1988 Mustang GT Shaped Birthday Card

What a lot of fun I had creating this card this morning !

It was made to resemble a 1988 Ford Mustang GT

and will be given to my son for his birthday.

He's building one of these cars into a race car.

His last few birthday cards have been Volkswagen inspired cards

since that is what he drives daily.

Check out the 1994 Ford F150 truck shaped card I made him several years ago.

Sorry, but there isn't really a tutorial that I can give.

I made it like my other car shape inspired projects,

I start with making a simple sketch to use as a sort of pattern.

I then cut it apart and trace around the pieces,

trimming as needed, to make things fit.

I look at a photo of the car at the same time to help. 

A little bit of detail work with ink, pencil and Crystal Effects.

Adding some pieces as raised or recessed layers

to create a bit of dimension helps.

Once the front is complete, I lay it out on folded card stock,

trace around it then cut it out with scissors to make the card.

Here are a few more photos to help show the detail.

I even cut out the tiniest oval and tried to write

Ford in script on it with a white gel pen! 

The bumper is raised up and slightly

and curved around a piece of chipboard

The headlights have stamping and stenciling

details, topped off with Crystal Effects

The fog lights were made with 

white card stock glued under

holes punched into the front end.

The tires are made from textured card stock

 No, I didn't recreate the back of the car ;)

It took HOURS to do the front as it is.

I love my son dearly, but . . . . . 

The inside is blank since I will be 

handwriting a note in it to him. 

 My basic sketch above (I folded it in half to cut it out

so it might be a bit more symmetrical) 

and below the pieces I cut from it to use as patterns

Thanks for looking =) 

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Guyz - #192 Travel or Transport
The Male Room #83 - Symmetry
Shopping Our Stash #350 - Yo Dude!
Cards In Envy  - Birthday 
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes April