Flowers and Dinosaurs

One thing I’ve enjoyed about blogging is all the great people that my blog has allowed me to meet. One of these great people is the artist/owner of Cute As A Button Challenge. I love Francesca’s wonderful selection of images, and appreciate that she offers a monthly progressive challenge on FB.  I’ve picked up several free digis in this way. This card is made with one of them… and reminds me of one of my favorite cartoons when I was growing up- Pebbles! Colored and adhered atop some fun patterned paper, the birthday card is sure to be loved by a young (or old) dino lover!  

Am entering this card into two Cute As A Button challenges, plus Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge- TicTacToe  (last column- person and pet, dinosaur colors in patterned paper, cake… like for a birthday?! ) and Bugaboo Stella Says Sketch Challenge.

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Cute As A Button (Pebbles)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Front Sentiment - “Happy Birthday”- Lili of the Valley (Everyday Sentiment Tags)

·   Inside Sentiment- Label is from my scrapbook/journal supplies stash)

·   Assorted cardstock and ribbon scrap from my stash

·   Dino patterned paper- Hobby Lobby

Entered into:  

Bugaboo Stamp- Stella Says Sketch Challenge #813 

Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge- TicTacToe 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- August

Cute As A Button- August: CH #59 Anything Goes

Cute As A Button-FB Progressive Challenge #39 Pebbles

Spectrum Noir Classique  FB Community Group- Aug-Anything Goes

I wanted to make another entry for Simon Say's Monday Challenge “Beautiful Botanical with the beautiful wood-mount stamp from PSX named Bucket of Tulips. This time I used a technique that I remember making back in the 1990s, stamping the image onto two colors of paper, tearing them in half, and then switching the torn halves to make a pair of two-toned cards.  I used light shades of decorative chalks, with just a touch of grey marker shading, to give the card a muted look. A strip of sheer black ribbon provides a bit of contrast. And the freebie sentiment on the inside provides an unexpected spark of humor!

 

Supplies: 

·   Bucket of Tulips image- PSX Wood Mount Stamp (company is out of business)

·   Colored with decorative chalks and a grey Spectrum Noir Classique marker for shading

·   Front Sentiment - “Happy Birthday”- Lili of the Valley (Everyday Sentiment Tags)

·   Inside Sentiment- Kellie Winnell Freebie #183  (One Minute-Vacuum)

·   Assorted cardstock, black photo corners and sheer black ribbon from my stash

Entered into:  

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Beautiful Botanicals

Jan’s Digi Stamps- August Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

I created this final card for Power Poppy’s Creative Confetti Challenge named Pop Goes the Flower. The requirement was to stamp/print a floral image, color it, and then color the background in a darker shade that will make the image "pop". I decided to use a free digi from Power Poppy, printing off an extra copy of the central sentiment. I colored the background of that section with a dark green to help it become the focal point. The background of the larger section was colored a medium green, framed in white.  The sentiment square is mounted atop a few scraps of card stock then adhered to the card front with foam tape. Bright photo corners add a pop of color!

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Power Poppy Freebie (Kindness Is the Way)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Assorted cardstock and yellow photo corners from my stash

Entered into:  

Power Poppy- Creative Confetti- Pop Goes the Flower 

The Sisterhood of Crafters- It's The Thought That Counts (Sentiment as the Focal Point)
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #454-455 Anything Goes