HB2U - alcohol marker

My card today celebrates the birthday of a music-loving teen featuring a stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps with Spectrum Noir colouring and a Tutti Designs die.

Putting It Together

I no longer know many or really any teenage boys, but I do have several young co-workers who are still in college and I like people watching when I am out and about. 

I used Spectrum Noir markers on Simon Says Stamp cardstock to colour the teen. I seem to gravitate to ginger for hair colour when I am colouring, not sure why.  I wanted his shoes to be orange 'cause I like the bright sneakers I've seen. I didn't really think about how close it was to his hair colour.

I fussy cut the image then dry-fit him with the musical die and sentiment to get a feel for placement.

I used a linen-look cardstock for the background for a little texture, die-cut the music from black glitter cardstock for a subtle sparkle (not too sparkly for a boy), and slightly sparkly black embossing powder for the sentiment. I adhered everything flat to a white cardbase to make this card easy to mail.

Inside, I added the music stave again cut from plain black lightweight cardstock and a black ink sentiment with lots of white space for a personal greeting.

Supplies

Challenges

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes
Dies R Us: Birthday
Watercooler Wednesday: Masculine
Outlawz Festive Fridays: Theme - Birthday