Love Delivery

Inspiration: Sweet Sugar Pea #52 + Mojo Monday #505

I'm so happy with how this cute card turned out, and how I was able to use the Home for the Holidays die for a non-Christmas card. The second I saw the inspiration picture from Sweey Sugar Pea, I had this very clear idea of how I could use the Tim Holtz dies to make a retro car and tie a heart on top of it with baker's twine. Because I wanted to make the car aqua, I also knew which patterned papers I wanted to pull out: the More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper. This paper collection came out years ago (I'm thinking over 6 years ago since I have made scrapbook pages with it when my niece was born) but it's still a personal favorite. I keep pulling it out every year and loving every project I'm making with it. It's those soft colours and patterns, they're just yummy.

For the sentiment, I looked through various stamp options, but I came back to the set I had in mind when I started creating the card. I stamped the words "Love Ya" in VersaMark and embossed them with Pool Party embossing powder. I used Core'dinations cardstock and made sure to and made sure to sand the cardstock before adding my sentiment on it. It made a huge difference - the color was too stark and plain before, and when I added the sanding, the cardstock matched the papers better and took on a nice texture.

Another idea I had from the start was to have little hearts come out of the exhaust pipe. I was thinking I would die-cut small hearts, but then I realized I had heart sequins in Strawberry Slush, from when we had In Color assorted sequins. They were the perfect size and color. I added one on the sentiment strip, with a metal-rimmed pearl as well to fill in the space a bit and to create a visual triangle as well.

A matching envelope was made out of Core'dinations cardstock and the Envelope Punch Board. I could have used some of the patterned papers, but I'm down to a few pieces and I was not willing to use a full sheet yet, as I would like to get a few more creations out of this pretty paper.

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Mots de saison (Seasonal Sayings - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals Core'dinations,
Brushed Silver, Basic Black
Specialty Designer Series Paper: More Amore
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Envelope Punch Board, Stampin' Dimensionals, Metal-Rimmed Pearls,
2013-2015 In Color Sequins, Silver Baker's Twine, Sanding Block, Pool Party Stampin' Emboss Powder (Stampin' Up!);
Home for the Holidays dies (Tim Holtz for Sizzix); Stitched Rectangle Stackables (Lawn Fawn)

 

Comments

[Kerin Sylvester]

I love your car, especially the hearts coming out of the tailpipe! This is perfect for this challenge. Thanks for joining us this month at SugarPea Designs!