On swap-bot there are always designers you really hope you will receive from. Brigitte is one of those for me. Since I signed up for her fashion and mythology themed swaps I have hoped to get paired with her. Now I am finally getting to swap cards with her through a private swap. Elements of her style (as seen on her blog) have influenced my Harlequin ATC and also the project below. The Harlequin is the fabulous model Akoul (more below.) I used stamps, magazine & commercial paper collage and brads in my design.
There have been a bunch Pomegranate cards sitting around a box in my office (known as the crucible) for a few years. I ordered packs of 50 cards with blank, birthday and Christmas themes knowing that I would like most of the art featured on them. The packs had dwindled down to a few cards with designs which aren't exactly ugly, but were not to my taste. I was considering Freecylcing the cards and purchasing new when it occurred to me, why not collage the covers? Over the last few weeks I have been going through magazines and cutting out pictures while at doctors offices, appointments and as a passenger in the car. I have assembled two sets that I am pleased with, Buddhist Gardens and Akoul. In both sets the garden/flower images were all taken from a South African Gardening magazine.
The Akoul cards I assembled simply because I think she is an intriguing model. I first saw her in Ideas magazine at a doctor's office and it seems she is fairly new to modeling. She has such a captivating face--she looks just like a doll my sister gave to my daughter. Her back story is interesting too. She was born of Sudanese Freedom Fighters who were trained in Cuba and has lived in Kenya much of her life. I love that she keeps her hair natural--so rarely seen in the beauty industry. All images of Akoul come from an (SA) Elle photoshoot.
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