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Dino Shaker

A "littles" birthday ...

My grandnephew turned 3 this year.  I was told his two favorite things were dinosaurs and construction trucks.  For his present, I bought some construction toys so, that left me with dinosaurs for the card.  Fortunately, my adult daughter also loves dinosaurs and when I see dinosaur stamps and dies, I usually buy them. 😂

I try to make an interactive card for each littles birthday but at 3 years old, moving parts get torn, so a shaker is the best option. I had previously saved a dinosaur birthday card pin and decided to CASE that card.  I wish I could find my inspiration card to link here but I forgot to save it. 😞

It was a fun card to make except I forgot to get rid of the static on the acetate so the shaker bits got kind of stuck.  Oops.

I hope you enjoy this card and have a good day.

Card Recipe

Stamps: SU! Number of Years, Dino Days, Party Wishes
Punches & Dies:  SU! Large Numbers dies, Dino dies, Deckled Rectangles dies
Embossing folders:  
Paper: SU! Whisper White, SU! Cherry on Top DSP, from stash: green cardstock, neon yellow cardstock, polka dot pattern paper and acetate
Paper Size: A2 5.5" x 4.25" card
Ink: SU! Cucumber Crush, Bermuda Bay
Accessories:   Nuvo drops, SU! gold embossing powder, confetti from stash
Techniques:  Ink blending, ink splatter, shaker, ScanNCut for dino frame, heat embossing





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