Have a Dino-riffic Day!

In honor of my nephew starting school next week, I made him a little back to school present - a new set of crayons and a few pencils with characters.

To make the crayon wrapper, I measured the width, height, and depth of the crayon box. I cut a 9" by 3" piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock. Then I made my own Designer Series Paper by stamping the cardstock with the stegosaurus image from the No Bones About It stamp set.

Then I wrapped the cardstock around the crayon box to get an idea of where the score lines should go and scored the cardstock with the Stampin' Trimmer. Measure and score your crayon box to fit.

To make the pencil case, I lined up the pencils and measured the total width and length. Then I cut a 7-5/8" x 7-5/8" piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock. I stamped all of the dinosaurs, some leaves, and the footprints to create more Designer Series Paper. I used the Envelope Punch Board to create the envelope shape. The first cut is at 1-3/4". With each turn, I lined up the previous score line to make the next score line.

The sides of the envelope were too long to fold over, so I cut each side down to 1-3/4" (that was the total width of the pencils).  I used Tear and Tape to close the bottom and side flaps. I used removable adhesive tape to close the top.

The tags were made with the Tags and Labels Framelits, the Botanical Builder Thinlits, and the Triple Banner Punch. This is a cute little gift to help start your school year off!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Have a Dino-riffic Day Pencil Case & Crayon Wrapper Project Supply List
Stamps	No Bones About It Crazy About You Endless Birthday Wishes
Paper	Thick Whisper White Garden Green Pacific Point
Ink	Soft Suede Real Red Pumpkin Pie Daffodil Delight Garden Green Pacific Point Soft Sky
Embellishments	Linen Thread Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat SNAIL Adhesive Tear and Tape Envelope Punch Board Triple Banner Punch Tags and Labels Framelits Acrylic Blocks A, B, C, and D Big Shot Machine Botanical Builders Thinlits
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Happy Summer!

The inspiration for this card came from a gorgeous sunset card by Cindy Elam. The layout comes from a weekly challenge sketch. However, I removed the palm tree stamp, the ribbon, and the label tag. I also changed some of the colors, the leaf stamp, the embossing folder, and the embellishment. I added the grouping of Flirty Flamingo flowers and Old Olive leaves to the lower right corner instead of the original tag.

When I saw her card, it reminded me not only of warm Summer days but of the times I spent with my grandmother sitting in Lynch Park watching the sun set over the water. There was something magical about watching the sun sink into the ocean. Every night the colors of the sky and water change. No two sunsets were alike. Some were more purple and some more pink and orange.

I highlighted a more pink and orange sunset for this card. The main colors are Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, Peekaboo Peach, Early Espresso, and Old Olive.

I used an aquapainter on Shimmery White cardstock to watercolor the sunset scene. The sand is Crumb Cake. The water is Island Indigo and Tempting Turquoise. The sky is Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, and Pool Party.

The inside is stamped with the border image in Old Olive ink. I made this card as a blank note card. However, a banner with a sentiment such as thank you, thinking of you, or happy retirement on the front tucked under the flowers would be really cute as well.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Botanical Blooms Sunset Card Project Supply List
Stamps	Botanical Blooms
Paper	Whisper White Shimmery White Old Olive Peekaboo Peach Early Espresso Flirty Flamingo
Ink	Old Olive ink pad Early Espresso ink pad Pool Party ink pad Flirty Flamingo ink pad Peekaboo Peach ink pad Island Indigo ink pad Tempting Turquoise ink pad Crumb Cake ink pad
Embellishments
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Blocks A, B, and C Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat Paper Snips Botanical Builder Framelits Big Shot Machine Multipurpose Liquid Glue SNAIL Adhesive Seaside TIEF Aquapainter Sticky Notes (to use as a mask)
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