One more post for today. I've been designing this card in my head for a few days and today it all came together. The primary inspiration was from the theme at Sassy Studio Designs' challenge over on their Paper Crafting Planet group, "At the Movies". I combined that with their Dare to Be Sassy Thursday challenge to "Glam it Up!" with sparkle, bling, shine, glitter, whatever. I chose the sketch from Midnight Madness and pretty much went all out with it this time.
I loved that quilt-looking background on the sketch, and that was the final piece in having the design come together. Here's what I did with those three influences.
I loved that quilt-looking background on the sketch, and that was the final piece in having the design come together. Here's what I did with those three influences.
Not only does that image of My Fair Lady fit the "At the Movies" theme, she's all glammed up even before I started coloring her! I colored her with Copics, gel and Souffle pens, including sparkle gel ink to highlight the feathers on her hat and the frills on her sleeves and umbrella. I even made her diamond earring sparkle.
The image is then matted with sparkly, black CS and then a second mat of patterned dp cut from a DCWV card base. I made my own card base from textured, gray CS. Then, I cut 1 1/4" squares from two different dps (stripes and polka dots -- DCWV 'La Creme' pad.) I adhered those to the gray card base, alternating them in a quilt pattern. Finally, I layered on the focal image and added the faux stitching to maintain the quilt idea.
I wanted to add embellishments -- flowers and leaves seemed to be the right choice since "My Fair Lady" was a street urchin selling flowers for a living before she became the "fair lady." All the cream colored flowers were in my stash, having been made from satin ribbon and seed pearls at some point in the past. The white flowers are punched flower shapes with rhinestones added for sparkle. I added the green leaves for a dash of color. The lighter green leaves have sparkle on them, also.
I LOVE THIS CARD! Maybe that's because My Fair Lady is one of my favorite movies of all time. I did another My Fair Lady card a month or two ago but that was using an image of her as the flower girl, and this has a completely different feel to it. Much more elegant -- or perhaps "glamorous" is the word. :-)
Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. I have no specific plans for this card but it will be there in my stash when needed. Glad you stopped by and Happy Stamping. NanaConnie
9 Comments that I appreciate. Thank you.:
Very Beautiful
This is so PRETTY! I love all the sparkle, it really makes her come alive. Such a pretty image to use for an black and white card, it just screams elegance. This is just wonderful in all ways Connie! I'm embarrassed to admit, I've never seen the movie, need to see it!
Connie, this is gorgeous! Look at her shimmer and shine! So striking in black and white! Please make sure you post it in the FFF discussion on PCP so you can be included in the "At the Movies" challenge, too! Thanks for playing along at Sassy Studio Designs! :)
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Regan ~ Design Team
Ooooh, GORGEOUS! Love the sparkly black and white. Great job on combining all those challenges. Thanks for playing along with SSD!
This is just so gorgeous! I love Audrey! The black & white is so sophisticated and I love the combination of dots and stripes. This is fantastic! Thanks so much for joining the Midnight Madness sketch challenge. Hope to see you again soon.
~Renee
MMSC DT
Hello Connie - this is gorgeous! You have created an elegant card with the loveliest theme - who doesn't love 'My Fair Lady!' Fabulous details too! Love it! Thank you for playing along with us at the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week - we love to see you! {{{hugs}}}
Linda MMSC Design Team
Your card is sooo beautiful and elegant. LOVE that image! Just perfect for the sketch challenge at Midnight Madnesss! Thanks so much for playing along. I have blog candy available too if you are interested!
Denise
MMDT
This is so elegant! Thank you for joining us at the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. I can't wait to see your next creation.
Valerie M
Priscillastyles Design Team
gorgeous flowers. Thanks so much for joining us at Midnight Madness.
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