So what’s a nice girl like me doing with a skull and crossbones stamp?  Well with a tween daughter (yikes! that word scares the hell out of me), I was sure this stamp would get some good use.  Sure enough this week I was asked by my daughter to make a card using Stampin’ Up!’s ‘Just Jawing’ stamp set.   When making cards for this age group I figure it’s not my taste that counts, it’s whether the recipient will like it and judging by all the skull and crossbone stuff out there in teen shops I’m sure my daughter’s friend will like this card.

This theme was so out of my comfort zone that I actually stamped out some images and did a practice run of the card before stamping it properly.  So I stamped the skull and did a variety of things with it before I settled on what I’ve put on the finished card.  In having practiced with it I can see the potential to do quite a bit with it.  The background though came to me right away… I just stamped the star image repeatedly around the black cardstock using Versamark ink and then embossed it with clear embossing powder to give an interesting yet uncluttered background.  Not sure if you can see it well in the photo but the whole background shines with black stars.  To colour the chipboard star I just dabbed a sponge dauber into a Pink inkpad and then dabbed the colour onto the chipboard, it’s very quick to do and the chipboard ends up looking a little bit like suede which is a nice bonus.

Although I made this as a birthday card, my daughter assured me that “You Rock” would be great instead of “Happy Birthday” (but I’m sneaking a Happy Birthday stamp on the inside of the card!)

Anyway, hope I haven’t scared all of you off with this card, LOL, but I’m hope that some of you out there that have cards to make for tweens/teens will be inspired.  If you have teens and are interested in this stamp set then I’m happy to answer any questions for you or to help you get your own Just Jawing stamp set – just email me at angelasargeant@gmail.com.  By the way, you can make it into boy cards too by cutting circles instead of heart eyes or even adding googly eyes – now there’s a challenge for me next time!

Rubber Stamps:
Just Jawing Stamp set

Inkpads:
Versamark
StazOn Jet Black (although you don’t need StazOn, it’s the black inkpad of my choice)
Pink Passion

Cardstock & Paper:
Whisper White
Basic Black
Pink Passion

Accessories:
Chipboard Star
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Small Rhinestone (I used a rhinestone brad and just removed the rhinestone)
Clear Embossing Powder

Tools:
Sponge Dauber
Scallop Border Punch
Heat Gun
Anti-static pad (to prime the black cardstock before embossing)

Adhesives:
2-Way Glue Pen (to apply glitter)
Sticky Strip (to stick down the chipboard star)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (just under three of the bones so they sit nicely)
Crystal Effects (to glue down the rhinestone)
SNAIL (to layer cardstock)Can you tell I like to use lot of different adhesives?