Bike Week - City Ride Tuesday

Hey friends, welcome to day 2 of Bike Week!  Today we're riding into the city with two fun city backgrounds created with stamps from The Ton shop.

Today I'm featuring The Ton's  Motorcycle Boss stamp set.

My first card is a birthday card. 

• I started out by stamping the background in Crystal Pewter ink using the row house stamp in The Ton's City Girls Winter Edition stamp set. I kept the background neutral so the shiny orange motorcycle could be the focal point. Then I blended a solid Crystal Pewter on the bottom half of the card front to serve as the roadway.

•  I stamped the motorcycle in The Ton's Caviar ink which works great when coloring with Copic Markers.  This motorcycle was really easy to color with just some shades of gray, brown and a oranges.  I cut it out using the Motorcycle Boss Coordinating Die then popped it up with some dimensional tape.

• I hand cut a banner using black cardstock then white heat embossed a sentiment from the same Motorcycle Boss set using Hampton White Pigment ink and Ranger White embossing powder.  For a little added birthday color, I colored and diecut the cute little banner from The Ton's Fireplace Holiday Accessories stamp set.  Then adhered this banner with dimensional tape.

A sunny day in the park and a nice, long bike ride is what this dad wants for Father's Day.  For my second card today, I stamped the background  with The Ton's fabulous Scenes: Fountain Terrace Cling Background stamp.  Once again with a busy background like this, I wanted to keep it soft and as neutral as possible so that the Motorcycle Boss really pops.  This means it was super easy and quick to color.  Gotta love that!

• I stamped the background with Crystal Pewter ink onto 80 lb Neenah Solar white cardstock.  Then I stamped over the top with Versamark ink and Ranger Clear embossing powder.  I used Kuretake Zig watercolor markers to lightly color in the trees and fountain.
• I stamped a couple little birds from The Ton's Palm Tree stamp set in Noir ink.
• I lightly blended some Blue Diamond ink over the sky and Crystal Pewter ink over the roadway.

• I stamped the Father's Day sentiment on black cardstock using Hampton White Pigment ink and Ranger White embossing powder then adhered it with dimensional tape.

• The Motorcycle Boss is stamped with Copic friendly Caviar ink and colored with Copic markers.  Then I adhered the motorcycle with dimensional tape.
• To add a little dimension and movement to the fountain I streaked some Nuvo Crystal drops in gloss white to give the illusion of flowing water.

 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 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 three clean and simple cards using  The Ton's  Motorcycle stamps and dies. 
 Remember to comment below for your chance to WIN!