What immediately leapt to my mind with these colors was a tropical scene of some kind and below is what I came up with. I didn't have all the papers and/or inks in these colors, so I tried to come as close as possible.
As soon as I saw Flirty Flamingo as one of the colors, I knew I had to use this fun flamingo die from Ellen Hutson. It was cut from Flirty Flamingo cardstock, then I used a bit of ink blending on the body and top wing but it doesn't show up well in the photo. I cut a second flamingo from white, colored the legs with yellow Olo markers, removed the pink legs and added the pink body to the white die cut. The beak was cut from white and colored the same as the legs, then the black die cut piece was layered on top.
The arch panel was ink blended with Distress Inks to simulate a beach scene, then I stamped the sentiment and added the flamingo. I used a tropical leaf die that had a larger and smaller leaf, cutting it four times from what I think is Coastal Cabana cardstock, used some Distress inks for shading, adhered them around the edges of a white panel, then added the beach layer. This really was an easy card to make thanks to all the dies and using some colored cardstock.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll do the same over at the challenge blog (linked above) where my talented teammates have some wonderful inspiration for you! The challenge will remain open until Friday, Feb 14th at 3 pm EST. Hope to see your card in the gallery!
Stef
- Ellen Hutson Flockstar die and Inner Flamingo sentiment stamp
- Simon Says Stamp Tropical Leaf Bunch die
- SSS Nested Domed Arches die
- Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade and Antique Linen Distress Inks
- SU Flirty Flamingo and Coastal Cabana (?) cardstock
7 comments:
Stef, I just LOVE your card. Such a fantastic way to use the color combo. You know I love the beach and this tropical scene made me long for a beach trip. Your flamingo is perfect strutting on the beach! So fun! I hope you have a great week!
Stef... a flamingo was a brillant idea! Adorable card. I am on our very last published sketch...have been for a couple days. OMG... I struggle with sketches...praying an idea will come to me. Have a great day, crafting if you are lucky!
What a fantastic tropical scene! The way you've built up that flamingo is so clever. My favourite is the leafy background - the ink shading gives real depth. Have a lovely week. :-)
An amazing card, Stef! I am a flamingo fan, so I adore your flamingo strutting his stuff on the beach. I can't take my eyes off the tropical leaf die cuts with the shading. Have a wonderful week!
I adore this card, Stef! Perfect for the challenge colors. The tropical background was a perfect addition. Have a great week!
I think you nailed the colors, Stef and your flamingo is fantastic! What a fun card!
Stef, you always manage to create the most amazing cards! That background is perfect for your "flirty" flamingo! Just so cool! And your blended background panel manages to highlight that bird perfectly! Thanks for acing my colors this week!
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