365 Cards Vintage Blog Hop - Day 272

This week has been an amazing week at 365 Cards! We celebrated Vintage this week - in a big way! Because Pam is a special and unique team leader, she challenged us to give you a special and unique blog hop! There are a lot of prizes to be grabbed up! If you missed out on this week-long hop, go to the 365 Cards Blog and get started! If you missed getting in on my special RAK, go to THIS POST and leave a comment by midnight PT today! (ETA: I fixed the link to Audrey's blog!)

The icing on this vintage cake is to create an extra special card for today's challenge. During the week you were to hop to each DT member's blog and collect an item. For today, you must use all of those items to make a card! I can't tell you the items. You MUST blog hop to get them!

Here is my card. I even used the Sketchy Sunday sketch for my card! Well, sort of.... But I do have all ten items on the card...see if you can spot them all.

I used Graphic45 Steampunk papers. This is one of the new lines released at Summer CHA. I love it. I love the colors and the images. It's just fantastic!

And what is vintage without some Tim Holtz product on it! I used Ranger inks, and Tim's ticket die and a stamp. And a memo pin from the Ideology collection.

Did you notice that fantastic lace?! I purchased it at a local store (Paper Tales in Point Loma). My friend Melody was a bit snotty that I purchased so much of it. She only purchased a little bit...and now she's used hers all up and I still have lots of it! HA! Neener neener! {Did I say that out loud?!}

And yes, I did hand stitching! I poked holes with a pin and then used some very fine floss to sew...it sort of looks like the old hand sewn bindings on books and pamphlets.

Ok, go and hop hop hop! I can't wait to see all of your creations!

ETA: Lois asked me what I do about the sharp ends of my pins. Well, I just make sure they are secured between the layers. I might use a bit of Scotch tape to affix them. And I'm not sure I ever send these types of cards to a friend with small children. You can also buy a little do-dad that goes over the end of stickpins...you find them in the jewelry section of the craft store. I do confess to not really being too worried about the safety of my mail carrier! {gasp!}

ETA #2: If you did not hop, then stop reading right now and go hop! If you hopped and made your final card, then you can read...because I'm going to tell you how I used the items...

First, I did use the Sunday sketch, which was NOT required. Then...

Piercing - I pierced holes along the right edge so I could sew

Stitching - I hand stitched with very fine floss, I also stitched the button on

Button - well, there is a button. It is not where the sketch says it should be, but hey...my card, my rules!

Die cut - the ticket is a Sizzix die - one of Tim Holtz's Alterations dies

5x5 card - check

Pin - I used a memo pin this time, rather than a hatpin

Stamp - I used two stamps - the greeting on the front (Tim Holtz) and the ticket outline (Papertrey Ink) - so yeah, 1020 stamps and I use these....sigh....

Distressing - I used ink and some edge distressing with scissors

3D Sticker - the scroll thingie is a foam sticker from Pink Paislee. I distressed it with some ink as well.

Lace - check, can't miss it!