Cathe Holden’s “Flea Market Finds” Ephemera
Hello! I am so excited to show you Spellbinders new product line from Cathe Holden called Flea Market Finds. Cathe is a well known fabric designer and collector of vintage miscellany and she just released a wonderful assortment of printed die-cuts, paper samplers, stamps and stencils in collaboration with Spellbinders. Cathe put so much thought into every product and they all work SO well together.
For the past week, I have been playing in my craft room and I’d like to show you what I created. Hold on, becuase I have seven cards to share with you today. The card above was so fun to make!
My Recipe For Card 1:
On this card, I used all the products “as is” with no distressing. I started with the background where I layered 2 different papers, one from the neutral palette and one from the Blue Green pack. Next, I started adding stickers and diecuts. The bird image is framed with a third paper from Cathe’s Neutral Sampler.
- Happy Thoughts die cuts (I used 3)
- Butler’s Variety stickers (I used 5)
- Blue Green Paper Palette Sampler (I used one page)
- Neutrals Paper Palette Sampler (I used 2 pages)
- Hello Stamp: STP 007 (retired)
- Kraft cardbase
- Enamel Heart
- Foam tape (to adhere some of the die-cuts)
Vintage Shabby Chic Card
For my Shabby Chic card, I started by ink blending Tumbled Glass Distress Ink on my panel. I added Frayed Burlap Ink around the ages for a vintage feel. I let the panel dry and then added Grit Paste through stencil #1 of the Layered Vintage Floral Stencil. I really like how the background turned out. I wanted an even more vintage look so I ran my Tea Dye Distress Crayon around the edges of the background and die cut and then blended the pigment with my fingers. The card base was covered with paper from the Blue Green Paper Palette.
- Layered Vintage Floral Stencil (panel #1)
- Happy Thoughts Die Cut (I used one)
- Butlers Variety Stickers (I used one)
- Blue Green Paper Palette Sampler (used one sheet to cover the card base)
- Distress Grit Paste
- Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
- Frayed Burlap Distress Ink
- Tea Dye Distress Crayon
- Foam Tape
Cardmaking With Ephemera
My third card is a collage style card pieced together with designer paper, printed die-cuts and stamps. I used 1.25″ squares of paper cut from the Neutrals and Blue Green Samplers for my background. I distressed my background panel and the die cuts with a Distress Crayon and then added lots of ephemera.
- 6 Home Arts Printed Die Cuts
- 2 Butlers Variety Stickers
- Squares cut from The Neutrals and Blue Greens Palette Samplers.
- 1 Friendly Society Stamp (bottom right)
- Kraft Card Base
- Tea Dye Distress Crayon
- Foam Tape
Grunged Up Vintage Look Card
I started my grunged up card by making a background panel. I blended tumbled glass distress ink and then added a bit of frayed burlap. I then ink blended a second panel for my die cut circles. I used Antique Linen Distress Ink and then added a bit of frayed burlap. I let the panels dry and then added Distress Grit Paste through my bricked stencil. I wanted it to look rough and old so I didn’t cover the entire stencil. After the grit paste was dry, I rubbed a Distress Crayon around the edges and blended it out onto the panel with my finger. I also gently rubbed some on the top of the panel so you could really see the crackle finish. Next, I die cut my circles and rubbed distress crayon around the edges and then blended onto the top with my fingers. I added two stickers to two of the circles and then stamped over them. The middle circle is just the roughly stamped cute flower truck. The matting is from the blue green sampler.
- 2 Etiquettes Stickers
- 2 Friendly Society Stamps
- 1 Handle With Care Stamp
- Blue Green Palette Sampler (1 sheet)
- Distress Grit Paste
- Tea Dye Distress Crayon
- Bricked Stencil
- Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
- Antique Linen Distress Ink
- Frayed Burlap Distress Ink
- Foam Tape (for the circle die cuts)
Quick and Easy Vintage Look Card
This was the fastest and easiest card to make. I started with a page from the Neutral Sampler for my Background. I then layered on 3 Happy Thoughts and 2 Home Arts printed die cuts. I stamped a sentiment onto the flower basket and added a fun little paper clip from my stash.
- Happy Thoughts Printed Die Cuts
- Home Arts Printed Die Cuts
- Neutrals Palette Sampler
- Foam Tape
- White Card Base
Stenciled Background on Vintage Look Card
Cathe Holden included a beautiful stencil in her collection and I used it for my background on this card. I added 2 stickers and 1 stamp to complete the card.
- Layered Vintage Floral Stencil
- Butler’s Variety Stickers
- Handle With Care Stamp
- Blue and Green Palette Sampler (to cover my card base)
- Craft Foam under the card panel to add dimension
Using Printed Die Cuts in Cardmaking
This was another card that came together very quickly using die cuts and stickers.
- 4 Happy Thoughts printed die cuts
- 2 Home Arts printed die cuts
- 2 Butlers Variety stickers
- 1 sheet from The Blue Green Sampler (turned sideways for the background)
- White card base
- Craft Foam and Foam Tape to add dimension
Here is a group photo of the seven cards I created.
I had so much fun creating these cards. If you have a moment, let me know which is your favorite.
Thank you!
Karen
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