Heidi Swapp; Photo anchor: 7gypsies; Stars: American Crafts
While family crests were important throughout many parts of Asia, the kamon was especially important in Japanese culture and history (ka means “family” and mon means “crest” or “emblem” in Japanese). Originally, kamon(s) were used as family crests or emblems of different samurai clan. But, with the registration of the kamon(s) starting in the late 1600s, families began to use their mon to identify their own businesses, and the mon became known as trademarks for companies, goods and services.
Modern designers have a renewed interest in the traditional stylized designs of the crests, finding applications for them in modern interior, fabric and stationery design. In fact, these mon designs have found their way into a few major scrapbooking paper lines. I have noticed that at least three traditional mon patterns—the chrysanthemum, the sakura and the ume—are frequently used in today’s scrapbooking designs. One of the most famous mon is a graphic interpretation of the chrysanthemum. The chrysanthemum mon design was originally used exclusively by the Japanese royal family. Over time the mon was modified and is now seen all over Japan—it is even featured on the front of the Japanese passport! Walking the aisles of the scrapbooking store, I have noticed that several scrapbook paper companies use a chrysanthemum mon design on lines of patterned paper. Once you start to recognize the mon, you will notice it appears everywhere. All of the projects in this section incorporate different mon, either via preprinted images or rubber stamps.
Arabesques, Vines, Flowers and Jewels
Indo-Persian Motifs
India is a big country, much bigger than people imagine. India has artistic traditions that are thousands of years old, a population of more than a billion people and more than four hundred known languages. The country is filled with a multitude of different peoples and cultures, and of course the artistic influences of the country are huge. One of the most recognizable artistic/design movements to come from India is the Indo-Persian, or Mughal, style. William Morris, the father of the arts and crafts movement in England, was strongly influenced by Mughal design. Its graceful floral motifs and the arabesques common in the Indian style became common themes in Morris’s tapestries and carpet designs and even in his stained glass work.
Play Date by Kristy Harris
The Chester line of scrapbook paper, which was licensed from the fashion accessory company by My Mind’s Eye, takes a great deal of inspiration from Japanese floral mon designs. The floral ume designs (the plum blossom symbolizes long life in Chinese culture) is a perfect accent to a layout honoring the memory of my fun-loving, long-lived dog.
Supply Credits Cardstock: Bazzill, WorldWin; Patterned paper: me & my BIG Ideas/Chester, BasicGrey; Letter stickers: American Crafts/Thickers; Ink: ColorBox (violet); Other: Glossy accents
Om by Kristy Harris
Mon can be inspired by flora, botany, geometry or nature. This project, shown on page 44, uses botanical-inspired mon to represent the connection between the outdoors and the statue of the Buddha. This picture, taken in a Japanese temple, is representative of the Japanese connection between earth and religion. While the mon used in this layout do not have specific symbolic meanings, all represent specific Japanese plants. Kamon, when used as a family crest of a specific clan, would often represent an element that connected the family, either by place or by item. Therefore, you will see common kamon as interpretations of plants native to certain locations or representations of certain elements of nature. Supply Credits Bamboo photo frame: Daisy D’s; Patterned paper: Provo Craft; Handmade paper: FancyPaper.ca; Washi paper: Grimm Hobby/Ginburi Momigami; Rubber stamps: Art Neko (mon), Hero Arts (om) Stampendous (bamboo), and other; Ink: StāzOn (black), VersaColor (evergreen), Ranger (distress ink: Vintage Photo, Milk Can, light green); Other: Punches, glue dots
Nidhi by Sasha Farina
The brown patterned paper features floral and paisley motifs that are common elements in Indo-Persian design. The paisley pattern, while originating in India, became a common design element in the rest of the world after being featured in women’s shawls manufactured in the 1800s in England.
Supply Credits Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned papers: Flair Designs (brown), BasicGrey; Brads: Making Memories; Rubons: Urban Lily; Flowers: Prima; Overlay: Daisy D’s; Letters: American Crafts/Thickers; Bling
Warhammer by Lynita Chin
The double-sided patterned paper from imaginisce has a light arabesque pattern on one side and a simple repeated pattern on the other. Lynita used both sides of this paper and combined it with a striped patterned paper in complementary colors. I find that patterned papers with natural elements, such as the vine in an arabesque pattern, combine well with geometric patterns. Notice how Lynita used brads to lead into the title of the layout, taking the design element from the patterned paper.
Supply Credits Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned papers: DMD, imaginisce; Chipboard alphabet: Heidi Swapp; Other: Brads
The Baoli by Wendy Steward
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