NCM #5 Project/ Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge - Children at Play

I've been really quiet the last couple days because I was really busy working on this big project. Cricut Circle Monthly challenge is up again and this time the challenge is Children at Play. The rule for this particular challenge is to create any project (except card and LO) in honor of our lovable children. The good thing about this is, you will be playing to win a Litely-Loved Cricut Expression with 4 cartridges, for your local school. Great cause, right!? Project ideas include but not limited to gift items, toys, organizing solutions, items for school and stationary set. Entries must include 2 different Cricut Image cuts.

As soon as I read the rules, I know exactly what project should I make.  Boy, it took me almost 3 days doing this but all the hard work paid off when I gave it to my son, Jackie.

Let's cut the blah, blah and let me show you what I made. So are your son as crazy as mine about Dino Dan?  Well, Dino Dan was my inspiration for this project.  Since my 4 yr old little boy loves to show off to other people that he knows Dinosaurs and know how describe each of them. So I thought why not make him his very own Dinosaur Book.  I know that it was crazy because it required so much time and lot of hard work but I just have to do it.  Anyways, I bought Dinosaur Track cartridge because of him...

 Here's the front of the book.  I used Nate's ABC cartridge for the image and fonts.

 T-Rex

 Raptor

 Baryonyx

 Spinosaurus

 Trachodon

 Dilophosaurus

 Pachycephalosaurus

 Coerulus

 Hadrosaurus

 Parasaurolophus

 Dimetrodon

 Leptoceratops

 Torosaurus

 Triceratops

 Protoceratops

 Stegosaurus

 Ankylosaurus

 Tarchia

 Amargasaurus

 Supersaurus

 Brachiosaurus

 Diplodocus

 Pteranodons

 Pterospondylus

 Plesiosaurus

  Placochelys

 Glyptodontopelta

 At the back of each Dinosaur page, I used a page protector to insert information.

 This is how the back looks like.

 Thanks to Wikipedia for all the informative facts.  I wish I had more time to incorporate information from other sources.

 With this project I get to use my newly bought Distressed-It-All and my Jurassic patterned paper LOLz... Glad it finally serves its purpose and not collecting dust anymore. 

 My Jurassic era patterned paper really matched this vintage distressed look Dinosaur book. 

 Added couple beads into the binder rings as added touch.  I used eyelets too on the punch holes to make sure the book will last.

 

Took me almost three days to get this done.  With the cutting, assembly and research, I was totally exhausted when I go to bed yet eager to wake up and start working again the next day.    These are the things that we do for our children.  And despite how hard it was, it's all worth it.  I hope he'll take care of this book and will have many use for him.  When I got done with this, my daughter told me that now I have to make her a fairytale book since I have most of the Disney carts.  Now, that will be a torture! LOLz...

RECIPE:

PAPER: CTMH, Bazzill and GP white (CS), unbranded patterned paper

TOOLS: Cricut Expression, Gypsy, Distressed-It-All machine, EK Success papershaper, PC paper trimmer, ATG, Zip Dry, Plaid pop dots and Zig 2-way glue pen
CARTRIDGE:  Dinosaur Tracks (dinasaurs, ferns, palm trees, tag, pick, brush and leaves) Storybook (scalloped oval), Nate's ABC's (boy reading a book and  font)
EMBELLISHMENT: wooden beads, eyelets
OTHERS: bare chipboard sheets, binder rings, protector sheets, chalk

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Until next project!