Vintage Traveler

Mornin' y'all!  Daphne is currently gamboling about the living room and playing with a toy and being totally adorable.  I went to the store this morning and got her and extendable leash, so we'll see how she does with that in about a half hour when we do our daily neighborhood tour.

Anyway, I've got something a bit different to share today:

Y'all know me and how much I love color--in general, I only make all-neutral cards under duress, but it seemed like the thing to do for this particular card.

Let's talk challenges, shall we?  Starting with Festive Friday:

I've got sepia colors (now you know why I made my card all neutrals), twine, distressing techniques if you count sponging and paper tearing, postmarks, and a thinking of you sentiment, not too shabby.  This list seemed to dovetail nicely with the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge:

I was actually looking for a plane image for this card, but I think the old-fashioned valise works.  Next up is the Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I used a square punch to keep all the background pieces exactly the same size, and once again my flabbers are gasted that I don't have a 1 1/8" square punch.  The heck?  I have 1", 1 1/4", and 1 3/8" but no 1 1/8".  Annoying.  And also why my scale is a bit off from the original sketch.  Also, I used the twine in place of the foliage on the sketch, and I tried to put some embellishments on there but decided my card looked better without.

I just realized this also works for the Retro Rubber Challenge:

This time I have the diagonal with tag - your choice (vintage) - die cut and everything on this card is vintage, including the cardstock, inks, punch, and die I used.  For the stamps, Traveler is the least vintage and has been in my collection for about a year, Post Script is 9 years old, and Teeny Tiny Wishes is at least 14 years old.  I hang onto my stamps, because obviously I need them for challenges.

That's it for now, peeps.  Next time I will post a colorful card as an antidote to all this brown : )  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Traveler, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Post Script
Ink:  Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel
Paper:  Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Lots of Labels Framelits, Early Espresso bakers twine, Dimensionals