Creative Sundays with Jo Ann: Loads of Hugs & Kisses

I have a passion for rusty old farm trucks filled with trees, pumpkins, gifts, hearts…well, you get the picture. I tend to favor the old green and red ones. Something about them waxes nostalgic with me. I love to paint them…rust spots included!

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I am still working on Valentine’s Day as it is quickly approaching. Honey Bee Stamps has the perfect little truck set. It offers a variety of occasions to fill the truck bed. Using Ranger’s Black Archival ink, I stamped the truck, wood slats, barrels, and hearts, from the Little Pickup stamp set, onto the smooth side of Tim Holtz’s watercolor paper. I watercolored everything using Distress Inks. Cracked Pistachio is the perfect color for a vintage green truck.

After everything had dried I cut the pieces out with the Coordinating Die set. I am still loving the new Sizzix Sidekick for cutting small dies. It is so convenient. I keep it set up on the desk next to me.

I decided to fussy cut the barrels apart using my Ek Success Cutter Bee Scissors. I also used a retractable knife to cut between the slats so that you could see through them. I like to go around the outside edges of the cut pieces with a black marker. If you use a Copic marker it won’t run when using wet adhesive to glue the small pieces together.

I wanted a colored border to match my truck colors so I made my own. I started by rubbing the Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink pad directly onto the cardstock. I lightly brushed some Vintage Photo Distress Ink on top for a vintage look. I cut the sentiment from the Sending You Sentiments Die set out of the middle of the paper. It will be covered and you won’t see it. I stacked and glued the sentiment pieces together with a Zig 2-Way Glue pen. It’s perfect for those small, thin pieces.

I stamped the rest of the sentiment, using the Sending You Sentiments stamp set, with Ranger’s Archival Potting Soil ink. I really struggled with how to finish off this card. I tried a variety of things. I pushed the pieces around for awhile. Adding the Coordinating Die cut shadow under the sentiment was the extra touch that helped pull it all together. I added dimension to the truck using Scotch Foam Tape. As you can see, I tend to “over tape.” LOL