Extreme Skateboard Birthday Card

Today’s card is perfect for a pre-teen or teen boy’s birthday.  In fact, I think I may give this one to my son who will be turning 12, instead of the one I made a few months ago.  That’s the beauty of making cards in advance – I have lots of time to change my mind

Here’s how I made the card:

1. Cut a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Pacific Point CS and fold it in half using your bone folder.  Round the top two corners with a 1/2″ corner rounder punch.
2. Cut a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Crumb Cake CS (formerly called Kraft CS) and round the top two corners with a 1/2″ corner rounder punch.
3. Ink up the Sanded background stamp with Crumb Cake Classic ink and stamp it onto the 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Crumb Cake CS. Set it aside for a moment.
4. Cut a 2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of DP from the Celebrations DP collection and stick it to the Crumb Cake CS piece, about 1/4″ up from the bottom edge of the CS.
5. Lay a 7″ piece of 1/4″ Real Red Grosgrain ribbon across the Crumb Cake CS so that it covers the seam of the DP.  Bring the ends of the ribbon around to the back of the CS and stick them down with SNAIL adhesive.
6. Center and stick the Crumb Cake CS piece to the Pacific Point card front with SNAIL adhesive.
7. Cut a 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Whisper White CS and round the top two corners with a 1/2″ corner rounder punch.
8. Stamp the Extreme Skateboarder image towards the top of the Whisper White CS piece in Pacific Point Classic ink.
9. Stamp the greeting from the On Your Birthday stamp set in Basic Black Classic ink, just beneath the image.
10. Sponge the edges of the Whisper White CS piece with a sponge dauber and Pacific Point Classic ink.
11. Stick the Whisper White CS piece to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Position it so that it is about 3/4″ away from the right edge of the Crumb Cake CS.
12. Stick two buttons to the left of the image and one button to the right of the image using mini glue dots.
13. Take a 4″ piece of Real Red Grosgrain ribbon and tie it in a single knot.  Stick it to the existing piece of Real Red Grosgrain ribbo with a mini glue dot.  You’re done!

Hope you enjoyed today’s card!

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Stamps: Extreme Skateboard, On Your Birthday, Sanded background stamp
Ink: Pacific Point Classic ink, Basic Black Classic ink, Crumb Cake Classic ink
Paper: Pacific Point CS, Crumb Cake CS, Whisper White CS, Celebrations DP
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, mini glue dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, sponge dauber, Brights Designer Buttons, Playground Designer Buttons (retired)