The theme at the TIME OUT Challenge is Retro … imitating a style or fashion of the recent past.
I love collecting vintage clothing patterns … I have such fond memories of paging through the Pattern Books in the Fabric Department trying to make my annual selection of what I wanted my Grandma to make me for my birthday. I still remember each and every outfit and how I wore them with pride because her handiwork was so much better than anything I could afford at the clothing store.
When I saw this image on the front of a vintage McCall's fabric pattern for children's robes, it reminded me of me and my little sister (aka my best friend). Every year, we still cross the miles to have an annual slumber party together (aka our Annual Sisters' Weekend). It also reminded me of my robe that I used to wear to slumber parties during elementary school.
I started with a vintage dictionary page painted with Color Burst Powders … and then added the text from the pattern envelope as a border. I also stamped the discontinued Hey Girlfriend sentiment from Unity Stamp Company' on an section of clear space on the pattern instructions (love the color of aged paper).
The background is stamped using a D.O.T.S. splatter stamp that I would guess is more than 20 years old in keeping with the Retro theme. I also added a little sewing machine stitching in keeping with the idea of sewing from a pattern.
How clever is this? I LOVE the use of the dictionary page and I never thought of going through my old patterns for images!! So fun!!! Really great card!!
Oh I remember looking through those big pattern books as well — my mom used to sew us dresses sometimes. Love the way you upcycled the pattern and the stitching you included. Thanks for linking up to the Retro Challenge on Time Out where I’m guest designing this week!
I remember too going to a shop called Millers and my Mum going thru all the paper clothing patterns from Simplicity etc and asking me what dresses she wanted me to make, so this card really speaks to me!! Absolutely love the image you used, definitely very 70’s (think I had that robe…) and your background goes with it perfectly. So very glad you joined us at TIME OUT!
Wonderful use of your color bursts… The dictionary pages are completely transformed into cool and artsy backgrounds! Such cute girl images too. Thanks for joining us at TIME OUT!