Dino-mite Party | ft. Lawn Fawn Pop-Up Dies and "Critters From the Past"

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Last weekend, my youngest got invited to her very first birthday party. She's obviously been to birthday parties before, but this one was a friend from her Kindergarten class and that meant it was super exciting.

When I called the mom to RSVP I was told that he likes dinosaurs. Immediately my mind began sketching card ideas and because it was such a special occasion for her, I used the Lawn Fawn Pop-Up dies to create the birthday card.

I love to keep the outside simple since the inside is going to be so much more involved. I think it kind of lowers people's expectations as well. Like "oooo .... thank you....?" then they open it and they're like "DANG!". It's kind of satisfying, really. LOL

To begin, I cut down a piece of kraft cardstock using the stitched rectangle dies and adhered it to the front of my A2 sized card base. I then stamped the dino prints around the edge using CTMH Saddle ink.

I stamped all my dinosaurs, the trees and the hat from "Critters From the Past" and the gift from "Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum" with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on 110lb Copic-friendly cardstock. I then cut them all out using the Brother 2 Scan N Cut, and coloured them with Copic markers.

I set all my pieces aside and cut the Hillside pop-up from the same cardstock and sponged Cracked Pistachio and Mowed Lawn Distress inks to make the grass. On the top portion inside my card, I sponged Tumbled Glass to get a nice blue sky.

I then assembled the inside of my card, adhering all the pieces with strong two-way tape. I stamped the sentiment inside with Memento Tuxedo Black ink as well, so that the inks would match.

Once the inside was completed I adhered the dinosaur and the speech bubble to the front of the card.

While my daughter was eager for me to just leave her at the party with a super fast "see you later, mom" she was very happy to report that the birthday boy loved the card as well as the gift.

I think my favourite part about making all my cards - not just the selling or the gift sets - really being able to customize it to the recipient's likes. I think it really adds something special that they know how much thought and time went into something just for them.

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