Pinktober at Crafting with Dragonflies

Our theme this fortnight at Crafting with Dragonflies is Breast Cancer Awareness Cards.

I also used the first stanza from a poem by Emily Dickinson, made into WordArt by Cec Wintonyk.

I stamped the feathers (Stampin' Up!) on a bright pink paper & heat-embossed them with a light pink powder. The pink mesh is actually a drawer liner! I won the flowers many years ago in a crafting challenge. I printed the sentiment directly onto the window plastic & filled the shaker with pink glitters & sequins. The shaker frame is a die-cut from Elizabeth Craft.

Thank you for visiting & hope you'll join the fun at Crafting with Dragonflies, 

Pink for BCA at Crafting with Dragonflies - Week 2

This is the 2nd week of our Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness (Cards only) at the Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge. I used Butterfly for a Cause by our sponsor Sami Stamps.

This card is pretty much a different take on my previous Pink Card. The image was printed on a bright pink paper along with a sentiment from TLC Creations. I colored it with Copics and gel pens. The butterflies were cut/embossed with a SU! Embosslit die from a pink metal sheet from Add a Little Dazzle.

I'm entering this card into these fabulous Challenges:
Die Cuttin' Divas #188: Think Pink + Die Cuts (butterflies are die-cut)
Digi Makeover Challenge: Think Pink + Digi Stamp

My thoughts are with you all struggling with this (or any) disease, yourself or with a family member. Thank you for visiting, and hope you'll join us at Crafting with Dragonflies,

Pink for BCA at Crafting with Dragonflies

This fortnight at Crafting with Dragonflies our theme is Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness (Cards only). I used Butterfly for a Cause by our sponsor Sami Stamps.

The flowered paper is from a Heidi Grace glitter pack. I cut a small piece of it, edged it with a scallop die, and inked it with a bright pink ink.

The image was printed on a bright pink paper along with a sentiment from TLC Creations. I colored it with Copics and gel pens.

The butterflies were cut/embossed with a SU! Embosslit die from a pink metal sheet from Add a Little Dazzle. The heart button was cut from a darker pink metal using a PageMakers die. The yellow ribbon is actually a scrap from a card I made two weeks ago; Hmm, I need to clean my craft area more often! I finished the card with some strands of gems.

Sketch #172

I'm entering this project into the following Challenges:
Deconstructed Sketch: Sketch #172
Fussy and Fancy #124: Lots of Pink or Breast Cancer
Karleigh Sue Challenge: Pink Ribbon Challenge
Live & Love Crafts Challenge #28: PINK Anno 2014
Sisterhood of Crafters: Think Pink (Breast Cancer Awareness)
The Crafting Cafe: Think Pink

Thank you for visiting, and hope you'll join us at Crafting with Dragonflies,

A very special - and PINK! - challenge

If you follow my blog, you know that I couldn't do any of this without my wonderful mom! So I always love a good mother-daughter story, like that of my Feline Playful teamie Dawn. Her mom has been battling breast cancer, so in a show of support Dawn is having her head shaved on September 8th to raise funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer! [Update: Check out Dawn and her beautiful, brave, hairless family in her post-shaving post.]

I invite you to visit Dawn's Just Giving Page to read their story, and consider making a small donation. Hey, if you can afford a digi stamp this month you can help Dawn too!

Also, I hope you'll join us for the special BCA Challenge at Dawn's Crafting that runs September 4-29. The theme is Breast Cancer Awareness and/ or Think Pink (not just a little use a lot)! There are lots of delicious prizes up for grabs from Joanna Sheen, Saturated Canary, The Crafty Pad Designs, Mo's Digital Pencil, Dude Time Doodles, Crafty Emblies, Fairy Dust Crafts, Funky Hand, Iva Nova Chest, and Lindy's Maid Wid Luv.

There's a separate, sister challenge going on over at The Crafty Pad through the month of September. They have completely different sponsors, but the theme is the same: Breast Cancer Awareness/Think Pink. PLUS, they have a bunch of great BCA digis for FREE download.

I'm very happy to have been able to participate in Dawn's challenge by making this card: 

I printed the sentiment (a freebie from Create with TLC) directly onto the pink paper, and then stamped my Lace clear stamp from KaiserCraft in Memento Rose Bud ink directly on top. 

For the lacy element on the top right, I used a sort of Double /reverse embossing technique except that I used a solid die cut to create a shape. Although the instructions call to use a Texture Folder, I found that I was able to use my Fiskars Texture Plate with a little adjustment.

Although this is a serious card, I wanted there to be an element of humor as well, hence the underwear-and-breast pun that I think is evident in the design!

The lace frame was made by adhering strips of Wright's bias tape to white cardstock pieces, and simply framing the pink inset. Really quite easy!

clean&simple FTL #205

Inspiration/Challenges:
Catered Crop: Anything Pink
City Crafter Challenge: Monochromatic

clean&simple FTL #205: Sketch (right)
The Crafty Pad Special September Challenge: Breast Cancer Awareness/Think Pink
Live & Love Crafts Challenge: Lovely Lace and/Terrific Trim

Squigglefly: Monochromatic 

I hope you'll check out Dawn's challenge and the other great challenges I've entered and make a card or two yourself! Thank you for visiting,