Retro Birthday card for Carousel Stamps' 18th Birthday

Hello Fellow Card-ies.

What a fantastic day!  The sun is shining. Snow is melting. And the weekend is a few hours away.  Woo-who!

I was looking through my phone files and found pics of a card that I submitted to a card making contest last year.  The phone pics are not the best but the front view of the stamp text is shown clearly.  That stamp made me laugh so hard...I just had to buy it!  Hope it brings a smile to your face, too.



Inside of card



Card back



Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! 

Retro "You're My Favorite Thing" card

Ah, retro.  It takes you back to grandma's kitchen, your great aunt's get togethers, Mad Men...

Retro cards are so enjoyable to make, give and receive. Here is one that I enjoyed making. It took a little bit of time to figure out the layout and how to make it look retro but I am happy with the final results.

Two stamps were used: Hero Arts Teatime Silhouette (F5408) and Michael's stamp "You're My Favorite Thing". Standard white card stock was used for the card, as was shimmery bluish green paper, gold paper, black cardstock (behind the silhouette) and DCWV's Mariposa on the front. The gold paper was embossed with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots. Black rick rack (too fun!) was applied to add even more retro feel. Black gems in three sizes were angled towards the stamp for focus.  For a bit of sass, I placed a metal gold pin as the "i" dot in favorite.

Enjoy the card...