This week’s challenge was the perfect excuse for me to get inky with some gorgeous distress inks and the FANTASTIC new Flamingo dies from My Favourite Things.  I just love these flamingos – I have a real thing for them (and so does my daughter Olivia – she’s obsessed!).  I love this Vine stencil from The Crafter’s Workshop, I’ve used it many times and thought it would make the perfect backdrop for my birds.  I blended some Cracked Pistachio and Tumbled Glass distress inks onto my card front panel with a mini ink blending tool keeping it heavier at the bottom and fading towards the top and stamped the sentiment from the co-coordinating MFT stamp set, Tickled Pink in Versafine black Onyx ink.  Once that was done I sprinkled a little Sea Foam mist from Heidi Swapp to give a little texture and shimmer.  The flamingos were cut from a couple of shades of pink cardstock and I added a little shading to the wing with a Copic marker and finished with some Wink of Stella clear .  For a wee bit more interest I added a panel of vellum between the card base (a Sea Glass notecard from the Carribean Collenction by Avery Elle – don’t know what I did before these!!) and my card is done!!

So now it’s YOUR turn.  Happy Crafting

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*The Crafter’s Workshop MINI VINE 6 x 6 Template	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies sssd111455 In Stitches	My Favorite Things FLAMINGOS Die-Namics MFT655	My Favorite Things TICKLED PINK Clear Stamps LLD44	Heidi Swapp SEAFOAM Color Shine HS01080
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS Blue Ranger TIM27188	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CRACKED PISTACHIO TIM43218	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# DOLL PINK DP17	hibiscus burst cardstock	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK BL8
Avery Elle THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTION A2 Folded Cards 022676	Bazzill 40 LB VELLUM 8.5 x 11 White 25 Sheets	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965	ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320

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