In The Pink and Then Some

I have a few pink cards for you today, and, if you hang in there you'll see a graduation card too.

This has a little bit of everything:

• The Bloomin' Heart thinlets (#140621) are on the retiring list and they are 30% off or $17.50US
• The coordinating stamped on the envelope in Blushing Bride is from the stamp set that coordinates with the thinlets, Bloomin' Love (#140643).
• Blushing Bride is one of the pinks that is staying. Yay!
• The Share What You Love Artisan Pearl is part of the Share What You Love bundles available this month. It is available as part of the A Little More, Please or Gotta Have It All bundles (medium and large bundles). It's pretty popular an may still be backordered though you can order the bundles.  If those don't happen to be on your shopping list for May, not to worry.  You should be able to get them as a regular catalog item in June.
• Don't you think Blushing Bride is lovely with Very Vanilla!

 

• This card is all about Powder Pink.
• The flower layer was fun to make. I applied the ink directly to the inside of the folder - the side with the Stampin' Up logo. Then run it through the Big Shot with a Whisper White piece of card stock.  In this case the ink is basically on the background leaving flowers and leaves un-inked.
• The leaf layer is dry embossed with the Layered Leave dynamic impressions embossing folder (#143704)
• Powder Pink 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon (144134) is not only being retired but it is currently 40% off, while supplies last.

More Powder Pink:

• If you were luck enough to get some of the Fresh Florals DSP before it was discontinued, you will find this delicate design in your pack.
• The Petal Palette roses (bundle for Occasions Catalog - will be available in the new catalog as separate items) are gorgeous even without coloring when they are stamped with Powder Pink on Whisper White card stock.
• The Decorative Border Punch (#143721) with Powder pink paper puts a lacey edge to the DSP.

Now for the graduation card - these are in my old high school colors: red and gray.  Not just any red though. When I the CAS challenge on Splitcoaststampers this morning I decided to take my new Lovely Lipstick out for a ride to play with Smoky Slate and Basic Gray.

• Smoky Slate 3 1/4" x 1 1/4"
• Lovely Lipstick 3 1/4" x 1 1/2"
• Basic Gray 3 1/4" x 1 3/4"

Then I decided to try it with a little more texture in the background:

• Though it isn't quite as CAS, I thought that the stripes (Simple Stripes Embossing folder - #145648) went well with the weathered ribbon. Note: some people have better luck with this folder if you keep a piece of Vellum cardstock in the folder even after it has been embossed itself.  Mine does well with colored card stock though yours may vary.
• I changed up the sizes of card stock in the background for this card:
• • Smoky Slate 3 1/4" x 1 3/4"
  • Lovely Lipstick 3 1/4" x 1/4"
  • Basic Gray 3 1/4" x 2 1/2"
• This set, Blue Ribbon has been retired for a few years.  You can get if for free (from me), with a $50 order. Check out the link for Retired Product Bonus at the top of my page.
• It is easy to make this set work with any school colors!