IC32 - Abstract Art

kthaman · 07-14-2006, 07:47 PM

Inspiration Challenge 32 (Don't forget to add IC32 to your keywords please!)

Today's inspiration comes from an abstract art piece - Meditation I by Chris Paschke (found on art.com).

Here is my sample.

Feel free to translate the inspiration item into a card, a scrapbook page, or another project. Be inspired by the colors, layout, theme, or anything else -- this is up to your own interpretation!

Be inspired and go get stamping!

Helpful links:
All About the Inspiration Challenge
Master List (subscribe and receive challenge notifications)
Posting your Image

SheStampsHeCamps · 07-14-2006, 07:48 PM

OH MY... just thought I'd look before going to bed!
WOW... that's pretty!! LOVE the colors.... dang.... and me without that 'bamboo' b/g stamp!!!
Maybe I'll have time to play in the morning!

scrown8301 · 07-14-2006, 07:50 PM

Hmmm I have never done an inspiration challenge Karen but I think I will have to do this one.... ideas brewing!

bensarmom · 07-14-2006, 07:59 PM

Great challenge and welcome back. I know I'll need to sleep on this one. Love the colors.

jstarbright · 07-14-2006, 08:04 PM

Wow, is that ever pretty ! Welcome back Karen and hi everyone. Hi Sharon, I hope you play!

scrown8301 · 07-14-2006, 08:13 PM

O.k here you go! Very quick, not as good as I would have liked but here it is: Kanji

Rox71 · 07-14-2006, 08:18 PM

Beautiful art work!

Glad you're back Karen, I hope you had a great time!
Joyclynn did a great job as hostess!

I hope to get to this tomorrow!

lacyquilter · 07-14-2006, 08:35 PM

Welcome back, Karen. Cool picture. I think it will be very hard to not use something asian for this...

raduse · 07-14-2006, 09:00 PM

Ok, I can so do this one, even with a splitting headache. I was totally stumped on last weeks.

badmom66666 · 07-14-2006, 09:33 PM

This is my first time for this...jstarbright told me to give it a try. I am a abstract thinker so I might be way off here. I saw this as a Love Card....it looked like the open waters over the sea with sea gulls flying and of course the letter L for Love. The verse is "Love returned is the reward of Love given"

raduse · 07-14-2006, 10:29 PM

Here's my vase:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...21309&cat=3102

raduse · 07-14-2006, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badmom66666

This is my first time for this...jstarbright told me to give it a try. I am a abstract thinker so I might be way off here. I saw this as a Love Card....it looked like the open waters over the sea with sea gulls flying and of course the letter L for Love. The verse is "Love returned is the reward of Love given"

Badmom, I'm glad you decided to participate. Love your card too. What an inspiration.

rainy · 07-15-2006, 12:28 AM

Very cool challenge. Totally not my style but thoroughly enjoyed playing. Here's my card:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...p?photo=321332

tinkerflies · 07-15-2006, 03:35 AM

I love the artwork. Purple is my favorite color. I also like when people attach their piece to their comments in the thread. How do you do that?

tggrfriend · 07-15-2006, 03:35 AM

Welcome back Karen. This is so not my style, but I enjoyed the challenge. I have no asian stamps, so I improvised. Not sure that I like it. TFL

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...21354&cat=5563

Clownmom · 07-15-2006, 04:41 AM

Not sure I'll be able to do the challenge today -- getting company. I might work on it next week though. Thanks for making us think each week!

TERRORE3 · 07-15-2006, 05:18 AM

ummmmmm This could be a tough one for me. nothing coming to me yet.I may really have to use my brain cells for this one.hehe Thanks Karen.

bensarmom · 07-15-2006, 05:27 AM

Okay, so I don't have any stamps that look like the sample, and I'm in the serene sunflower mode so here are mine which when I look at them give me that peaceful kind of feeling...........Plum Flowers.

crooked river · 07-15-2006, 06:29 AM

I love the challenges, so I couldn't not play! 3 million things to do today

Love the new Artfully Asian!

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...21397&cat=7207

Thanks Karen!
Nancy

badmom66666 · 07-15-2006, 06:42 AM

Thank you. You know my mind works a little different than everyone elses so I may have missed the boat on this one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by raduse

Badmom, I'm glad you decided to participate. Love your card too. What an inspiration.

badmom66666 · 07-15-2006, 06:45 AM

If you go further down the REPLY TO THREAD response there is ADDITIONAL OPTIONS..........you click on "manage attachments" and then clcik the browse button and find the spot in you computer whrere you saved your pic when you scanned it. then click upload.............simple as pie....when it is done click the "close window" button and you are ready to roll.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinkerflies

I love the artwork. Purple is my favorite color. I also like when people attach their piece to their comments in the thread. How do you do that?

allee's · 07-15-2006, 06:51 AM

Welcome back, Karen! I don't think I'll have time to play today. Too much preparation work to do for card club this week, but I will be checking in to see all your lovely creations!!

