Vintage Mixed Media Card for ScrapBerry's

Welcome to my creative space. Today I'm sharing a card that I created for a very special scrapbooking friend who is turning 76 this week. She adores birds, so the gorgeous ScrapBerry's Primavera Collection with these sweet bird images was just perfect for this card. I've also used lots of lovely ScrapBerry's embellishments, which you can read about in my Tips and Techniques section below. 

Don't forget, ScrapBerry's is hosting a spring themed challenge through the end of April.

Be sure to stop by the ScrapBerry's blog for all the challenge details HERE.

FTC Disclosure: I am currently working as a freelance designer for ScrapBerry's. While I am compensated in product, I maintain the freedom as an independent designer to say what I truly think of these products and will not recommend something that I don’t personally use and enjoy.

Tips and Techniques

I created a sweet cluster with gorgeous Scrapberry's Cherry Blossoms, Lily, Freedom Flair Button, and Curls for Wedding Swirl. To soften the flowers, I dry brushed them with white gesso. 

On the other side I tucked in a Wind of Travel Clock and another Cherry Blossom.

To give a vintage feel, the background paper is dry brushed with white gesso, then splattered with Heidi Swapp Primrose Color Shine mist and white drawing ink.

The Primavera Card pages have so many gorgeous images. I cut out the birds and feather cards along with the blossoms and butterfly to layer as the focal point of the card. The edges are rubbed with Pumice Stone Distress Ink.

You can see just the head of the sweet French Journey Polymer bird. I brushed it with white gesso, then dabbed with Pumice Stone Ink. I added just a bit of blue with ScrapBerry's Blue Stains Ink. To add to the shabby vintage effect, some of the ink is rubbed off.

I tied a triple loop bow with Light Brown Shabby Ribbon - a perfect pairing with the vintage style of this card. Feathers are cut from the cards paper and arranged at the center of the bow.

The Butterflies Wings Clear Stamp is great for backgrounds and the edges of the card are stamped with this beautiful image. Note ~ the dry brushing on the background I mentioned earlier was done after stamping.

For added dimension I scattered silver microbeads and Tu-Tu Pink Prills around the clusters and bow.

Product List

ScrapBerry’s

Primavera Paper Collection Set 6”x6" (SCB220609009)

Primavera ~ Cards 1 (SCB280609007)

Primavera ~ Cards 2 (SCB220609008)

Stemmed Lily ~ White & Pink (SCB290403)

Cherry Blossom ~ White and Blue (SCB300215)

Cherry Blossom ~ Violet (SCB300207)

Shabby Ribbon ~ Light Brown (SCB510107)

French journey 1 ~ Set of polymer items (SCB26001009)

Wind of Travel ~ Set of clocks, black and beige (SCB34001071)

Flair Buttons ~ Set of embellishments № 3 Freedom (SCB340001084)

Curls For Wedding 1 (pearls swirl) (SCB250001078)

Set of clear stamps ~ Butterflies – Wings (SCB4907003B)

Stains Ink Pad ~ Blue (SCB1210503)

Other Products

Cardstock ~ White - Stash

US ArtQuest ~ Prills - Tu-Tu Pink

Silver Microbeads ~ Stash

Liquitex ~ Gesso - White

Golden ~ Soft Gel Matte

Heidi Swapp ~ Color Shine - Primrose

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - White

Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Pumice Stone

Ranger ~ Archival Ink - Jet Black

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~ Blessings ~