Geared Up Garage
I the this is a fun card as it brings back memories of drag racing as a teenager. My card today is created using the Geared Up Garage stamp set and the Garage Gears Thinlits Dies.
My inspirations for today’s card comes from the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.
My sketch design comes from the MFTWSC425 Challenge. 
Instructions for card:
- Card base – Real Red card stock
- A focal mat from the Classic Garage 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (DSP)
- A 1-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ strip cut from another panel of the Classic Garage DSP
- A 3-3/8″ x 1-7/8″ rectangle cut from the same panel of DSP as the above strip.
- The strip, rectangle and focal panel have all been embossed using the Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF)
- Mat the strip and rectangle DSP using Real Red card stock.
- Stamp the car on a panel of Very Vanilla card stock using Tuxedo Memento Black In.
- Color the car using Stampin’ Blends pens in Light and Dark Real Red and a Smokey Slate Stampin’ Write Marker.
- Pop the car on the rectangle using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Using the Garage Gears Thinlits Dies cut the gears from a panel of the Classic Garage DSP.
- Adhere them to the gray strip that looks like asphalt using Liquid Glue.
- Using Liquid Glue adhere the strip and rectangle to the focal panel.
- Stamp the greeting on a Crushed Curry scrap from the Classic Garage DSP.
- Cut the greeting to 1/2″ x 3″ size.
- Using your Paper Snips cut into a banner on one end of the strip.
- Pop under the car using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- The inside sentiment panel is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink on a panel of Very Vanilla card stock using a stamp from the Hello Cupcake stamp set.
- The Garage Gears Thinlits Dies are used again to cut the gears for the sentiment panel
- The gears are adhered using Liquid Glue.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you like my card and somehow find encouragement and inspiration for your own creations. Have a bless day!
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Card Cuts:
Real Red Card Stock
- Card base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ and folded on the scoreline
- Mat for gray strip 1-3/8″ x 4-5/8″
- Mat for gray rectangle 3-5/8″ x 2″
Classic Garage DSP
- Focal Panel — 4-3/8″ x 5-3/8″
- Gray Strip — 1-1/2″ 4-3/4″
- Gray Rectangle — 3-3/8″ x 1-7/8″
- Gears cut from 6″ x 6″ panel
Very Vanilla Card Stock
- Inside Sentiment Panel — 3-3/8″ x 5″
- Panel to stamp car — 2″ x 3″
My card starts with a Poppy Parade card stock base. The card front is embossed using the Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF). This is a rather easy card. I cut the flowers from a panel of the Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper (DSP). 
The strip down the left side is also cut from the reverse side of the flower panel. A tiny border of Call Me Clover card stock is added between the strip of maze DSP and the flowers. A vertical greeting is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink in the center of the maze strip. 
A flower is cut from the DSP and popped on the flower at the bottom of the panel of flowers. Several Basic Adhesive-Back Sequins are scattered over the Poppy Parade card base.
The inside sentiment panel is stamped in Grapefruit Grove and Call Me Clover ink with a flower from the Painted Seasons stamp set. A sequin is added to the center of the flower. The sentiment comes from the stamp set Humming Along and is stamped in Call Me Clover. The panel is trimmed on the right and left sides with a small strip of the maze DSP which is the reverse side of the flowers used on the front. 
The art piece from the stamp set By The Bay is a 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ square that is stamped using Tuxedo Memento Black Ink. It is then colored using watercolor pencils and an Aqua Painter. The watercolor pencils used are Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Real Red, and Early Expresso. 
After finishing coloring a 2″ x 2″ square is cut from the art piece using the Layering Square Framelits. The piece with the square cut out is adhered to the focal using Liquid Glue, then the 2″ square is popped back into the place it was cut from. This is a technique Amy Koenders showed us, so I am CAS(E)ing what she showed us. Thanks Amy.
Linen Thread is wrapped three times around the Blueberry Bushel focal panel and tied in a knot. The greeting stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink is from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set. It seems I have used that stamp set a lot lately. It is then cut using a Layering Oval Framelits Dies. Since everything that needs to be on the Blueberry Bushel focal panel is finished, it is then popped on the Granny Apple Green card base.
The inside sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set, I used it again, is stamped in Blueberry Bushel on a panel of Whisper White. The birds are stamped in Blueberry Bushel that has been stamped off once and then stamped on the panel. The panel is adhered using Liquid Glue.
