Oldometer

  Last weekend we celebrated my Dad's birthday. His birthday is technically tomorrow but the "kids" got together and did an open house for him since my oldest brother was in town. We had a great day and went for dinner afterwards. At the dinner it was time to spoil him with his gift and of course I had to make a card for him! He is turning 75 and drives people around to appointments and things in his retirement so I thought the "Vintage Ride" stamp from High Hopes would be perfect for his transportation themed card. 

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured the stamp with Copic markers and added some Glossy Accents to the windshield. When that was dry, I hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. I found some patterned paper from Memory Box (plaid) and some map paper that I had in my stash which I thought were perfect for my car colours and card theme. I cut them to fit my 5.5" x 5.5" base and added them to the card. To create my "speedometer" or Oldometer in this case -  I cut out circle, stamped the numbers with a stamp from Your Next Stamp and traced the circle to create the circle underneath them. 

The Oldometer idea came from a search I had done for masculine cards a couple weeks before sitting down to do this card. I remember seeing it in my "travels" and for some reason it stuck in my brain - although I don't remember where I came across it. I stamped the numbers with Versamark ink and then heat embossed them with white embossing powder. I cut them out and glued them to a rectangle I had printed with the word oldometer on my computer. I rounded the corners and added it to matching card stock. I cut a frame to put behind everything using two square dies and cut a rectangle for the map paper and rounded the corners. I stamped and added the sentiment to finish off my card and added the car with some pop dots to add some dimension.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Vintage Ride (TT143)

Sentiment - Best Miles (GG041)

Patterned Paper - Woodsy Plaid - Memory Box, stash

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, pop dots, white embossing powder, number stamps - Your Next Stamp, square and circle dies, Glossy Accents, Versamark 

Copic Markers

Tires  - C1 C2 C4 C5 N4 N5 N8

Car - E41 E42 E43 

Seat -E15 E17 E19 E18

Lights - Y00 Y13 Y18

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Your Best Miles

  I double challenged myself for this weeks card. I need some masculine themed Birthday cards for my stash, I have lots of nephews! ... so I challenged myself to not only add to my stash with a masculine card but I also wanted to use an embossing folder - they haven't seen much love lately. 

I find masculine cards a challenge. I like to add ribbon and bling and, and, and to my cards, not things that are usually used on a masculine card. Thankfully, my stash of stamps from High Hopes includes some transportation themed stamps.  My nephews are at the car buying, driving stage for the most part so cars are cool and I will have lots of stamps to use for their cards - phew! 

I also have a few men in my life who love to ride so "Motorcycle Bob" is perfect for a Birthday card for one of them and the stamp I chose for this weeks card.

I stamped Bob, coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him leaving a thin white edge. I had some denim paper in my stash but thought it was kind of plain when I put it together with the concrete type texture on my second piece of patterned paper so I used a steam punk embossing folder on it to give it some gears, texture and personality. Second challenge - to use an embossing folder - complete! 

 The denim paper is quite thin so there is a few "white" spots in the embossing but I decided to use it anyway as it gives it kind of distressed look. 

I cut my card base to be 4.5"w x 5.5"h and added the denim paper to it along with some dark blue card stock. Next I cut a house and tree using a die. The die cut wasn't wide enough to cover my concrete piece of paper so I cut it just before the tree. I set the split die to the edges of the paper and strategically placed Bob on top to create my scene. 

Next I stamped my sentiments. The Happy Birthday is actually part of a larger stamp that I masked off to get the two words I wanted. I cut them both out, mounted them on matching card stock and glued them down. Some twine and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Motorcycle Bob (SS526) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Best Miles (GG041), Transmitting Birthday Wishes (F246) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Denim - stash, Autumn Afternoon - Honey Bee Stamps 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, rectangle die - Kat Scrappiness, twine, enamel dots, Cute Home On A Hill die - Your Next Stamp, steam punk embossing folder - Darice 

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04

Tire/Hat/Jacket - N5 N6 N10

Bike/Shirt/Hat Band - Y38 YR16 YR18

Mirror/Handle Bars - C1 C2 C3 C5 

Hair - E33 E35 E57

Lights - Y00 Y11 Y13

Smoke Puffs - W2

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Your Best Miles are Still Ahead

Welcome Everyone;

Now that things are beginning to look up, we can look forward to some leisurely peaceful summer drives in the country and to the beach.   I remember the Beetle from growing up.  These cars may be small, but they certainly got you places.

For today's card, I have used Beetle Bug 1 from the Mix It Up release and paired it up with Best Miles;  which both have been sprung from the High Hopes Stamps Vault.  After colouring the samped image with Copic Markers, I used a Double Stitched Rectangle Die to cut it out and mounted it on some Foil from Kaisercraft.  To add the Silver glitter, I used a Nuvo Silver Glitter Marker to colour the area first, then added some Nuvo Silver Sparkle Dust.  I didn't think it was going to stick, but it did.  How long it will last is another story, and time will tell.  I haven't added Sparkle Dust to a card, this way before.  The creative experiment of the day.   Some enamel dots finished off this very CAS card.

 Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Beetle Bug 1 (SS040), Best Miles (GG041) -- both from High Hopes Stamps, Mix It Up Release
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - Watercolor Washed (Lawn Fawn), Capsule Collection (Papermania), Foil Paper Pad - Frost (Kaisercraft)
• Copic Markers:
• B95 - Light Grayish Blue, B93 - Light Cockery Blue, B91 - Light Grayish Blue
• BG90 - Ocean Mist
• N0 - Neutral Gray No. 0, N1 - Neutral Gray No. 1, N2 - Neutral Gray No. 2, N3 - Neutral Gray No. 3
• Y00 - Barium Yellow, Y02 - Canadary Yellow
• Y13 - Lemon Yellow, YR15 - Pumpkin Yellow (Flower) 
• Die:  Double Stitched:  Gina Marie Designs
• Nuvo Glitter Marker:  Silver
• Nuvo Sparkle Dust: Silver
• Miscellaneous:  Enamel Dots

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