I love this Stampin’ Up stamp set called Trucking Along, that has a coordinating truck punch that goes with it. The truck reminds me of an old farm truck. One that has seen calves born and barns built, hauled many tons of animal feed and wire for mending fences. It’s probably even been on a few joy rides and a hunting trip or two. This stamp set is great for creating masculine or even general purpose cards, and just might bring back a few memories.
The one thing that really made me happy was how rustic looking the truck turned out. My artistic talents generally do not include coloring, blending, shadowing, or water coloring. The method that I used on this truck was super simple. I used the brown blends marker first to color in where I wanted my highlights to be. I then colored over it with the main color of my truck, and used a little gray on the tires. Lastly, I used the color lifter marker to blend and lighten the colors allowing for some varied shades, highlights and a more water colored look. I think it turned out super, and the color lifter technique is so easy.
The supplies I used on this card in addition to the Trucking Along bundle include Pecan Pie, Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow and Basic White card stock; Let’s Go Fishing designer series paper; blends markers; Forever Forest Dies; and the greeting stamped in Pecan Pie is from the Beach Day stamp set. Hope this card gives you some creative card ideas. Happy stamping!
