Vintage is in Fashion

Now that I've finished my ATCs for the Vintage Fashion swap, it's time to get them packaged up and mailed.  I like to include a thank you card for the hostess and the one below will also hold some vintage tatted lace that I'm giving her.

The image is from Artistic Outpost and the decorative papers are by Pink Paislee.

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Supplies:
Stamp: Artistic Outpost; black cardstock by Bazzill; patterned papers by Pink Paislee; Archival jet black ink; oval and scalloped oval Nestabilities. 

Life is an Adventure

I just received some new stamps from Artistic Outpost and immediately put one to use making this birthday card for a friend.

I used Prismacolor Premier pencils and odorless mineral spirits to color my image.  The background papers are by Deja Views.

Have a great day!




Supplies:
Stamp: Artistic Outpost; Bazzill brown cardstock; patterned papers by Deja Views; Archival jet black ink; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; blending stumps; antique copper brads; pop-dots.

Gibson Girl #2

This is my final card for the Vintage Fashion Swap.  All of my cards feature fashions from the la belle epoque era of 1890-1914, which was also the general time period for the popular Gibson Girl illustrations.

This woman's photo intrigued me for two main reasons:  the pose, which I haven't seen too often in cabinet cards of the late 1800s, and the elaborate lace on her dress (which is probably the reason for the pose).  The filigree border around the edge was heat embossed in garnet.

I hope you're having a fabulous weekend!

Supplies:
ATC cardstock base; background found on Flickr; figure copied from a cabinet card; white acrylic paint; frayed burlap and pumice stone distress ink; flourish stamp by Inkadinkado; Versamark ink;  Stampendous PEARLustre garnet embossing powder.

Gibson Girl #1

I think this is my favorite card of the four that I made for the Vintage Fashion Swap on ATCs for All.

I was immediately drawn to this woman's photo when I found it in a local antique shop; she has such a beautiful face and arresting eyes.  Her softer hairstyle and high-collar lace blouse personify the Gibson Girl illustrations that were so popular from the 1890s to WWI.


Thank you for visiting my blog!  TGIF.

Supplies:
ATC cardstock base; laser copy of a vintage cabinet card; vintage sheet music; miscellaneous background paper; white acrylic paint; frayed burlap and peeled paint distress ink; computer-generated title transferred to clear laminate; bronze Dresden trim border; Golden heavy gel gloss medium.

la belle epoque #2

This is my second card for the Vintage Fashion Swap.  All of my cards feature fashions from the la belle epoque era of 1890-1914.

Apparently ladies of all classes during this time period were able to purchase or make for themselves elaborate and embellished blouses, including those with ruffled or lace jabots like the one worn by this woman.  I paid just $2.00 for a full yard of the intricate tatted lace at a local antique shop.

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Supplies:
ATC cardstock base; free background from Flickr; vintage sheet music, laser copy of a cabinet card; white acrylic paint; frayed burlap, dried marigold, wild honey, and walnut stain distress ink; medium charcoal pencil; computer-generated text transferred to clear laminate; vintage lace; Golden heavy gel gloss medium.

la belle epoque #1

This mixed media collage card is for a Vintage Fashion swap I'm participating in.  The general theme for all of my cards is the time period 1890-1914, which was called la belle epoque (the beautiful epoch or period) by the French.
 

Women's fashions during this period featured voluminous leg of mutton sleeves and high lace collars.  This young girl's dress is a prime example of both of those trends.  The photo is from a cabinet card purchased at an antique shop and the title is a laminate transfer.


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Supplies:
Cardstock ATC base; laser copy of cabinet card; unknown background paper; white acrylic paint; frayed burlap, fired brick, and pumice stone distress ink; Tim Holtz rubber stamp; medium charcoal pencil; tortillion blender; computer-generated title transferred to clear laminate; Dresden trim border; Zva Creative self-adhesive pearls;Golden heavy gel gloss medium.

Gibson Girl Prototype

I signed up for a Vintage Fashion ATC swap and I need to get my cards finished and on their way.  So I used my extra hour from daylight saving time tonight (I turn the clocks back early so I really feel like I get that extra hour), to work on my ideas and to come up with a prototype.

The woman is from a cabinet card I purchased at an antique store.   The background is a combination of old and new images that have been collaged, blended with white acrylic paint, and colored with distress inks.  The Gibson Girl title is a packing tape transfer. 


I hope you found a good way to use your extra hour this weekend.  Thanks for stopping in!

Supplies:
Cardstock ATC base; old cabinet card photograph; vintage sheet music; clipart images by ArtChix Studio; white acrylic paint; frayed burlap, dusty concord, and black soot distress ink; medium charcoal pencil; blending tortillion; Golden heavy gel gloss medium; Duck brand clear laminate; German scrap border.