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4 Creative Ways to Use Outline Stamps

Hi friends, Carly here. I love dies and solid stamps but outline stamps have such a special place in my heart! They are so fun to create with, so versatile and they are absolutely what caused me to fall in love with cardmaking! Today I want to share four of my favorite, fail proof card designs for outline stamps!

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The first one is clean and simple! Stamp an image and sentiment(s) on a white card, leaving lots of white space. I like to place a the image in a few different positions on the card…front & center, bottom right corner and in a vertical strip on either side like the Jack ‘O Lantern treat bucket card.

The second design is to create a fun background by stamping the images all over a card front and then adding a die cut sentiment in the middle like the purple stamped background & orange “trick or treat” card.

The third design is what I like to call a “scene strip”! I like to mask a section of the card and ink blend (or a strip of colored cardstock works too). Then I stamp images that create a scene or background. After I add a stamped, die cut and colored image and a sentiment stamp.

Halloween Treat Buckets Stamps
Halloween Treat Buckets Dies
Boo Greetings Stamps
Trick or Treat Shadow Dies
Mini Ghosts Stamps
Mini Ghosts Dies
Stitched Windows 1 Dies 
(or Stitched Arches Dies)

And the last one that makes me tremendously happy is using stamped, colored and die cut images as shaker bits! They are so fun mixed with super chunky glitter, sequins or clay confetti!

 I hope you are inspired to try this technique!

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Whimsical Teapot

Hi Everyone! It’s Melissa here with you today. I’ve pulled out some of the sweetest stencils, stamps, and dies from Pretty Pink Posh and can’t wait to share my project with you.

Once I saw the darling Layered Teacup Stencils, I knew I had to create something immediately! They are so endearing and create a colorful background fit for a teapot and kettle.  I cut my white cardstock base using the Stitched Torn Rectangles die and then added my stenciling over the top.

I then used the Shadow Box dies and selected the inner scalloped window and rectangle to create the center focal point. I used plenty of foam adhesive to pop this up and off my card base.

Lastly, I paper-pieced my teapot and added color with Copic Markers to bring each image to life. These irresistible images are from the Tea Time stamp set and coordinating dies. The sentiment seemed perfect to share with a cherished friend.

Pull out your Pretty Pink Posh supplies and treat yourself to an afternoon of crating!  Thanks for visiting.

Melissa

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Halloween Window

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am excited to be sharing a Halloween shaker card with you all. My card today uses the fun Stitched Window 1 dies. This set of dies includes two different windows and a flower box that can be used for a variety of occasions! 

I started my card by creating my card panel with the Brick Background stencil. I then used the Stitched Windows 1 dies to die cut my opening in the panel. I attached a piece of vellum behind the opening and then inlaid a green window die cut into the opening to create my window. Using the Stitched Window dies again, I die cut the flower box and added it to the bottom of my window.  Next, I used the Spooky Forest dies to die cut a black tree. I attached the tree behind the window with a little liquid glue. I love how the vellum adds to the “spookiness” of the window. I added some foam adhesive to the back of my panel and filled the shaker with the Boo Crew clay confetti

Now the fun part… decorating the window! I used the Halloween Silhouettes stamp and coordinating die set to stamp my cat and bats. I then used the Halloween Wreath Builder dies to die cut my pumpkins and leaves. I attached the Halloween images to the window and then filled my flower box with the pumpkins and leaves. Lastly, I used the Halloween Banner Greetings stamp set and Banner Greetings 4 dies for my sentiment.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card. I can’t wait to use the Stitched Windows die set for other occasions! I think these dies will make such a fun card for Christmas!

Enjoy your day,
Dana

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Light Up Window Card

Hello Crafty Friends! Catherine here, and today I’m sharing a fun Halloween card featuring a spooky light-up window scene created with products from the latest Pretty Pink Posh release! I used the Mini Ghosts, Stitched Windows 1, Boo Greetings, Halloween Caramel Apple, and Halloween Silhouettes to create this interactive design. The Stitched Windows 1 die set includes two beautiful window designs that are perfect for creating seasonal scenes all year long.

To begin, I created the nighttime sky by ink blending Wilted Violet and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Inks onto an A2 panel of white cardstock. For the wall behind the window, I used the Mummy Wrap Stencil with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Ink to add subtle texture, then splattered black watercolor over the panel for a spooky, distressed look. Once everything was dry, I die cut the window opening using one of the dies from the Stitched Windows set.

Next, I die cut the window frame from black cardstock and sprayed it with Sheer Shimmer Sparkle Spray for a subtle shimmer before setting it aside to dry.

