Country Livin' Meets Thoughtful Branches

Today I thought I would make a masculine birthday card.  I wanted to use the Country Living stamp set, but as I went along, I envisioned the Thoughtful Branches stamp set, which is still available from Stampin' Up while supplies last.

Here is how my card turned out:

After stamping all the images separately and colouring them with blender pens and ink pads, they were cut out and the background scenes created.

On a 3 1/4 by 3 3/4" whisper white piece, three trees were stamped from the stamp set "Thoughtful Branches".  Marina Mist ink and a scallop circle created the sky.  Two little cardinals landed in the trees near the truck, probably waiting for the apple load it was carrying.

The cut out truck was placed in front of the trees, and some applies were placed in the cargo - a few fell on the ground and sentiment.  Some Wink of Stella was applied to parts of the car and the apples.

On a separate Whisper White panel 3 3/4 by 1 5/8" a background was stamped with Crumb Cake and the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  The boots were adhered near the top, and the guitar angles at the bottom and adhered with dimensionals.

Both panels were layered with striped Real Red DSP and separated from each other with a 1/8" strip of Real Red card stock.

The sentiment is from "Happy Happenings.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Country Livin', Thoughtful Branches, Happy Happenings, Gorgeous Grunge
Inks: Black Memento,Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Basic Black marker, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Marina Mist
Papers: Real Red, Real Red DSP, Whisper White,
Accessories: Beautiful Branches Thinlet Dies, Wink of Stella clear glimmer brush, dimensionals

Country Livin' Father's Day

Today is Father's Day, and I wanted to wish all you Fathers out there, and the fathers of the ladies who follow my blog a wonderful Father's Day.  I made this card especially for you.

The image was stamped with Black Memento onto Whisper White cardstock and coloured with a blender pen and ink pads.  After colouring the truck, a mask was made, and the Work of Art stamp pieces were used to create the sky and a bit of the grass.
Oval framelits were used to die cut the image, and the edges sponged with Early Espresso ink.

Dimensionals were used to adhere the oval to the card top, which comprised of embossed Sahara sand cardstock and a banner made from Go Wild DSP.  The base is Early Espresso cardstock.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Country Livin', Work of Art, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Black Memento, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Sky, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Blushing Bride
Papers: Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Go Wild DSP, Whisper White
Accessories: Large dots embossing folder, Wink of Stella glimmer brush, Oval framelits, Word Window punch, Blender pen, dimensionals.