We have the oh-so-talented Linda Brun joining us as our lovely guest star at Jingle Belles. Linda has lots of vintage photos and Christmas cards, so she thought Vintage Style would be a great creative holiday theme (and she's even giving you two vintage images to download at the Jingle Belles Blog).
Last year, I bought a box of scrapbooks at an estate sale. It was too crowded to really see what they contained, so I took a risk ... and ended-up with the mother lode. The scrapbooks belonged to a girl named Virginia Chance who apparently saved almost every card she ever received. She apparently had two lengthy hospitalizations, so there is one scrapbook filled entirely with get well cards. The others contain letters, cards, memorabelia ... and of course some vintage Christmas cards.
I cut out the front of one of the vintage cards and mounted it on red and kraft cardstock frames. I re-attached the Greetings sign using foam tape for a bit of dimension & added red pearls for accents. I love how the paper naturally aged in the pre-acid-free scrapbook. The left of the card was covered by another card in the book, so it didn't get as much exposure to the light. Remember ... Vintage doesn't alwyas have to mean shabby chic ... it can mean clean & simple too.
I'm also including this card at the DYSU (Do You Stack Up) Challenge where they're celebrating Blue Skies & Clouds (I do love a cloudy hazy blue winter sky like the one in my card).
PS ~ there's an awesome prize from Lauren's Etsy Store ~ Just Enough Stuff ~ that you won't want to miss.
Beautiful card. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.
-Wenche
Posted by: Wenche | June 30, 2012 at 01:15 PM
This is gorgeous! I love classic romantic scenes like this :) Great card. Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week! :)
Posted by: Barb Murphy | June 30, 2012 at 05:59 PM
What a fabulous Christmas scene, a wonderful image.
Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week!
Posted by: Pauline | July 03, 2012 at 03:21 PM
a gorgeous card! i'm glad to see you mention vintage doesn't have to be shabby chic because i struggle with both and did CAS too. :) and such a great find - now i don't feel so bad for saving my cards.
linda
Posted by: linda | July 04, 2012 at 05:18 PM