This is for Inspiration Challenge #162. That Stef has gone and done it again. Today's challenge had a serious Asian flair and I had a hard time gettin' my Asian on today!
I saw flowers in the fireworks and, regretfully, I cannot draw to save my life. So I made a feable attempt at mums using Perfect Medium, Pearl Ex and gel pens on black stock. The sentiment translates to Friend in English and is embossed in gold.
Too bad the shimmer doesn't photograph, but thanks for looking anyway! And thank you for the challenge.
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009 GMT Views: 588
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Registered: July 1, 2007 Location: small town near montreal, quebec Posts: 26677
Sun, Jan 11, 2009 @ 7:11 PM
Oooh yeah, it's a good thing you can't draw...yeah right! This is such a beautiful card M, love the gold sentiment too. Gorgeous work, take it in M, I love it.
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Sun, Jan 11, 2009 @ 7:32 PM
These mums are gorgeous! What a beautiful card! TFS :0)
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132001
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 @ 9:11 AM
What a wonderful way to interpret the fireworks. They really do lokok like big chrystanths when they burst. I love your imagination in this - and to me they look perfectly drawn, like those Chinese brush and ink drawings.
Registered: June 14, 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 6675
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 @ 6:00 AM
Wow M - you have done an incredible job on this challenge and you artwork is stunning - you are far too hard in yourself. These flowers remind me of the fireworks on Sydney Harbour on New Years Eve - stunning!! Thanks for sharing!
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