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Don't these two stamps just GO together??? That truck is from the Countryside stamp set. The images in this set are so nostaligic looking - and fun to color. I know Copics are the "IT" marker to color with, however, with a little practice you can achieve a similar look with your Stampin' Up! markers, some watercolor paper and a blender pen. It's not all that hard. I know a lot of people start with the lightest colors, but I'm an opposite type of colorer. I start with the darkest, shadiest spots and drag my color to the lighter areas, so that I don't over saturate my light areas. I can always go back and add color to the dark areas if I need to. The water color paper does allow you to remove color if you need to, but I want that to be a last ditc effort.
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Isn't that truck a beauty? Andy and I are always talking about how we wish we had our Grandfather's old pickups. I don't know what Andy's Grandpa had, but my Grandpa had an old Chevy (I think) that was white with a big red stripe down the side. For some reason I want to sa it was a '57, but I could be wrong. And it was a stick shift on the floor. I remember that it even had a choke throttle that he'd have to use once in a while. I loved tooling around the countryside, checking crops in that pickup. Usually the dog got to ride in the cab with us too! Ahhh, the memories!
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I opted to use clear embossing powder for the sentiment. It just really made that sentiment POP on the Kraft paper (aka Crumb Cake).
Pretty sweet - huh!
Recipe:Stamps: Countryside, Word Play
Paper: Kraft, Watercolor Paper, Greenhouse Gala DSP
Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Versamark
Accessories: SU Markers, Blender pen, Clear EP, heat gun, Vintage Trinkets
Techniques: Watercoloring