A Vintage Affair...

Good Evening...

'A Vintage Affair'...that sounds like the title of a Midsomer Murder plot to me! 

You'll be relieved to hear that there will be no murders here!  I chose the title today to reflect the fact that I carefully searched my trinket box to make this card.  I am very lucky to live near to the venue for the annual Cotswold Vintage Fair, and over the years have bought some lovely old bits and pieces, perfect for twiddling with and adding to my cards.  This card has an old piece of vintage lace, a vintage pearl button and vintage flower charm attached.   

Todays card is cut out using a template stencil from Dutch Doobadoo - 'four petals'.  I have used some of the images from a gorgeous set of Stempelglede rubber stamps -  'Postcard from Paris' to decorate the watercolour card backgrounds, and painted the main image with Twinkling H20's, (it is a shame the twinkly effect isn't caught on camera because it looks rather pretty).  I sprinkled a little Frantage around the edge of the image.

I have decorated the card with twine, cheesecloth, a princess pin and flowers from The Ribbon Girl.

The lace, pearl button and flower charm are real vintage findings and the wooden heart button is from Live and Love Crafts.

and here we are...a card that really is a vintage affair...

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges - 

The Ribbon Girl - Add Flowers

Creative Inspirations - Something Old

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Noor Design  - Sketch

That Craft Place - Mother's Day/Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - challenge 47 Flowers

Ingredients

Dutch Doobadoo Art Flower Stencil - Four Petals from Noor! Design

Stempelglede Rubber Stamp Set 'Postcard from Paris'

Watercolour Card

Versafine Sepia Ink Pad

Twinkling H20's

Frantage 'aged taupe' embossing enamel

Flowers, Twine, Cheesecloth and Princess Pin from The Ribbon Girl

Wooden Heart Button from Live and Love Crafts

Vintage Lace, Flower Charm, and Pearl Button from my Trinket Box

Tim Holtz Paper Distressing Tool

Inks Used

Vesafine Sepia Ink Pad

Twinkling H20's - Cinnamon Stick, Bamboo Heaven and Hunter Grey.

Thank you for visiting...

Happy Crafting...xxx

Up and Running...

What a lovely few days I've had, thank you for all the kind words and support for tanglemouse!  I am quite overwhelmed and thoroughly delighted that my first card creation has had such a positive response...blogger's beginners luck I reckon!

Well, on we go then... Today's card is made with a House Mouse stamped image (so cute this one but then again, are n't they all).  I have coloured these sweeties using twinkling H2O's.  The card itself has been dotty embossed and the background is die cut from selection of digi papers from Pink Petticoat.  The sentiment is also from Pink Petticoat and I have raided my trinket box for the embellishments.  Adorable mice and just in time for Valentine's Day.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Hearts

Creative Inspirations - Love is in the Air

Live and Love Crafts - Hearts

The Ribbon Girl - Romance

Simon Says Stamp And Show - H is for....Hearts
House Mouse And Friends - HMFMC187 Love is in the Air

Crafty Bits and Pieces

House Mouse Wooden Stamp - Tails of True Love
Pink Petticoat Digital Papers, Hearts, and Doodle Dots in Cherry Blossom
Pink Petticoat Digital Heartfelt Sentiment
Deckle Edge Nestabilities
Die-namics Vertical Stitched Strips
Stampendous Fran-tage Chunky White Embossing Enamel
Tim Holtz Paint Dabber in Rose
Pink Resin Rose from Pink Tulip Creations
Pink and White Twine and other embellishments from my own trinket box
Pink Dots from Papermania Funfair range
Collall All Purpose Glue
Twinkling H2O's

Inks

Archival Black Ink Pad
Twinkling H2O's in the following colours - 
Almond Beige
Hunter Grey
Mocha Rose
Sand Dollar
Cafe Latte
Bolivian Blue

Thank you for taking a look...
Happy Crafting...xxx