Monday, February 03, 2020

Vintage Valentine

Good morning, Authentique Fans! 'Tis the season for making Valentine's Day cards! But...what if you don't have any Valentine-themed paper? (It could happen!! It's not likely, but it could happen!)
We all know that I have loads of Valentine paper, but...I wanted to try to use something so very NOT Valentine-y! I chose the NEW Voyage Collection for my card. Now, Voyage is very FAR from being a Valentine-themed paper collection. However, it does have lots of red and white, plus some great images that could be perfect for a love theme! Plus, not every Valentine's Day card needs to be pink and heart-filled, right?!
I was captivated by the romance of these vintage people, on the deck of their fancy ship, having fancier cocktails. What is more romantic than a Valentine's Day cruise?! Well, not if it's the Titanic, but I digress! This was the perfect image to build a Valentine card around! 

 I did sneak in two stickers from the Love Notes Collection. It is fun to pick through my stuff to see if I have things that can work with my ideas! Sometimes it means looking at collections in a new way, or combining collections, or looking at older, retired collections! Let's face it, shopping your stash is FUN! 
The card is 6" x 5", made from dark blue cardstock. Yes, dark blue...not red, or pink! I love the sailing images from the background paper, too! But....yet...we still have a Valentine card! 
I die cut a lace heart, and added some lace trim to the card. I also glued on some red and white flowers. I gave the whole card some shine with the enamel dots.  
I hope you are inspired to look at your papers to see how you can use them in different ways! 

Thanks for looking!


Authentique Supplies Used:
Voyage Collection - 12x12 paper
Love Notes Collection - stickers

 Additional Supplies Used:  
Cardstock: Bazzill dark blue, WorldWin Natural
Enamel dots: American Crafts, Simple Stories
Paper flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace heart die cut: Spellbinders
Lace trim: Really Reasonable Ribbon
Adhesive: ATG tape, Scor-tape, hot glue, white glue, foam tape
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1 comment:

  1. Suzy Q11:10 AM

    How adorable!!! Luv this little Vintage Valentine card! Yes please...shopping my stash is my first choice now! Luv how you think outside the box! And it works perfectly! Hugs, Suzy Q

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