My card for this week's Inspiration Challenge was inspired by this 1930s Eiffel Tower Locket from Urbanrose. I love the contrast of the black images with the blue background. I started with a silvery-blue piece of Basic Grey Urban Couture Lustra paper and sponged with with a variety of blue inks.
Next I stamped the Eiffel Tower & Balloon from Artistic Outpost's Paris Exposition. Next along the bottom I stamped the flowers from AO's Birds of a Feather repeatedly. I finished with the flourish from this set stamped repeatedly in silver pigment ink, which sort of created a silvery shadow over the entire piece.
I finished with silver & black mats to frame the design.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131976
Sat, Aug 27, 2011 @ 10:31 AM
Oh - just gorgeous - I love the field of flowers at the foot of the tower. Last time we were there DH went ice-skating on a small rink on the first level; I loved seeing all the Paris-inspired stuff this morning.
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105267
Sat, Aug 27, 2011 @ 3:16 PM
The black and blue are so gorgeous together!! I rally love your choice and that you made it round like the locket!! Beautiful view of Paris!!
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