Day 5: Valentine Theme Week + Daily Giveaways
Hello my adorable spooks! Justin here, and I am so thrilled to be jumping in to share a boo-tiful card for our Valentine Theme Week! I love all things Halloween, which, most times, doesn’t overly translate well to Valentine’s Day. But, with a little bit of Pretty Pink Posh die set mash-up, I was able to create an adorable Valentine’s Day card featuring the Ghost Holder die set!
Below is a list of Pretty Pink Posh products that I used to create this card:
Ghost Holder Dies
Valentine Holder Additions Dies
XOXO Pierced Plate Die
Heart Card Base Dies
Be Mine Shadow Dies
Large Boo Shadow Dies
Sweet XOXO Clay Confetti
For this Valentine card, I initially struggled with my card layout because I was planning on a heavy ink-blending route for this card. When that wasn’t turning how I had envisioned, I took a step back and thought “what about an approach that incorporates minimal ink blending?”, which is the final direction I went in for this card!
This card ends up using only 2 different ink colors: For the first, I die cut the XOXO Pierced Plate Die from aqua cardstock, and splattered it with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink. For the second, I ink-blended the edges of my Ghost die cut, which was originally from Stark White cardstock, with Kitsch Flamingo Distress Ink to give my ghost a slight bit of color. Everything else that appears on this card was untouched by ink!
I had the idea to make a custom sentiment by combining the Large Boo Shadow Dies and the Be Mine Shadow Dies, so that my card read “boo mine”. Truthfully, the “boo” sentiment is slightly larger than the “mine” sentiment, but the way the letters appear on my card doesn’t make it too noticeable! I had decided to die cut the words from navy cardstock, and adhere them on a slight angle towards the bottom of my card panel.
Using the Valentine Holder Additions Die Set, I dressed up the rest of my card with hearts. I gave my Ghost Holder a big red stitched heart to hold, and then I used the smaller heart dies that were included in the set for some further embellishments. I also had a larger red stitched heart die cut left over from a card that I created using the Heart Card Base Dies that I pulled in for some added variety. I used a couple different colors of red cardstock to add extra detail, and then also pulled in some white clay hearts from the Sweet XOXO Clay Confetti!
Thank you so much for stopping by the Pretty Pink Posh blog for some Valentine Inspiration! I hope this card leaves you with some fun ideas on how you can pull in some non-traditional holiday products to create cards for any holiday!
GIVEAWAY
For today’s giveaway, we are giving away a prize pack featuring FOUR of our popular holder die sets. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post sharing how you got started in paper crafting.
All giveaways for Valentine Theme Week will end on February 3rd. We’ll share a post with all the winners on the PPP blog.
For more crafting inspiration, please be sure to follow me on Instagram and YouTube at @justanotebyjustin!
– Justin
Very cute card! I started paper crafting when I was about 9 and went with my mom to card making nights at a neighbor’s house. I picked the hobby back up while on maternity leave with my second kiddo in 2021 and haven’t looked back!
everything is so cute!!!!……i was looking for a hobby and i tried everything from painting to crocheting, but I couldn’t find my thing and then I got Cricut and my world changed!!! I don’t use a Cricut any more but I have a ton of stamps and dies!!!
About 24 years ago, a friend of mine invited me to a Creative Memories party. I was hooked! Then, around 8 years ago, I discovered card making while I was browsing online. I absolutely fell in love! I still scrapbook and make cards today!
Began paper rafting after buying a stamp.
I started out using origami and stickers to create cards for friends and family :) then discovered the cardmaking community during Covid stay home time :)
BOO-tiful Valentine! I used to work at a craft store in High School… I was a scrapbooker/crafter turned into a cardmaker about 6 years ago!
I got started in card making in the fall of 2017. I stumbled across a video on YouTube and purchased the kit that they made a card with. Then I sent out the Autumn cards I made. They were crude but appreciated. I was hooked.
I have been scrapbooking to years, got into card making about a years ago
Such a cute holder! I started with scrapbooking when my crafty friend introduced me to it. Then when time became scarce, due to 3 kiddos under 4, I discovered the joy of cardmaking.
I got started in paper crafting back in 2004. Back then, I was a scrapbooker and loved making the scrapbook by hand and designing the scrapbook pages. But it was in 2010 that I started card making and never looked back. Nowadays (gosh I can’t believe I’ve been paper crafting over 20 years!), my family and friends will pitch a fit if they receive anything other than a handmade card for birthdays and holidays. Love this cute ghost card and the PPP release. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
I, like many people, started my crafting journey after attending a neighborhood Stampin’ Up party. That was probably almost 30 years ago…. gah!!
P.S.- Such cute holder dies!!
I’m still trying to wrap my head around why ghosts work for other holidays than just Halloween. The weird thing is, they do! Great card!
Lori S in PA
swapbot and random acts of happy mail
that is seriously a cute card!!!! the holder dies are amazing
Such a cute card! I started my stamping journey many years ago when, like most card makers, I was shown the magic of embossing powder. Have been hooked ever since.
I got started on paper crafting thirty years ago with the big scrapbooking boom. I ended up taking some time off due to life but got back into it about 5 years ago. I absolutely love creating with all things paper.
Adorable card! I went to a stamp party and I was hooked.
It all started with a 40% Michael’s coupon, a trip down the stamping aisle, and a lot of time on my hands!
Twenty five years later and I am still obsessed!
I started out scrappbooking years ago, but when I retired, I joined a card making group in our community and have loved making cards for my family, especially the grandkids and for my church prayer group. Love the holder dies!
I really got into it when I went to a Stamping Up party. I thought: This is my thing!
I got swept into the world of paper crafting as a kid. I’ve always loved making things with paper and just kept trying new things all the time and still try to learn new techniques and related crafts when I can (like does Diamond art count?!)
