hi there,
Here is my card for the WT challenge today, to recycle. I have a small collection of vintage postal stamps that worked just perfectly with the newly released bkg. stamp from Innovative Stamp Creations called This and That.
First I stamped the bkg. with Versamark and embossed with white. I rubbed on some Distress Inks, added the sentiment and the stamps, twine and button.
I am also playing along with the Speedy's Challenge at Mark's Finest Papers.
Hope you like it and thanks so much for looking.
Karen
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011 GMT Views: 910
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Registered: August 9, 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 33063
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 @ 4:03 AM
Oh my gosh! I am totally in LOVE!! I wasn't even looking at the gallery, but I hit the wrong button and landed there with your card leaping off the screen at me. This is just so stunning!! Every inch.. colors, layout, content. WOW!!
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Registered: August 18, 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 31972
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 @ 4:15 AM
AMAZING, Karen, I love this - I used to save beautiful stamps to use on cards and I don't know what happened to them! Obviously, I need to start doing that again - beautiful!
Registered: January 11, 2010 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 7227
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 @ 5:42 AM
Karen, you are amazing! I LOVE this card! Growing up, my mother would take out this HUGE postal bag that was FILLED with stamps (they were my grandfathers collection). My sister and I would sit and help her put them inside these books to organize them. I'm thinking I should make her a card like this! THANK YOU for the inspiration, Karen! LOVE YOUR CARD!! (into FAVES this goes.....)~
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92569
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 @ 7:04 AM
Karen, what a beautiful card incorporating your old vintage stamps. That bg stamp is PERFECT. Love how you have used it with the distress inks....a GORGEOOUS mix of colors. Really a striking card.