Mixed Media Monthly #40 - Vintage

It's time for another challenge over at the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge. This time our theme is Vintage - just created a vintage project or add some vintage elements to your project.

I created a Halloween card. I used stamps from an IndigoBlu stamp set called Hocus Pocus. I also used some Tim Holtz stickers and the bat is a Tim Holtz Trinket. The papers were from my stash and not labeled. All the inks I used were Distress Oxides.

Hocus Pocus

Christmas Card Challenges #31 - Photo Inspiration

It's time for another challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges. This week we have a new Photo Inspiration Challenge.  I was definitely inspired by this sleigh. It's never too early to get started on your Christmas Cards. I hope you will join us this week!

For my card, I used some Tim Holtz papers and ephemera from his Ideology Festive Ephemera pack. It was super easy to put together. I just added some distress inks to the papers and adhered the poinsettia with foam tape. Be sure to use what you have and let the products do the work when you can. Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Card Challenges #31

It's time for this week's challenge over at Christmas Card Challenges. This week our Challenge theme is a photo challenge.  Get a head start on your Christmas cards and come join us this week. We now pick a weekly winner and honorable mentions! Thanks for stopping by!

For my card I used a vintage stamp set from Artistic Outpost called Frosty and Friends. I think she is really cute. I stamped her and fussy cut her out and adhered her to the card with foam tape. The corner bow and sentiment are from the same stamp set. Thanks for stopping by!!

Grungy Monday - Tim Holtz Valentine Card/Tag

Since I have today off (my last day off for 11 weeks!!) I had some time to do the new Grungy Monday 33 Challenge. The challenge is sponsored by Simon Says Stamp where you can find all these materials. Since I had all my Tim Holtz materials out from the tag I made for last week's challenge it was easy to get going. The challenge was to use Tim's technique of covering a fragment with alcohol ink, stamping on it and rubbing off the black ink. I did it and tried to remember what Tim says "embrace imperfection". Thanks for stopping by!

I covered a card and small tag with Tim Holtz seasonal papers. I made the fragment - it's a little more hot pink than I wanted, but I think the whole thing turned out OK in the end. I stamped some hearts from grunge paper, covered them in Fired Brick Distress ink, then covered them with Fired Brick Distress Stickles. I also die cut some rick rack trim in grunge paper and painted it with Jenny Bowlin Antique Pink chalk ink, then covered it with Rock Candy Distress Stickles. I inked the edges of the card with the Antique Pink and the tag with Old Road chalk ink. Then I added some twine, a mini paper clip and a safety pin. 


Materials
1. Paper - Seasonal - Tim Holtz
2. Alcohol Inks - Adirondack 
3. Fragment, Mini Paper Clip, Vintage Safety Pin - Tim Holtz
4. Stamp - Artful Things - Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous
5. Ink - Versamark Black Archival
6. Chalk Ink - Jenny Bowlin Edgers
7. Twine - Papertrey Ink
8. Tag - Hobby Lobby
9. Grunge Paper - Tim Holtz
10. Heart punch - Stampin' Up
11. Rick Rack Die - Stampin' Up
12. Stickles - Distress - Rock Candy, Fired Brick

Vintage Back to School

I made this card for the current Simon Says Stamp and Show Anything Goes Challenge. I decided to use this cool Tim Holtz Report Card sticker and give the card a school theme since back to school is almost here! Jax Miller gave me that super 7 Gypsies alphabet tape that I thought added to the school theme. Thanks Jax!


Occasionally I make cards with a vintage feel. I don't usually share them here, because I send most of them to Stampers Sampler and I need to wait to see if they get picked up for publication. However, I do have a "vintagey" circus card that will be published in the September issue of Paper Crafts Magazine - so check it out. 


Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!!

Materials
1. Card stock - Crumb Cake (Stampin Up)
2. Sticker - Oklahoma Public Schools (Tim Holtz)
3. Gaffer Tape - Letter Tape (7 Gypsies)
4. Film Strip Ribbon (Tim Holtz)
5. Stamps - Steampunk (7 Gypsies)
6. Ink - Black (Memento)

Just a Note

I made this card for the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge called Texting Skills. The Challenge is to use text. So when I got my 1st Studio Calico Monthly Kit today and saw this paper with text all over it I was inspired to make this kind of vintage card. It's completely from the Lawn Party kit and Pink Lemonade Add-on. It was so easy with my new coordinating pieces and fun to make!

Materials
Card stock - Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up)
Decorative Paper - Portrait Collection - Pearls (Crate Paper), Spring Fever - It's the Little Things (Fancy Pants Designs)
Letters - Black & Cream Sticky Keys (October Afternoon)
Cardstock - Typewriter, Word Strip - 5 & Dime Miscellany Bag (October Afternoon)


Instructions
1. Create card from card stock - finished size 5 x 5
2. Cut decorative paper to 4.5 x 4. 5 and 4 x 4 and adhere to card
3. Put on letter stickers
4. Adhere typewriter and word strip