Darling Dinos - Anniversary Wishes

Welcome to my blog.  I'm starting off the week by sharing my thoughts on some of the products in Stampin' Ups! new January to April Mini catalogue.  I have two or three favourites and the first I want to tell you about is called Darling Dinos which can be found on page 51 of the mini cattie.  It's Dino-mite!

The Darling Dinos stamp and dies were chosen by Diane Gibbs as a reward for being one of  the latest  Million dollar sellers for Stampin' Up! The Darling Dinos  set which comes in English and French can be purchased separately or as a bundle.  This 25-piece photopolymer stamp set and 16 dies work perfectly with DSP, blending, stand alone or combined with images from other other stamp images and dies.  Colouring these chubby little dinos brings them to life in so many ways that you'll never run out of creative ideas. 

I know a lot of folks will  look at this bundle and think yeah that's a cute stamp set for kids projects, but hang on for a minute before you pass it by.  Just think of all the fun possibilities for adult cards with this set - birthdays, anniversaries, retirement and the list goes on.  Click here to see a birthday card I made when I first picked up this set.  

So to get your mind thinking in those terms here is an anniversary card I made for my hubby using this set.  But shhhhhhh!!! Our anniversary is this coming weekend and I still want to surprise him.  We've been married for 50+ years and dated for a couple before we tied the knot, so I consider us "dinosaurs" in this day and age.   

Here's My "Adult" Dino Anniversary Card: 

Supplies: 

Stamps and Dies: 

• Darling Dinos #164728 - both Dinos and sentiment "I Love You"
• Paradise Palms #157716 (R) - mountain/and palm tree images
• Shore Thing (R) - sand 
• Love For You #160398 - sentiment

Ink:

• Mossy Meadow - mountains, palm tree leaves, grass sprigs
• Early Espresso Marker for Palm Tree trunks
• Crumb Cake and Basic Beige for sand and rocks 
• Pecan Pie -sentiments front and inside 

Blender Brushes and Ink:

• Pool Party for sky
• Crumb Cake and Basic Beige for sand 

Blender Pens: 

• Gray Granite light and dark
• Pumpkin Pie light and dark
• Pecan Pie light and dark 

Cardstock:

• Crumb Cake for base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Mossy Meadow mat - 5 1/4 x 4
• Pool Party - 5 1/8" x " x 3 7/8" 
• Whisper White 5" x 3 3/4" for front mat and 5 1/4" x 4 for inside panel
• Real Red - heart for inside 

Accessories: 

• Dimensionals 

Thanks for dropping by and checking out my "adult" Darling Dinos card.  I hope to post more projects using this set in the coming weeks as I've been having a lot of fun with it.  So stay tuned.  In the meantime, I'd love it if you left me a comment and any fun sayings I could use for various occasions.  

HAPPY STAMPING!

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Darling Dino Birthday

Who doesn't love Dinosaurs? I know I'm a big fan, and when the dinos are as super cute as the ones on page 51 of the newly released January to April Mini catalogue, then they are a "must have". The Darling Dinos stamp set was created by Diana Gibbs, one of Stampin' Ups! Million Sales Achievers.

This bundle consists of 25 photopolymer stamps and a 16 piece coordinating steel die set. There are seven sweet and punny sentiments - three cute as a button dinos and lots of super cute accessory stamps so you can get really creative with this set.

Purchase the Darling Dinos bundle #164735 and you're guaranteed a 10% savings  from the individual stamp or die price.  Note:  This set comes in French or  English versions, so make sure you have the right product number before ordering.  

For my first card creations for 2025, I chose a birthday theme with Fresh Freesia and Old Olive for my main colours. I embossed the Fresh Freesia mat 4 x 5 1/4" with the Fern 3D Embossing Folder (158804).  I love the background texture.  

For the second mat I die cut a piece of Whisper White with the 2nd largest  Perennial Postage dies #162607.  I used Pool Party light and dark blends for the sky and Old Olive blends for the grassy area.  There is a fun "grass" stamp included in the Darling Dinos stamp set, so I stamped that across the bottom in Old Olive ink.  

Isn't she cute?  I had fun colouring this little girl with Fresh Freesia and Rich Razzleberry blends and carried the colors over to two of the balloons.  Her sweet little bow is coloured with Balmy Blue Blends and has a basic rhinestone in the center.  

This sentiment is perfect for the birthday theme and the Dino looks pretty cute in Old Olive and Mossy Meadow.  

For the inside of the card I wanted to keep it simple so chose to add a couple of balloons and sentiment.  The sentiment is from an old retired Stampin' Up! set, but it's one of my favourite go to's for a birthday.  

So that's it for the first card post of the new year.  I hope you enjoyed this card and will leave me a comment.  

Happy Stamping!

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