My Other Creations: Wonderful Whimsical Cart

"Transportation" is our intriguing theme this week over at the Simon Says Monday Challenge Blog.  Being somewhat of a Jello mold hoarder, I decided to use one as my base for this wacky whimsical cart-a-ma-bob thing.

I scrubbed the Jello mold with the Tim Holtz sanding block to rough it up (please don't hate me, Jello mold purists) then gave it a coat of Gesso.  I added some acrylic paint, then dabbed on Distress Paint in Peacock Feathers, Picket Fence and Tumbled Glass.  I decided it needed some more oomph, so I stamped some text (Hero Arts "Word Pops" set), then punched circles out of the text.  I inked them up, added some embroidery floss around the edges, then stuck them to my cart base.

Around the top, I wrapped some silver Tim Holtz Tinsel Twine and yarn.  I also utilized his Found Relatives to create the occupants for my cart.  I covered their dresses with scraps of Washi and gave them some traveling hats.

I added some bottle cap wheels and an umbrella made from scraps of fabric.  I finished it off with a great little quote using the "Away We Go" stamp set.  Looks to me like they're ready for adventure! 

Here are some of the supplies I used, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Sanding Grip - Idea-ology	Tim Holtz Idea-ology SANDING GRIP REFILL	Distress Paint - PEACOCK FEATHERS	Distress Paint - TUMBLED GLASS	Tim Holtz Distress Paint In Picket Fence	Silver Tinsel - Idea-ology	Hero Arts Word Pops Cling Stamp
Fiskars Acrylic Blocks	Tim Holtz Lost and Found 12 x 12 Paper Stack	Fancy Pants Me-Ology 6x6 Paper	Queen & Company Floral Washi	We R Memory Keepers Yellow Washi	Doodlebug Rainbow Stripe Washi Tape	Cavallini and Company Paper Tape, Numbers
My Minds Eye Up and Away Washi Tape	Doodlebug Frosty Dots Washi Tape	Idea-ology - Found Relatives	Peacock Feathers - Distress Ink	Distress Ink Tumbled Glass	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Mixed Media Sponges Bars
Ali Edwards Away We Go Stamp Set	EK Success 1/2" CIRCLE Mini Punch	EK Success 3/4" CIRCLE Punch Medium 0.75 Inch

   
I really enjoyed this week's transportation theme and hope you'll show us what you come up with.  Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog and you're automatically entered in the drawing to win a $50 voucher to Simon Says Stamp!