Runway Inspired

I look at every Runway Inspired challenge but quite often I find it hard to be inspired by the outfits but I browsed this one over lunch and was immediately hit smack in the face with an idea so I came home and had a play after dinner.  http://runwayinspired.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/ric32-moschino-cheap-and-chic.html

It's a top fold black card and I stamped and clear embossed the lines using my big Impression Obsession Random Lines stamp.  I mounted some more black card stock onto some plain chipboard to give a little dimension and added Hi! which was die cut using an old sizzix alphabet from silver glitter sticky vinyl.  I added a silver dotted border to provide some extra definition and picking up the details from the boots.   I used hot pink sequins to suggest the skirt.  I think it's quite a striking card and am really pleased with it unlike everything else I tried to make tonight which ended up in the bin!

Runway inspiration

I've been following the Runway Inspired challenge since it began but I think this is the first time I've actually entered  http://runwayinspired.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/ric27-cacharel.html  I often find picture inspirations difficult but this one just jumped out at me and hit me with an idea.

The image made me think straight away of this Hero Arts/Basic Grey Floral Medley Background stamp which I've had a while but not yet inked up.  I stamped it onto water colour paper with embossing ink and  black glint powder.  I coloured it quickly with twinkling H2O's (Majestic blue, Blue Grass, African Jade and Ocean Wave) and then cut a portion out for the top of the card.  I added a Hero Arts simple birthday sentiment and then fussy cut a couple more small portions from the remaining background and pieced them into the other corners.