Vintage Telephone

When I was a wee little tot, staying with my Aunt Lucille was a treat beyond all others. Whether it was the seemingly endless costume jewelry drawer or the Matchbox car collection her older son had outgrown or the not-so-secret stash of soft peppermint candy, my sister and I were in heaven. Our very favorite thing to do there was play with her telephones. Maybe it was because she had been an operator for the telephone company in her younger years, but she had phones in every room of her house, and even two in her hallway! I'm certain at least a few of them looked exactly like this vintage phone image from Webster's Pages' Call Me.

I went with a soft, shabby look today, with lots of distressing, paint, stitching, and some crinkled seam binding. The woodgrain paper is from Crate Paper (it's in both Restoration and Emma's Shoppe), and the other papers are all from the Melissa Frances 5th Avenue collection.

The layout is this month's Sketch For You To Try. Visit this post for all the participation details and to link up your entry. You have until the end of the month to play along!

Have a great weekend!





Stamps: Call Me (Webster's Pages)
Paper: Papertrey Aqua Mist card stock, Melissa Frances 5th Avenue dp, Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe
Ink: Ranger Pumice Stone, Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain Distress ink
Accessories: My Favorite Things Rolled Flower Die-namics die, Recollections mini roses, MemrieMare seam binding, Spellbinders Labels Fourteen Nestabilities, Seeing Spots embossing folder, pinking scissor, paper piercer/needle/thread, foam tape, white acrylic paint

Call Me

I'm having way too much fun with Webster's Pages new Trendsetter collection. Kind of surprising in a way -- I usually run the other way whenever hot pink is involved. But this line? It's fun, sophisticated, and stylish, with a vintage elegance that I absolutely adore! And isn't that image super fun? It's called Call Me and is one of Unity's Itty Bitty Cling stamps, made for Webster's Pages. You'll find a broad selection of Webster's Pages products at Stamper's Dream ... bloomers, sparklers, netting, stick pins, fabric tickets, flowers ... {swoon}.

A couple of other card notes:

- the blue panel along the bottom was die-cut with a Tim Holtz Plaque & Postage Alterations die
- the hot pink, doily-style frame around the image was die-cut with a die from the Fleur de Lis Doily Motifs Shapeabilities set by Spellbinders
- the pink ruffled trim is from Webster's Pages Trendsetter trim card
- the twine is from The Twinery - Pink Sorbet
- The card is a little bigger than my norm -- it measures 4 1/2" x 6"



Have a great weekend!