Stampin’ with the New Trucking Along Stamp Set

image of finished truck card which reads "Enjoy Today"

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 coloring process for the truck cutout

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! 

The finished card with associated card tools around it.

Halloween Cards

Halloween is just around the corner! Stampin’ Up has some of the cutest Halloween stamp sets in their latest 2019 Holiday Catalog. Here are a couple of cards that I created for some stamp classes using the Boo To You and Spooktacular Bash stamp sets.

Halloween card with two lamps
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Halloween Treat Idea

It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the leaves are changing colors and there is a cool crispness in the air. That means that Halloween is just around the corner. I actually saw this idea in the Stampin’ Up 2019 Holiday Catalog and thought that it was adorable, so I copied it and gave it my own twist! I made these as giveaways for a card class.

soda bottles with tags
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Over The Moon

One year my sister-in-law had the most awesome pumpkin patch. The plants were beautiful with giant green leaves and tons of pumpkins just beginning to turn orange. In the neighbors pasture was a big ol’ bull. One day my sister-in-law went out to check her horse and guess who she spotted smack in the middle of her gorgeous pumpkin patch, enjoying all those lush pumpkins? She mentioned how much bigger that bull looked on her side of the fence! This card reminds me of my sister-in-law’s experience.

finished over the moon card
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Heartland

I raise geese on my little farm. Not only are they fun to watch, but they are great protectors of my chicken flock, they keep the roosters in line and they are the best watch dogs! So, when I saw this goose stamp in the Heartland Cling Mount Stampin’ Up stamp set, I knew I had to create a card with it! I hope you like it and will give it a try. If you are in need of Stampin’ Up supplies and don’t have a demonstrator, I’d be honored if you’d select me, Julie Fuller, as your demonstrator, and if your order is under $150 please use the Host Code located in the upper right hand corner of this Farm Card blog page.

completed closeup of car
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