Flock of Flamingos

Happy Monday!  It's Jeanne today starting off the week with a card perfect for family or friends.  I love the new Slimline dies since the give so many great design opportunities.

My card today uses the new dies with a few flamingos from the Tropical release.  I thought this flock looked like the plastic ones you see on lawns and they make me smile.

I used the largest of the Stitched Rectangles as my base.  After picking three coordinating green patterned papers, I used the Stitched Rectangles and the Hills Slimline to create a landscape for my flamingos.  The Hills are wonderful - they vary from a gentle slope to quite hilly giving you a variety of options!

My birds are cut from colored cardstock and I used Distress Oxide ink and a blending brush to create my sky.  The Lift Flaps Stitched Slimline has several design element dies and I used the cloud one here.  It was the perfect size for my sentiment!

 

This card is the perfect way to say "I'm so very happy to have you in my life!"

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Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you have a wonderful week!

Flamingo Greeting

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends

It is Pam creating with you today on the blog.

As summer is winding down here in Arizona the temps are in the 90's which feels really comfortable since most of our summer has been record breaking in the 100's.  I must say I am so blessed that we have air conditioning and a pool to jump into!! Anyway onto the card today  I am using the flamingo in a card to congratulate a friend who just bought a new place. 

Background Photo by Roberto Nickson on Unsplash

Design Steps:

1.  Use the Flamingo w/Hibiscus die and cut out using purple, green, black, gray, yellow, white, dark pink and light pink card stock.  Shade the pieces with TH inks and a small applicator then glue together with a fine tip glue

2.  Using the Hibiscus Flowers die cut out the flowers in dark purple, light purple, green and yellow card stock.  Glue together using a fine tip glue

3.  Cut a piece of white card stock 4 x 5 1/4 and then run it through a leaf embossing folder.  Arrange the Hibiscus and flamingo then glue down

4.  Use a white A2 card base and cut a piece of purple card stock just an 1/8 in smaller then the base.  Glue the purple to the base and then add the embossed panel.  Stamp your sentiment and layer onto purple card stock and glue to base.  For a final touch add a few sequins

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I am looking forward to a little cooler weather!  And my favorite season is fall.  I hope you had a wonderful summer filled with great memories!

Blessings

Pam

Sunshine and Pink

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with another tropical card.  I love the sentiment on this card - probably because I love the sun and I love the color pink!  I used the Flamingo with Hibiscus and the Tropical Bouquet dies from the new release. Tropical Bouquet is one of my all time favorites!  It features two flowers I love; hibiscus and plumeria.  On today's card I used the plumeria.  They are gorgeous, easy to create and add a special touch to any card!

To start I cut the flamingo using Flirty Flamingo cardstock, as well as a light pink and grey.  For the black pieces, I colored the light pink pieces with black Copic marker.

For my flowers I went into my scrap box and got several colors of pink making sure I had a variety of tones.  The plumeria have two layers - a larger bottom layer and a smaller top layer.   After gluing these two together, I used pink ink to brush the edges and added the black centers.  Super simple and very elegant.  I used the DO ink to edge my flamingo.

I cut a panel 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches that will be adhered to an A2 card base, and three other panels.  A white one 5 1/2 x 2 5/8 inches, a pink 5 1/2  x 2 3/4 inches and a yellow dot 5 1/2 x 2 inches.

Using a stencil and yellow ink, I created a sun for under the flamingo on the narrow white panel.

I stamped my sentiment and assembled the layers.

I added my flamingo, flowers and a few sequins.  Super easy card and perfect for anyone who loves pink, flamingos, flowers or sunshine!

Be sure to visit the online store where the new release is on sale for a limited time!

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Thanks for visiting today.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!

Pink Isn't Just a Color, It's an Attitude!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a new post to share for my design team day!  There's a fun new Beach & Tropical die release in the store which is showcased on my card.  All of these dies are also on sale!

I used the adorable Flamingo w/Hibiscus, the greenery is from the Sloth die set and the surfboards from the Surfer Van die set.

I created a simple background by blending a couple of different colors of Oxide Inks and bit of water. The bottom portion of my card was also splattered with some paint to replicate a sandy beach.

The adorable flamingo was placed on my card striking a contrast against the pop of color on the background.  

The bold and fabulous surfboards were tucked into the sand and accented with the tropical palm die cuts.

The sweet sentiment was stamped on some inked up card stock and was the perfect addition to this card.  I embellished the sentiment tag with a few more tropical palms and a tiny flower. 

Here is my final card, a fun tropical scene!  This card definitely showcases my love of flamingos!

Here are the die sets used on my card, available in the store: 

Flamingo w/ Hibiscus (new die)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

We have a brand new release of Beach & Tropical dies in the online store. We have 14 new designs in this release and they are currently on sale for a limited time at 25% off. They are so perfect for creating beach themed birthday cards, thanks you, thinking of you etc. Let your imagination soar! The Design Team will be giving you many ideas in the coming weeks to help spark your creativity. 

For today I am using the Flamingo w/ Hibiscus and Tropical Bouquet dies and created a birthday card. I have plenty of friends who love the beach so one of them will be receiving this card.  Let's get started on some details of how I created my card. 

Design Steps:

I decided to start with my die cuts this week because I wasn't sure of where I was going with my background. This was a work in progress. I cut my Flamingo in a medium shade of pink for her body and a darker shade for her legs. 

Then I cut some flowers in magenta and grape and the leaves in a couple of shades of green. I used the packaging photo as a guide. 

I thought I might do some ink blending and make a sky, water and sand background and then that changed direction. I decided to use this soft seafoam designer paper as the background. I cut a frame in the same shade of cardstock and the card base in a magenta shade that coordinates with the hibiscus flowers. 

Magenta card base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Soft Seafoam Frame Exterior: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Frame Interior: 4" 3/8" x 4 5/8"

Designer Paper: 4" x 5 1/4"

Attached the designer paper to my frame with double sided tape. Before I stamped the sentiment I attached the leaves and flowers to the corners. I needed those in place so I could get a good placement for my sentiment. I used double sided tape and Ranger multi matte medium. 

The sentiment is stamped in a moss green ink. This shade matched the darker colors of my leaves. I also used my MISTI tool for placement and in case I needed to do a double inking. And in this case it did require 2 inkings.

I attached the flamingo image with dimensional adhesive. I wanted her lifted slightly off the background. 

To finish off my card, I scattered a few magenta enamel dots and attached the image frame to the card base. And, that's it for me for this week. I hope I have given you an idea for a fun way to use these new dies. See you next Saturday!

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