Hello friends! The time has come to shop the latest Card Kit Release from My Favorite Things! The Festive Flamingos Card Kit is filled with the cutest holiday flamingo stamp set, coordinating dies and beautiful pastel plaid patterned paper.
I've created a non-traditional Christmas Box Card to share with you today. When it comes to Christmas, most people usually think of reds, greens and/or blues and lots of snow. I wanted to go a different direction today and create a more tropical-themed Christmas card. Where I live now, it never snows and it's considered "cold" if the temperature drops below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, lol.
That being said, we usually decorate our house and palm trees with lights every year in celebration of the holiday season. When I first saw these flamingos, I thought that they were perfect for this type of a card! To start, I first created the box base. The dimensions can be found HERE on a previous blog post of mine.
I stamped the flamingos with Black Ink onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock, colored them with Copics (RV000, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV09) and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I diecut some palm trees using the Beach Scene Builder Die-namics and blended the diecuts with some Distress Inks to add some shading.
Distress Inks Used:
Distress Inks Used:
- Green Palm Fronds and Grass: Twisted Citron, Shabby Shutters, Forest Moss
- Tree Trunks and Sand: Tea Dye and Gathered Twigs
- Pink Sky: Tattered Rose and Spun Sugar
I added a strand of Christmas lights using the lights from the BB Happy Pawlidays Stamp Set, some grass from the Grassy Edges Die-namics and sand using the Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics. I layered the panels with some Tickled Pink Card Stock and Petite Plaid Paper Pack. For my sentiment, I heat embossed it with Fine Detail White Embossing Powder on some Black Licorice Card Stock.
The new kit is now available in the MFT Boutique! If you like this kit and want the bundle deal, act fast before they sell out!
Don't forget to stop by the MFT Blog for more Card Kit inspiration and a chance to win a $50 MFT Gift Voucher!
Lastly, make sure to check out Stacey Yacula's first stamp set for MFT Stamps called Sweet Holiday Penguins which is also being released today!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, don't forget to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!
Wishing you all lovely day and happy card making!
♥ Rachel
Love the box card!!
ReplyDeleteLove how you designed that box card. So cool! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat Kit, Awesome cards! I especially love the pop up flamingos box card!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic box card! I love the penguins and the scene you created.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool- tropical, yet still festive! The lights are awesome!
ReplyDeleteWhoa, your cards must be amongst my favourites from this release! And you rocked it again with this gorgeous box card, thanks so much for all the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteOMG, I have to try and make a box card with flamingos!! Yours is just so awesome sauce!! And I'm a native Floridian where we have LOTS of flamingos, so it would be so fitting coming from me. lol All of your cards are lovely!
ReplyDeleteAwesome box card, I love it! I too am in a warm weather area so I love when I get to make tropical themed Christmas cards and this kit is perfect for it. I am definitely going to try your card, my nieces would go crazy over it lol. Thanks for sharing it and for the inspiration. (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
ReplyDeleteI love your 3D Card box and I can see you can't help but create more stunning cards while you're at it. Wowza!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely 100% adorable! What a great 3D box you did!!! Love the second card as well!
ReplyDeleteSo much wonderful inspiration! I can't decide which one I like the best so I'm voting for all of them. Love your box card!So festive. The penguin set is definitely on my wishlist and your card just confirmed that I have to have that one! TFS!
ReplyDeleteYour coloring is stunning! What a fun pop box card!!! I really like your penguin card too!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteLove all that you created... the box card is amazing!
ReplyDeleteLove the flamingo box.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing...
Fabulous cards. I really like the tropical box card.
ReplyDeleteall great cards ... I am partial to the box card though!
ReplyDeleteI love your creations!!! Outstanding!!! Thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Wow! Wow! Awesome projects!!! Your pop up box card is amazing and so funny!
ReplyDeleteYou've done such fantastic job with these new projects, Rachel, I almost can't stand the cuteness! Love your box card. You are the queen of those. And the penguins...gah!! Your coloring is outstanding and brings these fun critters to life! Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour box card is so fun! I just love how you decorated the palm trees with lights. :) This new release is great and your other cards are so cute!
ReplyDeleteTotally love all your cards rachel! I love the pop up box, i might wanne try making one of those. Thank you for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWowww!! Gorgeous creations!! Your coloring is fabulous! Love hte popup box and the super adorable penguins! <3
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards, Rachel! I especially love the flamingo box! Adorable!
ReplyDeleteYour box card is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love how you made a scene in that box card.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the tropical feel of your first card and the second card is simply adorable, those penguins have stolen my heart! The third card has a very sweet feel to it, love them all! thanks for the inspiration Rachel!
ReplyDeleteWOW Rachel, what great cards! You're so incredibly talented!
ReplyDeleteyou have done such an awesome job with the designs.
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