A Young Man's Birthday

I can't believe sometimes that my nephew is turning 14!!  Thank you, Claire, for the perfect stamp set :) .

I first used white embossing powder for the dramatic circles image, then sponged two shades of Distress Ink, wiped off the image, and then added the circle and star stamps for accents.  The last step was distressing the edges all the way around.

The sentiment is accented with SU brads and mounted on foam. 

And here's a closeup:

Thanks for visiting :) !!