The pleats are difficult to see in this picture.
You can see them better in real life and in this picture.
I added a bit of establishments. I didn't have blue crystals so I took a Copic marker and coloured on some white crystals.
The Chinese/Japanese character on the fan says "love". I coloured the fan with a gold Gelly Roll Metallic pen by Sakura. The gold ink wasn't flowing out properly. I tried everything to get it out and finally my husband had whack the pen several times before the ink would start to flow again. @_@ This was one of the reasons why this card took so long to make.
The other reason I took so long was I just couldn't decide on what colour the kimono should be. I finally decided to go with the bright orangey-yellow.
Next time I would not use such a colourful paper to make the pleats. Or I would choose a kimono that's plain and doesn't have little flowers on it. The kimono against this background seems way too busy and cluttered. I will remember that for next time. = )
Thanks for visiting,
Cheryl ~
What a beautiful card, and every detail is so lovely. I'm glad you got your reluctant gold pen working, because your fan is so elegant.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! I love using that pen, but it's just so stubborn sometimes! ^_^
DeleteI love the fan. You would not know it was a gel pen. the color is so even and perfect. very pretty patterned paper you have there too.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Would you believe it if I told you the patterned paper was super cheap? I found it at Daiso (a Japanese dollar store). It was only $1.50 for a pack of 14 sheets of all different patterns. Great deal! ^_^
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