Hello everyone. This fortnight, the Jingle Belles are hosting their annual Pink Christmas again, where Lauren en Stephanie will be donating $2 each to the US Breast Cancer Research Foundation for each card that is linked up this fortnight.
If you have followed me for a while, you know I love making Christmas cards featuring pink. I have been creating several cards, so it's high time I actually posted and linked them here.
I had created these pink smooshed and embossed panels last year but never got around to turning them into cards. Last week, I was inspired by this card that Nina-Marie Trapani made for the new Simon Says Stamp release, featuring a 3D poinsettia embossing folder with a matching die. I figured I could do something similar by fussy-cutting one of the poinsettias and placing it on top. I coloured them using Copics. For the second card, I also embossed the poinsettia from gold card. I used the same gold card for the mat on the top card and for the sentiments (Frames and sentiments, Katie Skilton). The stamped and die-cut words are from by UFO box (SSS stamp set with matching die).
The first poinsettia that I coloured turned out a little too pink, so I added that one to another card on top of a smaller embossed panel. I matted it with a pink panel. The stamped and fussy-cut sentiment came from my UFO box.
I'm linking up my slimline cards at:
Jingle Belles - Pink Christmas (for the cure)
ABC Christmas - U for Unusual Christmas colours
BYSH - AG Winter Holidays
Sparkles Christmas - #165 Use the word Christmas on your card
(applies to second card)
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Such a pretty card! Love that background. Thanks for joining us at BYSHC.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, Marianne! I love the backgrounds you created and I love the pink! So glad you could join us for the Falling for the Holidays 2024 {BYSHC} Linky Party!
ReplyDeleteThose are so pretty Marianne.
ReplyDeleteLove the pink poinsettias!
I really love pink at Christmas! Problem is, I have too many men in my family. LOL Your card is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love the watercolour feel. Thanks for playing along with us at {BYSHC}!!
ReplyDeleteLove the pink and your card. So glad you shared over at Sparkles Christmas
ReplyDeleteOk I don't think, in all these years, you've ever made a PINK XMAS card I didn't love; and you often go above and beyond in terms of multiples, but this year I think you've set the record for most cards and MOST AWESOME as well! Thank you soooooooooo much! We're so pleased and so honored that you could join our PINK CHRISTMAS challenge (for the cure!) once more at Jingle Belles! ♥♥♥
ReplyDeletelove that smooshing ... and all of your cards ... so very glad you went PINK for a Cure with us at Jingle Belles. We appreciate your support.
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful holiday cards! Love the pink color scheme!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the pink and gold. Gorgeous. Thanks for joining us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge. Love Dawn x
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty cards!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing at the ABC Christmas Challenge!
Helen x