Christmas Card with a Vintage Feel

A Wee Bit O'Irish

You don't have to have any Irish blood in yer veins to love these stamps from Vintage Irish stamp set 486. This little boy is absolutely adorable. And yes, he is framed by a horseshoe.

I couldn't resist using this stamp in a window setting. Too cute!

Dearest Vivian . . .

Quite the sophistocated lady, Vivian, from Sparkle N Sprinkle's Stamp Set 164, Hat Ladies - Vivian.

All done up in teal and pink. Looks like she's at a ladies luncheon, or perhaps for tea. She's a reminder of elegant days gone by.

Monochromatic Asian Fan and Lady

Monochromatic is this month's theme. And I have 2 cards to share with you.

This card using a variety of pinks, has an Asian feel to it. 

With the symbols at the bottom (Chinese) Hope, and the flowers from Stamp Set 177 Asian 2 - Japanese Lady, along with the beautiful pink colors, this card could certainly brighten someone's day.








Next, is a very vintage Art Deco style card - straight from the 1920's. Isabelle (Stamp Set 183, Hat Ladies - Danielle) is one of my favorite stamps. Such elegance.

Her dress and hat are covered in Gold glitter, and her shawl is in Moonrise tinsel glitter.

Fancy Fold with Laura and Isabelle Stamps

These vintage stamps are A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

Here is Laura displayed on a closed Shutter Card.  To me, she looks like a very young lady from the early 20th century, eager to see the world. (kind of Downton Abbey-ish)

Meet Isabelle. Roaring 20's here we come! I do believe my Grandmother owned a flapper hat like this.  This card was so much fun to make. It's a Surprise Pop-Up card. (Left - card closed)

And here the card is opened by pulling on the slide tab at the top of the card. How cool is that!  Everybody gets a kick out of trying to figure out the mechanics on this one - even the guys!

My Grandmother - Vintage Scrapbook Page

Another one of my favorite styles is vintage. This scrapbook page is focusing on my Grandma Nellie (R), and her sister, Stella (L). In 1917, Grandma was 22 years old. Married at 16, she already had two children.

Back in the day, everything was literally made by hand. So I thought it quite appropriate to add Sparkle N Sprinkle's Sewing Machine, Needle & Thread, and Scissors to tie in the vintage theme on this page. Each of these items was embossed with Gold ep, fussy cut, and hot glued over the cheesecloth.