Gilded Boho Indigo set

 

A very quickly created set of cards using the Boho Indigo medley and Gilded Leafing

Here I am - still completely hooked on the Gilded Leafing!

This time I've made a set of cards using the gorgeous Boho Indigo product medley.

Gilded Leafing also works well on Very Vanilla (or white) backgrounds - it's less dramatic, more subtle

The cards look (I think, anyway, but I may be biased!) elegant and attractive, especially with the addition of that beautiful soft but rich gold.  They are, however, incredibly quick and easy to make!

I stamped the image with liquid glue and applied Gilded Leafing

I did all the gold work at the same time, so only one clean up!  

I stamped with Multipurpose Liquid glue and applied the glue as described here.

Boho Indigo - elegant, stylish, simple!

In fact, I did a lot of gilding that morning!

When I work with Gilded Leafing - I tend to work in bulk and only have the one clean up!

Then it was just a matter of layering the cards with the beautiful Boho Indigo papers and Night of Navy cardstock and adding a few embellishments.

The flowers are included in the medley.  I gave some of them a darker centre with the addition of some sequins.

The birthday greeting is from the new Enjoy The Moment stamp set and I cut them out with a stitched Rectangle die - shortening the piece like this.

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All products available for purchase in my online store

Boho Indigo Product Medley (English)

$122.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$7.00

Gilded Leafing Embellishment

$15.75

Whale Of A Time Sequins

$11.25

Enjoy The Moment Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

$61.00

Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

$17.50

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Mondrian inspired card set

This project is entered into this week's Crazy Crafters Project Highlights.  Click here to see the other great projects and vote for your favourites.

I was first introduced to the work of Piet Mondrian while studying History of Art .... a long time ago now!  It had immediate appeal for me which has grown, rather than diminished, with the years.

In making a set of cards as a gift, I turned to Mondrian for inspiration ... and I think he came up trumps!

 

I started out with Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow (he painted it in 1930 but it's still fresh and appealing today) because there were more bold blocks of colour than lines.  I added a couple of stamped greetings because the large blocks seemed to require it.

The greetings are (appropriately) from the stamp set Painter's Palette

I then felt ready to try my hand at some of the more intricate pieces, starting with 

Composition with Red, Yellow, Blue and Black (one of his 1921 pieces). 

I first cut and positioned the black horizontal and vertical lines then added the rectangles of colour

To suit the medium of cardmaking and my abilities, I had to make some adjustments to the designs but I hope I have managed to maintain the balance that is so important in his designs.

The next card is based on Mondrian's Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue (painted in 1921)

I cut and glued the lines first then trimmed and adhered the coloured cardstock

All of this was inevitably and inexorably leading me back to present day Stampin' Up! and the wonderful new Swirly Scribbles thinlits!  

The Swirly Scribbles thinlits are perfect for a Mondrian inspired design

 

I cut the Swirly Scribbles several times in Basic Black and adhered them to a piece of Whisper White cardstock in a design that I found pleasing.  Then I used the same die with Real Red, Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point cardstock.  After adhering the pieces that I wanted to complete my design, I kept the rest for later projects.

I like the card case so much, I'm going to make a card version of it!

I used the easel and greeting from the Painter's Palette stamp set to cover the join in the Swirly Scribbles!

Thank you for visiting, I hope you enjoyed this card set.  This project is entered into the International Blog Highlight - do visit it to see the other great projects and vote for your favourites. 

'Til next time
Stephanie


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Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

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Painter's Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Ink Refill

[140928]

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock

[116202]

Basic Black 12" X 12" Card Stock

[124267]

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

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