Pink is Pretty....

....and so is Purple, of course!!    That being said, they are also two of my top favorite colors and colors I love to use on many of my cards.

    Today was no exception as I started working on my card for this week's challenge over the MUSE Challenge!   I am also extra excited to join the fun, as this week's Guest Designer is "Janet Ribert" who I know as "SwanLady" from the online Hero Arts Flickr Group!!   I also just happen to LOVE and own the exact same stamp she used on her Muse card, which is one of the three fabulous stamps that Shari Carroll designed for Hero Arts.  They are called "Shari's Trees" and have fast become a very popular favorite!!

   This is Janet's fantastic card (featuring Tree # 2), and I just LOVE everything about it.  Her fun blue colors, the design and all the amazing Sparkle, of course!!

Janet's Card

My Card

   I adore all these wonderful stamps and was so excited to see that Janet used on for her card.  I knew right away that I wanted to use the same stamp, but tried to my card in my colors and think I did that pretty well!   I did LOVE her idea of "Popping Up": some of the Ornaments and I did the same and then coated them with 3D Crystal Accents.   My Star and the smaller ornament were coated with Fuscia Pink Stickles...!!   Hope you like it!!

   And my second card today is a card I'm making for a friend who has a birthday coming up.   I was lost when I first started this, as I have been so focused on Chirstmas Cards lately.  However, once I started on it, it quickly went together and the main focus of this card was all done with Die Cuts.  The fun little flowers (Fresh Daisies) is another Exclusive from Simon Says Stamp and the "Happy Birthday" on the inside, is two different dies from Memory Box.  The card base is a gorgeous blue shade (Robin's Egg) by Bazzill and I grabbed it out of my November Card Kit, from SSS!!   Love Love Love this color and the wonderful weight of this cardstock.  They also sell it at my LSS and you can bet I'll be adding more of this color to my stash!     I also cut the front of my card into a fun curve and added the extra black and white patterned cardstock to the bottom, and used used that same paper due to cut the flower tops.  I cut two solid black layers first and then added the pattern on top.   The black/white polka dots were in my stash, and I have to admit, I'm NOT sure which set these came from!!   

   I will also be submitting this card to the current challenge over at Simon Says Stamp, which you'll find HERE!

  And that's it for today my friends....!  I've slowed down again after coming down with a silly cold...just my luck after having a Flu Shot last week.   It's also cold, wet and kind of dreary here and the cold air, is setting in!  UGH!!    Why can't we have Summer all year....that's my dream!