Another artJOYstuff swap to share...
this time the theme was "French General",
drawing inspiration from designer Kaari Meng and her wonderful line
of fabrics, embellishments and paper goods.
I had to start my ATCs from scratch, however, since I didn't have any actual products from her line to use. Instead, I pulled together images and elements that emulated her 'look':
red damask prints, vintage-looking red labels and trims, and French icons.
My design is all lined up and neat & tidy,
which to me, is again part of the French General 'look'.
red damask prints, vintage-looking red labels and trims, and French icons.
My design is all lined up and neat & tidy,
which to me, is again part of the French General 'look'.
Remember the prototypes for my new bag designs I showed in this post? Well, the French grain sack design was really a perfect match for this theme. I took that large image and shrunk it down to make this miniature pocket to hold the ATC:
I used my serger on the edges and they turned out pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself!
I used little lifts and levels to give each card a bit more dimension:
and tried to make the back pretty, too:
I got three lovely ATCs swapped in return, and our host Kimberly sent pretty French General papers in a little pennant/bunting kit to each of us~
I love everything in that French General line, especially the old graphics and the wonderful way all of it is presented and packaged. Right up my alley!
c'est si bon!
