More beautiful birds, just for you! Today’s design features an iconic summertime bird that I’m sure you will love. See my latest, intricately designed cut file, and make your very own stained glass flamingo project.
This flamingo is my third exploration of this “stained glass” technique. I’ve also shared a blue heron and a swan design as well. I’ve been on a kick with birds lately, and I just want to keep making more and more of these lovely little pieces.
These vellum projects look fantastic with some light behind them! You can hang them in a window, or put them in a recessed frame with some backlighting, and they look stunning.
This flamingo is the result of a reader request, and I just think it is perfect for summer!
To make this project, all you need is:
- A Printer
- A Cutting Machine
- Vellum
- Cardstock
- Hot Glue
- My Free Template
Note: if you’re planning on utilizing Cricut’s “print then cut” feature to do this project, make sure to ungroup all fo the layers first; then select everything, besides the “outline” layer, and hit flatten.
Once everything is printed and cut out, all you need to do is attach your vellum layer to your cardstock detail piece with a little hot glue—easy peasy!
I use Adobe Illustrator for all of my designs, and a Cricut Maker to bring my creations to life. For tips on creating fun paper cuts like this one, see the FAQ section on my website. Also, be sure to check out the other awesome freebies available on my blog!
Enjoy making your own stained glass flamingo! What other birds do you think would make a nice addition to this series?
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Mandee is a professional graphic designer, amateur bird watcher, and rollercoaster enthusiast. She is a wife to hardworking high school teacher and mommy to three adorable little humans. She fell in love with graphic design when she started working on a comedy website with a guy she met her freshman year of college. Design wasn’t the only thing she fell in love with, and they were married a year and a half later. She created Designs By Miss Mandee to be a place where she could merge her passion for design with her lifelong love of crafting. 21 Comments on Stained Glass Flamingo
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Terry Smith
July 14, 2020 at 7:39 am (4 weeks ago)I love flamingoes and this one is just perfect! Thank you Miss Mandee!
Mandee
July 14, 2020 at 10:00 am (4 weeks ago)You are very welcome Terry!! 🦩
Tracy stephens-wood
July 14, 2020 at 8:20 am (4 weeks ago)i would love to see you at work with your designing, any chance you do some videos for us of you working, i think a lot of people would love to see that to
Mandee
July 14, 2020 at 10:02 am (4 weeks ago)I’ve thought about doing this before, but I didn’t know if anyone would care. 😂
Thanks for letting me know that there is an interest!!
Helen
July 14, 2020 at 10:41 am (4 weeks ago)Love flamingos! How about a Hummingbird?
Mandee
July 14, 2020 at 11:46 am (4 weeks ago)Definitely! A hummingbird would be beautiful!! ❤️
Carla G Hundley
July 14, 2020 at 9:28 am (4 weeks ago)Awesome and thanks for
all your freebies! I think
some type of Owl would
be beautiful to create in
this style.
Carla from Utah
Mandee
July 14, 2020 at 10:03 am (4 weeks ago)You are very welcome! And I LOVE that idea!! An owl would be fantastic I think. 😊
Judi Markel
July 14, 2020 at 10:18 am (4 weeks ago)This is very pretty, thank you so much. I love flamingo’s.
Mandee
July 14, 2020 at 11:46 am (4 weeks ago)Thanks Judi! I’m so glad you like it!!
Judi Johnson
July 14, 2020 at 12:48 pm (4 weeks ago)I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who wrote you about doing a Flamingo. But I am going to tell everyone it was my idea! LOL Thank you seeing this file made my day. I can’t wait to get started. Thank you Mandee I LOVE ut!
Mandee
July 14, 2020 at 4:07 pm (4 weeks ago)You are welcome to take all the credit Judi!! I’m so glad you like it. 😊
Andrea L Clark
July 14, 2020 at 2:23 pm (4 weeks ago)This is beautiful! Did you used colored vellum? If so, where does one find that?
Mandee
July 14, 2020 at 4:08 pm (4 weeks ago)Thanks Andrea! I actually just used regular old translucent velum and printed the design on it using the “print then cut” feature on my Cricut machine. 😀
Brooke Welgus
July 14, 2020 at 5:22 pm (4 weeks ago)Beautiful design. Thanks for sharing the download Miss Mandee!
I’m unable to open this file in canvas workspace (I know you use cricut), has anyone else had this happen? Is there a trick I am missing?
Mandee
July 14, 2020 at 5:49 pm (4 weeks ago)You are very welcome Brooke!
Sorry that you are having trouble. I don’t know if this will help, but I did find this article about uploading SVG files to Canvas Workspace. I don’t know much about it, but there is a possibility that it might not like the layered nature of the file.
Brooke Welgus
July 17, 2020 at 10:44 pm (3 weeks ago)thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I’m getting an “unable to import. the file may not be supported”… I shall try putting it onto USB and putting it straight onto my Scan N Cut! Thanks for your amazing designs <3
Susan Renshaw
July 14, 2020 at 7:40 pm (4 weeks ago)Could you do a pelican? Please?
Mandee
July 15, 2020 at 12:04 pm (3 weeks ago)I do love pelicans! I will add that one to my list. 😊
Jenny
July 20, 2020 at 9:20 pm (3 weeks ago)This is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing it! I made the blue heron a few months ago. I cut it on plain vellum and colored it in with markers. It has a beautiful stained glass effect. I have it hanging in my craft room window. I think a cardinal would be great for Christmas time, if you’re looking for ideas…
Mandee
July 22, 2020 at 12:43 pm (2 weeks ago)Thank you Jenny! Coloring it in my hand is a fantastic idea!! I’m sure it turned out beautifully. 😊
And I love your idea of doing a cardinal around Christmas time too!