Vintage Valentines

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I have a few cards to show off!

These are fairly basic, standard size (4 1/4"x5 1/2") and super easy to 'scraplift'. I used only one sheet of 12x12 patterned paper by Rusty Pickle for all 4 cards, and another bitty scrap of Rusty Pickle paper for the 2 scalloped tags. My card bases are a little different than typical Valentine's colors to coordinate with the vintage feel of my pattern choice.
I used a few favorite punches on these cards & this time also punched the tags, circles, & hearts out of a lightweight cardboard to back the paper punches and give them a little more depth & durability. The pieces for the face have been cut 1/4" smaller than the card base (4"x5 1/4"), the corners rounded, & then inked with a charcoal Cateye inkpad. I chose a couple of cute scenes from the paper to punch out with a 2 1/2" circle punch which have also been inked. They all have American Crafts rub-ons from their miniMARKS line, which go on very easy, some of my favorites!

Enjoy these cards and keep your eyes open for more! :)

Happy Birthday, Christy!

Happy Birthday, Christy!

5x7 birthday card using pink Bazzill Bling, Kaleidoscope 'Love' Diagonal Stripe, green Bling scalloped with an EK corner rounder, Kaiser Craft rhinestones & flowers, Pebbles Inc. birthday rub-ons, Sizzix flourish die cut, & chipboard 'C' inked with Brilliance Pearlescent Coral and sanded when dry.

Love, Shannon

Martini Box

Cocktails, anyone? I found this kraft box at Michael's and it sat on my

desk for a while before I came up with this design.

I inked all edges of the box with a Charcoal cateye to coordinate better with my paper choices and removed the handle that was originally attached to the box. The pink ribbon around the lower half is a vintage Decorette brand by 3M that I acquired through a good friends' Grandma (Thank you, Meadow & Millie!).

I attached the martini gift tag to the lid by setting an eyelet through the black ribbon band with my Crop-o-Dile. The back of the tag is blank to allow for personalization. The tag is just 2 pieces of Black Bling paper backed onto each other with the corners rounded.

As always, when I cover a 'blank', I cut my paper just slightly smaller (typically 1/8") than the surface I am covering. Another technique you can try is to cut your paper the same size as the surface, adhere, and then sand the paper down to give your item a distressed look.

This box is meant for wine, but I love this martini paper by Creative Imaginations. The pink paper is an older Heidi Grace design (one of my favorites!) & I think it adds the right amount of 'girly' & goes great with my vintage ribbon.

Don't be afraid to try this with your paper choices and get carried away creating!

-Shannon

Disney Mini Box

I was so pleased with how cute this little box turned out! A friend passed on an empty note card box from 7Gypsies.....and this is the result. I took advantage of the black polka-dots working with a Disney theme and just covered the labels. The box was fairly shallow, but I thought it would be a cute desk item and/or a place to store a favorite pic from Disneyland or even tickets from the trip. Mickey's pic on the cover came from a piece of patterned paper that was basically a mosaic of main Disney characters. I love to 'recycle' in my paper-crafting and cover items to turn them into gifts. Enjoy!

-Shannon