Good Times!!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a card using Joy Ride - TT002 by High Hopes Rubber Stamps for the main image and Good Times - GLL006 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. Christmas is always a wonderful time to gather with family and friends. Thinking of snow right now is also a way to cool down with all of this summer heat too! LOL!

To make my card this week, I began with a card base made from AC White Cardstock cut and scored to be 6" x 6". I chose Echo Park Paper Co. - My Favorite Winter (6" x 6") for my background paper and trimmed just a little off of the sides. Then, I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Blueprint Sketch and inked around all of the edges. I added some glue to the back of the paper and applied it to the base card. Using My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out, I die cut a larger square from Recollections - Burgundy cardstock and a smaller square from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I inked around the edges of the larger square with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Aged Mahagony and applied 3M VHB - 2 sided tape to the back of it and applied to the background. I die cut the sentiment label with My Creative Time - Stitched Rectangular Frames Dies and More. The image and sentiment were then applied using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. I applied Stickles - Unicorn around the edges of the label and set it aside to dry.

I coloured in the image with copic markers. Then I added Stickles - Eucalyptus to the lady's cuff and collar and Stickles - Crystal to her hat and pompom. For the man, I applied Nuvo Glitter Accents - Fresh Snowfall to his hat and pompom. Lastly, I added some Brutus Monroe - Snow Paste using a spatula to the bottom outer edge of the image to represent a snow bank on the side of the road. Using a Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen, Glitter Glue Pen and DecoArt Glamour Dust, I created the snowy background. Gelly Roll Sparkle Pen was used to colour in the Holly on the wreath.

Once everything on the image was dry, I applied some glue to the back of it and applied it directly on top of the larger square. I applied some glue and some 3M VHB - 2 sided tape to the sentiment and applied that on an angle at the top of the card. I only put the tape in a few spots so that it would be the same height as the image. To finish off the card, I added some CC Designs - Dragon Dreams Enamel Dots on to the sentiment and some sequence.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Joy Ride - TT002 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Good Times - GLL006 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Aged Mahagony, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Blueprint Sketch

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, AC White Cardstock, Echo Park Paper Co. - My Favorite Winter (6" x 6"), Recollections - Burgundy

Die Cuts: My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out, My Creative Time - Stitched Rectangular Frames Dies and More

Stickles: Eucalyptus, Crystal, Unicorn, Nuvo Glitter Accents - Fresh Snowfall

Paste: Brutus Monroe - Snow Paste

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, 3M VHB - 2 sided tape, Gelly Roll Sparkle Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen, Glitter Glue Pen, CC Designs - Dragon Dreams Enamel Dots.

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000, R30, R20

Hair: E15, Y38, Y21, YR23, E29, E25, E23, E21

Hats, Jacket, Wreath: R59, R37, R35

Mitts, Jacket and Tie: G28, G24, G21

Pants: W9, W7, W5

Boots and Gloves: E27, E25, E23, E21

Bike and Wheels: C9, C7, C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, Y17, Y11, Y08, R59, R37, R35

Holly: G14, G07, YG03

Puffs of Smoke: B60, C1, C00

Sky: B99, B97, B39, B37, B29, B28, B26

Road: T7, T5, T3

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

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