Congrats Mr 18 FMS225

This sketch from Jen Mitchell on the design team at Freshly Made Sketches was just the inspiration I needed to pull together a card for a young man turning 18. This clean sketch is perfect to make the DSP a focal point, and still allow the oh-so-important numbers to hold their own as well.

Go Wild Designer Paper Stack has some great masculine papers, in addition to the animal prints you might expect. I'm not a fan of animal prints but the other graphic designs more than compensate, especially when you can use a good-sized piece like this.

I've shared before that I like to cut several numerals and stack them up using Tombow to adhere them. It raises the numbers up enough to give a little more texture.

Because this is for a young man, I've kept the sentiment short and snappy. This one arrived in my Stampin' Up!® delivery this morning, included in the newest SALE-A-Bration stamp set, Party Pants. For the colours, it was easiest to take my cue from the DSP, so it's Sahara Sand and Basic Black.
Are you going to make a card using this sketch? I think you should, and share it at Freshly Made Sketches too.





Cheers, Rachel