Vintage Gentlemen Card

I have been extremely lucky lately. I've received lots of fun new things to work with, so I thought I'd share a bit of what I've come to learn with you.

 

This is the Giant Manila Tag from Ranger. I scored it at 2 3/4 inches on both sides and folded it inward to form a gated card.

 

 

If you've been following along lately, I've come onto the PaperArtsy DT and learned to use the gorgeous Fresco Chalk Paints as a background for stamping. This is the Irish Cream Opaque applied to the tag with Cut-n-Dry foam...front and back.

 

 

Then I added Cinnamon (Opaque) and Autumn Fire (Translucent) in layers to the tag. When dry I started to stamp with the Vintage Sets  01,  04,  05  and  08. 

All the links for the stamps are highlighted and will take you to the sets on their site. Just click on them.

 

I used Versafine Inks Vintage Sepia, Olympia Green and Onyx Black that I heat set with each stamping. The added Snowflake Fresco Paint was stamped with Mini 58 here. The Minis 62 and 74 were also stamped with Versafine inks as well as the script stamp from the Vintage 04 set. The shadowing of the tags on the Gentleman were done with Beach Hut and South Pacific...love how they turned out.  The card ends up arched when you close it, so it stands up on it's own.

 

 

I stamped the Gentlemen on the inside of the card, and stamped again onto a clean piece of Manila cardstock to cut out and glue over the original words.

 

 

The Eyes and Tiny Numbers along the sides are from the 08 set and the No.Tag at the bottom is from set 05. I used Translucent Fresco Paints to add the color to the stamped images. The Snowflake on the Eyes is an Opaque so it must be diluted. The Tissue Tape along the edge covers up the back of the Graphic 45 brad put into the tag hole.

 

 

This is the back of the smaller Metal Brad. I broke off the brads and added a small black foam square and stuck it on the right side of the card. On the left side I added the larger brad through the tag hole and tied waxed linen to it. This creates the closure.

 

This also shows more stamping with the Postal stamp and script from the set. I used Guacamole and more Versafine inks to fill in area. The Create was stamped with Hot Picks 1105 and embossed on Manila cardstock.(Doesn't this remind you of Gentleman Jim???)

 

This shows the blending of the paints inside that does not damage the clarity of the black ink. IT'S AMAZING to me.

 

 

Now I'll leave you with this thought. I created this without color. Took the photos and everything. Then I decided to take a chance and add color since I'd used it on the inside. The Fresco Paints are new to me, and I thought, why not? So, this is how it was before I started. I like it just as well, but both are different.

 

Let me know what you think....before.... or after?

 

Take care and have a great week! And don't forget to click on the PaperArtsy Badge on the sidebar here to see all the designer's works. A new person every week with lots of different ideas to share. At the end of the week, there's a drawing for those who contribute for free stamps!

 

My week is always week 3 of the month...for 2 more months. I'll keep you posted!!!

 

Linda