Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly + Country Roads Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😊

I made a card for my Nephew's Birthday.  He is into cars so I wanted to make a car-themed card:

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

• Cut it Up Challenge - #328 - Starts with a C - Must include a diecut:  my diecut is the grid in 3 of the corners as well as the car and of course my car starts with C

• Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday - F4A792 - Tilt - Where you need to tilt something on your card or are using items/techniques or colors that spell the word tilt.  I tilted my car as well as the three elements next to the main sentiment plus the black and white checkered star in the top RH corner.

This is another card that is out of my comfort-zone as I challenged myself to do more of a collage style of card.  I have been looking at ALOT of cards on Pinterest that use this style of card and other than using the Uniquely Creative Card Kits where they have done all the hard work for you, I am not confident with making this style.  I am very keen to learn to make this style of card more often - I just need to dive in and not overthink it which isn't easy for me.

My card uses a mix of products from Uniquely Creative.  The designer papers on the card base are from their Country Roads 6" x 6" papers.  The 'Happy Happy Happy' sentiment was trimmed from one of the Country Roads papers and popped up on dimensionals.  I also used other pieces from their Drive and Fly 6" x 6" papers plus the matching Creative Cuts.  I also used the Country Roads Creative Cuts.  Some elements are glued flat and others up on dimensionals.

The bottom LHS cogs and the individual stars scattered over the card are all Creative Cuts.  I added some subtle sparkle on the stars using my Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush - alas, not captured by the camera - but it did add some life to the card.

The grid on the top and bottom LHS + bottom RHS is a Uniquely Creative die called Urban Grunge.  I diecut a neutral sheet of designer paper then roughly blended on a mix of Weathered Wood and Hickory Smoke Distress Inks.  I cut up the diecut and glued it around the card using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.  

The car is another Uniquely Creative die called Mustang.  I diecut it twice using Kaisercraft Shadow Cardstock then glued them together to add a bit of height.  It looked a bit flat by just having one layer.  I tilted the car on an angle to simulate a car doing a bit of a wheelie.

The stop-watch was fussy-cut from one of the designer papers.  I added some Glossy Accents to the face to make it look like glass.  Here is close-up:

Finished size is 5-5/16" x 5-5/16" or 135mm x 135mm.

Hope you like my card!  Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  None

Ink:  Ranger Distress Inks - Weathered Wood and Hickory Smoke

Designer Paper:  Uniquely Creative Country Roads 6" x 6" + Drive and Fly 6" x 6" and co-ordinating Creative Cuts

Accessories:  Ranger Ink Blending Tool + Foam Pad, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Glossy Accents, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, Uniquely Creative White Card Base, Kaisercraft Lost Shadow Cardstock

Dies:  Uniquely Creative Mustang UCD1998 + Urban Grunge UCD2034