Flamingo Sand Bucket

Hello crafty friends, it’s June here! I’m back on the blog with a card that showcases one of the newly released products and how it combines with some older products. Let’s get started!

My favorite dies in the new Summer Bucket Additions have to be the flamingo ones! But what if I don’t want to use them with the Candy Bucket it was intended for, and instead combined it with an older summer product: the Sand Bucket Shaker? Well, no problem because they work great together! And using this slightly taller bucket gives me so much extra space to decorate the bucket itself with a stencilled pattern. I used the Layered Hibiscus stencil on the bucket that I cut from pastel pink cardstock, which creates a vintage, yet summery floral pattern. I used Distress Oxides in the colors Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany, Evergreen Bough and Gathered Twigs. I cut the handle from cream colored cardstock and the shovel from brown, adding a bit of ink blending to both.

I cut the flamingo from slightly darker pink cardstock and used a very light hand to apply a bit of that Aged Mahogany so it looks more dimensional. I cut the eyes and beak from the same cream and brown cardstock I used before, giving it a very soft look. I gave my flamingo a bit of blush and added white gel pen lines to bring it to life even more.

I cut a background panel using the largest of the Stitched Torn Rectangles and blended it completely in blue, going lighter towards the middle. I then used one of the Stacked Scallops stencils to create darker waves on top. I didn’t use both stencils as I was going with a darker shade instead of 2 different colors. I splattered the darker shade of blue on top aswel as white paint. 

I chose to go with a stacked sentiment, layering a Happy Summer sentiment on top of one of the 3D wavy banners from Banner Greetings 2. I love the way the flamingo pops out from behind the sentiment!

And that’s it for today! I hope you’re enjoying your summer so far and have been feeling inspired to create some fun sunny projects. I hope to see you again soon, bye!