For every A-side that seems to get all of the attention, there is a B-side yearning to be noticed and loved just as it is. This week's challenge is all about putting the spotlight on the other side: flip those postcards, discover the reverse sides of your die-cuts and labels, and embrace the B-sides of your patterned papers.
Michelle Wooderson and I (Jill) both took on this challenge using October Afternoon's bright and festive new holiday line, Make It Merry.
Michelle used Make It Merry postcards to create some festive and oh-so-pretty holiday greetings:
Here's what Michelle had to say about these lovelies:
I love that Jill challenged me to use the back sides of the postcards. The vintage, graphic fonts on the postcards are perfect when paired with the darling vintage images from the "Make a Card" patterned paper. I layered my cut images onto the postcards along with some vintage dictionary paper from my stash, little pieces from the Tidbits and a few strips of patterned papers. To add a special touch to the postcards I adhered some vintage cancelled postage stamps along with a stamped date.
I love how Michelle repeated the date stamp next to the postage stamps to make it look as if these had been sent through the mail. These cards are making me excited for the weeks of holiday crafting ahead!
Like Michelle, I used the flip sides of the Make It Merry postcards, which I gathered together over the B-side of a sheet of "Make A Stocking" patterned paper.
I added my journaling to the reverse sides of Make It Merry Tidbits and Doo-dads as well as the postcards.
It's a testament to the versatility of OA's lines that I can use the colors, papers, and accents in the Make It Merry collection without actually creating a holiday layout. I worked in some of my favorite Sprinklers colors on this layout, shaking up the bottles, removing the caps, and letting droplets fall over the page. I also used a combination of yellow paint and various Sprinklers to funk up the "37" on this layout. The numbers themselves are part of the Make It Merry chipboard bundle. I can't wait to use "25" on a layout as Christmas rolls around this year!
Michelle and I are looking forward to seeing your take on this week's challenge. Be sure to share your creations in the October Afternoon Flickr gallery!
Have a great week!
-- Jill
I know that I would climb the highest mountain and swim the deepest ocean to get this collection !
Posted by: Elizabeth P | November 07, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Love these cards ! Anything vintage grabs my attention.
Posted by: Pam Sohan | November 05, 2012 at 08:26 PM
I love that Michelle used actual postage stamps on her cards. I have a giant stash of old stamps that I use whenever I can. I love the colors of the US stamps from the 1940s.
Posted by: Kathy Waxler | November 05, 2012 at 07:15 PM
Really love the cards....such a cute idea. The layout is fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Jenni Sinor | November 05, 2012 at 05:00 PM
Love the cards...seriously CUTE.
Love the layout...great handwriting and love the stitching!
Posted by: ~amy~ | November 05, 2012 at 06:28 AM