Crafty Secrets - Christmas Vintage Postcard Kit

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We had a really nice weekend, it was beautiful here in MN! I think we are finally getting our Indian Summer. Eric put up some of the Christmas lights, better to do it now rather then in the cold and snow. Eric and the boys (mostly Eric *wink*) finished up raking and bagging a ton of leaves. I worked on some projects and helped out with a fundraiser at our little guys school. Our oldest woke up sick on Saturday but thank goodness it was just a 24 hour bug! He started feeling better yesterday afternoon so I'm a happy mom.

Today I want to share with you a couple of altered postcards that I made using the Christmas Vintage Postcard Kit from Crafty Secrets. I love these kits! The kits include: 6 Large Images, 12 Image Embellishments, 18 Ivory Chipboard Pieces and a matching Clear Art Stamp Set. The postcards are do fun and easy to make and you can add as little or as much as you would like for embellishments. I think these would make great little gifts for the holidays. I attached ribbon to both of my postcards so they could be used for little wall hangings or Christmas ornaments. Here is the first one I made. I used the image with the three little angels and the sentiment Noel. I start out by cutting out the images and then I use 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue from Beacon Adhesives to apply the images to the chipboard. Once the glue is dry I like to sand the edges for a nice smooth finish. I use a sanding block and finishing files from CTMH. I love the finishing files--they are so handy and you can get into all of the tiny little spaces. After the sanding is done I lightly misted the larger image with Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels. Then I inked the edges using Not Quite Navy ink from SU and added Diamond Stickles to the star, angel wings and the edges of the chipboard. For the star I added a little of the Diamond Stickles and edged the star with a gold leafing pen and using foam tape to attach it to the front of the postcard. For the backside I inked the edges with Not Quite Navy ink from SU. Then I used the matching Clear Art Stamp Set that comes with the Christmas Vintage Postcard Kit and Gold Pigment Ink along with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set the embossing powder. I also added a light blue sheer ribbon for a hanger.

Supplies~
Stamps~Crafty Secrets-Christmas Vintage Postcard Kit Clear Art Stamp Set
Ink~SU-Not Quite Navy, Clearsnap-Gold Pigment Ink
Other~Crafty Secrets-Christmas Vintage Postcard Kit, Beacon Adhesives- 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue, CTMH-Sanding Block, Finishing Files, Tattered Angels-Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist, Ranger-Diamond Stickles, Gold Leafing Pen, Blue Sheer Ribbon, Gold Embossing Powder, Foam Tape, Heating Tool, Cotton Balls

For the second postcard I used the image of Santa and his arms full of toys. I did the same steps as mentioned above with the Beacon Adhesive and the sanding. Then I inked the edges with Snow Cap (White) Pigment Ink from Ranger and added Silver Stickles around the edges. Next I applied tiny dots of Diamond Stickles on top of the snowflakes in the image. I also added a silver snowflake embellishment to the front. The snowflake was a button and I cut off the shank on the backside. I used 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue from Beacon Adhesives to apply the snowflake. For the backside of the postcard I inked the edges and added some stamped images from the Christmas Vintage Postcard Kit Clear Art Stamp Set. I also added to silver ribbon for a hanger and a red bow.

Supplies~
Stamps~Crafty Secrets-Christmas Vintage Postcard Kit Clear Art Stamp Set
Ink~SU-Not Quite Navy, Ranger-Snow Cap
Other~Crafty Secrets-Christmas Vintage Postcard Kit, Beacon Adhesives- 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue, CTMH-Sanding Block, Finishing Files, Ranger-Silver and Diamond Stickles, Silver Snowflake Embellishment, Silver and Red Ribbon

I hope you enjoyed seeing a couple of different ways to create the Vintage Postcards from Crafty Secrets. Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week!

Smiles!
Heidi