Summer Theme Flamingos on Vacation Emb Dry & Heat

Created this Summer Themed Card using Mark's Finest Papers Flamingos on Vacation stamp set, both dry & heat embossing and Cricut "Sun."

Base layer of card is Kraft cardstock. Layer of green is embossed with Sizzix Leaves embossing folder. Pink cardstock is cut using Spellbinders Nestie die, stamped with Flamingo and heat embossed. Cricut which I've been neglecting to use lately is used for "Sun" image from Create a Critter Cricut cartridge. "Sun" is cut using yellow cardstock and sentiment is stamped on it. Foam adhesive used for dimension on green cardstock, pink cardstock & yellow cardstock. Added bling.

Photographed this morn 6/23 out by our pool.

I liked the way the blue pool water looked behind the card in this one:
 

Closeup of Flamingo:

Closeup of sentiment:

Cricut cartridge: Create a Critter 3" x 2.89 Sun
embossing:
Sizzix Peacocks & Leaves Set embossing folder
Stampendous Stamp n Stuff Clear Transparent emb powder
ink:
VersaMark 
paper:
5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Base Kraft cardstock
5 1/4" x 4" the Paper Company Earth's Garden Fashion Colors - green
the Paper Company Earth's Garden Fashion Colors - pink & yellow
stamp:
Mark's Finest Papers Flamingos on Vacation clear stamp set

Entering this into the following challenges:

2 Sisters Anything Goes 6/23-29
Allsort Ch Wk160 Any die will do lim3 1st 6/23
Aud Sentiments Bingo diagonal: DieCut,Embossing,Bling 6/20-7/3
Cardztv Ch11 Anything Goes 6/22-24
Crafts and Me Ch89 Anything Goes unlim 8th 6/20-25
Cute Card Thurs Ch222 Here Comes Summer unlim 4th 6/21-27
Friends of Speedy TV Ch25 Summer theme unlim 5th 6/18-24
Getting Cricky Simply Sun Ch Summertime unlim 9th 6/3-30
Jaihart Sun Are Lovely 10 unlim 32nd 6/3
Kraft Journal 'Good 'ol Summertime' unlim 4th 6/18-24
Krafty Girls Ch10 Fun In The Sun 6/19-7/1
Little Red Wagon Ch138 Get Krafty unlim 4th 6/20
Little Scrap Pieces Fun Fri Ch Use Yellow 6/22-
Milk Coffee Ch It's Summertime lim3 3rd 6/21-7/4
Paper-Crafting Journey Ch Feeling Krafty unlim 3rd 6/21-7/3 

Paper Play Ch Wk25 Use a Die unlim 3rd 6/21-27
Paper Playtime Ch77 Say it w/ Sentiments Anything Goes unlim 8th 6/18-30
Scrapalicious Oh What You Do in the Summertime 6/20
Scrap-Creations Ch Vacation 6/19-25
Simon Says Stamp & Show a Bit of Brown unlim 6th my brown is Kraft cardstock 6/18-24 

Speedy TV Tutorial 4 Heat Embossing unlim 2nd 6/22-28
Stampin Sisters in Christ Ch144 Something that reflects you unlim 11th I like dry & heat embossing so that reflects me 6/17-23
Victorine Stamps Ch36 Anything Goes unlim 15th 6/14

Stand out in a crowd Flamingos Summer Card

Created this 'Stand out in a crowd' Flamingos Summer Card using Mark's Finest Papers Flamingos on Vacation stamp set I had won in a blog hop.

Used Cuttlebug Art Deco embossing folder. Stamped 2 Flamingos using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and center Flamingo using Memento Rose Bud ink. Stamped sentiment using Memento Rose Bud ink.

embossing: Cuttlebug Art Deco embossing folder
ink: Memento - Rose Bud & Tuxedo Black 
paper:
4 1/4" x 5 1/2" pastel blue
stamp: 
Mark's Finest Papers clear stamp set - 
Flamingos on Vacation (won from their blog hop)

Entering this into the following challenges:

2 Sisters Ch96 Plaids & Stripes unlim 8th Flamingo on far left has stripes 6/16-22
Crafts and Me Ch89 Anything Goes unlim 4th 6/20-25
Cute Card Thurs Ch222 Here Comes Summer unlim 2nd 6/21-27 
Friends of Speedy TV Ch25 Summer theme unlim 4th 6/18-24
Getting Cricky Simply Sun Ch Summertime unlim 8th 6/3-30
Jaihart Sun Are Lovely 10 unlim 28th 6/3
Paper Playtime Ch77 Say it w/ Sentiments Anything Goes unlim 6th 6/18-30
Stampin Sisters in Christ Ch144 Something that reflects you unlim 8th I like to stand out in a crowd so that reflects me 6/17-23
Stamping with Dragon Anything Goes unlim 11th 6/15-21
Victorine Stamps Ch36 Anything Goes unlim 13th 6/14