Spring Colors: Vintage Stamping Challenge

Hello Everyone,
There are a few days left of the Vintage Stamping Challenge's February Challenge.  The Challenge is sponsored by Flonz Craft Stamps!

The Theme is:
Bring on Those Spring Colors

Materials:

Stamps:Cute Chicken from Flonz Craft

Ink: black Stazon

CS: White; Yellow; Pool Party from Stampin' Up

DP: Sweetness stack from Authentique

Ribbon: Offray

Hello Die Cut: Stampin' Up

Circle and Scallop Circle dies: Spellbinders

The Cute Chicken is paper pieced and added to die cut circles.  So sweet for a baby card or a welcome Spring card too.


See you soon for the March Challenge.
Karen

My Dear Dad

Dear Friends,
I know I have not been blogging lately.  Unfortunately, my dearest Father passed away Feb 2 after a cardiac arrest.  He was 76 years old.  I am very sad and having a rough time getting back into the swing of things.  This is my first post since he passed away.  I am hoping that posting this memorial for him will help me to move forward.  I miss so many things about him.  He was my gardening buddy, and we would have long conversations about gardening.  And, he had lots of great stories about growing up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.  So, he now rests in the arms of my Heavenly Father.

Karen

Tall Trees on the Bike Trail

Hello Dreamers,
How is your day going?  Well, I hope.  Doing good here.  Did my grocery shopping already this morning.  So, that means I get to goof off for a bit.  Yea!  LOL  Today, let's take a bike ride with a project made with stamps from Lost Coast Designs.

Materials List:

Stamps: Tall Trees Background and Bike Border from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Mushroom Adirondack,Versa Fine Black

Distress Ink: Faded Jeans and Forest Moss

CS: Black; Not Quite Navy - Stampin' Up

Sheet Music Paper (or sheet music stamp would work too)

Metal disk embellishments

Ribbon Slide -Stampin' Up

Tweed Ribbon

Instructions:

• Make a card from Not Quite Navy CS and add a layer of black CS
• Stamp the Tall Trees stamp onto the sheet music with Mushroom ink
• Stamp one of the Bikes from the Bike Border with Black ink
• Distress with the Distress inks

• Add the stamped piece to the card base
• Add the silver metal embellishment
• Wrap the tweed ribbon around the card
• Slide the ends of the ribbon through the ribbon slide and tie in a knot

I was using the paper with sheet music as a scrap to test the Tall Trees stamp...My husband is a musician and prints lots of sheet music.  And, when it does not print correctly, he hands it to me and says, "Can you use this?".  Of course I can.  Anyway, I liked the way the trees looked on the sheet music and just went with it.  And, that is my design process for this card...in case you were wondering.  

Challenges for my Bike Trail in the woods card:

Simon Wednesday: anything goes

Love to Scrap: anything goes

Amusing Challenge: anything goes

See you next time for more crafty fun!!  Have a great day!  Love ya.

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

Throwback Thursday for January

Hello Everyone!
Hope everyone is doing well!  I have been busy taking care of household things, but today I am back with a fun post.  I am participating in Bibiana's Throwback Thursday!  See all the details on Stamping with Bibiana.  You can link up through Feb 12.
I selected a card made for Valentine's Day made with Stampsmith Stamps.

I did take some new photos of the card.  You can check out  the original post from January 2011.  Love these fun Lucy stamps!

I stamped on white glossy paper and added distress inks.  I Hand Cut the hearts--oh my!  I hand cut and did not use a die.  Well, this was made in 2011.  LOL.  I added some glitter glue around the edge of the heart.  

What a blast from the past!   I still have this card in my design team projects box.  Maybe I should send it to someone!
Hope you are  having a great day!!  I will be back tomorrow with more of my vintage lady cards.  And, I have some Lost Coast Design projects too.  See you then.  Love ya.
Karen

Vintage Ladies with Floral Background

Hello Everyone!
Been kind of a not so good week.  My husband was home sick.  He tried going in today.  He still does not feel good though.  And, we have a busy weekend ahead too.  The Dearborn Big Band is playing at the Michael Guido Performing Arts Center on Sunday ( Don is the director and trumpet player).  So, a big day for the band.
Saturday, I am going to a fund raiser/card making day with my buddy, Sharon.  Should be fun!  Looking forward to getting out and making a few cards for fun after the hustle and bustle of the holidays.

