This is for CC133 to use Bashful Blue, More Mustard and Old Olive. I added a touch of caramel for the road as well and gray for the wheels.
I stamped my truck and then masked and samped the trees from Lovely as a Tree. I watercolord the truck with bashful and then used my artist pen to add some old age spots so that I could add mustard to them to appear rusty. I used my mini fern stamp to add olive and mustard leaves for a fall look. I brushed on caramel with a dry brush for the road, filled in the ground area with mini fern in olive and mustard and then completely sponged the ground, truck and trees over with mustard. I used a sponge to add bashful to the sky along with a piece of scalloped paper scrap for a template....ala Mothermark.. and then sponged over the blue sky with mustard as well. I just seem to really enjoy the mustard hue over everything. I finished by using Sanded bg on the mustard main card layer and for the frames. I distressed the borders of the picture and the frame. I finished off the picture by rubbing the edges directly to the mustard pad and then stamped the Sanded image over the complete picture. I added some faux stitching holes to the frames to add a little texture along with the brads.
I will give this to my husband tomorrow with a cute note inside for his 52nd birthday. I think this will be his third or fourth year for me to use the truck for his special day and he has them posted on the hutch area of his desk. He's so cute. He loves the truck as much as I do.
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 GMT Views: 2541
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Tue, Sep 25, 2007 @ 8:42 PM
HB to your DH. Thanx for allowing us peeps to enjoy the truck too. I so enjoy viewing your scenes. This one is a beaut!
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Fantastic card - my DH would love this old truck - and how realistic you made it!!! WOW!!
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Tue, Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:55 PM
OMGosh, I love this. That whole rustic, distressed look is so stinkin' cool. Into my favs it must go.
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