The latest Letter of the Craft Barn dictionary challenge is V (no twist) and I chose Vintage. Before you think Vintage images, lace, Victorian, distressed... no not this time! There are many meanings attached to the word and Vintage is both a noun and an adjective. Here is the complete dictionary definition if you're interested, but for space purposes on my pageI have only printed my chosen meaning.
I have used a single stamp set from the magazine Creative Stamping (at least a year old if I remember correctly) and black Versafine.
I coloured the images with watercolour pencils (Stabilo) and a water brush.
The stamps are acrylic and do not stamp well if not "prepared", which I did, with a light sanding of the top surface. But considering how cheap they work out they were a good buy for a theme I am not going to use regularly and I would recommend them for a beginner to dip in the stamping waters.
So Vintage done, only 5 letters to go...
Thanks for coming by,
Also entering the That's' Crafty and Stamplorations CAS challenges.
An elegant and understated card Christine but a perfect take for the letter this time round.
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Ah - nothing like a good vintage on a Sunday afternoon! I love the simplicity of your card.
ReplyDeleteSuch a good word to choose and a classy page
ReplyDeleteLove Chrissie xx
Another elegant CAS which gave me the idea to head for a nice glass of wine.
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ShirlsCards.
Wonderful take on the theme. Fabulous card. I was interested in that you had to sand the acrylic stamps. Not heard of that before.
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A great choice of word. The CAS look adds to the air of calm and relaxation xx
ReplyDeleteA fine vintage and a fine card too. A great word to choose!
ReplyDeleteI love your CAS card...great vintage! xx
ReplyDeleteNice card and thank you for joining in the Craft Barn Alpha challenge xx
ReplyDeleteGreat card for your interpretation of vintage, completely different to mine.
ReplyDeleteI swear, this definition of vintage is truly new to me. I adore the way you used a wine bottle and glass and turned it into a CAS as well as the perfect V word. Color me impressed!
ReplyDeleteA beautifully coloured CAS page. When I saw the thumbnail for some reason my first thought was 'in vino veritas'.
ReplyDeleteA lovely card and a perfect interpretation of vintage. I'm pretty sure I have that stamp too. Great work.
ReplyDeleteScrapmate's suggestion would have been a good one!!!! Love this beautifully CAS piece, done well CAS looks so elegant and you most definitely have the knack :) xx
ReplyDeleteBon je prends enfin le temps de musarder un peu sur ton blog...
ReplyDeleteEt comme toujours, je suis admirative de ton travail Christine.
C'est vraiment joli et bien fait, bien pensé aussi comme toujours chez toi, et en plus on apprend quelque chose !! Je ne connaissais pas ce sens...
Bises
how very cool! Love the shape! Thanks for joining the CAS STAMPlorations Challenge!
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A beautiful interpretation of your chosen word.
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