Hello crafty peeps! I can’t believe it’s March already! Where is the year going? I am so excited to have been invited back to post on Simon Says Stamp’s blog. Today I am sharing a card I made with some of the coolest new products from Whimsy Stamps. If you haven’t seen their Terrific Tickets collection you are missing out!
My card features the latest addition to the collection, the Terrific Slim Tickets and Windows along with the coordinating Ticket Coupons stamp sets. I also chose an older stamp set, Old Fart, to complement these. My inspiration for this card came from Whimsy Stamps’ own Creative Director, Deb Davis, and a card she crafted using the Terrific Slim Tickets and Old Fart QCFs. I loved it so much I wanted to do something similar.
It was the Senior Moment sentiment from the Ticket Coupons Sentiments stamp set that I was going to base the rest of my card on. (Oh, my Mom would have gotten such a kick out of this card if she was still here!) I chose a gray cardstock that was going to match the old ladies’ hair from the Old Fart stamp set and I die cut bases for the main card and the two ticket inserts to place inside the card using the Terrific Slim Tickets dies. I then used the Terrific Tickets Windows dies and white cardstock to die cut the center pieces.
I then began to stamp the individual window elements. I always prefer to stamp with VersaFine Nocturne Pigment Ink and emboss with a fine clear embossing powder. I like the raised look of the images and I know for certain the black ink won’t streak if I am coloring the image. When stamping the large (and small) tickets you can choose to make so many different combinations using the coordinating Ticket Coupon Elements or Sentiments. The possibilities are endless.
I masked off several stamps from both the Ticket Coupon Sentiments, Coupon Elements and Old Fart stamp sets to create the unique sentiments for the smaller tickets. And since I was going all out with the senior-theme, I also decided to die cut the Old Fart sentiment and shadow dies using black and white cardstock. It would fit into my card somewhere. I colored Ms. Maple, as I like to call her, using Copic markers. I added a touch of color to the stars and “1” ticket and finally I took my black Copic and made an outline around each of the larger ticket centers. I think it really makes them pop!
Lastly, I simply assembled all the pieces with double-sided tape and adhered the large die to a 3 3/8” x 8 3/8” card base made of white cardstock. This is going to make such a fabulously fun package to send to a friend. Sorry you aren’t here to give it to Mom, but I can hear you laughing.
P.S. Did anyone notice the reference to a FREE “PASS” and the little “toots”!
Lastly, I simply assembled all the pieces with double-sided tape and adhered the large die to a 3 3/8” x 8 3/8” card base made of white cardstock. This is going to make such a fabulously fun package to send to a friend. Sorry you aren’t here to give it to Mom, but I can hear you laughing.
P.S. Did anyone notice the reference to a FREE “PASS” and the little “toots”!
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Stamps/Images:
Ticket Coupons – Elements
Ticket Coupons – Sentiments
Old Fart
Dies:
Terrific Slim Tickets
Terrific Slim Tickets Window
Old Fart Geezer Word and Shadow
Copics:
N1 N3 N5
C00 C1 C3 C5
G82 G85 G99
R24 R39 R59
E21 E55
100
