Extreme Birthday

I made a second card for my son Ben. His birthday is tomorrow and my mom requested a handmade card to give him. This is what I came up with for my big boy that will turn 8 tomorrow...so hard to believe that he's getting so big!



I combined two challenges for my card tonight...the Color Throwdown #86 using Yoyo Yellow with optional Basic Black, Garden Green & Soft Suede and Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #67.



The Extreme Elements stamp set is such a fun one for kid cards...for both boys and girls! I love pairing it up with the Skateboarder for my little guys:) I was looking through my border punches thinking that they were too frilly/girly...then it dawned on me that I had the Spiral punch!





Now I'm off to bake cupcakes:) Have a great night, folks!



Stamps: Skateboarder, Extreme Elements, On Your Birthday
Paper: Soft Suede, Basic Black, Garden Green, Yoyo Yellow, Whisper White CS, Night & Day and Flock Together DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Soft Suede, Yoyo Yellow, Garden Green
Other: Black Striped Grosgrain, Basic Jumbo Grommets, Star & Spiral Punch, Big Shot, Texture Plates Kit #4, Stars Die

Happy Birthday Ben!

My son, Ben, will turn 8 on Thursday...no April fools! He thinks he's getting too old for the little cutesy cards, so I had to think "big boy" for this one:)



The Autumn Meadows DSP was just what I needed for a rugged and tattered look for my big boy. The bicycle image from the Just Riding set, and the sentiment from All Holidays were inked up in Chocolate Chip then stamped onto one of the patterns from the DSP pack.. a little collage stamping was also added using the Extreme Elements set.

Notice the book print strip...our school was getting rid of some old books today, so I grabbed one that I could use for card scraps. I cut a small piece and added Creamy Caramel ink to paper to add to the distressed look of the card, then attached a couple of the Jumbo Chocolate Chip brads to finish it off. To finish it all off, I distressed the edges using the Cutter Kit.



We'll be baking cupcakes for Ben to take to school on Thursday, so I may not have a chance to create and post a project tomorrow night...but Spring Break starts Friday and hopefully that means LOTS of stamping time for me:)



Stamps: Just Riding, All Holidays, Extreme Elements
Paper: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal CS, Autumn Meadows DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Taken with Teal
Other: Jumbo Brads, Mat Pack & Paper Piercing Tool, Cutter Kit, book print (non-SU)