Higgledy-Piggledy Crafts: car

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Vintage Cars

I put this card together yesterday for a friend from our dinner group that is celebrating a birthday.
I started with one of Lili of the Valley's trio stamp sets. The car on the front flap is part of an older Lili of the Valley stamp called "Toot Toot". I colored the front of the card from that one and placed it on a vintage map mat.

Card and Envelope

Previously, I have always made cube-shaped box cards and I have cut them on the trimmer and scored them myself. I purchased this box card die from Stamps of Life. I believe it is fairly new. I particularly liked working with it, because it makes larger mats on the front flap and back of card. There is also more room to spread out the goodies that are going in the box. Usually the side flaps (which are now smaller) are secondary anyway.

Clocks and gears are always good filler for masculine cards so I added a few of those. I also used these on the side flaps.

Back of Card

I always decorate the back of my box cards with scraps that are left on the table.

Envelope

I die cut Tim Holtz's "Jalopy" for the envelope. The stamp giving it motion is a flourish from a floral stamp set.

Materials List:

Patterned Paper: Echo Park - For the Record (Borders & Fancy)

Card Stock: Bazzill - Sugar Wafer

White

Black

Neenah - Metallic Gold

Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black

Distress - Hickory Smoke

Gina K - Moonlit Fog

Copics: BG 72, 75, 78

Y21, 23, 26, 28

W1, 2, 3, 5, 7

C1, 2, 3, 5, 6

Punches: EK - 1/2" corner

Stampin Up - Word Window

Stamps: Gina K - Dahlia

Lili of the Vally - Toot Toot

Vintage Motor Trio

Dies: Burniston - Clock and Gears

Snowman Twist Circle

Tim Holtz - Jalopy

Stamps of Life - Box Card

Embellies: 2 Gold Brads

Acetate

Challenges

Alphabet Challenge - U is for Use 3 of something - #57 - *
Cute Card Thursday - Something New (Box Card Die) - #58 - *
Frilly and Funkie - 3 is Not a Crowd - #30 - *
Little Red Wagon - Boy Oh Boy - #26 - *
Paper Minutes - Vehicles - #9 - ?
Stamps & Fun - Use Stamps - #24 - ?
Vintage Journey - Think Inside of the Box - #4 - *

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Classic Guy's Birthday

This September sketch from Sketch N Scrap is a fun framework to make a card. You have ALL month to try out this sketch and enter it for a prize. This card is posted on the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page as well.

Card and Envelope

Card Sketch #105

I just received these Lili of the Valley Trio stamps, which are perfect for this sketch. They are called "Vintage Motor Trio". The rear end of an old jalopy on the envelope is an old die of Tim Holtz. I used the front end on the inside of the card. The little black polka dots on the front of the card, fell out of the large gear and onto the card. Happy accident!!!