A whiter shade of...white?

Happy happy joy joy! That's how I felt tackling this week's challenge from Colour Create Challenge #54 - All White. This was the inspiration picture...

I've never tried an all white card before and it was a daunting task. Being allowed to have a coloured image helped but I still wanted to stay quite minimalist. I knew I wanted to make a new baby card as I have several friends who are expecting soon. So I decided to use my new 'Something Sweet' stamp set from Stampin' Up! as it has a really cute rattle design that can be made 3D using their sweet treat cups (which I recently treated myself to). To make it a shaker card I stamped a load of little pink hearts, cut them out and stamped the back of each one. I chose pink as the image colour as I know at least one friend is expecting a baby girl. Before I go on, here's the card...

To add texture to the overall card I used several layers, separated with foam squares. The top layer, with the stamped image, was cut at each end using deckle edged scissors to add interest. I rounded off the corners on the second layer and added a pierced border using a compass ;)  For the main card, I stamped a repeat image from the 'Circle Circus' set (Stampin' Up!) using a SU! Whisper White craft inkpad. I then pierced the design using the compass again. The finishing touch was a little hand tied bow on the rattle's handle.

I just hope that the work I put into the card comes across in the pics!