Feb 28 2008
Passionately Pink
I’m not sure what prompted me to bring out Baroque Motifs for this card other than the fact that these swirls and flourishes are just so downright gorgeous. The leaves worked into the image give it the look of a beautifully tangled, cascading vine and, of course, I’m fond of anything that reminds me of the garden. I resisted the urge to add a hint of green, although I’m sure that would have been lovely. Rather, I kept to the pinks, moving along from whisper soft Blush Blossom through the sweet innocence of Pretty in Pink, all the way up to Pink Passion’s bold statement, “I’m pink and proud of it”.
The background was shaded with Blush Blossom and a sponge dauber, pressing the ink firmly into the cardstock for density, and paying particular attention to the inner curves of the swirls. The flower image was stamped twice — first in Blush Blossom and trimmed just outside the dotted scallops, then in Pink Passion and trimmed inside the dots. These two pieces were glued together with the small flower from the set stamped in Pretty in Pink. The edges of those layers were sponged with Blush Blossom as well.
The middle Blush Blossom mat was scored at 1/4″ along all the edges and the corners punched with the ticket corner punch. The inner pink mat and the main image panel were cut to fit within the score lines. The edges of the two outer mats were sponged with Craft White for extra softness.
I haven’t used Pink Passion in quite a while. I was thinking I’d bring out something other than the same old colors I always use but, in the end, I guess it’s just another pink card. Oh, well…I think I like all its passionate pinkness.
Are you happy for the weekend? I’m so glad to see Friday I could just kiss it! Enjoy! Oh, and don’t forget to try a chance at the candy — just scroll down a little bit… See you again soon!
Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Blush Blossom, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Blush Blossom, Pink Passion, Chocolate Chip, Craft White
Accessories: Offray ribbon, self-adhesive rhinestone, Scotch brand dimensional mounting tape
Very pretty! And I love the “I’m pink and proud of it” and “passionate pinkness” comments, LOL!
(pink is good!!)
So lovely in pink!!! Those swirls and images are so beautiful, and your sponging is perfect! I love that ribbon too! Beautiful card, Leslie!!
Stunning effect with all the pink!
Oh, my gosh, I love this card, I’m a pink girl, too. You just can”t go wrong with pinks.
Although I’m not a pink lover, I must admit this is a gorgeous card. I love the scoring and corner punches together and the sponging in the background is fabulous.
I love that stamp set, too. I love how your framed the image with score lines - will have to keep that tip in mind.
Leslie, this is beautiful. I own that set too, and love it. You’ve done it justice with this card.
Leslie, this is such an elegant card and with an extreme amount of attention to detail! Just gorgeous.
very pretty and love the frame around it, when you mentioned that you could have added green, I was thinking the same thing, I just adore pink and green, so it probably would have been hard for me to resist!
I love everything about this card…it is so soft and serene looking! It is perfect down to every detail…
Pinky
I love this gorgeous card!!!
Love it; it’s beautiful and so elegant!!!
I love all shades of pink and really like Blush Blossom! Very pretty card. tfs
Love it!!! Love what you’ve done with the sponge dauber,it’s just gorgeous!!
WOW I love this card! Makes me want to take out this set and stamp..
made me do a double take and say really that’s what’s in that stamp set?? 
As for me and the weekend.. hmm nothing exciting really Tomorrow is my Wedding Anniversary but DH is working and nothing going on… so it shall be another cleaning day Saturday for me! lol…
Beautiful - I love this set and you made a gorgeous card with it - love all the pink! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Leslie, this is such a gorgeous card. I love the pinks and the swirls too. Thanks for reminding me I need to get this set out again.
Really pretty, I love pink!
You ROCK!!! I rarely post to your blog (although I visit it daily) but I wanted to tell you that I WISH I WAS YOU!!! I don’t know how you come up with the stuff you come up with. All I know is that I always LOVE it!! Another superb job. Kudos to you!!
Wow Leslie what a beauty, love everything about it!!!
LOVE IT!
What a gorgeously pink card!! (My daughter just gasped when she saw it. lol.) I love the soft shading!
Wow, Leslie! Just when I think it couldn’t get any better, it does! This is breathtaking! I might have to try this, as my MIL’s favorite color is pink! I had planned on a Flourishes Damask card for her, but you’ve given me something else to consider.
Very pretty! I love the sponging and the scoring; they really make the card extra special.
Beautiful card. I love the pinks, gorgeous.
This is so pretty!
Oh Leslie! This makes me wish to play again with Baroque Motifs! I don’t think I have ever seen it in “brights”! This is just toooooo cool!
~Tex
Now I never would have thought to use that set with all these pinks. You are a genius. This is gorgeous.
Leslie, just spent a wonderful hour +++ going through your archives. So much inspiration and tips. Will be visiting very often. Super blog.
What gorgeous colors! So pretty!
This is such a beautiful, girlie kind of card, Leslie! You are sooooo good at these and I am soooo not! LOL! Pink is not one of the colors I normally gravitate to and when I do I usually have to ground it with brown or green or very non-girlie colors! This is just lovely with all your shades of pink and the pretty swirls. And I really like the way you framed it with the scoring on the edges. That’s why we all have different styles - so we can enjoy and learn things outside our own comfort zone.
Can something be soft and dreamy AND bold and bright at the same time? I find it amazing how you’ve managed that here. Love the precision of the Scor-Pal layer! Linda
Wow…….so Passionately Pink! You made your monochromatic beauty really work. TFS
OMG - this is GORGEOUS, Leslie!!!!!
This is beautiful! I would never have thought of adding such a bright (dare I say neon?) pink, but it works so well! I just got onto your blog and I’m already hooked!
Well in the words of Cami, this is PINKALICIOUS!
Oh so pretty Leslie, I always forget about this set. I love the pink and the soft edges
This card is gorgeous! Hi ho, hi ho it’s off to case I go….