Friday, October 5, 2012

i'm dreaming of a ♥PINK♥ christmas!

if you were a reader of this blog or of ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ last october, then you probably remember that for our first prompt of breast cancer awareness month we challenged our fellow belles to make PINK christmas cards, and that stephanie and i each donated $1 per linked card to susan g. komen for the cure. we raised $75 for that worthy organization, which was cool, but this year our prompts last twice as long, and we'd like to make AT LEAST twice as much, so we're each putting up $2 per card. i'd really REALLY like to raise some money here, folks, so even if you hate christmas, or pink, or both... maybe you'd think about making a card? pretty please??!

of course it was no problem for me, being a lover of both PINK-- in pretty much any shade-- and of making my holiday cards all year long. there are plenty of holiday lines which feature pink these days, as well, but i mostly used "regular" non-holiday stash, just to show it's really not HARD to pull off! you needn't go ALL pink, you know, you just need to have a little bit, somewhere, on your newly made holiday card to qualify! perhaps predictably, i used quite a bit, and added in some kraft, plus lots of white. i'm pretty pleased with the results:

(patterned paper: studio calico, doodlebug, making memories, creative imaginations, scrapbook wizard, sei, glitz, dcwv; lace paper snowflakes: ki memories, pink doily: crate paper; brad: basic grey; pink gem sentiment: tps studios; fabric tape: love my tapes; embroidery floss: dmc; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, sewing machine)

i used mojo monday sketch #261, though admittedly, i tweaked it a bit:


the flourishes boutique is hosting timeless tuesday challenge #189: think pink for which one can enter ANY pink card or project; the same is true for cupcake craft challenge #202 and lexi's creations challenge #75; and of course miss patrice's 52-card pickup welcomes ANY card at any time!

i hope you'll check out ALL of those fun challenges, and then hop over to ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ and help us raise some money!!! ♥♥♥

13 comments:

  1. You guys are awesome. Absolutely.

    I love your card - the stacked snowflakes & that fun layout :)

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  2. Absolutely beautiful!!! This is my favorite Lauren-y JB card of the year. So fabulous in every detail. And my favorite part? Your ingenious interpretation of the MM sketch; every detail is there, yet perfected.The layered snowflake is stunning as well as the incredible stitching...I LOVE THIS CARD!!!

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  3. Oohhhh gotta stop drooling to comment lol...fantastically delicious and gorgeous card- love the pink and the squares and banner and snowflake! Fabulous!

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  4. STUNNING!!!! Tis is really a beauty ... Those scallops / banners ... beautiful! Love the squares ... love how you got that sketch so perfect ... Just love all of it!

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  5. Oooh, what a gorgeous and pretty christmas card! Love the sweet details!Thank you for joining us over at Cupcake Craft Challenge this week! Good luck! Hugs and sunshine!

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  6. Great card - I'd love for you to link up at 52 Card Pickup this week and enter my giveaway!

    http://www.oldbackporch.com/2012/10/52-card-pickup-week-40-and-giveaway.html

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  7. Gorgeous card! The details are fantastic! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake and good luck! Delphine xx

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  8. Gorgeous card with fantastic detail.

    Thank you for joining us at Lexis Creations.

    Hugs Julie x

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  9. Happy Card Making Day my crafty friend!
    I make one today too, and yours is totally adorable especially it is in PINK!!!! LOVE!!!!!

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  10. Lauren - This is beautiful! I have done pink Christmas cards frequently. My enclosed porch actually gets decorated bubblegum pink, lime green and bright blue for Christmas. It is so fun! Love this card! All the papers. You hit your stash, huh?? Many blessings to you this week.
    Michelle

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  11. This is so pretty with the different papers and bunting! Thanks for joining us at Lexis this challenge hugs Susan x

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  12. Just stunning! Love all your delicate details and lots of pink!!! Thanks for playing along with us for Timeless Tuesday this past week! Don't forget to check out the TTC this week along with our new release Noon Time Challenges over on the Flourishes blog!

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  13. This pink card is so pretty and delicate. I love it. I was so inspired by the pink challenge. It was so much fun.

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