Another week another sketch plus challenge over at Try Stamping on Tuesday - this one had the added challenge of Vintage. I love vintage and making vintage cards so I was definitely up for this challenge.
I have to share a little something with you - when I sat down to do this I had a bit of a Deja Vu moment - I was convinced I had already made a card for this sketch. I checked my file on my computer and it wasn't in there, it wasn't in my phone and it wasn't in the pile of cards on my desk - but I am convinced. Then it came to me what I had done - on my Facebook Group we send out RAK cards and I think this one got sent out before I even had a chance to photograph it. Oops - so I had to think of something else.
I'm really loving what developed and I think it's better than the original one I did lol! I had been gifted the new background SU stamp Drybrush by a demo friend as she had ordered it incorrectly and didn't think she'd ever use it. Well I must admit this one would have passed me by in the catalogue but Wow! I love it - it is so good for doing the distressed, grungy, arty time cards I love doing.
You can see here it has done this lovely background - I used Tim Holtz's stamping platform which makes stamping it as a whole stamp a lot easier - but equally you could just ink it up and add your paper to parts of it.
I've used it here with Powder Pink and then I went over it with a brush and some Crumb Cake. I cut a strip off the end and stamped a word type stamp from SU Background Bits in Early Espresso. I then cut that out with a little heart die cut I have - I didn't waste those little hearts though and added them randomly to the card.
I used a paper doily cut to the shape and gently brushed with Crumb Cake was adhered to the top left and then I used some stamps from Happy Wishes. I stamped it in Early Espresso and coloured the flowers in with Powder Pink and an aqua painter. I cut it out and frayed the edges and sponged them. A touch of ribbon on the bottom finishes off this card and I think it looks very vintage.
I'm adding this into the following challenges
Take A Word Challenge - Hearts and Flowers
Crafty Cardmakers - Create your own background
Double Trouble - Use your Stuff
