Sunday 9 December 2012

Vintage Postal Birthday...

Hi there,

This week at the Paper Players, Nance has a great colour challenge for us...


I really wanted to use the Postage Due set that I got recently, so that was my starting point for this one...


Once again, I'm not 100% happy with the photo, because once again, my busy week and weekend meant I finished this on Saturday eve and had to photograph it without natural light... oh well! This is the last busy weekend of the year so I'm looking forward to a bit more time to play! I combined the colours with this week's Mojo Monday sketch:


The Crumb Cake background was stamped with the large collage image from Postage Due using Crumb Cake ink, and I added a strip of Pool Party die-cut with the large scallop border edgelit and embossed with one of the delicate designs embossing folders. The greeting is an a la carte stamp on Very Vanilla, stamped with Cherry Cobbler and then overstamped with script and watermarks from French Foliage using Crumb Cake ink. I added a postage stamp image from the Postage Due set, punched with the postage stamp punch, as well as another postage image (from the Fan Fair dsp) also punched out. The third element in the cluster is a buttefly from Papillion Potpourri, stamped with Pool Party and cut out - I added a couple of button brads to the body. I added some lace trim, Soft Suede ribbon, a little safety pin and an antique brad as well (I do love my vintage embellishments lol!).

Check out the fabulous creations of the rest of the Design Team:


Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

9 comments:

  1. Gorgeous vintage card, Amy! Love the stamping and that layout with the butterfly on top is fantastic!!! Beautiful creation!

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  2. LOVE this....one of my favorite sets from the catty, and I have neglected it terribly lately! Nice to see a non-Christmas card too!

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  3. Beautiful, Amy! Love the layering of all those pretty elements & the dainty Cherry matting. :)

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  4. What a fabulous vintage card! So many elements that are just perfect!

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  5. Amy, I love everything about this one! I bought that stamp set not too long ago and just struggle to use it. But this is fabulous inspiration! I just love the vintage details and the way you showcased the challenge colors so beautifully. GORGEOUS!!! :)

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  6. LOVE your sentiment with the postage - what a perfectly creative idea!!

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  7. I agree with Anne Marie--I love this stamp set but struggle to create what is in my mind's eye. But clearly, you rock the set! Love all your vintage elements--so perfect for this color combo. All the little embellishments are a wonderful touch...fab card!

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  8. Amy I love this card. The vintage post card look is perfect.

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  9. This is absolutely gorgeous, Amy! LOVE the vintage appeal and all those scrumptious textures! Such a great design!

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