Last night I whiled away a few (alright, several) hours in my lovely craft room, and made a few decidedly pink cards. I do love pink, but I will warn you that the following pictures could constitute a sensory overload....
I started off with a piece of Regal Rose card (must admit I've not used this colour before - now, I have very little left!), and repeatedly stamped what I like to call the 'bubble' image from the Circle Circus stamp set. I stamped all over the card in Regal Rose ink, then overstamped in Whisper White. This is a small sample of what I ended up with:
I then cut panels of the 'patterned paper' I had created, and used them on some cards. This is the first one I made. I really like the intensity of the pattern on the square panel.
Stamps: Circle Circus, Flight of the Butterfly (how cute is that tiny butterfly?!), On Your Birthday
Card: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose
Ink: Whisper White craft, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose stampin' pads
Other: White embossing powder (and heat tool), Stamp-a-ma-jig, corner rounder punch, Regal Rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, 1/4" Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon, circle punches - 1", 1 1/4", 1 3/8", scallop circle, sponge daubers, edge distresser
Before I assembled this next card, I added a few Chocolate Chip stamped images, from Circle Circus, to the 'bubbly' background. This stamp co-ordinates with the new Filigree Brads from Stampin' Up!, so I found a place to add one of those (although rather than using the silver brad centre, I popped in a pink brad from my stash - thought there wasn't quite enough pink on the card, you see). The main panel has images stamped in the colours to match the background. Although I've angled it so it looks like the little bird is going to slide right down the branch, I like the simple stamping! Some rather blobby dots with a white gel pen, and a knotted piece of divine taffeta ribbon, finishes off this card.
Stamps: Circle Circus, Cheep Talk
Card: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose
Ink: Whisper White craft, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink stampin' pads, Chocolate Chip stampin' write marker (see the tiny dot?)
Other: Filigree brad (with non-SU pink centre), white gel pen, corner rounder punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, sponge dauber, Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon
Okay, on we go to more luscious pinkness. This next one is my personal favourite, but I would love to hear which one you like the best. I have used a larger panel of the bubble-patterned card, matted on some Chocolate Chip card. The owl has been stamped on watercolour paper with Staz-On ink, then watercoloured using my stampin' pads and an aquapainter (love this little invention - no more pots of water to tip all over my desk!). I masked the owl and branch, and stamped little pink hearts in the background. These cute hearts, along with sentiment, also come from the Owl Together Now set. I sponged the edges of the owl panel in Pretty in Pink, and Regal Rose. I used my Cuttlebug to create the tiny tag, and again stamped the hearts in Pretty in Pink. My wonderful Stamp-a-ma-jig allowed me to stamp the image exactly where I wanted it - yep, yet another of my favourite crafting tools.
Stamps: Circle Circus, Owl Together Now
Card: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Whisper White craft, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink stampin' pads, Jet Black Staz-On, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write markers
Other: watercolour paper, aquapainter, white eyelet (from my stash), Cuttlebug mini tag, Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon, sponge daubers, foam dots
Now for the last card in this pink series. Having already said that the owl card is my personal favourite, I must say this one comes a close second. I'm a big fan of the Flight of the Butterfly set. I broke out and used Basic Gray instead of Chocolate Chip with this one. Lots of scallops (thanks to my Nestabilities, through the Cuttlebug, and my scalloped square punch from Stampin' Up!), and simple stamping with gray/blingy highlights.
Stamps: Circle Circus, Flight of the Butterfly, Best Yet
Card: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Whisper White craft, Basic Gray, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink stampin' pads
Other: Nestabilites, scallop square punch, sponge dauber, Stamp-a-ma-jig, rhinestones (Kaiser), Basic Gray taffeta ribbon, foam dots, Sakura Gelly Roll glitter pen (dotted in the flower centres on the butterfly's wings)
Right, I think that's about enough pink for one day! I hope to try out a few more things with Circle Circus before I (reluctantly) return the set to Claire, so please come back to visit over the next few days. Happy Monday, everyone!
