Altered Photo Needlework Challenge Entries

[kittykill]

I have been cruisng the internet and Craftster and finding so many wonderful altered photos which got me to thinking...we need a needlework challenge involving altered photos! What exactly is an altered photo? Well, you take an existing picture and change it a bit by adding stitches and maybe a few other little baubles.

Check out these examples:
http://www.catskillartiststour.com/p/julie-chase.html
http://www.brigitte.de/wohnen/selbermachen/stickrahmen-1119105/

I am in love with these altered images from Phizzychick!

Portrait 3 by Phizzychick!, on Flickr

The details:
Stitch up an altered photo. You can use any type of material and any type of stitch (embroidery, cross, felt...) and post your entry with picture DURING THE PROPER TIME!  The image can be old, new, but it must be a photo.

The rules:

• The project must contain a photo (old or new) and must have some form of stitching on the photo-see explanation below-the picture must be incorporated into the piece, not just stitching a frame for a picture
• It needs to be a project you haven't posted on Craftster before.
• Each person may only enter one project
• Entries may be posted between March 1st-7th
• Voting will happen March 8th-15th
• The winner will be announce March 16th
  
  On March 1-7, to post your entry, simply start a new topic on this challenge board (the needlework challenge board). Post a picture and a little bit about the piece. DO NOT POST YOUR CHALLENGE HERE! Easy, peasy!
  
  The Prize: A 20.00 gift card to Amazon.com and an awesome stitchy goodie bag from yours truly!
  

[HSG]

Sounds like fun and I too love Phizzy's work.

You said:

The project must contain a photo (old or new) and must have some form of stitching on the photo

So you have to actually sew on the picture and not some component? Or sew a piece of fabric to it?

[Smmarrt]

Oh, goody. I've been collecting stuff for each of my four dearly departed grandparents and now I have a direction/inspiration.

[kittykill]

The picture has to be incorporated somehow into the stitching. You can stitch on the picture or sew the picture into fabric. You don't necessarily have to actually sew onto the photo like the first two examples (unless you want to) but it you also can't just create around a picture. Does that make sense? The picture has to have some sort of stitch involved in it. The picture has to be altered some way.

If you wanted to do something like Phizzychick's work, that is wonderful-like a collage, just as long as it has stitching (embroidery, cross stitch, etc) involved. Just not a frame holding a picture. Or...if you want to give your old uncle Harold an embroidered mustache, that would be great too. So you don't have to actually stitch on the picture but the picture has to be incorporated into the piece.

[HSG]

Thank you for all the info, kittykill.

[alteredmommy]

ooh this sounds like fun and perfect for the printable fabric that I forgot I had and just found in my workroom! 

[TheMistressT]

I just got an idea that I'm really excited about.  It required that our new printer show up when it's supposed to and that it work with printable fabric, but if it does I might be in on this like... uh, Flynn on, um, this.  Or that. 

Right.

[xperimentl]

I've seen some great altered and stitched photos out there.  It's about time I try my hand at it!

[playswithneedles]

Does the photo have to be of a person? I'm guessing yes, but I don't think it was stated. Or I missed it!

[kittykill]

I think it would be okay to use a non person picture, just as long as it was a photo and not a painting.