A Creative Life: Simple Vintage Cards

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Simple Vintage Cards

Good Morning everyone,

Vintage Vibes only! Today I'm sharing four card designs featuring beautiful blue florals, intricate chipboard filigree, and plenty of lace. These Simple Vintage cards are perfect for weddings, thank-yous, or just because. The February Card Kit has everything you need to create stunning vintage shabby chic style cards. I have the step-by-step instructions below as well as the video tutorial.

2026 February Card, Tag and More Kit

Card #1

Let's make a large slimline card.
Cut 1 piece of cardstock @ 7 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches - fold in half and then paper mats for layering on top of the base card.

Next I used this beautiful Split Mandala 2 chipboard piece from the Tres Jolie Shop. Adhered down on top of the card to encircle the blue flower.

I then added the white die cut underneath the blue flower and the resin bird, flower and bird are from my stash.

Card #2

Using the card bases from the kit, cut and adhere down the mats to the top of the card. I folded in the upper right hand corner and added a doily to the left side.

Next I adhered down the chipboard key from the scrapbook kit and also added apiece of torn book page inked to the center of the doily.

I then adhered down some flowers used from past kits and some art stones from a past mixed media kit (mixed media kit not available) The small gold frame is from the

2025 May Scrapbook Kit (still available)

Card #3

Again we are creating an A2 card, that is layered with some cardstock from the Card Kit. I added a piece of lace that was left over from a previous kit. The lace is held down with some small glue dots.

I then took the blue foil polka dot paper cut it to 4x4 and folded it into a small envelope. Placed some foam strips on the back to raise up just a bit

I punched out a flower from scrap pieces and placed in one of the delicate vintage frames from the 2025 May Scrapbook kit.

I adhere it down tucking it a little bit under the envelope.

I then added a little not stick out from under the flap of the envelope with "Hello" and added a small resin piece from my stash.

Card #4

The last card is a smaller slimline card measuring 6x8 and folded in half.

I cut my cardstock and the pattern paper to layer as mats on top of the card base.

I then cut the remaining piece of doily into 2 pieces to adhere in the upper left corner and

bottom right corner.

I used the scrap square pieces I had from a previous project ( Folio project - DIY Folio - Nature's Gallery). I cut a few pieces of background paper 2x2 inches adhered them together and used foam tape to pop them up. I also had cut a few flowers from scrap pieces added foam tape to back.

I adhered down the paper flowers I fussy cut and then embossed "Thank You"

to the center piece.

I hope you found some inspiration from today's project. In this tutorial you learned how to add depth and dimension to your handmade cards. We used coordinated flowers, chipboard pieces and items from our 2026 February Card, Tag and More Kit and items from our stash to create focal points on our cards giving them a shabby chic aesthetic look.

I invite you to check out the 2026 February Kits over at Tres Jolie Kit Club. These kits are amazing and will get your creativity flowing.

Thanks for joining me and Happy Crafting!

I invite you to please stop by our page to see what new items our design team has created using our monthly kits.

You can always post your projects on Tres Jolie FB page - Tres Jolie Club Cafe.

Don't forget to post your project on our Facebook Group Page, link is down below.

We would love to see what you create.

For more details you can always view the video tutorial process, which is at the top of the page.

Thanks again for joining me, I have all the links listed for you throughout the post so just click on the words and you will be taken directly to the store.

Enjoy and Happy Crafting.