Summer Theme Week: Day 6

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Hello Everyone! Welcome to Day 6 of the Summer Theme Week! It is Zsofi here today with a fun summer card, mixing the latest release with older ones. I love to create scenes with a stencilled background and die cut elements. Let me show you how I made this cheerful flamingo one.

First, I created the background on a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock with the Watercolour Oval stencil and 3 shades of Distress Oxide inks: Spun Sugar, Wild Honey and Squeezed Lemonade. Then without removing the stencil, I added the Seashell Background stencil on top of it and blended it with one shade darker inks: Kitsch Flamingo, Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed. Before removing the stencil, I spritzed it with a gold sparkle spray for a subtle shine. I love when the pattern reveals afer removing the stencils, it always has the WOW-effect on me!

Next, I die cut the Flamingo Holder die from pink cardstock and used also the Summer Holder Additions die set for the accessories: I chose yellow, orange, pink and white scraps to match the background colours. I also did some ink blending on the die cuts to add a little shading.

To set the scene, I die cut a piece of Desert Storm cardstock with the Shoreline Borders die, and added some dots with 2 shades of brown Copic markers to imitate the sand.

I thought it would be fun to incorporate the sentiment within the scene, so I stamped the “Fun in the sun” sentiment from the Happy Summer stamp set with clear embossing ink on black cardstock and white heat embossed it. I love that even the sentiments have coordinating dies, it looks so cool and it perfetcly fits in the wings of the flamingo!

After assembling the card, I used some Stickles on the flower centres and on the ball, just for some extra fun.

I hope you like this idea and got inspired. I cannot wait to see what you create with the new release, make sure to share them in our Facebook group! And don’t forget: the whole Summer section in the Pretty Pink Posh store is discounted this week!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you soon,
Zsofi