I love to create a vintage look, and this post is no exception...my inspiration being the
Clear Scrap Deco Frame. To give the frame some age, I applied
Dreamweaver Color Solutions alcohol inks in Aspen Leaf and Creme Brulee to the back of the frame. The front of the
frame was stamped with one of the images from the
Stampendous' Natalie Kalbach Cling Studio Fiesta set and
black StazOn
ink. The template that comes with this stamp set is the profile of the
man and woman, which I traced onto black cardstock, cut out, and ran
through my Big Shot with the
Dreamweaver Damask stencil. Some
Clearsnap Crafter's Snow ink
was swiped over the embossed surface, and the silhouette was adhered to
the top of an ink-distressed section of a music sheet. This was then
cut to fit the opening and adhered to a piece of acetate cut slightly
larger than the opening. I used a decoupage medium to adhere the music section to the acetate. More was brushed over the top, and
Stampendous Fran•tagé Mica chips were sprinkled over the wet finish. This was set aside to dry. At this point I shifted my focus to my background.
I knew that I wanted to create a background that would make my framed couple the focal point. I started with a square piece of black chipboard, which I ink-stenciled with the white ink and the
Dreamweaver Stripes stencil. A narrow panel of ivory cardstock was ink-stenciled with the
Damask stencil again using
Dark Cashmere and Venetian Lace die inks from Clearsnap® . Velvet and lace ribbon from was adhered along the edges of this panel. Now I could put the rest of this together...
The
acetate piece with the music and silhouette were adhered to the panel.
The frame was popped up over the top using dimensional glue dots. To
embellish the frame, I stamped the flower image from the
Fiesta set multiple times on the scraps of music sheet, and spritzed them with
Clearsnap Premium Dye Ink Sprays
in Banana and Chocolate. I cut them, loosely following the line
of the design, and curled and "smooshed" them into layered flowers to
adhere along the edges. Some
plaid ribbon was looped and tied with a piece of twine and a vintage
button to add to the frame. The same ribbon was wrapped around the
handle of the wood frame. The final touch was two
Dreamweaver die cut ovals layered, with the
Stampendous Cling Mr. & Mrs.
stamped in black ink. This too was popped up on the framed project. Oh,
wait...I forgot the most important elements that I added...glue on the edges
on the flowers with
Stampendous Gold Crushed Glass Glitter for extra vintage charm.
