Teen boy cards can be a bit hard especially if you don't have a stamp set that goes along with some of their interests. Or you have that stamp set but have used for more than one card for them already! Sometimes I just go with bright colors and some fun shapes and a bold sentiment.
For my teen boy birthday card today I used the Global Design Project sketch for inspiration on the layout.
The card starts with a Whisper White thick base, then has a narrow strip of Whisper White embossed with the Subtle embossing folder for a little detail for the sketch element.
I cut various sized triangles with the Stitched Triangle dies in Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie and Bermuda Bay and then stamped some with The Right Triangle stamp set. I layered them in a cluster for a nice grouping to put the big sentiment onto following along with the sketch.
I used some retired Black Glimmer paper, adhesive foam sheets and the Playful Alphabet dies to make a nice sparkly happy birthday hashtag. Hashtags are probably not cool anymore but I've never claimed to be 'in' so I'm staying on brand!
For the celebrate flag I used Basic Black cardstock and the Many Mates set. It looks a bit of a hot mess but it's embossed with white shimmer embossing powder so the parts that look funny are the bits of the glitter which don't photograph well. I promise it looks cooler in person. I popped the flag on dimensionals and then added a retired Bermuda Bay enamel star along with 2 more in the triangles.
Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today?
Stamps: The Right Triangle, Many Mates
Ink: Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark
Paper: Whisper White thick, Whisper White, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie, Black Glimmer (retired), Basic Black
Accessories: Stitched Triangle dies, Playful Alphabet dies, foam adhesive sheets, Subtle embossing folder, white shimmer embossing powder, dimensionals, enamel shapes (retired)
Love this Amanda - perfect for teen boy birthdays, which can be difficult to create for! Some text speak and brightly coloured triangles definitely fit the bill!
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