My sweet Raleigh turned three yesterday and here is the card I made him. It's based on his favorite monster truck, Max D.
I started with the kraft paper with Itty Bitty Backgrounds "dirt" stamped all over it. Then I took one of the kids' monster trucks, inked up its wheels and drove all over the paper. That was fun. This week's sketch was perfect for this card because I could make the stripe to match the stripe on the Max D truck that kind of looks like flames. So I used a variation of the camouflage background technique. I crumpled up the yellow cardstock and rubbed Cantaloupe and Tangelo ink all over it. Then I printed out the sweet Monster Truck digi from PrettyGrafikDesign and cut it with my ScanNCut. Mounted him on a silver square that I drew in some tire tracks. Finished off with a banner with three flags and a three stamped on it. I made sure to distress a lot because I'm on the "Shabby Chic" TLC Challenge (#11).
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Wed, Jan 10, 2018 @ 2:30 PM
This Boys card is positively perfect! Love the scrunched and inked orange background bit! The tire tracks throughout the rest of the background is really great, too!
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Thu, Jan 11, 2018 @ 1:00 PM
This card is just super de duper cool for a wonderful 3-year-old boy! He is going to be thrilled when he opens this fun card up! I love how you inked one of his monster trucks and ran it all over the paper for added texture and fun! Great touch there! The whole card is just delightful! ~Karen.
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Sat, Jan 13, 2018 @ 3:12 AM
Super fun card! Perfect birthday card for a 3 year old. Love it!!!
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Sun, Jan 14, 2018 @ 4:15 PM
WOW! What a perfect card for a young man (boy or teen)! LOVE it...all those lovely bright earthy tones...great combination! Your image and coloring are just perfect! Love the swag!
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