Monday, 9 February 2009

Hearts


The Gothic Arch challenge this week was the theme of 'Hearts'. I'm flitting between Art Nouveau, Art Deco and my usual Vintage passion at the moment and I really like this stamp!

Normally if you mention 'Queen of Hearts' I immediately want to shout 'off with his head'!! And then I start dreaming about Alice In Wonderland!

This stamp is by 'alpha stamps', the background is vellum and I used a heart shaped brad to secure the glitter thread at the top then secured behind the stamped image and fanned out. I coloured the stamp with gel pens and watercolours and finally added the 'teardrop' shaped gems.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous arch, ove the image

Unknown said...

Wow this is gorgeous x

Femmy said...

beautiful arch!! great image!

Unknown said...

Absolutely stunning stamp - very beautiful colours. Lol Lynn x

AliMayes said...

Ooh I love Art Nouveau ! and all the roses are very Charles Rennie Mackintosh too. Lovely arch.
Ali xx

Esther said...

wow!! wonderfull!! it's semm's like Muchat!! I love art déco!! it's my favorite style!! i've made an altered boock about art déco , and Klimt!! it's gorgeous!!

Lynn Stevens said...

Great take on the theme .I Love Art Nouveau

Karen said...

very cool...love the art deco feel to it..that style always depicts women as soo strong!!!Like Norse Goddesses...hehehe...loved that when I got here Jim Croce was playing...used to listen to his albyum over and over as a kid...brings back memories...

Maureen said...

Very different Viv, I like it!!

Suze said...

Your arch is excellent, love it !!!

lena-dailyscrap said...

What a beautiful arch! Love that stamp and all those little details...

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Great idea, looks really fab.

Diamond Doll said...

It,s fab Viv,erm are you also known as bowling belle?
Trish (-:

Deby said...

Very, very nice as usual...

Faye said...

So gorgeous an arch. I love the pink color.

Anonymous said...

It's beautiful, Viv!
Hugs, Vanja

Judy said...

Love the style you chose, great arch!

June said...

Sooo original !!! I love this one. I didnt get chance to do it as wasnt well but there are some gorgeous ones made and this is just well ... a cut above !!
Hugs June xxx

LynnF said...

Just perfect! Lynn F.

Unknown said...

This is gorgeous! I love the art nouveau style!

RubyMay said...

ooo very Rennie Mackintosh...absolutely love it x

Vintage Papers said...

beautiful image and details. love the soft pink background.