STAMPIN' UP! TRUCKING ALONG CAJUN CRAZE BIRTHDAY CARD

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is focussing on Cajun Craze.

The starting point for my card was the Dry Brushed Metallic Designer Series Paper that I've had for a while, but never used.  I have teamed it with the Trucking Along bundle that I am having so much fun creating with at the moment.  Cajun Craze is a great colour for the cute truck, don't you think?

I heat-embossed the truck in black, on Thick Very Vanilla card, before colouring it with Stampin' Blends markers - Cajun Craze for the truck, Smoky Slate for the windows, bumpers and hubcabs, and Basic Black for the tyres.  I like to use Thick Very Vanilla card if colouring with Stampin' Blends.

The balloons are from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set.  I used Stampin' Write markers to colour directly to the rubber, before stamping onto Very Vanilla card.  The balloons are Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake, and I used Basic Black for the strings.  I fussy-cut around them, and attached them to the metallic paper before gluing down the truck.

I chose to add gold Brushed Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots to the wheels, to complement the gold in the background paper.

Check out the fun texture on my "road", courtesy of a Geometric Patterns embossing folder:

The sentiment is also from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set.  I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Thick Very Vanilla card that I'd die-cut with a Stylish Shapes circle.  The stars, from the Alphabest stamp set, were then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake.  I used a Sponge Dauber to add Crumb Cake ink around the edges of the circle.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kate Morgan.  If you click on the graphic below, you'll be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job of co-ordinating all our Colour Creations shares, every week throughout the year.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Trucking Along Bundle (English) [162306] $72.75	Celebrate With Tags Cling Stamp Set (English) [159974] $41.00	Alphabest Photopolymer Stamp Set [158884] $39.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $17.50	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $17.50
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $17.50	Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock [144238] $15.75	Dry Brushed Metallic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [160837] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $54.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $15.75	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $15.75	Many Marvelous Markers [147154] $215.25
Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879] $17.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $17.50	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $17.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00
Geometric Patterns Embossing Folders [161599] $15.75	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75	Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506] $15.75	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75