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Vintage handmade card

I like the look of a vintage handmade card.  Actually, I like vintage images in general. A co-worker was cleaning out her mother’s garage and found these images among her card making supplies.  I am excited to have them and to be able to finish her mother’s projects for her.

The items appear to be a card making kit. There are blank cards, envelopes, die cuts, and pre-printed verbiage.

For now I have used the floral images and will share the verbiage ideas in a future post.

verbiage tags
It is fun to sort through all the die cuts. The verbiage elements are all on one sheet ready to be cut apart.

I keep calling these the floral die cuts though they are more than flowers.  They have verbiage and also some have fabric ribbons attached. These are great ideas for making my own card toppers later.

vintage crafts
For the happiness card I added a paper doily, on the thanks card I added colored rice paper. Both items add dimension without adding a lot of extra bulk or weight. This is especially helpful for cards that will be mailed.
Handmade vintage card
The background papers for all four of the cards came in a packet of vintage papers my son gave me. The marriage certificate one pairs well with the happy anniversary die cut. I also backed that one with a doily. The well wishes card can apply to a multiple of occasions so I left the background simple.

As always, I encourage you to substitute the supplies you have in place of the ones I have shown.  You can layer magazine cut-outs, stamped images, floral doodles to make your toppers.

With the holidays coming up, this also gives me an idea for gift giving.  A packet of die cuts, stamped verbiage and cut images makes a fun gift to give a crafty friend. I can include the items to assemble her own cards for giving.  It will be a fun, quick project.

Have fun being your creative self.

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