Papertrey Ink Blog Hop - Inspirational Photo Series: Modern Stripes

Good googly moogly, do I love me some stripes! In my wardrobe, on my walls, on my cards...I just love a simple striped pattern!

So it was a no brainer that I'd play along in the September Blog Hop with Papertrey Ink. It did, however take a little brain power to REMEMBER to make something for the blog hop! Which is exactly why, I was up bright and early creating a few cards for this event, using this inspiration photo:

 

And while we're on the topic of stripey eye candy, I thought I'd share a beautiful art installation that I recently saw here in Miami at the Bass Museum of Art, while I was scoping out the location for our wedding venue.

Check out this amazing floor that was created for their Vanishing Points exhibit!

Now for my cards (yes, that's cards...plural).  Once I got started the inspiration kept coming. Something about those colors are just my style!

Up first is a literal interpretation of the photo...very literal, as a matter of fact. I LOVE the mitered corners...so clean and crisp.

The stripes portion of the card came together rather quickly...but boy did I obsess over the sentiment. So ridiculous. I wanted something with clean lines and a modern font, to complement the stripes. I found just what I was looking for in the PTI Faux Ribbon set...love that set!



For my next card, I used a few colors from the inspiration photo, but played with the scale of the stripes and created a gradient effect with three colors.

I left just enough space between colors to slip in a simple sentiment.



Now...brace yourself for this last one.
 
It is totally unlike anything I've ever stamped. I used the colors from the inspiration photo, but wanted to deviate from the modern look of it. Instead, I wanted to create something reminiscent of folk art.

When the card was done, I felt like I needed something on top....so....wait for it....I added a bow. YIKES!

If you've read my blog for some time, you know how I get down with bows. Um...I don't. But I'm embracing it.

I love the finished product and I love that it's totally different than my typical cards.

 

Supplies:

Mitered Stripes:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Faux Ribbon for sentiment)

Ink: Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black

Paper: PTI (Vintage Cream, Smokey Shadow, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz)

Other: none

Gradient Stripes:

Stamps: PTI (Faux Ribbon)

Ink: Stampin Up (Apricot Appeal, Tempting Turquoise) Color Box Pigment Ink (Orchid); Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)

Paper: PTI (True Black , Vintage Cream)

Other: none

Folk Art Love:

Stamps: PTI (Sending You, Anniversary set {for small red dots}, Christmas Friends {for birds}, Polka Dot Basics {for yellow polka dot background}

Ink: Stampin Up (Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise,Yoyo Yellow, Summer Sun); Colorbox (Orchid)

Paper: PTI (Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream)

Other: PTI (Pure Poppy satin ribbon)