Inkin’ Krew Tuesday Blog Hop with a Flirty Flamingo

I hope you all will have a tremendous Tuesday. If you are starting your day with our Blog Hop, I am sure you will find tremendous projects from this talented team.

Our theme for today is Feminine, which we can interpret any way we like. I am also playing along with TGIF and their color challenge. These colors will be retiring when the new catalog comes out, so I was happy to have an excuse to use them in a challenge.

Of course, the Flirty Flamingo color automatically says “Flamingos”, and “Feminine”, so, my card today features just that. A feminine flamingo!

I started with a Sweet Sugarplum card base. After going around the edge of my panel of Peek A Boo Peach with my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, I adhered it to the base. Then, I started on the focal point. Instead of stamping the bird in Flirty Flamingo, I stamped it in Memento Black on a panel of Flirty Flamingo card stock and fussy cut it. Be careful of those skinny legs!

Then I got to work on the background for the flamingo. On a panel of Whisper White, I stamped the water in Marina Mist, then very lightly sponged a little more Marina Mist to tone down the white.

The sky is Sweet Sugarplum, Rose Red, and so Saffron, sponged to imitate a sunrise. I carried a little of the color down into the ‘water’ as a reflection.

Pear Pzazz sea grass and stamped off once Always Artichoke palm leaves, all from the Fabulous Flamingo stamp set,  finish the scene. Almost. I liquid glued the flamingo into the scene,  and added the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black from the Heartfelt Blooms set.

This panel was then Liquid Glued to a Flirty Flamingo mat and onto the card base. To give a little sumpin’ sumpin’ to the front, I adhered a Clear Epoxy Shape to the eye of the flamingo, and a couple of the Glitter Epoxy Shapes to the water.

For the inside, I stamped some palm leaves on a Whisper White panel and left room to write a note to the recipient. It has been so abnormally cold here and it snowed on Sunday, so I thought some southern warmth would make her feel better.

For the envelope, I stamped more palm leaves on the flap,

and another flamingo on the front, which I colored in with my Stampin’ Write Markers.

I think these colors make for a very feminine card.

So, on with the hop! By clicking the ‘NEXT’ button you will see what the talented Sue has for you. Or, go back to see what wonderful project Jaimie has done. You can just click on any of the names to hop around, but don’t miss any of them.

 

Karen Finkle

Mary Deatherage

Jaimie Babarczy

Julie Johnston-You are here

Sue Prather

Nanette Tracy

Linda Richenberg

Amy Koenders

Card Cuts: Sweet Sugarplum: card base 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″; Peek A Boo Peach: front mat 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″, inside mat 4″ x 5-1/4″; Flirty Flamingo: mat for the art piece 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″, inside mat 3-3/4″ x 5″, flamingo 3″ x 4″; Whisper White: front 3-3/4″ x 5″, inside liner 3-3/8″ x 4-5/8″

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