25 26 Penny Farthing - ATC

I created this card for an ATC swap.  The theme is still life and I considered doing something more traditional (a group of pears, a vase on a table, etc.), but I just wasn't feeling it.  So I dug through my stamps and supplies looking for other inanimate objects to inspire me, and eventually settled on this vintage bicycle. 

The background started with a faux vintage postcard from a DCWV paper stack.  I added the red patterned paper and stamped on the handwriting before using an old credit card to swipe on some white acrylic paint.

The vintage bicycle (called a penny farthing, I just learned tonight) and the yard stick images are rub-ons.  I used distress inks and black acrylic paint around the edges for additional color and aging.

Thanks for dropping by!  Have a  wonderful day.

Supplies:
Cardstock ATC base; faux vintage postcard from DCWV Timeless Type Stack; red patterned paper from my scrap bin; French Post stamp by Hero Arts; splatter pattern stamp by All Night Media; Ranger Archival black ink; frayed burlap and crushed olive distress ink; bicycle rub-on from Michaels; yard stick rub-on by 7 Gypsies; Adirondack black acrylic paint dabber.