You’re a Classic

Hi everyone, one of my friends’ partner turns 60 today, so I thought I’d make him a card to mark the occasion, using one of my favourite, but sadly neglected, Visible Image vintage car stamps.

I cut a 14.5cm square of cream card, and created the background by dragging three colours of Distress Oxide ink pad lightly across the surface in all 4 directions then lightly spritzing with water. I cut a smaller piece of card from a snippet, deckled the edges with my deckle edged scissors, then stamped the car using Portobello VFC and added a little background stamping using Sand Dune. I also added some light stencilling around the car using Stormy Sky DOX and on the background using Frayed Burlap. I cut deckle edges on the background panel, then sponged Scorched Timber DOX around the edges of both the image and background panels to add depth. I stamped the sentiments then matted the image panel onto the background, and the background onto a slightly larger deckled square which I had created by sponging Scorched Timber DOX onto cream card - I haven’t currently got any brown card for matting. I attached this to a cream card blank, and finally added my die cut numbers - I managed to squeeze them out of the very last teeny scrap of a beautiful vintage style gold card I’ve had for many years - I even managed to remember to take a photo of my snippet!

I also decorated inside the card and the envelope.

Stamps: Visible Image You’re a Classic, Where Flowers Bloom (background circles), Sunflower Grunge (spatters);

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Stormy Sky, Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Scorched Timber); Versafine Clair (Portobello, Sand Dune); 

Tools: Visible Image stencil - Off the Grid; CraftAddiction UK Essential Number dies.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps & More #530 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Creative Inspiration #44 - Anything Goes

A Cut Above (November) - Anything Goes with a Die Cut (2nd entry)

Girlz Creative Crafts #73 - Layer It Up

Heart’s Quest Celebrations of Love #32 - Birthday 

Little Red Wagon #884 - 11:11 (use a number)

Love to Craft #95 - Anything Goes

Moving Along With the Times #195 - Masculine

Neglected Stuff (November) - Use Neglected Stash

(Vintage car stamp)

Snippets Playground #545 - Use Snippets

That was my little break from making Christmas cards, so I guess I’d better get back to them! Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,