Van Gogh meets MFT
Hi folks,
I always look forward to MFT's Cardmaking Superstar competition each year. It pushes me to find creative ways to use stamps that I already own and get inspired from things around me! For this year's entry into the Coloring Virtuoso category, I was inspired by the distinctive style of Van Gogh. Just like his bright color palette, gorgeous landscapes and expressive portraits, I love dabbling with unique color schemes and creative life-life critter scenes!
When I saw MFT's Sunflower Sweetheart, I was immediately reminded of Van Gogh's Sunflowers, and I knew it was the perfect opportunity to combine two of his celebrated art works - The Starry Night and Sunflowers.
I first started off by masking and stamping the sunflowers using MFT's Milk Chocolate ink. I felt like stamping in brown ink added a layer of 'vintage' to this card.
Then, I painted the Starry Night using acrylic paint. 
For the land, I hand drew a curved hill and ink blended the edges using green distress oxide ink.
The sentiment was heat embossed from Unicorns and Glitter stamp set. I felt that the sentiment was fitting for the card as I was trying to recreate (a bad attempt for sure) some of the most previous paintings known to humankind.
Later, I stamped the girl and some critters and colored them using alcohol markers and colored pencils. As always, I added some white gel pen details to finish my card!
That's it folks! I hope you liked this card :) I definitely enjoyed making it!
Thanks,
Kavya
2 comments
How spectacular! I love that starry sky - and the sunflower field below. I think you've just created another masterpiece!!
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS STUNNING! I LOVE your night sky! I immediately knew what you were trying to recreate and you nailed it!
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