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.
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.
I always decorate the back of my box cards with scraps that are left on the table.
I die cut Tim Holtz's "Jalopy" for the envelope. The stamp giving it motion is a flourish from a floral stamp set.
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.
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Card and Envelope |
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Back of Card |
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Envelope |
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 - *
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 - *