Yesterdays (vintage/retro)

With a bit of a delay, let me introduce you to the latest challenge over at the Alphabet challenge blog. We'd like to see vintage & retro on your creations, so there is what I prepared for my DT inspiration.

I made this rather simple card a while ago, using a clean kraft base and a wide ribbon with butterflies. I think they look like those old botanical/zoology prints, which is why I hope they're fitting the challenge theme. Now here's my creative process in a few steps: First, I glued the see-through organza ribbon onto a light grey piece of cardboard. Then, I placed the motif onto the card base. I didn't plan to add any more embellishments, but as everything looked kind of blank, I opted for this golden border sticker to frame the butterflies on the sides.

Once that was done, I added a layer of white paper on the inside of my card, as I feel that any handwriting would be more visible on a white background rather than on a kraft one. 

The card ended up to be a sympathy card for the family of the most wonderful old lady my mum used to work for. It was hard for everyone to observe how dementia changed this cheerful and hardworking houswife into a frightened mess during the final years, so I'd like to believe that she found her peace at last.

challenges:

- 613 avenue create: ATG
- a place to start: ATG

- allsorts challengeblog: ATG

- C.R.A.F.T.: female

- classicdesignchallenge: ATG DT 

- crafty catz: ATG

- creative inspirations: ATG with optional twist "for a loved one"

- critter crazy: ATG animals

- do-all kreatives: ATG
- double D challenges: first signs of spring (butterflies)

- inkspirational: CAS

- kreativtanten: ATG

- lil patch of crafty friends: ATG handmade

- love to craft: ATG 

- morgans artworld: ATG

- pennys papertake: ATG paper

- unicorn challengeblog: for boys/men

- wortartwednesday: ATG
- worldwide crafters and colorists challenge: ATG