Colors in varying shades, hues and contrast are what inspire me on a daily basis. I love playing with monochromatic or neutrals and I decided to try to blend some colors together that I like to use.
I knew that my project needed to have wings as I am always adding butterflies, birds or dragonflies on my projects. I stamped the dragonfly multiple times, once on the cardstock and twice on tissue paper. I added a layer of blue watercolor on the backside of the tissue paper. I edged the wings with a touch of gold.
I looked through my verses and found a few that I thought represented what I feel about my artwork.. The background paper is white cardstock inked up with the gold distress stain. I had to add a touch of twine as I am always using it on my projects.
I wanted to include something about me personally:
Products: Ranger Distress Stains - Antique Bronze, Ranger Distress Stain - Burnished Pewter, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, Stampers Anonymous, Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Classics # 1, Stampers Anonymous - Mistakes and Creativity, Stampers Anonymous - School Desk, Tim Holtz Idea-Ology - Tissue Tape Symphony, 7 Gypsies - Antique Brass Corners
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Have a wonderful Monday!
Suzz
Wow, Suzz, you really put a lot of thought into this to make it totally YOU! Love the way it turned out! Beautiful work as always!
ReplyDeletewondeful card Suzz!
ReplyDeleteYES Suzz.... THIS IS YOU!!!! Fabulous with all your favourite elements, colours etc. Beautifully done as usual!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful as ever Suzanne. Stunning stamping. Nicola x
ReplyDeleteYou really showed your creative artistic self in that awesome card, Suzanne! Love it! (as I love all of your projects to be honest :)
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Claudia x
Amazing stamping, artistic flair and Pepsi...who would have known?! As always I am always in awe of your wonderful inky creations... .so much to see and so beautifully put together. A very lovely card indeed and fabulous dragonflies. X Sarah.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, Sue - and totally one of your inspired cards!
ReplyDeleteAn incredible piece of art, I absolutely love your dragonflies. Using tissue paper and decorating them as you did must have been a painstaking job, I would tear them for sure!, but they are glorious. I love the little bits of gold round the edges. The background is wonderful too, with all that metallic stain and stamping. Great work. Maddy x
ReplyDeleteSuzz...this is so pretty. I love all of your touches to make it such a personal piece..including the Pepsi bottle! :) I think you are a master of color...blending, shading, etc. I love this monochromatic piece. Love Tim's dragonflies, the touches of tissue tape and the metal corners. Your work is always so beautifully done. <3 Candy
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely an artist! Love your work!
ReplyDeleteHi Suzz, I love this piece, it reflects you perfectly. I always love how you lay things out, create your backgrounds and add your personal touches, especially here with your Pepsi bottle. The dragonflies are stunning. Beautifully executed as always. Tracy x x
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous! Love your rich background and all the dragonflies.
ReplyDeletelove how you incorporated the pepsi (so clever!) and I adore this piece. The dragonflies and all those lovely details - totally you! :)
ReplyDeleteVery much you!! A beautiful creation filled
ReplyDeleteto the brim with eye candy! So much going on in such a small space. I love the background and the dragonfly!
Kate
Dear Suzanne, your work is always nothing less than stunning! This piece is no exception! SO BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful! I love it and the dragonflies are amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI utterly adore this Suzanne! The dragonflies are beautiful and the background extraordinary. What a fantastic idea to use the bottle for rings. Hugs, Jenny x
ReplyDeleteWOW! Another gorgeous work of art!!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic card, Suzz! Metallics & washi? What's not to love?! You pieced together all of the embellishments so perfectly too :)
ReplyDelete*mwah*
Steph
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Love the colours, the beautiful blending & the dragonfly is perfect. x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, and so YOU! Love the use of the sprays, beautiful dragonfly and the incorporation of the Pepsi bottle!
ReplyDeleteLots of wonderful element you added here. It is really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHugs~
Your attention to style is perfect! I love every single bit here, and the fact that you used a diet pepsi bottle is AMAZING! Love love love your project! So happy to be working with you again!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous piece ! Love the way you've incorporated your love for diet Pepsi into it! fabulous! Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteReally stunningly beautiful, Suzz... so many things that I love too - the music, the texty background. The colours are gorgeous, and the pepsi highlights are a touch of genius!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Beautiful, the main image looks stunning, the colour choice is spot on, what a great card x
ReplyDeleteSo YOU Suzz! and the use of the diet Pepsi, brilliant! I'm a diet coke girl myself. LOL
ReplyDeleteYou know I would find it really difficult to try and identify my style.
Hugs Lynn
Awesome background and great stamping, terrific masculine card
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!
ReplyDeletePerfect reasoning behind all the elements you incorporated here Sue. I love the background and am so glad you told us how you did those rings because I was trying to figure it out, lol! All the different elements combine to make a beautiful whole!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Lesley Xx