Thursday, 31 December 2009

Troublesome Teens!

The cards I find most difficult to make are for teenage boys...I never was one, don't really know any...I do teach a few, but I suspect that most teenage boys aren't into classical music! lol
Anyway, my friend Samantha's son, Ashley, turns 13 next month, so I've tried to make a card suitable to send him.
I followed the fab Papertake Weekly Challenge sketch...nice and simple...and am also entering this card into a couple of other challenges: Charisma Cardz 'Celebration'...they are also having a blog hop with lots of prizes on offer to celebrate their first birthday this week; and My Time to Craft's 'Anything Goes'. I have no idea what make of stamp the image is...it was sent to me in a swap...but if you do recognise it, please let me know what it is. I used my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots', 'Spots & Dots' and 'Diamond Plate' folders to create the background, distressing the edges with my distressing tool. The sentiment stamp is from a little Studio G set, the brads are Papermania, the star was cut using a Nestie, and the numbers were cut using the Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet.

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15 comments:

  1. Always with a Sentiment31 December 2009 at 13:15

    Hi Helen. Thats a great card. I love all the embossing and the image is just perfect. He will love it, I am sure.
    Happy Crafting and a very Happy New Year to you and your family.
    Love Sandra xx

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  2. Uma31 December 2009 at 13:55

    well done! A very difficult card to make.

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  3. Elaine A31 December 2009 at 16:22

    Hi Helen -

    Great job! I have the same problem, my nephew will be 20 in January and need to come up with a card for him also. I always find masculine cards difficult. Happy New Year!

    Elaine Allen

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  4. Pat31 December 2009 at 17:35

    Great card, lovely image. Thanks for joining in the Challenge at MTTC this week. Happy New Year.

    Pat xx

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  5. Leanne31 December 2009 at 21:03

    Fantastic card!!

    Thank you for joining us at Charisma this week - good luck!

    Happy 2010!!

    Hugs
    Leanne
    xx

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  6. Vee31 December 2009 at 21:17

    Fabulous card. love the colour combo. Thanks for playing with Charisma this week. Good luck with the blog hop. Happy New year!!
    xx Vee

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  7. Unknown1 January 2010 at 10:17

    Fab male card, so hard to make especially for a teenager!

    Thanks for visiting my blog and entering my candy & joining in with the Charisma blog hop - best of luck!

    Jan xx

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  8. Allison1 January 2010 at 15:02

    lovely card and image
    Thanks for joining us at Charisma this week
    AllisonX

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  9. Donna1 January 2010 at 18:43

    Fantastic take on this weeks sketch Helen, this little image is one of my fav's, fab papers too! Thanks for playing along with this weeks PTW challenge :) Donna x

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  10. Daniele1 January 2010 at 21:55

    this is a great card for a younger male happy new year from MTTC hugs x

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  11. Anonymous1 January 2010 at 23:44

    BRILLIANT Helen hes gonna love it you have really done him proud!

    Thanks Babe!!

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  12. Sharon Caudle2 January 2010 at 03:52

    Love your card, Helen! It's perfect for a teenage boy! Thanks so much for joining us at PTW! hugs!

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  13. Lesley2 January 2010 at 21:22

    Fab card, great for a boy! Thanks for taking part in the MTTC challenge xx

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  14. Audrey2 January 2010 at 21:27

    too cute! i love that image!

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  15. Chrissie4 January 2010 at 19:28

    This is a really great card!
    Many thanks for joining in our challenge at My Time to Craft this week!
    Happy New Year!
    Chrissie

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x

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