Friday, February 13, 2009

A Pink Elephant?


Let me just say up front that I am not a fan of round cards. But I LOVE Mercy's sketches so I had to do this one. It's for Mercy's Tuesday Challenge #30. And it's for The Pink Elephant Challenge, a new weekly challenge blog. This week's challenge is a color challenge: pink, black, and white. Love it!

My base card is Basic Black, cut/embossed with a large scalloped circle Nestabilities die. The next layers are DP from a new pad from Making Memories called Sabrina, cut with circle dies. The focal image was stamped on Whisper White with a stamp from Inkadinkado's Floral Flourishes set. I colored the stamp with SU! markers before stamping. I punched the corners with my Ticket Corner punch, layered it on Pretty In Pink and Basic Black card stock, and popped it up on 3M foam squares. Some little flat-backed pearls add accents to this element. The bow, made of black and pink polka-dotted ribbon from my stash, finishes it off.

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Floral Flourishes (Inkadinkado)
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Basic Black (SU!); Sabrina (Making Memories)
Ink: Basic Black, Pretty In Pink (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, pearls, ribbon (craft store)

6 comments:

  1. This is just gorgeous - love the pearls and the bow really brings it all together.

    Thanks for joining our first challenge at the Pink Elephant. Hope you'll join us again next week.

    Ann xxx

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  2. Great card. I am loving round cards right now. I must make one soon. Thanks so much for entering the 1st TPE challenge. We hope to see you back again next week.
    Robin

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  3. barb...this is geeee-orgeous! i love the pop of the pink! this card is so elegant and beautiful! amazing job, girl!

    thanks for playing along with my sketch again this week, and i hope you'll play along next week, too!

    {{{hugs}}}
    mercy

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  4. Barbara...I saw your card on SCS as well!! Super Cute!! Your work is great!!

    LORi

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  5. Barb, I love the shape you chose for this card! The scallop edge is really sweet, too. :)

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  6. Hmmm...looks to me like you ought to do round cards more often! This is fantastic!

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