Lol, I am naturally drawn toward pink. Does it come from being a girl? I don’t know . . . but I sure spend a lot of time trying to give the other colors a chance. Woe is me . . . I think I’ve fallen off the band wagon. I wallowed in pink today and I feel like I’ve simply binged on it. I’ve had this stamp in reserve, waiting to make a card with it but I since I was trying to control my use of pink, it danced on the edge, taunting me! This is a Flourishes set called Kids Play . . . how adorable, right?!? I love this set – it would make perfect little girls stationary (ha-ha, or big girls stationary!!). Pair it with The Girls Paperie line, (I used Vintage Whimsy) and I think it’s a match made in heaven.
To construct the card I cut a portion of Spellbinders Grand Circles, stamped my little girl then edged it with crepe paper that I ruffled, distressed, and edged with pearls. I adhered my quarter circle to overlap a strip of paper cut from my background behind which I put two cut scalloped borders and adhered with foam tape. A ribbon was run across the top edge of my paper and on the ribbon I secured a peg bow backed with Spellbinders Parisian Accents. Lastly I cut/embossed a small pennant from Spellbinders Nested Pennants and stamped my sentiment. Final embellishments added two buttons and a swirl of Zva pearls.
| SUPPLIES I USED |
| Stamps: Flourishes – Kids Play Paper: The Girls Paperie – Vintage Whimsy, Strathmore Acrylic Ink: Versafine Onyx Black and clear embossing powder Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Circles, Spellbinders Nested Pennants, Spellbinders Parisian Accents, EK Success Border Punch, Pearls, Ribbon, Buttons, Zva Creative Pearls |
I’m touched by the amount of advice that’s coming through on the Blog Candy Post. Please continue – remember I’ll pick a winner on Tuesday, April 12th from comments left on that post which you can find it you scroll down to April 9th!! Along with the fact that you may win, I live in a little bit of a vacuum and the voices of reason are so welcome and helpful!!!
Love this! I have two little girls so am tempted to blow this up to 12×12 and use a silhouette from the cricut cart ‘A Children’s Year’ to make a wall hanging. It is so elegant!
This is stunning. LOVE the layout and all your incredible details (that ruffle is ingenious!) And the pink is perfect in all its gorgeous girlishness! :o)
Oh Becca!! This is so Beautiful!!! I love, love your cards!! They are so beautiful, it’s hard not to copy you – LOL ;)
Have a Blessed Sunday :)
Hi Becca,
Pink is my favourite colour.
You ‘got ‘ me with this beauty!
Hugs, Candy
So lovely, Becca! I am a pink fan too.
I love this card. There is just not enough uses for Pink, it is always a wonderful choice. The use of crepe paper is awesome!
Yes, it IS pink! So creative how you use the Spellbinders – outside the box again! Your details with pearls and such are so beautiful. I too have Cricut Child’s Year which would make the silhouettes for cards of this type. Haven’t used it yet, so this is an inspiration for me! Thank you!
Oh how pretty Becca! I just love pink! This card is lucious! I love all the frills and ruffles. TFS
Hugs, Jessica
Becca,
This is Such a Pretty and Pink Card. My favorite color :)
I love the Stamp and am going to Flourishes website to see if I can find it to purchase. You are such an amazing artist and person. Thank you for sharing a part of your life with all of us. Have a wonderful Sunday.
Oh, what a gorgeous card!! You create the most amazing layouts, I sure wish I had your talent.
Barb
Such a very pretty card. Love it!
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
Gotta go with your “gut feeling” and if it’s pink, then PINK it should be — and what a GORGEOUS outcome!!! LOVE this Pretty in Pink card!!!
Becca, This would make a perfect little girl birthday card.
If I would have got this when I was little, I would have been in heaven for days. Beautiful just beautiful.
Oh my holy moly Becca!!! I love, love, love, love this card. All of your designs are unbelievable, except that this one is way over unbelievable!!! Sorry I sound so unintelligent, but I just don’t know how to verbalize how incredible this card is. I love that you have an eye for the smallest detail like the curled floss coming out from behind the button, or the die behind it or even the perfect placement of each pearl on the boarder punch die. You are my idol!
This card could NOT have been any other but pink!! Love it Becca. I am not a girly girl but when I had my daughter after having two boys, let me tell you there was pink everywhere in my home!!!!!!!! Now she would never wear pink if you paid her..she is 32 yrs. old. LOL Guess I cured her of ever loving pink. Thanks for sharing with us as per usual. You are such a talented young woman. God bless u. Hugs.
So sweet and girly! Simply Love everything about it!
Blessings Bernie
Very nice card. I love sillouettes. Thank you for sharing.
Oh my goodness, it is precious. Love that silhouette in black perfect with all the pink. Another piece of art. Thank you for the inspiration.
Lovely card, Becca! Where do you get all the beautiful paper that you use on a daily basis? Do you order it online? I always just use paper I can buy locally and for the most part it’s usually pretty boring! LOL!! But, I think it would be difficult to buy paper online… hard to tell what it would really be like and also paper is so heavy… big shipping costs. So, if you have any hints on where to find beautiful paper please share!!
