Saturday, 4 May 2013

Muse #15



Happy Saturday! I'm settling in with a coffee to spend some time looking at some eye candy on Muse and narrowing down my 3 faves.

Here is this weeks Muse, created by Jen Mitchell.

As you can see, I basically followed the layout, as well as the color scheme, and certain elements such as a butterfly, embossing and and button.

I stamped my butterfly on vellum, and colored it with Copics, then cut it out the hard way. I made a blue and yellow plaid panel for a bit of pizzazz with some sponging, stamping, and a dash of black Sharpie, then die cut the word "you" out of the center to reveal the black mat underneath. I think you'll be seeing some more vellum butterflies and more plaid from me in a variety of colors in the near future! It's so much fun watching them come to life.

Making plaid is right up my alley. I even have a plaid dining room wall.

This room is on the east side of the house, and in the morning light, this green seemed a little loud when I first painted it, though it doesn't look as green in this picture as in real life. I was concerned that my husband would hate it because it was too bright, so I decided to tone it down by throwing in the rest of our colors to break it up a bit. It really did make a huge difference, and I was surprised at how 3 dimensional it looks because the colors don't blend like a true plaid. People are always surprised to find out it's painted on. I'm happy to say, after 7 years, I'm not the least bit tired of it and am not planning to change it anytime soon. It still makes me happy every time I walk in the door.

Thanks for stopping by,
T

Supplies
PTI: stampers select white and true black cardstock, background basics: super stripes, diamond impression plate, wonderful words die, white button
SU: basic black, pool party and daffodil delight inks, just believe
Martha Stewart: butterfly
other: black Sharpie, white embroidery floss, yellow Copics, corner rounder, painter's tape

Wall: 5 shades of paint, 3 rolls of painter's tape, laser level, 3 evenings, and some patience!

9 comments:

  1. Love the vellum butterfly, Tanis, and the plaid with the die cut is a real work of art! What a cool wall in your dining room (another work or art) ... gorgeous clock! Anita :)

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  2. Wow, I thought your paper was store bought. Beautiful job on it. Lovely card, Tanis

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  3. I LOVE the plaid on your card, the colours are gorgeous! This is a really happy card :)

    How brave are you with your interior design?! I want some of your courage! That wall looks so cool and how many people can say that after the same decor for 7 years that they're not tired of it-I think that's only you! :)

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    1. Thanks Sian. Yes, it requires a bit of moxie, but paint is fairly inexpensive, so it can always be fixed if it goes horribly wrong! The best approach is to just dive in.

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  4. Gorgeous card Tanis - LOVE your plaid & vellum butterfly.
    With that embossing it would fit right in with this fortnights Catered Crop too http://cateredcrop.com/2013/04/28/make-an-impression-recipe-swap/

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  5. Love that plaid and I'm so impressed that you stamped it! Love the butterfly too! Great card, Tanis!

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  6. YAY! You showed your wall! I love it! And I love your plaid on your fresh take on this week's Muse - thanks for playing along!

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  7. I'm crazy for plaid, too, and LOVE making my own plaid with stamps and markers. Your plaid layer is so pretty .... love those colors and the design you created!

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  8. Congratulations, Tanis, on the well-deserved voter's choice over at MUSE for your stunning card!! Speaking of stunning, holly cow, I LOVE your wall!!

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