Hello Friends… The weather here in Kansas is quite frightful, our wind chill temperature has been forecasted to be as low as 30 degrees below zero. Today is one I’m pretending I’m in a paradise, feeling the hot sunshine, smelling the aroma of budding flowers, and watch the pretty flamingo’s! Yes.. I’ve got quite the imagination, haha!

Karen, my SCS hostess partner, has selected some warm and bright colors for this week’s Color Challenge (CC831), Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo, and Pear Pizzazz, with the dessert option of using a stitched die. These colors reminded me of a tropical paradise and provided the perfect opportunity to use a new stamp set ‘Friendly Flamingo’ featured in Stampin’ Up’s January-June Mini.

Supplies:

• Stamp Set Bundles: Pretty Perennials # 156234, Friendly Flamingo #156212,
• Stamp Set: Field of Flowers #152589
• Cardstock: Basic White #159276, Basic Black #121045, Pear Pizzazz #121201
• Ink: Flirty Flamingo #147052, Pear Pizzazz #147104, Mango Melody #147093, Memento Black #132708, Versamark #102283
• Stampin’ Blend Combos: Mango Melody #154888, Flirty Flamingo #154884, So Saffron #154905, Old Olive #154892, Mossy Meadow #154890, Color Lifter #144608
• Miscellaneous: Ornate Borders Dies #152724, White Stampin’ Embossing Powder #108132, Basic Black Stampin’ Write Maarker #100082, Rhinestone Basic Jewels #144220, 1/8″ hole punch (retired)

Measurements;

• Basic White: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 card base, scored at 4 1/4, 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 (center panel), 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 (flamingo’s, and flowers)
• Pear Pizzazz: 4 x 5 1/4 (matte), 1 7/8 x 3 3/4 (matte for the sentiment panel)
• Basic Black: 3 3/4 x 5 (matte), 2 x 3 3/4 (sentiment)

Thank you for stopping in, I hope this post took your imagination away from the cold blustering weather for just a moment! Wink, wink! If you’ve not yet subscribed to my blog, I would be delighted if you did!

Stay safe and warm, my God bless you with peace in your heart and ton’s of happiness!

Hugs,

LeAnn