Inspired Vintage

I caught a glimpse of the Tuesday Trigger picture at Moxie Fab World and couldn't shake it loose until I made a card (actually two)! The first was a more direct take on the beautiful inspiration collage photo and the second was more inspired by the first card.

This is the inspiration collage photo....so much to be inspired by!

I made the envelope out of a used larger envelope and used a marker on a tag image to just ink up the writing and used my stamp-a-ma-jig to add the address and return address. Lots of crumpling, tearing and sponging and some finds in my vintage button and sewing boxes. I used a base of Baja Breeze embossed with the Elegant Lines ef with added Suede sponging and some pearls added.

Stamps: Travel Post, Young Vermillion, Kindness Matters

Paper: Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, In Color Patterns Pack, envelope resized into small envelope

Ink: Stazon Timber Brown, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Pretties Kit, Pearls, Cutter Kit Distressing Tool, Sponge, Vintage Trim, Articake Charm, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder

Techniques: Distressing, Crumpling Tearing, Sponging, Dry Embossing, Watercoloring from ink pad lids

Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2404073#ixzz2apRvbAuE

Stamps: Travel Post, Young Vermillion, Kindness Matters

Paper: Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, In Color Patterns Pack, envelope resized into small envelope

Ink: Stazon Timber Brown, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Pretties Kit, Pearls, Cutter Kit Distressing Tool, Sponge, Vintage Trim, Articake Charm, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder

Techniques: Distressing, Crumpling Tearing, Sponging, Dry Embossing, Watercoloring from ink pad lids

This one is a smaller collage with the same bg and similar elements in the collage. I added two stickpins that I'd purchased and some natural trim. The vellum strip was cut from a wedding invitation.

Stamps: French Script

Paper: Baja Breeze, Watercolor Paper, My Mind's Eye dp-Blush Sweet Bouquet, Bashful Blue, Dictionary Page, vellum strip cut from wedding invite

Ink: Soft Suede, Gesso and blue reinkers

Accessories: Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Natural Trim, art.i.cake stickpins, Vintage button card, stamp, sponge, pearls, wide oval punch

Techniques: Collage, Sponging, Distressing, Crumpling, Tearing, Dry Embossing

Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2405750#ixzz2apTZkzvS

Stamps: French Script

Paper: Baja Breeze, Watercolor Paper, My Mind's Eye dp-Blush Sweet Bouquet, Bashful Blue, Dictionary Page, vellum strip cut from wedding invite

Ink: Soft Suede, Gesso and blue reinkers

Accessories: Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Natural Trim, art.i.cake stickpins, Vintage button card, stamp, sponge, pearls, wide oval punch

Techniques: Collage, Sponging, Distressing, Crumpling, Tearing, Dry Embossing