Hi and thanks for stopping by :-)
I made another quick and simple Vintage-style Christmas card (well, my style of vintage anyway...) - no colouring on this one - and now that the recipient has it in her hot little hands, I can post it here on my Blog. The image is a lovely stamp by Stamp-It Australia called "Reindeer Text", and was stamped with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink onto cream cardstock, then aged heavily using Antique Linen Distress ink and a seasponge. I added a tiny red pearl to his nose. Here is a little close-up so you can see:
The designer paper is by Cosmo Cricket which I have had in my stash for ages. The paper actually has 4 different designs on each side of the one 12" x 12" sheet including some diecut embellishments which you are supposed to fold up into a Mini Album and then glue on the embellies as page dividers - in fact, it's called: Cosmo Cricket - Itty Bitty Album - Winter Wonderland. But I decided to use the small pieces of paper for my cards rather than making an album. It seems to still be available at some on-line stores in Australia, but I imagine it won't be available for much longer. I aged the edges of the designer paper as well as the burgundy and dark brown cardstock.
The ribbon was attached in 2 separate elements, and the bow itself was made with my Bow Easy plus I glued on a burgundy button using Crafter's Pick glue. I was tempted to add some flowers or some sort of embellishment, but I had nothing that matched, and in the end, decided to just leave the card "as is" - sometimes it's nice to just keep things simple.
I'm popping this card into the Splitcoaststampers 'Ways to use it' Challenge WT297 of Basically Brown.
Challenges:
I'm popping this card into the Splitcoaststampers 'Ways to use it' Challenge WT297 of Basically Brown.
Now that it is the Summer school holidays here in Australia for about 6 weeks, I won't be updating my Blog quite as often - but I'll update as often as I can. Plus I will take the opportunity to do some overdue maintenance on the computer.
May I take this opportunity to say thank you so much for visiting my Blog, and for all your support, comments and encouragement since I started blogging in March - I feel very blessed and thankful for you all being a part of my world. And lastly, I would like to wish you all a very happy and safe Christmas - and may all your dreams come true in 2011.
{{{hugs}}} to you all :-)
Jocelyn
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Stamp-It Australia Reindeer Text 3902E foam-mounted rubber
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia, Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress
Designer paper: Cosmo Cricket - Itty Bitty Album - Winter Wonderland (retired)
Accessories: Seasponge, Cuttlebug, Spellbinder Circle Nestabilities, Bow Easy, burgundy grosgrain ribbon, burgundy button, red pearl, Crafter's Pick Incredibly tacky glue, Cardstock: cream, burgundy, dark brown
Punches: Stampin' Up corner punch
