Red Beetle

I made this card for The Play Date Cafe Challenge this week. You had to use the colors red, lime green, and gray. I used all Hero Arts stamps since this challenge is sponsored by Hero Arts. Below is the inspiration photo.

Here's what I came up with.

Materials
Card stock - Basic Gray, Real Red, Whisper White (Stampin' Up) Lime Green - my stash
Stamps - Going, Envelope Background, Life of the Party Dots Background (Hero Arts)
Twine - Papertrey Ink
Ink - Black, London Fog (Memento) Markers - Lipstick Red (Copic)
Dies - Oval, Scallop Oval (Sizzix)
Embossing Folders Sizzix, Tim Holtz


Instructions
1. Create card from card stock - finished size 4.25 x 5.5
2. Stamp Envelope background on front of card with gray ink
3. Cut 3.75 x 5 panel in gray - stamp with dots and adhere to card with foam tape
4. Die cut lime scalloped circle, red oval and smaller lime green oval
5. Dry emboss red and small lime green ovals
6. Stamp car, colro and cut out
7. Cut out clouds from patterned paper
8. Adhere red oval to larger scalloped oval
9. Adhere lime green oval to red oval with foam tape
10. Adhere clouds and car to card with foam tape
11. Wrap around twine and tie in a bow