In my previous post I mentioned that I had done the LOTR costume thing (see exhibit
A &
B), so it probably comes as no surprise that when it comes to these movies, I'm highly inspired by the costumes. Translating a costume to papercraft means sacrificing a few costuming guidelines (largely accuracy
), but for most of my cards this week I have used costumes for basic inspiration, so very few will look as close to the original piece as the
Legolas card. This card, for example, is inspired by Frodo, but you probably wouldn't pick it straight away.
The earthy colours are drawn from Frodo's costume, his Really Rust vest, Always Artichoke cloak and reddish-brown coat (I used Ruby Red because it's the closest colour in some shots). The velvet Close To Cocoa does kind of match part of his costume, but I had to include something furry for the hobbity foot hair
. With eyes like Elijah's I'd have to include bright blue somewhere, hence the turquoise rhinestone brad. The Bashful Blue punched star is for the phial Galadriel gives to Frodo, which contains the "Light of Earendil, our most beloved star"). And of course, the gold rim of the metal-edged tag (paper inner removed) is for the Ring. I chose this sentiment for a number of reasons, there are a few of Boromir's lines regarding both Frodo and the Ring that remind me of this but over-all I think it sums Frodo up pretty well, to carry out this task when it has been the ruin of so many others is a marvel.
Now I must confess that while I have watched Fellowship countless times and coveted many of the costumes, I wasn't as familiar with Frodo's so I did reference
Alley Cat Scratch for description and detail images, so if you are feeling a little stuck for ideas take a wander through the Character pages over there
. Alley Cat is where I went to for tips when making my own costumes, and through them I have become quite a stickler for detail when it comes to the costumes... so much so that this card is "to scale"... it is Halfling sized, being 2x3", about half the height of a standard card. At the end of the week I'll have to post a photo of all my Fellowship member cards so you can see the scales
All supplies by Stampin' Up!
Cardstock: Ruby Red, Really Rust, Bashful Blue, Confetti White
Stamp set: So Many Sayings
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: large star punch, Word Window punch, Ice Circle Rhinestone brad, gold metal edged tag (retired), Theater Ribbon Originals, mini glue dots, dimensionals
Show watched while creating: Fellowship of course!
Another late night, another short post. This is for Cinema Saturday, the movie this week was Emma.
I've combined challenges for my card this morning (OK, so it'll be afternoon by the time it's posted, but it was made this morning), taking the colours from Keesh's Colour Challenge #3 and the layout from Taylor's Challenge #51. I've used colours very similar to this before, so this time I went with something a little more feminine. I had also forgotten to sketch or save the layout from Taylor's site and was having troubles with my net connection this morning and didn't get to double check before now... it doesn't surprise me that I haven't stuck to the sketch 100%, I like to use sketches for a jumping off point... I find that if I trying following a sketch exactly I fight with the card a lot more - it's better to let the card go where it will than try putting a square peg in a round roll 
In my previous post I mentioned that I had done the LOTR costume thing (see exhibit A & B), so it probably comes as no surprise that when it comes to these movies, I'm highly inspired by the costumes. Translating a costume to papercraft means sacrificing a few costuming guidelines (largely accuracy 
Saturday night was another Inklings Cyberstamp, this time hosted by Kari. The second challenge she gave us was a colour challenge: Ballet Blue, Soft Sky, Not Quite Navy, Pink Passion and Really Rust. Boy was it a challenge (I'm kinda wondering if this was her revenge on the colour challenge I posted when hosting the cyberstamp!)! I just couldn't tackle it on the night though just before I went to bed I did a test run on colouring this butterfly. Taking a look at it in the morning I decided it would work so I set to on my card proper. For the butterfly's body I used my aquapainter to pick up Really Rust ink direct from the reinker bottle so the colour was more intense... a bit of a cheat as it was easy to make it darker and more brown than Really Rust but hey, whatever works! Cutting around the antennae of the butterfly is rather tricky as they are so skinny, so once trimmed I coloured the edge and back of the paper with Soft Sky ink to blend in with the layer underneath.
