Heritage

The main inspiration for this collage was the vintage postcard (top middle) that I purchased at a local flea market.  It is dated 1912 on the back.  I may have to cover it in plastic as it does have some chipping on the front..It also worked out well that the colors I used are the colors of my living/dining room where I have the rest of my family heritage photos/collages.

This has to be the biggest creative project I have tackled at one time in the last year.  I love 7 Gypsies' artist trays. I must admit I am glad I chose the smaller one as my first.  I've had these copies of my husband's grandparents and great grandparents for a while, but just didn't know how I wanted to display them until I got this tray.  It has truly been a labor of  love.  I had to make myself stop adding things as  the farther along I got, the more ideas flowed.  So, part of me wishes I added a little more lace or bling but then I didn't want to overpower the photos any more than I have.  And, as an added plus while creating it this week, I stumbled upon two challenges in which to enter it. 


The two small roses were white paper roses I had left over from another project and I sprayed them with Glimmer Mist and Walnut Ink and actually let them burn on the edges a bit for a more vintage look.  The larger rose is from a flower die and sprayed with the same inks.  The initial "S" chipboard was painted with alcohol inks and then sprayed with Glimmer Mist Viva Pink.  The square clay heart medallion I stamped and baked.

SPIES: 
Stamps:  Heart (in clay mold) from Craft Smart.
Paper:  Le Jardin DP--Stampin UP!; Red Music -- Hot Off The Press; Red damask  and green damask (large flower) DP from stash. Black cardstock.
Ink:  Staz On Cranberry; Adirondack alcohol inks --- metallic gold, currant, meadow;  Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist -- Viva Pink, Starfish;  Tsukinek Walnut Ink - Java.
Extras:  Paper flowers; Metal; Sentiment emboss word; chipboard letter; photo corner die cut; tag die cut; square nestabilities;  lace punch; lace frame, 'Heart' bingo card - Jenni Bowlin; black letter stickers; gold button and heart; metal key and lock; gold ribbon, light green ribbon, twine.  Vintage postcard.

CHALLENGES:

STAMPIN ROYALTY:  Anything But A Card
LEXI'S CREATIONS:  Use a photo.


For those interested, the top right photo and bottom middle photo are Dave's grandparents, Alex and Dorothy Salkeld.  The top right corner is Mabel & Harry Biggs, Dorothy's parents. 

Happy Sunday!

Love's Sweet Song

Off The Wall Craftiness Challenge #15

Would you call this retro shabby chic or retro vintage shabby?  Either way, I was going for a type of retro yet vintage feel.  When I began this card I had no idea what I wanted to do other than I wanted to use my new stamps and finally use my Tim Holtz birdcage die.  I believe this was one of the longest making cards I've had.  Probably had my creative flow been flowing it wouldn't have taken so long.  Oh well, it's done now and I am very happy with the results.

I began with  rolling yellow ink on white cardstock.  Then using a sponge I lightly brushed turquoise ink on top and inked the sides in the turquoise.  I stamped the background images in dark orange.  The bird cage is cut out of transparent vellum with white netting applied to the back.  I cut the bird out of turquoise patterned fabric.  The sentiment tag is inked in the yellow and dark orange and stamped with turquoise.

SPIES:
STAMPS:  'Nest' and scrolling floral stamps from Red Land Paperworks.  Keys from TPC Studio Classic set.  Sentiment from Hampton Art.
PAPER:  White cardstock, transparent vellum and fabric.
INK: yellow, dark orange, turquoise from Hampton Art.
EXTRAS:  white decorative buttons, turquoise brads, pearl gem,  turquoise ribbon, white netting, metal chain.

I'm having issues again with my light box which is why one pic looks a little dark.  My light also broke and the replacement is not as big or flexible.  I may have to find other alternatives for a while.  Such is life.

Blessings!


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Vintage LoVe

Play Date Cafe #25

SPIES:

Stamps:  Damask from SavvyStamps.com; 'LoVe' sentiment - Sweet Dreams by Inkadinkadoo.
Paper:  DP  black/white - Me&MyBigIdeas; Black velvet paper; white cardstock.
Ink:  Versamark and black and orange emboss powder.
Extras:  Orange gems; orange ribbon.

Challenges:
Play Date Cafe #25 - Colour Challenge - Black, White and a touch of Orange




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I Love You

SPCC #34

Sketch Saturday #90

Happy Post-Valentine's Day!  I was sooo busy yesterday that I didn't get around to posting or anything on the computer.  I have a few more Valentines to post so hopefully everyone isn't all 'loved' out!  Besides, any day is a day for love, right?  I combined challenges again as I was just not in a major creative mood.  

Stamps:  Morty the Moose from Sewn Together at Digital-Inkco.  He is just too cute!  Other:  Valentine sentiment.

Paper:  From stash.

Extras:  Rope string, brads.  I used the Spellbinders Labels Nestabilities for the back layer of the turquoise frame around Morty.  Then I placed a scalloped oval frame on top of that with Morty as an oval picture to give it more dimension.

Love & Hugs!

