Anything Goes Theme!

Hi and welcome to the Stamper’s Dozen monthly blog hop. This month anything goes for our theme so I decided to use our new Tractor & Co Bundle:

This bundle reminds me of my hubby Dave. He grew up on a farm and when we sold our business so he could retire, he went to work for a farmer. He called it his new hobby. He worked until about 6 months before he passed away of cancer. He loved it so I have fond memories.
It was fun to make my cornstalks tall and to add additional corn that was stamped and diecut to give it that 3D look:


Here’s the details:
Stampin’ Up! Products Used:
- Stamps: Tractor & Co
- Inks: Real Red, Pecan Pie, Shy Shamrock, Memento Black, Daffodil Delight
- Cardstock: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Silver Foil Sheets
- Stampin’ Blends: Real Red, Calypso Coral
- Designer Paper: Brights
- Tools & Accessories: Tractor & Co Dies, Shy Shamrock Bordered Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Card Recipe:
- Card Base: Daffodil Delight Cardstock 11 x 4-1/4. Score and fold at 5-1/2.
- Layer 2: Brights Designer Paper 5-1/4 x 4. Wrap the ribbon around the layer and tie into a bow at the left. Glue to card base.
- Layer 3: Pool Party Cardstock 3-1/2 x 3-1/4-Follow these steps:
- Stamp the corn stalk image repeatedly along the bottom with Shy Shamrock Ink.
- Add another row of corn stalks above the first row.
- Stamp the corn image with Daffodil Ink along the top and middle of the corn stalks.
- Glue to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Tractor: Stamp and cut the following layers:
- Tractor body with Real Red Ink, glue with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Tires with Memento Black Ink and color the center of each tire with Real Red Stampin’ Blends, glue with Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Banner with Shy Shamrock Ink, glue to the front of the tractor
- Tire centers with Silver Foil Sheets, glue to the tires.
- Chickens: Stamp (2) with Pecan Pie Ink. Color the top and beaks with Stampin’ Blends. Glue one to the left of the tractor and one above the wheel with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Corn: Stamp the corn image on Basic White Cardstock with Daffodil Delight Ink. Cut with the die and glue to the background with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Sentiment: Stamp on Daffodil Delight Cardstock with Pecan Pie Ink. Cut close to the wording. Glue with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Thanks so much for visiting with me today. I hope you enjoyed my card and I will now direct you to the next person participating in the hop. You are currently visiting Debbie Henderson so click on the name below mine or you can click on the NEXT or PREVIOUS buttons:



The little corn cobs are adorable, as is the whole card! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing the tractor! I’ve been contemplating that one. Absolutely adorable!
Love this card. I can picture Dave on the tractor and probably smiling. He sure loved being outside, as do you. Actually, I can picture you Debbie, driving the tractor.
What a “corny” birthday card. Sorry I couldn’t help myself. I absolutely love it. I can see a whole party theme using the tractor.