Handmade.

“That's the thing with handmade items. 

They still have the person's mark on them, 

and when you hold them, you feel less alone.”― Aimee Bender, The Color Master: Stories

"Time to Celebrate Birthday card" inside.

"Time to Celebrate Birthday card" back.

 

  Some of the supplies and tools I used were: "Time to celebrate" cling Stamp Set by Graphic 45 from Hampton Art, Wood Mounted Rubber Stamp-Recollections-Sheet Music Score, ink-pad, eye shadow applicator, acrylic block, Envelope, blank card, Hand-stamped wood mounted stamp by Stampin up!, small scissors, pencil, etc.

 

Planning my card. 

The front of the finished card is 4"x 5"

I ink my stamps and then try them on a scrap piece of paper before stamping on my paper. 

I cut out, ink the edges and glued the stamped images on the card.

 Did you notice that I used the whole set?

 

 I keep my bookmarks, cards, tags, etc. in We R Memory Keepers - 12 x 12 Page Protectors - Multi Pack - 10 Pack in a binder.

Top left to right: Journaling Spots and I 💓 Tags.

Bottom Left to right: Art Makes my Heart soar. (Bookmark) Precious (Bookmark) and Time to fly (Bookmark)

 

Left to right Bottom: Butterfly (Tag.), Forever (Tag), Oupa (Tag). I ♥ 2 CR8 (Tag.) and Make Art ( Tag)

 

Left Bottom: When in doubt…Dance! (Bookmark),  Play on! (Bookmark)

Right Top: Dance as if no one were watching, (Card)

Right Bottom: Mono-printed Tags.

Top Right: Distressing Tags 

Bottom Left to right: "Passion" (Bookmark/tag) and Mono-printed Tag.I date, sign and make notes on the back of the tags.

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Altered Tags.

Mono-printed Tags.

Technique Tags.

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Make Art.

Dance as if no one were watching. 4"x 6" card.

"Dance as if no one were watching, Sing as if no one were listening, And live every day as if it were your last.' - Anonymous. 

Inspiration and technique: Whimsical water bleaching, Craft Stamper magazine.

 

Supplies and tools: Stampin‘ Up Dance Sketches Ballerina Ballet 4 Rubber Stamp Set 2003 Wood mounted, Shabby Shutter and Dried Marigold Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks, water spray bottle, K and Company - SMASH Collection - Pen and Glue Stick - Black, Ink-pads, Glossy card-stock (I used gloss photo paper) Blending tool (I made my own), Acrylic flower stamp, Rag, Eye-shadow applicators, etc.

Blending tool I made with a Bulldog clip, a safety-pin and felt.

When in doubt...Dance! 

Bookmark. Size: 2" x 7 1/2" 

Inspiration: Design Focus tag, Nov/Dec 2007 Rubber Stamper magazine.

Supplies and tools:, Text Wood mounted rubber-stamp by Inkadinkado,  Stampin‘ Up Dance Sketches Ballerina Ballet 4 Rubber Stamp Set 2003, Autumn (Lady with hat and feather) wood mounted by Acey Deucey, sticky notes( Used as masks, Safron and Rust ink-pads by Stampin‘ Up!, fibers, Bookmark Template, Reinforcement ring, eye-shadow applicator, ink-pads, etc. 

Hint: I wrote the supplies used on the back of the tag.

Play on!8 cm x 16 cm Tag.

 

Supplies: Prima - Cling Mounted Rubber Stamps - Musicale, Template (Manilla Avery shipping tag) ink-pads, Brayer, card-stock, fibers,  eye-shadow applicators, reinforcing ring, small hole punch, etc. Style: Steampunk.
Technique: Ombré Background with a Brayer.
Theme: Music.

How to use the Brayer roller - Lavinia Stamps.

"Ombré /ˈɒmbreɪ/ (literally "shaded" in French) is the gradual blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark" -Wikipedia 

Passion8 cm x 16 cm Tag.

Supplies: Wood Mounted Rubber Stamp Recollections Sheet Music Score, Prima - Cling Mounted Rubber Stamps - Musicale, Template (Manilla Avery shipping tag) ink-pads, Brayer, card-stock, fibers,  eye-shadow applicators, reinforcing ring, small hole punch, Sticky notes (Masking) etc.
Style: Steampunk.
Technique: Ombré Background with a Brayer.

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More of Grandmother's Cards.

 
My Grandmother  kept a lot of photos, documents, negatives and mementos, which my Dad passed onto me. Many of the postcards have handwriting on the back. Please contact me here, if you have any additional information or if you would like to use this content. Please don’t copy this material but rather put a link back to my Blog. You can see more of her mementos here.

Adderley Street and Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa. The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, Ltd, P.O.Box 1685, Cape Town The back of the Postcard is dated 3.3.1923, but I think the photo is older, because of the horse carriages.

Cape Town and Table Mountain from Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.Postcard Front.

Cape Town and Table Mountain from Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.Postcard Back. Postage stamped Clanwilliam.

Threshing at Mr. C.K. Jooste's farm, Bellevue, Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa. 1912 The photographer looks like AB Roux. Postcard Front.

Threshing at Mr. C.K. Jooste's farm, Bellevue, Tulbagh, Cape, South Africa. 1912 Postcard back.

Augsburg, Hotel, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

From Above Clifton on Sea, Cape Town,  South Africa Front.

Clifton on Sea, Cape Town,  South Africa, 1/2 d postage stamp of The Union of South Africa.Copyright G.B. (G Budricks) & Company,  P.O. Box 1018, Cape Town, South Africa. 

Back.

Reader's Digest.

My Favorite Flowers. 

Front.

My Favorite Flowers. Back. Published by EA Schwerdtfeger & Co. AG, Berlin.

"Another big one was E.A. Schwerdtfeger & Co. AG establ. 1894 who became even bigger after taking over the publishing dept. of NPG c. February - March 1920. E.A.S. was backed up by the huge photo paper manufacturer Mimosa AG, Dresden. Berlin was a center for firms busy in the real photo business back then." -  The Postcard album,

A happy Birthday. 

Front.

A happy Birthday. 

Back. Entirely British Manufacture,

A birthday Wish
Front.

A Joyous Christmas. Front. Valentine’s Co. Ltd.Ltd. (Valentine & Sons)   1825-1963 Dundee, Scotland and London, England

A Joyous Christmas. Back: Valentine's XL Series. Real Photo Cards. Printed In Great Britain. Valentine’s Co. Ltd.Ltd. (Valentine & Sons)   1825-1963

Postcard Front. 

Front. 

Back.

Ik Hoor  uw stem die roep. (Dutch) I Hear Your voice calling. 

Front.

263 Front.

The Last Supper. 

Front.

Mizpah, Front. "Mizpah is Hebrew for "lord watch over me" As mentioned in the Bible, it marked an agreement between two people, with God as their witness." - Wikipedia Valentine’s Co. Ltd.Ltd. (Valentine & Sons)   1825-1963

Peace perfect peace. Front. Bamforth & Co, Ltd. Publishers Holmfirth (England) Hymn Series No. 5111/2

Peace perfect peace. Back. Bamforth & Co, Ltd. Publishers Holmfirth (England) Hymn Series No. 5111/2

Ergens wacht er een harte. (Dutch) Somewhere one's heart is waiting 

Front.

Front.

Victoria Falls, Front. "Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya (Tokaleya Tonga: The Smoke That Thunders), is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It has been described by CNN as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world.' -Wikipedia.

You look like your hat on very well let it be.... 

Front.

You look like your hat on very well let it be.... 

Back.

In the glad Springtide. Front.

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