Paper Smooches April Challenge #1

Hello there!!  It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for a new Paper Smooches Challenge!  This challenge runs from April 1st through April 14th, and the theme is Pastel Colors!

To create my card, I started off by inking up a piece of 4" x 5.25" cardstock with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.  Over top of that, I blended more of the same ink through the Hot Dot stencil.  Then, I splattered on some watered down black paint.  I hand cut the hills from white cardstock, inked with Shabby Shutters Distress Oxide ink and added some Shabby Shutters splatter.  I stamped and colored the adorable dinos, trees and rock from the Cuteasaurus stamp set, and fussy cut them with my scissors.  Once I had them arranged, I adhered some pieces with a glue pen and others with foam tape for some extra dimension.  Then, I added a trio of Mini Clouds to the sky.  I added a strip of striped paper from the Half Moon paper pad to the bottom of the panel, then stamped a sentiment from the Huge Hugs 2 stamp set on a Bannerific diecut, which I popped up where my scene meets the patterned paper.  Finally, I popped the entire panel up on an A2 card base.

There are three great prizes up for grabs!  You can find out more on the Paper Smooches blog!  You have untill April 14th to add your project to the gallery for your chance to win!  I hope you will join us! :)

Thanks for stopping by! :)