16th Pickup Birthday

I slept all day again yesterday. I just can't seem to get well. So, here I am today doing a last minute birthday card before the party tonight. Our friends son has turned 16 and just got a red pickup truck. The scene you see here is totally what their yard and driveway look like. Cool!

The "16" is hand drawn. I used my usual Cut Then Ink Technique to get the layers to line up. The sketch is loosely based on Taylors TECC54. There is Angel Wingz Shimmerz on the hubcaps and bumpers (I can't seem to stay away from glitter lately - even on a boy's card!)

To get those layers of trees, I first softly sponged a little Old Olive from the gravel driveway up to the sky line (this keeps any white showing thru and also gives the illusion of more trees very far away). Then I stamped trees in Old Olive. Finally I stamped the trees a little lower down in Garden Green. This follows a basic rule for perspective: Things further away are softer color and have less definition. Things closer up are more detailed and have more color.

Stamps: Stampin Up Loads of Love, Stampin Up Loads of Love Accessories, Rubbernecker Kittie Kit The Moose is Loose 1, Rubbernecker Kittie Kit Outdoor Plate 1
Paper: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Soft Sky, Old Olive, Garden Green, Going Grey
Accessories: Copics, Prismacolor pencils and goo gone, circle punches, Angel Wingz Shimmerz

Enjoy!
Michelle B.
“Queen of the Scene”