Hey there! I grew up with one of my brothers driving a cool orange and black mustang and now that he is retired, he loves to work on "rat rods" for fun. He rebuilds old cars and trucks and enters them into shows. My featured cards below will be the perfect cards for men like my brother who love to work on vintage cars and trucks and are mechanically inclined. I'm using the following products by Honey Bee Stamps:
Lovely Layers: Muscle Car Honey Cuts Stand Alone Dies
Lovely Layers: Tool Box Mechanics Add-On Honey Cuts Stand Alone Dies
Lovely Layers: Tool Box Honey Cuts Stand Alone Dies
Lovely Layers: Tool Box Add-On Honey Cuts Stand Alone Dies
Forged Lines 6" X 6" Stencil Set
Well Played, Sir stamp set and coordinating Honey Cuts dies
For the basics... my Honey Bee Stamps featured project below is made from Neenah 80lb Solar White cardstock for the card base and card front panel. All of the black ink stamping was done using Honey Bee’s Bee Creative Intense Black Ink. I use Honey Bee Stamps Bee Creative Precision Glue and for when I want more dimension, Bee Creative Foam Dots With Tab for adhering my elements together. My blender brushes (large and small) are a must for ink blending color on the background, too. For white highlights, I use my white Gelly Roll pen. My card is 5" X 7" in size.
Tuned To Last 5" X 7" Card
To create this 5" X 7" card, I started by embossing a 5" X 5" piece of medium gray cardstock using the Gears - 3D Embossing Folder. I used my Bee Creative Brilliant White Ink and large blender brush to highlight the gear design. I attached the embossed piece to a white card base from the top edge. I also added black and metallic gray cardstock strips to the bottom of the card front.
I die cut and assembled the tool box and contents, beer bottle and the gas and oil tanks as shown using the Lovely Layers: Tool Box Mechanics Add-On Honey Cuts Stand Alone Dies, Lovely Layers: Tool Box Honey Cuts Stand Alone Dies and Lovely Layers: Tool Box Add-On Honey Cuts Stand Alone Dies.
For the tool box, I colored the box to look like woodgrain using Copic markers E57, E55, E53, E43, and E42. For the beer bottle, I colored it using Copic markers YR27, YR24, YR21, YG95 and YG99.
I assembled the card elements. I attached the tool box and contents, gas tank, oil and sentiments. I used foam tabs to connect the tool box, beer bottle and oil tank to make them stand out. I used my white Gelly Roll pen to add highlights on the beer bottle. I added some "bits" using Pearl Pen in metallic silver around the oil tank to complete the card.
Built To Last 5" X 7" Card
For this 5" X 7" card, I used the Forged Lines 6" X 6" Stencil Set to create the 5" X 6" background of the 5" X 7" card front panel. I used Weathered Wood and Lost Shadow Distress Oxide Ink to create the pattern. I used Pearl Pen in Metallic Silver to add small metallic dots on the design.
I stamped and die cut the sentiment using the Well Played, Sir stamp set and coordinating Honey Cuts dies.
I die cut the muscle car elements from red, white and gray metallic cardstock to create the car using the Lovely Layers: Muscle Card Honey Cuts Stand Alone Dies. I assembled and added some white highlights using my white Gelly Roll pen. I attached the car using foam tabs and added some shadowing below it using Copics W3, C3, and C1. I added some specks using a black marker. I attached the sentiment right above the car using another foam tab to complete the front. I attached the front to a white card base to complete the card.
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