Hello Fellow Stampers ~~
It's the 2nd Wednesday of August already, and that means it's the Stampin' Pretty Pals Blog Hop day. As I continue to "sit out" the Blog Hop itself, we'll carry on in parallel as we have been.
This month, the Pals are showcasing anything using a punch; and as I wanted to kick off some late Summer/early Fall fun this month, this was the perfect time to showcase the Trucking Along bundle -- an absolute favorite of mine from the Online Exclusives collection.
This adorable vintage truck is right up my alley!! ADORE!!
This card base is cut from Thick Basic White cardstock, 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored @ 4-1/4" (a top fold card).
Then I found this GORGEOUS plaid in the Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper collection. It too is right my alley!!
In a perfect aqua/teal plaid, I couldn't be happier - swoon!! LOL
This paper coordinates with our Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock colors, which I have combined in the layering throughout this card front.
The front focal panel is actually watercolor paper that I have created a watercolor wash background using Lemon Lolly and Pebbled Path inks. Quick and easy - and perfect for my late Summer day scene. I used a Pebbled Path Stampin' Write marker to free-hand some additional depth and texture to the ground underneath the truck tires.
And I slipped the sweet sentiment in at the bottom using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
The truck was stamped on watercolor paper using Versamark ink and then embossed with Black emboss powder.
This allowed me to play with water and ink without everything going everywhere. The embossed line helps to keep things contained a little.
I used a combination of Boho Blue for the main truck color, and Wild Wheat to add a little "rust" coloring along the bottom and fender edges. The tires are water colored with Pebbled Path ink.
Isn't this cool!!?? LOL
The center focal layers are all layered together and then popped with dimensionals in the center of the card front.
Then the flowers are stamped on the finished watercolor background; 2-step stamped with Wild Wheat ink for the flowers, and a little Stampin' Blends color added in Old Olive for the leaves and stems, and some Calypso Coral for flower centers and a little shading. They turned out a little darker than I would have liked, but that's alright!
The truck is then popped in place using dimensionals, with it's pickup bed load of flowers showing in just the right spot.
The piece is finished off with some Ombre Matte Decorative Dots.
The inside is finished off with some additional plaid paper to emulate the front, leaving plenty of space for that special message to the recipient.
Don't let the fact that the Truck Builder Punch is on backorder right now deter you from this fabulous set. This truck is easy peasy to "fussy cut"; and with all the fun elements in the stmp set, you can have hours of creative fun!!
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Hugs, . . .
