Wednesday, December 5, 2018

The "Little Red Truck" Christmas - Hand Stamped Sentiment #304

If it's not Buffalo Plaid, it's Red Pick Up Trucks.  Everywhere you look (besides the SU catalogue of course) there are  red pick up trucks with a Christmas tree on the back.  Some even have Buffalo Plaid on them.

So, for the current sketch challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments here I incorporated both the Red Pick Up Truck and the Buffalo Plaid to make this Christmas card.

The red pick up truck from "Farmhouse Christmas" was stamped on Whisper White, then coloured with Stampin' Blends :  Cherry Cobbler (light and dark), Smoky Slate (light and dark), Pool Party (Light and Dark), Granny Apple Green (Light and Dark).  Before die cutting the image using the Circles Framelits, I stamped some snow falling in the background, and a bit of ice on the road.  Some Dazzling Diamonds was added to the top of the truck and the road.  

The art piece was matted with a Cherry Cobbler scallop circle before adding it to the card front.


The sentiment was stamped on a rectangular piece of Whisper White that had the upper and lower corners of the left end notched with a small circle punch.  Some Garden Green card stock matted 3/4 of this piece, which extended behind the art piece circle.



The base card is Cherry Cobbler layered with a piece of Festive Farmhouse DSP the left side of which was stamped lightly with the bare tree stamp.  On the right side I added a strip of plaid  DSP .  The art piece was added near the bottom towards the right side of the card front.


Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Farmhouse Christmas
Inks:  Black Memento, Pool Party, Stampin' Blends (Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Granny Apple Green)
Papers:  
  • Cherry Cobbler (card base) 4 1/4 by 5 1/2"
  • Festive Farmhouse DSP (gray wood grain pattern): 4 by 5 1/4"
  • Festive Farmhouse DSP (plaid pattern) 1 1/2 by 4"
  • Whisper White circle 2 3/4"
  • Whisper White sentiment piece 1 1/8 by 2 1/4"
  • Garden Green 1 3/8 by 2 1/4"
  • Cherry Cobbler scallop circle 3 1/8" 
Accessories:  3/4" circle punch, Layering circle framelits, Dazzling Diamonds


6 comments:

Jenny Engelke said...

You are so right--it's all about buffalo check or red farm trucks and I love that trend! You've paid such great attention to the details surrounding your farm truck and each one of them is fantastic! The red plaid dsp was a super choice for accenting! Thanks for playing along with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Debbie Mageed said...

What a wonderful holiday card! It is true that the red trucks with plaids is everywhere! Your card has the most beautiful details and anyone would love getting this card. Thank you for playing with us at the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge and hope you will join us again soon. Happy Holidays!

Fiona said...

Such a nostalgic feel to this card and that buffalo check goes so well with it. A great take on our sketch - thanks for joining in with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments. Merry Christmas

Stampin by Genny said...

I love how you put together the backgrounds of the sketched trees and plaid. They go so well together along with the image of the truck. Wonderful coloring technique. Thanks for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

brrenwick said...

I LOVE the trees stamped on the Wood Grain DSP! What a great idea! Thank you for playing along at HSS!

Creations in paper said...

Great card Maria! Love the plaid paper. Thanks for joining us this week at HSS!

Robbie