Hi friends, it’s Debbie here. The new Easter/Spring release is now in the Pretty Pink Posh shop and I’m loving it! I think I say it with every release how much fun I’m having with the whole release! There are more new adorable shaker dies, holders dies, flower dies, stencils, stamps and much more! Definitely something for everyone!

Today, I’ll be showcasing a bunch of the new dies and stencils from the release. I just couldn’t help myself with building this scene adding more and more die-cut pieces!

I started off with the Chick Shaker die, die-cutting out the frame with both dies together with a yellow card stock and white (4X) plus one acetate for the window. Adhering it all together to make the well for the Pastel Dreams Beads. Backing it with a little lighter yellow card stock, flipped it over since it was sealed. Next, I added the eyes with Onyx Pearls and the beak putting glossy accents to the beak and set it to the side. In the die set there is the cutest cracked egg, I die-cut it out of a blue like a robin’s egg and inked up the edges. 

I should mention this is a 5×7 panel, then with the Watercolor Circle Stencil I placed the Watercolor circle center of the panel applying a blue ink with it. Next, with the mask from the stencil I placed it over the blue watercolor circle  over laying the Raindrops Stencil inking it up with a blue ink. 

Now I die-cut out two of the daffodils from Daffodil Shaker Dies. I chose not to make them a shaker but I did add some of the Creamsicle Pearls to the center of the flowers. 

To fill up my scene more with small flowers, I used the new Stitched Spring Flower Dies, LOVE these new dies! With the previously released Grass Border Die, I had some green grass to be able to tuck my flowers into.

Making sure I had room for my sentiment, I die-cut out the Large Spring Shadow die several times to stack up and have it level with the chick. Then with the Sentiment Strips: Fall stamp I masked off the fall and stamped and white heat embossed the “Greetings” and die-cut it out with the Sentiment Strips Dies.

As I start to lay it all out for my design, I wanted some of the little adorable eggs from the Springtime Holder Addition Dies.

I attached the chick, daffodils, and the egg shell directly to the panel, popping up some of the small flowers with foam squares. Then I started to tuck in the small eggs in the grass and the egg shell. Just like an Easter Egg Hunt!

The final touch was to add some shimmer to the smaller flowers with a Nuvo shimmer pen. 

Do you make many 5×7 cards? I love them to be able to have all that real estate for making a scene with adorable die cut pieces! 

Thanks for taking the time to check out my card today!

Hello Crafty Friends! It is Hanh here with you today. I am so excited to share with you a sweet Valentine’s Day card featuring the adorable Valentine Tags set. Have you started collecting these Tags Stamp & Die sets? This Valentine Tags is the second set that was released. I absolutely love them! You really get a bang for your buck with these. They obviously can be stamped and diecut to make tags for gift bags and boxes. They can also be used to make cards, as I have done today. In addition to those options, these coordinating Valentine Tags Dies are great basic tag shapes that can be used as stand alone tag dies. I can see myself using these coordinating dies with the Valentine Ghost Friends to make a whole set of matching tags. I sure hope there are more of these Tags Stamp & Die sets released in the future. So let’s get started.

I stamped the image from the Valentine Tags Stamp set onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Valentine Tags Dies to diecut it out. I colored it with Copic markers and highlighted with a white gel pen. 

COPIC COLORS:
Ghost: C00/0/1, R000/20
Hearts: R14/24/27
Pink background: RV000/10

For the background, I used the largest die from the  Pinking Rectangles Dies to diecut a piece of pink cardsctock. I used the Layered Cupid Items Stencil to lightly ink blend a subtle background with Saltwater Taffy and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide inks. A piece of craft foam was adhered to the backside of this panel before it was adhered to a white A2 card base. 

For the sentiment, I stamped the “Happy Valentine’s Day” sentiment from the Valentine Banner Greetings stamp set onto a piece of white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 

I used the Banner Greetings 2 Dies to diecut a banner out. I adhered the colored tag and the sentiment banner to the pink panel with a combo of liquid glue and foam tape for a bit of dimension. I finished the card with a few tiny hearts diecut from one of the dies from the Box of Chocolate Dies.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card and are inspired to try out these Tags Stamp & Dies sets if you haven’t already done so. Be sure to head on over to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop for more info and inspirations. 

Happy Valentine’s Day! Have a wonderful and crafty day!
Hanh

Hello crafty friends, it’s June! Today I’m sharing a card I had so much fun creating! It features a lot of new products from the spring release, but the highlight really are the Stitched Spring Flowers for me. 

I wanted to create a folk art inspired background with the new Eyelet Diamonds as the center. I cut a ton of flowers and leafs from the Stitched Spring Flowers from white cardstock so I could color them with ink later. No plans for my colors yet, I wanted to get the shape of my pattern down first before trying to balance out the colors.

