Blank Page Muse/I Brake for Stamps - Vintage Note

Hey there, friends!

Thanks for checking out this latest Paper Play post!  I've mentioned before that I have great affinity for vintage designs.  I have a lot of fun thinking about how to take stamps or dies and turn them into something that looks older and aged, and that's exactly what I did for my latest creative team design for Blank Page Muse/I Brake for Stamps.

Here's what I used to make this card:

• Just Messy Floral Sheet from I Brake for Stamps
• Handwriting stamp from Hero Arts Mix Textures Stamp Set
• Spellbinders Deckled Edge Dies
  
• Sizzix Embossing Ink
• Ranger Vintage Pearl Embossing Powder
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo
• Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains: Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Bundled Sage

Here's how I made it:

• Brushed baking powder over a piece of ivory card static to prevent embossing powder from sticking to non-inked areas
  
• Stamped the floral sheet stamp onto ivory card stock with embossing ink
• Sprinkled embossing powder over stamped image, tapped away excess, and applied heat to it with heat tool
• Colored the flowers with Tattered Rose spray ink with a small paintbrush, added darker shading using Victorian Velvet spray ink and a paintbrush, and finally colored the leaves with Bundled Sage spray ink and a paintbrush
• Added light grunge over the stamped card panel with Antique Linen ink and an ink blending tool
• Lightly sprayed Antique Linen spray stain over card panel
• Cut the card panel using the deckled edge die
• Applied Tea Dye ink around the edges of the card panel
• Added grunge to an A2 sized kraft (tan) card base
• Adhered card panel to base with double sided tape
• Stamped separate rose with vintage photo ink and colored as described above for the card panel; fussy cut it out
• Stamped the sentiment with Vintage Photo ink, added grunge with Tea Dye ink and Antique Linen spray stain; let it dry and then cut out with deckled edge die
  
• Glued rose to card
• Stamped light background writing onto card panel using Tea Dye ink
  
• Adhered sentiment to card using double sided foam tape

I love the look of the embossed colored roses against the ivory card stock, grunge, and separate rose.

And the light writing adds just a little bit of additional interesting detail.

This card is so versatile and can be used as a thank you, to say hello, or even for a birthday.  You may stamp whatever sentiment on the inside to use it as you'd like.

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Thanks for spending some time with me on Paper Play.  Until next time . . . be well!