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Do you love dies as much as I do? I confess I am a die addict and if you love dies like I do, then you are one too. When FSJ partnered with Spellbinders, I couldn’t get enough viewing time of their die selections. One of Spellbinders biggest Wow products, to me, is their Die of the month club. This month’s Large Die Club features an adorable truck with a truck load of accessories.

Here is a look at all the dies:

There are endless possibilities as to what you can make with with this set. My friend, Debbie Kissel, joined the Large and Small Die Cutting Club (a much better price point) and she was so gracious to bring both sets over for us to create a card project (we had no more than two hours of creating time; therefore, one card). She thought pumpkins would be good and I agreed.

The process began with me choosing the color combinations and cutting out the pieces on my Platinum die cutting machine.

Such a great use of scraps and it saved on cutting time as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see in the picture below, I have a base of Butter Cream CS, a Hazelnut Blend base mat, a Buttercream mat (not shown) and an Oatmeal Cookie mat. The truck is Cool Pool with a fender and side view mirrors cut from Blue Lagoon CS (photo shows Tangerine Fusion, but as we put the truck together the side view mirrors blended in with the pumpkins – time to rethink those colors). The pumpkins are Sweet Pear, Tangerine Fusion, Citrus Cooler with Hazelnut Blend stems. The sentiment “For You” is cut from Hazelnut Blend and matted on Citrus Cooler. Of course, there are red tail lights and black tires. Last but not least is the greenery, it is Limeade Splash, Sweet Pear and Green Olive cardstocks. The stamp set is Flannel Life and the inks are Hazelnut Blend, Tangerine Fusion and Sweet Pear.

Before I began the assembly process, I sponged the edges of the pumpkins with their coordinating ink and I stamped the Flannel Life onto the Oatmeal Cookie with Hazelnut Blend.

Now comes the fun part, putting the truck together! Once the truck is assembled, it is time to bring the card together. I wanted to keep this rustic and “fallish”; so, I grabbed a piece of Corrugated cardstock and trimmed it. As you can see it wasn’t wide enough, but no problem, I just cut it in half and glued it down knowing the truck would cover up the gap. Some loops of Natural Twin with a triple ribbon with tie everything together.

Last but not least is a final accent piece. I placed a couple of Candy Drops in the upper left hand corner.

It is just too cute! Such a fun and relaxing project.

 

 

As we move toward November and the final transition to the new Spellbinders + FSJ team, I hope this inspires you to check out Spellbinders today. The FSJ products will not be available on the Spellbinders website until November 1st. I have those supplies below the Spellbinders Banner. Click on a product from there and you will be taken to my FSJ website where you can order.

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So excited to show off this Oldie But Cool truck in the Paper Craft Crew Challenge #232. I love the way PCC sketches inspire you to think outside the box. Here is this week’s sketch:

This card was created with a friend after a Make It party she had at her house. We went downstairs to her basement craft room. We were wanting to use our Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers to color something in shades of red. We decided the Fun Stampers Journey Hit The Road stamp set was the perfect choice. As we began coloring, I can tell you several times I thought I had ruined my truck. But, as alcohol marker colorists know, you have to walk away and let it dry and voila it looks great. I did have to cut the truck out because I kept coloring out of the lines. You know, Mama said there would be days like this – LOL. Once we finished with the truck, the background came about by trial and error.

I began the background mat by wanting to stamp the route 66 outline stamp in FSJ Sour Lemon ink, but I used FSJ Electric Lime by accident (that’s where one of the errors came in). Instead of tossing the stamped background, I thought, “Why don’t I stamp the full coverage route 66 image offset and on top of the outlined route 66 image in FSJ lemon drop?” It looked great. Then, I made another error stamping the one way image and smeared some ink. Oh ho, that wouldn’t do. So, I thought, “Hmm, what would FSJ Huckleberry Fusion look like stamped on FSJ Electric Lime cardstock?” It looked great. Thus the one way stamped images adhered off of the stamped background mat. I finished the background stamping the gas pump in FSJ Candy Apple ink. The final touch was some splatters of FSJ Sour Lemon silk. I love this card! I hope you do too.


Supplies: Fun Stampers Journey supplies can be ordered by clicking here.

When I saw Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge, I was super excited because I had the perfect card to enter. I have been so busy I would have missed the deadline but PCC extended their usual one week deadline to two weeks. Woo hoo! This is their card sketch:

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When you order a starter kit with Fun Stampers Journey, you choose three stamp sets and one ATS (Artist Trading Stamp). For one of my three regular stamps, I chose Hit The Road. My group of stampers are always in need of masculine cards, and this set fit the bill. I stamped the truck and road sign in Black Licorice ink onto Candy Apple card stock and fussy cut them out.  The road signs on the Oatmeal Cookie mat are stamped in Pumpkin Bread ink. The stitched partial circle was cut using the Journey Platinum Machine with the Journey Circle dies from Hazelnut card stock (I cut off part of the bottom circle once it was mounted to the Oatmeal Cookie mat and placed the leftover piece at the top of the mat). Before I added the truck, sign, and ribbon, I sprinkled some Bronze Silk onto my mat.  I popped the truck and sign up using small and medium Journey Foam Squares, and I added an accent of gingham cocoa ribbon to the sign with a glue dot.  I matted the Oatmeal Cookie mat onto a Black Licorice mat and then adhered these mats to the Candy Apple base. This card is perfect for a masculine birthday, thank you, get well, etc. I think the truck and sign really make the card pop.

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Supplies:

Fun Stampers Journey: (You can order any of the listed supplies to create your own Hit The Road card – click here)

Cardstock: CS-0007 Candy Apple, CS-0013 Hazelnut, CS-0023 Oatmeal Cookie, CS-0003 Black Licorice
Inks: IP0044 – Black Licorice, IP-0057 Pumpkin Bread, IP-0091 Bronze Silk
Dies: DI-0039 Journey Circles (these are a group of circles with stitched and plain circle)
Embellishments: AC-080 Gingham Cocoa Ribbon, AD-0084 Small Foam Squares, AD-00875 Medium Foam Squares

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