In case you haven’t noticed, there is a fabulous bicycle in the Windmill Fields Die Set. It would look good in any color, so I decided to use it in the three colors for this week’s TGIF color challenge: Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate, and Soft Sea Foam. After one time through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, the bicycles had the intricate pieces so perfectly intact, I left them that way. Two times through would have removed the pieces, and it’s really cute that way also.

Bicycle Ride

For the background, I began with a Smoky Slate card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. The sky is Simply Marbleous Designer Paper, 5 1/2″ X 2 1/4″, cut with the largest Stitched Rectangles Die. I used the same die to cut the roadway from Pattern Party Designer Paper, 5 1/2″ X 1 1/2″. 

Next, I cut the row of tulips, also a Windmill Fields Die, from Basic White Cardstock. After gluing the sky and roadway to the card front, meeting at the middle, I glued the row of flowers, which covered the seam.

The sentiment, “Driving by just to say hi,” is from the Driving By Stamp Set. I stamped it in Memento Black Ink on Basic White Cardstock, and used the Messages Die for cutting. This is an unusual die, because all of the labels are attached, and meant to be cut at the same time. I prefer using it with one sentiment at a time, and place my stamped sentiment on a small piece of paper beneath one label for cutting. It has a great variety of sizes, which you can see in my Product List Below.

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I was inspired by TGIF.

My February Host Code Gift

Just type the current host code (found beneath my profile picture) in the box provided, on your order of $75.00 or more, and I will send you the Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks in March.

Create textured and colored backgrounds with Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks. These stencils are an easy way to blend colors on your cards and other paper crafting projects. You can use the background masks on their own. But your images will really pop when you layer the detailed masks over the backgrounds to get even more depth and dimension. Use with Classic Stampin’ Ink and coloring tools such as Blending Brushes and Sponge Daubers for beautiful color. You can also use them with Embossing Paste and Palette Knives for textured designs.

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