Continuing with the idea of using up some of those more challenging papers, I took a look at this dinosaur paper from Hot Off the Press. It came in a book with other papers that I wanted, but I don't have a lot of interest in or use for dinosaurs. I think of them as something that a little boy might like - or perhaps a natural history buff - but I don't need cards for either at the moment. How might I use this paper in another way?
I started thinking about the age of dinosaurs - perhaps this could be used for a birthday card that joked about someone getting really old. I guess I'm getting to an age where age isn't a laughing matter, as that idea didn't really appeal to me. :D But I DID take the age or era thing and run with it. Here's what I ended up with:
The tags are pre-made from Hot Off the Press, and the "brads" are Jewel Dazzles from them. I used scoring on the base card to form a bit of a frame, and corrugated a piece for the top. A quick cut around one of the dinosaurs gave me a little embellishment, and a small piece of satin ribbon finished it off.
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loving the challenging papers posts - you are doing a great job 'thinking outside the box' on these papers!
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