Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #248. Our host for this challenge, Heather, chose Make it Green for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my Darling Dino card:

Here’s Where the Four-fer Comes Together:

Obviously, the first challenge is Make My Monday!

The second challenge gave me the color combination of lime, blue, and green with the Color Throwdown challenge # 829.

#ctd829 & #colorthrowdown

The third challenge is the Double Trouble Challenge #187, “3-2-1 Recipe “SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing”

I have 3 balloons, 2 flowers, and one dinosaur. Here’s their challenge banner:

As I have done many times in the pas with fun folds, the fourth challenge is Creative Creases # 101

Isn’t it fabulous when the challenges all work together? Love it!

Measurements for This Z-Fold Card:

• The Garden Green base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 2-1/8 and 4-1/4 inches
• Trim a piece of Balmy Blue 6 x 6 inch DSP (designer series paper) to 5-3/8 by 2 inches for the front flap
• Trim another piece of Balmy Blue DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
• At this point, I try to remember to punch a 1-inch circle of coordinating DSP for the envelope seal, then run it through my XYRON create-a-sticker
• Trim a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock for the inside to 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches
• You will need two pieces of Garden Green cardstock, each measuring 3-1/2 by 4-3/4 inches to use one on the outside and one on the inside
• Next, trim two pieces of white cardstock to 3-3/8 inches by 4 inches
• With careful planning, I was able to stamp all the pieces from the Darling Dino stamp set using one piece of white cardstock measuring 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 inches
• I had scraps of Garden Green to use for the grass and Balmy Blue for the sentiment banner on the front

Stamping, Coloring, and Die-Cutting:

• Using the cloud stamp from the Playing in the Rain stamp set, I added Balmy Blue clouds to the white cardstock for both the inside and outside of the card
• Then, I used a blending brush and lightly added Balmy Blue ink to both pieces of white cardstock
  • The color is very subtle, but the result turned out much better than just using white
• After stamping all the Darling Dino pieces using Momento Tuxedo Black ink, I cropped them with the coordinating dies
• Do you recognize the Garden Green grass on the front of the card? If you guessed it’s from the Frozen Edges die set, good for you!
• Using the grass stamp from the Dinos set, I stamped it using Garden Green ink on the front of the die cut grass piece
• I used the splotchy stamp from the Dinos set and stamped it using Garden Green ink on white cardstock, then cropped the two pieces of the egg
  • I outlined the egg using a black Stamping Write maker so it would pop off the background
• Next, I used black ink to stamp both the outside and inside sentiments
  • The sentiment I used for the inside is actually two stamps: Roar means/in dinosaur is the first stamp and You’re the Best is the second
  • You can see how I used these sentiments using other combinations here and here
• I colored all the Darling Dino pieces using the Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, and Garden Green blends combos

Assembly:

• Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces of the card together
• After adhering the white cardstock pieces to each Garden Green piece of cardstock, I started layering all the other pieces
• I started with the grass, then tucked the flowers in behind it
• I did need to dry-fit the rest of the card pieces together before adhering them down
• Once I figured out where the balloons would live, I drew black lines for the string down to the dino going down into the where the egg would be
• The Garden Green balloon and the Granny Apple green balloon were adhered directly to the cardstock
• Add a dimensional to the Balmy Blue balloon and adhere to the white cardstock
• Adhere the splotched egg to the dinosaur, then add dimensionals to the combined pieces and adhere to the white cardstock
• Add dimensionals to the cropped sentiment banner and add to the top of the white cardstock
• I had the rock stamp already cropped out and decided to add another flower and the top of the egg to the inside corner of the white cardstock

With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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