Sunday, August 14, 2011

Christmas in pink!

I follow a blog called Always Playing with Paper.  She makes beautiful cards.  She's on a design team for another blog called The Paper Players.  They had a challenge to use 3 shades of pink and I was inspired to do something with those colors!
Then I saw that Aud Sentiments wants to see "Merry Christmas" on a card.  Since I want to make my cards this year, I thought I better start!  I love when inspiration strikes!


I started by going thru old Christmas cards I received and had stashed away to repurpose.  Finding pink among all the green and red was tricky!  But I found this little gift box on a card and cut it out.
I chose the dark pink card base from there.
The green layer of paper is from a stack and feels like velvet.  Love the texture.
Merry Christmas is stamped but I'm not sure why I stamped it crooked.  Just ignore that.  hehe
I marked fake stitching on the sentiment.  Added two pink jewels.  And a lighter pink ribbon for my 3rd shade of pink.  Voila!

Thanks for swinging by!
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8 comments:

  1. LauriAugust 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    How lucky you found some pink in your holiday stash....I love pink at Christmas! Thanks for playing with the Paper Players this week!

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  2. AudreyAugust 14, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    What an adorable Christmas card. I love the present. Thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments.

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  3. LeAnneAugust 16, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    Great to get your Christmas cards started now! Thanks for playing with us, too!

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  4. Carrie GaskinAugust 16, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    I am a huge fan of pink for Christmas - great job! Thanks for playing along at The Paper Players this week.

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  5. Anne Marie HileAugust 17, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    I just love Christmas cards in non-traditional colors! So pretty! Looks like you are off to a great start for your holiday cards this year, too. Thanks for joining us at the Paper Players this week! :)

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  6. Lesley August 17, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Fabulous...another Christmas card done!!! Thanks for joining us at the Paper Players.
    Smiles,
    Lesley

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  7. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Crooked sentiments just make the card more interesting :-) Great use of the colors and I love that you used them on a Christmas card. So glad you joined the Paper Players this week
    Jaydee

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  8. Ann SchachAugust 19, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    What a lovely Christmas card! I love how you used the challenge colors! The little gift box is the perfect touch. Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

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