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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Pink Is...

According to information on the 'Psychology of Color'....

The Color Pink Represents~
Unconditional love: Pink relates to both unconditional love and romantic love.
Compassion: Empathy and understanding are the fuel for pink's nurturing.
Nurturing: Pink is both the giving and the receiving of love, understanding and respect.
Hope: Pink inspires the possibility of a positive outcome.


Effects of the Color Pink:
Calming: Pink calms our emotional energies.
Non-threatening: Pink lacks any aggression or anger, although the deeper pinks can be more assertive and confident.
Affectionate: Pink offers warmth and tenderness to friends and family.
Caring: Sensitivity and tender loving care relate to pink's feminine and intuitive energies.


With this in mind, it's no wonder baby items are pink! A friend just became a grandmother for the first time so I decided to make a card for her. Her new grandchild is a girl so I got out some lace and ribbon and went to work.


I used the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge to cut out the pram, and the Storybook cartridge to cut both oblong frames. The pink dotted embossed paper was edge punched and inked. I constantly reach for my Music Score stamp... it adds just the right touch behind the floral pram! I added ribbon, lace and a stamped sentiment. The final touch was adding the tiny paper rose. Hope she likes it!


Earlier in the day I was putting away dishes when I spotted it! My daughter has three cups with pink kitty cats on them. We had the start of a collection without knowing it! Ha ha~



We both have quite a variety of tea cups and mugs, and did not even realize there were now 3 cat themed cups and they were all mainly pink! Here they are above, and I bet you can guess which one Miss R uses when she is really in the mood for a cuppa!! She saves the smaller ones for a comforting cup of chamomile before bed~



Have a great weekend! I'm sharing this with~
Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. Come visit everyone there ~

28 comments:

  1. sweet card you made! and the kitty cat cups are adorable - happy pink saturday!

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  2. WOW Shawn that is such a cute card, she is gonna love it.

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  3. Happy Pink Saturday! What a sweet card for your friend, who will love this card and of course, being a G-ma! Love how you added the lace skirt!

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  4. Happy Pink Saturday! That is such a cute card and I love your cat cups.
    Saw the verse on your sidebar,
    Isaiah 41:10 is one of my favorite verses. It always picks me up when I need it.

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  5. Some sweet card! And the surprise about the mugs made me laugh. I tend to ignore all the various mugs that get stuffed into the cupboard until I need more room. Then I am amazed at the variety - and they arent all as cute as these!

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  6. What a beautiful card! We're all "pink" here and lovin' it! Hello Kitty was an all time fave with my girls--interesting how a collection just starts up.....

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  7. I absolutely love pink, just can't get enough of it. Good facts on pink. Lovely card and like the kitty cups. Nice post.
    Hugs...Lu

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  8. Your card is adorable and no doubt will be a huge success.
    Happy Pink Saturday, Char

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  9. Awe that is a perfect card for a sweet baby girl.
    Thanks for the pink information.

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  10. Thanks for visiting me for the first time.

    Kitty Kat cups...you can never have too many at any age.

    Graciously,
    monah

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  11. awwww thanks for sharing about the meaning of the pink color! i too loveeee pink! what a adorable baby card u made, love the pram and the cute lace on it! super duper cuteee teacups/mugs u got there!! i loveeee drinking tea from mugs! thanks for dropping by my blog, have a great weekend! x susan

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  12. The lovely baby card you made for your friend is a keeper - a treasure forever. Good work!

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  13. Your card is super cute-I'm sure she'll love it. Like that kitty mug in the middle!

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  14. What a super sweet card and how gorgeous is the little baby buggy? LOVE this :)

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  15. Love the card, Shawn! Makes me think of my grand-baby - who I'm going to see this week on my New England visit! It will be short - but sweet, I'm sure. She turns one this month - will be featuring her in next Saturday's Pink Saturday.
    Joy!
    Kathy

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  16. Your card is stunning. So pretty and I am sure she will love it. The mugs are just soooooo cute. That's a great start to a collection. Hugs, Marty

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  17. She will surely love that beautiful from the heart card. Having had two boys I adore buying pink for my grand girls. Your cards are just fabulous. I love how you incorporate the old book pages in the beach scrap book page. Your daughter is going to have unbelievable memories committted to paper by her Mom.

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  18. What a CUTE card - your friend should love it tremendously. And what sweet family memories you gave me - my grown girls has those Hello Kitty ups a LOOONG time ago (or ones very similar :) ). Thanks for a delightful visit.

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  19. Very pretty card! Great friend to the new grandmother.

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  20. When I first started blogging I looked up the meaning behind colors and the effects...fun information! LOvely card! I can't wait to become a grandmother!
    NO time soon though
    Kathy

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  21. That is a darling card for your friend. A great idea! I love the sheet music background. Those kitty cups are darling too!

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  22. The little pink cups are precious! I think we all still love pink...even when we're all grown up! ♥

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  23. Very interesting info on the psychology of pink. We REALLY do respond differently to different colors, don't we?

    Thanks for visiting and for voting on my little display cases. I'm STILL trying to decide their fate. ;)

    I would love to have you join me each week for my linky party, as well. The link goes up on Wednesday nights. By the way, I just joined you as a follower.

    Blessings,
    Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
    http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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  24. I love the card you made! Great creativity! I know your friend must have been so appreciative to have such a beautiful gift from you.

    Thanks for visiting!
    Robin

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  25. What lovely things....my new favorite color is Guava...went to a wedding last weekend that used this color. It was inspiring. If you get a chance take a look at my post today about this fabulous tone of PINK!

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  26. Happy Pink Saturday! My daughter loves the Hello Kitty mug!

    Thanks so much for dropping by.

    Have a great work week.

    P.S. Loved the advice you gave to new mommies...I swore I blinked and Mary turned 7...I'm afraid to blink again b/c then she'll be 14! ;)

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  27. So cute!! Love all the kitty cups:)

    Happy PS...sorry a little late...

    Have a blessed week!
    Kay Ellen

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  28. That is one of the prettiest baby cards I've ever seen. I'm sure your friend loved it and how thoughtful to acknowledge her joy of becoming a grandmother.

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