I created a total of 9 scrap book pages for SaturdayÂ’s (8/30/0 challenge, IC143, which was to use a room of the Hotel Fox in Copenhagen as the inspiration for a card. What an amazing hotel! The rooms are all unique and totally awesome.
I took my inspiration from the rooms designed by UK artists Nicola Carter and Luise Vormittag (also known as Container) who designed four rooms based on the four suites of a deck of cards. They had additional pictures of the rooms on their own website which was helpful for me as I was able to get a better sense of color and style for my own creations.
Their rooms depict a fairytale wedding in an old fashioned secret garden. Since I am still in the midst of completing the challenge for Friday, August 29th), for which I made a mat book for some pictures I took of this wedding, the timing of this couldn’t have been more perfect. So thank you, Stef, for a truly inspired challenge – I was looking to breathe some new ideas into the pages of this album and you helped immensely!
I stamped the background with random sprigs of cherry blossoms in gold – profusely on the left, less so on the right. For the left page, I framed the bride in a double matted (white over gold) oval frame that I cut using my Cricut Expessions and CM shape cutting system. I stamped and embossed flowers, leaves, butterflies, and hearts in gold on vellum, cut the images out, and arranged them around the frame. Intermingled are small gold punched flowers with tiny faux pearl accents.
When the album is assembled, I’ll include adequate spacers so the largest butterfly (which is attached only along the body – the wings pop up) – and bows aren’t flattened and crushed.
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008 GMT Views: 559
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Stamps: Fine Line Classics #91034-X (Inkadinkadoo); Gardena (Inkadinkado); Butterfly from Enchanted Fairies collection (All Night Media); Rose Leaves A2491E (Rubber Stamped); Small round flower (unknown collection); flower and flourish 95975 MM (Inkadinkadoo); Bl
Paper: white textured cardstock; gold “Moire” (The Paper Company)
Ink: Gold (Color Box)
Accessories: ribbons, braid with tulle, faux pearl strand