It's time I got back into the papercrafting mood! After hitting the gym last night (because, the holiday weight is REAL, ya'll!) I had an itching to make a quick card, but I was hitting a creative block. I was scrolling through Facebook (because that's what I do...) and I saw this series of photos of women from the 50's/60's and their Christmas trees and I loved it! I then thought about turning a vintage card into a card for today! So...Pinterest to the rescue!
I searched for vintage Christmas cards and I found the perfect card for my inspiration:
Just look at this pretty card! I saw the tree beautifully decorated in some vintage colors and I instantly grabbed my Ready For Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set and the coordinating Christmas Staircase Framelits Dies!
Here's my creation:
So, it's definitely similar, but also quite different! And I incorporated colors and elements I didn't even think about! I used my Softly Falling Embossing Folder and even die-cut out Vellum for some of the ornaments! And who would have thought about mixing Pear Pizzazz with Old Olive? Not me! But it looks so great! And I think it really captures the vintage feel. Add in some touches of Poppy Parade (can we say, new favorite red!?) and the card was pretty perfect.
Best part---because of the multiples for quick die-cutting in the Christmas Staircase Framelits Dies, this card really didn't take much time at all.
If you're in a creative rut, maybe it's time for you to have a throwback, too! Let me know what you make!
I searched for vintage Christmas cards and I found the perfect card for my inspiration:
Just look at this pretty card! I saw the tree beautifully decorated in some vintage colors and I instantly grabbed my Ready For Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set and the coordinating Christmas Staircase Framelits Dies!
Here's my creation:
So, it's definitely similar, but also quite different! And I incorporated colors and elements I didn't even think about! I used my Softly Falling Embossing Folder and even die-cut out Vellum for some of the ornaments! And who would have thought about mixing Pear Pizzazz with Old Olive? Not me! But it looks so great! And I think it really captures the vintage feel. Add in some touches of Poppy Parade (can we say, new favorite red!?) and the card was pretty perfect.
Best part---because of the multiples for quick die-cutting in the Christmas Staircase Framelits Dies, this card really didn't take much time at all.
If you're in a creative rut, maybe it's time for you to have a throwback, too! Let me know what you make!
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