Easy Breezy "Pink" October

     October is the month to "Think Pink" and we're doing just that over at SheepSki Designs.  Our challenge theme for this month is "Use a Touch of Pink."  During this Breast Cancer Awareness month, and as a cancer survivor, I want to remind each one of you ladies to get those appointments scheduled for mammograms and checkups. 

     I'm celebrating a pink fall by using this gorgeous SheepSki Designs image called "Emmy's Breeze."

     I colored with my ProMarkers, and cut the image with a stitched die from Lawn Fawn.  The background is cut with my favorite Altenew die, making perfect polka dots with lovely texture.  Since I used it the first time about 3 weeks ago, I've done no fewer than 6 cards using it for the background.  I told you it was a favorite!  lol 

     The sentiment is printed and hand cut.  I added the large, white rose and a sheer pink bow, both of which made the card even more feminine.  This one was an absolute joy to color!

     Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps & More
Colour Crazy
Crafting with Friends
Creative Fingers
House that Stamps Built
Kraftin' Kimmie
Outlawz Twisted Thurs
Southern Girls
Time Out
Word Art Wednesday

     I really hope you'll come and play along this month.  Spread the word about Breast Cancer Awareness every day of October!  Early detection is the best defense we have and we can beat that disease with our power as women to support each other and make a difference.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

In the Pink Again

    Another Pink card for October's Breast Cancer Awareness, this time using a delightful image from The East Wind.  This was a newsletter freebie and works so perfectly for Breast Cancer Awareness cards.  Mine is focused on those of us who have survived and on celebrating that marvelous fact.  :-D

I chose to work with the sketch from Mojo Monday

but deviated from it a bit because I simply loved 

all the polka dots and didn't want to cover them up on the

lower portion of the card.  :-D

     I used my ProMarkers to color it, then cut it with a Stitched Scalloped Circle die from Memory Box.  I die cut another plain Stitched Circle (Die-namics) as a frame and then layered that onto another, larger Stitched Scalloped Circle for an additional frame.

     I used very wide, sheer, pink ribbon and added a polka dot ribbon on top of that.  Both of those are scraps left from another project which you'll be seeing in a couple of days.  I die cut the sentiment tag and finally, made one of my 'bowtie' bows, using yet another polka dot ribbon from my scrap stash bin.

     Challenges:
Cards in Envy
Crafting by Designs
Crafting from the Heart
Craft Your Passion
Crafty Gals Corner
I {heart} ProMarkers
Kraftin' Kimmie
Penny's Paper-Crafty
Scrapy Land
Unicorn

     Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

Think Pink in October

     I love the whole "Think Pink" or "Pink Ribbons" as an October focus for Breast Cancer Awareness.  I'm one of the survivors (15 years this fall) and I take every possible opportunity to remind women to get those girls checked.  Early detection is still our best tool in the fight against breast cancer.  If you haven't scheduled your mammogram yet, pick up the phone and call for an appointment.

     I'm celebrating my first Think Pink card this month with a darling image from AuroraWings called "Carnation Sprite."

I started with the sketch from Sketch Saturday.

     I began coloring with my ProMarkers, then added highlights to the pink petals with my Lyra pencils.  I used a VersaMark pen on the very edges of the petals and heat embossed them with white EP.   I started coloring the green part of the carnation but then found a perfect green dp scrap and paper pieced that one section, adding a few darker shadows to the tips with my ProMarkers.

     Both the image and the sentiment are cut with Stitched Rectangle dies (Die-namics), and then I matted them with pink dp.  The darker dp for the background is a leftover scrap from a 12 x 12 paper that's been in my stash forever.  I added the lace and then began layering everything together.

     I cut the leaves from snippets of paper using two different dies (Cheery Lynn for the green leaves and both shades of pink leaves came from a rose die (Die-namites) but I used only the snipped leaves) and layered them around the sentiment.

     This card will stand on the counter in my doctor's office, right next to a poster reminding women about scheduling mammograms.  :-D

     Challenges:
Aud Sentiments
CAS on Sunday
Cheery Lynn
Crafting with Dragonflies
Crafty Ribbons
Di's Digi Designs
Dragonfly Dreams
In the Pink
Jo's Scrap Shack
One Stitch at a Time
Outlawz Twisted Thursday
Pixie's Snippets Playground
Robyn's Fetish
Scrapper's Delights

     Do me two favors this month, won't you?  Schedule your own mammogram and spread the word to every woman you know.  Thanks and Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie