Vintage Friends for PPA

This week over at Pals Paper Arts, the challenge is a vintage theme. I am more of a clean and simple card girl so vintage is a challenge for me. With some advice that Ann Schach posted on her blog about how to create vintage cards, I went to work (play). I started with the faux silk technique from Splitcoaststampers tutorials. It is basically a piece of tissue paper that has been stamped and crumpled up. I used the Friends 24-7 stamp set because I had it out and thought that it would work perfectly. I was right. With a little sponging, crumpling and distressing, this card came out great and it was so simple to do. I will be making some more vintage cards in the near future.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to leave me a comment to tell me what you think. See you next time.

-Roberta

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Thanks for stopping by and next time I will have a card for you.

-Roberta

LOVE for The Paper Players

Don't you just love this stamp set?!?! I know I do! This little girl is too stinkin' cute. I made this card for this weeks Paper Players challenge. It is anything goes. I decided to use the Sweet Shoppe Alphabet set and my stamp-a-ma-jig to create the square "LOVE" in the top corner. The background is the Perfect Details Texturz Plate. It is one of my new favorite things. I have had it for about 6 months and only recently started using it. I really have got to get the rest of the texturz plates! You can't tell in the picture, but I rubbed shimmer paint over the swirls to give it a little "pop". It looks great in person. I wanted a bow, but didn't want the ends hanging down and covering the bitty buttons I added in the bottom corner. I saw this kind of bow somewhere and knew it would be perfect with a Whisper White jumbo brad in the center.

I really like how this card turned out and hope you do too. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.

Thanks for stopping by and see you next time,
-Roberta