Thursday, 3 May 2018

Vintage Kraft Postcard by Tracey Fairgrieve

Hello everyone,

Thursday's here again, time to share some That's Crafty! Creativity!

There has been so many marvellous makes using Kraft Card online recently
it reminded me of a project I started last December and never quite finished.

Here's those abandoned elements and what became of them..

Stippling three different colours of paint through a stencil onto Kraft Card
I placed both card and stencil still together through an embossing machine.


Onto gesso'd card painted with Pink Shimmer I stamped and 
embossed lots of roses, cut each one out and scrunched them up.


The ribbon was stamped onto a strip of gesso'd kraft card and painted in 
Pink Shimmer. Glued onto a piece of lace, the strip is sewn onto the background.


The edges of the background have been machine sewn and torn down 
to the size of a postcard. A sentiment stamped onto the stained paper of a 
used teabag (it's so on trend!!) was also sewn onto the card.


Layering up those scrunched up flowers, stamped Kraft card leaves add 
to those layers along with a gem stones and a button.

With the background glued onto a sturdy greyboard Postcard 
it makes an alternative way to display or give as a gift.


Thank you for sharing your time.

As always I look forward to sharing more That's Crafty! Creativity
with you all same time next week.

Creative wishes
Tracey xx

Crafty Supplies:

That's Crafty! Stencil - Leaf Spirals
That's Crafty! Stamps - Textures Set 3 - Lynnes Affirmations Set 3
That's Crafty! Multi Surface Paints - Magenta - Gold
That's Crafty! White Gesso - Pink Shimmer Paint
Lace/Eembellishments
That's Crafty! - Greyboard Postcard

28 comments:

  1. A stunning creation of shabby chic awesomeness Tracey. The textures and details on there are really beautiful and love the clever stitching of the stamped ribbon strip to the lace.
    Fliss xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Really glad you like it Fliss, I had planned to use this for a Birthday card but Christmas got in the way then it got packed away, glad I found it and all the elements were still together. It turned out a lot differently to how I originally planned xx

      Delete
  2. Oh my gosh Tracey! You know this is right up my grungy, distress-loving street! I just love every wonderful detail and especially the stamped and stitched tea bag. How fun! And yes, so on trend! Hugs, Autumn

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yayyyy so happy you like it Autumn. Some days we just need to create things just like this to bring our creative side back down to earth xx

      Delete
  3. Yes dear Tracey, I really wish I created this myself- it is stunning !!
    The layered roses, and embossed background, so gorgeous, and love the use of the ribbon, you of course painted it so lovely, looking almost real, in your photo. This is love at first sight, dear friend. :-) <3 <3 Hugs, Dorthe

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Dorthe i'm delighted you like it, it did make me giggle when I saw your post on Monday using the same stamp set.. it's a timeless set I think everyone needs in their stamp stash. It means a lot that you like it Thank you xx

      Delete
  4. Wow so vintage and shabby chic and absolutely beautiful x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Love how you have put all this together, a fabulous shabby chic piece
    love
    Amanda X

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Amanda, I find it difficult at times to layer things up like this. I end up shifting it from end to end before i'm happy enough to glue it into place xx

      Delete
  6. Absolutely beautiful creation Tracey with a perfect vintage vibe going on, I adore Kraft too ❤️
    Hugs
    Donna xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you so much Donna, I tend to use Kraft Card more at Christmas but it works so well with stitching and as my machine is currently out and working very hard it seemed the right time to put this one together at last xx

      Delete
  7. What a fabulous shabby chic postcard - the flowers look wonderful, and I love the stitching and ribbon detailing.
    Alison x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you very much Alison, sometimes it really is worth waiting to put unused elements together. I feel so lucky that the idea in my head came to be xx

      Delete
  8. The only word that springs to mind is - STUNNING!!! Pinned this for future reference! Anne xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh Anne I do love you.. It makes me so happy that you like it that much to do that. It's exactly what I wish for when creating xx

      Delete
  9. Deliciously shabby chic vintage creation, the whole thing looks like a beautiful piece of lace, and the used teabag with the stitching...ooooohhhh.. I'm in lurvvvvve. Xxxx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You are so sweet Jane, Thank you very very much dear. BIG Hugs xx

      Delete
  10. Deliciously shabby chic vintage creation, the whole thing looks like a beautiful piece of lace, and the used teabag with the stitching...ooooohhhh.. I'm in lurvvvvve. Xxxx

    ReplyDelete
  11. This is so beautiful Tracey, I don't know how it slipped through my net but I's so glad I'm finally seeing it. The colours are wonderful, I need to use them more myself xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Not to worry Sue, we all have makes that lay hidden the great thing is when we discover them. So glad you managed to find it and like it xx

      Delete

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment on our blog, we really appreciate it.

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.