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Watercolor Lilies + Giveaway

Today we’re in for a special treat. Jeanne is on the blog sharing a sweet card and we’re participating in a mini blog hop with our friends on the CardMaker blog, along with sponsoring a giveaway in this post!

Spring is in the air and everything is new again! Are you checking the new releases in the store? It’s fun and fresh and certain to make you want to start creating! I’m playing with the new Easter Blessings stamp set today!  It’s a set of three stamps, and there are coordinating dies to make cutting a breeze!

Today I’m showing the Easter lily stamp. It wouldn’t be Easter without them!  Our church always has hundreds of lilies on the altar – the sight and smell is amazing!  It’s traditional for me to buy one for my mom every year too! I was so tempted to color up this pretty image in pink – like a Stargazer Lily, but decided the traditional white was the way to go (this time anyway!). I snuck in a little hot pink on the pot so my color lust is satisfied. 

I made a simple ombre wash background for the potted lily.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink directly on the watercolor paper and cut the panel with the new Stitched Notes Die.

The Stitched Notes die has stitching on the inside and outside of the die cut line.  I really love the size of the die cut!  It’s perfect for an A2 size card and leaves just enough edge around the sides to let your colored or pattern papers peek out!

I wanted to repeat the ombre watercolor wash colors on those peeking edges so I created a panel with three shades of aqua.

Some Sparkling Clear Sequins are like dew drops for our pretty flowers!  This image brings back lots of great memories and has me pining for one of my own.  Until they are back in season I will be satisfied with this pretty stamp!

As we mentioned earlier, we’re taking part in a mini blog hop and we’re the last stop. Here’s all the stops:

CardMaker Blog
Katie Gehring
Rebecca Keppel
Heather Pulvirenti
Kat Benjamin 
Stephanie Gold
Melissa Bickford
Heather Hoffman
Pretty Pink Posh << you are here

To celebrate this mini hop, I’m hosting a giveaway that features some of our brand new products!

a Rafflecopter giveaway
I hope that you all have a great start to your week! Thanks for spending some time with us today.

151 Comments

  1. I really love your adorable products. Looking forward to increasing my collection!

  3. Hops are such a fun way to showcase new products…love ’em!
    Lots of techniques to pick up and learn from…that’s my fave part!

  4. Oh my I love the ombre watercoloring combined with the beautiful image! Happy Spring!

  7. Beautiful card, and you are right about the size of the stitched die…I like being able to show a peek of the base layers!

  8. I love the watercolor background and the way you colored the lilies. Beautiful card. My favorite embellishment to use are sequins. I love the little touch of glam/glitz they add to a card.

  11. Great card! The watercoloring and pop of color from the flower pot goes so well with that ombre paper! <3

  12. Oh, and my favorite embellishments … Enamel dots and clear sequins!

  13. I love Easter lillies, so this stamp is perfect. The ombre background is a nice backdrop for the lillies.

  19. Wow, what a gorgeous Easter card! I love the light blue watercolor wash, a perfect backdrop for such a pretty Easter Lily!

  20. I like to use sequins and ribbons as embellishments.
    The card is very pretty.
    thanks for sharing.

  22. Lovely card! I adore the blue wash behind the lilies; it really makes them stand out!

  23. A beautiful watercolored background. Love the design, flowers and colors!

  27. Wonderful card! I’m still using sequins as my go to embellishment, love them.

  28. Love your card, so PRETTY I can almost smell the flower !!! I love that POP of hot pink and the ombre look on the background it is so cool looking. Thanks for sharing. These stamps are so ADORABLE.

  29. Love this CAS card! Thank you so much for sharing! Now on to hop! Thank you for sharing!

  33. I love the pretty blue background and lovely flower!! Beautiful card!

  36. love this card! it’s so pretty and every detail is delightful. I like using clear sequins too, they are so versatile!

  38. I’m having tons of fun using Nuvo Drops right now!! Also sequins have been a favorite for some time now. Love your selection of colors and sizes!!!

  41. Beautiful card and
    I love using gems
    on my cards.
    Carla from Utah

  45. Such a pretty card!!!
    I love so much your Iridescent Star Confetti!!! Too cute!!!

  46. Sweet Easter card with the ombre wash and sequins to go with the Easter Lily. Lately I have been using sequins a lot as embellishments.

  48. What a pretty card, love the color wash, my favorite establishments right now are gemstones or sequins,

  51. What a fun hop Paulina and an amazing prize. Just placed my first order and can’t wait to receive it. Thanks for pairing with my favorite magazine also. Two great companies playing well together! Love it.

  53. Love how the blue wash makes the lilies pop. I love using sequins to embellish my cards, along with a touch of glitter using a glitter brush.

