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Pixie Pink in Our Garden

Aloha, all!

I am spending a lot of time these days focusing on all the lovely Stampin' Up! colors that are going to be retiring. I want to spend as much time as I can with them before I have to leave them to go on to the new colors that will be introduced this summer.

Orchid Card Yesterday, as I was entering our garden on my way back from my afternoon walk, my attention was drawn to some orchids that have been blooming along the side of the driveway for the past couple of weeks (yes, they do last a long time!). Ah, "Orchid Opulence" came to mind because, after all, this is an orchid. But then my mind focused better and I realized that was I was seeing was Pixie Pink. I ran and grabbed my camera and then set out to make a card featuring Pixie Pink.

Then I figured that, as long as I was at it, I should try to work in some other retiring colors. Hmmm. The center of these flowers is a bright yellow – Yo Yo Yellow! And the leaves just jumped out at me when I ran the picture over a sheet of Green Galore. What a bright card came out of this! Ah ha! They're all in the Bold Brights collection, too! This card was just meant to be.

I added some texture with a Stampin' Up! exclusive Sizzix Texturz Plate, a bow of Whisper White 5/8" Satin Ribbon, and a birthday greeting from the set, Teeny Tiny Wishes. Actually, many kinds of greetings would be appropriate for this card. But I missed a friend's birthday (it was last month!) and this will be a fun card to send her.

Note that I made the Scallop Trim Border with the punch that was featured in the now retired Sale-A-Bration Catalog. This punch will be available again, but Stampin' Up! advises that won't happen until the new Catalog is released on July 1st. Meanwhile, if you're in the area and would like to use my punch, just come on over and punch away!

Here's the layout for the card. There are tons of stamp images in the Stampin' Up! collection that you could use in place of the photograph. Or maybe you have your OWN photo that would fit right in there. Have fun whichever way you make the card!

Orchid Card Layout