Once I was happy with the layout, I varied between light and darker soft pink flowers and also colored my leafs and flower centers. I had some leftover flowers that I put to good use as well, but more on that later!

I cut a panel from tan cardstock and used the Watercolor Oval Mask to darken the edges of my card. It’s not very visible, but it creates a subtle oval shape to use as a base for my symmetrical floral design. I also splattered darker brown ink to give it kind of an earthy texture.

I cut a Watering Can Shaker from light grey cardstock and filled it with Bunny Hop Shaker Beads. Both shaker bead mixes in this release are so my style, it was hard to decide! And here’s where those leftover flowers come in! I added them on the watering can to give it a fun little detail.

For my sentiment, I picked one from the Easter Banner Greetings stamp set. I love how there’s a couple of sentiments that are generally spring themed and not just for Easter! I embossed it on the pierced banner from Banner Greetings 3, cut from pink cardstock. This new set includes 2 of my favorite new additions to the banner dies: the pierced and ‘half’ one that goes on the side of your card. I’ve been using these banners so much that it’s fun to see all these details getting changed from set to set, and this is probably my favorite set so far!

And that’s my card, I hope you enjoyed reading about it as much as I enjoyed making it! Hope to see you again next time, bye!

Hello, friends! It’s Melissa here with you today and I’ve got Spring on my mind. I’ve created a fresh, pastel card for you that is all things Springtime.

I began with the darling, new Layered Watering Can Florals stencils and created my background. These stencils are a dream…it’s so much fun mixing and matching colors!  I then layered on a vellum layer cut using the Notched Rectangles dies. I love the softness vellum adds.

An Eyelet Diamond die cut came next in order to provide a base for my die cut Daffodil Shaker. I paper-pieced my daffodil together and brought in bright pops of yellow to coordinate with my background.

I finished my card with a sentiment from the new Easter Banner Greetings stamp set, stamped on a Banner Greetings 3 die cut.  I added in some fresh florals from the new Stitched Spring Flowers dies and a butterfly from the Springtime Holder Additions dies.  

It’s been such a treat to create for you today. Happy Springtime crafting!  Thanks for visiting!

Melissa

Hello Friends! It’s Dana here today and I am stopping by with a shaker card that will have you dreaming about spring featuring the brand new release.

I started my card by using the Watering Can Shaker die set to create my watering can. I ran the dies through my die-cutting machine five times to create my frames. I then stacked the die cuts together to create the necessary depth for my shaker. I added a piece of acetate and filled my shaker with the Bunny Hop shaker beads before closing the shaker up. 

Next, I used the Mini Checker stencil to create my card panel. I ink blended the stencil with a soft peach ink and attached it to an A2 card base. I then used the Stitched Spring Flowers die set to create a variety of florals and foliage to fill my watering can. I attached my shaker and florals to the card panel with a combination of liquid glue and foam adhesive. I also added a bow to the watering can that I die cut with the Beautiful Bows die set for a little added detail. Lastly, I used the Easter Banner Greetings stamp set and Banner Greetings 3 dies for my sentiment. 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope I inspired you to create a shaker card of your own.

Enjoy your day, Dana

Hi friends! Christina here to share this pretty Easter card featuring a fun inlay technique using the new Decorative Easter Egg die set. You can use the Decorative Easter Egg in so many ways, even creating a shaker, but I love the inlay technique, and it’s so easy. The hardest part is choosing the cardstock colors! Take a peek at the supplies I used, and then we’ll get started!

Decorative Easter Egg Dies
Banner Greetings 3 Dies
Easter Banner Greetings Stamp Set
Argyle Pierced Plate
Scallop Frames Dies

My first step was to choose my cardstock colors. I decided on a traditional pastel color palette to complement the spring and Easter icons that make up the Decorative Easter Egg. Then I die-cut the Decorative Egg and the backer piece from white cardstock and glued these together to be the base. Next I die-cut the Decorative Egg once from each of the cardstock colors I choose and began inlaying the icon pieces onto the white base. For some decorative details, I decided to trim the carrots and add green tops, give the larger flowers round centers, and add small round tails to the bunnies. You can skip this step, but I like the addition of these small embellishments. 

With the Decorative Easter Egg complete, I got to work on the background. First, I die-cut the Argyle Pierced Plate from Tidepool cardstock and added a white scallop frame. This provided me with the perfect framed space for the egg. The last step was to add a banner sentiment that I heat-embossed with white embossing powder on a new Banner Greetings 3 die.

Thank you for checking out this Easter card featuring an inlay technique using the new Decorative Easter Egg die set from the newest spring collection. See you again soon!