Thursday 14 July 2016

Oriental Wishes

Today I'd like to share a parchment card I made for my Sisters Birthday. I decided to create my design using the Groovi System from Clarity. A couple of the plates were launched when Hochanda visited Alexandra Palace.

To create this design I used four of the Groovi plates Ornate Boxes, Trellis, Geisha and the Waterhouse plates. I started by working out where the Geisha needed to be, I completed her to the waist and added the parasol. Then I added the grasses below before adding the remainder of her dress.


Then I added the waterhouse as the focal point and the grasses on the right side. I then added the inner part of my frame using the larges box from the ornate boxes plate. This then allowed me to add the branches,blossoms, leaves and grasses within this frame. I added the same box to create the outer frame, I simply moved it along and matched up to enlarge it. Then taking the trellis plate I filled the space in between.

Before adding the colour, I decided where I wanted to add my whitework, I added all of this before adding any colour. On the trellis, I used black where the lines went underneath each other to give it more of a 3D look. I added all of the colour on the reverse of the parchment apart from the roof struts as I wanted these to be a lot blacker, so coloured at the front.

Thank you ever so much for visiting my blog again today. I hope you are all still enjoying the things I am sharing. Thank you also for your comments, I really do value these and love to read them. xxx

9 comments:

  1. Your sister is certainly lucky to have a brother like you,wow what a card. The way you mix different plates and extend designs to create what you want is just amazing. This card is so delicate and very beautiful.
    Thank you for sharing. Nicola x
    P.S. Comment about brother is because I'm jealous as I'm lucky if mine even remembers my Birthday!

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    1. Thank you ever so much Nicola, I am very pleased you like it, I love the plates from Clarity.xx

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  2. Hi Nick, wow this is beautiful, I love to see parchment craft! I can't do it myself as it hurts my wrist, but do so admire it! Love Jean xxx

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    1. Hi Jean, I now what you mean, It does me too, but it is better for me with the plates. My problem is unsteady hands now so tracing is hard so I only do it now and again.xx Thank you ever so muchxx

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  3. Oh my Nick words fail me. This has to be my all time favourite off all the cards you have created. It is truly amazing. My Nanny's pride and joy was a willow patterned tea set and I have always loved anything with Geisha's etc hugs Janet xxx

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  4. Oh my Nick words fail me. This has to be my all time favourite off all the cards you have created. It is truly amazing. My Nanny's pride and joy was a willow patterned tea set and I have always loved anything with Geisha's etc hugs Janet xxx

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    1. Thats really lovely of you to say Janet, Than you ever so much. My Nan also loved her Willow Pattern. I think she also had the dinner set from her Mum. Sadly I think the only piece left is the meat plate. xx

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  5. Beautiful card Nick. I am sure your sister loved it. I haven't done parchment craft for a long time. When I started we used a mapping pen and white ink. A long time ago.

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    1. I really hope she does. I went onto the groovi as I find the mapping pen hard now. My hands are very unsteady so tracing is very difficult for me. I do it now and again though as I do like to come up with my own designs. Thank you ever so much & Take care xx

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