Bicycle Lady

This is a birthday card for my hubby's sister. Usually I do her a card with birds or butterflies and wanted to do something different this year.  While I was going through my verses and stamps, hubby liked this verse, so I designed the card around it instead of picking the image first!

The bicycle lady, paris circle, and Columbia bicycle advert are from an unmounted 5"x7" sheet by Victorine Originals . The verse is Penny Black by Mo Manning diecut with a Stamping Up punch. Also used a clear acrylic postcard verse stamp.

To give a shabby chic look, I distressed the edges of the background layer (a piece of printed paper from my stash) on which is stamped a script verse, and smudged with Tumbled Glass, Scattered Straw, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo distress inks. Also distressed the Columbia advert.

I made the  flower from tissue paper with Tim Holtz Tattered Flower dye, sponged with Tumbled Glass and Tea Die, stamped with a script verse in blue, spritzed with Biscotti Perfect Pearl Mist. A brown ribbon rose sits in the centre.

Some vintage lace also adds to the shabby chic look.

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Sharon
March2/2013

Challenges:

Sugar Creek Hollow - Lovely Lace

Simon Says  - Anything Goes

Allsorts - For a Lady

Tim Holtz: Tattered Flower Challenge

7 comments:

  1. Beautiful vintage images and card, Sharon! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp challenge this week!

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  2. Great vintage elements and card, Sharon! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp challenge this week!

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  3. A really lovely Vintage style card Sharon.

    Thanks so much for sharing your lovely work with us at Allsorts this week.

    B x

    I have a little competition running with lots of prizes and it would be wonderful if you joined in, you can check it out here

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  4. Great creation, very vintage, thanks for playing at Allsorts this week, xxx

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  5. Love this card so vintage lots of texture and elements. I'm sure your SIL will love it
    Marilyn

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  6. such a sweet vintage card, lovely image, so glad you joined us at SCH
    hugs

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