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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Simple Vintage Berry Fields cards - Simple Stories Design Team Project

 Hello, Simple Stories fans!  I am here today to share my latest batch of handmade cards. This time around I was transported to a summer day, filled with flowers and sunshine, and strawberries! I had the pleasure of working with the lovely “Simple Vintage Berry Fields” collection to create my 6 cards. This collection was just what the doctor ordered to beat these last few gloomy, grey sky days and get ready to welcome warm, lazy days in the sun!

Here are the cards I created – and as you can see, the colors and icons in this collection are so yummy! Full of beautiful, rich colors and so many touches of florals and vintage bits! I was in card-making heaven creating these cards!


Let’s take a closer look at each of the cards!

My first card features a bold sentiment of “bloom and grow” and is layered with lots of ephemera, ribbon, brads, and even a paper flower! Aren’t the berries so fun?


Bloom and Grow

4 1/4 x 5 1/2” white card stock for card base
4 1/4 x 5 1/2" Berries and Cream Vintage Basics 
4 X 5 1/4 " Cream Grid 6x8 Paper pad
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 " Sky/ Clover Vintage Basics
Use the Berries and Cream Vintage Basics paper and a scallop border die cut to make the 
scallop border
Red Postcard - Large Ephemera
Berry Cluster - Bits and Pieces
Paper Flower
Bloom and Grow - Bits and Pieces
Yellow/ Teal Circle- Bits and Pieces
Teal Brad
Red Butterfly - Chipboard Stickers
Ribbon
Unicorn Stickles

This next card again has a large sentiment from the chipboard stickers. I love the dimension these elements give and make such a statement! The collection has some gorgeous butterflies as well, and if you look closely – you can see where I added a few glitter Stickles on the wings for some sparkle.


Sweet

4 1/4 x 5 1/2” white card stock for card base
 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 "Sunshine/Sage Vintage Basics
2 1/2 x 5 1/2 " Teal pattern 6x8 Paper pad
1 1/2 x 5 1/2 " Red Stripe 6x8 Paper pad
Bingo Card- 3x4 Element Paper
Strawberry Ticket- Sticker Sheet
Strawberry Floral cluster- Bits and Pieces
Layered Strips Ephemera- Bits and Pieces
Butterfly Brad- Decorative Brads
"Sweet" - Chipboard Stickers
"So Berry Good" - Chipboard Stickers
Yellow Button Brad- Decorative Brads
Green Butterfly- Bits and Pieces
Unicorn Stickles
 

I really like using the 3x4 cards included in the 6x8 paper pad for my sentiments like I did here on this card. I also had to add some of this yummy gingham ribbon to the bottom of the card for some texture. The red in this collection is so vibrant and makes the other more subtle colors in the collection just pop!


So Berry Sweet

4 1/4 x 5 1/2” white card stock for card base
4 1/4 x 5 1/2" Berries/Cream Vintage Basics
Guest Check - Large Ephemera
Use Scallop border die cut to cut a border out of Berries/Cream Vintage Basics paper
So  Berry Sweet 3x4 card- 6x8 Paper pad
Berry Jar- Bits and Pieces
White Twine
10 Cent- Bits and Pieces
Berry Cluster- Decorative Brads
Yellow Label- Ephemera Bits and Pieces
White Flower- Chipboard Stickers
Yellow Button - Bits and Pieces
Small Strawberry- Bits and Pieces
Ribbon
Unicorn Stickles


On this next card, I added a few blue elements and papers; this was such a pretty contrast with the greens and reds of this card. I layered lots of ephemera on this card as well, as this collection is full of great ephemera to layer up like I love to do!


Fresh

4 1/4 x 5 1/2” white card stock for card base
4 1/4 x 5 1/2 White Wood 6x8 Paper pad
2 1/4 x 5 1/2 " Blue pattern paper 6x8 Paper pad
White twine
Bingo Card- Large Ephemera
A Beautiful Day- Sticker Sheet
Notebook paper/card- Large Ephemera
Stacked cards- Ephemera Bits and Pieces
Paper Clip
Milk Cap/Floral- Sticker Sheet
"Fresh" - Chipboard Stickers
Paper Flower
Blue Heart and Staple- Bits and Pieces
Green Flower Brad- Decorative Brads

Sometimes, you just need to add a doily! This pretty white doily from my stash makes a great base to layer up some of the Bits and Pieces in the collection. That cute yellow Mason jar is from the Chipboard Stickers and was a great place to add my “So Sweet” sentiment


So Sweet

4 1/4 x 5 1/2” white card stock for card base
4 x 5 1/4" Sky/Clover Vintage Basics
3 1/4 x 5 1/2 Teal Strawberry 6x8 Paper pad
2 x 4 1/4" Yellow Check 6x8 Paper pad
White Doily
Milk cap/Strawberry- Ephemera Bits and Pieces
Berry Basket- Bits and Pieces
Fresh Memories Jar- Chipboard Stickers
Paper Flower-
So Sweet Label- Bits and Pieces
Teal Button- Bits and Pieces
White Twine
Plaid Ribbon
Unicorn Stickles

On my last card, I was going for a pretty patchwork quilt look and achieved that with some pattern papers, tags, and heart stickers. Isn’t the View-Master film so fun?  That is from the Layered Chipboard and is one of our newer products. Again, the chipboard adds great dimension to cards, so I turn to it often!


Bloom

4 1/4 x 5 1/2” white card stock for the card base
4 1/4 x 5 1/2" Patchwork paper 6x8 Paper pad
Bike Card- Large Ephemera
White doily cut in  half
View Master and Flower - Layered Chipboard
Bloom - Layered Chipboard
Green Circle label- Large Ephemera
Patchwork Heart- Chipboard Stickers
Red Brad- Decorative Brads
Patchwork Tag- Bits and Pieces
White Twine
Yellow ticket- Bits and Pieces
Staple
Small Heart - Chipboard Stickers
Green  Brad Button -Decorative Brads
Unicorn Stickles

Well, that’s all I have for today! I hope these little beauties have inspired you to pick up the amazing “Simple Vintage Berry Fields” collection and create some “berry” beautiful cards of your own! Thank you for stopping by! Happy crafting friends!



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