Friday 10 March 2023

Card for a child at Seize the Birthday

 


Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Linda wants us to make a card for a child.


or, play along with our anything goes birthday option.


Our party guests and my team mates have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope to see you in the gallery.

A friend's little boy loves dinosaurs, so this was a good chance to try out this stegosaurus die that I hadn't used yet.
I made quite a few backgrounds by smooshing glossy photo paper in distress and oxide inks .
(I think this one was just vintage photo distress ink).

This is a fiddly die but fun!
 I layered all of the pieces onto black pieces before assembling them so that they would have some dimension. 

The background is cardstock smooshed into pumice stone and tea dye oxide inks.
I inked over some of it to create the sky, and finished it with a diecut palm tree and some greenery.

I'm linking up to these challenges:



Mix it Up Challenge Blog, anything goes and I'm using the optional distressing.


Edited to add:
I'm also linking up to a new to me challenge  Park Hopping My Happy Place as my Jurassic scene is a bit like the ride at Universal Studios, would love to go there one day, long way from Australia though!

Thankyou Makira for the suggestion!



Supplies:
Dies: Sizzix prehistoric;  MFT wild greenery and tag stax; Poppystamps grassland border; palm tree brand unknown;
Other: oxide and distress inks; sentiment sticker, glossy photo paper.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

21 comments:

HilaryJane said...

This is definitely a fun card. Love the effect of the smooshed ink on glossy paper. I am going to have to try it sometime. You have created a brilliant little scene. I am so pleased to be joining the party this month xx

Liz said...

Brilliant card, Cathy. I love the little dinosaur. xx

Pat said...

I love this stegosaurus and the scenic background with the added tree and foliage using your dies works brilliantly Cathy...a wonderful card for a youngster. x

Makira said...

💚💚💚this!! I saw this at the SSS Wednesday Challenge and came by for a closer look. I would love you to come and play with us at Park Hopping My Happy Place Challenge. Your cute tag reminds me of the Jurrasic Park ride at Universal Studios, FL. I hope you'll join the fun! Have a creative week. Join at https://parkhoppingmyhappyplace.com/ or with #parkhoppingmyhappyplace on Instagram. Cheers, Makira

Barbara said...

Well, this card put a smile on my face and I am sure that little dinosaur-loving boy will too. I like your take on this challenge.

Brenda in IN said...

A lovely background for him. What an awesome dino he is. This is a card to be treasured.

Makira said...

Thank you for sharing with us at Park Hopping, My Happy Place. Have a great weekend! Cheers, Makira

Linda said...

What a great card for a little boy who likes dinasaurs. He will love it. The background you created is perfect for your stegosaurs.

JoAnn said...

Your card is perfect for a little one that loves dinosaurs. My grandoson loved them when he was 2, he is now 27. :)

Linda said...

Your dinosaur card is perfect for someone who love dinosaurs. The background that you created works so well for your stegosaurs.

Colleen said...

Cathy, a dinosaur is certainly a favorite of many boys, so you can't go wrong with this for a birthday card! And this is a pretty cool looking dino too!

Maria Valente said...

So beautiful! Thank you for playing at MMMChallenge.
Hugs

Nancy said...

You hit a home run on this card, Cathy! I adore every inch!

Vicki Dutcher said...

What an adorable dino!

Ashwini Rao said...

Ohh, what a cool looking Stegosaurus! And I love that scene behind so much as well! Absolutely awesome card!!

Carol L said...

How fun and cute is this unique card! I love the tag element with the amazing details you added to make it look pre-historic! Brilliant!

shirley-bee said...

This is a fantastic card for a child, Cathy, I love it!

Glenda J said...

I love the tag background and you rocked the dinosaur! Such a cool effect - wow. Great card for a kid.

Rachel said...

Great card! I really like how you created the background you die cut the dinosaur from-so cool! Thanks for joining us at the Mix It Up Challenge Blog!

The Dream Pages said...

My son loves dinos so this card catched eye.. Love this card.. love all the texture you created..
Thank you so much for joining us at HLS die cutting challenge..
Swapna

Kim said...

What a fun card for a dinosaur loving child's birthday. Thank you for joining the challenge at Mix-it Up Challenge Blog.