This week's Inspiration Challenge comes from the lovely clothing & accessories of Monsoon. Monsoon is a woman’s fashion brand with a highly distinctive identity incorporating design elements from India, Afghanistan and the Far East. I chose this beautiful Shalina Tunic Dress to inspire my design.
The design of this dress (and the design of the Monsoon website) reminded me of the Henna Embossing Folder, so I used it on Core'dinations Cardstock and then used a nail file to sand the raised embossing, so I could get all of the little embossed details without tearing the paper.
I added an embossed strip that I embellished with pearls, which is perfect for the Pearl Challenge at the Paper Playtime Challenge. I thought it look more balanced to the left rather than the center like the dress … it also allowed more of the beautiful embossing of the main panel to show through. I mounted the panel on black cardstock base to give it the same framed look as the dress.
After trying several different sentiment options, I decided on Journey Script, which I thought captured the exotic international feel of the Monsoon designs.
Great work, I want that tunic now too!
Linby x