Our grandson was two on Tuesday and we are will be celebrating with him and his family on the weekend. I made this little train card for him - he is really into trains at the moment!!
I cut the train with one of my sister's dies a few weekends ago and made up the card this week. The die is made by Quik Kuts and it cuts all the pieces at once. I layered the coloured cardstock on the die so I could have all the little pieces a different colour!! I really like the way it turned out. I glued all the layers to each other to create the little cars then added dotted lines to them with a black sharpie to give them a bit more definition. I used a sponged piece of blue decorative paper to create the sky behind the train and layered it onto a green card front. I stamped the top section with "choo, choo" using an alphabet stamp set and then added the train cars by attaching them with 3D foam tape. I added the greeting by hand. On one of my group we have been challenged to add handwriting to our creations and because I did not have a stamp that would fit below the train I decided to give it a try. I used a pencil to outline the letters to make sure they would all fit and then went over them with a black fine tip sharpie. I thickened some of the lines by going over them a couple of times. Not too bad for my first try at it. I was using
"Creative Lettering" by Jenny Doh on page 100 - examplar by Lisa Engehbrecht - as a visual for my lettering. This book has a wonderful array of cool lettering with some instructions and examples to get you started.
Looking forward to seeing everyone and giving him a hug!!
Therese
