I’m back in the pink! A couple of weeks ago I pulled out the Touches of Texture set and put it to the Pink Test.

Stamps: Touches of Texture, Remarkable You
Color Palette: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo
Accessories: Big Shot, Bunch of Banners Framelits, Layering Oval Framelits, Aquapainter, Stampin’ Sponges, Linen Thread, Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon, Pearl Jewels

Crumb Cake is my go-to neutral with soft tones like pinks and pale blues. For this card, I pulled in a lot of pink tones – Pirouette, Blushing Bride, and the 2016-2018 In Color Flirty Flamingo. The variety of pinks work well when you’re layering as much as I’ve done.

Photopolymer stamps are flexible and sticky, allowing you to shape them in a curve in order to closely fit something like this banner. I place the die cut piece on my desktop, then cover it with a clear block. I shape the photopolymer stamp on the block looking through to the die cut. One caveat: If your die cut isn’t symmetrical, this won’t work as you’re going to flip the block over.

If you haven’t had your screening, make that appointment a priority. The earlier Breast Cancer is detected, the greater the odds of complete remission. Take care of yourself 💕

I’m thrilled to be a part of the FIRST Annual Ultimate Pink Blog Hop – a collaboration of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators around the world to support Breast Cancer Awareness month. Let’s turn the blogosphere – and Pinterest – PINK!!

Pink isn’t one of my go-to colors, so it’s a bit of a stretch for me to go All Pink. I decided to play it safe and CASE myself, and I chose one of my all-time favorites to start:

I love the Botanical Blooms stamps and coordinating Botanical Builder Framelits. One of my favorite things to do is to crank out a heap of floral pieces (there are 14 to choose from!) and keep moving them around until I’m happy.

This one made me happy!

I’ve used Whisper White, Shimmer White, Smoky Slate, Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, and Rose Red, with a smidge of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper to add sparkle without sending Mr. Maui Stamper out on the “I HATE GLITTER” warpath. A few Rhinestone Jewels add a little more sparkle, and this card is ready for anything!

Dress it up or dress it down – I’ll stamp a sentiment on the inside when I choose the occasion. I keep a stash of blank cards for those moments when I realize I’m a day late and a dollar short (tell the truth, now…doesn’t that happen to all of us once in a while?)

Love You Lots is on the other end of the crafting spectrum – cute as a bug, I’d say! This is a quick and simple card with a color palette of Whisper White, Basic Grey, Blushing Bride and a Wink Of Stella. Do you Wink? It’s another way of adding sparkle without a tragic Glitter outbreak, making Certain Members of my household very unhappy.

A little Smoky Slate Stitched ribbon ties it all together {wink again!}

I hope you’ve enjoyed my venture into the World of Pink. Keep in mind that our focus isn’t so much on the color, but on what it represents: Breast Cancer Awareness. Take care of your body. Do your monthly self-exam. Support your sisters who are fighting. Contribute to an organization that funds research into learning more about this insidious disease.

And by all means, continue on the tour! There are 70 stops – I hope you’ve got a big cup of coffee!

Join us as we Craft Pink for one day:

PINK MONDAY: October 3, 2016

Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Worldwide United in Creativity

1.	Janet Wakeland
2.	Nancy Gauthier
3.	Jason Loucks
4.	Jennifer Blomquist
5.	Wendy Cranford
6.	Karen Zaring Browning
7.	Patty Chenail
8.	isabelle lefebvre
9.	Leanne Johnson
10.	Dena Albee
11.	Lori Mueller
12.	Chris Kolly
13.	Rachel Yurkanin
14.	Raquelle Clifton
15.	Shel Anderson
16.	Candy Ford
17.	Chris Slogar
18.	Maria Pane
19.	Holly Pedersen
20.	Jen Guarino
21.	Jeannette Gauthier-Carterie Plus
22.	Susan Timchack
23.	Melissa Thomas
24.	France Labrecque – Création Encre et Papier
25.	Noa’s Créas
26.	Fiona Stanton
27.	Kelly Kent
28.	Gail Davidson
29.	Amanda Sevall
30.	Kimberly Van Diepen
31.	Janneke de Jong
32.	Nichole Loe
33.	Megan Herst
34.	Melissa Stout
35.	Kristin Kortonick
36.	Lisa Pretto
37.	Ilse van Vliet
38.	Kylie Bertucci
39.	Mary Dredge
40.	Karen Titus
41.	Claire Daly
42.	Constanze Wirtz
43.	Linda Bartolucci
44.	Lea Denton
45.	Candice Fields
46.	Dawn Thomas
47.	Sherri Price
48.	Maria Willis
49.	Tammy Bristol
50.	Cindy Mitchell-Clark
51.	Linda Cullen
52.	Carol Hickman
53.	Teresa Howe
54.	M.E. Stites
55.	Lisa Tedder
56.	Monika Davis
57.	Laura Pizzirusso
58.	Nancy Ferb
59.	Tracie Evans Langley
60.	Brenda Copper
61.	Amanda Rogers
62.	Michelle Zanotti
63.	Janette Zmich
64.	Connie Deibler
65.	Judith Oveson
66.	Melody Tess Rollins
67.	Anne Matasci
68.	Alisa Tilsner
69.	Crystal Kondo
70.	Jennifer Downey