jstarbright · 07-15-2006, 06:53 AM

I really, really like the sample and had such fun making this card. I had a hard time going to sleep last night thinking of the design I wanted to use for this challenge. Well I guess I should be honest, it was a combination of knowing what I wanted to do on this card and the fact that I am such a chicken at night when my hubby is out of town thinking someone is going to break in and get me, lol. I hope you enjoy my Christmas in July card : Edited with the 2nd upload :

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=17187

jstarbright · 07-15-2006, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badmom66666

This is my first time for this...jstarbright told me to give it a try. I am a abstract thinker so I might be way off here. I saw this as a Love Card....it looked like the open waters over the sea with sea gulls flying and of course the letter L for Love. The verse is "Love returned is the reward of Love given"

Badmommy, I love this !!! You've been holding out on us, now catch up with other 31 IC challenges,lol . BTW, where does that verse come from, I love it.

lacyquilter · 07-15-2006, 07:59 AM

Here's my elegant bamboo.

belle5 · 07-15-2006, 08:01 AM

Here it is, my first IC, and just couldn't have had more fun!!! It so totally did not go like i thought!!! When i first saw the picture, i thought bambooII and this awesome purple mulberry paper that has gold fiber in it that i have been hoarding, it turned out i use art of life and velium!!!!! guess i will hoard the paper a little longer

Asian Inspired

Duckwaddlequack · 07-15-2006, 08:32 AM

This is my first time playing at an inspiration challenge! I finally decided to give it a try. So here is my first IC card!

Purple Bliss

kthaman · 07-15-2006, 08:53 AM

I can't believe how many new players we've gotten the past couple of weeks -- Welcome!! There are some great cards out there ladies - excellent job!

TERRORE3 · 07-15-2006, 09:08 AM

here's mine believe it or not. I'm still amazed it came together so fast once I started.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...21485&cat=5881

kthaman · 07-15-2006, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jstarbright

I hope you enjoy my Christmas in July card :

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=17187

Ack - I can't see your card....wah -- I can see the thumbnail and it looks oh so pretty and inviting.

TERRORE3 · 07-15-2006, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jstarbright

I really, really like the sample and had such fun making this card. I had a hard time going to sleep last night thinking of the design I wanted to use for this challenge. Well I guess I should be honest, it was a combination of knowing what I wanted to do on this card and the fact that I am such a chicken at night when my hubby is out of town thinking someone is going to break in and get me, lol. I hope you enjoy my Christmas in July card :

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=17187

wow joni I just went to look at you ic card and it's telling me your photo doesn't excist. can you see it on your end. wierd, it was there a minute ago.

jstarbright · 07-15-2006, 09:28 AM

Hmmmmm, it was there earlier. I wonder if badmommy made it disappear,lol. Might just be a glitch in the system right now, I'll check on it again

jstarbright · 07-15-2006, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jstarbright

I really, really like the sample and had such fun making this card. I had a hard time going to sleep last night thinking of the design I wanted to use for this challenge. Well I guess I should be honest, it was a combination of knowing what I wanted to do on this card and the fact that I am such a chicken at night when my hubby is out of town thinking someone is going to break in and get me, lol. I hope you enjoy my Christmas in July card : Edited with the 2nd upload :

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=17187

Hopefully this one will not disappear, guess I needed to start over again,lol

eliak · 07-15-2006, 12:42 PM

Here is my card for the challenge. I've been playing around with making textured background paper this week and this was a great challenge to use some of my paper.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=14383

sleepyinseattle · 07-15-2006, 02:52 PM

This gave me an excuse to play with some of my new goodies!

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=14567

Have a great day,
Joanne

Vicky Gould · 07-15-2006, 04:12 PM

This was a tough one for me, but here it is:

Asian Abstract

Rox71 · 07-15-2006, 07:21 PM

I liked looking at the art work but doing this card took me way to much time and I'm still not to crazy about it. It's not really my style and I can honestly say for a change it looks better on screen to me than in real life!

Here's the card

dpierstamper · 07-15-2006, 07:30 PM

I worked on this off and on all day--in my mind I saw sharper images, but it just didn't work that way. I left it sitting thinking I'd just toss it. But after dinner I decided to see what a little ribbon would do, and then some stitching--okay so now it's passable, but I'm thinking black ep resist might have given it the sharper image I had in mind.

Oriental Masked Image

mrikitty · 07-16-2006, 01:27 AM

I have been watching the IC for a while now, and several ones I have decided I will try, but haven't had the time, when I do...this one will be the first!! LOVE that piece of art.

ruby-heartedmom · 07-17-2006, 05:49 AM

It was a busy weekend for me. I didn't even get a chance to get on and say that I would do this later. Finally got it done and posted. I don't have any Asian stamps either and Oriental is just not my style, so these cards deviate from the inspiration piece more than I usually do.
Calligraphy
On this one I used images from noteworthy to substitute for the Oriental writing:
Bird
Cats