Ride with Me Happy Harvest Truck

Hello and welcome to my blot; today I am going to share with you a super cute little project using the Ride with Me Bundle from the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.  The Ride with Me Bundle includes the Ride with Me Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Truck Ride Dies.  These two items are the perfect pairing to create this fun little harvest truck.  You can create cute projects with out having both the stamp set and the dies but it helps to have both for the truck.  You can get both in a cost saving bundle.

But when paired together you can create this cute little 3 Dimensional Truck that you can use for so many little projects.  You could use it as treat holders, place setting name cards, and so much more.  I created the truck for a fun little fall themed project today.  I cut out the truck using the truck die from a piece of  Real Red Cardstock.  Once I had the truck cut out I used my Stamparatus and stamped the images on the truck.  I then stamped the wheels and two of the pumpkins on a piece of whisper white cardstock.  I stamped the bumpers on a scrap of real red.  I used the matching dies and cut everything out.  I colored everything with my Stampin' Blends.  I used dark Smoky Slate and light Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie (light & dark), Old Olive, and Real Red.

Once I had everything stamped and cut out I glued everything together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  You want to use a strong adhesive when putting this project together, but something that allows for a little movement as well.  I went with the Multipurpose Liquid glue because you have a little wiggle room when you use liquid glue.  I added the wheels with a combination of Stampin' Dimensionals and a little Liquid Glue.  I took strips of Crushed Curry Cardstock and cut small strips in it and then rolled them up to from little haystacks.  Once I had the haystacks made I added them to the back of the truck with a little liquid glue.  

I added a little more colors to the truck with my Real Red Stampin' Blends.  I added shine to the truck's windows with a white gel pen.   And that finished off my little truck.  Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you have enjoyed my little post.  Here's a little video from Stampin' Up! about the Ride with Me Bundle.  

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Rick 

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Stampin' Up! Shopping List

Ride With Me Bundle [151106] $52.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $8.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144599] $9.00	Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147935] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00
Smoky Slate Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [145055] $4.50	Basic Black Light Stampin' Blends [147940] $4.50	Stamparatus [146276] $49.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

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A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop: Bone Appeitit

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you my alternative projects for this months Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop.  I have four alternatives featuring the September Paper Pumpkin Kit Bone Appetit.  This was such a fun kit to work with.  With all it's spooky charm and fun Halloween themed treat boxes and stamp set.  Here's a look at my alternative projects then we will look at them closer in just a few minutes.

The September kit was designed to create 20 treat boxes for Halloween.  And believe me they are the perfect little teat boxes for a spooky night.  I will be making mine up and filling them with a little candy for trick or treaters this year.  Here's a little look at how the kit was intended to be put together.

Alternatives: 

The first alternative project I came up with a fun little card using one of the treat boxes as DSP and a little stamping.  I took my inspiration for this card from one of the tags that was designed in the original kit.  I trimmed the box down to 2 x 5 1/2 and then added a piece of Pumpkin pie cardstock as a mat.  I stamped my card base with the little skull and cross bones around the Gorgeous Grape cardbase.  I used elements from the kit to embellish my card.  

After creating my first card I started thinking that the box would be the perfect size for our tiny treat boxes.  I figure out that you could cut off the bottom flaps and the top flaps.  You are left with the perfect insert to place inside one of the treat boxes.  I added a little ribbon and a tag to finish off the design.  

For my next alternative card I got a little artistic.  I stamped a layer of basic black cardstock with the two skeleton from the stamp set in versamark ink and covered them with white embossing powder.  I wanted to create a card for Dia De Muertos (Day of the Dead) so I stamped a crown of flowers and heat embossed it.  I then used some colored pencils and drew a skeleton face.  Once done I matted both pieces with a piece of whisper white.  The flowers I colored in with my colored pencils.  

My last card was inspired by the skeleton background from the card above.  I wanted to do a card doing a little ink blending.  So I heat embossed a panel of whisper white with embossing powder and used only three colors to blend the background. I then added the wicked die cut in black foil paper and heat embossed two sentiments.  

Those are my super cute little projects for this month's kit.  If you are viewing this post on my word press site you will need to click here to view the blog roll.  

