This is another card for the Technique Lovers' Challenge, TLC108, to use only shades of brown and vanilla, no other colors, and no images of coffee or chocolate.
Mr. Brown delivered a box of stampin' goodies to me this evening and this idea popped into my head. What's more perfect for a brown challenge than Mr. Brown!
I stamped the little truck from LOL in craft Close to Cocoa and clear embossed, then enhanced it to look like a big UPS truck. I watercolored it with several shades of brown. The window is painted with CE to make it look like glass. I stamped, clear-embossed, watercolored and cut out the little doggies and the doghouse. I used Creamy Caramel and More Mustard on the dogs- I hope that qualifies as brown shades. They are my golden retrievers, so I had to make them somewhat golden!
The boulders in the lower righthand corner are covered with snow. I couldn't find my rock stamp, so I used a gumdrop from All Wrapped Up Accessories. Do they look like rocks? I sketched in the road with markers and a watercolor brush, and made lots of snow (like we have here in NY!) with Liquid Applique. The snow is several days old, so I sponged it with browns to make it look old.
The trees are stamped in the background, and some light brown sponged into the sky. The truck, dogs and doghouse are popped up on Dimensionals. The sentiment (bow wow ruff arff) is stamped in Staz-On Timber Brown on narrow twill tape. It is my dogs' welcoming greeting to Mr. Brown!
What fun I had making this card! Thanks for looking!
Maddy
Date: Monday, March 19, 2007 GMT Views: 2560
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Maddy... THIS MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD!!! This is SO TRUE for our demonstrators... We all look forward to that big brown truck and the Hunk of a driver that a lot of us have... I love the way you did the snow... This must look like your backyard with your little doggies.. LOVE IT!!! You can make me a card any day.. ;) Love ya... Sis
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Wed, Mar 21, 2007 @ 7:35 PM
Oh my gosh! How many people on this website are gonna totally relate to your little truck on this card! What a wonderful idea and a wonderful job you did! Your snow looks like Kittie snow and your little scene is just precious! This would be a great Christmas card for everyone's beloved UPS man....if indeed he is beloved...and if not, maybe your cute little doggies could leave him something else brown on your doorstep! Yikes! I better quit while I am ahead!
Registered: August 1, 2006 Location: St. Clair Shores, Michigan Posts: 8802
Mon, Mar 26, 2007 @ 10:02 AM
This is a great card, Maddy! I can totally relate to awaiting Mr. Brown to arrive. In fact, I get so excited when I have an order coming that my DH started calling him my *boyfriend*... ; )