Vintage style birthday card

Hello paper crafters!  Today I want to share a vintage styled card I designed using images from 2 stamp sets from Pink Persimmon "Society Lady" and another recently released set "Postal Stamps".  "Society Lady"  is from the Antiquated line.  It includes a lot of vintage images.  I recently purchased some 8 x 8 mini-album pages and other accesories from the "Documented" line by Simple Stories.  Combined with the Antiquated line of images, I think I will be able to create a nice little album using some really old black and white photo's.  I don't have all the sets yet, but once I get them and it's all done, I will share.  I am completely addicted to Cheery Lynn Designs "French Doily".  I love the look I get when I cut from tissue paper and then spray it with inks.  

I'm off to work and then grocery shopping for the rest of my Thanksgiving meal ingredients!  I will be missing my daughter this year.  But I"m soooo thankful to have my son and his girlfriend.  I love the time we spend together cooking in the kitchen, listening to Christmas music,  and then decorating the tree's.  Did I mention I'm in love with his girlfriend.  She is so sweet .... and she likes to craft!  We spent the day together last wednesday and I really enjoyed it.  

Check out Pink Persimmon stamps HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today ....  and in case I don't get a chance to post again this week .... 
Happy Thanksgiving!!

hugs, Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : Pink Persimmon "Society Lady" and "Parcel Post  "

Patterned Paper : My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 paper pad "Portabello Rd"

Die : "French Pastry Doily" Cheery Lynn Designs

Lace : Hobby Lobby

Pearls : "Say it with Pearls - Butterfly Pearls" Prima

Decorative Scissors : Deckled by Fiskars

You + Me = Love

Hello paper crafters!  Today I'm sharing a layout designed with a photo of my in-laws, Chris and Fred Waldorf.  Married 48 years!  You don't hear that very often these days.  2 very special people with hearts that overflow with love, kindness, and the spirit of giving.  They are a blessing to all of us!

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Project Details

Patterned Paper : "Happy" from "The Good Life" line by Fancy Pants

Stamps : Hero Arts "Friendly Flags", 7 Gypsies "You + Me = Love", Gina K. Designs "Lovely Labels 2", Hampton Art (love heart), Technique Tuesday (script heart)

Dies : Cheery Lynn Designs (Nautical Wheeler doily)

Punch : Marvy Uchida (small butterfly)

Paper / flower embellishments : Dear Lizzy "Neapolitan" Emphemera Flowers

Smaller doily's and white butterflies : Martha Stewart

buttons : Jenni Bowlin Studio Vintage Style Buttons
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Challenges

Scrappin' Happy - Use a one word title - "Love"
Scrap Fit - bows or buttons
Bearly Mine - pearls and swirls  (I have a swirly pearl embellishment extending from the top of the "you + me = love" image and one along the bottom under the love and butterfly, but I realized it's diffictult to see)
Top Tip Tuesday - things with wings
Word Art Wednesday - "kindness"
Let's Craft and Create - borders (lace border below photo)
Simon Says - dies or punches (doily die and small butterfly punch)
The Paper Shelter - love beats all
Fairytale - use a photo

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And here is another layout with a photo of my daughter Nicole and her cousin Adrienne.  They were at the end of a tunnel slide.  I used lots of old chipboard elements and buttons on this one.  And I"m linking it to the October challenge over at "Scrap It Girl".  She wanted us to use 12 or more buttons.  If you need challenge inspiration to get some of your photo's scrapped ... then you can check out my Scrapbook Challenge Blog List HERE.


You can check out all my Scrapbook Layouts HERE

My Mind's Eye Layout "The Sweetest Thing"

Hello stamper's.  Today I'm sharing a layout designed for this month's challenge over on the My Mind's Eye blog.  The October challenge is to use stamps.  You can check out the challenge HERE.

All the paper products / embellishments used are from the "The Sweetest Thing" collection.  I used doily stamps from the "Stella and Rose - Gertie" Collection by My Mind's Eye.

I used dies for the butterflies (Spellbinders) and buttons (Cheery Lynn Designs) as well.  I added texture using the burlap (Joann's Craft Store) and crocheted lace.  This layout would not have been the same without the burlap.  It really finished it off.  

These photo's are of my daughter from way back in 2002.  Wow how time flies.

Hope you are inspired to get those photo's out and scrapbook!
Melisa

You can view all of my Scrapbook Layouts HERE.

