Lots of Layers with Vintage Stamping Challenge

Hello Dreamers!
It is time for a new challenge over on the Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog!
The theme for the month of March is:

Lots of Layers  

At least 3 layers, please, on your project with stamping (no digis).  The challenge is sponsored by Flonz Craft Stamps and one lucky person will win a $15 gift certificate to the store.

I used a beautiful Flonz Craft stamp for my Lots of Layers project.

Materials List:

Stamp: Flowers Engraving from Flonz Craft stamps

Ink: Black Dye Memento

CS: Glossy White; Pink; Black; Peach

Hand made Background paper

Corner Punch from Martha Stewart

Paper Doily

Fabric Strips

Make It:

• Make a card from pink CS
• Wrap Fabric strip around a layer of background paper--this paper was made with a mono printing plate, stencils, embossing folder, and acrylic paints.  (Decorative paper could be substituted)
• Tie fabric in a bow
• Add the peach CS strip and paper doily

• Stamp the Flower Engraving stamp on glossy CS with black ink
• Add a layer of pink and black CS
• Punch the corners on a rectangle of black CS
• Glue the stamped piece to the black rectangle and add to the card

So, let's see, that would be eight layers for this card.  Oh, how I like to layer.  LOL.  Take our challenge!! Link your project up on the blog--- can't wait to see what you come up with!!  Have a super day!
Karen
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Challenges:                                 Mojo Monday-

Our Crafty corner: anything goes
Creative Fingers: anything goes
Fussy and Fancy: bingo--Column one
Crafting with friends; anything goes
Crafting with Dragonflies: girly cards
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Vintage Stamping December Challenge

Hello All!
Just going crazy here in Dreamland today with all the new challenges!!  The December Vintage Stamping Challenge begins today!  The new challenge theme is:

Winter Trees

The challenge is sponsored by Flonz Craft Stamps! They are offering a $20 gift certificate!!!
I used Winter trees to create a Christmas card for my DT project.

Materials:

Stamps: Merrie Christmas Set from Flonz Craft Stamps

Ink: Olive Grove Memento

CS: Cream, red, dark green

DP: Authentique Festive Collection

Red Rhinestones

Narrow ribbons in two colors

Instructions:

• Make a card from red CS
• Add layer of dark green CS
• Stamp the image on cream CS with Olive Grove ink

• Add the stamped piece to the lower part of the card base
• Cut a rectangle of patterned paper 
• Wrap the ribbon around the patterned paper and add to card base
• Tie two colors of the narrow ribbon in a bow and add to card

• Add the rhinestones under the sentiment
• Decorated the inside with the CS and patterned paper
• Stamp the Merrie Christmas (also in the stamp set) on cream  CS and cut out
• Add to the inside

I hope you will share your Winter Trees projects with us on the Vintage Challenge Blog!!  See you there or be square!  Love ya.
Karen

Vintage Stamping Challenge - October

Hello Everyone,
Time for a new challenge with the Vintage Stamping Challenge!!  The new theme for the month of October is:

Use Die Cuts

Make a project with stamping and use at least one die cut item.

The challenge is sponsored by Flonz Craft Stamps!!  They are offering a $25 gift certificate!!!

I am getting in the Holiday mood with a winter card!  I used three different dies on this project and added some foil.....

Materials List:

Stamp: Merrie Christmas Set from Flonz Craft Stamps

Ink: Onyx Black Versa Fine; Faded Jeans Distress

Paper: Mixed Media paper pad

CS:White, navy, and light blue

Distress Markers

Dies: Winter - Carta Bella; Joy and large Floral Shape- Stampin' Up; 

Gold Acrylic Paint

Luminair Paint

Gesso

Metallic Marker

Foil

Instruction:

• Make a card base from light blue CS
• Run a metallic marker along the edges
• Paint a piece of white CS with the gold paint; let dry
• Paint the edges of painted piece with Luminair paint; let dry
• Use the metallic maker on the edges
• Add to card front

• Cut the large floral shape from foil and white CS
• Glue the foil and white CS together; glue to back of card base letting a portion peek out

• Tear a page from the  mixed media paper pad
• Stamp the Skater scene with Onyx Black ink
• Color the image with Distress Markers
• Distress edges with Faded Jeans ink and the metallic marker
• Add to card base

• Die cut the words from navy CS ----Note: for the word "joy" I had the word enjoy.   I die cut it and snipped off the e and the n---presto the word joy
• Glue the words to the card with a glue pen

•  To create the snow, apply a little bit of gesso with a cotton swab; let dry

Great winter card!  I can use this for a Christmas card or just a winter greeting card.  I hope you will join us this month for our Die cut Challenge!!  See  you soon.
Karen

Shabby Chic May with Vintage Stamping Challenge

Hello Friends!
The first Monday of the month----Time for a new challenge on The Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog!!  The challenge theme for the month of May is:

  Shabby Chic 

Make a project in the Shabby Chic style and link up on the Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog.  Your project must have some stamping.

