Hi everyone. Today I have something different to share. I don't usually do vintage style cards that have layers, but I was asked by my son Jeremy, to make a card for a friend's birthday. The party is High Tea in Vancouver and he wanted the card to reflect the theme.
I started with the background. Smooshed brown and red watercolour sprays and then when dry, stenciled over top with a damask image in crackle paste. The layer behind the smooshing and crackle paste is Early Espresso card stock which has been roughed up with a distressing tool I bought a long time ago.
The teacup (Pop Rose Tea Cup - Stampendous) and lilies (retired) were both heat embossed with Liquid Platinum embossing powder and then watercoloured (sprays for the flowers, distress inks for the tea cup).
To finish, I heat embossed the sentiment (retired) in white embossing powder onto more Early Espresso card stock and attached with a staple.
Close-up ...
Jer was really happy with the card. :)
Sending this over two challenges:
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Ink: Watercolours from concentrate: Brown, Red (Blick Art Materials); Distress Inks: Gathered Twigs, Brushed Corduroy (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories: Damask stencil (Silhouette America cut file), Crackle Paste (Liquitex); Liquid Platinum embossing powder (Ranger); White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, paint brushes, sponges, distressing tool, water mister
Challenges:
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Fun with Stencils
Stamps: Pop Rose Tea Cup (Stampendous); Spring Bouquet (Avery Elle - retired); Cosmos (Technique Tuesday - retired)
Paper: White card base (Neenah 110 lb.); Early Espresso card stock (SU!); Bristol (2 ply)Ink: Watercolours from concentrate: Brown, Red (Blick Art Materials); Distress Inks: Gathered Twigs, Brushed Corduroy (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories: Damask stencil (Silhouette America cut file), Crackle Paste (Liquitex); Liquid Platinum embossing powder (Ranger); White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, paint brushes, sponges, distressing tool, water mister
Challenges:
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Fun with Stencils
28 comments:
Your son must have flipped over this perfect High Tea card, Loll!! LOve it!
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Wonderful to see you doing a vintage style card, Loll! It's so beautiful - love that background! And what a gorgeous tea cup full of flowers. Now you're making me want to have high tea!
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
I'm glad to get a close up view of this gorgeous card, Lolly! So much lovely texture and dimension and beautiful flowers! I know Jeremy was thrilled!
Stunning Vintage Style stenciled background and beautiful watercolored teacup with lilies, Lolly. The perfect tea party birthday card for Jer's friend:-) TFS your card and the detailed description and supplies, my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy
Gorgeous colours, great design and a stunning vintage style and I bet Jer loved it? x. The crackle looks amazing and so are those glorious blooms x.
Wonderful card, Loll. Sounds like it’s perfect for the recipient. xx
This is gorgeous, Loll and you outdid yourself on painting that tea cup. Great vintage card and one style I struggle with. I do love that distress tool and don't use it often but it works great! Love your home made stencil too!
You make one amazing card after another! I love your take on this style because it's so well done, but not overdone. You truly captured the vintage feel, especially with the crackle paste on smooshed background. It's gorgeous!
Wow, you can do any kind of card...this is a stunning one, Loll! I love it!
I'm sure Jeremy was thrilled with this fab card you made for him to send to a friend, and it looks by the design and techniques you have used that you have been doing vintage cards forever. I love the crackle paste over the washy background and the beautiful teacup filled with those gorgeous lilies and all coloured so prettily, and roughing the edges really gives it the vintage feel. x
Beautiful! While it may be out of your norm, it is as fabulous as always! Love the colors and the vintage feel
Oh I love the crackle paste! Gorgeous card!
You may not usually do vintage but you do it beautifully, Loll. This is such a stunning card! I love that crackle paste and the colors of the lilies and cup are gorgeous.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL Loll...you should definitely do more vintage!! LOVE that background!! Hugs. :0)
Wow, this such an elegant card! I'm generally not attracted to vintage but, Loll, your card is so awesome who wouldn't love it. It is so perfect for the special High Tea birthday!
Oh no - a new thing to try - sprays. This is just lovely and perfect for a High Tea. I like that texture the crackle paste gives. The lilies added to the teacup look so pretty. This is really a special card, Loll.
I bet he was really pleased with this one, it is stunning. I love all the different elements and textures that you have incorporated, so clever xx
Wow, I love your textures and colours, Loll. The crackled damask stenciling is genious!
Wow, this is a gorgeous card Loll! I don't know why you don't do more vintage cards as you are very good at them. I love the colors in this card, the embossing paste is so cool in that inky background and the tea cup....well it and the flowers are stunning. Yep, a gorgeous card! Hugs, Brenda
This is a beautiful card! I really love the background and the earthy feel of the teacup! The flowers, of course, are gorgeous. But the BG with the crackle paste additions is really what hooked me for this card!
Absolutely elegant card Loll, and perfect for the occasion.
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Blessings
Maxine
Loll, this is an absolutely beautiful card! I love the white crackle paste over the red and brown smooshed BG! The lilies and teacup are wonderful and should be perfect for the party!
What a gorgeous vintage style card, Loll, and it's perfect for the party theme! Love the smooshed background with a damask image in crackle paste! Your coloring of the tea cup & lilies is so beautiful, as always. The distressed edges are wonderful finishing touches!
Hideko xx
Wow Gorgeous Loll, you totally nailed the vintage tea party effect. Amazing card ♥
Colours texture and a stunning result... LOVE those lilies!
Wow, that cup has to much dimension. I must say that you master every style of card. Loving the crackled paste behind, I bet Jeremy was VERY pleased. And OH those blooms, love them!
Personally, I don't like the vintage style, but what you did made me delighted. Such an amazing combination of colors, patterns and media. I love this cup full of wonderful flowers and it's an amazing background!
Hugs,
BozenA
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