Wednesday, February 15, 2012

AO Designer February Blog Hop

Artistic Outpost challenges it's designers to come up with a project based on a particular stamp theme each month. I have the privilege of being a guest designer, so I get to participate in this month's theme of "Using London Stamps"! The two stamp sets I have used are Loverly London and London Underground. I cannot stress enough how wonderfully detailed these stamps are, and the images are so unique and fun! You can use these on so many different themes besides a London one, as I have sort of done on my card titled "Mind the Love Gap". Isn't love so much fun? Well...most of the time!!!
The backgound images are all stamped in Mustard Seed Distress Ink. All the AO images are stamped in Walnut Stain Distress Ink. The kraft paper card is stamped with AO sentiments in Tea Dye Distress Ink. Everything on the card is border inked in Walnut Stain.
Graphic 45 paper is tucked behind each AO image die cut from Tim's Styled Labels Die. The regal lady's hat is embossed and layered with another image of the hat, and then adorned with Prima roses sprayed with Blue Patina Perfect Pearls Mist. She is also colored in with watercolor pencils. The right side up butterfly was coated in Glossy Accents and adhered to the butterfly strip.
The gorgeous gent is looking suave in that peacock blue tie and colored rose in his pocket. His hat is also double layered and embossed in Vintage Photo Embossing Powder. He is colored in with watercolor pencils as well.
I love these male and female chipboard pieces from Maya Road. They are covered with Graphic 45 paper and stamped with the AO London newspaper image in Rusty Hinge and Iced Spruce Distress Ink. The hardware is from Oriental Trading, and brads are Idea-ology. Mind The Gap is stamped with Walnut Stain on transparency and heat embossed with Vintage Photo Distress Powder.


This is a blog hop, of course, so just click on a designer's name below and get going while you nibble away on yesterday's gift chocolate...(I didn't get any...hubby's birthday, remember?!?) All comments are immensely appreciated by each of us! AO treasures each of you for taking the time the meander around, as do we!!! And...don't forget about the February Referral Challenge "shades of red". There is still time to join in for a chance at that wonderful prize.
Supplies:
Maya Road: male/female chipboard pieces
Graphic 45: SteamPunk Debutante pape
Oriental Trading: lock and key brads
From My Stash: transparency film, white cardstock


I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!



22 comments:

  1. Very clever card Anita, love the little touches like the flower in her hat and the flower in his pocket and the colouring, perfect. Love the male and female cut outs too. Great design and so well thought out. Lovely. Tracy x x

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  2. This little piece of artwork is amazing! Love the female and male icons with the lock and key very much!

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  3. Love the design! Very fun to see all the different layers of images and embellishments. The mustard yellow is so pretty as the background. Lovely card!

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  4. Great card, Anita ! Those are great stamps. I love the sentiments and what you've done with the butterflies on the strips.

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  5. Seriously cool. Love the composition and the story!

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  6. Знаешь, Анита, я не перестаю удивляться твоим идеям и их неповторимому воплощению! У меня просто нет слов... NO WORDS...!

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  7. Very cool card, Anita. You've really used that awesome set of stamps well! :) <3 Candy

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  8. Beautiful card, I love the images & the background looks great.

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  9. Anita, this is quite cool! Love your color choices and always look handmade background! Have a great Wednesday!

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  10. Anita, your card is just striking. Love your color choices and well thought out placement and selection of embellishments. Bravo!

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  11. Anita, this is absolutely STUNNING! I love how you used such different colors. Everything is so well balanced together and the butterflies are a beautiful border.

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  12. Mind the gap!!!!!! Oh, how I miss London - but not as much after seeing your cool card!

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  13. Those chipboard figures will send us off in search of the loo! Too cute!

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  14. I dont know where you get such nice ideas, I mean this card is GORGEOUS!

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  15. Fab combination of AO London images! Love your added chipboard pieces!

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  16. Terrific art...really enjoyed seeing it!

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  17. Brilliant Anita! You have the British sense of humour down to a tee! Loving those die cuts as well as the fabulous Artisitic Outpost stamps (got to get me some of those... they are absolutely brilliant) The 'gap' in the 'Mind The Gap' stamp could stand for another 'Gorgeous Anita Project'

    PS... There's a pressie for you at the end of my latest post (don't worry, it's NOT that blog award!)

    Toodlepip, Chin Chin!

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  18. Wowzer, Anita, you really went for the details on this. A really super piece of stamping work and I love the way you dress up the figures - Eliza's hat and that wonderful flower and the Prof. and his rose - just so much fun! You always inspire me with your work!

    Hugs,
    Linda

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  19. Love all the detail, layer and colors... AWESOME!!!!

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  20. Cool card. Great layout and use of images and color.

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