Birthday Card

I make a zillion cards, but I'm never good at sending them out. And, when I do they're usually late. I'm making an exception and finished this card today for a family member, that shall remain unnamed, even though they probably won't be checking out my blog.

The past week wasn't a good one for me. I didn't participate in any challenges and I would have liked to. I have been having issues with my back for the last month or so and in the past two weeks it has gotten progressively worse. Bad to the point that I am in constant pain and can barely sit, stand or walk and don't sleep well. I did get some new medication, but I am totally loopy when I take it and don't really feel like I'm with the program. I can only hope it gets better from here on out. I'll be starting therapy next week, so we'll see what happens.

For this card I used a kraft cardstock for the card base and a silver metallic cardstock for the bumper and windows. It's hard to tell that in the picture. I also used pop dots for the Birthday Wishes and the bumper to add more dimension to the card. For the black background, I just scored the white cardstock and inked it. This is such a fun stamp!

I love my new card frog! Thanks goes to Micaela, the owner of Paper Studio, the local scrapbook store where I work, because she picked it up for me when she bought some for the store. I always see cards displayed on these and had no idea where people found them, let alone what they were previously used for.

Products Used For This Card: Bazzill Cardstock in Kraft, White and Red, Dress It Up Glitter Dots in Ruby Slipper, Dad's Truck Stamp by Printworks, Cork Paper, Black Sparkle Embossing Powder, Eyelets, Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, Black Diamond Stickles, May Arts Ribbon, Hero Arts Stamps "Birthday Messages" CL139.

Truckin' Toward Christmas

When I saw this stamp, I knew I had to have it! I don't own many rubber stamps at all and there are some very cool ones out there. I've really only been making cards for a little over a year and have only purchased clear stamps. When I bought this one, there was also another one of a bicycle that I wanted. My hubby told me to go ahead a get it, but I said no, I will next time. Hindsight being 20/20, now I wish I would of gone ahead and picked it up.

Years ago when I lived in Kentucky, my Uncle had an old Ford pickup truck and I just adored that old beat up thing. This stamp reminds of it.

I haven't used markers very much at all, so my coloring is probably something to be desired and something I need to brush up on. I mostly do more paper piecing and just stamping. These were my first attempts at using this stamp. On the green and blue truck I used black sparkle embossing powder and on the red one I just stamped it. I think I like the embossed outline best.

I see alot of possibilities for using this stamp, so maybe the cost of it will be worth it in the long run.

For now, I'm going to play around with it and make a few more Christmas cards. Later I'm going to use it for some birthday cards. I think it's a fun one for male and female alike.

Supplies used: Dad's Truck Rubberstamp from Printworks, Hero Arts Stamps "Holiday Sayings" CL343, Marvy LePlume Markers in Light Green, Red & Manganese Blue, Black Sparkle Embossing Powder, Graphic 45 paper Typography from the Commuique Collection, Deck The Halls from the Christmas Past Collection and Christmas Day paper from the Merry & Bright Collection by We R Memory Keepers, Glitter Dots by Dress It Up, Ribbon, Machine Stitching.