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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Winter Wonderland Vintage Style - PSC51

Hello again my friends.  It's Wednesday, "Hump Day" as we call it in the working world.  The week is half over and we're on the down side to the weekend!  Today also happens to be a holiday for my boss, so he will be out of the office today.  Yippee!    I don't want him to hear me say that, so I'm whispering.  ;)    Time for another challenge from Perfect SentimentThis weeks challenge is to create a card with a Christmas sentiment (on the front of your card) and the twist is to use something vintage on your card - image, sentiment, paper, embellishment, or whatever you have in your stash.

Our lovely sponsor this week is Patti's Creations and the prize for one lucky winner will be 1 free digi of their choice.
I found my "free" digital image at Digital Two for Tuesday blog.  Cora owns this blog and she somehow scours very old books and magazines where the copyrights have either expired or they didn't have one in the first place and then she digitizes the pictures in the books to make them into digital stamps.  The one I used is from the Little Folks Paint Book.  Cora says, "There is no copyright but I think it is from the late 30's."  And she does all this for FREE!  She doesn't charge for any of these image.  Can't beat that with a stick!

I created this card some time ago and did no write down any of the details for making it.  I do know that the c/s that I used is Stampin Up Brilliant Blue.  This has become one of my all time favorites colors.  The image was printed on Xpress It Blending Card and distressed around the edges before matting it on SU Brilliant Blue.  The designer paper is from my stash and the sentiment is a piece I cut from another piece of d/p and mounted on a strip of SU Whisper White.  There is some sparkles on the d/p.  It doesn't show up so well.  I tied the ribbon around the piece of dp and then layered a doily over it and then added the image layer.  The corner piece is from Wild Orchid Crafts and the snowflake was from my stash of stuff.  I did use some Opaque White for the snow to give it some texture.  Sorry I can't tell you which markers I used, but play around with yours until you get it to look the way you want it to.

How, how about a look at the creations from the rest of the DT.  You can find links to their blogs over on the left side of my blog.  They have really done a fabulous job this week (as usual).  Don't forget to make a card of your own and link it up to Mr. Linky on the PSC blog.  You maybe be the big prize winner or you could be chosen as one of the Perfect 3 this week.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - Use a Sentiment
Craft Room Challenge - Childhood Memories
MarkerPop Coloring Challenge - Color Something

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments.  I do appreciate each of you for taking the time to do so.  Have a fabulous week!




31 comments:

  1. Oh this is gorgeous,love the image and lovely papers.xxx

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  2. Oh Maggie this is gorgeous - love the image and the way you have coloured and presented it. Cora is fabulous in what she does.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  3. gorgeous card and love that sweet image! looks great
    Kim x

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  4. What a pretty card with such a sweet image! Wonderful job!!

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  5. Maggie, I dearly love this. That gorgeous blue CS, your incredible coloring, and the corner embellie are all perfect!

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  6. This is beautiful!! You don't think of bright blue as being vintage, but this is absolutely stunning. I love the silver accents as well.

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  7. My daughter was signed in and I didn't realize it. That comment is actually from Pam :)

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  8. OMGosh! This is just beautiful! I love that blue CS and the embellie in the corner is so pretty! That image is so sweet.

    I see the reply under the comments, Maggie! I don't have anything under the comments. Now I know what you meant.

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  9. SENSATIONAL!!!!! LOVE all that blue and the image is so pretty. Fabulous card.
    Lynn

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  10. What a super card...Love that color, and that doily and bow are special... your coloring as always is wonderful This old fashion look is amazing with the bright colors... thanks for sharing

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  11. Maggie,
    Thank you for the kind words. I love your card and coloring of the image. It is always great to see how people use the images.

    Cora
    DDT

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    1. thank you Cora. You have some beautiful images on your websites. I just discovered your other ones. Fabulous work.

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  12. This is very cute Maggie! I love the image & how it's colored....very nice work Hun!!!

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  13. This is a really cute image, nicely colored!

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  14. Love it. The blue color is just perfect. Reminds me of old fashioned tea cups. Perfect for winter. She is such a pretty image, and your touches are great. Love the corner you used.

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  15. Maggie, you've outdone yourself with this one!! Brilliant Blue is one of my go-to colors and you have shown why! The image is perfectly colored also (no surprise there). Love the layout and the extra touches. This is superb!

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  16. Beautiful card and image :o) Thank you for joining us at craft-room challenge this fortnight and good luck. HUgs

    NIKKI DT

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  17. Oh my, this is a stunning card! It looks like it has come right out of a magazine! Wonderful job!

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  18. Maggie, I can not say enough wonderful things about this card, it's just beautiful! The colors, the image, the coloring, the embellishments... everything!

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  19. Beautifully done- LOVE the fabulous coloring- and the pretty doily you added!

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  20. This is absolutely gorgeous Maggie! Coloring is phenomenal.

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  21. Maggie, I just smiled HUGE when I saw your card as I used to ice skate when I was little - every winter! Beautiful coloring and design - lovely!!!

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  22. This is a gorgeous card, but as our Childhood Memories theme is a "no digi" one, unfortunately it won't be eligible for our random draw or top 3 for this fortnight. Hope to see you again next time. Maria, CRC DT x

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  23. Beautiful card Maggie! You have such great images and the colors are perfect with it! I love the doily in the background too! :)

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  24. I love this card. That sparkly corner marker is perfect... Kind of reminds me of The Silver Skates.

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  25. Oh my gosh this is so pretty! You can never go wrong using BLUE! :)

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  26. Your coloring is outstanding on this one. The beautiful blue against the white doily is stunning. This may be my favorite card you have ever done!
    Dody

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