You can view all my Mini-Albums HERE.

Impression Obsession - "Feathered Nest"

And here is my second card for the day.  Designed using my Impression Obsession "Home Sweet Nest" stamps and the tissue paper doily in the background was designed with the "French Pastry" die from Cheery Lynn Designs.

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Project Details

Home Sweet Nest and A Little Birdie

Patterned Paper : My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 paper pad

Ink : Tusineko Pearlescent Brown

Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily Die

Tissue Paper

Spray Ink : Glimmer Mist  "Creme de Chocolat"

Deckled Scissors : Fiskars

Trim striped pattern paper 4" x 5 1/2" and polka dot patterned paper 4" x 4 3/4" then adhere to card front.  Cut doily with die and tissue paper.  Spray paper doily with ink.  Stamp images and trim.  Adhere word strip, then doily to card front.  Adhere "nest" definition to pink cardstock, trim around edges, and adhere to card front.  Adhere nest, sentiment, and birds.

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Challenges

Pile it On (sun) - I spy something "pink"
Cherry Lynn Designs (mon) - Anything goes
Whoopsie Daisy (mon) - 2 patterned papers
Paper and Such (tues) - Wings and Things
The Paper Shelter (wed) - layers on layers
In the Pink (thur) - pink and things with wings

B-Line Designs - Gettin' Shabby!

I ADORE B-Line Designs stamps.  They are some of the most wonderful vintage stamps I have ever seen!  Unfortunately they do not have an online store, so you have to find somewhere that sells them online, or get your local store to order them.  I think she attends stamp shows as well.  The only online store I"m aware of that sells them is StampDiva.com.  If you know of somewhere, let me know.  My local store is 50 min. away so ordering more from them would be a little out of my way.  Luckily I have a stash of them.  A stamp store in Jacksonville, FL carries them so when we lived there I purchased a few.

The dog / sentiment above and bears / sentiment below are available on page 5 of their "Pick Me Up" catalog (just in case you want to get them ordered in)

You can view all of their catalogs at their web site HERE.  They are a little slow to download, but worth the wait.

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Challenges

CARD #1
Little Red Wagon (wed) - animals
Stampavie (wed) - button and bow
Stampin' for the Weekend  (fri) - monochromatic

Shabby Tearoom (mon) - photo inspiration




CARD #2
Mad for Markers (monthly) - anything goes
Charisma Cards (thur) - monochromatic
Sugar Creek Hollow (sat) - family (bear family)
A Gem of a Challenge (sat) - animals or teddy bears


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Project Details

Card #1
Stamps : B-Line Designs
"Bingo Card"  found in the "Tattered Damask" catalog page 6
"Rover" (dog) and "Rough Quartet" (sentiment) both are found in the "Pick Me Up" catalog page 5
1t includes 4 sentiments you can use with the "Rover" image 

Patterned Paper : My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 paper pad

Ink : Tusineko Pearlescent Brown

Ribbon : Offray

Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily

Tissue paper

Spray Ink : RIT Petal Pink

Deckled Scissors : Fiskars

Trim patterned paper 5" x 5".  Cut doily using die and tissue paper.  Spray doily with ink and after dry, adhere to patterned paper panel.  Adhere to pink cardstock and trim around edges with deckled scissors.  Stamp images and trim.  Wrap Bingo card with ribbon, tie bow, and adhere to card front.  Trim paper around sentiment creating a flag.  Adhere to card front and then attach button.  Adhere dog image.

Card #2
"Life is Bear-able" (sentiment stamp) : B-Line Designs
Teddy bear family digi image  :   McMahon Designs  B-Line Designs sells a stamp that is almost identical called "Bear Family"
Both are found in the "Pick Me Up" catalog page 5

Pink Persimmon Card and Artist Trading Card

On the card above I used "Sweetheart Silk Card" with "Vintage Greetings".  Combine these great vintage images with a few dies and you can put this card together quick.  The dies are Quickutz (buttons / flowers on dress form), Cheery Lynn (doily) and Spellbinders (dress form).  

