Retro Christmas Cards

So I was feeling a little nostalgic this weekend and decided to make some Retro style Christmas cards. There are so many sites that offer free digital downloads, it didn't take me long to find an image I wanted to work with. The Graphic Fairy has some great free vintage digital images available for download. I found three black and white retro Christmas images from a 1940's printers book. They all had holiday shopping Christmas theme. I chose this one to work with. This poor husband is following his wife around carrying all the Christmas Gifts while she reviews her Christmas list.

I decided to stick with the black and white theme and not color in the image. I used Heather's sketch that is currently being used for the Simon Says Challenge. Here is what I came up with:
Very fun card and did not take long to put it together at all. I love making black and white cards. They are so classic, and work great for vintage or retro designs.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Ends Nov 27 - Simon Says - Sketch
Ends Dec 2 - MIM - Anything Goes
Ends Nov 30 - Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Ends Nov 30 - Sister Act - Anything Goes
Ends Nov 27 - 4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Ends Nov 27 - 4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
Ends Nov 30 - Opus Gluei - Shopping
Ends Dec 2 - Robyn's Fetish - #187 Vintage
Ends Dec 9 - Scribble & Scrap - #6 Anything Goes
Ends Dec 16 - Christmas Inspirations - Black & White
Ends Nov 30 - CHNC - Christmas Anything Goes
Ends Dec 2 - Crafting From The Heart - #1 Anything Goes




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24 comments:

  1. Denise GoeldnerNovember 25, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    Lovely image and layout. Thanks so much for joining us over at Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog, good luck and hope to see you next time
    ~ Denise DT ~

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  2. lozNovember 25, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    Beautiful card and image Monica. Love the black and white colors. I spotted this on MIM..Loz

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  3. LinNovember 25, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    I've seen this image before - on Disney's Fantasia 2000, during the segment for Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue! How fun! I LOVE your black and white take on our sketch! Thanks so much for playing along with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

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  4. UnknownNovember 25, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    Your Christmas card is soooo fun!!! I'm so glad you shared your talent at Sister Act this week! Best of luck!
    Trisha-DT

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  5. Emma BurnsNovember 25, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    Love it Monica, I do like black and white cards and I really like the black and white dogtooth pattern in the background. Good luck in your challenges xx

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  6. CARLA PREDIGERNovember 25, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    What a beautiful card. Thanks for joining at Christmas Inspirations challenges. I hope you will play again with us soon. Good luck!

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  7. kReNNovember 25, 2013 at 5:39 PM

    Very nifty (like the retro saying?) card. Love the b/w treatment. Saw you on MIM.


    Come and follow me, kReN@
    http://afourthlife.blogspot.com

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  8. ElectraNovember 25, 2013 at 7:32 PM

    What a GREAT shopping stamp!! I love the black and white and the "Happy Holidays" is the perfect sentiment to go with this classy card. Thanks for joining us at Opus Gluei, your card is PERFECT for our challenge!

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  9. ChrissyNovember 26, 2013 at 1:29 AM

    What a great card Monica...love the fabulous image and love the papers and fabulous design.
    Thanks for sharing with us at Make it Monday..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  10. carolNovember 26, 2013 at 7:56 AM

    Such a different christmas card, looks super, saw it on MIM x carol

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  11. Marlene AtkinsonNovember 26, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    A beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at Robyn's Fetish Challenge. Marlene DT

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  12. Pia SNovember 26, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    What a great retro style design! It looks great in black and white!
    I hopped over from MIM to visit.

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  13. Sharon NobleNovember 27, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    Hiya I have loved looking round your pretty blog, Your card is lovely I love the black and white colours you have used so pretty very retro.

    Thank you so much for taking part in our first challenge at Crafting from the Heart. I hope to see you next time. hugs Sharon xox

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  14. Lynn (aka Lynnpenguin)November 28, 2013 at 2:57 AM

    Super cute creation...love the black and white and vintage-y feel of this card. Don't you just feel terrible for that poor fella carrying the packages (and probably paying for them too). Love it. Thanks for joining us this week at Brown Sugar. Good luck.

    Lynn, BSCB DT

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  15. LeslieTNovember 28, 2013 at 3:42 AM

    Your retro card is awesome with so many great details! Saw it over at Make It Monday and thanks for sharing!
    Hugs,
    Leslie
    http://leslieturner58.blogspot.com

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  16. fiona mctiernan walkerNovember 28, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    A fantastic card love the black and white vintage look. Thankyou for joining our first challenge at Crafting From the Heart challenge blog.
    Good Luck
    Fiona (DT Co-owner)
    x

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  17. Sheila HNovember 28, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    I saw your cool retro card on MIM!

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  18. UnknownNovember 28, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    What a unique card! Thanks for playing at Crafting from the Heart. Good luck. Hope to see you next time. Erin, DT.

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  19. SherrynNovember 28, 2013 at 5:22 PM

    super card - saw it on MIM xx

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  20. HazelNovember 30, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    Thanks for entering this delightful card for my CHNC challenge extra for November - hope to see you again soon. x

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  21. RosemaryDecember 1, 2013 at 6:04 PM

    Ah, I love vintage/retro styles and this made me chuckle - that image is too cute! Love how you've used it and the black and white is unexpected and entirely apropos and looks classic!

    Really well done and I'm so glad you took on the Opus Gluei challenge and came over to participate with us!

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  22. AlyxDecember 7, 2013 at 7:37 AM

    Gorgeous monochrome card...fab image.

    Thank you for joining us over at the Scribble and Scrap Challenge. Good luck.
    xx

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  23. DoudouDecember 10, 2013 at 6:39 AM

    Original and beautiful card

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  24. PathyDecember 11, 2013 at 2:55 PM

    What a great card

    Hugs from Brazil

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