Hello friends,
Today is the first of the month and that means a new Palette Collection tag. July is blue!
I could not pass up the chance to use the 'Vintage' Palette print for this tag. I was recently in Paris at Museum Orsay and once again had the opportunity to see the Van Gogh painting, "Starry Night over the Rhone" that he painted in 1888. The 'Vintage' print fabric took me right back to standing in front of the painting!
I hope you can see how art can influence us and how your thoughts can translate into ideas using that inspiration.
To make the stars, I adhered half of a 6 x 6" Sizzix Adhesive sheet to the back of a piece of Kraft-stock Metallic (champagne) and used my Falling Stars die to cut a lot of small stars.
I also added a ripped strip of the Palette Script fabric under the wheels of the car. It is rumpled and a bit bunched up in a few places. I wanted to represent that life's road is never easy, with lots of bumps in the road. Many times, even with our best efforts, things don't turn out as planned. On the other hand, there are so many good things that make this life wonderful! Seeing what is ahead and putting one step into the darkness so the light can appear before us.
I love that she looks ready to take the first step in her journey!
Now carry on,
paula
