Choo-Choo!~~

My Grandson loves trains!  I mean like a lot!  It took one trip into his great grandpa's train room (to use the term room lightly) and he was hooked!  He is just 19 months and the boy is obsessed!  While this train stamp set is retired, and not very toddler-ish, he loved it anyway!  I started with Going Grey CS.  I used my note book edge punch on Real Red, and Grey ink for the train and greeting (that alphabet is also retired...sorry!).  I colored in the yellow in the windows with a marker for some interest and,  ta-da!

I kept the inside simple but fun!  Another retired SS called Letterpress (I will never get rid of either of those alphabets!) and a heart punch!

The finished size is 5.5 by 3.5.  Sometimes it's nice to have less space to fill.

I have started work on some items for a craft sale I am doing soon, come back to see photos of those!

~~Blessings~~

Shelli

All Aboard~~

It's been a while since I pulled this beloved set out of its box! It's a great set for guys, and easy to work with!

My Son-In-Love just built a table to hold the Thomas Train set my grandson acquired. I was thinking how cool it is that he got to work on that so fast, and how much fun the little guy will have with it. I often mail cards to my grandson, but i haven't told my Son-In-Love that I appreciate him in a while, so I hope he likes it and feels loved!

The DSP is Newsprint (ret) by SU. I used black ink for the train image and sponged around it with Crumb Cake ink to distress is some, and make it seem more vintage. I crimped some Crumb Cake CS and added a narrow strip of black CS across the top. The rest is pretty plain to see!

I get a little smile each time I see my lovely new blog! It's so pretty! Thanks again to Gretchen for your "help"!

~~Blessings~~

Shelli