Weeeooo-Weeeooo for FabFri39

This week’s sketch from Fab Friday is super-simple and straightforward.  I love that!  These sketches are perfect for ANY style of card – the sketch leaves room for almost anything to happen.  I only had to pick a theme and go for it.  I decided I wanted to make a fun and youthful card to showcase the You’re My Hero stamp set – a birthday card for a young boy.  Woo Hoo!  Or should I say Weeeooo-Weeeooo?  Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner from this week’s sketch challenge:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Straighten out the Diagonals.  It’s amazing to me how easily a diagonal pattern can be transformed when the diagonal is cut straight.  I already love this piece of I Am Me Designer Series Paper (such a soft and whimsical rainbow of fun), but the paper fits better into this sketch when the lines are cut straight.  I had to cut into the paper, but I won’t waste it.  The leftovers will be used for some other project.
• Create a Shiny Siren.  You already know I love to get snippy, right, I stamped the little car on Crumb Cake paper and on Whisper White paper.  The piece of Crumb Cake is cropped from the siren all the way down to the wheels with the frame of the car glued on top.  I punched a little siren with my Itty Bitty Shapes punch from Red Glimmer Paper.  Woo hoo!
• Balance the Colors. The color inspiration for this card is found in the I Am Me Designer Series Paper – from the Basic Gray base to the So Saffron front panel to the Real Red border around almost all of the elements on the card, the color choices really came together.  I tried and tried to add another piece of the DSP to the smaller of the two panels, but a darker, solid panel was necessary to ensure that all the colors were well-balanced on the card.  The Basic Gray was just what I wanted.  Don’t be afraid to play around with different papers until you get the look you want.
  

Stamp sets:  You’re My Hero, A Fitting Occasion  Papers:  Basic Gray, Real Red, So Saffron, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Red Glimmer Paper, I Am Me Designer Series Paper  Inks:  Jet Black StazOn, Real Red  Accessories:  Word Bubbles Framelits, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, Circles Collection Framelits, Curly Label punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Please head over to the Fab Friday blog to check out the amazing projects by the other team members.  I would LOVE for you to join us this week by submitting your own project.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian