Sunday, May 24, 2009

Thinking of You in Delft Blue

This is another card that I made for my Merry Go Round swap. I am also submitting it for this week's Banana Split Sunday challenge at 2 Red Bananas, which is May Flowers (using flowers on a card). I have never done the Banana Split challenge, so I wasn't sure if I had to use products from 2 Red Bananas shop or not. I couldn't find anything that said I did, so I am going to go ahead and submit it. I'm sure someone will let me know if I messed up. :)


When I received this image for the swap, the first thing I thought of was the beautiful blue and white Delftware from the Netherlands. I thought it would have been pretty embossed in blue on white paper. But since it didn't come that way, I decided to try to simulate the look with my Prismas. I used just one shade of blue to color the image, leaving most of the open areas white. I did not blend the pencil with this one because I wanted the blue to be crisp against the white like the Delftware. I trimmed the image to 3" square, then cut it into 9, 1" squares to simulate tile. I chose to use only blue and white on the card to stay with the Delftware look.

I'm really happy with how this turned out. I hope the person who sent me the image likes it too.


Supplies
Stamps: Netherlands (Stampin Up! - I think); Sentiment (Hero Arts)
Paper: White cardstock (Georgia Pacific); Blue cardstock (scraps)
Embellishments: Flowers (Prima); ribbon (unknown); button (unknown); scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Technique: Prismacolor pencils
Finished card size: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

10 comments:

Sue said...

This is wonderful, love what you did with the stamped image. And I love that you only used blue, so fitting. Very creative. Love it.

a portland granny said...

That is beautiful. I love, love, love blue and white. This is just a grand card!

Cassie said...

oh wow times ten!! this turned out just phenomenal!! i love it! thanks for joining in at 2RB! I hope you'll play again too!

Susan said...

I'm sure she will love it....it's very pretty!

Emily said...

Just beautiful Judy!
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GiftsByHeidi said...

Wow Judy, that turned out incredible!! I love it. Great job! Hard to tell it was stamped in black!!

Jeanette - said...

Wow, this is gorgeous! I love everything about it! Thanks for playing along with us in the 2RedBananas challenge!

Janice W. said...

Love, love, LOVE this!!! WOW!!

Teresa said...

Oh my gosh your card is just wonderful. The flower looks good but I love how you cut your image up. Thanks for playing.

Wendy said...

Wow. This card is so gorgeous! I love the blue and white and how you made the image a mosaic. Very nice. Thanks for playing in 2RB's challenge.