If you struggle creating cards for boys, then the Chill Out stamp is just what you need. The style of the sloths really lends itself to young teenage boys and pair it with more masculine colours and you’ve got yourself the perfect card! This card takes no time to make so you can make a few to have in your stash ready to send out to any boy’s birthday! So let’s create a birthday card for a teenage boy!
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY DESIGN-TEAM WORK FOR SUNSHINE & BEE DESIGNS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
Creating the masculine background
To start, place each of the three sloths onto separate acrylic blocks ready for stamping. Next, place a piece of white card on top of some fun foam ready for stamping. The fun foam will help you get a good impression each time you stamp.
Next, choose 3 different shades of one colour. Here, I went for blue but you can easily tailor the colours to your recipient. For this card, I have used Catherine Pooler Inks in Hot Tub, All That Jazz and Daydream to create the background. Start by stamping the sloths on the background, rotating the sloths to create variation. In addition, stamp the mug and drink cup in the stamp set to fill out the background.
Colouring the sloth
Once the stamping on the background is complete, stamp one more sloth onto another piece of white card in Juniper Mist ink. Next colour the sloth in using a paintbrush and Catherine Pooler inks. You can easily pick up the ink with your paintbrush from the pad and colour the image in. For the fur, I used Sand Castle and Icing on The Cake inks as well as Twilight ink to add shading on the pale fur.
To fill out the background a little more, I added fine dots to the background using two Copic Markers in B00 and G000. Once complete, trim the panel down and adhere to a Navy card base.
Assembling the card
Now to assemble, start by foam mounting the coloured sloth onto the front of the card. Next, using the Lawn Fawn Happy die, add a die-cut sentiment in Navy. To add more interest to the die-cut, add a turquoise offset die-cut behind the layered navy die cuts to create a shadow.
The stamp set comes with a small ‘birthday’ sentiment which was heat embossed in black onto matching cardstock, foam mounting onto the front. Lastly, a few Nuvo Jewel drops in Grey Mist were add around the card.
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Supplies
birthday card for a teenage boy!
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All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US).
 Chil out – Sunshine & Bee Designs Shop at: SBD |  Lawn Fawn- Scripty Happy Dies Shop at: SB | BP |  Hot Tub Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |
 Hot Tub Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |  Hot Tub Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  All That Jazz – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |
 All That Jazz Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |  All That Jazz Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Daydream Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |
 Daydream Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |  Daydream Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Juniper Mist Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |
 Juniper Mist Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |  Juniper Mist Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Sandcastle Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |
 Sandcastle Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |  Sandcastle Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Icing On The Cake Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |
 Icing On The Cake Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: SB | CPD |  Icing On The Cake Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) |  Primary Ebony – WOW! Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 Grey Mist Nuvo Jewel Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (US) | SBD |  Gina K Designs – Sea Glass Cardstock Shop at: BP |  Nautical Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: HA | BP |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: SB | BP | Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP |  Original MISTI – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | SB | HA | BP |
 Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |  Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: SB | BP |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) |
WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: WOW (US) |  Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
 Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for SUNSHINE & BEE DESIGNS have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from WOW! Embossing Powder to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
