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Friday 27 May 2011

Stepping out in Style!

A little while ago, Glenda issued us with a bit of a challenge on the Design Team. She asked us to make some dimensional shoes. I had seen some lovely examples of these around on the Internet, but wanted to give a very distinct feel to my samples, that reflected the style of Glenda's stamps and papers. I wanted my shoes to look as though they were made of rich fabric, but all with a very different colour and texture from each other.
I used the same template throughout for my shoes, using Bazzil card for the base that matched the inks that I chose to colour the rest of the shoe. My first shoe was a very bold pink and black affair, with a handmade button, and lovely satin ribbon. I stamped the black design, using a stamp from the Filigree Fusion stamp plate. I embossed it with clear embossing powder, and then coloured the card with my Memento Lilac Posies Inkpad. The button was made from chipboard, and covered with Glossy Accents.
I made a matching tag with a Birthday greeting to go with this shoe, adding some black pom poms along the bottom.

The second shoe that I made was a much more subtle creation. I embossed a design from the Tall Trees stamp plate, using a pearly white embossing powder. I then applied Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, and stamped a tiny blue flower over the top. I added some pretty white lace to the shoe.

My last shoe was my personal favourite, it reminded me of Marie Antoinette at the French Court. I added a little heel to this one. I started by covering plain card with French poetry, and stamping a small rose from the Harlequin Rose stamp plate randomly all over. I coloured the roses with Inktense pencils, adding shading. I made a flower with a Nestability die, adding a large pearl brad. I used some pretty peach velvet ribbon to trim the shoe.

I thorougly enjoyed making these shoes, which was a very different venture for me. I hope you have enjoyed the tour of my brief foray into paper cobbling! Thanks for looking, Judith xx

10 comments:

  1. Absolutely tremendous - I really cannot get over these. The delicate blue one is my favourite. You certainly achieved the goal of reflecting Glenda's style of stamps & papers. Gorgeous.
    Paula (PEP)

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  2. I just love the fab pink & black one!

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  3. oh these are just gorgeous. My favourite is the Marie Antoinette one too.
    Just love it.
    Ann xxx

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  4. Hi Judith, your shoes are great, so delicate! Have a nice weekend, greetz Miranda

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  5. Well this is something different - well done for making these lovely shoes.

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  6. Ah, at last I can comment! Didn't we have fun with these Judith? I love all your shoes and can just imagine how they would be worn.

    Er. sorry if this is a bit risque for a comment, ha! ha! but I think the pink and black looks like a gorgeous glamorous 'slipper' that should be worn with beautiful lingerie. The lovely elegant blue one would have to be with a simple but equally elegant long evening gown and the pretty Marie Antionette slipper with a summer dress.

    Great crafting Buddy.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  7. Beautiful shoes! thanks for sharing the pattern with us.
    Jackie

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  8. All the shoes are lovely but love the one with the butterfly on the front, like you Judith I like butterflies. Suexxx

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  9. Sorry Lesley forgot to oput my name on the above. Suexxx

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  10. These are beautiful shoes. Love the butterfly on the front of the blue one, so delicate.
    Debbie

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