Becca – I’m swooning over your pink card with the little girl silhouette. Absolutely smitten with this.
Love pink and love this card. I hope you are getting the answer you want regarding your Etsy question. I have no experience using it but did post you an answer yesterday.
Sally Gasparri
Becca, You never cease to amaze me. Wow! This is so beautiful!
I love your card.I like pink anyway.
Vicky
i like the arc! very different look.
Pink is my favourite as well. I never get tired of it! Love the style of your pretty card and the dainty frill and pretty border. The pearls and the sweet stamped image are gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing! :)
Once again I am blown away with your beautiful card!!! It seems like the ideas never cease. I love the crepe paper ruffle.
Hey Becca! love your card even though it’s pink! Honestly, pink is not one of my fave colors. However, with now having a new granddaughter, that may just have to change!
Beautiful job, as always!
I like pink also. Very cute card. Edna
Another gorgeous card today, Becca, and soooo feminine!!
What a wonderful PINK card. Sometimes it’s good to fall off the wagon. I love how you used the crepe paper.
Cute!!!! I love your cards. Please tell what you used to secure the buttons to this card. I like the culy ends. {{Hugs}}
Gorgeous as always.
Tricia
Your card is so sweet. I have some of that Paperie paper and just love it. It is so girly. Love the half circle you made and the pearls really set it off.
I normally am not a pink person, in fact it is close to my least favorite color, but you make it so adorable in how you pull the card all together. How could one not love it? Blessings to you and your family…..Denice
Over the top beautiful! Love it!
OMGosh Becca, this is so cute! Love the colors and the pleated ribbon!
You just can’t go wrong with pink in my world either. Love the card!
Even though I am not a fan of full-on candy pink, you make it look good in this card. I love the way you have used crepe paper. The swirly pearls always look good, though I can’t generally run to using them, I will keep looking in the clearance bins!
Oh my gosh…this is gorgeous!!!! Love pink myself…..I have tons of ribbon, but I have bizillions of PINK ribbon!!
love the pony-tailed girl silhouette and the pink gingham print. pink is my color, i get so many compliments when i wear it, too. great card!.
Beautiful card. I like pink.
For some reason this card sent me back into flashback mode to my girlie childhood days, when I wore a bright pink floral handmade Easter dress and bonnet to church Services on Easter Sunday. Does anyone else recall those days were children were seen and not heard and your Easter outfit had better stay clean and pretty or else you were in a whole lot of heapin trouble. lol
Love the card Becca, you always know how to add just the right embellishments and make everything blend well together. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful designs with us every day.
Another HIT! Now exactly what are those curly things-Wire??? Love it!
Too cute! Who wouldn’t like to get this girlie card! I love it.
Totally Eye-catching.
So sweet & feminine…love it ! Pink is so special !!
How darling, this one is a keeper, had lots of light bulbs went off for me!
I love pink – it is my fav color too!
What a wonderful card! Love the ruffle!
Your cards are so…YOU. I suspected you were hiding your love of pink because you so pointedly did not use it. Let us know the name of your Etsy Shoppe.
Beautiful beautiful Becca!
Becca,
What a beautiful card, as always. I love the stamp set and of course the pink works perfectly with the set itself. I always enjoy your beautiful creations.
Dear Becca
I just LOVE this card — and the colour pink — its a girl thing LOL
Really stunning —
Hugs from Joyce in SA
Another beautiful card!!! I’m amazed at all of your ideas. Your Etsy should be very successful.
Wow! This is fabulous! The layout and paper combo is amazing. Love the bow and the pearl swirl. Love the added touch of the punched border. The detail is truly striking.
Now, Becca, anyone would love to buy a card like this! I still think you should check out the boutiques in your area and try to find one that will work with you to sell your beautiful creations. Many blessings!
Lea
Oh my – I am in love with your pink card!!!! I just ordered the girls paperie line and can’t wait to receive it! Your card is just divine! And since I am surrounded by boys in my family I would love to spend an entire day wallowing in pink! I did make some pink cards last weekend and posted one to my blog….pink is just a happy color and after an entire week of cancer treatments with my sweet hubbie it is a bright color to bring a smile! Thanks so much for sharing your art – I love your blog and all your tutorials and information! You are AMAZING so your blog title is so very fitting!
Stunning as ususal. You never cease to amaze me. Would love to visit your Etsy store.
What a beautiful card. I love the black silhouette against all that girly pink.
This is a beautiful card – I love all the pink!
Pretty in Pink Becca. thanks for sharing your beautiful work.
Love Marjorie.
Another gorgeous Becca Creation! love the crepe paper ruffle.
R/
Love your card,it is so you.
This is the Becca we all know and love! Pretty in pink!
Pink is always pretty, but more so when in your hands, Becca. What a darling card!
As for Etsy advice, I am not a seller there, so I have no tips for you. But I am a buyer and I know you have what folks are looking for in beautiful paper creations, so I know you’ll sell out quickly~!
