Friday, April 4, 2014

old santa claus

we're still celebrating all things vintage-- or at least, vintage in style-- at ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ and of course we'd still love for you to come along and play. yeah, i know, it's the first week of april and those of us who live in snow-bedecked places are only just starting to believe that we're going to have a season besides winter! it seems crazy to be making christmas cards already, doesn't it? but with not-so-fond memories of the years in which i effectively MISSED first two weeks of december because i was eating, sleeping, and breathing the mass-production of holiday cards, i can honestly say that committing to one-card-a-week is by far the best present i have ever given myself! here's what i made this week:

(vintage: sheet music, doily; vintage-style santa: october afternoon holiday style miscellany; patterned paper: dcwv; twine: doodlebug; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, xyron, sewing machine)

one of the simplest cards i think i've ever made, because seriously, the ingredients do ALL the work. i've got a piece of vintage sheet music, half a doily, a little bit of twine, and a new-but-vintage looking santa... whom i've trimmed right to his outline in order to see more of the background. of course the crucial point is knowing how to arrange the bits, which i did, thanks to the current cardabilities sketch (#96):


and now you are cordially invited over to ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ to see miss stephanie's lovely card and check out the AMAZING vintage gallery. you can thank me later, darlings! ♥
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11 comments:

  1. DeenaApril 4, 2014 at 10:59 PM

    love your card and that sketch that you used! absolutely fabulous as usual!

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  2. SmilynStefApril 5, 2014 at 7:46 AM

    Your rotation of the sketch is brilliance ... as are your combination of fantastic vintage elements ... so very glad you joined me at Cardabilities.

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  3. Marcia Dehn-NixApril 5, 2014 at 4:48 PM

    Fabulous card! Love that Santa. So glad you joined us for our latest challenge at Cardabilities.

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  4. LeahApril 6, 2014 at 1:20 PM

    Lovely Christmas card and way to go on getting them done early :) Love how you flipped the sketch to the side! Thanks for joining us at Cardabilites!

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  5. rerApril 7, 2014 at 6:22 AM

    Santa is so cute in this illustration. I love the card. :)

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  6. rerApril 7, 2014 at 6:22 AM

    Santa is so cute in this illustration. I love the card. :)

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  7. sandiApril 7, 2014 at 10:30 AM

    Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!! Love, love, love!

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  8. Monia - Monika JakubowskaApril 9, 2014 at 6:21 PM

    Greate take on sketch, I was a little surprising seeing Santa in April ;)
    Thank you for joining us on Cardabilities :)

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  9. Mrs FrizzApril 14, 2014 at 3:13 AM

    So I'm big on Christmas and this is fabulous ... I think that everyone should be making Christmas cards all year round.

    Thank you for joining us at Cardabilities.

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  10. Princess Judy PalmerApril 17, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    Great vintage card! Are you still convinced you are getting another season besides snow?! Just asking as I'm not sure if you live in one of those places that decided snow is the in thing this year.

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