Sunday, May 25, 2008

Kids of the world - all coming together

Here is another take on the international kiddies, this time with a far eastern feel. I used these clips because the picture will be a present for my mother, who has a few oriental-themed things in her house, so this frame will look good amongst it all.


I had a lot of fun deciding on the colours and backgrounds for this piece, not to mention the embellishments, because the frame is 12 x 12, so lots of room for bits and pieces.


I tried to match the girls’ nationality to the boys, but as you can see, they are a bit of a multicultural mix. The Japanese dude with the cup of tea seems to be chillin’ in his yukata, while his compatriot is ready to take on the Last Samurai! The girls are taking it all in their elegant stride…



The clip art (thanks again to Stampinwhenican) was coloured using Tombow markers. The lace cardstock is from KI Memories, and the metallic bronze paper (Lincraft) was embossed using a Cuttlebug (Bloom Dots design) - doesn't it look like pressed metal?. Felt flowers from Maya Road, brads from Kaisercraft and Queen and Co, rub-ons by Cloud 9. Crane stamp (on China girl’s dress) from Hero Arts. The ‘sword’ is a toothpick covered in aluminium foil (making do with limited supplies!).

5 comments:

Allison Rankin said...

Another great piece...the BG you chose is terrific!

made by fifi said...

fab card - they look great together don't they xx

Mrs. Nancy G said...

Oh wow!!! Totally love what you did with the clipart! Very clever and oh so cute!

:-)

Lin Mei said...

Belle, these really are amazing! How did you add the smoke rising from the cup of tea? Love the backgrounds and the colours too.

OohLookBel said...

Hi lin mei - thanks, isn't the cuttlebug gerat? The tea smoke was done with a silver pencil.

Ooh, look at this, too...