Pink-a-licous!

Whew - I didn't think I'd get time to make anything for you today, but found a spare 20 minutes to put this piece of pink perfection together! (Ok, ok, so it might not be perfection, but I got hung up on the alliteration!)

Because I had limited time, I kept things ultra simple by using a monochromatic colour scheme. Anytime you find yourself stuck creatively, try doing something all in shades of the same colour, you'll love the results!

Images from the now retired Stem Silhouettes stamp set were stamped on Blush Blossom card using Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose ink. The sentiment from the wonderful One of a Kind set was stamped in Regal Rose.

I added a pierced border with my mat pack and piercing tool, stopping short of the corner where I'd add three Pretty in Pink brads. This just created a bit more visual interest.

The Blush Blossom layer was adhered to a mat of Regal Rose using Stampin' Dimensionals.

I then cut out 8 scalloped strips with my Slit punch. 4 each in Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink. Each strip was made up of five scallops. The scallops were layered on each other, then adhered to the focal image using SNAIL adhesive.

I covered a Regal Rose cardbase with the pretty polka dot paper from the Spring Fling pack (yup, still got spring on the brain!) The bow was tied with Regal Rose wide grosgrain ribbon. I adhered the focal image using Stampin' Dimensionals and was done!

Even with all the punching, this only took 20 minutes from sitting down at my desk to being finished. The monochromatic colour scheme just simplifies the whole process.

I had hoped to make a second card and set up a post to run automatically for you tomorrow as I'll be out and about celebrating my birthday! However, a day spent with the maintenance guy for our rental house got in the way....but I'll be back soon with something fun to share. In the meantime, don't forget my Birthday Blowout special!

I'll end with a photo of the gorgeous bouquet my parents and youngest brother sent today. It's so beautiful, but even more stunning is the amazing scents filling the house! There's nothing like fresh flowers to brighten your day, Thanks Mum, Dad and Leroy!


Stampin Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Stem Silhouettes, One of a Kind
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose
Card stock: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Blush Blossom
Paper: Spring Fling Designer paper
Punches: Slit punch
Accessories: Mat pack and piercing tool, Regal Rose wide grosgrain ribbon, Soft Subtles brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive.
All supplies available from Stampin' Up! Please email me to purchase.