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Tic-Tac-Love

 

  

Embellish Magazine Color Challenge with Ribbon

 

Get Sketchy #24

 Happy  Thursday!  Here I am with another post this week.  I cannot believe I've actually completed some projects on time and even early!  However, it could just be the calm before the storm that is probably going to erupt later this week.  My laptop died last night and it looks like there's no reviving it.  So I am having to get used to our desktop again.  Funny how you get so used to a certain computer that when you have to switch it makes you feel all discombobulated.  And at least it has happened when we are about to purchase a laptop for my son as an 18th birthday/graduation gift, which means I won't have to learn to share for too long!  hahaha  

So on to business.  Hugs and kisses to Embellish Magazine for a really great color challenge and to Get Sketchy for Sketch #24, a cute and inspiring sketch this week!  They both helped me bring together my idea of XXs and OOs (hugs and kisses) and tic tac toe.  The idea began with the XO stamp I got, which I used to stamp the background of some light pink cardstock.  I continued that on the tic tac toe board.  Originally I was going to put Xs in the blank spaces of the tic tac toe board, but it just looked too crowded and stamping them looked too cheesy.  So I stuck with hearts, placing decorative circle stickers on three for 'three in a row'.

Stamps:  XO by Craftsmart; 'hugs & kisses' by Inkadinkadoo

Paper:  Carob, Artisan pool; light pink, teal, and brown cardstock, and DP from stash.

Ink:  Timber Brown by Stazon, pink by Ink It Up!

Extras: Sizzix heart die; scallop heart punch, circle stickers gems, flower, heart brad, teal patterned material (center heart), teal ribbon, XO ribbon, brown ribbon, light pink ribbon.

This was another fun card to make with all of the embellishments and ribbon.  I love ribbon so when any challenge adds ribbon as one of the requirements, you can be rest assured that I'll be using as much of it as I can!  

XXX OOO

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All U Need Is Love

 

  

  

My third card for today, I assembled during the Superbowl.  It is another color challenge, but this time for ColorQ #18.  My colors may be a little brighter than asked for.  Yet, I had a lot of fun doing this card.  It put me in such a 'springy' mood, and I know we ALL could use some springtime about now!

I used my Sizzix Original flower die for all the flowers in all of the colors.  A small heart punch was used for the middle of the flower with a white pearl gem attached.  The card was completed with the 'all u need is love' sentiment stamp and ribbons.

Here's to spring-like days ahead!

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Sew Many Hearts

 

  

 

Another card for 365 Cards.  This time for their Color Challenge #7.  During our days snowed-in last week, I got my sketch book out.  I haven't done that in YEARS!  I just began sketching various valentine pictures that I could eventually maybe make into digital stamps.  While sketching, I created some card sketch layouts too. This is one of them.  I was thinking about the back of an envelope.  Looking at the finished product, it also reminds me of a quilt square.

So the DP papers are triangles fitted together to resemble an envelope.  I also had sketched out a flower made from heart, and that is what I put in the middle, only I used my embossed Sizzlet heart die.  Then, I wanted something along the trim and as how I have not sewn on a card yet, I gave it a whirl.  It didn't end without me sticking at lest three of my fingers!  (I haven't sewn anything but a button in probably a year either).  Do you see a trend?

Anyway,  finished off the card with a stamped sentiment, pink bow and colored brads.

Smiles!

 

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Love Welcome

Photo Inspiration

 

  

A fun card to make with the inspiring door hanging on my front door to make for 365 Cards 'Love' challenge on Tuesday. 

I bought the door hanging at JoAnn Fabrics and immediately got inspiration for a card from it.  I made mine a little less country than the original.  I just liked the black/white DP paper I had but I stuck as closely to the inspiration other than the background colors.  The 'Love' sentiment/die is connected together with black decorative staples to resemble the black wire that connects the hearts and letters in the door hanging.  I continued that technique by stapling the ribbon to the top and bottom of the card.  I used a Sizzix heart texturz for the red cardstock and also the black cardstock.  Other extras included red gingham ribbon, white buttons and black embroidery thread.

More to come....trying to get a few more cards posted for challenges.

Smiles!

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Irish Love

Bonus Sketch

Color Throwdown 76

Two Cards for 2S4Y #44.

LUCK O' THE IRISH --

Well, I think I got in just under the wire.  One of these days I will get things done earlier.  However, I am early for the Color Throwdown challenge.  I'm not completely satisfied with the Irish card.  Now that I look at it I did forget one element for the sketch on the bottom.  I was going for something a little quick and started out by making the colors of the Irish flag. I also wanted to use the shamrock stamp alongside my sentiment, but it was too large and since I was running out of time, I chose shamrock gems instead.  Still, it was a fun card to make. 

Stamps:  Shamrock stamp and sentiment.
Paper:  green, orange and white cardstock.
Ink:  Pine.
Extras:  Nestability die, green brads, shamrock gems, green and orange ribbon.


LOVE --

The Love card I like a litlte better.  It is for the bonus challenge.  Although now you cannot see the image on the patterned paper as well, the heart columns I made with a heart punch and gell pen mirror the image of the pink hearts hanging off of green vines.  The color scheme is from Color Throwdown 76.  Again, I had to improvise a little on the colors and get them as close as I could.

Stamps:  NONE!
Paper:  Patterned paper, olive, pale yellow and raspberry cardstock.
Ink:  NONE!
Extras:  heart punch, olive gel pen; Sizzis skittle dee doo alpha die, rapsberry patterned ribbon.

Well, it's late and I'm up as usual, but not for much longer.

Blessings!


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