More flamingos . . . with a pair of precious eggs

Here is the 2nd card I made for our latest challenge at the Southern Girls.

This fortnight Team Lou have created projects to inspire you for the new challenge

Challenge #170 - Stripes with Team Lou

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Today I have used the Winter Flamingos digital stamp by Sasayaki Glitter, one of our generous sponsors this fortnight, to make a pair of A5 top folding Christmas cards.

Two of our nieces each have a precious daughter and I thought that this trio of flamingos would make a super cute Christmas card for their families of three.  We recently found out that one of the nieces is expecting twins in the New Year, so I added two little eggs, with the little girl looking down at the babies coming soon.

This post is to focus on the card with the
bright diagonal stripes and pair of sparkling eggs.

I started by planning my card on my Silhouette Cameo design mat, sizing the oval and image to fit on an A5 top folding card base.  Then I sized some leaves to embellish it.

The patterned paper on the card base had vertical stripes, so I rotated it before adhering it to the card base.  I trimmed the other three edges off with my craft knife.

I printed the image on X-Press It blending card, heat set and coloured with Copic markers.  I cut the image panel on my craft mat, adhered to some black cardstock then cut the right, top and left sides to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers ruler.  I cut a sentiment panel to the same width as the image panel, adhered it in place then used the Perfect Layers ruler to cut the bottom edge with a 1/8" border.

I die cut the letters to make the sentiment, using release paper to help make them fall easily from the dies ... it really does make a difference.  I adhered the sentiment using liquid adhesive.

I cut a panel of red cardstock to match the darkest stripes, adhering it and the image panel in place with liquid adhesive.

I cut some tropical leaves in two sizes from four different green cardstock sheets with my Cameo, curled for dimension, layering them together to help frame the image.

Lucky last came a pair of eggs.  I had a little egg punch in my stash, so punched a couple, coloured with Copic markers and added a touch of sparkle with a clear Wink Of Stella glitter brush.  Popping the eggs in place with two different height foam dots made the finishing touch to this Christmas card.



Here are a couple more pics,
just click on them if you would like to see them in more detail.

   

If you would like to learn more about my flamingo card with the big bold stripes,
click HERE or on the image below.

*** INGREDIENTS ***

Sasayaki Glitter - digital stamp - Winter Flamingos
X-Press It A4 Blending Card

Copic markers - flamingos - R000-20-21-22
Copic markers - hat/scarves/shoes - blue - B01-04-05-06
Copic markers - hat/scarves/shoes - green - YG03-25-67
Copic markers - hat/scarves/shoes - pink - RV00-21-23-25-25
Copic markers - eggs - Y11-13-15
Copic markers - ground - E41-42-43-44-47-49
Wink Of Stella clear glitter brush - to add sparkle to the eggs

American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock - black

American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock - Summer
Key Lime and Cricket
American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock - Earthtones

Spinach and Evergreen

Kaisercraft - 12x12 patterned paper - Mint Twist Collection - Candy Stripe
Silhouette Cameo
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #10191
Tropical Leaves by Sarah Bailey
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #131819
Tropical Leaves by Sophie Gallo
Sizzix Big Shot
Kaisercraft - release paper
Kaisercraft - Decorative Dies - Handwritten Alphabet
"egg" punch
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the sentiment & foliage

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Sending a big Thank You to Sasayaki Glitter and Krafters Cart for sponsoring

Challenge #170 - Stripes with Team Lou with us at the Southern Girls.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and look forward to seeing your work shared in the challenge gallery.  Remember we are not just a card blog, we love to see scrapbook layouts, artjournal pages and all types of papercraft.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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2 Crafty Critter Crazies – Challenge #7 - Anything With ACritter Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - U for Unlimited, V for Vibrant
Colour Crazy Challenge - WK 39 Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - October Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 498 - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk 39 Anything Goes
Fabrika Fantasy – Challenge #14 – Pink or Halloween
Happy Little Stampers - HLS October Christmas Challenge

Pammie’s InkyPinkies – PIP Challenge 1740 – Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Challenge #349 - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Challenge #263 - Cut It Up or Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Challenge #125 Anything Goes
option Use The Colours Orange And Brown
SheepSki Designs - Challenge #7 – Use Some Pink
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Christmas

Star Stampz - Lots Of Layers
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Challenge #34 - Anything Christmas Goes

The Crazy Challenge – CCH #258 - Add An Animal

Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Challenge Oct 3