Claire mentioned the Art Deco style of the lettering in the set, so I decided to take to Google searching for some Art Deco inspiration. I found this lovely wedding invitation at zazzle.com and used it as my starting point.
Here is my first card featuring images from "My Kind of Guy"...
I was inspired by the vertical columns and the bold heading of the invitation. I also loved the arches and fancy frames I kept seeing throughout all of the Art Deco samples I came across online.
The detail in the images of this set is amazing! No need for much embellishing, so I used some subtle red chevron paper for the background from the new collection "24/Seven" by Simple Stories and some tiny silver brads.
See that lovely border image along the bottom of the card? Claire had mentioned "brogue" shoes when she revealed this set to us which had me scratching my head a little bit. Maybe it's because I've only heard this type of shoes called "wingtips" before :)!!
So for my second card, I went "shopping" for inspiration! I totally wanted to get a pair of these Magnanni Artea Spectator shoes for my husband Jason...until I saw the hefty $395.00 price tag! So I decided to make a card inspired by them instead. He really only needs his waders and steel-toed work boots at the fish hatchery where he works ;)!
I just loved the colors and the lovely "linen" looking panels. I had recently purchased some handmade linen paper and couldn't wait to try it out on this card. ALERT: Awesome sentiments coming up!
So cool! I am not even sure that these sentiments were meant to be paired together but I love them! I stamped the brogue border with Vintage Photo distress ink and then went in with a Q-tip that had darker Pumice Stone ink on it and added it in. I wanted the multi-colored look of the shoes in the photo.
And that Old Bean with his monocle! Enhanced his a bit with a dew drop. He is stamped in grey ink and then I cut a frame with my circle nesties and inked it up with more Distress inks.
Before I go, an admission. I was singing Justin Timberlake's new song "Suit and Tie" the whole time I was making these cards, hee! You can sing it along with me HERE! (PS...Check out his band signs...and SHOES!)
See you back here tomorrow as the Design Team features another new set. For now, you are sure to find some more wonderful samples featuring this super cool stamp set!
Supplies:My Kind of Guy card:
Stamps: My Kind of Guy, Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: Simple Stories 24/Seven, Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream & Smokey Shadow cardstock
Ink: Fresh Ink in Black Tea, Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler
Other: mini silver brads
Old Bean card:
Stamps: My Kind of Guy, Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream & Smokey Shadow cardstock, Recollections Handmade Paper-Linen
Ink: Fresh Ink in Slate, Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress inks in Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, & Pumice Stone
Other: clear Dew Drop, Spellbinders Standard Circle Nestabilities
23 comments:
Superb work! Love them!
Cool - now I know what wingtips are! How strange this shared language of ours often is!!!
I love your cards - and this stamp set is fab-u-lous - gotta love a moustache and monacle!!!
Tara
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Fantastic cards - I love your attention to detail. The scalloped border looks just like polished shoe leather!
Beautiful creations - love the art deco look. Love the masculine second card too - both so fab.
I love how you tied inspiration photos in with your designs - it tied everything together beautifully. You captured both the art deco and the Spectator Shoes beautifully. I really love the stamping on the first - the bold lines hanging like a curtain and the round window on the second!
You rock girl with your fun inspiration pieces and then your great interpretations! LOVE that first design especially!!!
How cute, cute, cute!!! Kelly, what a great set of cards! The big border strip reminds me of a red bandana pattern...you are second on my list today, but if I don't see it done in red/white further down I will be shocked! Great job. Can't believe you found that inspiration photo that so matches the stamp...can't wait to see what else you have for us this week!
These cards and stamps are amazing Kelly! I love that both your cards were inspired from those great photos.you did a fabulous job with these new stamps....yep I want them ! Love your cards today!
Fun, fun, fun cards. Love the style you created.
Brilliant use of your inspiration pieces. Love the way you worked the distress ink.
Kelly that marquee card...
amazing!!!
I LOVE it!!! :)
I didn't even think about going Art Deco and you rocked it!!
And then the canvas...
again...
love!!
I just die over these...
they're fabulous!! :)
Fabulous use of this set!! I love the colors that you chose!
The red and black is very theatrical but still masculine...very clever.
Love your cards and what fab inspiration are those shoes! I agree - very clever!
Love that you showed the shoe image, wouldn't have got it otherwise! Great cards, love the burgundy one, it reminds me of a cinema!
Love the use of the pinterest pic-your card!! My FAV though are those fancy shoes and the colors/textures in the second (linen card stock is yummy-where'd you get that??)
I like the cards you made using these inspiration ideas.
Love your card: the brown looks just like leather with a good polish on it, and great idea for the dew drop on the monacle!!
Loving them Kelly, but I do have to ask....you really think Jason would wear those shoes? I can't see him in those. LOL
The details make these soooo very special Kelly. You're a master of technique!
All brilliant projects Kelly and now i am humming along too!
Love these cards - the second one is just super!
Oh my goodness, where do I begin? I love every single thing about your cards today! The first card's vibe is perfectly art deco, and those colors - YUM! And the second is so wonderfully masculine. Thanks for the inspiration!
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