This week we're celebrating the Spirit of Christmas Past … which means creating a card with a vintage design.
That could mean incorporating actual vintage elements, using new products that have a vintage style, or using stamps or images that convey a vintage vibe – whatever says vintage to you.
And to add a little extra incentive to your endeavors, this week we are sponsored by Lauren's fantastic Etsy Shop Just Enough Stuff, so there's a sweet little pack of vintage Christmassy things for one lucky random cardmaker who links-up their vintage-inspired design.
Here's how we brought on the Spirit of Christmas Past this week:
Stephanie says, "I went to my vintage drawers and pulled out all sorts of bits to create my glue-as-I-go collage. I started with a vintage hymnal page of a Christmas Carol (which ended-up almost completely obscured when I was done). There are vintage trading stamps, a vintage hand-written cake recipe, a vintage dictionary page, a vintage holiday stamp, a translucent lily and lots of Tim Holtz vintage-y bits. I finished my stamping a few sentiments from Tim's Stampendous Tiny Text Christmas."
Lauren says, "This week, I elected to go use new (well, new-ish, lol) commercial products that have a vintage/retro flair. My journal card and patterned papers are Authentique, the sentiment is Simple Stories and those luscious velvet holly leaves are absolutely ancient 7 Gypsies. I did lots of distressed edges and a bit of machine stitching to add to the worn, old-fashioned feeling."
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And now how about a peek at that prize from Just Enough Stuff?
It's a Deluxe Christmas Assortment featuring 20+ different sheets of vintage and found holiday-themed papers; including sheet music, text, children's illustrations, recipes, and much more. Use the originals as is or scan and re-size them for perfect card-sized embellishments!
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Link your vintage-inspired or retro-centric holiday cards RIGHT HERE by 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, August 28th. Keyword is JB2417.
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