Sunday, June 19, 2022

Vintage Christmas

I couldn't resist coloring this image for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown (52CTT22-23) Challenge: Vintage.
This stamp set, Vintage Holidays, from Spellbinders has always been one of my favorites and I picked it up when it went on sale. As of this writing it still appears to be on sale for $7.50!
I stamped with Altenew's Obsidian Black Ink onto Ranger Ink's Tim Holtz Distress Water Color Paper on the smooth side. I didn't want the rough side because of the lady's delicate face. While the black ink was still wet, I sprinkled Altenew's Crisp Clear Embossing Powder over it and heat set.
To color the image, I used Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  I googled Vintage Christmas Cards and saw several images where there was a color block behind the image. To mimic that, I stamped the image onto Gina K.'s Masking Magic Paper and fussy cut. I covered the image with the mask and created the background shape with Yellow Artists Tape. Then I simply ink blended Ranger Ink's Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade with a blending brush for the soft background.
The retro sparkles are from a Hero Arts Kit (No longer available) from Oct. 2019. The inside sentiment is also from the Vintage Holiday set.
Thank you for joining me today and let's see what you make for Vintage Christmas!

Although I love this stamp set, I've never used it so I am also submitting to:



Also submitting to:

CAS Christmas Card Challenge: Wreath - My Vintage Lady is carrying a wreath!
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19 comments:

  1. A beautiful seasonal card and the colours are so pretty Anita and it certainly has that vintage feel..I love the block of colour in the background which really makes the image pop. Thank you for joining us again at the NBUS Challenge. x

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    1. Thank you, Pat! I sure have a lot of NBUS, don't I?

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  2. I love your card!! Saw it on the NBUS challenge linky and had to come check it out. Will also have to check out that Spellbinders site to see if it's still on sale.

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    1. Thanks so much, Bonnie - one of my favorites, for sure. I hope you can pick it up!

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  3. This is a lovely vintage holiday card, Anita! Your coloring and the soft yellow background are just wonderful! The card is full of happy and festive feelings. Thank you so much for sharing this beauty with us at CAS Christmas!
    Hideko xx

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  4. Anita, love your vintage Christmas card, with all the Christmas goodies in her hands including the wreath. Beautiful watercoloring. Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas.

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    1. You're very welcome, Linda! Thank you for the comments!

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  5. I also found your card at NBUS, Anita, so glad I did! I love vintage Christmas illustrations. Your coloring is gorgeous. The masked rectangle makes the card!

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    1. You're so sweet, Cindy! Thank so much for the kind kind comments.

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  6. Gorgeous vintage image and love the little wreath she's carrying. The blending is the perfect frame. Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas.

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  7. Lovely card, thanks for joining 52CCT

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  8. quel charme elle a cette carte Anita, cette touche vintage mais pleine de modernité tout de même, un joli mariage, merci de jouer avec nous chez 52CCT, biz

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    1. Hello Fabiola - I Googled translated your comment and thank you very much - very sweet comments!!!

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  9. Beautiful Christmas card, thanks for playing at 52CCT challenge

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  10. What a gorgeous card! It's CAS but carries class. The vintage image is gorgeous, and I love what you've paired with it - the tilted rectangle background and those sparkles look great! Thank you so much for joining us at the Happy Little Stampers Watercolor challenge with this wonderful card!

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    1. OMG what wonderful comments, Ashwini! Thank you so much!

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