I thought I would post two cards today.  The cards are a variation on my Vintage Stamping Challenge project I posted two weeks ago here. The challenge runs all month and the details can be found here.  The theme is "New Year - New Stash"


Here is Card one:

Materials List:

Stamps: Flowers Engraving and Vintage Fashion Girl - Twenties 2 both from Flonzcraft Stamps; speckles background stamp

Ink: Rich Cocoa, Toffee Crunch -Memento;  Creamy Caramel from  Stampin' Up

CS: Cream; Tobacco Brown; Black; Mustard yellow

Watercolor Crayons - Stampin' Up

Distressing tool

Ribbons

Heat gun

Spray bottle 

 Instructions:

• Make a card from tobacco brown mustard yellow CS
• Add a torn layer of black to the tobacco brown card
• On Cream CS, stamp the Flowers Engraving with Toffee Crunch and another with Creamy Caramel ink
• Stamp the Fashion Girls with Rich Cocoa ink
• Stamp speckles on the background with Creamy Caramel for card two

• Tear the edges of one stamped piece and distress the edges of the second stamped piece with distressing tool 
• Color the edges with the watercolor crayon
• Distress edges again
• Spray the watercolor crayon lightly with water and dry with heat gun ( I rubbed the crayon coloring with my finger to soften the edges before drying)
• Add to the card base

• Add ribbons to each card

The cards are going in my to send box.  They will be perfect for any occasion.  I will add sentiments when I use them.

A Few Fun Challenges for my Vintage Ladies
Simon's Monday: inky background
4 Crafty Chicks: flowers
Just Inspirational: add a background stamp
Penny's Challenge: anything goes
Sisterhood of Crafters: anything goes with twist of new stash---my new stash---the Flower Engraving and Vintage Fashion Ladies stamps


I have three more cards made with the same stamps--They are not quite so distressed.  I will share those next week.  Hope you are having a great day!  Love ya.
Karen

Vintage Hardware with Lost Coast Designs

Hello Everyone!
We are experiencing super cold weather here in good old Michigan.  The temp is up to 13 degrees F.  Brrr.  And, there is snow to shovel.  I think I will share some vintage cards with you instead of shoveling the snow.   I will get to the snow later.  Today's projects were made with stamps from Lost Coast Designs.  ----My husband is doing the snow shoveling!  Yea!

Card One

Materials List:

Stamps: Woodgrain Background and Hardware Set

Inks: Mossy, Pewter, and Patina Mixed Media; Faded Jeans Distress; Black

CS: White; Pacific Point - Stampin' Up

Piercing Tool

Glue Pad

Gold Leaf Foil

Instructions:

• Make a card from Pacific Point CS
• On White CS, stamp the Woodgrain background stamp with Mossy ink
• Stamp the hardware elements with three Mixed Media inks and Black die ink
• Distress with Faded Jeans

• Pierce edges of the stamped piece
• Add to the card base
• Use a glue pad to apply glue to the edges
• Press the gold leaf foil into the glue and brush away the excess

Card Two

Materials List:

Stamps: Woodgrain Background and Hardware Set

Inks: Toffee Crunch, Black, Olive Grove, Rich Cocoa Memento inks

CS: White; Brown; and Green

Versa Mark pad

Clear Embossing Powder

Metallic Rubs

Heat Gun

Instructions:

• Make a card from Green CS and layer with Brown
• On White CS, stamp the Woodgrain Background with Toffee Crunch ink
• Stamp the hardware with the Memento inks listed

• Apply the Versa Mark ink to the entire surface
• Add the Clear Embossing Powder and heat set
• Add to card base
• Apply the metallic rubs to the edges

Love that glossy look from the heat embossing.  I would use these cards for a masculine birthday.  Or just to send to someone special.


I would like to enter my Vintage hardware cards in:
Simon's Monday Challenge: new with the old---I used a new Woodgrain background stamp with two old favorites: gold leafing and heat embossing
Simon's Wednesday: new---I used my new Woodgrain Background stamp


Coming up next in Dreamland:  More vintage flowers and Ladies!!  See you then!
Stay warm!  Love ya.
Karen