Thursday, 20 February 2014

Oriental Inspiration

I just picked up a copy of my regular crafting magazine and this month the free gift is a set of acrylic stamps all inspired by the Orient. I have combined a few of them in my card for CAS Colours and Sketches this week. The stating point is a colour challenge and we have these three delicious colours to play with


You don't have to use the exact Stampin' Up colours, just the nearest you have. I used Mimento London Fog for the grey.

The background is made using an acrylic block printing technique, and I wasn't brave enough to do it one-layer, but I do think that would look great! The cherry blossom and storks symbolise happiness I think, so the Chinese characters beneath are perfect. Really happy with the simplicity of this design, would look great in blue too-like the Willow pattern china!
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5 comments:

  1. Deborah Frings20 February 2014 at 12:45

    Absolutely beautiful! I do like the oriental theme - so pretty! Great colours for the challenge!

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  2. karen h20 February 2014 at 15:54

    Love this card, Louise! The beautiful watercolor background is a perfect pairing with the oriental stamp images!

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  3. Unknown21 February 2014 at 10:14

    This is beautiful Louise! Love the acrylic stamping technique...it works really well for this card! I'd love to see it in blue...fancy a try? ;)
    Lizy xx

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  4. Jacqueline21 February 2014 at 10:17

    Hi Louise - hope you are OK - love this oriental themed card - very pretty - Jacqueline xx

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  5. Patricia Hays21 February 2014 at 17:07

    The abstractness of the blocked background works perfectly with the Asian theme, and it's so pretty in these colors! Super job, Louise! :)

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Thanks for leaving a comment. I love reading them all!
Louise xx

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