I'm teaching a class on Saturday...

... so that's what I've been working on lately! I finally got the project done for my Canvas Album class at Keepsakes by Design this Saturday. Here it is....

Vintage Valentines

Remember these vintage beauties??


Well, they're now for sale at a local scrapbook shop near you!

Well, okay, a local scrapbook shop near you IF you happen to live in Bozeman, MT. ;D

Yes, I now have items (finished items, not kits) available for sale at Keepsakes By Design in Bozeman. There are a few things, from a premade vintage 8x8 album to cards (including these!) to mini albums...

So if you're interested, you know where to get them. =D

Vintage Photo Cards

The challenge this week was to make a card with a photo, so here are a few for you to see! All of the pictures are old family pictures we have, and I scanned them in and printed them for the cards. I love these old family photos, especially the ones with writing on the back. The picture of the couple on the last card has written on the back, "Why girls leave home." Isn't that great?! I love it.

I taught these four cards as a class this week at Keepsakes and I have to admit that I like how some of the girls' cards came out much better than mine! For one, I printed the pictures a little differently so they weren't as yellow. That helped! Then on the last card some of the girls chose to use pink crackle paint instead of the brown and it was absolutely perfect! I really wish I could have sent my sample home with them and swiped one of theirs to keep instead! Oh well. I'll just have to keep it in mind if I decide to make any more of these in the future!

Vintage Valentines

A while back Andrea sent me these vintage style playing cards. Ever since, I have been trying to figure out what on earth to do with them. They'd be perfect for altering, but, well... I'm not much of an alter-er. So last night (in my CLEAN craftroom) I pulled them out and saw that there were four of them... perfect for a set of Valentines! I got out some lace from Freecycle (got this box a couple months back and hadn't really done anything with it... until now!) and some stamps, some $pot flowers and buttons. I like how these turned out! I don't really hand out valentines, so I'll probably put them up on Etsy. We'll see. In any event, it was a fun foray into the vintage world. I'm sure I'll be back for a visit.