Speedy

The first time I saw this stamp, he sped into my heart but I haven't had a chance to make him into a card until now. Roller blading tortoise, speeding along, the thought makes me chuckle. I thought he would be perfect for a masculine or gender neutral card.

Challeges

Simon Says Stamp 15 Aug Monday challenge: Summer Fun
Simon Says Stamp 10 Aug Wednesday challenge: Go Wild
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps 13 Aug Saturday challenge: Anything Goes
+ Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps August sketch

Addicted to Stamps and More: Anything Goes
The Colour Throwdown: #405 Aqua, Green, Yellow
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps 3 Aug Monday challenge: Anything Goes
Creative Craft Cottage: For Men and Boys
Simon Says Stamp blog Work It Wednesday: Peridot

Supplies

InLinkz.com

Putting It Together

Speedy is a long discontinued stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps by the artist Emile Goulet who still makes excellent sets for KKS.

I stamped him on to Canson XL watercolour card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black...

... and painted him with Distress Ink in a variety of greens, a little brown, and then blue and yellow for his roller blading outfit with red wheels. Zoom!

I then cropped him to a small square (and later cropped him just a small bit more).

I did a dry fitting of the elements I decided to use. I stamped the sentiment on natural cotton ribbon from Stampin' Up. I used two sentiments from Steampunk Sentiments that felt like they matched Speedy. The sentiment is stamped with Colourbox Evergreen.

The big button is a resin button I made at a month or so ago with clear resin and transparent green pigment. I have a bunch of buttons I've cast with epoxy resin that I can use on cards or other projects.

While working on the layout, I also decided to use the August Sketch for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Because I wanted the ribbon and cord to go around all of the panels, I had to assemble my stack. I used foam mounting tape on both Speedy's panel and the patterned paper and stacked them on the blue.

I wrapped the ribbon around the whole stack and used washi tape to hold it in place.

After threading the cord through the button, I also wrapped it around the panel stack and used washi to hold it. I put foam mounting tape on the blue panel. The foam tape also holds the ribbon and cord in permanent place.

I love how the Doodlebug paper from Anchors Aweigh ties into the colours I used on Speedy. I chose the paper after I had painted him so it was a surprise how well it fit. The base is Not Quite Navy a retired cardstock from Stampin' Up that I turn to a lot as a back matte.

Life is a Journey. Going my way?