Hi everyone! It’s Lindsay here with you today, from Crafting While Caffeinated Blog and YouTube Channel. I am so excited to be sharing today’s video tutorial with you. It is all about creating easy 5 minute birthday cards for boys, specifically pre-tees/teenagers. This is such a hard age group for me to create for, but I came up with a few ideas and thought I would share them with you all! Watch the video tutorial below for all the details!
![Creating birthday cards for preteen boys is always a challenge for me. I'm sharing a few ideas on creating quick and easy birthday cards for those boys!](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11-1-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
The Video Tutorial
The tutorial above contains products that were sent to me free of charge for design purposes. I only ever design for companies I can stand behind 100%!
Making the Cards
3D Celebrate
![The new Geo Netting stencil is perfect for creating quick birthday cards! I love the optical illusion this stencil creates!](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/8-1-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
It’s always hard for me to come up with ideas for these cards, but when I seen the new Geo Netting Stencil and it’s 3D like effect, I knew it was perfect for creating simple boy birthday cards. My son loves optical illusions, and this is definitely one of them!
![A fun font sentiment is the final touch to all of these birthday cards. I love sentiments that fun and funky fonts!](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
I ink blended a bright orange through the stencil and all that was left to do was add a sentiment! A fun font really helps make this more of a pre-teen card.
You Rock Birthday Card
![All the cards I create can't be video game cards, lol! When I seen the new Landscape stencil, I knew the bars would be the perfect music style card! A You Rock sentiment finishes this card perfectly!](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/3-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
There are a few more steps to this card, but it’s still just as simple! I started by die cutting a panel with a circle die. On the circle, I stenciled only the lines part of the new Landscape stencil. When I seen this stencil, I thought the lines looked a lot like the lines you see on a sound system. I stenciled just the lines with a bright blue ink.
![Because the outside sentiment isn't a birthday sentiment, I added it to the inside of the card! Plus this makes it easier on my son. All he has to do is sign this handmade card.](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecraftersworkshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1)
Then, on the outer panel, I used the Micro Dots stencil and a bright green ink to add a little more interest this card. Again, I went with a fun font “You Rock” sentiment, which isn’t a birthday sentiment, so I stamped that on the inside of the card!
I hope you all enjoyed the video tutorial today. If you are interested in any of the stencils I used today, you can find them linked down below. Until next time, happy crafting!!
TCW Design Team Member…Lindsay A (Crafting While Caffeinated)
![]() The Crafter’s Workshop – 6 x 6 Stencil – Geo Netting Shop at: SB.COM |
![]() The Crafter’s Workshop – 6 x 6 Stencil – Landscape Shop at: SB.COM |
What font did you use for the word celebrate on this card? Thank you!
It is a stamp set called Sentiment Sampler from Paper Smooches.