Okay, this was an experiment. I am trying a number of new-to-me techniques. For an experiment that will be a little boy's birthday card, I'm satisfied. I tried the Speedy TV Technique Challenge to make your own train tunnel. I didn't have an embossing folder or stamp that would work, so I cut tiny bricks 1 cm by 3/4 an inch. I used two different paper cutters, hence the different units of measurement. I then distressed each edge and attached it to a piece of Close to Cocoa. I was almost a little disappointed to cover all that work with the black and yellow for the tunnel entrance.
My second new to me technique was the sponged clouds. I still need to play with it but I was impressed by how effective this simple technique is. Once I stamped the trees several times, I then sponged the green "leaves" and the grass. The trees are Stamping Up's "Lovely as a Tree" and the sun is from "Summer Fun". My only train stamp is huge so I used a scrap from a layout that I made last year for DS. My youngest is train crazy so this will go to him or one of his little friends.
Challenges this Card Meets:
Tutorial Time on Speedy TV - Make a Train Tunnel
Friends of Speedy TV - Summer Time (Vacation trips!!!)
Charisma Cardz - Male Cards
Delightful Challenges - For the Boys
Fussy and Fancy - For the Boys
Stamping with the Dragon - Anything Goes
Super job on the tunnel and clouds, Christine. What a great card for a train lover. When my oldest son was young, he was train crazy, too. Thanks for joining us at FOSTV this week.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the train tunnel! Thanks for joining us on TTSTV
ReplyDeleteGreat card and use of the tutorial. Thanks for trying the Tutorial Time on SpeedyTV technique and joining the fun. We hope to see you again next week. Thanks for playing along with Friends of SpeedyTV. We hope to see you again next week.
ReplyDeleteWow its always great to try new techniques and I love the sponging on the trees and in the sky! Thanks so much for sharing with us this week at Delightful Challenges for our Male Themed Challenge! Hugs Susan x
ReplyDeleteFun card.
ReplyDeleteI second Brenda's kudos for your tunnel and clouds! Great job. Thanks for playing along with us this week.
ReplyDeleteGreat summer card! Thanks for playing with FOSTV
ReplyDeleteYour card turned out wonderful!!! You did an excellent job on the sky, trees, and tunnel! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Tutorial Time.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a CUTE card! Great job with both techniques! Thanks for joining us at TTSTV this week!
ReplyDeleteAwesome job on the tunnel and such very pretty clouds. Your card is lovely and wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteGreat Tunnel. Thanks for joining TTSTV
ReplyDeleteVery cute card!
ReplyDeleteYou did a FABULOUS job with both techniques!!!! Any little boy would be delighted to receive this great card! Thanks for playing along with Friends of SpeedyTV.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant card for a wee boy, so many clever techniques. Thanks for joining us at Fussy and Fancy xxx
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