A Girl Needs a Little Pink

My niece is turning 4 in a couple weeks, and when I saw the following challenges, I immediately thought birthday card.  I have two little boys, so when I have the chance to shop or make cards for girls, I go pink all the way.

Here was my inspiration:  Color Throwdown #257 and Inkspirational Sketch Challenge #35.  I am also playing this week at Stampin' Royalty Challenge #191 - Circles.

 

 

Don't the colors in the Color Throwdown just remind you of sherbet?  I loved the butterflies and circles on the Sketch Inspiration.  I moved the center element down, but it still feels like the sketch to me.  To create the patterns on the butterflies, I used the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set from Stampin' Up.  I stamped the various patterns and colors, then punched a butterfly from the center of the hexagon shape.  The rhinestones add that little bling every girl loves!!

 

 

 

 



 

All Items Stampin' Up unless noted

 

Stamp:  Six-Sided Sampler, Remembering Your Birthday

Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Ink:  Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi

Other:   5/8" White Organza Ribbon, Jewel Rhinestones, Paper Studio Small Butterfly Punch,

Thanks for the Challenge

The last challenge was so much fun, I thought I would try it again.  For today's card I again combined a sketch challenge with a color challenge.  It takes a lot of the guesswork out of choosing elements for cards to start with these challenges.  The sketch is from Paper Pals Arts and the color inspiration came from Color Throwdown:

 

 

I turned the card vertically and replaced one of the rectangles with an oval.  I think it still captures the essence of the challenge.  I love the way the black embossing powder really defined the design of the flower.  I colored the flower using Stampin' Up's blender pens.  The pearls complete the overall look.  Hope you like it.

 

 

 

 

Stamp:  Best of Flowers - 25th Anniversary, Simply Sketched

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry

Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberrry, Versamark

Other:  Black Embossing Powder, Basic Pearls, Blender Pens, Lifestyle Crafts Oval Dies