Rick Adkins : Dino Days Bundle

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Thanks for Being a Friend-a-saurus!

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am sharing with you a fun thank you and friendship card that can be sent to both kids and adults. This is such a cute little card it just makes me smile looking at it. I was supposed to have used this card today for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge but someone feel asleep last night while editing photos in their chair. And, let's just say didn't get it submitted in time for the design teams posts to go live this morning. I thought it was just to cute of a card not to share it with you all today.

I used the Dino Days stamp set and matching dies to create today's card. I started out with a piece of whisper white cardstock (4 x 5 1/2) and stamped the dinosaurs in Pineapple Punch, Mango Melody, Lovely Lipstick, and Old Olive going down the side. I added the little footprints in Pretty Peacock to add to the story of the card. I wanted it to show that they where all moving in a pack. Must friends when together will also travel in a pack or group.

I then stamped the Brontosaurus in Pretty Peacock and used the matching dies to cut him out. I wanted him to look like he was in front of the herd so I popped him up on a few dimensionals. Since He actually would have been taller than the other dinosaurs anyway and in the foreground I knew this had to be done. Plus it allowed for my layering to work a little better. When I stamped the Old Olive dinosaur I got him a little close to the Lovely Lipstick one and his head touched the body and didn't show up as well as I would have liked. But that's okay its a handmade card not a card from Hallmark. It adds character right?

I stamped the sentiment in Lovely Lipstick on the bottom left of the card and added some of the Dinoroar Enamel Shapes around it. I wanted to make sure it didn't get lost with such a right sided heavy card. I also added a small strip of the Dinoroar Designer Series Paper to the inside of the card to tie everything in and to add a little interest. Originally, I had the same strip of paper going across the front of the card where the footprints are but I thought it was a little to much and took away from the rainbow of dinosaurs; so I removed it and just left the tracks.

So my advice for you today is don't be afraid to edit some things out once you do it if it's just not working. After getting everything stamped I added the focal image to a Pretty Peacock Mat (5 3/8 x 4 1/8) and the card front was then ready for the Pineapple Punch card base (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4). I added a whisper white inside to finish off the card. Here's my color combo for this card you can pin this image to your Pinterest board to save it for later.

Thanks for dropping by today I hope that you have a wonderful day; remember if you want any of these supplies you have seen used today you can pick them up in my online store by clicking on the item below in my Stampin' Up! Shopping List.

Happy Stampin'

Rick

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Stampin' Up! Shopping List:

Dino Days Photopolymer Stamp Set [149406] $21.00	Dino Days Bundle [151139] $50.25	Dinoroar Suite Bundle [152194] $75.75	Pineapple Punch 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146971] $8.75
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Dinoroar Designer Series Paper [149589] $11.50	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $7.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $7.50	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $7.50	Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad [147141] $7.50
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50	Dino Dies [149636] $35.00	Dinoroar Enamel Shapes [149591] $7.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

You're RAWRsome! Video Tutorial

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share a super fun card with you that will make anyone smile when they get it in the mail. I picked products from one of my favorite suites this week to share a fun card that could be used for adults and kids alike. I love the Dinoroar suite in the new 2019-2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog it's so much fun and just makes me laugh and returns me to my childhood. I think it's a great addition to anyone's collection and can be used not only for the kiddos but for some fun adult cards as well. Here's a look at my cards.

I mean honestly who wouldn't love to get a card in the mail with a fun dinosaur that said "You're RAWRsome!" I would, and I think must anyone would. It's a little whimsy that can be just sitting in the mail box to brighten someone's day. This stamp set (Dino Days) comes from the Dinoroar Suite in the annual catalog and it has some fun products that can be used on your projects. You have a fun stamp set with matching dies, some great designer series paper, and wonderful embellishments.

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Super Simple Card Design:

Don't under estimate the super simple card designs when making cards. Sometimes it's all you really need. For example my main focus on the card is the egg with the hatching dinosaur. In the background all I put was some designer series paper cut at 5 1/4 x 4 with a simple thin mat (4 1/8 x 5 3/8).

For this little guy I used Mango Melody and Pretty Peacock to stamp both him and his little spikes which are two different stamps and both have matching dies in the Dino Dies set. I just added a little adhesive behind the spikes and placed them on his back. I pulled the colors right from the designer series paper. By the way you can get the Dino Days Stamp Set and the Dino Dies together as part of a cost saving bundle, so don't over look that in the catalog.

For the female dinosaur version I did the same thing but didn't stamp the spikes. I felt she didn't need them. I stamped the dino in Lovely Lipstick and the sentiment again in old olive. I used a piece of Pretty Peacock for my mat. My card bases for both cards are in Thick Whisper White cut at 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2. I did put a 1/2" x 5 1/2" strip of matching designer series paper on the inside of both cards to tie everything together. In the video tutorial I also shared how to create a matching envelope for your card.

Video Tutorial:

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Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you have enjoyed my super RAWRsome card! I also wanted to mention that in this year's catalog on the first page of each suite if you look at the top of the suite there's one item code that can order all the items on that page for one price. Which is a super great deal if you have to have it all. Plus it's not only a great deal but it saves you time from having to key in all those item numbers one at a time. Just something to be aware of. I will be back tomorrow with another fun card featuring this stamp set for the Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge. See you then.

Happy Stampin'

Rick Adkins

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Stampin' Up! Shopping List

Dino Days Photopolymer Stamp Set [149406] $21.00	Dino Days Bundle [151139] $50.25	Dinoroar Suite Bundle [152194] $75.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $8.75	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.75	Dinoroar Designer Series Paper [149589] $11.50	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $7.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $7.50	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $7.50	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $7.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50
Dino Dies [149636] $35.00	3/8" (1 Cm) Denim Ribbon [149590] $7.00	Dinoroar Enamel Shapes [149591] $7.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00