I cannot believe it is already my last month on the Creative Crew team. The four months sure flew by!
This month's challenges are centered around a single colour combo you must pick yourself and use on all four of your projects. I personally settled my choice on Concord Crush + Lucky Limeade + Island Indigo + Rose red.
For one of the challenges, we had the choice to make a project other than a card of our choice, so I knew I wanted to make a SUO page. I looked through my pictures and when I found this one of me taken in front of the main stage at the 2009 convention, I thought the colours would work just perfectly. I always try to take a picture of myself in front of the main stage when I go to an event and I use that picture as the front page of my album when I scrapbook the pictures of my trip.
I decided to use the big block from the decor as inspiration to create the title. I also wanted to mimick the different fonts, so I pulled out three different alphabet sets (Empire, Spencerian and Sweet Shoppe) and embossed them with white powder to get a crisp look. I added mini silver brads on each side of the words and I stamped the background with stamps that mimicked the patterns on the stage decor.
The design was inspired by a Page Map sketch. I die-cut a strip of silver glimmer paper with the Tasteful Trims die and added rhinestones on the scallops. I used the glimmer paper to add the date to my page as well, die-cutting the numbers using the Timeless Type Alphabet.
The bottom of the page was wheeled using the Very Vintage wheel and I stamped the flourish from the Baroque Motifs set in the corner. I added a stenciled image in the corner using the Mostly Vintage stencil, a dauber and some Champagne Mist shimmer paint, plus a few rhinestones to embellish.
I layered flowers cut out of different Designer papers that were die-cut using the Big Shot. The center was decorated with a white-embossed flower from the Baroque Motifs set and layered button on top, held in place with a thin strip of silver glimmer paper.
I added a bow made out of Rose Red seam binding and hung a key charm from it, on which I added a matching brad. Two Island Indigo polka dot brads holding a mini tag in place finished the look.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Empire Lower Alphabet, Spencerian Lower Alphabet,
Sweet Shoppe Lower Alphabet, SImple Shapes, Very Vintage wheel
Cardstock: Concord Crush, Rose Red, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White,
In Colors 2011-2012 DSP
Inks: Versamark, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Concord Crush, Rose Red
Accessories: White embossing powder, Key charm, Rose Red seam binding,
Mostly Vintage stencil, FLower die, buttons, rhinestones, silver glimmer paper,
Tasteful Trims die, mini silver brads, polka dot brads,
Champagne Mist shimmer paint, Mini Tag punch
What a lovely way to remember your trip Cindy!
Posted by: Vicky | December 07, 2011 at 18:03