Hello my stampers! It’s Friday, which means that it’s time for another flamingo! This is the last of the finished cards currently in my inventory, so I’ll have to set out making something new for next Friday. Assuming that I have time over the next week, I’ll pull out my Stamparatus and Fabulous Flamingo to come up with something new for the blog and the Colourful Market store. More on that below. Today’s bird is hiding in the palms, although she looks happy to be showing her beak to the world.
The main stamp is not from Stampin’ Up!, but the other two stamps and all of the ink and cardstock are certainly part of our current product line. As I have mentioned before, I own a lot of non-SU! flamingo stamps, and will show them off, but will only mix them with our products. Why? Because they’re superior to much of what’s on the market.
Do you see the background behind the panel? Those little starbursts can be found in the Birthday Backgrounds stamp set. It’s pretty versatile because you can use all but one of the stamps for any occasion. It might be a bit tough to do that with the birthday candles 🙂 The thank you is from the Bubble Over set. It’s the perfect size for adding as an accent to the card.
Using Stampin’ Blends to colour the bird and palm leaves gives it a great pop. The thinner palm leaves were a bit of a challenge to blend, but they worked out fine.
Colourful Market, which I mentioned above, is our new venture to sell our finished cards and other projects. Colleen Weddell and I are working together and we do have a Colourful Market website, which is live but not completely finished at this point. My son will be working for me this summer, and will be adding the items as of next week. We also have a Facebook page and Instagram account where we are showing off items that we have created and are offering for sale. Watch for all of these details next week!
The project list for this card, minus the bird itself, can be found below. If you’re Shopping Online, make sure you use the July Host Code (2C9M3FSW)! I’ll send you a link to 10 Project Helper Guides end of the month. 
Looking to learn something new, and have some stamping fun? Sign up for a class!
- Tuesday, July 17th at 10am OR 7pm: create 3 Tropical Chic cards using different embossing techniques ($20)
- Friday, August 17th at 5pm: Bingo night!!! $50, pre-payment must be received to save your spot
- Thursday, August 23rd at 10am OR 7pm: **Flamingo Class** – 10am only (evening class is full – let me know if you want to be on the waitlist)
Register for an event here!
As always, if you have questions, drop me a quick E-mail, or text (289-928-5713). The shopping list for today’s Hiding in the Palms card can be found below. Until later, Happy Stamping!