Hello Honey Bee friends! It’s officially summer and it sure feels like it here in Texas!! Our first summer holiday is next week, and I thought it was a great time to pull out the awesome Big Pickup: Americana Add-on and use it with our much loved Big Pickup Tailgate! This is just one of several awesome products in the Sunkissed Summer release that is perfect for celebrating our heroes!
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First I stamped the Big Pickup Tailgate stamp and a few images from the Big Pickup: Americana Add-on set with Intense Black ink onto 80# Neenah. I also stamped the most adorable dog that is in the Loads of Fall Add-on. I colored the images with Copic markers. Here is a list of the markers I used:
- Truck: R59, R46, R35
- Blues: B39, B37, B26, B16
- Dog: E55, E23, E53, E51, E50
- Grays: C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00; N9, N8, N7
When I finished coloring, I die cut all of the images with the coordinating dies.
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To make the shaped card base, I cut a sheet of 80# Neenah to 5″ x 9″. I scored it at 4-½”. Then I placed the Big Pickup: Tailgate die onto the folded card with the top edge just off of the folded edge. I ran it through my die cutting machine. Then I glued the colored Big Pickup: Tailgate to the card.
To make the multi-colored fireworks with the stamp from the Americana Add-on I placed white cardstock into my MISTI. Then I used a blue and red watercolor marker to color directly onto the stamp. After stamping it down, I repeated the steps several times to get the coverage I liked. Then I swiped a clear sparkle pen over the stamp to add a bit of sparkle. I repeated this a few times until I was happy with it. I know the photos don’t show the sparkle, but it is there, I promise!
I used glue and foam dots to adhere all of the elements to the truck. Then I used a white gel pen to add detailing to the tires and tail lights.
Next I stamped a sentiment from the Because of The Brave stamp set with red ink and cut it out with the coordinating die. I glued this on the inside of the card.
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I added a few gems from the Americana Gem stickers for a bit more sparkle!
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I have always love the Big Pickup series, and the Americana Add-on is another new favorite! Thank you so much for stopping by!