Happy Wednesday Honey Bee friends! With Memorial Day just past and the 4th of July coming up, I wanted to get the Big Pickup Tailgate truck all ready for the day! We have an annual July 4th parade where I live that’s one of the largest in our state and this pickup would fit right in! Want to go ride with me? Let go!!!

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• First I created the background. Using a Background Blender brush, I added red ink through the Twinkle, Twinkle stencil onto white 80# Neenah.
• Leaving the stencil in place, I then added some Nuvo Moonstone Glimmer Paste through the stencil. I like the subtle sparkle it adds and how it somewhat mutes the brightness of the red ink!
• I removed the stencil and set the panel aside to dry. Be sure to clean up your tools and stencil right away!
• Next stamp the Big Pickup Tailgate stamp with black Copic safe ink. I colored it with a few red Copic markers: R39, R29, and R27. Then I die cut it with the Big Pickup Tailgate Honey Cut.
• Next I used the Big Pickup Cab & Tailgate stencil set and Blender Brushes to add color to the bumper, side and center mirrors with metallic silver ink, and black ink for the tires.
• Then I stamped the license plate sentiment with dark blue ink.
• I used a white gel pen to add the details to the tires and highlights on the pickup.
• Add Glossy Accents to the tail lights and side mirrors and set it aside to dry.

• Next I used the flag that’s from the United We Stand stamp set and stamped it in some red and dark blue ink from my stash.
• Then I took the die in the Big Pickup Tailgate Honey Cuts that’s for the tailgate and positioned over the flag. I placed it so that more of the blue portion showed and ran it through my die cutting machine.
• Then I stamped, colored and die cut the flowers and grass from the Loads of Spring stamp set with the coordinating Honey Cuts.
• I adhered the grass edge and flowers to the top of the flag tailgate with Bee Creative Glue. Then I added foam tape to the back and adhered it to the truck.
• The small flag is in the Farmhouse Add-on stamp set. It is a blank flag and after I stamped it, I used a red and blue gel pen to add in the details.

• Next I trimmed the stenciled panel to 5″ x 5″ and adhered it to a dark blue layer that I cut to 5-¼” square. These were adhered to a 5-½” square card base.
• I adhered the pickup to the card base with Bee Creative glue.
• I used the Grass Border die to cut a strip of white card stock. Then I colored it with a couple of green Copic markers and glued it to the bottom of the card panel.
• Finally, I stamped the sentiment from the United We Stand stamp set in dark blue ink. Then I die cut it with the coordinating Honey Cut, and also once again from dark blue card stock. I adhered the dark blue layer, slightly offset, behind the sentiment.
• Add foam strips to the sentiment and attach it to the card.

I absolutely love the Big Pickup sets and as you can see from today’s card, are so very versatile! I hope I’ve inspired you with my patriotic pickup truck! Thanks so much for stopping by!