Hello everyone. I hope your December is starting off wonderfully. I love this month for the magic it brings. Now if it was just a bit warmer it would be perfect.
It's time for the Friends of Unity blog hop again. This month the theme is Vintage.
I made a couple of cards for this one. I am not sure about the second one but I do love this first one.
I used this beautiful image from Unity Stamp Co's monthly membership kit. This one is from December called Smile Wider Laugh Longer To help give the colors a more vintage feel, I colored over the whole image with W1 and W0 first before coloring with some muted Copics. The edges are inked with Distress Oxide Antique Linen. I love the soft look of this one and the picture really doesn't do it justice.
Most of the time when I think of vintage looking cards, I think of masculine cards. My next card is perfect for the guys in your life.
This one uses You are a Classic. I stamped it on some book page paper I got from Amazon. I used Distress Oxide in ground espresso on Kraft paper. I used the same stamp to add some texture to the kraft background and the book page. I used Distress Oxide in walnut stain to add even more distressing to the pieces. The hearts and arrow where white chipboard pieces that I inked with ground espresso. I used a tiny stapler to add staples all over.
Be sure to hop along with everyone else and see their wonderful vintage creations.
Alaine-you are here
Fantastic cards, Alaine!! Loving the soft colors on your first card and your second card is spot on vintage for the guys!! Love!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! I love the vintage vehicles for masculine cards.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards Alaine, I love the car one, perfect for the guys!
ReplyDeleteI love the soft subtle colors of both cards! I am in love with the second one as it is pouring out vintage vibes all over. I love the torn pieces and distressing, not to mention the chipboard pieces too! The image is amazing!
ReplyDeleteSo fun!!!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are just beautiful! I love the 'classic' card - the text BG is a fave look for me. Merry Christmas to you!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards! The second one is a perfect masculine card! I struggle with those!
ReplyDeleteLove the masculine car card! I need to use staples! Something I just don't think about! LOL
ReplyDeleteVannessa Osbourn
Happy happy anniversary, that 1st card would be very nice to Send on such an occasion! Personally, I really love the second card best. Perfect colors and tattered to say vintage. This has been fun!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are great, but the car card is my favorite of the two.
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are beautiful .. my favourite is the car .. perfect masculine card
ReplyDeletePauline x
Love both cards! I especially love the one with the vintage car! Vintage perfection!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards!
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty cards
ReplyDeleteand love the second
one!
Carla from Arizona
Alaine, I love the soft colors on your first card and the vintage look in your 2nd card!
ReplyDeletelovely cards Alaine! My favorite.....tulips! I love the second one for the vintagy guy feel!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! Love especially those pretty tulips!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards and perfect for a retro theme! I don't know why you question that second one...I think it's perfect for a guy card!
ReplyDeleteOne very soft and feminine card and one classic masculine card. Both feel very vintage in different ways - love both!
ReplyDeleteI love that you made a masculine card, and it's vintage perfection!!
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