Floral Beauty

 

Today I'm joining Wendy, our host this month at Art Journal Journey, with her theme which is Vintage.

Quite often I don't add words to my journal pages.  This was one of those times.  For lack of a better title, I give you the Floral Beauty.

I loved the vintage lace on her dress.

I added a bouquet of flowers that match her dress.

Because I'm driven by color, I chose these silk flowers to match her outfit and the flowers in the background.  I thought the ribbon matched the lace in her dress.

The flowers and leaves were deconstructed from a bouquet I had placed one year at the cemetery.  The filler came from a plant growing in my yard.

If it appears the lace matches the background, it's because I dyed it to match at the same time I created the background.

For this page, I began my 110 lb cardstock substrate with my current go-to background, which is a few drops of Staz-on reinker mixed with 91% isopropyl alcohol.  As I mentioned above, I dipped the white lace in the mixture when I painted the background.  I chose this lace because I thought it matched the lady's dress.

I auditioned many flowers under my full spectrum Ott light.  The top flower is much more lavender under the light, but looks really pink in the photo.  The lady was one I found in my stash.  I thought she had just the right amount of vintage appeal I was going for.

Thank you ever so much for visiting today.  Bleubeard and I are delighted you dropped by and hope to see you soon at Art Journal Journey with your own take on Vintage.