Color and Application

The focus in the cut-out design was the flower and art behind it. I wanted to give a happy/funny message to the card. Roses are usually associated with love and so I added it to give a little flirty vibe which is magnified by the text. The message could be read in different ways depending on who you sent it to. For a significant other it can be "flirty" but if it's a friend or loved one then it can be read as a loving message. For the funny element, I added a play on words to the card. Roses aren't blue usually and neither are violets but on the card, the main color is blue so I changed the usual rhyme. I added the character to the background because she was happy! It's supposed to signify the joy the person sending the card has for the person receiving the card 

I was thinking of using red for the piece initially but I decided to change it to blue. I feel that was a good choice and it expressed the message perfectly. Blue is a color that calms and shows loyalty/trust and that right now is what people need the most amongst all the trouble we are dealing with currently. 

Now that I really look at the piece it really instills in me how much color has impacted the design. If it were red then it would seem more passionate and aggressive and that wasn't what I was aiming for.

The process of creating this piece was very simple. I usually can come up with ideas for design fairly quickly so when we were being instructed and I saw there was a rose shape I knew what I was going to do instantly and it came out exactly as I intended. After I layed out the basic design of the piece I looked at the picture I placed and really thought about what would elevate the piece the best. to be honest, I always resort to red first since it's my favorite, but like mentioned before after thinking about it I decided against the idea.

I feel I was definitely successful in my piece