Sunday 26 May 2013

Flamingo

Well there's me thinking all day about what word to choose for the next alpha challenge - even whilst staring at Flamingos whilst out and about at Slimbridge today it didn't click.....it was only when we were about half way home I suddenly went "Flamingo!" - no idea why I didn't think of it earlier!

So I was straight to the lap top to print off the pictures of flamingos I took earlier in the day; it couldn't have worked out better!

So firstly I painted the page with a paint dabber in Salmon and whilst that was drying I cut out the flamingo pictures I wanted to use.

Then I mod modged them down using matt mod podge this time, oh and on the two front flamingos I went around the edge with tattered rose distress stain to soften the sharp edges. Then I wrote on Flamingo in pink Sharpie, then I used a fine liner in pink to draw round the edge as well as using some dried marigold and spiced marmalade to stamp some leaves round the edge they didn't come out very defined but add some extra colour. Then I used a stencil and picked raspberry distress ink to make the honeycomb patten. I am wondering if I will ever make anything that doesn't involve distress ink of some kind....it's just too good!! All hail the Holtz!!!


Here's the link to the Craft Barn

21 comments:

  1. Visiting from The Craft Barn - this is a great choice and how wonderful that you could use your own pictures :0)

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  2. Super pink page for your flamingos. BJ

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  3. I can't imagine a day without distress ink....super photos.

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  4. WOW! they have flamingo's at Slimbridge???

    Fabulous pages Vicky!

    Karen from The Craft Barn x

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  5. Great choice!! I haven't been to Slimbridge though when my parents were alive we visited Arundel frequently. What a lovely page and how timely your visit was!

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  6. Fabulous, the flamingos look wonderful.

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  7. Very beautiful word to chose and a lovely, delicate page.

    Chrissie x

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  8. Lovely pages - great idea and color!

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  9. Great choice of word = love those flamingoes!

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  10. lovely pages, great pictures of the flamingoes

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  11. I love those light bulb moments! Fab pages and how nice to be able to use your own pics and experience - a great keepsake page too. MMx

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  12. Flamingos are crazy birds - just so fascinating when you see them in real life.Great page and isn't it wonderful when the word just seems so right for the challenge.

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  13. What a lovely page Vicky, aren't flamingos the prettiest birds? Love their colour, your pages are so pretty! By the way, I have some yummy candy on my blog and would love it if you would come and join in! Hugs Frea

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  14. Wonderful - your flamingos look like they have their heads in the clouds - err - flamingos!!
    Sandy

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  15. Fabulous page, love the colours on the background and your wonderful photos of the flamingos.

    Sylv xx

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  16. What a great idea and using your own photos is inspired. I love flamingos, such glamorous birds. xx

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  17. Fab choice of word.. loving your pinky pages :)

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  18. Brilliant word choice and how great that you had the right pics.

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  19. Just visiting the F pages...
    This is great... wondering why I didn't chose flamingo too...
    :)

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  20. Love your flamingo pages! Any excuse for pink is worth it!
    Juliax

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  21. Wonderful flamingo page!
    Thanks for playing with us at the Craft Barn
    Izzy

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