When I was a child my mum had a box of vintage Christmas cards that I used to love looking at and tonight I’ve combined a few different stamp and die sets to try to recreate this vintage vibe.
This style of card making is a lot of fun but also a little bit risky as I really have no idea what my final card will look like. I gradually add and remove different elements to build up the scene as I go.
I originally intended to use the Christmas Season bundle but the scale just didn’t work with the little bird from the Birds & Branches stamps. So these are the stamp and die sets I’ve used instead.
Sparkle of the Season bundle 
Birds & Branches stamp set 
Christmas to Remember 
Birds & More dies
The shading on the card base is created with a blending brush and Bermuda Bay ink pad. Add ink to your blending brush and then start in the middle of the card and swirl outwards, gradually building up the colour.
The speckled effect is easy to create. Once you’ve finished blending your background use the inner tube of a Stampin’ Spritzer to gently tap to drop water onto the blended background.
The bird was stamped in Pale Papaya and Poppy Parade, the pine needles in Just Jade and the pinecones in Cinnamon Cider. The branch was stamped in Cinnamon Cider and also die cut from Cinnamon Cider cardstock, trimmed to fit my card.
I die cut a wreath and holly leaves in Just Jade cardstock and then cut them up randomly to add texture and dimension to the card. The holly berries are die cut in Poppy Parade cardstock.
A touch of Wink of Stella adds subtle sparkle and shimmer to the little bird.
The Christmas to Remember sentiment stamp set has a lovely mix of fonts. I used two different stamps to mix up the fonts for my Merry Christmas Sentiment.
A bow of linen thread was the final touch.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the incredible talented Tina Gillespie. I wait to see what Tina shares with us today!
If at any time you find a broken link, please head to the blog of this week’s Host of the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop, Tina Gillespie, and she will have the list of all who are participating.
You can purchase any of the products I’ve used tonight here.
Thanks for visiting my site. I’ll be back with another card on Wednesday.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm … and keep on crafting xxx
Such a gorgeous vintage card Cathy and your bid with the wink of stella is just stunning
Sorry *bird
Your card truly has evoked the gorgeous vintage vibe of times gone by Catherine. It’s beautiful.
Oh Catherine you have really succeeded in recreating that vintage vibe. It is very nostalgic and evokes so many memories for me too.
It looks wonderful, but you imagination and memories are quite incredible!!!!
That’s a lovely card Cath – right up my alley !
Wow Cathy, Such a gorgeous card. I love your blended background with splattering and it is perfect for your scene with elements of a nest and the bird. Just delightful. Xxx
Cathy just love how you deconstructed the wreath to build your card and the colours do remind me of those beautiful vintage images.
Oh my gosh, yes, that is a fantastic vintage style card, amazing. You have created this beautifully with that gorgeous, soft background with the splatter, to all those lovely layered elements with your cute little bird. You must be really pleased with this one?!!!
You’ve used a lovely combination of dies and stamp sets to produce a stunning card Catherine. It does have a lovely vintage feel.
Oh, wow! I know exactly the type of vintage cards you are honouring, and you’ve absolutely rocked it!! Your card is stunning!
Your card reminds me of metallic bird ornaments my grandmother had on her Christmas tree when I was young. Oh the memories. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I love your card by the way.
Cathy, this is utterly delightful! It is indeed reminiscent of vintage Christmas cards (perhaps from the 1930s-1950s?) … great job, invoking those memories. You’ve combined stamps and dies so beautifully. Hopefully you had a lot of fun putting this card together, because the end result is really special!