Tuesday 18 November 2008

PEAR SHAPED

NOW TRADED
I made this for this week's TMTA challenge which is to use a food/drink related theme. I took a slightly sideways view of it, starting with the large pear which is a stamp but I don't know who by!

The background is of course Distress Inks with a Tim Holtz image stamped over it. The small pear image is from an Artchix collage sheet and the face is from a Teesha Moore collage sheet.

I was in a slightly off the wall mood with this (and the one I'll show you tomorrow), getting away from vintage for a change. The more I play with Distress Inks the more I love them, particularly for colour shaded backgrounds like this.

And the story? Well as you can see the background is an accounts sheet, and our heroine runs a factory making pear-shaped items. However in these troubled financial times she can see that the balance sheet is going downhill and disaster looms. Should she bail out now? Will a handsome investment banker come along to rescue her .... watch this space!!

10 comments:

Sharon said...

WOW now who's thinking outside the box!!!!!Suits you. Rosie I love your ATC..Love the colours

Sharon xx

Anonymous said...

Wow, thats great! Love the background, love the color...everthing !

Ozstuff said...

Including me!! (pear-shaped that is). This is beautiful, Rosie. I love it. For some reason, the pear is always a wonderful choice as centre-piece in a work of art. You have done it proud.

Sandy said...

Wow what a brilliant ATC.
So colorful. Love them.

Jaqi said...

hehehe, your stories are fab.....nearly as fab as these colours, Wow Rosie they are great. The distress inks are great I could play all day with them and this is a great result. Well done , Jaqi x

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous piece!

nancy said...

Rosie, this is so clever and beautifully done. I love when you step outside the box!
Nancy

Nancy B said...

I would have never connected the financial shape of the world with pears. I thought of body shapes when I saw this. How Cute. I love this ATC and the story!

Carole said...

Fun piece!

Myriame said...

This is really beautiful, great comb. of stamps