SNEAK PEEK: Bird Banter (Day Three)

I’m still reeling from my Stamp Showcase presentation on the Main Stage in front of 2,700 people – and I loved every minute of it! I created and shared five new projects with the Bird Banter stamp set that will be available in Stampin’ Up!’s 2018 Occasions Catalog.  If you missed my first two projects with this new set, you can see them here:

• Bird Banter – My On Stage Swap Card
• Bird Banter – Day Two

Today I’m sharing the second card I showcased on the mainstage – this card has a more feminine appeal to it than the green-and-brown parrot card I shared first. Here’s my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Products Showcased.  This sassy cockatoo is parading as a flamingo – she’s colored with Flirty Flamingo ink and perched on a sentiment from Stampin’ Up!’s Fabulous Flamingo stamp set. I think she looks amazing against this panel of Flirty Flamingo Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper. Here’s a look a this new Bird Banter stamp set: Here’s the Fabulous Flamingo stamp set with this super-fun sentiment:
  

  Fabulous Flamingo, Stampin’ Up!

  There are some really great sentiments in this fun set, right?  And a look at the colors and patterns in this amazing pack of papers – this is one of my all-time favorites:

• Coloring the Cockatoo.  I played around with several different ways of coloring this sweet bird before landing on this combination that made me very happy.  I stamped the cockatoo with Archival Basic Black on Shimmery White cardstock.  Once the ink dried, I colored her with a Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Write Marker.  To add a little extra shine, I painted her with a Clear Wink of Stella brush.  As I shared on stage, “THIS is the kind of glitter and shine that’s allowed in the Fungeon (my stamp room).”  🙂
• Sweet Color Combination.  I’m going to miss the 2016-2018 In Colors when they retire next year.  Flirty Flamingo and Emerald Envy are like family to me, and I think they are perfect together.  The richness of Emerald Envy plays well with the softness of Flirty Flamingo.  If you like this combination, too, please save this:

Stamp Sets:  Bird Banter, Fabulous Flamingo  Papers:  Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Shimmery White  Inks:  Archival Basic Black, Stampin’ Write Markers (Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight)  Accessories:  Clear Wink of Stella, 2-1/4″ Circle punch, Layering Circles Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Stampin’ Up! kicked off the week-long Online Extravaganza Monday with an amazing one-day-only stamp sale.  Even if you didn’t take advantage of that sale, there are plenty of other items on discount for the rest of the week.  Check them all out here: