TGIF! Celebrate the weekend with today's Fancy/Funky Friday post!
First, the "fancy": Pattern Darcy
I love this pattern because it has a great mix of simpler shapes (diamonds) and elegant curved designs. From close-up, you can tell that the diamonds are made up of slightly curved lines, but from a distance they look straighter and add structure to the fancier parts of the pattern.
Last November, a featured a stationery set that uses Pattern Darcy. I love how the diamonds in the pattern work great for adding stick-on jewels, brads, or other embellishments to invitations. The negative space within the diamonds also works great for a check box on reply cards, and the pattern works with almost any elegant font, whether italic, calligraphic, cursive, or handwritten!
And now, the "funky": Pattern Kyra
This pattern is definitely "funky"! It varies between open white negative spaces (which are slightly reminiscent of Batman's Bat Signal) and very dense areas of circles and loops. Though the lines are thin, the shapes are unpredictable and sit oddly in the negative space, conforming strictly to an obvious grid.
Still, from a distance, the columns of pattern start to look like lace - though the pairs of circles that are repeated in the columns of white always look more like spirals, or eyes staring back out at me. What do you see when you look at this pattern? :)
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Shameless plug time: Love my patterns? I incorporate them into a lot of the artwork I create, from stationery for Invites by Andrea to the watercolors I paint. Check out Invites by Andrea's website to see examples of these patterns in use or drop me a line at andrea@invitesbyandrea.com to let me know what you think!
First, the "fancy": Pattern Darcy
I love this pattern because it has a great mix of simpler shapes (diamonds) and elegant curved designs. From close-up, you can tell that the diamonds are made up of slightly curved lines, but from a distance they look straighter and add structure to the fancier parts of the pattern.
Last November, a featured a stationery set that uses Pattern Darcy. I love how the diamonds in the pattern work great for adding stick-on jewels, brads, or other embellishments to invitations. The negative space within the diamonds also works great for a check box on reply cards, and the pattern works with almost any elegant font, whether italic, calligraphic, cursive, or handwritten!
And now, the "funky": Pattern Kyra
This pattern is definitely "funky"! It varies between open white negative spaces (which are slightly reminiscent of Batman's Bat Signal) and very dense areas of circles and loops. Though the lines are thin, the shapes are unpredictable and sit oddly in the negative space, conforming strictly to an obvious grid.
Still, from a distance, the columns of pattern start to look like lace - though the pairs of circles that are repeated in the columns of white always look more like spirals, or eyes staring back out at me. What do you see when you look at this pattern? :)
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Click here to see all posts related to "Fancy/Funky Friday"
Shameless plug time: Love my patterns? I incorporate them into a lot of the artwork I create, from stationery for Invites by Andrea to the watercolors I paint. Check out Invites by Andrea's website to see examples of these patterns in use or drop me a line at andrea@invitesbyandrea.com to let me know what you think!
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