Thursday, February 10, 2011

Let's try vintage ...

I'm having stamping withdrawals right now.  I have been so busy that I have not had much time to stamp.  Right now I'm in up NJ visiting my brother for his 50th birthday.  I came up yesterday to surprise him... love surprises!  Hopefully next week I will have some time to get inky again. Alright, enough of my babbling and on to a great challenge this week at the Pals Paper Arts.


They always say it is good to step out of your comfort zone to become better at something.  Well, I stepped out to do a vintage card for the PPA challenge ... and I like it!  Below is the inspiration photo.

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My inky fingers went to play and created this ...

Stamps:  Bliss (sale-a-bration)
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla
DSP:  Elegant Soiree
Ink:  Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede
Accessories:  sponge dauber, rhinestones, dimensionals, edge distresser, glue dots, finial press embossing folder
All products are Stampin' Up!
  • The edges were sponged with Soft Suede to give it a vintage look.  Ann, at The Stampin' Schach, is the Queen of vintage.  Be sure to take a peek at her awesome blog.
  • The butterflies were rock n' rolled.  Think I'm on a butterfly kick?  Three on my last card and what do you know, three on this card too.  
  • One of my favorite embellishments that Stampin' Up makes are the rhinestones and pearls.  I absolutely love them!
I hope you will find some time to play along with us this week.  I would love to see how you interpret vintage.  I know I will make more cards with a vintage look ... it's fun and has an awesome look!  I am pleased with the results of this card.  Thanks for stopping by and I always enjoy reading what you have to say ... good, bad or indifferent.

Have a great day,
Pam~

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh Pam this is fantastic! I love the colors and I am amazed by your layout. Too Cool!

Linda Callahan said...

Love how you used the stripes - great layout! And these colors are so soft and subtle - love it!

Benzi said...

OMG...this is just beautiful, Pam. I love how you worked the corner of your frame. You've used your dp so well and made a lovely vintage card. Your butterflies are just gorgeous.
Have a fun time visiting your brother. We had a tad less than 2" of snow last night...guess you had about the same..too bad you missed it. LOL

Ann Schach said...

Pam...what a fabulous layout! The rhinestones are the perfect touch! The texture is wonderful! You did a great job with the vintage challenge! And thanks for the shout out!

Becky said...

I love this! Fabulous design, and great colors.

Angela said...

Very pretty and definitely vintage! I just got the Bliss set and I can't wait to play with those butterflies!

Mike Funke said...

Incredible Pam! How did you do that frame with the cropped corner? I can't tell if it's recessed, but with the shading, it's perfect!

Pam~ said...

Mike, I just tore the edges of the paper and then sponged the edges with ink. Is that what you are asking about?

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Mary Fish said...

You did a FAB job on the vintage card!

Great use of color and distressing.

Hugs, M

Anne Marie Hile said...

Holy cannolli, Pam! You absolutely ROCKED the vintage look! I really like how you used the striped paper to frame your main image and the torn/distressed corner is perfect. I am even more excited to get this set tomorrow after seeing what you did with it. Absolutely fantastic in every way! :)

Carla said...

Such a beautiful card Pam!!! I love all those details... absolutely lovely!!! hugs,

Patti MacLeith said...

Rock and Roll is a perfect technique for vintage! Great challenge card, Pam!

Frenchie said...

ms pam beautiful! just stuning !i love it!

thank for sharing!
hugs frenchie

Renee said...

Wowzers! beautiful vintage card! I love the colors you chose! so soft and elegant. hugz n blessings.

Kim said...

You definitely rocked ;) on this card! Fabulously vintage!

The Mama Monkey said...

I love this and it sure lends itself to the vintage design, doesn't it?! Have so much fun with your brother!!

TrishG said...

I love the colors of this Pam! Great job with the bliss stamp set!

Donna Heber said...

Pam,

Beautiful vintage card! I just love that new Bliss set. Wonderful!

Rhonda Langley said...

Awesome job on this card! Great choice of colors! Beautiful butterflies!

~fairygirlmichelle~ said...

WOWZERS....i never would have guessed that you stepped out of your comfort zone to make that. its stunning.

gale said...

Wow this is amazing!! Really vintage looking and very cool!

KER said...

gorgeous and very elegant