A Simple Birthday Card Using Kiwi Lane Spooky

So, I picked up two sets of Kiwi Lane Design templates from ScrapbookSteals last week, and I have already put them to use.  I used the scallops on my mini album (previous post), and I used Spooky for this card.  I took the chevron-looking template (1a or b) and just traced it on white paper with both black and grey marker.  It made a simple background for this card for my nephew.  Then I used Unscripted Sketches #192 for the inspiration on the layout.  The stamp is Stampin Up.  I had to get a little "fancy" with the stamping since the stamp has the words stacked.  But, I needed a longer sentiment for the card.  So, I did a little masking and got it to work this way.  The grey paper is just scrap that I embossed a little using my MS score board.  And the back circles are a button, and brad, and a random black plastic disc I had in my stash.

This card is for my oldest nephew who is about to be a teenager.  He loves black and grey - I think those are the only colors I saw him in over Christmas - so, I hope he likes the card!