Life’s too short to say no the CAKE

How do you with go making teenager cards?

How do you go with making masculine cards?

Well, put these two things together and you get teenager masculine card and that’s exactly what I needed for my friend's son's 18th birthday today. Now that's a challenge! 
These two things I struggle with because I usually love to make pretty, layered, floral, embellished cards. (They are my go to cards). 

I decided to feature a fun sentiment as the focal point, using a couple of the awesome new products from the upcoming 2019 Occasions Catalogue, which will be available from 3rd January 2019. I have seen a few cards made with these large sentiment stamps and thought this would be perfect for my friend's son. And who wouldn't want to eat cake, right?

So here is my fun project, the products used and below you will see the full list of products and where to find them.

Here's how I made my card:

I started by stamping the Buffalo Check background onto Whisper White Cardstock using Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad and layered this onto a card base of Thick Whisper White Cardstock.
I then cut the gray wood texture Designer Series Paper from the Festive Farmhouse DSP using the 3rd largest Rectangle Stitched Framelits. 
I stamped the fun sentiment in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink and gave it a short time to completely dry before colouring the word CAKE with the Dark Mango Melody Stampin' Blend to add a pop of colour.
I then layered the stamped DSP onto a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock using Tear 'n Tape.
I used the Dark Mango Melody Stampin' Blend to colour the ribbon so that it matched the word CAKE in the sentiment and it dried within a couple of minutes. I then wrapped the ribbon around the DSP and Smoky Slate cardstock and adhered at the back. 
I decided I wanted my focal piece to stand up off the background, so I mounted the entire panel on Dimensionals then layered it onto the Buffalo Check background.
To finish off the card and add some extra dimension and interest I added 3 black Faceted Dots, because even masculine cards need some bling!!!
I forgot to take a photo of the inside, but I layered some Smoky Slate, Mango Melody and Whisper White cardstock and stamped a large Happy Birthday greeting in the centre.


Product List

Occasions Catalogue - to be released 3rd January 2019
148450 Amazing Life Photopolymer stamp set - $34.00
148551 Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies - $61.00

2018 Holiday Catalogue - (only available until 2nd January 2019 - be quick!)
147820 Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper - Price reduced to $15.40 (while stocks last)
147794 Buffalo Check Background Stamp - Price $26.00 (carrying over)
147944 Mango Melody Dark Stampin' Blends - Price $7.75 (carrying over)

Annual Catalogue - 
148187 Stamparatus - Price $85.00
140490 Whisper White Thick A4 Cardstock - Price $13.50
131291 Smoky Slate A4 Cardstock - Price $14.75
132708 Tuxedo Memento Black Ink Pad - Price $10.00
49165 Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad - Price $13.00
144172 Sheer Ribbon 1/8" Whisper White - Price $10.50
146910 Faceted Dots - Price $10.50
138995 Tear 'n Tape - Price $9.00
104430 Stampin' Dimensionals - $6.00

To purchase these and any other products, please click on the SHOP button at the top of this page to go to my online store. Remember to use my Host Code to get extra rewards from me. 
If you live in Australia, do not already have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and would like a copy of the Occasions Catalogue, please get in contact with me and I would be happy to send one to you.
From 3rd Jan to 31st March 2019 we will be celebrating Sale-A-Bration, which is a great time to shop with Stampin' Up! Each time you spend $90, you will get to choose free products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. See my online store for details from 3rd January 2019, or contact me for your copy.

Please feel free to contact me with any queries or if you need help with your order.
You can contact me at mandyspapercraftcreations@gmail.com or call me on 0411846692.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I hope you enjoyed this project and it has helped and inspired you to get creative.

Have a great day and Happy Craftin'.

Mandy