I made this card initially for this week's Free For All Challenge. Shirley is our hostess and she is asking us to "Let's Flamingo" by using flamingo's on our cards. I just received this gorgeous flamingo image from Ann (Annsforte3)- thank you Ann! So this was the perfect opportunity to color this up. The image is colored with copic markers and the sky is sponged on with ink using a cloud stencil.
The next challenge this card fits is today's Inspiration Challenge. Angie is our hostess and she has chosen "Kawaii Pen Shop" as our inspiration site. I saw these beautiful pens and fell in love with them immediately: https://kawaiipenshop.com/collection...ink-pen-6-pack. I just was not sure how to incorporate this image into my card until I remembered this week's CAS challenge. Jen is our hostess and she has chosen "Let's Strip" for the challenge. I was all in because it is paper! Jen, I have giggled about this all week so thank you for that!
Now I had a plan because I could translate these colorful pens into strips of paper to create the background. I have had these strips of paper in my stash for at least 20 years so what a joy to finally use them. They are different sizes in width which actually turned out to be a good thing because they all fit perfectly onto the card front.
I want to thank Shirley, Angie, Jen and Ann (for the image) for this week's wonderful challenges. And thank you for looking today. ~Karen.
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2020 GMT Views: 1224
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Wow! I love how so many challenges came together in this fabulous flamingo card! Beautiful! Your strips of paper are gorgeous and I love your vibrant flamingo!
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Sun, Jun 14, 2020 @ 4:40 AM
Karen those strips are perfect for your card and to go with your beautifully coloured flamingo and scene. I remember Ann saying she would send you this. Looks awesome. TFs. Happy day. Hugs
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Sun, Jun 14, 2020 @ 4:55 AM
A wonderful challenge combo!! I just love the tropical colors of your strips and the fabulous coloring of that sweet flamingo! Thanks for stripping with us, Karen :0)
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Mon, Jun 15, 2020 @ 2:45 PM
So pretty! Love how you created the background with those paper strips!
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Wed, Jun 17, 2020 @ 3:20 PM
Wow Karen, your flamingo is fabulous. And those dp strips coordinate perfectly with your coloring. All the fun details in the individual strips just add to the happy fun feel of the card. Love the sentiment. Wonderful card.