This is my entry for today's Inspiration Challenge (IC21 to make a card inspired by the work of the artist Erte. I was inspired by the shapes, patterns, and colors of Erte's "Chanteuse Maison" found here: http://www.doubletakeart.com/cgi-bin...771&o=d&cc=dtg
I also wanted to make something for FTTC52F, one of this week's six Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Anniversary Challenges. This one was to use your favorite Flourishes stamp set!! It was hard to choose my favorite set, but I think that Chairs for You wins out.
SU bashful blue is my main color. I scored the background panel (generic white cardstock) and swiped my bashful blue ink pad across it. Then using a CM cutting template, I cut the top in a shape to resemble the outline of the fancy dress skirt in my inspiration piece. The chairs were stamped in black and colored with colored pencils.
The outside sentiment reads "On your birthday . . ." and inside it reads "3 chairs for you! Hip, hip, hooray!".
I'm pleased with how this turned out! Thanks for looking,
Emily
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010 GMT Views: 1169
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Stamps: Flourishes Chairs for You, SU On Your Birthday (sentiment)
Paper: SU bashful blue, SU whisper white, generic white cardstock
Ink: SU bashful blue, Palette noir black
Accessories: colored pencils, CM cutting templates, SU border punch scallop trim, scoring stylus, SU modern label punch, dimensionals, blue buttons, white satin ribbon, white daisy eyelets, Crop-A-Dile
Registered: September 10, 2004 Location: Hudson Valley, NY Posts: 6918
Sat, Feb 06, 2010 @ 1:27 PM
Oh wow! I just love how you translated that inspiration dress into the bg for your card! Awesome! Love all the pretty details on this, too! Wonderful work!
Registered: December 19, 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 15571
Sat, Feb 06, 2010 @ 5:04 PM
Well hello Emily! Here you are being clever again today! I didn`t even try to do a double challenge card but you sure aced both of these! Love the colors you chose and this set is too cute...I need to use mine more! Love the added buttons and bows and the punched border. Terrififc job!!! TFS and Hugs!!