Rolling along...

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

I have a confession to make: I can not stop smiling at this card! I'm such a gooba, I know, but I can't help it! It makes me wanna smile.

I'm loving all the polka dots and the image is just plain old fun, but I think I just love how it all came together so well....and easily!! That almost never happens. LOL

I bought this stamp for no other reason except that I knew it would be fun to color! (What other reason is there?!) Then I made up the other reasons (would make a great bon vogage card, see you soon card, or just a we're visiting card) in case The Man asked me why later! hahaha Speaking of that polka dot paper, it's from the new paper collection I found at my Michaels store. I bought it last week with my 40% off coupon, which is always great value, but when the guy rung it up, it scanned in at an orginial price of $9.99, then I got 40% off on top of that!! So the 12x12 pad only cost me $5.99!?! Surely it was meant to ring up at $19.99? Someone screwed up something!! hehehehe LOVE a bargain!

The image is watercolored with my SU inks, and not that you can tell in this photo, but I applied clear embossing powder to the headlights for a glassy look. I decided against doing the same thing to the windscreen -thought it'd be too much and detract from the image. I decided the card needed nothing else but some ribbon and a little sentiment.

I should send this to my mum in Australia. She'd love it. :D Tomorrow is a MONSTER of a day! ;)


Supplies
Stamps:
Whipper Snapper
'Ford Chicken', sentiment by Karen Foster Snap Stamps

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Buckaroo Blue, Cool Caribbean, Sahara Sand, More Mustard, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red, Going Grey and Distress Inks 'Black Soot'
Papers: Canson Watercolor, Kraft, Georgia Pacific cs, Bazzil cs, PP - K & Company 'Day Dream Collection'
Access: Ribbon, dimensionals, scissors

15 Comments:

Lauri said...

I am always so amazed at your coloring!! It is awesome!!! and Whipper Snapper stamps are so so much fun!!!! This reminds me I need some new ones!!!

Laura said...

Please, never stop colouring with SU inks! You are so so so amazing at colouring. Your cards are so super gorgeous!

Kimmie said...

You are so amazing! I love the "dust" that seems to be around the car. Your shadowing is just amazing!

~amy~ said...

{waving my hands...I'm a gooba too...}This card just makes ME smile TOO!!!! LOVE it...

karen said...

Its so cute.
I too, am constantly amazed at how beautiful your coloring turns out!

kadie said...

This is so stinkin cute! You probably haven't seen these comericals because I think it's a WA thing but it totally reminds me of the Foster Farms chicken commericals. So adorable. I'm sure your mum will be smilin ear to ear too when she receives it!

SweetMissDaisy (Anna Wight) said...

I'm not sure "beautiful" is a word that most people would think of when describing a ford truck driving chicken with his farm dogs, but I have to tell you, this card is BEAUTIFUL! WOW!! I love this... I'd frame it! Seriously!! I'll be happy ALL DAY now, having seen this!

Christi Flores said...

What an adorable image!! I love this!!

*Susan* said...

This card brought a smile to my face too as soon as I saw it!! LOVE everything about it and your Mum will too!!
HEY - never question a bargain at the craft store! Just be like that lady on the Ikea commercial who screams at her hubby START THE CAR!!
{HUGS}
Susan

Diana Gibbs said...

I love this........I love you.........your coloring.........well leaves me speachless.......ha!!!!!

Hugs,
Di

Lorie said...

I saw this image on Anna's blog, and I see she left you a comment! How awesome is that, I ask you? It's as awesome as this card. You do such amazing work, and you always make it look easy when I know it's not! YOU lady are truly amazing!!!

Heather Schlatter said...

You did an amazing job with your SU inks I need to get them out more I have all the colors in Crayons, Pads, Spots, Markers, and such but since I got my Copics I have been neglecting them and I need to give them some love again!!!

The image is very very cute and your coloring may I say it again is amazing!!! Love it!!! (Could have done without the Brown) but I understand you did also use blue so I will let you off the hook this time!!! Janna reminded me I had brown on my card today too, and I told her it was soil and wood and those things have to be brown if I could make them red or pink, or yellow or any other color I would!!! LOL!!!!!

I love this Card even with the brown!!!! I need Brown free glasses like seeing the world through rose colored glasses I need to see the world through Brown free glasses!!!! LOL

Totally Fabulous Job Sandra and I would be smiling over and over if I had made this card too!!!

Heather

MiamiKel said...

How adorable - I love all the little deets surrounding this - what a sweet card and a suhweet deal on the DSP pad!

Janna said...

How adorable is this!!! It makes me smile when I look at it too! That chicken is the cutest and I adore that old ford! Your coloring is so beautiful and I love that paper! Why can't I find bargains like you do! Take me shopping please!!!!

Smiles,
janna

Tosha Leyendekker said...

Your coloring is fantastic!! And that image is just too charming for words! What a fabulous, fabulous card!! It makes me smile too!!

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