Vintage Flowerful Heart

by Joanne James27. January 2014 19:47

A quick post from me this evening! With just one more day to go, I had intended to share another card using a Sale-A-Bration 'sneak peek' to whet your appetite for tomorrow, however I've had an idea that I've wanted to try for a couple of weeks with my Flowerfull Heart stamp and since today is the last day you can purchase this stamp, I thought I'd have one last share with you. I decided to use this week's layout at Freshly Made Sketches as my starting point:

 

As my regular readers will know, I struggle with the concept of 'vintage' (I much prefer clean lines!) but instinctively I thought this was one of the few stamps in my set that might work for the vintage look, so here's my attempt:

I say 'attempt' because whilst I quite like the finished card, I'm not sure it meets the criteria for a truly vintage look. I like the Crumb Cake, the more muted effect by colouring the stamp with markers and the ribbon works. however, not a pearl or doily in sight - think I might have to go off and do a little more research on this one! If anyone would like to leave some suggestions as to how I could improve the vintage feel of this card, do let me know - all comments welcome. Click on the links below if you would like to purchase any of the items used above, including the stamp - last chance today!

Back tomorrow with the start of Sale-A-Bration - hope you're all as excited as I am!! Until then, happy stampin'!

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Table built using Stampin' Up! Product Table Builder from The Crafty Owl.
 

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Comments (6) -

Cindy Brumbaugh
Cindy BrumbaughUnited States
1/27/2014 9:25:38 PM #

JoAnne, I think you pulled off Vintage with clean lines all in one! Lovely card;)

Joanne James
Joanne James
1/28/2014 10:00:50 AM #

Thanks Cindy - I think this is about as close to vintage as I get! Nice to play outside of your comfort zone every once in a while though!

Amy O'Neill
Amy O'NeillUnited States
1/27/2014 9:45:12 PM #

Whether it's a true vintage-style card or not, it is such a pretty card!  I love how the rose heart stands out against the kraft.  Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Joanne James
Joanne James
1/28/2014 10:02:06 AM #

Thanks Amy - I played around with lots of colours for that background heart and it needed more than kraft for sure; glad you liked it!

Jen Timko
Jen TimkoUnited States
1/27/2014 10:49:58 PM #

Joanne, this is lovely!  That bow is so pretty and I love the colors.  Glad you joined us this week at FMS!

Joanne James
Joanne James
1/28/2014 10:02:45 AM #

Thanks Jen - sketch challenges are a favourite of mine; hope to join you at FMS again soon!

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