This choo choo sold the Boys set for me because I have a son obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine (if you don't know who Thomas is, don't ask...you're better off not knowing). Thomas is blue, but I made his friend James, who is red "with shiny new paint."* A stamper can get fab inspiration from her children's obsessions.
You can't tell from the photo, but I used Gina K Luxe paper rather than PTI paper for today's card. There's a funny story behind this.
A month or so ago, I put Gina's white and off white paper and a bow easy in my cart. When I realized the stamp set I wanted was out of stock, I chose to wait and place the order later. A week or so later, I received a package from Gina K Designs.
Huh? In the box were the three items I'd placed in my cart and a note of thanks signed by a name I'd never seen. It was all very confusing, but I figured I must have had a brain fart and placed the order after all and the note was simply from Gina's customer service department.
Last weekend, I received a lovely email from Bahb, who kindly comments here frequently. She asked if I'd received the package from Gina K she had sent, and she signed her real name to the email. It was the same name as the one on the note in the box.
Mystery solved! I am not going crazy, and Bahb is a total sweetheart! Thank you, Bahb, SO VERY MUCH for sending me three things I absolutely wanted from Gina K! I'm having so much fun playing with them, and will show results of that play here on Simplicity.
I've wanted to try Gina K's paper for ever so long, and after years of using PTI white, wow, is it strange to try something new. Gina's paper is very, very smooth, so using Bic mark-its or sharpies feels totally different and is taking a bit of practice to get used to. But the huge advantage of it over PTI is that there is no bleed-through, meaning you can color on one-layer cards and not have an unsightly mess inside! How totally cool is that?!?! OLCs coming soon....
Supplies
stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps, PTI
ink: Palette noir
paper: Gina K luxe white; SU real red
accessories: various markers, ribbon, dimensionals
*Will I ever purge these snippets of movie lines about Thomas and his friends from my mind? Or will I be the annoying old lady in the nursing home singing "Thomas the tank engine, rolling along, doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo" off key and in a fake British accent at two o'clock in the morning? Sigh.
Very cute card! I don't have any images for little boy cards, I better get some. A lot of people I know are having baby boys lately.
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This is really cute. Great color.
ReplyDeleteSusan, I love this card! How very cute that the grosgrain ribbon looks like a train track! And popping it up on dimensionals really adds to it. Thanks so much for including kids' cards! They can be a real challenge!
ReplyDeleteI knew once you tried that c/s you'd be sold. The other bonus is that it matches whisper white, so if you do want a layer, you can use the thinner whisper white and it will match perfectly! Thanks for doing a children's card - it's perfect for a little boy, and still perfectly 'Late Blossom'! Now, how about something I can CASE for my husband's birthday tomorrow?! LOL!
ReplyDeletePS - I've been noticing lately that many of my facebook entries are quotes from songs - mostly Bowie. I think you will outgrow Thomas and move into Pokemon, like I have. And I choose to believe that it's a sign of great intelligence, that we can remember all these things!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet! I've been trying to find some cute images for children's cards - I'll have to check this set out.
ReplyDeleteI love this adorable little boy's card!! The image is just adorable. It has wonderful colors and even a ribbon that shouldn't offend a male's sensibilities:)
ReplyDeleteYou got RAK, that was really sweet.
ReplyDeleteAnother great card.
thanks!
AAAAAhhhhh. Wonderment. You are amazing. So is your card. My grandson loved Thomas when he was little.
ReplyDeleteHow FUN!! LOVE how you cut out the train and put it right on the ribbon track! CUTE!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute card, love the simplicity of it! I *almost* bought this set at CHA this week but went with some others instead.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! Love the red mat, and that adorable ribbon "track" is perfect!
ReplyDeleteSusan, I was one of the earlier commenters who asked to see you create some cards for children. This is brilliant. So clean and true to your amazing style! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteA very cute card. Yeah its not good when you can be in the Kitchen and be quoting Thomas and Friends as the boys watch in another room, or read books without looking at the words. Ah but they do over time get other loves we have the 80's Transformers cartoon at the moment. But trains are still there.
ReplyDeleteAhh, Susan, one never outgrows the wooden train. My grandsons all have Thomas sets. I had one as a kid, my folks hung onto it for the great-grandkids to play with at their house...So I bought my own. I don't have Thomas...just Spencer, Edward, Ben, Lady, and Ivo Hugh. Next will be Henry and James. But James is a bit longer than your adorable engine! I love your card by the way!
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ReplyDeletelove the way you colored the train.
love the way you cut out the engine.
love the grosgrain track.
love the balanced sentiment.
love the perfectly matched mat.
love everything.
why, i think this card is
P.E.R.F.E.C.T!!!!
thanks for sharing.
marty ferraro
I've heard great things about Gina K's cardstock, but never tried them. Nice to get a positive review that I trust! I love the red here. So striking against the white.
ReplyDeleteHa! The closest Thomas fan to me, my great-nephew, lives three hours away, but I still know all about Thomas, James, Emily, Sir Topham Hat... :P Very sweet card.
ReplyDeleteI simply love this card - I love that train on the ribbon track! Totally awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis card is too stinking cute! Love it!
ReplyDeleteAdorable card. I have one grand-daughter with another coming in February, so I don't need "boy" cards yet. but I love trains myself. :)
ReplyDeleteYour little trail is so cute, and I love your ribbon rails! My oldest boy LOVED Thomas, and we used the watch the show all the time.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you got those goodies! Nice. Great card.
ReplyDeleteWow, Bahb is such a wonderful person! And what a great card!! My son loved Thomas too!! Can't wait to see all those OLCs!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great friend you have in Bahb!!!
ReplyDeleteNever knew that we had exported Thomas to you .... so pleased we did because you gave us this adorable card in return.... TFS
great card Susan....I also love the ribbon track....
ReplyDeleteExceptional!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute card. I love how the train is on the red ribbon track. Can't wait to see your OLC with GinaK paper. And what a wonderful story about your RAK. Very sweet of Bahb!
ReplyDeleteNice coloring, Susan! Did you use the Bic's here? I'm not much of a coloring fanatic either, and my sister threw a box of Mark-It's in my Xmas box. I'm not quite sure how to use them. LOL
ReplyDeleteYou know Susan, that Package would have come to you a couple of months ago if I could have figured how to get it there without asking you for your address. It took me way too long to think about going to pipl.com and simply looking it up!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTruth is, I rarely leave this Blog without thinking, "Treats like this are way too fine to be free!" The pleasure here, the learning, the giggles........a small package like I sent you doesn't begin to repay for what I take away from here EVERY day.
Thank YOU, Susan, and all your Followers too. Seems like we're a group who would have a total blast if we were neighbors. Imagine all that OCD in one neighborhood! :-)
Major cute factor here! Super, super cute :) And no, you won't be alone singing Thomas the tank engine songs LOL!
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