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Welcome to the Hotel El Portal!
After many twists and turns along the chipping journey, I'm extremely proud to present my custom CPC cash set.
Special thanks to @timinater for the design work, and @moechar for the friendship, feedback, and pushing me to pull the trigger.
I also had some great discussions, feedback, or just general level to try for from @mnebesny @Eloe2000 and @JeepologyOffroad . I know there are others as well, so thank you all.
Inspiration
As I am planning for this to be my main set going forward I wanted to focus on a set with a theme throughout each chip, fairly classic inlay style, and a personal connection.
I finally landed on the Hotel El Portal which is a special resort to me and my wife in Sedona, AZ. We also have a strong connection to Flagstaff and down in the desert of Phoenix and Tucson. With that, I wanted a southwest themed set with influences of the earthtones/ color pops of the region, nods to the Navajo culture, and southwest imagery.
Inlay
The actual hotel has a very cool old truck I wanted a nod to on one side of the inlay. Keeping with the themes mentioned above, I loved the idea of a southwest/ Navajo image on the other inlay side. And I love the orange and turquoise color combo often seen in this type of artwork and a lot of tattoo work.
5c
Purple is my daughter and wife's favorite color, and purple/ white were the color of her wedding flowers.
25c
After previously owning a set of the Cali Rounders, requirement 1 was a DG Tiger chip that would see a lot of play. The Black and Blue edgespots represent North and South on the Navajo flag.
$1
There is a little mountain at an exit just north of Phoenix that gets covered in daisy's every spring so I wanted the light blue of the sky and the bright pop of the dg yellow here. Also represents the bright yellow of the Aspen trees in Flagstaff during the fall.
$5
Inspired by desert flowers, particularly cactus flowers. Chocolate base for the dirt with DG Green for the contrast of the cactus from the desert and DG Pink for the bright pink cactus flowers. I also couldn't decide which edgespot I liked so went with two versions that can play independently or together as the game requires.
$20
Inspired by the sun which is the omnipresent force in the SW. I wanted the 'hot' and oppressive feel of the heat rather than just as bright as possible. I absolutely love how bright the peach 'rays' are even against the canary base.
$100
Unlikely to get any use, but figured aim high with the goal of the long term set.
Went with the standard white base vs. Bright white to give a bit of a 'dusty' feel. Also inspired by the snow which is my favorite season in Sedona and Flagstaff. Red and brown tones on edgespots for the red rocks of the area
Additional Splashed
Thanks for looking. More pictures, cut cards, dealer buttons, etc. to come
After many twists and turns along the chipping journey, I'm extremely proud to present my custom CPC cash set.
Special thanks to @timinater for the design work, and @moechar for the friendship, feedback, and pushing me to pull the trigger.
I also had some great discussions, feedback, or just general level to try for from @mnebesny @Eloe2000 and @JeepologyOffroad . I know there are others as well, so thank you all.
Inspiration
As I am planning for this to be my main set going forward I wanted to focus on a set with a theme throughout each chip, fairly classic inlay style, and a personal connection.
I finally landed on the Hotel El Portal which is a special resort to me and my wife in Sedona, AZ. We also have a strong connection to Flagstaff and down in the desert of Phoenix and Tucson. With that, I wanted a southwest themed set with influences of the earthtones/ color pops of the region, nods to the Navajo culture, and southwest imagery.
Inlay
The actual hotel has a very cool old truck I wanted a nod to on one side of the inlay. Keeping with the themes mentioned above, I loved the idea of a southwest/ Navajo image on the other inlay side. And I love the orange and turquoise color combo often seen in this type of artwork and a lot of tattoo work.
5c
Purple is my daughter and wife's favorite color, and purple/ white were the color of her wedding flowers.
25c
After previously owning a set of the Cali Rounders, requirement 1 was a DG Tiger chip that would see a lot of play. The Black and Blue edgespots represent North and South on the Navajo flag.
$1
There is a little mountain at an exit just north of Phoenix that gets covered in daisy's every spring so I wanted the light blue of the sky and the bright pop of the dg yellow here. Also represents the bright yellow of the Aspen trees in Flagstaff during the fall.
$5
Inspired by desert flowers, particularly cactus flowers. Chocolate base for the dirt with DG Green for the contrast of the cactus from the desert and DG Pink for the bright pink cactus flowers. I also couldn't decide which edgespot I liked so went with two versions that can play independently or together as the game requires.
$20
Inspired by the sun which is the omnipresent force in the SW. I wanted the 'hot' and oppressive feel of the heat rather than just as bright as possible. I absolutely love how bright the peach 'rays' are even against the canary base.
$100
Unlikely to get any use, but figured aim high with the goal of the long term set.
Went with the standard white base vs. Bright white to give a bit of a 'dusty' feel. Also inspired by the snow which is my favorite season in Sedona and Flagstaff. Red and brown tones on edgespots for the red rocks of the area
Additional Splashed
Thanks for looking. More pictures, cut cards, dealer buttons, etc. to come
