Vintage Card

Create Cool Vintage Cards Next Time You Craft!

May 21, 20251 min read

How to make vintage-style handmade cards for beginners tutorial showing using Distress Oxide inks, die cuts, and easy cardmaking techniques for beginners. In this tutorial, I show you how to create layered backgrounds, add soft mixed media texture, and assemble a finished card using simple tools and supplies. Learn how to make these layered cards step by step.

📌 What You’ll Learn in This Tutorial:

How to blend Distress Oxide inks without overthinking in

How to get that vintage “ghost stamp” effect

Why gesso splatter adds texture without being messy

How to layer your die cuts so they stand out (even if you're new)

📦 Tools and Supplies Used:

🖍 Distress Oxide Inks

🎨 Frayed Burlap
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Vintage Photo
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Broken China
🎨
Walnut Stain

🎨 Paints & Mediums:

White Gesso

🛍 Stamps & Dies:

🖋 Brutus Monroe Script Stamp

🦋 Butterfly Die (Spellbinders)

📸 Spellbinders My Life in Pictures Die Set

🧴 Adhesives & Tools:

💧 Barely Art Precision Glue
🔹
Gina K Dot Runner
🧱
Foam Squares
⚙️
Gina K Designs Cutting Machine
Glossy Accents

📜 Cardstock & Papers:

Black Cardstock
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Kraft Cardstock
🥇
Brushed Gold Cardstock

💌 Want free printable supply checklists and beginner cardmaking tips?

Grab yours here → https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-33aqwriFwxzUomZEykrL_WR_dYYdY7dbBjskstIThQ/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.u7u6mbliac25

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