The challenge is sponsored by: Flonzcraft Stamps.  Flonzcraft is offering a $20 gift certificate!!!

I made a small wall hanging piece using corrugated cardboard as the base.

Materials List

Stamps: Flowers Engraving from Flonzcraft Stamps

Ink: Aged Mahogany and Victorian Velvet Distress inks

CS: Very Vanilla and Blush Blossom from Stampin' Up

Gelli Plate, Acrylic Paint, and Embossing folder to make Background paper 

Tan Ribbon

Pearl Trim- from Hobby Lobby

Vintage crochet piece

Corrugated Cardboard

Lumiere Paint

Old Paper Crackle Paint- Ranger

 Instructions:

• Cut a piece of corrugated cardboard to size and tear the top layer of brown paper off exposing the ridges
• Paint the cardboard with Lumiere and crackle paints
• Let dry
• Add the crochet lace and tie ribbon around cardboard

• Make the background paper with a Gelli plate/or use a piece of distressed CS
• Stamp the Flowers Engraving stamp onto Vanilla CS by inking the stamp with both Aged Mahogany and Victorian Velvet inks
• Tear the CS and distress edges with distress inks

• Add stamped piece to CS background
• Add pearl trim
• Add to cardboard

•  Add ribbon at top of piece to use for hanging 

I will hang this in my living room--so fun to make decorating pieces from elegant stamps like Flowers Engraving.  Hope you join us with your own Shabby Chic project.   Hope you have a super day!
Karen

Handmade Flowers- Vintage Stamping Challenge

Hello Friends,
Time for the new Vintage Stamping Challenge blog  challenge for the month of April
This month's theme is:
Add a handmade flower to your project.  Your project also needs to have  some stamping.
The challenge is sponsored by Flonzcraft Stamps!

I made a crocheted flower for a fun spring inspired card.  I added a super cute little chicken stamp from Flonzcraft.

Materials:

Stamps: Cute Chicken from Flonzcraft Stamps; Alpha Dots from My Sentiments Exactly!

Ink: Jet Black Stazon; Old Olive dye - Stampin' Up

CS: Barely Banana, Pea Pizzazz, and Strawberry Slush - Stampin' Up

DP: Stampin' Up

Leaves Die Cut - Sizzix

Pearls

Dimensional Adhesive

Pearls

Markers

White Crochet thread and crochet hook

Instructions:

• Make a card from Strawberry Slush CS
• Add a layer of Pear Pizzazz CS and DP
• Die cut Leaves from DP and add to card

•  Crochet flower using white crochet thread size 10 with a size 1 hook  ( I used a pattern from the book "Flower Bouquet" by Suzann Thompson; Lark Books
• Glue the flower to the card 
• Add a pearl to the center of flower

• Stamp Cute Chicken with Stazon ink on Barely Banana CS and fussy cut
• Color Chicken with markers
• Add Chicken to  card with dimensional adhesive
• Stamp letters and cut or punch out
• Add letters using dimensional adhesive
• Add pearls around letters

Totally cute Chicken!  This card would be great for a baby, Spring, even to just to say hello to a friend.  Let's see what you can come up with for the Handmade flower Challenge!  Hope you have fun with the theme!  

See you soon!

