Old and New

 

 I don't usually make valentine cards, but I had fun with this one mixing vintage and modern elements. Unlike most cards I make, I started working on this by taking everything out of my disorganized drawer full of items that could be used on a card and seeing what looked good. Here's what I found:

• A small, vintage-looking card (the size of a gift tag) of a sweet girl {I remember buying the set at a thrift store maybe a decade ago]
• A acrylic heart [From about the same period, purchased at Target, probably The Dollar Spot]
• A red-ribbon styled chipboard sticker with the sentiment You're the Best. The flowered pattern picks up all the colors from the portrait so it ties things together.

So, I chose some vintagey-looking patterned paper and put it all together. What do  you think?

This card is for these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- Have a Heart

Word Art Wednesday #631  -- anything goes

Double Trouble #158 -- something, anything (parts 1 and 3)

Crafting Happiness #159 -- Vintage

recycled shine

 

Sometime last year, I received a swap card where the sender had ripped off a bit of printed paper and scrawled the name of the swap and her name on the back, then slipped it in the card so I knew what it was for. When I looked at the paper she used, I thought it was gorgeous, so I've kept it, looking for a use for it. Today's the day to recycle it!

The paper is the butterfly patterned piece you see above, and that piece is pretty much the total bit she used (if you pulled the card apart, you'd see her scrawled message on the back of that paper.) Unfortunately, the awesome gold shine isn't really visible in the photo because it photographed looking almost white in some spots.

To show off the paper, I die-cut an aperture in a piece of kraft colored paper and embossed it, using it as a frame for the pretty butterflies, then attached it to a white card. For the sentiment, I die-cut a small circle from blue shimmer paper, added a sparkly gold-embossed sentiment and a sparkly blue butterfly. 

This card is for these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- recycle (butterfly print paper)

Double D -- sparkle and shine

Can You Handle the Pressure -- use an embossing folder

Word Art Wednesday #631 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2403 -- anything goes

Wish big

 Wow, it's been a while since I've posted. New year, hopefully more time to craft.

Today's card is a simple one, but it uses some supplies I have had for ages. including eyelets and a piece of handmade paper.

The sketch is from Try a Sketch on Tuesday, which is pairing with Double Trouble for a challenge. The Double Trouble challenge is to use a background that reflects your personality; pastels for introverts (that's me.) 

In celebration of Double D's 8th anniversary (blogiversary), I incorporated bronze eyelets, because bronze is for 8th anniversaries.

Officially, this card is entering these challenges:

Double D -- birthday/anniversary

Double Trouble #156 -- background personality plus sketch plus entry in both challenges

Try a Sketch on Tuesday #638 -- sketch

Word Art Wednesday ##629 -- anything goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2401 -- anything goes

Pattie's Creations #214 -- use an image-