Thursday, March 12, 2009

Full Steam Ahead!

Happy Thursday! Here's the card I made for my nephew Ford's birthday. He just turned 2, and he's a HUGE Thomas the Tank Engine fan!! I had purchased these stamps several months ago because I knew I wanted to use them when his birthday came! I kept the card pretty simple -- it is for a 2-year-old boy, you know! :)

I embossed the Going Gray background with the D'vine Swirls folder, because I thought it looked like steam! I colored with Copics and pierced around the image panel. To make the trio of stars, I first embossed Summer Sun cardstock with the Spots & Dots folder, then I punched out the stars with a SU! punch. The striped paper is from the retired SU! Prints Pack. The ribbon was on a Christmas gift -- of course I saved it for a project! ;)

That's all for today! I have a couple challenges I'd like to work on and some new stamps to ink up, so I'm off to see what I can do! Thanks so much for the visit today!

Have a great day!
Christina

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7 comments:

  1. Jeanette -March 12, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    Christina - this is really cute and I'm sure your nephew is going to love it! :)

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  2. Dawn EastonMarch 12, 2009 at 8:58 AM

    Oh how cute Christina! Love the embossed stars you added....fab embellie! I'm sure he will LOVE this cool card!

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  3. BonnieMarch 12, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    Oh, he will love it all right! Such a colourful appealing creation! Thomas is such a smiley guy!!

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  4. Chris Scrappin and Stampin in TexasMarch 12, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    OMG this brings me back. My son is 17 now, but when he was young, all he played with was Thomas the Train!! I still have it in my attic. Loveyour ribbon placement and the bright colors!!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 13, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    This is perfect! I'm sure your nephew will LOVE it!! I wish those stamps had come out five or six years ago.

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  6. Amy JohnsonMarch 14, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    Wow! What a great boy's card! Where on earth did you ever find this stamp? Its fabulous! I love your color choices, your layout, and the stars, embossing, and ribbon treatment! Great job!

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  7. Kathy MartinJuly 15, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    Awesome Thomas card! My little guy adores Thomas and would LOVE this card!

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