Beautiful Ride - 18th birthday

Today I'm sharing a card I made for a family friend's 18th birthday earlier this month. Still can't quite believe that he can possibly be 18 already but apparently time flies & kids grow up!

My Beautiful Ride stamp set got it's first inking for this card. I just had to get it as I love the cute little vw bug . The surfboard in the set was perfect for this birthday-teen too (even though darling husband said I stamped it too far back on the car roof).

I stamped the bug in basic grey (I like the softer look than black gives & is still waterproof on whisper white), then coloured it with an aquapainter & bermuda bay ink from an ink pad. After I finished, it looked a little too clean for a masculine card so I added some texture with the Gorgeous Grunge speckle on the white panel, & Timeless Textures hession(?) stamp onto the smoky slate panel. I think this works really well with the watercolour-grungy look of the Number of Years number stamps. I like stamping the numbers & sentiments onto thick whisper white card as it's much sturdier.

I added some Everyday Chic washi below the card - this has been sneaking into quite a few projects of all sorts (including last week's eggplant floral card) & 2 sentiments from Beautiful Ride. The finished card it's bigger than a standard one as it kind of grew around the stamped panel. Of course that's no problem thanks to my handy dandy Envelope Punch Board.

I carried over elements from the front to the inside & included a pocket to hold some money.

So, I think that's all I have to say about my bug, except that I hope the birthday teen liked it. It was certainly fun to make. Thanks for visiting today & remember to pin my card if you liked it.

Until next time, inky wishes,
Di

Supplies
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Print Recipe

Beautiful Ride Photopolymer Stamp Set	Number Of Years Photopolymer Bundle	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set	You're So Lovely Photopolymer Stamp Set
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock	Basic Black A4 Card Stock	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate	Pool Party A4 Card Stock	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack
Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad	Aqua Painters
Everyday Chic Designer Washi Tape	Subtles Candy Dots	Big Shot	Big Shot Magnetic Platform	Large Numbers Framelits Dies
Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set