Pretty in Pink

Last night I wanted to make a card that was VERY special for my niece who just graduated from High School and is on her way to the KC Art University (or whatever it is... LOL). Her graduation party is tomorrow night and I had decided that I wanted to make her card in pink since it IS her favorite color. I initially thought I'd do her school colors (maroon and gold) but... she's such a cute little thing and pink just makes her, ya know? Again... I had originally thought I'd go with a contemporary sort of graduation card.. stamps of caps and gowns and diploma's, etc. And, once again, it just didn't feel right with her. So... in thinking if over I decided NO one can have too many delicate, soft things in their lives, right? Especially girls!!! Hee Hee I have to give a shout out to Selma Stevenson who got me started with all this flower coloring AND... honestly... Selma GAVE me the white dotted Swiss background paper as a "thank you" for helping her with her blog! Isn't that sweet??? She actually went to BUY me the embossing folder but they were sold out at her location so she did a bunch up in white and mailed them to me to fill in until I got my folder... awwwwww, she's just a sweetheart! So, even though this card is for my niece... I'm dedicating it to Selma... a GREAT person to learn how to work with flower stamps from! My little butterfly (don't miss it... it's almost unnoticeable)was punched from vellum and I just added a few streaks here and there with my Stardust Pure Glitter Pen from Gina K Designs. I LOVE this pen... I can't believe how nicely it puts just a touch of shimmer on cards. You know those places where glitter is just to much. It wasn't long ago I started even considering "zuuuzhing" (hee hee - stole that from the Fab Five) up the inside of my cards and I can say I rarely do a card now without making the inside pretty as well. Again.. a big shout out to Jessica Fick for giving me the idea and inspiration! But this time... I decided to do BOTH sides of my card. Mostly... I wanted to stamp a light verse that I felt was so appropriate a quote for a graduate. But... I didn't want her to miss it either... so I bordered it with some pink gingham. I hope she likes it. It's gonna be a HUGE party tomorrow night... live band and all the Mexican food you can eat!!! Woohoo! After Gina's Release Party tonight, and then the graduation party tomorrow night... I MAY very well need the WHOLE weekend to recuperate! LOL See you all tonight, I'm sure!! Be ready to shop!