Moving on to the next lesson (#12) in the My Favorite Things Summer School Session 3 on Design.
This lesson is on Symmetry/Asymmetry.Symmetry is balanced proportions in design…If you cut the design in half, it is essentially the same on each side. Asymmetry is the placement of non-identical forms to either side of a balancing point in a way that the two sides seem to be of the same visual weight but aren’t.
Here are the cards I came up with:
Can you tell which is symmectrical and which is asymmetrical? Hopefully you can! : )
I love this die set from My Favorite things – It’s actually Flamingos, but a small snip to the beak and you’ve got swans! Gotta love any die that you gives you more bang for your buck! Of course, being the punny person I am, I couldn’t resist hand-writing the inside sentiments:
Some day somebody will make a stamp outta that! (hint-hint)
A quick note on that lovely background – It’s My Favorite Things fabulous Lace Background stamp clear embossed on peach cardstock. Then I went over it with a coral Tombow brush pen and watched it change into something beautiful!
On the left is the clear embossing (which I thought would turn it slightly darker, but didn’t).
One more look at the finished fronts:
Materials used:
- My Favorite Things: Flamingos die set
- MFT stamps Lace Background stamp
- MFT stamps Heart Balloons stamp set (sentiment (cut))
- Versamark ink
- Joann’s Craft Essentials clear embossing powder
- Recollections Detail Embossing Powder – Ebony
- Tombow Dual Brush Pens: 873 Coral, N15 Black
- Tombow Adhesive Dots
- DCWV card
- Misc. cardstock
If you want to learn more, or download their Study Guide, you can go here: http://mftstamps.com/blog/summer-school-its-your-turn-to-learn-symmetryasymmetry/
Thanks for checking in again today!
– D.Ann
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