Bike Week - CAS Wednesday

Is it Wednesday already?  We're halfway thru Bike Week and we're still riding strong.  Today I have three more cards to show you using The Ton's new motorcycle line of stamps and dies.  Today I'm in cruise mode, keeping it clean and simple.  Sometimes the detail of a stamp will let it hold it's own on a card.  That's how I feel about The Ton's Motorcycle Layering stamp set.   It takes six layers of stamping to build this intricate motorcycle.  When I stamped this bike the first time my jaw dropped.  Each layer lines up easily and once you get the hang of which colors to use, it is a breeze to stamp.  Seriously, check out all the bikes I stamped in the photo above.  So fun!

This was the very first card I made using The Motorcycle Layering set and I made it for my 15 year old nephew. (eek! He'll be driving soon!). 

• I stamped The Ton's Mountains layering stamp for the background using Lofty Mint, Crystal Pewter and Smoky Quartz.  Then I cut it out and adhered to the card base.
• I stamped the sentiment from the Motorcycle Boss stamp set, using Noir ink and embossed with Ranger clear embossing powder to make it shine.

• On a separate A2 sized cardfront I stamped the bike from the Motorcycle Layering set in this order:

1. Light Onyx
2. Noir
3. Crystal Pewter
4. Smoky Quartz 
5. Coral Cavern
6. Valentine Red

• I masked off the bike and blended some Light Onyx ink for the roadway.  
• Using the Motorcycle Layering Coordinating Die, I partially diecut the top of the motorcycle to keep it attached to the road.  
• I adhered the whole piece to the front of the card with dimensional tape.
• I added some sparkle over the red parts with a clear Wink of Stella glitter marker.

My next card is as clean and simple as you can get!  Check out this totally mod card using minimal supplies.  

• I started out stamping the "you" using The Ton's Brushed You stamp set and Noir ink on a 110 lb Neenah Solar White card base.  Background done!
• On a strip of black cardstock I embossed the rest of the sentiment using Hampton White Pigment ink and Ranger white embossing powder.  I glued it directly to the card base.

• I stamped the Motorcycle Layering bike with the same color combination as my first card except I exchanged red for blue using The Ton's Hot Tourmaline and Ocean Teal inks. 
• I diecut the motorcycle out using the coordinating die and then diecut two more layers from white cardstock.  I glued the blank layers to the back of  the stamped motorcycle piece to make it nice and thick (like chipboard!).  Then I glued it directly onto the card front.  Voila! 
• Must have shimmery paint on this motorcycle so out comes the Wink of Stella again. 

Ramping clean and simple up a little bit, here's my final card of the day.  A festive gender neutral birthday card using the Motorcycle Boss stamp set.  Now that's a mean green riding machine!  It's no accident I chose Packer colors for this card.

• On an A2 sized cardfront I stamped the confetti background using The Ton's Toned Squares background stamp set.  The inks I chose are Crystal Pewter, Soft Garden and Lemon Drop.
• I stamped the sentiment from the Toned Squares background in Noir ink and embossed it with Ranger clear embossing powder. 
• I masked off a straight line on the bottom and blended some Crystal Pewter ink to give the motorcycle a place to rest.
• I cut  1/4" off of three sides then adhered the card front directly to an A2 sized card base, aligning it with  the folded side.

• I stamped the Motorcycle Boss bike and the balloons from The Ton's City Girls: Park Life stamp set with Copic friendly Caviar ink.  Then I colored both pieces with Copic markers and diecut them with coordinating dies.
• I cut out both images from a piece of white fun foam and adhered to the back of the colored images, then glued the pieces to the card front.
• More glittery Wink of Stella to add some sparkle!

 Wait, there's a GIVEAWAY:

• I'm giving away two stamp sets from The Ton:  1 Motorcycle Layering set 6x8" and 1 Motorcycle Boss 4x6" stamp set.
• Two lucky commenters will win one of these stamp sets!  All you have to do is ride along with me this week and leave a comment each day, here on my Bike Week blog postings. (see Monday and Tuesday here.)
• The first random winner chosen will get first choice on which stamp set they win.  The remaining stamp set will go to the second random winner chosen.  
• (Sorry, open to US residents only, due to shipping restrictions.)  
• I'll give you through the weekend to get your comments in and will announce the lucky winners on Monday, May 7th.  

Just a quick note:  The Ton shipping dept. is currently on hiatus but will be back in the shop on May 10th and will get your orders out promptly. 

Thank you for riding along today!  I'll be back tomorrow with a peek at two cards using   The Ton's  Motorcycle standalone die set.
 Remember to comment below for your chance to WIN!