Dinosaurs Love Frank

I hope the dinosaurs appreciate the work I put into their valentine for Frank. They were so excited when they found out the 365 Toys theme this week was hearts and begged me to let them do the Valentines Day "Flash of Red" on my Black and White February calendar. I agreed because I thought I remembered how I could easily do the selective color, having just recently discovered it. But I couldn't remember where and how. It may be in PS Elements which is installed on the Mac. I'm on the laptop this evening. So I did it a longer way on Ribbet.com. Please don't look too close as the best I could do is still somewhat crude.

Here's what the dinosaurs wanted to say, but couldn't fit on the valentine itself:
"To the person we love most in the world -- the person who loved us first a long time ago. We love you, Frank, and we always will."

They asked me if I thought it sounded too sappy, and I assured them it did not -- because, BTW, Frank is also the person I love most in the world, and always will. And though he loved the dinosaurs first and longer ago, he still has loved me for a long, long time, for which I will forever be grateful.

[Sandi]

This is so creative. Great use of red as selective color. Hope you had a Happy Heart Day!

[*lynn]

so creative ... beautiful light and red

[Francoise]

the way the tissue paper came out is just sumptuous. I like the mass of dinosaurs too, so solid in their devotion to Frank.

[katy]

Fun to see dinosaurs juxtaposed with hearts! Terrific shot for the themes!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

With all that love floating around, how does Frank stand it?! hehe Fun photo!

[Mary Siegle]

@gratefulness @lynnz @francoise @grammyn @olivetreeann Thanks so much for the comments. Despite my grumbling, I have fun with the dinosaurs -- one by one or en masse. Francoise, I had to let them all be in this shot -- as you said, so solid in their devotion to the boy who bought them all those many years ago.