Pretty in Pink with Cardz 4 Galz #232
Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge # 232. Our host, Helen, chose Pretty in Pink for the theme, which works beautifully with the new set of 2024 – 2026 In Colors.
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Here’s my Pretty in Pink card:
Measurements:
- The Shy Shamrock base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 to create a tent fold card
- You need two pieces of white cardstock, each trimmed to 4 by 5-1/4 inches
- After dry embossing a piece of Pretty in Pink with the exposed brick folder, trim it to 4-1/4 by 5-3/8 inches
- Trim a piece of Pretty in Pink 6 x 6 inch DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
- Punch a 1-inch circle from a piece of Shy Shamrock DSP and run it through your XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
- Use scraps of Pretty in Pink and white cardstock for the Irresistible Bloom, the leaves, and the sentiment
- You will need a length of the white diagonal ribbon (from the Petal Pink and white ribbon duo)
Stamping, Embossing, & Assembly:
- Unless otherwise noted, all pieces were adhered with multipurpose liquid glue
- After dry embossing the Pretty in Pink front piece of cardstock, use the Irresistible Bloom dies to crop out the circle pattern
- HINT: This cropped circle will stay attached to the embossed cardstock
- I used the cropped out center of the Pretty in Pink cardstock to create the flower
- Adhere the pink cardstock to one of the pieces of white cardstock and adhere it to the base
- After using an embossing buddy on the necessary cardstock, the sentiment, leaves and flower were stamped using VersaMark ink, then covered with white embossing powder and heat set
- Use a blender brush and Shy Shamrock ink to blend color onto the leaves and sentiment piece
- Crop the sentiment using a square Stylish Shapes die
- Dry fit the flower and leaves to your liking, then adhere the leaves
- Wrap a length of the diagonal white ribbon around the Pretty in Pink cardstock and adhere the end to the back of the cardstock
- Use a shorter piece of ribbon to tie a knot onto the horizontal ribbon, which will allow you to move the “knot” along the horizontal ribbon as needed
- They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, so here are some pictures to make the ribbon/knot process easier:
- Add dimensionals to the back of the bloom and adhere
- Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment square so that they straddle the ribbon and adhere
- Stamp the inside sentiment using Shy Shamrock ink then adhere to the inside of the card
- With that, you’ve completed this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