To create the light-up effect, I temporarily placed the window frame over the ink-blended background and lightly marked where I wanted each light to shine using a pencil. With a paper piercer, I poked small holes through those marked areas. I then positioned the completed panel over a second A2 panel of white cardstock and transferred the light placement marks onto the back panel.

Using Pear Blossom Press E-Z Lights, I adhered the battery pack to the lower right corner of the back panel and secured each light over the marked openings with tape, making sure they lined up perfectly behind the window scene.

To assemble the card, I added foam tape around all four sides of the light panel to create enough space for the lights and battery pack. I adhered the black window frame to the stenciled panel, added a layer of A2 vellum behind the window to softly diffuse the lights, and then attached the completed window panel to the light-up base.

For the scene, I stamped and die cut the adorable ghosts from the Mini Ghosts stamp set and colored them with Copic markers (colors listed below). I tucked the ghosts behind the window openings, then added a few spider webs and a tiny spider from the Halloween Caramel Apple die set for extra spooky detail.

To finish the card, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Boo Greetings stamp set in white on black cardstock and embellished the background with a few stars from the Halloween Silhouettes set. The glowing lights behind the vellum create the perfect eerie Halloween atmosphere and really bring the little ghost scene to life!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope this project inspires you to create your own light-up Halloween cards with the new Pretty Pink Posh release. Happy crafting!

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Halloween Greetings Wreath

Hi crafty friends, Debbie here at Pretty Pink Posh with a super cute and easy card. Using the new Halloween Wreath Builder Dies from the recent Halloween release. I love this release so much with all the new basic dies, like the Stitched Arches Dies and the Pinking Ovals Dies!

I started off by die-cutting out the images from the Halloween Wreath Builder Set from white card stockI think the branches alone is wickedly fun! Using a fun color combination of lime green and teal blue for the leaves, with pops of orange and yellow I used my dye inks to blend on the color. This way I could use some darker shades of ink for adding dimension to the leaves and pumpkins. 

With the Stitched Arches Dies I die-cut out a panel from white card stock to adhere my Halloween Wreath on to. When I was building the wreath I added the lime green leaves to the tips of the branches and tucked in the teal leaves to both sides of the branch. Attaching the spider and pumpkins I made sure to space them out in thirds on the wreath. 

For my background panel I went to my pattern paper stash and found paper with the colors I was using. Trimming it down to fit onto a standard A2 card base.

With the new Boo Greetings Stamp and Coordinating Dies, I stamped out the “Halloween Greetings” and popped in the middle of my wreath. Then final step was adding highlights with a white gel pen and a Sunshine Pearl to the center of the bow.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wicked day!

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Spooktacular Tree

Hello Barbara here! I’m happy to share a fun project featuring the new Spooky Forest dies and Clouds stencil. I began by stenciling a spooky night sky with the cloud stencil in green distress ink.

I cut one of the trees from the Spooky Forest die set out of black cardstock. I also cut the ground for the tree to sit on from black cardstock. I used some of the previously released Pretty Pink Posh halloween images (Spooky Mug Additions, Halloween House) in my stash to adorn my spooky tree scene with foam squares for dimension.

I stamped the Spooktacular sentiment, from the Halloween Critters set, in clear ink on purple cardstock and heat set that with white embossing powder and used the coordinating die to cut it out and add it under the tree. I cut out the stitched frame from the Fancy Cake die set out of white cardstock to finish this project up.

I hope you were inspired by this card. Thanks for stopping by!

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Peeking Ghost

Ghostly Greetings! It’s Christina and today I’m sharing a Halloween card showcasing some of the new products from the latest release. I created a spooky-cute scene using the new Stitched Windows 1 dies and two new stencils, Clouds and Spooky Trees. I completed the scene by adding the still-so-adorable Ghost Holder and his accessories, plus a couple of creepy crawlies. Take a peek at the supplies I used, and then we’ll get started!

Stitched Windows 1 Dies
Halloween Wreath Builder
Banner Greetings 4 Dies
Halloween Banner Greetings
Ghost Holder Dies
Clouds Stencil
Spooky Trees Stencil
Candy Cane Stripes Stencil

My first step was to create the scene outside the window. I started with a gray A2 cardstock panel and stenciled the clouds with black ink, layering them down the length of the panel. Then I used the Spooky Trees stencil and more black ink to add a couple of creepy tree limbs reaching into the scene. 

Next, I die-cut and assembled the other elements for the window scene. I die-cut the window from black cardstock and used it as a template to trim down the cloudy scene I had just stenciled. Before securing these two elements together with glue, I popped in the Ghost Holder and trimmed him down to fit inside the window too. I finished the Ghost Holder by adding his sweet face and gave him the “Boo” to hold. Then, to finish the window scene, I added the window ledge and the pumpkin.

