Hello, Toucan Paradise

Hi, and welcome back? Today's is all about the Toucan Paradise Stamps and Dies from Concord & 9th. Just released earlier this month, I decided I would give it a try, and I'm not regretting that decision at all. This card screams summer fun to me, and for some reason, I am all about the summer fun this year. As some of you may know, I'm all about the stamping, too. I like coloring but give me a solid image and some colored inks, this girl is in heaven.Oh, and did I mention, I've decided my new thing is black and white. I love black and white with gorgeous pops of coloring. Who knows maybe I found that one thing I will be known for. Okay, without further ado, here's a quick video tutorial for you. Not a fan of videos scroll past the video, and I will have a walkthrough for you.



VIDEO TUTORIAL





WALKTHROUGH
Stamp the body of the toucan using black ink.

Die-cut the stamped body.

 The beak is two stamps; start with the large section first.

Stamp the large section with green ink.

Stamp the second part of the beak with black in

Using the Gina K. Designs wreath builder to stamp a background.

Stamp the palm leaves with green ink.

Stamp the frond palm leaves with a darker green ink.

Stamp the largest flower with pink ink and the smaller flower with orange ink.

Stamp the breast details using yellow ink.

Stamp the palm leaves again with black ink. See photo below.

Fill in white spaces by stamping small details using blue, yellow, and gray ink.

Die-cut the branch from gold glitter paper.

Use foam strips to adhere to the branch to the front of the card. 
Add 3D mounting foam to the back of the toucan and adhere over the branch to the front of the card panel.

Finished 4 x 4inch panel.

Stamp edges of a 5x5 inch card base with detail stamp and black ink.

Add 3D mounting to the back of the stamped 4x4 panel and center to the front of the cardbase.

Add sequins using glossy accents.

Stamp sentiment in the lower right corner using black ink. Touch up with black pen if necessary. 
I love the way this card turned out.


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