Olympic Inspiration!

As promised today I wanted to share a fun idea that I got from watching the Winter Olympics recently.




I had so much fun reading the comments...love the mica for snow idea ~ will give that more consideration...I'm thinkin' that's a great idea!



I HAD to go check out the Norwegian curling team's outfits after Trine's comment...




Trine from Norway said...
YOu must been inspired of the Norwegian curling team..... (LOL)Do you see their dress....it's so funny, they look like clowns.
February 22, 2010 2:00 AM




I hate to agree but they do....

Sorry, neither of those guesses were correct. Not sure if you've had a chance to catch much of the Olympic action or not but the graphic designs from this years Olympics are wicked awesome!


I'm talking about the blue & green waves that are on the participants numbered jerseys, on the sidelines and other places.


Here is a cool video put out by the Vancouver Olympic Organizers about how they came up with their Transmoflection designs. Below are just a few examples of how their designs are being used...

Beautiful aren't they?

I think this design is one of my favorites of all the Olympics I can remember.

So, it got me thinking ~ I can do something similar with stamps, ink, embossing powders and paint!!



Now, this does take a bit of time but I think the final results are well worth it. Let's get going....for this particular example I'm going to be sticking with the blue/green color theme but you could work this in any color combo that tickles your fancy. Pink & browns, purple & red, orange & yellow...it doesn't matter ~ the sky's the limit!

Supplies:



Cardstock

Inks

Paint

Clear Embossing Powder

Embossing Ink

Ink Blending Tool & Foams

Heat Tool

Stamps, lots and lots of stamps!



Instructions:



1. Apply desired color of ink to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock. I made two of each color.

2. Stamp multiple designs* on each piece of inked cardstock using embossing ink. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat to melt.

*Note ~ I used each stamp only once...this way I have the max. number of designs/textures and no two pieces will be the same. You don't have to stamp to this extreme but it was fun to pull out all the different stamps.



3. Continue until each color has been stamped & embossed...

4. Add a layer of color over each piece of embossed cardstock! I did so using two different techniques ~



The first was to use Adirondack Acrylic Dabbers ~ simply swipe the ink over the entire piece of cardstock then wipe away the ink off of the embossed areas.

The second is by adding a darker shade of ink using the Ink Blending Tool & Foam.

Now you'll have a set of solid color cardstock pieces (both inked & stamped)....

And a set of embossed & inked (or painted) cardstock pieces....

Time for the fun... Cut each piece of paper up into a wave...any size or shape desired.

Now, you're ready to go...piece together the waves in whatever design you desire. This would be great for cards, scrapbook pages, ATC's, collage projects, etc. The possibilities are endless!



Here is a preliminary example I came up with pretty quick.

Tomorrow I'll have several finished examples to share with you!

So, what do you think?

Pretty cool huh ~ just think of the possibilities!