Simon Says make a new model of C3P0 for Sketch & Stash with a Passion for Promarkers

This is one of those cards where I loved my idea, loved the main element but I am disappointed with the overall look. It is, however, for my soon to be 9 year old nephew who eats and sleeps Star Wars and who is somewhat less discerning than I when it comes to artistic merit so I'm sure he will like it.  I used the fab "sketch" over at Sketch & Stash but made it a tiny more asymetric to suit what I had in mind.

I am also entering this into Simon Says who want to see a “card for a child” and for Passion for Promarkers want us to “make our own embellishment”. I made the circuit board myself (as you can no doubt tell!) by drawing lines and circles and heat embossing with silver.

My main DP is Basic Grey "Wander". This is the first page I have used from the pack – it's great for boys cards. I almost never use metallic card with my creations but this one cried out for it. I ran the gold horizontal panel through my Sizzix machine with a new metal plate effect masking folder by That Special Touch which I bought recently at Ali Pali.
My image is a free digi which I found on a Star Wars colouring page web site here. I Photoshopped out the contents on his tray and added a birthday cake! I coloured his background digitally except for the window views. Outer space and my image were coloured with Promarkers.
The robot has been glazed, except where his innards are showing, to make him shiny. There is a bit of electrical wire on the card instead of ribbon. It looks naff but I liked the idea. The left hand corner is cut with a new Marianne Die and I've added a little silver Craftworks candy to balance the other silver elements.

And here is the finished card from which you can see that C3P0 has been replaced by model HB2U. Inside the card it says Happy Birthday to You just in case my nephew didn’t understand the “joke”