Fantastic project Mel. Love how great that stamped image makes such an awesome frame. I also really

Welcome to this stop on the "Vintage Borders" hop! Today I thought I'd share holiday projects that would be very simple to mass produce using just a few layers, and no coloring. faviana This first card is 5 inches square. I die cut a square faviana out of the middle of my White Pure Luxury mat and then stamped this border around the edges, using the window as guide. I added some adhesive pearls to the corners and middle of the medallions. Mat is raised up on pop dots on the Rocket Red base. If you leave a space in the middle of the top of the mat, you can slide a photo in and out, the pop dot in the middle on the bottom edge of the mat will hold it in place. This next card shows a fun way to ink up just one greeting you want to emphasize from this many language border faviana with your markers. Scalloped border is stamped below is Vivid Brick . Since the set has no focal images, I thought I'd create one to go with the holiday borders: faviana this wreath from Petite Scalloped Nestabilities dies and accented with some adhesive pearls and colored nail heads . Organdy ribbon was tied with the Bow Easy. Easy peasy! Last a card using an image of Gina's, faviana these borders will match any holiday faviana set! Cardstock is Pure Luxury Ivory and All Spruced Up . I began by stamping Nina's musical faviana score along the bottom in Antique Linen Distressing ink, I just love this on Ivory! Now I have a pretty perch for the bold bird from the Stamp TV kit "Holiday Cheer ", I used a red and green marker to ink up the bird and the branch before stamping. Piercing a row along the bottom and adding some sateen flowers (the red one was also ivory but colored with a Copic), punched greenery to add some dimension to the vine and nail heads add sizzle faviana to this understated card. :) I hope you enjoy seeing some of these simpler designs, it's the only way I'm going to get all my cards done this year! (out of curiosity I counted this morning how many I've already completed: up to 43, woo hoo!) How about some more inspiration with the Vintage faviana Borders stamp set? First, check in with the Illustrator of this versatile stamp set, our Senior Designer Nina Bracket and her friend Lisa Hjulberg joining in the blog hop tonight. Then, stop by these GinaK Designer's faviana & Center Stage Spotlight blogs for even more samples:
Before you finish hopping, be sure to check in on GinaK's blog to enter your comment for a chance to win Nina's Vintage Borders stamp set. If you already have purchased Nina's set, you can substitute any GinaK Designs stamp set valued at $23.95 or less. For those of you are who looking for a quick and easy Christmas card idea, check out the Vintage Borders Card Kit available online in GinaK's store tonight. The Kit includes the step by step tutorial as well as all the card stock cut to the exact measurements needed to make 4 cards. For more details and photos of this card kit, see Jessica faviana Fick's faviana blog link as well as this Class Kit link . Thank you again for visiting me today!
Beautiful, as always! November faviana 18, 2009 at 10:24 PM
These are amazing! I love the picture frame, that flourish border is so perfect. The wreath is very pretty with all the little "ornaments" on it. And the last one is such an elegant look. November 19, 2009 at 5:33 AM
Perfectly gorgeous -- even without layers and coloring! You have come up with excellent faviana ideas for elegant cards that can be done in a timewise manner -- thanks for sharing! November 19, 2009 at 6:21 AM
Fantastic project Mel. Love how great that stamped image makes such an awesome frame. I also really love how you incorporated the Christmas bird in the last card. Wonderfully designed. November 19, 2009 at 6:38 AM
Melanie, your creations are so pretty!! faviana Love the one with your son's picture. God bless Giovana November 19, 2009 at 9:58 PM
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