Peace, Love and Beetles...

Hi! Tami here today with a holiday card to share with you!

Are you a fan of the 60's? Was {or is} Peace, Love and Rock n' Roll your mantra? Are you looking for a Holiday card to send out that captures that retro vibe?

Then maybe this card will do it for you!

I absolutely LOVE the featured stamp from Harmonie! The Christmas tree tied atop the "Beetle" is SO groovy...

The scalloped circle background was stamped twice on white glossy paper using ColorBox Archival Dye Ink in Mermaid. To add some dimension to the card, I wanted to cut out the car, but NOT all those teeny-tiny in between spaces. So the car and tree image was stamped on the second background in order for those spaces to blend into the background when it was cut out. The image was filled in using Smooch Accent Inks; which cover VERY well, so the background doesn't show through. Two colors of green were used on the tree to give it more depth. 

The image was stamped and embossed using Mix'd Media Inx and Embossing Powder in Black. I love to color in stamped designs, but find "coloring in the lines" is much more enjoyable when there are "rails" to keep the color where it's supposed to be! So I almost always emboss the design if I plan to fill it in with Smooch...

I knew I needed to find just the right sentiment for this card, and "Peace" was it --- you dig? Banners were stamped on white cardstock and the edges were filled in with Smooch Inks. Rub on letters from Kaiser were used to create the sentiment...

SUPPLIES:

Clearsnap Products:

• ColorBox Archival Dye Ink: Mermaid
• Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx: Black
• Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Embossing Powder: Black
• Smooch Accent Ink: Luscious Lime, kiwi, Siren, Silver Fox, Moonlight, Molasses and Olive Twist

Other Products:

• Harmonie: Beetle with Tree #52001
• Memory Box: Scalloped Polka Dot
• Hero Arts: Hooray!
• Kaiser Craft: Newsprint Aplha rub ons
• Bazzill: Yellow, Lime and Black Cardstocks
• Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry
• 3L: Scrapbook Adhesives:3D Foam Squares - small white   
• White Glossy Cardstock
• Black and White Polka Dot Ribbon

Tools:

• Trimmer and Scissors

DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut a 5 X 10 piece of lime cardstock and fold in half to make card.
2. Cut a 4 1/2 X 4 1/2 piece of black cardstock and a 4 3/8 X 4 3/8 piece of yellow cardstock. Layer and adhere on cardfront.
3. Ink scalloped circle stamp using Mermaid Dye Ink and stamp two images on glossy white cardstock. {Let dry completely before going to next step}
4. Ink car & tree stamp using Mix'd Media Inx in Black; stamp and emboss on second stamped scalloped circle.
5. Fill in image using Smooch Accent Inks as follows: car body: Siren, hubcap center: Olive Twist, hubcap: Silver Fox, car windows & snow: Moonlight, tree trunk: Molasses and tree: Kiwi and Luscious Lime; let dry completely.
6. Cut out car and other scalloped circle. Cut off bottom 1/4 of scalloped circle and adhere near top of cardfront. Use dimensional foam dots to adhere car to scalloped circle.
7. Adhere strip of ribbon at base of scalloped circle; make small bow and adhere at left.
8. Stamp 5 banners on glossy white cardstock using Mix'd Media Inx in Black and emboss. Fill in 2 borders using Siren, 2 with Luscious Lime and 1 using Kiwi. 
9. Add sentiment using rub on letters, then cut out banners and adhere at bottom of ribbon.

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