I did this series of cards a couple years ago, inspired by my all-time favorite reality show, PROJECT RUNWAY. I love the show and its premise in that it shows the creative process of real designers - and it applies to any serious creative endeavor. How some of the design ideas are pure genius, others are a stab in the dark, lots of hits and misses. And how you're never really sure how its going to turn out until you see it on the "runway" and it takes on a life of its own.
The gown above would be the bridal gown which is the traditional finale of every runway show. I used Crystal Effects and dots of that puffy heat-set stuff, trying to make it look like pom-poms.
The card above I dedicated to Heidi, "the ice queen". It would look FABULOUS on her! The gown below, kinda edgy, kinda earthy, reminded me of Santino, who was always pushing the envelope.
I also love the show because it shows how deeply emotional the creative process can be. That even though something as "frivolous" as clothing design would seem to many to be something lightweight, au contraire! It is the agony and the ecstasy. For those of us addicted to the creative bug, it is the air we breathe.
My jumping off point for this series was my collection of organdy ribbons. As we card-makers well know, tying a perfect bow is an art in itself. In attempting to teach myself how to do that, I decided to make each gown based on that color of ribbon, and I imagined tying the bow around the card was like tying a bow around each model's wrist. I used different textures and techniques for each gown. The stamp is from a long-retired Stampin' Up hostess set.
This gold gown, cuz its kinda Vegas, I think Tim Gunn would not approve. Too flashy for this arbiter of classy taste, non?
Stay tuned for the 2nd set tomorrow.....
This is a hinge card, which was featured in March's Stampin' Success (mag for SU demos). The hinge is on the cover, so it's like a little surprise (if you're curious enough to figure it out).
It's actually a super easy card to make. I'm definitely going to do more of these. Wanna join me?
