Want a nice little visit to the tropics? Wouldn’t we all! In lieu of an actual visit, I have a little virtual visit featuring a flamingo with attitude and some tropical greenery. And now you’ll hear Jimmy Buffett songs all day in your head. Bonus!
It’s my turn to host the Inspiration Challenge IC1018 and we are visiting The French Tangerine & their Pinterest Board. THIS deck of playing cards was my inspiration. I just happened to have a narrow piece of pink & white striped paper & some new dies to make my card.
Since my left over piece of paper was only slightly wider than what you see, I die cut it w/ the largest of the narrow rectangles & attached it to a large stitched rectangle. After die cutting all the greenery, I added a little more green ink to the lighter ones. I couldn’t find the exact shades of pink to go with the striped paper, but I did have some large paint chips. The flamingo was cut out of 3 shades from one large card, as well as the shells & crab. A little pink ink was added to them before I pieced the bird together. I die cut the netting out of white but only used a corner of it. After dry fitting the pieces, I was able to determine where to stamp the greeting before attaching everything for good. The flamingo was popped up a layer & a little hibiscus was added to her.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Supplies:
| Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Beachy Quotes set |
| Paper: Staples 110# white, lt green, dk green, large 3 shade pink paint chip, Brass & Bliss: Welcome Spring paper pad |
| Ink: Versaclair nocturne, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #5 , set #11 |
| Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Stitched Rectangles, Narrow A2 Rectangles, Farmers Market Stand Summer Accessories, Tropical Birds & Leaves, Netting Cover dies, MISTI |
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