Wednesday's Kit Class-Friendly Flamingo

 

Wednesday's Kit Class with the soon to be retiring (June 30th) Friendly Flamingo stamp set! I just love flamingos. They are so fun to watch at the zoo. I love clothes with flamingos and even have a pair of yard flamingos. For today's kit I'll show you 4 different ways to make this cute flamingo using the stamp set and dies. I will send you this kit (just need to add ink, stamp set and adhesive to finish) when you order $35 worth from my online store before the end of  Friday June 4th. Just use the hostess code link below to begin shopping or type in the Code at check out.  

   https://www.stampinup.com?hostcode=HYC6UVBJ

Suggested Items

Friendly Flamingo $17

https://www.stampinup.com/products/friendly-flamingo-photopolymer-stamp-set?demoid=2130375

Flamingo Dies Was $25.00 Now $12.50

https://www.stampinup.com/products/flamingo-dies?demoid=2130375

Tear Tape $7

https://www.stampinup.com/products/adhesive-tear-tape?demoid=2130375

Supplies

Friendly Flamingo stamp set

Flamingo Dies

Layering Circle Dies

*Layering Oval Dies

Stitched with Whimsy Dies

Flirty Flamingo Blends

Brights DSP

Flirty Flamingo Ink & Cardstock

Melon Mambo Cardstock

Pool Party Cardstock

Basic White Cardstock

Memento Black Ink

Granny Apple Green Ink

Versamark

White Embossing Powder

Opal Rounds

White Twine

Playful Pets Trim

*retired

Always Recommended

Paper Snips

Trimmer

Simply Shammy

Die Cutting Machine

Bone Folder

Adhesives

This card is a Fun Fold called a Diorama. It is such a fun and easy way to make a card with very little paper. 

Measurements

Pool Party & Basic White: 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored on both short ends at 1/2 & 1

Steps

1. Measure, score, and cut your paper. 
2. Die cut your Pool Party with the 2nd Largest Oval Die. 
3. Die cut your flamingo in Flirty Flamingo and one top wing. Die cut the bottom wing in Basic Black. Glue wings together and attach to flamingo with a dimensional. 
4. Stamp on Basic White in Granny Apple Green the plants and Flirty Flamingo the flowers. Die cut them both out and attach the flowers in mini dimensionals. 
5. Trace in pencil the oval onto the Basic White. Then stamp on the Basic White your vines and saying in Granny Apple Green. 
6. Attach the plant on the bottom with dimensionals and carefully add the Flamingo by taping down his legs and gluing down his tail feathers. 
7. Wrap the white twine twice around the Pool Party and make a bow. 
8. Attach cardstock ends with tear tape (see video). 

This fun flamingo card shows how you can use DSP to make the flamingo too with the dies! 

Measurements

Thick Basic White: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored @ 4 1/4

Basic White: 4 x 5 1/4

1/2 x 3

Steps

1. Measure, score, and cut your paper. 
2. Die cut the stitched with whimsy on the 4 x 5 1/4 Basic White. 
3. Die cut 3 flamingo and wings in Flirty Flamingo, DSP,  and Basic White. Punch out  small circles for the Flamingo eye (see video).  Assemble Flamingos and attach to the stitched with whimsy piece (have the center DSP flamingo the tallest). 
4. Stamp in Memento Ink the ripple around the center flamingo. 
5. Stamp the saying on the basic white and cut to size. 
6. Make a bow with the Playful trim and attach to the back of the label with a dimensional and attach to card front. 
7. Glue the whole piece unto the cardbase. 

This card show how you can stamp the flamingo as background and as the main image when you die cut it out. 

Measurements

Flirty Flamingo Cardbase: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored @ 4 1/4

Basic White: 4 x 5 1/4

Steps

1. Measure, score, and cut your paper. 
2. Die cut a medium oval in Basic White. 
3. Stamp your flamingo in Flirty Flamingo onto a scrap of Basic White and die cut out. 
4. Stamp the flamingo onto the cardbase front to create a background. 
5. Stamp in Granny Apple Green your saying on the oval and the plant image onto a scrap of Basic White. Die cut that plant out. 
6. Color the flowers on the plant with Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends. 
7. Assemble: Glue oval to center. Attach plant with dimensionals. Attach flamingo with dimensionals on top only. 
8. Embellish with Opal Rounds. 

Now this fancy flamingo has been die cut from Gold Foil paper and makes this card look really fancy yet has a very simple layout!

Measurements

Melon Mambo Cardbase: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored @ 4 1/4

DSP: 4 x 5 1/4

Basic White: 4 x 5 1/4

Basic Black: 3/4 x 3

Steps

1. Measure, score, and cut your paper. 
2. Die cut the gold foil flamingo.
3. Die cut the Basic White circle.
4. Emboss on the Basic Black with white embossing powder and flag the ends with your paper snips. 
5. Assemble: Glue DSP to the cardbase. Glue down the Basic White circle. Glue the gold flamingo. Attach Basic Black label with dimensionals. 
6. Embellish with Opal rounds. 

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Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!