I woke up and did today’s Inspiration challenge right away.
The inspiration piece was a painted Gourd (okay…never even heard THAT word before. Is the word for this particular shaped vase?).
I loved the colors and shapes it had. I wrote down medaillon, scallops and for a color combo: Basic black, Ruby Red, Creamy Caramel/More Mustard and a tad of gray (under the medaillon)
I thought of Baroque Motifs right away when I looked at the center piece. But when I pulled the set out, the Medaillon piece didn’t quite fit.
So I stamped it three times in Ruby Red on Caramel Shimmery Paper. Remember the trip to the Paper Zone I took in Portland. Well…we didn’t have much time, but I did buy Caramel, Ivory and White Shimmery Paper. Along with a cool book and a tool kit from Making Memories.
Anway….after I cut all three images out leaving only the four large leaves standing. I layered them on top of each other with dimensionals, punched a hole with my Crop-a-dile and added a Pewter Jumbo Eyelet with a Fire Circle Rhinestone center.
I taped the medaillon on Basic Gray cardstock and outlined the edges.
Okay…so sometimes when I design stuff I don’t think things through. After I had done all this, the caramel leaves looked to pale. I sponged them with More Mustard to make them look more vibrant.
I cut a black circle with my Coluzzle, paper pierced the edges and taped my center piece right in the middle.
My card base is a 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Basic Black cardstock folded in half.
I corner rounded the edges on the right hand side.
I did the same with my next layer, a 4″ Ruby Red square.
I sponged the entire square and stamped the swirl image from Baroque Motifs over it. I added Cherish in Black Stazon on the bottom right corner.
After I did all that I thought about how to finish the card off. The layout for this weekend’s sketch challenge looked perfect with it.
For the horizontal part I cut a piece of Caramel shimmery paper to 2″ x 3″. I sponged it with More Mustard, added scallops with the corner rounder and stamped the Linen background over it.
This was layered on a 2″ x 3″ piece of Black cardstock. Black brads were added in the center of the first four scallops and Gray Taffeta ribbon was tied around the cardstock layers. I adhered the circle and the horizontal stip with dimensionals.
Beate
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I saw this on SCS. . .it’s absolutely GORGEOUS, Beate!
Love the way you did that flower!
I think the gourd is a form of squash or pumpkin. Your card is so pretty!!!
Here is the definition I found: Any of several trailing or climbing plants related to the pumpkin, squash, and cucumber and bearing fruits with a hard rind. (I think we mostly use gourd for the pumpkin-like plant that is shaped like the vase.
Your card is beautiful too!
Ok, first off that card is just AMAZING! I was not expecting those colors from that inspiration piece, you just blew my mind with that! I love, love, love the medallion, the paper piercing….everything.
And yep, a gourd is a squash, so that’s a really cool squash!
Awesome Beate.
Beautiful card as usual Beate!! Thanks for sharing!!
Diane
Beautiful card! I love it! Just to add to the gourd info, they can somehow be hollowed out and be used as decoration. I’ve seen them sold as bird houses too.
Gourd is a dirty word…NOT! Just kidding. It is part of the pumpkin family. They usually are shaped really weird or unique and I believe you can cut them open, take out the insides and dry them, then you can decorate them or whatever. I’ve never done that personally, though, so don’t try this at home, folks…let the professionals do it. 🙂
Your card is absolutely stunning! Love the colors, love the design. Wow, Beate, you never cease to amaze me!
Hugs,
Pam
Fabulous card! I absolutely LOVE that color combo! {smiles}
OMGosh! This is soooo pretty! Wow!
Gorgeous card! The flower is amazing…such detail!
Hi Beate, Fabulous card! And you are nor “out of your gourd!” He he! Gourds grow in the ground like pumpkins and squash, then dried out and used for ornamental purposes. It is a fall thing!
That is a very nice painted one you have! Deb
I love seeing your interpretations of things — the card is just gorgeous!!
Great card, Beate! I love the touch of grey to brighten it up and the background you stamped!.
I just love your cards they never cease to amaze me.
Oh…I love the colors and that beautiful flower! The bling and brads are perfect for you design. Wow!
Beate, your card is just STUNNING 🙂 You are amazing!
Inspiration comes in ALL forms *smile*…..Love it Beate!!!
Hugs,
Lisa B
Oh my goodness! When I saw that image this morning on SCS it scared me away! haha! YOU did awesome with it though!!! I LOVE what you did! Layering those flowers and using the jumbo eyelet with the brad…oh my! LOVELY!
Those colors look so great on your card! Makes me think “Bohemian”.
Beate, fabulous interpretation of the inspiration piece!!!! Awesome job!
Very nice card!!
I am a stampper and a gourd artist.
Gourds come in different sizes and shapes.
As stated above they grow on vines like pumpkins.
They can be tiny or very very large. You can dry them through the winter and they will go very mouldy. Most people freak out when they see this and toss them out, but this is ok as long as when you push the gourd and it is not mushy.
When they are fully dried out they turn brown and hard like wood.
You can decorate as wanted. I tried to stamp on some when I stared stamping but it is hard because of the curve to them.
There are some wonderful gourd artists out there and I have seen pieces for hundereds of dollars. Do a google and check out this unique art form. If you have a nice large one for your decorations this year set it somewhere cool and dry for the winter and watch the process. In the summer drill a one inch hole in it. put a hanger throught the neck and hang it in a tree for the birds. They will use it for a house and they will use the guts (they will be dry) to make their nest.
There are many kinds bottle neck, dipper, bird house and swan to name a few.
I love your card! And don’t be scared of gourds! LOL! They’re so much fun! I’ve painted many of them! Snowmen, Chef’s, penguins. etc. They’re grown just like a squash. Then in the fall you pick them off the plant and put them in a dry cool place to dry. They get very hard after several months. Some are shaped like large bowls when cut in half, some are shaped like snowmen, some are shaped like ladles. I buy mine locally but you can buy them on line at http://www.welburngourds.com check it out for more info on these fabuous things 🙂
Beatuiful card, love the colors. TFS, such an elegant card.
Awesome card..as usual!
Your card is just awesome Beate, and although I know what a gourd is, thank you for asking as the answers are so interesting and informative! The link in Karen’s challenge thread went to page with other painted gourds too if you want to see more!
Wow, this is perfect for the inspiration challenge!!!
Your card is awesome I love it!
I love your layered medallion, Beate! Great job!
Amazing card. I will have to try hard to case it my way. So glad you went to Paper Zone. I live in the Portland area and go there often. Did you get a chance to go to Stamp A Dee Do Dah? I love this stamp store. It is going south on McLoughlin.
Oh my gosh, I absolutely LOVE this!