Day 25 - "V"

I've used one of the vintage-looking signs from the new Signs of Christmas digital stamp set to create today's card. I also stuck to a traditional Christmas colour palette, which I think helps to give it an old world feel.

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "V" as your prompt.

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INSPIRATION WORDS:

Vintage, Vixen, visitors, view-master card, Venetian blind card, velvet, vermilion, violet, verdigris, vellum

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I combined one of the images from the Rainy Days set of digital stamps with some patterned papers that have a fabulous vintage look to them. I even fussy cut some elements from the paper to embellish the card.

Digital Stamps:

Day 25 - "V"

To give my image a vintage vibe, I selected earth-toned markers for everything except his beard, which was coloured with warm greys. I also brushed a little ink around the edge of the image panel before removing the cutting die.

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "V" as your prompt.

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INSPIRATION WORDS:

Vintage, Vixen, visitors, view-master card, Venetian blind card, velvet, vermilion, violet, verdigris, vellum

Digital Stamps:

Day 25 - "V"

"V" is for vintage, which to me, means muted colours and distressed edges. I used scraps of fabulous tartan paper to create my background, making sure I inked the edges of each 1" square before adhering them together. I love the quilted look it gives to the design.

YOUR TURN: Create a card using the letter "V" as your prompt.

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INSPIRATION WORDS:

Vintage, Vixen, visitors, view-master card, Venetian blind card, velvet, vermilion, violet, verdigris, vellum

Stamps:

Day 7 - Vintage Christmas

The vintage-look is one of those old classics that's always in fashion.  There are countless examples of wonderful vintage cards on the internet as well as a multitude of gorgeous images from days gone by.  To create your own vintage look, choose muted or toned colours, classic shapes and old fashioned images.  Distress the edges of your cardstock and patterned papers with inks, sanding tools or by tearing.  Ribbons, pearls, old buttons and lace are also lovely additions that fit the theme well.

 

 

 

YOUR TURN:  Get vintage!

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Old Pump

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Vivien's Card

Old Mailbox

As you can see, the country theme is continuing with this rustic old mailbox.  I really like this design for masculine cards, but it can be embellished for many other occasions too!

Glenda's Card

Vivien's Card

Lady with a Hat

Free Printable #192
I thought I'd best put up an offering that isn't Christmas inspired for a change. Although, if you coloured her dress red and added a tiny piece of holly.....

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Nell's Cottage

Originally Designed: 2011

Remastered: August 2017

Original artwork by Beccy Muir, all rights reserved. Images are for personal use and must not be copied, swapped, shared, resold or mass produced without the express written permission of the artist.

One last card...

The Card Camp challenge this week was to make a Christmas card that contained no red or green in the design. I used this little house again, coloured with distress ink and a water brush. The circle frame was cut with a Nestie and the pine needles around it were cut with a Martha Stewart punch.

To all those readers who asked about this digital image - I'm just in the process of cleaning it up and will have it up for you to use tomorrow.