One of my favourite vintage stamps

The challenge on ABC this week is 'Y for yesterday' - vintage or using an old stamp favourite. This 'gracious lady' Hero Arts stamp is one of my favourites. All the papers are from Paris nights by GCD studio - you need to see them irl to really appreciate them. The strip across the middle has a golden sheen to it - not too in your face, but just enough to add a little something to the card. Because I didn't want to add any colouring in on the stamp, I stamped it on to a piece of the patterned Paris nights paper. The plain ivory embossed flowers were swiped across with a black inkpad and little black pearl gems added.

I've used the sketch for the Create4fun challenge for July:

This is also for:

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Shabby tea room 70: flower power

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Stampavie and more 146: more than 3 layers

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Stampin' sisters in Christ 97: favourite item for stamping - I love stamping directly on to patterned paper

Kaboodle 75: use those scissors - I cut the circle with scissors, having drawn round a dish - saved bothering with cutting one on my cricut

Stamp insanity 66 & 67: anything goes

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Bling it on 5: anything goes

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One stitch at a time 70: anything goes

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Make it Monday 45