Botanicals Neutral Card

I love the vintage look of a fancy, neutral card.  I have one for you today.  

Notice how I used linen thread with the wide ribbon.  This is one of my favorite looks for ribbons on cards.

... and there you have it ... quick and easy and very pretty.

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Vintage Wisteria Wonder Blossoms Card

It's time to share the last card from my Vintage Cards class.  I love the soft purples of this one.  I have double layers of flowers and double layers of leaves.  I've stamped the inside of the card and a coordinating envelope.  My color story is Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White.

I've embossed the flowers on the vellum piece.  You can use Classic Inks to emboss on vellum because they stay wet longer.

The vellum is attached under the seam binding and the leaves and flowers, to hide the adhesive.

Here's another look at all the cards from the class. 

If you live in the area and would like to join us for a cards class, my next one is on Saturday, August 15.  I'm calling it 'Great Cards' because that's what we'll be making... no special theme... just some great cards.  I hope you can join us.  I'll have some sneak peeks soon!

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Vintage Crumb Cake and Blossoms Card

Today's card is in beautiful neutrals for a color story... Crumb Cake and Soft Suede, with an added pop of Marina Mist.  I've paired Flower Shop with Kinda Eclectic for a vintage look.  

Of course, I had to use a little Gorgeous Grunge, too.  That's a stamp set that I don't even bother to put away any more because I use it most every day.
 
You'll notice that I have stamped the blossoms in Marina Mist and then sponged them in Crumb Cake.  It makes a nice pop of blue against the neutral background.

Tip for easy linen thread loops:
- Wrap linen thread around 2 fingers 3 times.
- Then wrap linen thread around 3 fingers 3 times.
- Cut and tie ends.

The leaves are stamped on the inside of the card as well as a coordinating Crumb Cake envelope.  Because you use punches for the flowers and the butterflies, it's a pretty quick card to make.

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Vintage Timeless Elegance Card

Are you ready for another vintage card today.  We enjoyed making this one at my class, too.  It features our beautiful Timeless Elegance DSP.  

I kept this one simple and let the beautiful paper be the star.  The sentiment is heat embossed and the black strip is embossed with our Lovely Lace embossing folder, one of my absolute favorites.  

The color story is a striking Sahara Sand and Black --- very elegant!

I have two more cards to share with you from our class and then you will have seen them all, so be sure to come back for my next posts.  

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Vintage Thank You ... Two Versions

Here's another version of the card we made at my Vintage Cards Class.  This one is stamped and embossed onto watercolor paper and then a quick (free hand) watercolor background added. 

The embossing folder is Boho Chic, another new one.  

It's nice that there is a cute little stamp in this set, to stamp a coordinating envelope.

Now, let's compare it to the one we made in class. 

This one is embossed in white onto CS and the embossing folder used is Elegant Dots, yet another new one.

Sometimes, it's fun to make new versions of the same card.  Which card do you like the best?

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Seven Vintage Cards

Here are the seven vintage cards we made at my class this last Saturday.  I had a full table and we had a ball.  It was a nice combination of stampers and everyone did a wonderful job on their projects.  We worked hard and finished all seven of our cards. 

A couple of these cards you may have seen previously.  In another post, I'll share more details about the ones you haven't seen yet.

Which card do you like the best?  I think my favorite is the one on the lower left... or maybe the hydrangea next to it... or maybe the Wisteria Wonder card above it... or maybe... 

I truly do love making vintage cards.  

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Vintage Best Thoughts

Here's another one of the cards we'll be making at my class this Saturday.  I realized a while back that I was calling my favorite new stamp set by the wrong name!  I was calling it 'The Best is Yet to Come' --- which is one of the stamps in the set --- when the name is actually Best Thoughts.  Today, I have a vintage version of Best Thoughts.

I colored in the image using my Aqua Painter.  Doesn't the vellum look pretty embossed?

Adding the white accents with my Signo Gel Pen just makes a world of difference in the flower.

This one is a slightly modern twist to a vintage look.  I do like the results.

I have one remaining opening for my Saturday class.  Pay to register ASAP and the spot is yours!  

In my next two posts, I'll be sharing a couple of framed projects.  Be sure to come back to see them.

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