Winter flamingos for warm Christmas wishes

It's time for another challenge with us at the Southern Girls.

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

Challenge #170 - Stripes with Team Lou

Our generous sponsor for this challenge are:

Sasayaki Glitter

Krafters Cart

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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 big, bold stripes.

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.

I adhered the A5 card base to the sheet of patterned paper,
trimming off the edges for a perfect fit.

I printed the image on X-Press It blending card, heat set and coloured with Copic markers.  I cut the oval frame and a backing piece the same size for the image panel with my Cameo.  I have to confess that I fussy cut the image panel as I am having all sorts of trouble getting my Cameo to do print & cut with the X-Press It blending card ... it must be a bit shiny.  I adhered the image panel to the black oval, ensuring that there was nothing sticking out the edges from my fussy cutting, went around the edges with a black marker, then added the top oval frame.

I cut the sentiment banner on my craft mat and added the die cut sentiment.  Turns out my sizing wasn't quite right for the die cut alphas, so I had to put them a bit wonky to fit.  I hope that it makes it look a bit more merry ... still debating on putting a longer strip on top with the sentiment not so squishy.

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.

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 "eggy" flamingo card,
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 - Boho Dreams collection- Young
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
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 38 Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - October Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 498 - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk 39 Anything Goes
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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Christmas
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Challenge #34 - Anything Christmas Goes
The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog - Challenge #41 - Anything Goes
option Autumn Colours
The Crazy Challenge – CCH #258 - Add An Animal

Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Challenge Oct 3