Vintage Tea Lady

Hi Smithies
I would like to share this vintage card with you today.  I used one of my favorite Stampsmith Stamps--Coffee Gal.   But for this card, Coffee Gal  is Tea Lady.

I did lots of distressing and tearing.  I added some fun tea die cuts and a crackle finish frame.  For more info and pics, click over to my blog, Dreaming and Creating.  Hope you are having a great day!
Karen McAlpine

Coffee Gal Christmas Cheer

Hi Smithies,
Have a cup of cheer with Coffee Gal!  This is one of my favorite stamps and  I used her to make this fun Holiday card.

Doesn't this just warm your heart?  Hope it brings you a bit of cheer.
See the full post on my blog, Dreaming and Creating.
Karen McAlpine

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

I used the Coffee Gal stamp from The Stampsmith for my card. I really like this vintage image and I thought it was fitting since she looks like she might be saying, "Cheers" or "Happy New Year!"

I wish you all health and happiness in 2012!

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

Here's to you, friend!

As you can see, my card above was inspired by the photo album below. The caption inside the card reads, "Here's to you, friend!" The vintage image I used is a photostamp by The Stampsmith, called Coffee Gal. Isn't she great?

It's hard to tell in the photo, but the album is covered in a beautiful silk material with silver, velvet flowers over it. This is also a two album set. The second album, in behind, is entirely silver silk...hence the ribbon holding the two of them together.
Here's a close up of the handmade flower, made by moi, and it gives you a better look at the silver embossed flowers that I stamped on the corners of the patterned paper.
Thanks for stoppin' by! :)