Now I needed a background panel to attach the window to. I decided to create a torn and aged wallpaper by stenciling green Candy Cane Stripes onto a lighter green cardstock and then tearing the edges. To help guide the tearing, I used a scoring tool to lightly score where I wanted the panel to tear. Then, to finish the panel, I inked the edges with a darker green ink and spattered it with white splatter medium for extra distressing. Finally, I layered this onto a dark green A2 cardstock panel before attaching the completed background to a top-fold card base.

The last steps were to arrange and secure the window scene to the background and add a sentiment. I centered the window scene on the background and added a couple of creepy crawly spiders crawling on the wall. And lastly, I added a banner with a white heat-embossed sentiment.

Thank you so much for reading about my Halloween window scene card showcasing new products from the latest Halloween release. See you again soon!

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Halloween Mugs

Hello, friends! It’s Caly with you today. I’m sharing a fun Halloween mug card for today’s Instagram Hop! This card features the new Halloween Mugs Dies with a ghost and Frankenstein mug.  

Halloween Mugs Dies
Halloween Banner Greetings Stamp
Banner Greetings 4 Dies
Clouds Stencil
Boo Crew Mix
Potion Pop Shaker Beads

To make the colors cohesive, I used soft colors including pink, light green, and purple. Unintentional, but these coordinate with the new Boo Crew Mix and Potion Pop Shaker Beads that I used for the infinity shaker background. 

The background also features the new Clouds Stencil.  I ink-blended the clouds with purple ink and kept it soft so that it wasn’t too busy and distracting since there are lots of fun embellishments sliding around.

To finish my card, I stamped a sentiment from the Halloween Banner Greetings and die-cut it with a die from the Banner Greetings 4 Dies. Details always add so much to a card and I used coordinating OLO Markers to add texture and details to the mugs and to color the candy swirls.

I hope you enjoyed this festive Halloween project! Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Caly

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Halloween Treat Buckets

Hi crafty friends! Debbie here with the new adorable Halloween Treat Buckets Stamp and Coordinating Dies from the Halloween release at Pretty Pink Posh! This release is so fun, packed with all the new basic dies, scene-building dies, and stencils, with more holder dies and shakers, of course!

I’ve  done a few quad design cards, and this is a perfect way to showcase the new Halloween Treat Buckets stamp set. I knew that it would have to be a 5X7 card to get at least three of the buckets and a sentiment from the stamp set. 

I started off by stamping out the images that I wanted to use on Copic friendly paper and ink. Then I colored in the images with my Copics using YR04, YR07, YR09, YG01, YG03, YG06, V12, V15, V17, R81,  R83, R85, Y11, Y15, Y18, T3, T5, T7, and C1. Once my coloring was done, I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. 

With a panel measuring 5×7 of Lavender card stock, I ink blended on Distress Oxides Villianous Potion, Milled Lavender, and Black Soot. Using the previously released Pinking Rectangle Dies I die cut it out with the cutting plates off set. This way only three of the edges were cut, sliding the die down and cutting off the remaining. This is probably the easiest die plate to do this with because the pinking edges match up perfectly. I placed the panel in my splat box and splattered on water, black and Sparkle Silk, set it to the side to dry.

To have the Halloween Treat Buckets stand out more I used the new Pinking Ovals Dies die cut out from black card stock. Having the sentiment “Trick or Treat” stamped and white heat embossed on one of the ovals.

Adhering the panel on a 5×7 card base with liquid glue, and then the ovals on using my T-ruler. Popping up the Halloween Treat Buckets and the extra candies with foam squares on the back. My final step was adding highlights with a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my card!

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[Video Hop + Giveaways!] How To Make An Easy Tri-fold Card

Hi friends, it’s Carly here today. Are you looking for an easy interactive card to make? How about a tri-fold card with a window? It’s so simple, you just need to adhere two A2 cards together!

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I started by scoring and die cutting two side-fold A2 cards. From the front of one card I used one of the windows from the Stitched Windows 1 to die cut an opening. After adding acetate, I adhered another A2 panel with a matching window on the inside.

Stitched Windows 1 Die Set
Owl Holder Die Set
Clouds Stencil
Halloween Silhouettes Background Stencil
Trick or Treat Shadow Die Set

On the front of the second card, I ink blended and stencilled a not-to-spooky sky. Then I added a cutie pie purple Owl Holder. Love him!!!

And finally, I adhered the back of the ink-blended card to the inside of the window card to create a tri-fold card! You can use this technique with any of the holder dies, too!

Be sure to hop along in the video hop on YouTube for lots more inspiration with the new release, and if you leave comments, we’re giving away a gift card at each video stop!