joy of reading!
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