It started out to be vintage in my mind and I was headed on the right track by distressing my pattern paper with peacock feathers distress ink. Then I mixed up some dye inks and water and spritzed my flowers--they were supposed to look vintage"y". I even distressed the bright white decorative tape to antique it a little. I punched flower centers from the same bg paper and distressed my leaves cut from crumb cake and by the time I finished, the vintage somehow got lost. I dunno how that happens. Could be because I create by evolution--never know where I'm headed. Carlene will still like it!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131568
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 @ 8:54 AM
The flowers do look vintage to me...and the script paper. And very much the crochet/lace look trim Gosh, my grandmother had so many lace doilies it was hard to believe. Vintage can be soft and pretty too , and I know Carlene will love this.
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105073
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 @ 9:36 AM
I think what you experienced is what happens to all of us. Our cards take on a life of their own. Your card is beautiful, and Carlene will love it, as you say. Well done.
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79521
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 @ 10:06 AM
I love these 3 pretty flowers and such a lovely background.
------------------------------ LizThe joy of the LORD is my strength.Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004
Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 @ 10:34 AM
I Know Carlene will so LOVE this...very soft pretty and I think it still looks vintagey...new word... too lovely flowers , bg...all of it...kind of funny too as I just listened to Lionel Ritchies "HELLO" on my computer as I worked with this. TFs..:0)
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28839
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 @ 10:41 AM
Oh this is gorgeous, I love your vintage theme on this card, the bg is so beautiful with the flowers with print on them.
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6