Another Dino Birthday!

 Hello and welcome back! While yesterday's card was a repeat of the Honey Bee set, today's card is a repeat of the Dino Days set. My great niece and great nephew are both dinosaur lovers, so whenever their birthdays roll around, this set gets another workout!

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at TGIF Challenges. I've also got the elements for the bottom row and right-hand column (sentiment, embellishment, die-cut, stitching, white) at Tic Tac Toe Challenges.

I used the Pretty Peacock Stampin' Write Marker to add faux stitching around the punched cloud to coordinate with the stitching on the square element. A few Garden Gems were added for some bling and a bit of Denim Ribbon for texture.

I didn't want to forget the inside of the card, so I added another dino!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Dino Days, Lift Me Up

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Lovely Lipstick, Old Olive, and Soft Sky cardstock; Dinoroar DSP

Ink - Mango Melody, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Lovely Lipstick; Stampin' Write Marker: Pretty Peacock

Accessories - Garden Gems, Denim Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Dino Dies, Cloud Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Another Dino Birthday!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for my great-niece, who is celebrating her 4th birthday.

I have to say, I've gotten a lot of mileage out of this set! Both of my niece's little ones have been the recipient of cards made with these cute dinosaurs, and my great-nephew even got a framed art birth sampler made with this set. If you do a search for Dino Days on this blog, you'll find all of these and more! 

Since I used the retired Dinoroar DSP, I was able to make use of some retired Lovely Lipstick cardstock and ink as well - perfect for a little girl who loves dinos! Some Artistry Blooms Adhesive Sequins added just the right amount of bling.

And I couldn't forget the inside of the card.

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Crew.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Dino Days, Zany Zebras (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick, and Whisper White Cardstock; Dinoroar DSP

Ink - Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Pool Party, Lovely Lipstick, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand

Accessories - Old Olive Linen Thread, Artistry Blooms Adhesive Sequins

Tools - Big Shot, Dino Dies, Starburst Framelits, Detailed Trio Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Dino First Birthday

Hello and welcome back! As I promised yesterday, here is the card for my grand nephew's first birthday:

I wanted to make a card to coordinate with the framed art I posted yesterday, so I've used the same stamp set and DSP.

 The design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Dino Days, Zany Zebras, Number of Years (inside sentiment)

Paper - Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, Pineapple Punch, and Old Olive Cardstock; Dinoroar DSP

Ink - Pineapple Punch, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody, Lovely Lipstick

Accessories - Denim Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Dino Dies, Fringe Scissors, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Dino Days Baby Framed Art

Hello and welcome back! Today's project is something I've been putting off for waaaaay too long! My niece's little boy is turning one next week and I never made the framed art piece I planned. And since I made one for his older sister (you can see that HERE), I knew he needed one too. Since his birthday is coming up, I figured this would be a good time to make and send it. 

My niece has dinosaurs everywhere for both of the kids, so this was a no-brainer! The center piece was CASEd from last year's Annual Catalog. I finally had a chance to use one of my new Blending Brushes on the egg shell. I loved it, and will definitely try some more techniques using them!

 

I was excited to get a sheet of the Pretty Peacock foil paper from my upline's stash - it was perfect for the letters.

And here's what it looks like all framed and ready to be shipped:

I'll have to include a note begging for forgiveness! 😊 Tomorrow, I'll be posting Holden's birthday card, so come back and check it out!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up! unless noted):

Stamp sets - Dino Days, Project Life Date It

Paper - Whisper White, Pretty Peacock, Old Olive, and Pineapple Punch Cardstock; Pool Party Core'dinations cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Noble Peacock Foil Sheets; Dinoroar DSP; Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor Paper (non-SU)

Ink - Pretty Peacock, Old Olive, Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick, Pool Party, Pineapple Punch

Accessories - Country Club Twine Combo Pack, Silver Brads

Tools - Big Shot, Dino Dies, Large Letters Framelits, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Foam Adhesive Strips

Card of the Day - Dino Tri-fold

Hello and welcome back! A friend at church has a little boy who shares a birthday with my husband, so I decided to make him a card. He will be 4 years old this week, and little guys love dinosaurs, so here's what I made:

I think I used every color of ink that was in the designer paper on the dinos and the sentiments on the back!

I even made a special envelope since this card wouldn't fit into a standard sized one. I decided to hand deliver this card, so I stamped his name too. (You can't see it in this photo, but it's there!)

I can't wait to see the look on his face when he opens it.  It was really fun to make!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!, unless otherwise indicated):

Stamp sets - Dino Days, Itty Bitty Birthdays, Epic Alphabet
Paper - Pool Party, Whisper White, Pretty Peacock, Mango Melody, Lovely Lipstick cardstock; Dinoroar DSP; neon yellow cardstock for envelope (from my stash)
Ink - Pool Party, Old Olive, Mango Melody, Lovely Lipstick, Pretty Peacock, Flirty Flamingo, Pineapple Punch
Accessories - Denim Ribbon
Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Dino Dies, Lovely Labels Pick-a-Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Tear & Tape, Envelope Punch Board

Something for Kids!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is something I don't make very often - a birthday card for a child. Our cousin's daughter is turning three this week, so I thought I'd make something from the dinosaur collection in the current annual catalog. One of the samples caught my eye and I started cutting pieces to make it until I realized there was WAY more fussy cutting than I wanted to do. So I modified it a bit to make it work. Here's the card that appeared in the catalog:

It's a little hard to see behind the watermark but nearly all of the elements (dinosaur, volcano, palm tree, clouds) are fussy cut from one of the designer papers. I was not doing that!  Here's what I ended up with:

My elements are a bit bigger, but I think it works. I have my stamp catalog in Evernote, so I was able to do a search and find a stamp set that had clouds that were about the right size (these are from the This Little Piggy set), but everything else is from Dino Days. I even found a roll of old retired denim ribbon in my stash that seems to be exactly like what is available in the current catalog! 

I made two of these cards, so somewhere along the line, one of our other little relatives will be getting one also.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamp set - Dino Days, This Little Piggy, Itty Bitty Birthdays
Paper - Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Old Olive, and Whisper White cardstock: Dinoroar DSP
Ink - Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana, Lovely Lipstick, Old Olive, Pool Party, Soft Suede
Accessories - Denim Ribbon
Tools - Big Shot, Dino Dies, Layering Ovals Framelits, Triple Banner Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots