Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Bookmarks XXXVII: Pair o' Pairs

Here's the story: I had rescued a particularly hideous greenish mustard piece of cardstock from the floor, so it was sitting on my cutting mat. I was paging through DCWV's "Sweet" matstack looking for something to think pink with, because hey, right now that's enter-able into about a dozen challenges without even stretching. (Look, they don't always have to be challenging.) And then there was this floral pattern incorporating pink and an almost mustard-y yellow. It kinda looked like it would go with that ugly cardstock.

I determined to force the issue. Almost-coordinating papers don't give you the opportunity to use up something ugly every day, after all.

I also wanted to use some of my new fruits and sweets stamps. And it hit me that, hey, pears are a yellowy-greenish color!

There was also a light blue on the floral print, giving me the opportunity to use some fairly dull and uninspiring light grey-blue cardstock as well... and to make a pair of pear bookmarks.

I promise that's the only play on words I'm deliberately committing here. And I totally would have stamped a bunch of grapes for the blueish bookmark if I'd had such a stamp, just to avoid the pun. 'Cause I like clever puns, but this one is not clever.

Also, that blue pear kinda weirds me out.

I stamped everything in pink (and clear embossed), edged with pink, and used a little of my new pink polka-dot washi tape in an effort to play up the pinkness for all those Breast Cancer Awareness / Think Pink competitions.

To be fair to the grey-blue cardstock, it's not entirely uninspiring. However, the only thing it suggests to me is rainy days, and I own no cloud, raindrop, or umbrella stamps. So.

I'm entering this pear pair of bookmarks into the following challenges:

I'm also linking it up to DL.ART's October Linky Party.

Supplies: (washi tape is "printed paper tape" from Up & Up / Target)

16 comments:

  1. Wonderful bookmarks!!!!
    Thanks for joining us at Link Up For Pink!!!

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  2. Serendpity... it's great when it all comes together like that!
    Thanks for your comment!
    jo x

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  3. Great job, love the embossing around the edges.
    http://lorisartsyobsession.blogspot.com/

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  4. Great bookmarks. Thanks for joining us at Link Up for Pink.

    Hugs
    Joanie

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  5. Super bookmarks
    I love the way you outlined the mustardly color you didn't like and came up with something so beautiful GREAT JOB!!!
    I love it.
    Thank you for joining my DL.ART BCA/ANYTHING GOES Linky Party
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  6. Hi there, thanks for popping by my blog and leaving the lovely comment - it is appreciate.

    Great bookmarks you've made - there are a lot! of pink challenges out and about aren't there!

    Sarah

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  7. Your card turned out fantastic. The mustard cardstock looks golden. :) Thank you for joining Link Up for Pink, hope to see more of your cards entered.

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  8. Wonderful pair of bookmarks! Thanks for joining us at Lexis x

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  9. Beautiful creations.

    Thank you for joining us at Lexis Creations.


    Hugs Julie x

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  10. Great card hun! Thanks for playing at Joanna Sheen! xxx

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  11. Two lovely bookmarks. Thanks for sharing with us at Dream Valley and good luck.
    mags
    x

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  12. Cute - love the pears; great papers! Thanks for joining us at Ladybug Crafts Ink!

    ~Michele

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  13. Thanks for playing along with us at Drunken Stampers for the Think Pink challenge this week!

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  14. Great bit of heat embossing! Thanks for joining in with my challenge theme at Ladybug Crafts Ink, remember that if you leave a comment on any of the DT's blogs, you could be in with a chance of winning one of the new release digis! ~ Julie.x

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  15. What a super little card, I love your pears!
    Thank you for playing along at LCI this challenge with the Ladybugs and good luck
    Hugs Laurie xx

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  16. Thank you for your participation in our 2nd Annual Link Up for Pink! Your entry #313 won a $6 voucher to SK Digis.

    Thank you for helping us spread awareness and hope to see you in our monthly challenges.

    Regards,
    Yolie
    www.linkupforpink.com
    www.justyolie.com

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