My sweet Raleigh turned three yesterday and here is the card I made him. It's based on his favorite monster truck, Max D.
I started with the kraft paper with Itty Bitty Backgrounds "dirt" stamped all over it. Then I took one of the kids' monster trucks, inked up its wheels and drove all over the paper. That was fun. This week's sketch was perfect for this card because I could make the stripe to match the stripe on the Max D truck that kind of looks like flames. So I used a variation of the camouflage background technique. I crumpled up the yellow cardstock and rubbed Cantaloupe and Tangelo ink all over it. Then I printed out the sweet Monster Truck digi from PrettyGrafikDesign and cut it with my ScanNCut. Mounted him on a silver square that I drew in some tire tracks. Finished off with a banner with three flags and a three stamped on it. I made sure to distress a lot because I'm on the "Shabby Chic" TLC Challenge (#11).
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Tue, Jan 09, 2018 @ 7:03 PM
What an absolutely perfect card for your little boy! That image is SO fun and your bright colors, camo background and festive banners all come together perfectly!
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Wed, Jan 10, 2018 @ 12:06 AM
Through this pretty card we can see and feel the love you've put in it!!
It's a real boy's card I love the monster truck the pretty papers and the banner. Happy Birthday Raleigh!!
Oh, how awesome! I love that you used truck wheels to create your own BG!!!! I love the crumpled paper technique. I used it several years ago on Christmas cards. Seeing this makes me want to feature it again on a card soon! Happy Birthday to Raleigh!!!!! Happy day to mom!!! I always think mom should get presents on her child's birthday LOL It was quite a BIG day for us! Hugs!!!
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Wed, Jan 10, 2018 @ 9:36 AM
HB to your sweet little Raleigh!! I love that Monster Truck, and the pennants, and the dirt and tracks bg!! Such a fun card for a little boy!!!
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