Here's one of the first cards I made with the Artistic Etchings set. As much as I loved it when I saw the beautiful vintage elements, I wasn't sure how easy it would be to create with, but I was pleasantly surprised to find my 'vintage groove' straight away, and I've been enjoying the collage/quirky style very much!
I think the original layout came from a sketch challenge at our recent team weekend, but of a very different clean and simple style of card. Not for long once I got hold of it!
Card base is Crumb Cake, and there is also Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Basic Gray. I've layered, I've distressed, I've asymetricked (yes, I know that's not a word, maybe it should be?), I've crimped, added metal embellishments, and all together it gives the vintage look.
One thing that was a bit of an experiment was using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder for the Big Shot machine to apply ink to the Debossed sections of the cardstock. Here I used Baja Breeze ink, and swiped it over the smoother pattern side before running through. You get a reverse type effect when you run the ink over the raised side. This "letterpress" style is quite popular at the moment, and there are several newish tools on the market to make invitations with. I think it's nice that you can take tools you already have and achieve a similar effect. And if you don't already have the tools, then it's another reason to NEED them!!
Speaking of NEEDS, there is a short while left on the Dressing Up Christmas Promotion, running until the 30th November. The Ornament Punch bundle is currently unavailable however, due to a technical issue with the punch which is being worked on right now. There are still three other bundles to choose from to get FREE RIBBON, including the Welcome Christmas bundle with very pretty Christmas Cocoa specialty paper. Give me a call on 0403 175 790 to order.
For those of you who's significant others need some prodding and direction in the Christmas Gift department, stay tuned for details about my "Christmas Gift Wishlist" system, which makes it so easy for them to get you what you want!! Later today, hopefully, if I can get a few more things crossed off my to do list!
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