All of these newly released images are all about 2.5 x 3.5.  Perfect for ATC's as long as you don't want a border.  The edges of the of the Baby Pearls measures 2.5" x 3.5".  There is a small amount of space around  the edges of  the images for Men's Buttons, Mermaid Pearls, Sweetheart Silk Card, and Happy Girl.  The Mini Bingo Card measure 2 5/8" x 3 5/8".  So if you used it for an ATC, you would trim away some of the solid border.   And of course the are perfect size for cardmaking and scrapbooking.  I love how Mermaid Pearls, Baby Pearls, and Happy Girl have those little boxes perfect for journaling, well at least for those of you who like your own handwriting.  I can tell you I don't like mine and what I would do is type it up, then cut the center of the boxes out creating a little window and then lay the image over my typed journaling.

So what do you think??  

When you look at the images, what type projects do you start dreaming up??

Speaking of ATC's ...

2.5" x 3.5" Artist Trading Card

Not really an ATC person??   

Well, do what I"m going to do with this one .....  put it on the front of a card.  I will share it again later when it's all done.  I couldn't resist creating it when I seen the banner challenge over at "Fun with ATC's".  They post challenges every 2 weeks so you still have time to enter if you like creating ATC's.  I used "Small Banner Set" and the birds and sentiments from "Singing Birds".

Well that's it for today.  Hopefully very soon I will be finishing up some more Mixed Media projects and scrapbook layouts to share!

Check out Pink Persimmon stamps HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Melisa

Need more inspiration for using your Pink Persimmon stamps??

You can check out all my Pink Persimmon projects HERE.

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Woowhoo!!  My card was featured as a Top 3 at Paper and Such!

GinaK Designs - Springtime Silhouettes

  

Today I'm sharing another Springtime Silhouettes card.  I am also using a fun flourish die from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I love that there are sooooo many companies making dies now.  So many choices and many of them to fit specific images as well.  Do you have any favories???  

Happy die cutting!!
Melisa

You can view all of my GinaK Designs projects HERE.

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Project Details

Stamps : GinaK Designs "Springtime Silhouettes"

Ink : Tsukineko Brillance Pearlescent Chocolate

Die : Cheery Lynn Designs "Mega Fanciful Flourish"

Trim polka dot patterned paper ink edges and adhere to card front . Trim aqua patterned paper  and ink edges. Adhere cream cardstock on the back along top edge and trim with deckled scissors Adhere to card front. Adhere trim along bottom edge. Cut flourish and adhere to card front. Stamp image on cream cardstock and trim. Embellish with brown tuelle. Stamp sentiment on cream cardstock and cut with oval die 

GinaK Designs "Springtime Silhouettes"

I have received several fun GinaK sets the last few months and just didn't have time to play with them. So that is my goal this month.  The cards I'm sharing today are designed using a set called "Springtime Silhouettes".  It's a fun set that includes images and sentiments for lots of occasions.  I love that the stamps are solid.  So you can whip up cards really quick.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Melisa

You can view all of my GinaK Designs projects HERE.

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Project Details

Card #1

Stamps : GinaK Designs "Springtime Silhouettes"

Ink : Tsukineko Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate

Die : Cheery Lynn Designs "Mega Fanciful Flourish"

Scissors : Fiskars Deckled

Adhere card to a larger piece of brown cardstock and trim around edgs with deckled scissors.  Trim patterned paper, ink edges, and adhere.  Cut 2 brown vines.  Cut 1 apart and use to add an extra swirl and leaves to the first one.  Stamp images with brown ink on cream cardstock, trim, and adhere.  Stamp sentiment.

Card #2

Stamps : GinaK Designs "Springtime Silhouettes"

Ink : Tsukineko Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate and Pixie Dust

Stencil : Crafter's Workshop

Border Punch : Fiskars

Stick Pin : Making Memories

Embossing Folder Cuttlebug

Trim brown cardstock and adhere to card front.  Trim cream cardstock, emboss, ink edges, and adhere to card front.  Trim cream cardstock, emboss, ink edges, and adhere to card front.  Trim cream cardstock 3 1/4" x 4".  Apply pink ink over polka dot stencil, then ink edges with brown ink.  Tie a knot and wrap ends of brown ribbon around edges of panel.  Mat on pink cardstock.  Cut brown strip at least 3 1/2" wide and punch scalloped border on 1 end.  Adhere other panel and then trim 3 edges with deckled scissors.  Stamp sentiment with brown ink.  Stamp image with brown ink on cream cardstock, trim, and adhere.  Embellish with stick pin.