Here is my card for the current MFT color challenge and the inspiration for it:
I used the MFT Cloud stencil to create the background with Distress Oxide inks. Then I stamped images from the MFT Prehistoric Fun stamp set. I watercolored the images with Tombow markers in coordinating colors. I intended to use the coordinating dies, but I made a mess of the outlines as I still have issues controlling the amount of water in my brush. I ended up fussy cutting them to get a clean image. I outlined all the images with a black marker and positioned some flat to the card front and others with foam tape for dimension. The hills were cut with Simon Says Stamp Stitched Slopes and Hills dies. I used Wink of Stella to sparkle up the clouds and dinosaur spots, which were also given a glossy coating with Nuvo Glaze, as did the lava on my volcanoes.
Considering I was initially stumped by this color combo, I have yet another card using it, so stay tuned for take 2!
ETA: 9/9/19 This card was selected as a Top 3 by Cut It Up Challenges!!! It was also picked as an Honorable Mention by 2 Crafty Critter Crazies!!!
I’m submitting this card to the following challenges:
- My Favorite Things Color Challenge #122
- Shopping Our Stash – #401 Based on a Book – I used the Dr. Seuss book Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur
, a favorite of my son’s when he was little!
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge – Anything Goes
- Colour Crazy Challenge – #30 Anything Goes
- Cut it Up Challenges – #179 – Critters – hill dies
- Addicted to Stamps and More – #352 Make Your Mark – watercolored with markers
- Sheepski Designs Challenge– #29 Animal Madness
- 2 Crafty Critter Crazies – #29 Anything Goes with a Critter
- Crafty Animals – #29 Anything Goes
- Die Cut Divas – August – Hot – hill dies
- Crafting Happiness Challenge – #7 Animals
- Double Trouble Challenge – SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing – Double Dare with 2 Crafty Critter Crazies
Your card turned out great! I love it! The colors are peppy, the dinos are adorable, and you’ve created a fantastic world for them to live in .
Thanks for joining us at Cut it Up for our Critter challenge!
Evelyn
http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com
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Thank you so much for the kind words!
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Great card! I love the coloring and sentiment. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity at Crafting Happiness Challenge. Hope you’ll share more of your projects.
Janis
Pause Dream Enjoy
Crafting Happiness Challenges
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Aw, thanks!!! Now that I found your challenge I’ll be sure to play again! 🙂
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Hi, Karen! What a fun, brilliantly colored, dino world card! I love the bright, happy, fantasy colors you’ve chosen, and the lovely inked background! So glad I got to see your critter project showcased at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge. Hope to see more of your creations in the future.
Crafty Smiles,
Donna
{Creative Smiles – my little crafting world}
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Wow, thank you!!! I was so happy to find a challenge that is always critters, so I’ll be back again for sure!
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Love this prehistoric card…it reminds me of the Grand Canyon dinosaur display at Disneyland. Thanks for joining us at Double Trouble.
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It’s funny you say that because I was totally thinking of the ride The Land at Epcot in Florida!!! They made the sky look similar and you go through a room with volcanoes. In retrospect, I should have added steam coming off the volcanoes! On that ride, a dinosaur similar to this one spits water at you 🙂
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I love the hot colors and the sky is fabulous as well as those cute dinosaurs. What a fun card. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for our “hot” challenge.
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Thank you!!! Now that I found your challenge, I hope to play along again!
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Fab card!
Love the dinos!
Thanks for “bookin it” with the crew from SHOPPING OUR STASH!
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Thank you!!!
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Love the colors in your prehistoric card combined with beautifully stenciled clouds and stitched hill dies you have created a beautiful scene for your dinosaur scene. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble and 2 Crafty Critter Crazies. Please come back and see what Thing 1, 2 and 3 have up their sleeve in future fun challenges.
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Wow! Thanks!!!
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This is so gorgeous. Thanks for playing along with us at Crafty Animals. Lisa DT
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Thank you!
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing it with us at Die Cut Divas and I hope to see many more of your beautiful creations soon 🙂
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Thank you! Now that I found your site I’ll be sure to play along more often!!!
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