  54. Love love love PPP ! Love the stamps and the gorgeous embellishments!

  55. Jeanne’s card is so cute. This is such a darling set anyway.
    I love using sequins more than any other embellie.

  56. Love the water coloring and the ombre effect on the background. Very inspiring:)

  58. What a lovely card! I had to look at my recent cards I’ve made to decide what my favorite embellishment is right now. It must be your clear sequins, as they are on most of the cards!!! :)

  60. I use enamel dots or sequins!! When I card needs just a touch of something I reach for one or the other!

  62. Such a beautiful card!!
    I love to use Pretty Pink Posh Sequins.

  65. I think that watercolored backgrounds are a perfect backdrop for these stunning Easter stamps! It has been such fun hopping along and seeing such talented and amazing creations from the designers!

  66. Those lilies are so pretty and love the watercolour look to the background. My favourite embellishment is adding glitter via Wink of Stella and sequins.

  68. My favorite embellishments to use right now are enamel dots and/or sequins.
    Love your card, by the way.

  69. Such a pretty card!
    I usually use sequins as my favorite
    embellishment.

  74. I am going to CAS this Easter card…love the lily and pot and the sentiment is the perfect size! Awesome card!

  75. Cute card! Great stamps set! Right now I’m using sequins and nuvo drops along on my cards!

  77. My favourite products to use right now are watercolours and sequins

  79. Jeanne’s card is beautiful; I love that she’s given the Easter lily a starring role on the stage! So incredibly pretty! As for the rest of the hop: oh my! Fabulous showcases of your new release…amazing the array of designs that your products spark!
    ~carol

  81. Love your pretty card. Thanks for a great hop. I love to use buttons.

  87. I love making and sending Easter cards. To me they are a special way to remind people that they are loved not only by me but by the One who gave HIs Life for them. The card shown here is a great example of one that would surely make the recipient smile and feel blessed!

  88. Great card Paulina! I can’t believe Easter is right around the corner.

  89. I love that lily stamp it’s sooo very pretty and the water color background just pulls it together perfectly.

  93. Love the ombré matching effect of your background matching the watercolour. Perfect!

  94. Right now I’ve just started using sequins as embellishments on my cards. I’m always behind on trends.

  97. Love Jeanne’s pretty card! Favorite embellishment? Lately I’ve been gravitating to twine again.
    Awesome Prize Package!

  102. Pretty card, Awesome hop!My favorite embelishment right now are sequins. I don’t use them often, but need to.

  108. So cute! My favorite embellishments are sequin and Nuvo Crystal Drops. I adore PPP sequin mixes ❤

  112. Love the new release! My favourite embellishments are definitely sparkling clear sequins 😍

  113. My favorite embellishments right now are your pretty clear drops.

  114. I love Lilies and this stamp set is beautiful like your card. I love sequins!!! thank you for a chance to win. ❤

  115. My favourite embellishments are enamel dots (the kind you make yourself) and your gorgeous clear droplets.

  116. Wonderful products! Always looking forward to your new releases. I am a Canadian living in Paris and I was wondering if PPP had a retailer in France or in the UK where I could get your products. Ordering from the US is a bit expensive….
    Have a wonderful day and thank you for the giveaway!

  117. A beautiful card by Jeanne! I love the ombre water colored background and that darling lily. So sweet! Thanks so much for the chance to win!

  118. These new sets are SO adorable… I love the winter friends and I adore these little cuties too!!! Thank you so much!!!,

  119. Love the ombre wash and the tri-colored panel. Why didn’t I think of that before?????
    LL

  126. I love using sequins, buttons, and twine! I love all of your products!!

  130. Hi! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. My favorite embellishments right now are sequins and clear drops.

  131. Beautiful Easter card, love the ombré and stitched rectangle details! My favorite embellishment is PPP iridescent sequins, they go through the mail easily and make every card extra special.

  132. SUPER SWEET Card and Release!! I use Sequins and Nuvo Drops the MOST for my Embellishments!! Infact pretty much EVERY Card I make use one or the other or both of them together!! THANKS for sharing and for the chance to WIN!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

  134. Those lilies are gorgeous, yet again another amazing stamp set from PPP. Just when I think you can’t release anything cuter you blow my sock off – love it! <3

  137. This is beautiful Jeanne, I love lilies too. It just screams spring, which is my fav. season!

  138. Forgot to say, I love ribbon and sequins to embellish! Also thanks for the chance to win!

  139. Love this card! Gorgeous flower and fun background! My favorite embellishment is definitely sequins. It’s hard to make a card without them!

  144. My favorite embellishment is anything sparkly! Sequins, glitter, foiling or shimmer mica powders! TFS!

  145. Beautiful card!! My favorite way to embellish my cards is with sequins 😊

  146. Your products are so adorable it makes me want single one of them. They Are so fun! Thanks for making wonderful products! Beautiful vibrant card!

  148. Everything is so pretty and pink and posh! I love to look at all the sequins and think of all the pretty cards I could make with them.

  149. My favorite embellishments right now are sequins and/or shimmery, sparkly dimensional die cuts.

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