Hi everyone! Thanks for joining me again as I continue my Guest Design spot for SugarPea Designs!
I’ve always been fascinated with dinosaurs, even from a young age. Among my favourite books as a child were several thick volumes about all the different species of dinosaur, histories of palaeontology, and a whole lot more! The Natural History Museum was one of my favourite places. In fact if I hadn’t studied Astrophysics I probably would have picked Palaeontology as my degree. But I digress.
So with my fascination continuing well into adulthood, it’s no wonder that I have a natural attraction to and affiliation for dinosaur stamp sets. Dinosaur cards aren’t just great for kids – they enthral adults and children alike! And once you factor in some clever puns, they work for a number of occasions too. Case in point:
Poor dinosaurs! I’m guessing they don’t have a clue that their party is about to be cut short rather prematurely! I totally *adore* all the cute little dinosaur images from the Prehistoric Pals stamp set – they’re so sweet and fun! I wanted to put together a little scene for their party, so I freehand cut a number of mountain ranges and layered them with dimensional adhesive for loads of interest! The mountain are set against a Distress Ink blended sky – which is a little overcast due to that ominous meteorite heading everybody’s way…
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I enjoyed adding lots of fun little details to this card! Things like the stamped texture on the rocks and meteorites – courtesy of some selective inking of the egg stamp in the set! I coloured my cute little dinosaurs with Copic Markers – not quite realistic colourings and markings for dinosaurs (according to what we know anyway) – but I think we can forgive them for looking festive given they should be able to live out their last moments in style, lol!
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I mentioned how a sentiment can make a card, and the sentiments in the Prehistoric Pals set allow for so many fun occasions! I couldn’t resist this hilarious party sentiment, which is perfect for any type of celebration! The placement draws the eye across the card and really helps to ‘ground’ the scene too.
Just a pity this celebration is coming to an end a little too soon! *wink*
I do hope you love this card as much as I loved making it! I’ll be back again soon with something new to share!
Dinosaur Party Celebration Card | Taheerah Atchia
September 19, 2016 at 10:49 am[…] – you can find many more images, close-ups and a description of how I made it over at the Sugar Pea Designs blog where I’m guesting this month! I’d really appreciate you hopping over there and taking […]
shelly
September 19, 2016 at 3:21 pmYay, Taheerah!
This is sooo cute! Love it!
Teresa Doyle
September 19, 2016 at 9:35 pmThis is absolutely adorable Taheerah, a fantastic job!
Katherine Lesh
September 20, 2016 at 6:20 amFabulous Taheerah. Love that sentiment !!!
Cris G.
September 20, 2016 at 8:30 amOh my, this is one of the funnier and clever cards I’ve ever seen! Totally hilarious, but also a little bitter-sweet… anyway, the sentiment is a lot of fun! You rock, Taheerah :D!
Vicki Laster
September 20, 2016 at 10:16 amFirst I loved the composition of your photograph, then the wonderful color and layout of your card. Lots of extra details, your write up was amusing and made me smile!
The pun was perfect with the meteor heading right for the little cuties. Strangely fun, rather than disturbing. LOL!
Vicki
Maye M.L.
September 20, 2016 at 1:39 pmYou “rock” Taheerah! This card is brilliant, smashing, ultraclever, marvelous 🙂 Cheers!
Lisa Lara
September 21, 2016 at 10:06 pmGenius card Taheerah. I love the rock!
carol
September 26, 2016 at 2:57 pmMy previous comment was obviously eaten by the blogger-monster, so I’m back…with the extra delight that comes from a ‘second helping’ of viewing your stellar card! Your partying dinos are adorable, and your fascination with them certainly comes through in their colouring and design. I know you had fun creating them; they’re infused with joy (despite their impending doom…). The little touches you’ve included have such impact (sorry…no pun intended *grin*). The textures on the rock, the blended sky, the popped up mountains…all delightful…but the erupting little volcano steals the ‘supporting cast’ winner’s role for me! Love this!
janet
September 26, 2016 at 8:43 pmbahahahbbah!! Super adorable card with a great sentiment 🙂 Top Notch!!