Enjoy the Journey with Amanda

Happy Friday, stampers!  Amanda here today with some fun cards using July's Enjoy the Journey stamp set.  This set is so fun and versatile!  You can make cute cards or serious cards, fancy cards or CAS cards.

As soon as I saw the VW Beetle icon I knew it would pair perfectly with a sheet of tie dye Duck Tape that has been floating around in my craft room for a while.  I adhered a strip of Duck Tape to my card base and heat embossed the car in white.  Confession: This card is my second draft.  I originally heat embossed the sentiment directly on the Duck Tape but it melted the tape and shriveled up.  Oops.  For the second card, I embossed the sentiment on a strip of vellum and adhered it over the tape.  Much better.

Inspired by the corner protectors on the middle suitcase, I cut a 1.5" circle into quarters and stitched them to the card base to give the card a suitcase-like feel.  I kept the card simple by stamping the suitcases and sentiment with a coordinating brown ink.

Rather than use the sneakers from the Enjoy the Journey set, I used the high heel stamp from the Age is a Stage mini set to create this CAS card.  Don't those shoes look fabulous in red? I positioned the high heels to look as though they were walking up a set of stairs.  I added a striped border to add some visual interest.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Amanda