Vintage Postale theme cards

Inspiration comes in all forms. For me, my inspiration comes from the past. I love surrounding myself around vintage items and search out antique shops for trinkets and pieces of the past.

Some of these treasures people hold on to and do not even realize what they may have. I recently visited a trinket shop and was at the counter purchasing a candle and I happen to see a box of envelopes. I immediately knew what they were as I have seen this style of envelope often in pictures.

I started talking to the shop keeper and asked where he had gotten so many letters. He said they belonged to one of his wife's relatives and that he actually had another box full that he proceeded to pull out from under the counter.

I would have loved to purchase the whole lot, but that would have put me back a bit at $1.00 each. so I settled on two of them. I love the look and hope to try to recreate these wonderful envelopes at some point.

I used the correspondence collection of Remnant Rubs from Tim Holtz. To see how I created this card, be sure to check out my video linked  below.

I have also provided a list of some of the products I used below to create this card. Some items may be out of stock or discontinued, but hopefully this will give you inspiration and a new technique to try.

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Canvas Corp December Challenge

The theme this month over at Canvas Corp Brands is "Christmas where are you?" We are asked to create a project showing how we celebrate Christmas where we live.

When one thinks of Phoenix, typically a Cactus comes to mind. During the Holiday season, we don't get snow, our weather is chilly, but not freezing and it is not uncommon to see decorated Cacti in my neighbors yards.

But just because we will never have a white Christmas, we do enjoy this time of year very much. I thought I would create a post card like card for all my fellow crafters to get a taste of what Christmas in Phoenix is like.  This scene may be something you may see while driving on Route 66.

I used an old paper stack from 7gypsies called Postale. I also had some I also used some rub ons from both Tim Holtz and 7gypsies.  I distressed the paper using both distress stain and distress ink.

I also outlined my paper with a distress crayon and smeared it with some collage medium from Tim Holtz to create an old vintage look. The truck and background stamps are both from Tim holtz.

To finish off the card, I used some postal washi tape and adhered it to a 5" x 7" white card base.

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Happy Mail!

Happy Mail time! So when Suzy asked her Design Team for some stamp suggestions guess who asked for this one? Yea that's right...THIS GIRL did. I love the Happy Mail stamp! Why do you ask? Well DUH! It's because we all love happy mail. 

Now, not only do I love to get happy mail, but I also love to send happy mail. Now I have a great stamp to use on the outside of my envies!

Now what better design to use with the happy mail stamp than some Postale paper and stickers. The paper stack and stickers are from 7gypsies "Journey Collection" and is called "Postale."

I used several stamps on this card including the Bi Plane stamps and Happy Mail stamp from So Suzy Stamps. For a complete listing of all the items I used, please see the list below.

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Supplies Used

Stamps:  So Suzy Stamps - Bi Plane, Happy Mail; Hampton Arts - Journey Collection
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Paper: 7gypsies - Postale
Stickers: 7gypsies - Postale
Washi Tape - Tim Holtz - Postale

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Printable Vintage inspired Washi Tape

Hi everyone! I am here today to share with you a set of four cards I made using printable washi tape from VectoriaDesigns.  I am a big fan of washi tape, but those little rolls can get expensive, not to mention the storage.

I was so excited when I saw this set over at VectoriaDesigns. If you are a vintage lover, as I am, you are definitely going to want these for your collection. So to show you how I used them, I am going to share with you a few cards. 

Wshi Tape

For this first card, I used the Keys strip. You can see it at the bottom of my card. I had these fun little key charms and it worked perfect to compliment my tape.

For this card and all three of the others, I sued the Carte Postale strip. I think this one is definitely my favorite. I just love how it compliments the cards. I love all the fun stamps I used from Tim Holtz, So Suzy Stamps and Inkadinkdo. The postmark stamp from Inkadinkdo has become my go to stamp for all my passport cards. It is definitely  a MUST GET!

I will be entering this one into the Simon Says Monday Challenge where the theme is Summer. A Summer Vacation in Paris sounds wonderful to me and this card represents that.

For my next card, I used four of the printable washi tapes. Can you see which ones I used? They compliment the cards so wonderfully I know it is hard to tell. Well, I used the Carte Postale, Tobacco labels, Tickets and finally the World Globe. 

Here is another fun card where I used traditional washi tape as well as printable washi tape. I think they work well together. The stamp I used on this card is from a stampin up set that was given to me. I also added some fun ephemera from Tim Holtz' postale collection.

I really enjoyed making this set. Collage cards are some of my favorite to create. You get to use so many fun embellishments and these new washi printables are a great addition to my collection.

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