Karen

CAS Vintage Ladies

Hello Dreamers!
I am back today with the last three of my Vintage lady cards. I went more CAS with today's cards and did not do any distressing!  See my other Vintage Ladies here and here.  I made the cards in three colors ways for the Vintage Stamping Challenge sponsored by Flonzcraft Stamps.  There is still time to make a project using something "new".   See all the details on the Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog

Materials List:

Stamps: Flowers Engraving and Vintage Fashion Girl - Twenties 2 both from Flonzcraft Stamps
Sentiment Stamps: Stampin' Up

Ink: Black and Vintage Sepia Versa Fine; Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze,  and Wisteria Wonder from  Stampin' Up

CS: White; Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, and Wisteria Wonder from  Stampin' Up

Yarns
Pearls

Instructions:

• Make three cards from cardstock that coordinates with the ink color
• Stamp the flower and sentiment on white CS with a lighter pastel colored ink
• Stamp the ladies with Black or Vintage Sepia inks
• Add the stamped piece to the card base

• Add Pearls
• Tie yarn around card

Some fun Challenges for my CAS Vintage Lady cards:

Creative Card Crew: shabby chic

Sweet 7:something new---I used two new stamps

Dream Valley: anything goes

My Creative Moments: anything goes

I will be back later in the week with my Lost Coast Design project.  Hope you are having a great day!!  Love ya.

Karen

Vintage Stamping Challenge-Christmas Songs

Hello Everyone!
Hope everyone had a great weekend.  It is the first Monday of the month and that means a new Challenge on the Vintage Stamping Challenge blog.
The theme for this month is:

Christmas Songs

Make a project with stamping inspired by a Christmas song or carol.  The challenge runs through the month of December.  One winner will receive a $20 GC to Flonzcraft Stamps!!

**The carol that inspired my tri-fold Holiday card is "Here We Come A Wassailing"
Lyrics:
Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green;
Here we come a-wand'ring
So fair to be seen.

REFRAIN:
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year
And God send you a Happy New Year.

Materials List:

Stamp: Merrie Christmas set from Flonzcraft Stamps

CS: Old Olive and Very Vanilla - Stampin' Up; rust red

Ink: Chocolate Chip - Stampin' Up

DP: Found Christmas pad - MME

Ribbon

Pearls

Scallop edge Punch

Dots Embossing Folder 

Instructions:

• Cut a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 " piece of rust red CS
• Score at: 2 1/8" and 6 3/8"
• Fold on the score line
• Dry Emboss the bottom flap
• Cut DP to fit the top flap and layer with Old Olive CS

• Punch a strip of Old Olive and add to top flap
• Wrap ribbon around top flap
• Add Pearls 

• Stamp the Merrie Christmas stamp with Chocolate Chip ink on Very Vanilla CS
• Layer with red and green CS
• Add to top flap with dimensional adhesive---Note: be careful to place the dimensional adhesive only on the top half of the stamped piece

Challenges for my Here We come A wassailing card:

Eclectic Ellapu: vintage Christmas
Stamp and Create: anything Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas: anything Christmas
Crafty Calender: Christmas
ABC Christmas: Christmas music

Hope you will make your own project and link up on the Vintage Stamping Challenge Blog!!  I will see you again soon with more Christmas card inspiration.  Love ya.
Karen

Gibson Girl Vintage Card

Hello Everyone,

Hope all had a great Thanksgiving.  We went to my brother's for a yummy turkey dinner.  Spent the day with him, niece, nephews, and mom and dad.  Great day.  

I would like to share this vintage card today.  It goes with the tag ( see tag here) I made for the Vintage Stamping Anything But a Card Challenge...which is still open!!  Plenty of time to enter.

Materials List:

Stamps: Gibson Girl # 12 from Flonz Craft

CS: white; Blushing Bride (Stampoin' Up); grays

Ink: Gray Flannel Memento

Copic Markers

Dot Stencil- Stampin' Up

Wide Sheer Pink and Gray Satin Ribbons

Rosa Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug
Oval die cut - Spellbinders

Instructions:

• Make card from Blushing Bride CS
• Layer with dark gray CS
• Stamp Gibson Girl with Gray Flannel ink on white CS
• Color the image with Copic Markers

• Die cut image and a layer of Blushing Bride with dies
• Dry emboss light gray CS 
• Wrap wide sheer ribbon around light gray layer and tie in knot
• Add to card base
• Add the die cut ovals to card with dimensional adhesive
• Tie gray satin ribbon in knot and glue to the pink ribbon

Challenges for my Gibson Girl Vintage Card
4 Crafty Chicks: die cuts
In the Pink: pink and die cuts/punches
A creative romance: something old---I used a Gibson girl image
Brown Sugar: anything goes
Crafty Catz Weekly: anything goes
Simon's Monday: anything goes


Next time I will be posting Christmas cards.  I will be posting Christmas cards a couple times a week until the end of the year.  I hope you check back for a little inspiration and to say hi!!  See you then.  Love ya.
Karen