Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Hi everyone, today I’m delighted to tell you that I was asked to be the Guest Designer for January at Dragonfly Dreams challenge.

 Of course I said yes, so I set to work to make a card for this month’s theme which is

*** Planes, Trains and Automobiles ***

Here’s my GDT card - please do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the design team and to link up your entries.

For me this theme immediately brought to mind this fab Visible Image line drawing stamp of a vintage car, and also gave me opportunity to play with a new VI stencil which I selected when I was the lucky winner of a £50 VI store voucher in their FB Christmas card competition.

I started by stamping the car onto cream stamping card using Acorn Versafine Clair, and cut out the image using deckle blade scissors and added Distress ink blended round the edges. I cut a 14.5cm square of cream card and deckled the edges, then created my background by dragging various shades of Distress Oxide and Distress inks over the card, then stencilled with Distress ink and added some stamped spatters. I matted the image panel onto the background then added a stamped sentiment which I cut out with deckle scissors and distressed. Finally I matted the whole panel onto a 6” card blank and added a Tim Holtz tiny metallic gear to one corner.

Stamps: Visible Image You’re a Classic, Sunflower Grunge (spatters), Christmas Robin (spatters);

Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks (Stormy Sky, Antique Linen); Distress inks (Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain); Versafine Clair (Acorn);

Tools: Visible Image stencil - Off the Grid;

Other: Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Gears.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Aud Sentiments #309 - Make Your Own Background and/or Birthday + a Sentiment

Crazy Is Our Fame, Stencils Are Our Game (January) - Use a Stencil

Double D - Anything Birthday/Anniversary with optional Bronze Moodboard (2nd entry)

Kraftin’ Kimmie Saturday Challenge #676 - Birthday

Little Red Wagon #737 - What’s New?

(New background stencil)

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity #181 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Paper Players #671 - Cheers to the Years (Birthday card)

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Something New

Sweet Stampin’ - What’s New With You? - TOP 3

Unicorn Challenge #94 - Birthday (2nd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #629/630 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,