Can I tell you I have so missed the IC, Stef! But I'm back and rested and have a look at what inspired me! these vases! I've been working on the His Holy Names 09 challenge, CREATOR. The gorgeous vases and grid from the Fritz&Floyd site were just the inspiration I needed to bring it all together. I'd love to know what you think!
I chose my favorite Psalm which reminds me that the LORD created me...HE knows all my strengths and weaknesses. This is a 6x6 page that is mounted on chipboard and joined to the other pages with metal rings. My base is Basic Grey Two Scoops---Blueberry Custard. I wanted to use a DNA helix to represent the complexity of my being, my life. My DS found one in Google images and I changes the colors in Photoshop and then printed it and hand carved (exato knife). I placed it on the edge where I can see through it. i want to be reminded of being transparent. The word CREATOR is inked on acetate with Stazon olive green. I think the alpha is Fontwerks. In thinking about my beginning, I wanted to use a photo of my parents before being pregnant with me. All the love and possibility of their lives and knowing the LORD had me planned. Their photo is also photoshopped. I used K&CO life journey metal frame and silvered it with Tim Holtz distress pewter paint. I also added a TH copper metal key that has the word secret impressed upon it (again harking back to being made in the secret place). The scriptures are printed onto Prima Marketing journaling notebook. I cut out the oval from a larger sheet of paper. The TH idea-ology ticket was inked with VersaMagic SeaBreeze to tone down the color...adding the label maker MY in black. The long narrow Memory Box gingercakes paper lifts up for more journaling. The brads are TH. I stamped my birth date at the left bottom using Purple Onion postmark set. it is inked with Palette grey. The gold ribbed ribbon is a Japanese product. And the sheer ribbon on the key is May Arts. I added A Muse 'Shalom' above my mamma and daddy. Crafty Secrets finishes my page with the date March 1 inked with ColorBox raven black
Thanks for looking and reading my comments (if you made it!!!) I appreciate your feedback on my work. Have a wonderful weekend
Registered: October 7, 2006 Location: North County San Diego Posts: 3277
Sun, Mar 15, 2009 @ 10:40 AM
Amazing Susan! Every tiny detail has so much thought and purpose behind. Kind of like us! Just gorgeous. Love the colors and textures. Adore the photo of your parents. Thanks so much for sharing your heart and your art!
Registered: October 15, 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 38718
Sun, Mar 15, 2009 @ 11:07 AM
Susan, I don't know where to begin to tell you how incredible this page is! The photo of your parents is wonderful - love how you framed it! Every little detail of your collage is amazing! Wow - unbelievable creativity displayed here! TFS!
I keep trying to figure out what to say and have thought about it since Saturday - this strikes me as such an homage to your faith, your parents, to your definition and belief in 'Creator'. I wish I could articulate what I see when I look at this and maybe I shouldn't even be posting this publicly - I apologize if I shouldn't - but this moves me. It IS a wonderful collage of images and words but it is so much more.
Registered: December 11, 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 326
Mon, Mar 16, 2009 @ 7:17 AM
What a blessing this morning! What can I say, it has been said...your creation may be copied as I put it in my favs but the words with which you created it are only yours, your story, your reason for the creating so that makes it wonderfully unique in additional to the beauty of the work!! Thank you for inspiring me!
And thank you for your kind words on my glad page.