I don’t remember planting this

Hey everybody, happy middle of July! Can you believe it?! It’s gonna be Christmas before we know it, lol! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a super cute flamingo-themed friendship card! This would be a fun one to send to someone whose birthday was inadvertently overlooked, says ol’ forgetful me! LOL! I used a nice variety of cardstock and I love the bright summery color palette!

I cut the card base from Glama Brown Kraft and used the Stampin’ Up! Stacked Stone background stamp (stamped in Ranger Frayed Burlap distress oxide ink) on the front flap. I cut a panel from Pop Tone Jellybean Green and cut an embossed oval aperture using the Sizzix Fanciful Framelits Reversed-Clare Classic Ovals dies. I used the Spellbinders Plant It Here dies along with Flamingo, Lessebo Pitch Black, 80# Solar White, Habanero Red, Rubber Ducky Yellow, Pop Tone Jellybean Green and Pop Tone Gumdrop Green to create the focal images which I popped up on Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares and 3D Foam Squares.

I stamped a sentiment from the Spellbinders Around The Garden stamp set in Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink and cut it with a Love From Lizi Stitched Oval Nested Cutting Die. The finishing touch was adding some Darice rhinestone squares for a little bling.

I cut the inside panel from Classic Crest Recycled 100% Classic Natural White (my new favorite off-white cardstock) and embellished it with a couple leftover strips of the green cardstock used on the front. I stamped another sentiment from the Spellbinders stamp set in the brown ink.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html
2. https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/ltscb-180-anything-goes-ltscb-179.html
3. https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2026/07/animals-realimaginary.html

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CutCardStock products used:
Glama Brown Kraft
Flamingo
Lessebo Pitch Black
Classic Crest 80# Solar White
Habanero Red
Rubber Ducky Yellow
Pop Tone Jellybean Green
Pop Tone Gumdrop Green
Classic Crest Recycled 100% Classic Natural White

Other products used:
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up! Stacked Stone background stamp, Spellbinders Around The Garden stamp set
INK: Ranger Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide ink, Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake
DIES/PUNCHES: Sizzix Fanciful Framelits Reversed-Clare Classic Ovals, Spellbinders Plant It Here dies, Love From Lizi Stitched Oval Nested Cutting Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, TapeRunner Retractable Double-Sided Adhesive Tape, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares Black Mix and 3D Foam Squares Regular Black, Darice Rhinestone Squares

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the awesome cardstock and other goodies at CutCardStock (adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few). And head on over to the CutCardStock Pinterest Page and CutCardStock Facebook Page and for more inspiration! Also, be sure to join our Creating with CutCardStock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,