Birthday Card for a Young Man

Hey stampers, Anni here.
Do you remember when I asked you if this card is suitable for a young man turning 20. Well, I decided to make a different card for my nephew. And there is one item that works always for young men in my opinion: computers.

The stamp set Blogging Buddies by Mama Elephant is just the right choice.
I started by creating a background with ink pads in blue, violet and turquoise on watercolour paper. While the background dried I stamped the computer on alcohol marker friendly paper. I added just a little bit of colour (gry and a very pale aqua) to the computer and fussy cut the images (as always there are coordinating dies available). To personalize the card I decided to add the age on the card. For that I stamped out 20 with Mama Elephant's Balloon Et Cetera set in Versamark ink. I chose an embossing powder in aqua and heat embossed the balloons.
I adhered the background panel onto my card base and assembled the card. For the finishing touches I added some Glossy Accents to the computer screen and some Nuvo drops.

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty weekend.
Anni

   

Computer says.......?

Hello there :)
I hope you're enjoying the Bank Holiday Weekend?

My card today is an idea I've had in my head for a while... I think I first saw this design, with a different message, printed onto a T-shirt and thought it would make a fun interactive card.

It's a very simple pull tab card which makes the task bar fill with colour....

I used a computer from Blogging Buddies embossed in white on grey card, I cut the screen portion out so I could cut a slit in the card panel below. To cut the slit I used a small die from Blueprints 16 but you can easily use a ruler and knife instead. After making the task bar I masked of the screen area over it and inked through the Concentric Circle stencil to create a colourful background.
I added the images with foam squares and stamped out my message with Bella Letters from Mama Elephant.

This is how I assembled the pull tab on the back of the panel...

I inked a portion of the pull tab and trimmed it to a long 'T' shape.... this prevents the tab from being pulled out completely.

Apologies this picture is a little blurry but you can still see how the foam tape makes a channel for the tab and the end piece of foam stopping the tab from pushing out beyond the panel. I stacked three lengths of card together and adhered them to the back of the tab so it was the same height as the foam tape. Below you can see how the tab sits when pulled fully out :)

and just in case you wondered what the loading message was, here's the inside...

I hope the photos helped... this is the same method I used for the Interactive Smoothie card I made a few months back.... that was a Bank Holiday Monday project too!!! 

      

                                        

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x