Enjoy the ride...

Once again, my Studio Calico kit is inspiring me to create boy cards!

It was my twin nephew's birthday last Sunday and they turned 11. I was so challenged by making an age appropriate card for them!  I already struggle with masculine cards, and with the tween/pre-teen element added, I was stumped!

But, as it always does, different elements came together and made for a pretty cool card.

The paper in the background was in my June SC kit, I just used an orange Prismacolor pencil to bring some orange to a few of the circles. The scooter stamp actually had a heart on the rear, but I just didn't ink that portion. 

On the little card in the pocket, I stamped it, inked it and then felt like it needed a little oomph. So, I took pencils, pens, anything round, dipped them into Jenny Bowlin's Stick Candy and added some random circles!  

I added a couple of brads and glossy accents to bring the moped to life. I colored it with Prismacolors and mineral spirits. 

I am loving that Library Card PTI die. So versatile.  I added the Birthday definition stamp from Hero Arts to tie in the words on the background paper. 

Supplies:

Inks — Distress Ink (Antique Linen), Memento (Tuxedo Black), Jenny Bowlin (Stick Candy)

Stamps — Scooter by Imaginisce, Birthday Definition by Hero Arts, Ledger Background by Hero Arts, Admit One by LawnFawn, Critters in the Sea by LawnFawn

Papers — Aldrin by Studio Calico, Kraft by Bazzill 

Other — Library Card Die by PTI,  Glossy Accents, Brads