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Monday, September 3, 2012

DinoROAR!!

One of my favorite times of the year is when the new Stampin' Up! Catalog is released! I look forward to it for months! When I got it in my hands in May, I combed over it for days tyring to figure out which sets I MUST have ASAP! :) Well, this has rubbed off on my kids. My son, Brett, who is 4 found a favorite set that he wanted...DINOROAR! We have stamped a little together with this set and he loves to color the images after he stamps. I decided this would make a wonderful birthday card for him this year. I saw this wonderful challenge sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #50 that I thought would work perfectly...
I wanted the dinosaurs to have some interesting color so I chose Lucky Limeade, Midnight Muse, and Tempting Turquoise. I used a piece of Shimmery White card stock and added some color randomly all over the page by picking up some reinker with an Aquapainter. to make the color flow I spritzed the paper lightly before and after adding the reinkers. I then stamped the images using Black StazOn. I think this made the dinosaurs more "reptile"in appearance. The ground was created by using the Core'dinations paper and embossing it with the Woodgrain Impressions Folder. I used several dimensionals as well to give a great 3D look to the card even though it is difficult to see in the picture.
When I showed it to my son, he LOVED it! His birthday isn't until September 26, but I am horrible at keeping surprises a secret!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!!
Aimee
 
Stamp Sets: Dinoroar
Paper: Sahara Sand CS, Whisper White CS, Shimmery White CS, Summer Starfruit CS, Midnight Muse CS, Early Espresso Core'dinations paper, Lucky Limeade DSP
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Early Espresso, Midnight Muse reinker, Tempting Turquoise reinker, Lucky Limeade reinker, Black StazOn
Accessories: Linen Thread, Dimensionals
Tools: Circle Punch 1 3/8, Woodgrain Impressions Folder, Square Lattice Impressions Folder, Big Shot 
 

4 comments:

  1. I love your dinosaurs, Aimee! That technique looks so good on them. Make sure you frame this for Brett's room!

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  2. What a fantastic card Aimee! I love those dinosaurs! I am really regretting not getting them!!! This is the perfect card for a little boy! Fabulous job on the colouring! Love the woodgrain and the dimension! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  3. Wow ... your dinosaurs are awesome, love the colours and love the textured woodgrain!
    Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

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  4. Oh, how cute! I just love the pteradactyl in the corner! Any little boy...and girls too...would love a card like this! Thanks for playing with Freshly Made Sketches!

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