This is your wonderful, elegant and gorgeous card designing. I marvel at your perception and talent. I can envision a card but not to that depth. Amazing is all I can post at this moment.
Hugs, Jeanielou in PA
P.S. You have enough followers here to purchase your cards.
Hi Becca! So very pretty! My absolute favorite color. Iris, Saved by Grace
Etsy will be completely blown away from the increase of hits once you join the group….it’s a win-win situation for everyone. You go, Girl!!
hugs,
OH BECCA!!!!! This is SO NICE!!!!!!! I’m a pink lover too!!!!!!! The way you’ve layered your printed paper…. the quarter circle….. the ruffled edge…. the swirls of pearls…..the little girl stamp…..the floral & the plaids….. PEERRRRFECT!!!!!!!!!!! SO PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
I love this card. Don’t we all love pink? Such a sweet card. If you have no one in mind to send it to, you can send it to me- LOL!
Gorgeous, gorgeous card. I love pink too, and your pearls really add class to your card.
This is wonderful.
Becca,
You are definitely a girlie girl. I love pink too, however, since the twins were born, it really infuriates me how hard it is to find baby things in other colors. As cute as they are in pink, I sure would like to mix it up a little.
This is a beautiful card, and I love the peg bow. I will have to make one of these jigs. I love to wood work and this looks easy enough. I like your ruffled crate paper. This would be a great tutorial if you haven’t already done this. I very seldom miss one of your postings, unless I am out of town. I just adore your art work.
Marcie
Such an adorable silhouette.
I just love the image and I agree — pink is a special colour. Your card is beautiful and very girly. Go girls!
Wow – love pink, love pearls, love the card! I think that about covers it!
Everyone has a favorite color and it certainly is not a sin to love Pink! Becca your card is lovely and pink is the perfect color for it so smile and enjoy Pink! We all are enjoying the fact that you made a delightful card which is perfect in every way!
Oh good it’s pink Becca, it just seems so you and it’s great.
Gorgeous card and has inspired me today to get going again.
Think pink! I like it.
oh, what a delight to see this stunning pink card…(shouting out loud….I love it..!!!).
All the details in this card is super-fabulous! Your creations are truly amazing, that I need to add words such as mega, super, extra adjective to express how I feel about them.
hugs,
Heaney
Those are my kind of colors! I went paper shopping at Michael’s today and came home with none. Your pretty papers spoiled me! Love your card and it’s wonderful feeling of spring.
Oh my…oh my….oh my!! What a stunningly pretty card…I’m always in awe of your wonderful creations Becca and I love the idea of the pleated crepe paper edged with the pearls and such a great image.
Have a lovely week.
Love Sheila xx
Wow Becca this card is adorable! I love the bow so very much!!! Can you please tell me how you made that bow like that???? Love it!
What a pretty card – you do pink so well! You have some really fun elements on this card – love it!
Becca, your card is very sweet. Love the sweet way that you have embellished it too. Very nice work. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-D
This card with beautiful stamp and paper is a match made in heaven. I love pink also and the details are gorgeous. I love the ruffled crepe paper, pearls and of course peg bow.
God bless,
PeggyS
Absolutely charming! Pink, paper, ruffle, darling little girl stamp, buttons and bows all put together with the Becca touch. Sweet.
Luv those ideas….you’re the BEST and thanks for the chance to win the bling!
I can’t resist pink either Becca. I’m absolutely obsessed with pink and brown, pink and green, pink and everything else! I love everything about this card. LOVE the half circle with the ruffle and pearls – I mean what’s NOT to love about this card??? You are my inspiration. Thank you for keeping me WELL FED. LOL
I forgot to ask you… What did you run through the button? Is that narrow elastic or some sort of curling ribbon? I LOVE that!!!! I always come away from your site in awe and just full of ideas and inspiration. Now if I only had TIME to make something when all of these creative ideas are flowing…
What a beautiful ‘girly’ card…I love the layout and the finishing touches, the stamps and the ruffle……a typical Becca card!
LOL Eileen
Love your work. Very talented.
Love all your cards! Do you ever have a card not turn out perfect!!! LOL
Oh my that is ever so sweet, love the stamp and your half circle with the pearls and pleating is just a wonderful touch, like your punched edge too!
Becca, I love , love ,love this pink card. My favorite color ! and the sweet little girl silhouette really adds to it. Your talent amazes me each new card is so special
P.S I have tried and tried to post on the designer paper post with all those lovely papers offered as a prize, but it keeps going to a black page — yesterday and today.
Becca this card is absolutely gorgeous. I love the pink. Thanks for sharing.
My favorite color!!!!
It always makes me feel better.
Your card is so pretty!
Thank you for sharing.
Hugs, Dawn
Lovely as always.
Adorable Becca… you did it again!
Oh, so lovely . . . and, pink-alicious! Love the quarter circle with the crepe paper ruffle (how unique!) and pearls.
This is beautiful in pink, pink, pink!
Pink is also my favorite. Even painted my house pink. Love the card.
What a charming card! I love this one.