I haven’t been creating much lately – it is too damn hot
here (we have no AC) and my bestest (I tend to make words that fit what I am trying to say - works for me <grin>) sister in the world is here from Florida –
in fact, today is her birthday – Happy Birthday Seester – I LOVE YOU!! (99% of
my family is born in June & July).
I saw a few challenges recently for postcards so I figured
I’d give it a go. I cut up an old
priority mail box to 4 x 6 then covered it with my tea stained “fabric” (same
stuff I used in the “Stars” project here).
I knew I wanted to make something that reminded me of those old Betty
Crocker cookbooks – my mom had one – the one with the red and white cover and
all the cool retro pictures inside so I dove into my stamps and pulled out
these great images that I got from Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers back when Paula
owned the company and had a monthly kit (you can still get some of RBBB stamps at Stamp Francisco). I think they look 1950ish. I stamped the men right on the fabric using my
trusty Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black (I swear, this is the BEST black ink
ever!) and then I stamped my woman on regular white card stock. I fussy cut her out and then stamped her
again on some yellow card stock, fussy cut out the apron and added that. I thought the men needed a bit of something
so I stamped them again on some olivey (yes another new word!) green card stock and cut out his jacket. Then I stamped “What’s Cooking?” on kraft
card stock with a really old alphabet stamp set that I got from Stampin’ Up! –
I liked this alphabet because I thought it looked kinda retro. I edged my words with Fired Brick Distress
Ink. Then I cut the house out of an
eggplant colored card stock using my brand new (don’t you just LOVE brand new
toys?!?) Spellbinders Media Mixage Houses One dies. Glued it all down and here ya go! Didn’t take long at all (well, fussy cutting
the woman took me the longest) and I think I am going to use this in another
project eventually. Hope you like it!
That white spot is not part of the project - LOL |
I am entering this in Simon Says Stamp & Show “AnythingGoes” challenge and Crafts-Too Challenge “Choose a Decade or Era”.
Love these images!!! Your vintage background looks wonderful with them! I love the sentiment and bright colored apron too! Thank you for sharing your work with us this week here at Simon Says Stamp & Show this week!
ReplyDeleteThis is really a great card.
ReplyDeleteThanks Terri ~ means a lot coming from you :)
DeleteWow Christi, I love how this came together, such a cool 1950s piece of art. The men in the background work perfectly and you have made the fab lady as the focal image stand out beautifully. A great job. Thanks for linking to the Crafts-Too Decade/Era Challenge for this month.
ReplyDeletehugs {brenda} x0x
Thank you for your kind words :)
DeleteThis is fabulous! Thanks for playing at Crafts too this time hugs Rebekah xx
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much :)
DeleteLovely creation very vintage
ReplyDeleteMaggieH
Thanks for the blog love :)
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