My mother-in-law is downsizing to a smaller living space, so she gifted me with a vintage scrapbook from her youth. It is filled with all sorts of papers cut from advertisements and packaging. I wanted to use one of the post cards I found in the stash (the back said it was a sample mailed out to try to get people to buy an entire set) to make her a card.
I love the beautiful aged coloring on the card, so I only added a bit of peach cardstock to frame & pull those colors out in the design. A strip of Graphic45 Song Bird paper across the bottom with a Tim Holtz cardstock sticker finished the design.
This is another vintage card from her stash that appeared as though it was cut from some sort of magazine or packaging … perfect for a masculine birthday card design.
I added a frame (toned down the peach on the frame a bit with some old paper distress ink) and an SRM Sticker sentiment … stickers are perfect for vintage one-of-a-kind elements, since I don't have to risk making a stamping boo-boo … also I never have success getting white stamping to show-up with this sort of definition.
Great cards! Lucky you to receive such a gift. Best wishes to your MIL in her new place.
Wonderful way to use the vintage collection your MIL gave you! I’m certain she appreciated this lovely card. The card w/ducks is nice, too. My friend who was in her mid-90s at the time, gifted me a large box of fabrics from the 1800’s to the turn of the century. There were many pieces that had been salvaged from hers, her mother’s, and her two sister’s dresses. I in turn, gave the majority of the fabrics to my step-daughter who was a great seamstress. She designed and hand-crafted fabric art oieces that were exhibited at shows and sold. She gifted us with an amazing primitive Santa doll and a wonderful, primitive-style, gingerbread wall hanging that I still, near 20 yrs later, display at Christmas. I think that it’s so wonderful to be able to repurpose and enjoy vintage items and findings. 🙂