2nd annual Ultimate PINK Blog Hop

Hi Stamping friends!

I'm participating in another blog hop this month. The theme is PINK, to bring awareness, support and some creativity to the fight for cancer. I was really excited to see the "Ribbon of Courage" bundle (#143855) in Stampin'Up!'s annual catalog. I make a lot of get well cards, but with cancer, the standard sentiments don't always work. I'm glad we can still make a card, just with a more appropriate sentiment to show our support for family and friends.

I have three cards for you, all using this special bundle.  On the first card, I used Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper and spritzed it with Powder Pink reinker and alcohol, to color it. That was really fun and it couldn't have coordinated better.

I cut an additional ribbon out of Whisper White card stock to act as a shadow against the pink glimmer paper. It also helped it to stand out a bit. I had enough spritzed glimmer paper to cut the small ribbon and heart out of it as well. 

My second card adds a touch of another color, Dapper Denim. I wanted to incorporate the "Bundle of Love" Designer Series Paper because of the beautiful pinks.

My third card uses the "Whole Lot of Lovely" Designer Series paper and I stamped on my background piece with the ribbon stamp. I used the Smoky Slake ink so it wouldn't be too dark and distracting. I again cut a second ribbon in the Smoky Slate to shadow the pink ribbon. It was fun to incorporate some ribbon and bows on this card as well.

I think you'll see this is a great set to have on hand, especially for those special cards where you really want to encourage and support someone going through one of life's biggest challenges.

Be sure to check out all the blogs in the hop for some more fantastic ideas!
Happy Stampin'!
Sarah