So far I've used a few NBUS ones, like today's housewife stamp, which I love but had never used. I believe I got her one or two years ago during a craft fair. She's from Lost Coast Design if I'm not mistaken. And I think she has something 1950s about her...
I cut a DP with spots into three panels and adhered the pieces onto a panel of black and gold card stock. Then I die cut a piece if vellum and heat embossed with gold using a sentiments stamp from LOTV. I also added three bling and a die cut banner as I felt the card was busy enough with the background of spots showing through the vellum. I had planned to add something red too, but I changed plans and added the bling instead.
This card is for these challenges:
Twofers -#5 Vintage/Retro
A Gem of a Challenge - spots and /or stripes
Crafty Friends Challenge - gems/pearls
Crafty Catz - #296 Embossing
37 comments:
I really love this background, the paper and vellum with the gold sentiment would work on their own as a card! But I have to say I also think this image is fabulous, it is so detailed and yes so 50s. Have a good week x
Hello Pia, we love that you are enjoying our challenge, you and Joan have been such great supporters from the start and your projects are always bang on theme and inspiring. Love your 1950's housewife, thank you for joining us again at Twofers XOXO Zoe
I see the 1950s connection. Apparently back then an apron and a broom made a woman feel fabulous at home! Nowadays we need, stamps, glitter, sequins, dies, stamps, pretty powders, pastes and large well-stocked, perfectly organised craft room. Keeping it monochrome certainly adds to the retro look. FAB card, Pia!
x Asha
Beautiful card Pia thank you for joining us over on Crafty Catz
Dianne x
CC DT
Very 1950s, with that check apron and the fluffy slippers, and keeping it monochrome had added to the retro effect. Super take on our challenge at Twofers.
Jane
This is brilliant Pia, such a fabulous image and I love the way you have stamped the sentiment on vellum so that the background shows through - a clever design.
Pauline
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Ooh this is a gorgeous and elegant design Pia… she is very 50s… I thought that straight away… Love the gold on the vellum. I've just ordered some vellum and new fine powders to try out some embossing… it sure looks fab here! :-)
thanks for your lovely comments
Hope you had a lovely weekend!
Big hugs, Sue B xxx
Oh superb card Pia, so nice design, elegant !
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Very 50's, my birth decade. Lol!!! Really gorgeous Pia.
Hugs
Cathy
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I love your 50's housewife Pia - she's Fabulous! Can't believe you've had such a gem for so long without inking her.
Love the card design too.
Avril xx
I love this, Pia! What a great stamp! I really like the vellum and the gorgeous gold sentiment! The bling and banner finish it off nicely!
Fabulous retro card, Pia!!! Love the scene in the image, it remember me Cinderella :D
You have made a great work, and there is not anything too much or less, it's just perfect!
This is a lovely design Pia, it looks wonderful
Hugs Jacee
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Yes it is Fab u lous. She is lovely and your card desing is stunning.
Laine
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Fantastic design Pia..love the image and the vellum with the sentiment is awesome..looks so effective with the spotty paper behind.
Luv CHRISSYxx
Fabulous Vintage card and image Pia..Loz
It really is BEAutiful..I LOve your design Pia.
This stamp must have waited just for this card..LOve it.
Chrissyxx
Fabulous vintage stamp very 50s and love the gold embossed sentiment -everything compliments the image
Carol x
Gorgeous card, I love the bling and what you've done with the papers & sentiment. Thank you for joining us at a Gem of a Challenge,
Katrina (GDT) x
This is lovely, I really like the colours xx
Yay...
This is AH MAZING Pia..
I love this vintage lady image..
The idea to split the vellum and the gold perfecto sentiment...the color combo is classic n elegant...I would say this is a winner card sweety..luv this much...hugs
Monika
Just like your card says... FABULOUS!! Awesome image and I love the dotted paper with the vellum and gold embossed letters! Awesome retro feel!
Brenda
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The image is so beautiful! Love your fantastic card, Pia. :)
Do you know Pia, I remember my Mum, dressed in pretty dresses, whilst doing the cleaning..she is 76 now and her grand-daughters, all 22, think nothing of borrowing from her wardrobe, LOL...unlike me with my PJ's...a fantastic card hun, hugs xxx
Love this card Pia! Great background for your vintage housewife! Xx
Hi Pia! So good to see you again joining in at Twofers! I so agree about being forced to use your rubber stamps, I've collected so many yet they have yet to see ink. This card has a fabulous vintage/retro flavor about it - the entire card is wonderful! Thanks again! Christi DT
Gorgeous design love the image
A very FABULOUS card Pia, I really love that housewife stamp, very 50's, the gold embossing in the vellum is great , toning down but allowing the background to show through.
Joan
This is gorgeous. Your design is so stylish. The gold embossing on vellum looks really effective.
Thank you for taking part in a Gem of a Challenge.
Sue xx
Yay for the homemakers!! :) Really fun background and it works great with your retro theme here!! I love it!! HUGS
Beautiful card, I love that retro image and your fab embossed sentiment!
Tammy x
Definitely invokes the '50-s...I remember aprons and brooms. And it's a wonderful look in the vintage tones with no coloring too. I like the bold gold lettered sentiment on the vellum over the underlaying design of circles & the rectangle sections. Very modern touch with the vintage lady...great composition. TFS & Hugs
This is such a stylish card Pia and it has a wonderful retro vibe to it - Michelle x
Hi, Pia! I so admire your use of Vintage images. This design is especially pretty with the dotted background and the vellum on top of it! The thin black matting against the 3 panels really brings it all together. I never think of doing that with my designs. I'm inspired by how you innovatively utilized the different shapes and off-the-page image with your black and white theme! Hope your week has been a good one! hugs, de
Gorgeous retro image, beautifully designed card;-))m
So creative, Pia! All the details in the layers, and she (Miss Stamp) topped it off with the perfect sentiment! I love this card-- a definite winner! She's almost 1930s to me... I love old-fashioned women! Great card.
Super fab image and love the 'fabulous' sentiment on the backing paper. Thanks for entering the 'Gems and/or Pearls' challenge over at Crafty Friends. Hope you will join us for our next challenge... Good Luck!
Diane Louise (DT)
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