Sometimes things just work out....this was in the works yesterday afternoon.
Tuesday I went with several friends to lunch and then on to see the movie, "Woman in Gold"....the saga of Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I". The movie is what REALLY inspired me to create a thank you card for the friend who had put together this wonderful afternoon. I LOVED the movie. Although Klimt's painting took three years for him to complete, I did my card in a micro percentage of that time. : ) It's not intended to duplicate Klimt's technique, but to evoke the "feeling of". As one of my "hobbies du jour", I did gold leafing. I saved all my "flakes" from burnishing in a box. These happen to be from faux leaf in silver, gold and Dutch metal.(What you perceive as "white" spots are the silver) I sized my paper haphazardly and then laid the paper face down into the box, burnished the leaf, sealed, embossed, and sponged on some TH inks. The butterfly was done with the embossing resist technique on a separate piece of paper and then cut out and pasted on the bg. It is a thank you, but I did not want to add words to the face of the card.
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Date: Thursday, May 7, 2015 GMT Views: 3601
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Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31218
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 12:12 PM
This is quite a Creative inspired piece of artwork, Sallie! Looks like you took your time with placement of the metals. A Lovely Masterpiece indeed that your friend will cherish~
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Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 12:29 PM
With a card this stunning, Sallie, there's really no need to add a sentiment, IMHO. Love the burnished look. When looking closely, I see a little mixed media going on here. wonderful artistic card ~ a perfect way to say thank you to your friend.
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Registered: January 27, 2010 Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Posts: 52222
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 2:51 PM
Goodness Sallie - the mix of your "flakes" along with the blue are simply stunning, as is that butterfly and the background embossing - what a lucky friend to receive such a beautiful thank you.
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 6:17 PM
WOW! This one just blew me away! That background and swallowtail are gorgeous! Love the embossing partial embossing on the background! Wow, Sallie, what an incredible card and what a lucky friend!
Registered: April 4, 2008 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona originally from New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 18436
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 7:24 PM
Wow Sallie, I just know that your friend is going to treasure this card... I love the gold bg with the ef you used and also that you did a partial butterfly... again the colour of the butterfly is phenomenal... absolutely love your wonderful work of art.....
Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Thu, May 07, 2015 @ 8:22 PM
Gorgeous! It makes me want to see the movie!
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