Happy Stampin' 

Rick 

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Gather Together Window Card #PCC352

Hello and welcome to my blog!  Have you ever wanted to show off your designer series paper and a fun colored image on the same card but thought that they each were to much for the same card?  If you have I have the solution for you with today's project.  I am going to share with you a quick solution that was probably in your crafting wheel house but you my have forgotten about.

I had this same problem with today's card for the Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge this week.  I wanted to use a piece of the Come to Gather Designer Series Paper but wanted to create a colored pencil piece for the card featuring the large leaf from the Gather Together Stamp Set.  I had to thing about how to do this plus tie in my design to go along with the sketch.  It took a little thinking but I did figure out a very cute solution to all the problems that I had facing me.  Here's a closer look at my card.

Here's the sketch that inspired my card today.  You can click on the sketch below to go to the Paper Craft Crew Website and check out what the other Design team members came up with from being inspired from this sketch.  You can also join in with this weeks sketch challenge by following the same link.

Tips & Tricks: 

For my card as I mentioned above I had several things I wanted to accomplish, but had to give it a lot of thought to come up with something that was inspired by this weeks sketch.  And, also to fit my style of card making along with accomplishing all the goals I had set fourth.  So I started with trying to figure out how to use the stamp set I waned along with the designer series paper.  My solution to the problem was actually very simple and we sometimes forget about it.  The solution was like a brick wall smacking me in the face.  Create a Window card!   By doing so it would accomplish all my goals.  So I started out by cutting my window in the piece of Designer Series Paper I selected for my card.  Which by the way provided my color inspiration for my card as well.  

For the Window I decided to use the Layering Oval Dies.  The ovals not only would provide the window that I needed but also keep the shape from the card sketch.  I used the two largest ovals from the set to use for my windows.  And I guess I should have called this a double window card because I actually do have two windows on the card front.  Anyway I used the largest oval from the set to cut out the oval in the center of the Designer Series Paper.  Once I had that cut out I took my Whisper White Cardstock that I was going to use for the mat and created the second window.  I used the second oval die and the piece of designer series paper I just talked about and lined them up together how they would go on the card.  Once I had the designer series paper lined up perfectly I added the oval and lined it up in the cut oval and ran that through my die cutting machine.  

Once that was cut out I went ahead and layered them together and adhered them.  I then took and lined them up on my card base and used a pencil and outlined the oval.  At this point I started stamping the large leaf image from the stamp set in Versamark ink and added Gold embossing powder and heat set it until it was smooth and melted.  Once I was cooled I started coloring with my Polycromus Color Pencils.  Once I had everything colored I layered the card front on to the card base using dimensionals.  I then cut out one of the small leaves from the Gather Leaves dies from Gold Foil.  I added it to the card front using a dimensional.  I stamped a piece of Merry Merlot cardstock with my sentiment and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  I added a few gold sequins to the card to finish everything off.  I added a piece of whisper white cardstock with a couple of the leaves stamped on it for the inside.  

Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you enjoyed my little card today.  You can find a full list of the supplies I used below besides the color pencils.  I purchased them from Amazon.  My suggestion is to always purchase the set that you can afford; you can work wonders with just a few colors.  So don't ever think you have to have the biggest set that's out there.  

Happy Stampin' 

Rick 

If you live in the US.  I would love you to choose me as your demonstrator.  If you would like to purchase any of these products you can click on the Shop Now Button or by clicking on any of the images below.  Alternatively, you can also contact me by email to place your order.  Please be sure to use the monthly host code and I’ll send a little something out to you the following month to say Thank You!  

September  HOST CODE:  SQ2WWJZN

1. Spend any amount with me this month and receive the Creative Stampers Tutorial Bundle featuring Fancy Fold or Interactive Projects.  Plus get a gift from me in October. 

Please remember that if you use the host code you cannot use that order towards my KCRP’s (Kinmon Crafty Reward Points) that would be double dipping and is not allowed.  For more information on KCRP’s click here. 

Product List

Gather Together Photopolymer Stamp Set [150589] $17.00	Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146979] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Come To Gather Designer Series Paper [150454] $11.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $6.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.00	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $7.50
Layering Ovals Dies [141706] $35.00	Gathered Leaves Dies [150662] $26.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00	Come To Gather Ribbon Combo Pack [150456] $9.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00