Nov 28 2008
Something Pink for Black Friday
Hello, again! I hope you all had a wonderful Thursday, whether you spent it observing our American Thanksgiving day or going about your regular routine. I stayed up past my bedtime so I could make a card to officially kick off the Christmas season. I don’t join in the Black Friday frenzy, so I’ll be staying home stamping and puttering today.
I felt like making something light and easy at the end of the day so I chose my Inkadinkado Winter Birds set and simply embossed the bird and Flourishes’ Holiday Greetings sentiment on Shimmery White cardstock. I brushed a little white pigment ink over the Cuttlebug embossed snowflake border and added some of Stampin’ Up!’s retired silver organdy ribbon. It’s a very easy card, not too heavy or bulky but the layers and embossing give it some dimension.
Now… there’s a little something coming up Monday in case you haven’t heard about it already. My friend, Sharon, is having a Stamp Simply Celebration and she knows how to throw a party! She’s hit the BIG 1,000,000 on her stat counter and feels like celebrating, so she’s enlisted the aid of some of her blogging friends in putting on this shindig. There will be blog candies (22 in all!), challenges, featured projects — all with a Christmas theme. We look forward to this way of saying thanks to you — the folks who make our efforts worthwhile. I hope you’ll join us Monday, December 1, when the ten-day party gets under way! I’ll see you again soon!
- Stamps: Winter Birds (Inkadinkado), Holiday Greetings (Flourishes)
- Paper: Pink Pirouette, Shimmery White
- Ink: Versamark, Craft White
- Accessories: Ribbon, Snowflakes Cuttlebug embossing folder, 1 3/8″ circle punch, embossing powder
This is beautiful Leslie! The color combo is wonderful!
HOLY COW - beyond stunning; it takes my breath away. Thanks for sharing; I LOVE IT!!!
Beautiful card and bird image. I am not a partaker of the after Thanksgiving sales. I stood in line several years ago at Wa-Mart waiting for the doors to open at 5 a.m. to get my first computer! It was cold standing outside and the rush inside the store resembled a stampede! That computer lasted a long time though. Grin
What a beautiful card! I adore the white-pink-white mat combination beneath the focal image. So subtle, yet adds tremendous elegance. The tiny bit of snowflake embossing at the bottom adds just the right amount of interest. Such sweetness from a sweet artist!
Oh Leslie what a beautiful card. I love this stamp and your design is so elegant and soft!
What a lovely card!! TFS
Simply gorgeous Leslie! Perfection with the embossed section and the colors…WOW!
This is a gorgeous card Leslie, love the pinks and that image is fabulous!! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
This is soooo beautiful, Leslie!! I love the image and gorgeous colors!! I love your embossing as well!! Gorgeous!!
Leslie this is beautiful!! My friend is sending me this stamp for my birthday and I can’t wait to get my hands on it!! You’ve done a fabulous job with it as always!! Your cards couldn’t be closer to perfect because they are!
OMG…your Beautiful EB Bird just really pops. I love the color and how you kept the rest of the card so soft with the PP and white. Simply Gorgeous
Wow this is so pretty. Love the colors and the simple elegance of this card.
beautiful!
So pretty, Leslie! Love the subtle touches of silver. Linda
Beautiful stamp and love that color against the pink background!
This is a beautiful card! I have this set and I love it, although I haven’t been able to play with all the images yet. I love how you did this one.
Gorgeous and so elegant card! Love this bird stamp!!! Thank you for sharing about upcoming great event Leslie! Sounds like lots os fun!!!
Gorgeous…love the embossed border and the bird in burgundy just sings!
LOVE this bird card — such a goreous image!!! Your embossing is a great touch and I love your sentiment circle as well!!!! Super great Christmas card!!!
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