The gals over at Jingle Belles are calling out for vintage holiday cards...for some reason I had a heck of a time with this particular challenge.
On Saturday I went to a LSS...they were having 20% off their entire store and yes, when I arrived, there was a line up already...can I insert here that the woman that came AFTER me kept trying to cut in front of me?! What the heck? Yup, she kept moving around and was trying to cut in front of me...sigh...I believe she felt that I couldn't hold my own...but I'm not afraid to break out the ninja moves if I have to. Luckily for that woman, she backed off...okay, sorry about that...just had to share.
Anywho's, I found this sheet of fabulous chippies from Teresa Collins and had to use them on my card for this week...now that I look at the card I'm thinkin' it isn't so vintage BUT I'm going to say that it is amy's version of vintage:)
I'll leave this to the end so it doesn't necessarily bug you at the beginning but how in the heck do you get rid of the sprigs of schtuff when you remove the die cut from the sheet??!!! Do you kwim?!!! With paper die cuts I'll use my Heidi Swapp distressor but what do you do with chippies? Is that a manufacturer's flaw? I haven't seen that in the other chippies I've used...it makes it difficult to remove since the edge is red...I still have several more from the sheet that I'll be using so give me some of your advice gals:)
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P/s: I hate it when people try to cut ahead of me!
Hugs Riet.xx
re queue-bargers: DUDE! what is UP WITH THAT??! i've had that a couple of times lately and it never fails to shock! my 3.5 year old nephew ALREADY gets the concept of "wait your turn" better than some of these grown-ups!
re perforation "cling-ons": i trim 'em off with my very sharp scissors and then ink over the divots if necessary. (& YEAH they bug the heck outta me, too!) :) :) :)
As far as your hanger-ons? I use the Tim Holtz sand paper thingy. Depending on if you're talking about the inner or outer edges of the chip pieces. I use the Basic Grey set for inner pieces of chip and the TH (or you could buy reg sand paper). Trimming 1st, as Lauren suggested, is probably a great idea. :D
OMG... hehe... I couldn't help but giggle over this... shucks, I wanted to be there in line with ya! to see you bust out your ninja moves... what nerves of that woman!!! didn't she know us "tiny Asian women" are feisty when it comes to sale??!!
This card is fab Amy!
Hugs~
LOVE your card! was so stuck on this challenge i put it on hold..........now i know to say "Rose vintage" thanks girl :) lol