Wednesday 12 October 2011

Link Up For Pink

Good evening everyone

Today I have made two cards.  I will post them separately.  The first one is a VERY pink card.  Strangely, pink is not a colour I usually use a lot of and this is my third predominantly pink card this month.  That is because October is  Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  My mother and Godmother died of breast cancer within four months of each other.  A friend and the mothers of two other friends died from breast cancer.  I have two friends who have, thankfully, been clear of breast cancer for over five years and I have a very dear friend who has been battling this dreadful disease for the last ten months.

Here is my card, which I am entering into the Link Up For Pink challenge which runs until Friday 14 October.

The card is A5 in size and the base card is made from pale pink Centura Pearl card.  The image is one I have used before and is from my Joanna Sheen Fashion cd, as is the matching backing paper.  I have also used pink Corednations card from Crafters Companion, gold embossed mirror card, pink ribbon, pink pearls, pink gems and a paper flower from my stash.  I printed the image twice and added an extra layer to the main bits of the base image to make it stand out.  The border is made by sticking pink ribbon up the centre of a slightly wider piece of gold mirror card and then crimping it.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Catherine x
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15 comments:

  1. Dawn12 October 2011 at 21:20

    Another fabiliscious Pink creation!
    Good Luck
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  2. Catherine12 October 2011 at 21:32

    Thank you Dawn.

    Catherine x

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  3. Jacqueline94112 October 2011 at 21:37

    It's beautiful, I love what you've done with the border strip.

    Jackie x

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  4. Catherine12 October 2011 at 22:23

    Thanks Jackie! x

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  5. Louise Welsh12 October 2011 at 22:25

    lovely catherine and i have family and fiends who have been affected by it as well. it affects lots doesn;t it lousie xx

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  6. Catherine12 October 2011 at 22:38

    Thanks Louise. Yes, I was quite shocked when I actually sat down and thought about how many people I knew, so if everyone knows just one person then that adds up to an awful lot of people affected by this dreadful disease. And what we women tend to forget is that is can also affect men too.

    Catherine x

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  7. JustYolie12 October 2011 at 22:57

    Stunning card! Thank you for joining Link Up for Pink!
    Yolie
    www.JustYolie.com

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  8. Anonymous13 October 2011 at 00:23

    Oh wow your card is absolutely stunning
    Thank you for joining us for Link Up for Pink....
    Celeste
    www.touchedbybutterfly.com

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  9. lindah1113 October 2011 at 00:41

    stunning card love it
    hugs linda xxx

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  10. JoanieMc13 October 2011 at 04:17

    Fabulous card, just so beautiful.

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  11. Lynn (delphinoid)13 October 2011 at 11:29

    Gorgeous card Catherine!!! I love the effect you did with the pink ribbon and gold mirror card, I must try that myself of some of my cards. :)

    Please visit my blog: Delphinoid’s Cards and Craft

    Happy Crafting!!! :) X X

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  12. Catherine13 October 2011 at 12:07

    Thank you ladies. I was quite pleased with the border Lynn - much easier than trying to ruffle up ribbon, although more uniform rather then random.

    Catherine x

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  13. dj195213 October 2011 at 20:59

    Wow this is so beautiful. It really is so elegant. I've also entered the LUFP challenge. Hugs, dj1952

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  14. Catherine13 October 2011 at 22:54

    Thank you dj1952, and good luck in the challenge!

    Catherine x

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  15. GabyCreates.com15 October 2011 at 19:23

    Beautiful Catherine, love love the image and you did awesome with it!
    Thank you for linking up with us over at LUFP! ~Gaby
    www.gabycreates.com

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