Such a fun card using your love of Halloween! I first saw handstamped cards at a kiosk in a Seattle mall when I was visiting a friend. I had no idea how they were made, I wanted to find out. Not too long after that I moved back to my hometown and drove past a stamp store. I personally kept them in business for at least 2 years–haha!
Justin!! Thank you for showcasing another amazing way to use a ghosty! I love the PPP ghosts! I think they are so cute and can deff be used year round!!
I started paper crafting to get away from the world of digital design. I wanted to make things that had texture and depth. Something you could display and feel.
I got started in papercrafting when I attended a Stampin’ Up party. I did that for many years and then an Archivers store open close to me. That exposed me to so many new companies. The rest is history!!
Such a fun card!
I started paper
crafting in 1982
with a few stamps
and papers. Been
crafting most of my life.
Carla from Arizona
I have always been a paper crafter, but more seriously ever since purchasing a die cutter when it was on clearance. The die cutter changed my world.
Adorable card with the Ghost Holder! Love all the cute holders and the fun additions sets too!
I got started in paper crafting from a friend named Mary Salas. She shared a stamp catalog with me many years ago and got me interested! I think that was around 1986!
I started going to craft fairs with my Mom and a couple of her church craft group ladies and first got into scrapbooking after seeing Creative Memories at the fairs. From there, it eventually evolved into card making.
I took my daughter to a community education stamp class. Way back in 1986! Hooked since. Made thousands of cards!
My paper crafting journey began with a class at Michaels almost 30 years ago. Little did I know how important it would be in my life.
Such a fun twist on traditional Valentine card. I can’t wait to make fun Valentine cards for friends and family.
Been a card maker since 1998 and started scrapbooking. It all started after attending a stamp party.
Like the background and the color combo! Nice card! Funny thing, I’d stroll the stamping aisle at Michael’s and always be confused as to all the products I’d see and think nothing of it, but one day while researching a craft project I came across Simon Hurley doing a tutorial with a lemon stamp and stencil and I was completely mind blown and hooked! From that day all I’ve been doing is paper crafting and learning all I can and I love it! I bought his set to remember how I got started.
I got started in scrapbooking as I wanted something that my mom and I could do together!
I got started in paper crafting by attending a Stampin Up party with my best friend. From then on, I was hooked. We did scrapbooking together for many years and then discovered a passion for card making. My best friend has since passed from cancer but I am so thankful for continuing card making and all the memories that it brings with it. I love the colors of your card and the “boo mine” sentiment.
Such a cute card!
I went to a Stampin’ Up party and loved it. I eventually branched out and found some other amazing products/companies, like PPP!
I got started making cards because I really enjoyed paper crafting, and was doing scrapbooking but found it took too long with little kids, card making was way easier!
These are so cute! My sister in law invited me to a stamping party 27 years ago and I was hooked!
Officially I started paper crafting after being invited to a Stampin’ Up party. Since childhood I have always enjoyed making things.
My daughter got me into cardmaking as it is something we can do together!
To be honest I am not sure how I got started at least 30 years ago. Back then we had several independent rubber stamp and scrapbook stores. Archivers use to do make-it take-it in store and another store held classes that my sister and I would go to. Unfortunately we have lost many of our rubber stamp stores.
I got started card making over 20 years ago when my husband bought me a Cricut and my co-workers were selling Stampin’ Up products.
I’ve been stamping since the age of when there were only black, blue, red, and sometimes one green ink pads and wood block stamps. These critters that hold things are absolutely ADORABLE…I need the full set!
How I got started in card making was way back in 2001. A friend was starting her Stampin’ Up business and asked her friends to come. I said I would come, but I AM NOT CRAFTY AT ALL! HA! The rest is history. I still enjoy making cards as much now as I did back then. I have seen many trends come and go since then. Thanks for a chance to win! :D
I had just had my second son and I was invited to a CTMH stamp party. I started scrapbooking with stamps and then moved into card making. I still scrapbook, but I love papercrafting.
Adorable card!! I love teal & red together.
I got started in paper crafting after I went to Thailand with Compassion International to meet the little girl that I sponsored. It was an amazing trip so I started scrapbooking to write memories down that I wanted to remember. Then after a few years, I started making cards. It’s been a wonderful hobby!
Great card. I love the holder dies! I started paper crafting when I went to a stamp party years ago. I was hooked and it has expanded to othe paper crafts like scrapbooking.
I started scrapbooking on my own 20+ years ago and I’ve learned so much since then, especially visiting conventions and joining crops. I’ve made some great friends, too!
I always have liked sewing and playing with paper. In 2022. I watched the YouTube crafter named “MayMay Made IT” and got interested in watching her make cards. She is so much fun. I watched a video on heat embossing and I was hooked.
A friend took me to a small local shop and introduced me to the world of cardmaking. That was over 20 years ago and I have made so many cards and gifts since then and find it a blessing.
A friend of mine hosted a card making night and I fell in love with stamping that night.
Adorable “Boo mine” card, Justin!! LOVE the new dies with all of the critters having “holding” hands!! The teddy bear is my fav!! The answer to today’s question is that I started by taking a course for card making at my church and loved it so purchased stamps and inking supplies to start making beautiful cards to show my love to others I would send them too. I went back to scrapbooking 5 years later and combine the two supplies to use in both craft projects.
So cute!!!!
I started by scrapbooking and then I started making cards.
I started making hand made cards about 25 years ago. I took a class at a craft store and I was hooked ever since.
Bought my first wooden stamp back in the late 80’s and I was hooked. it’s been a fun trip down the rabbit hole since then. So glad I discovered this wonderful hobby
It took going to just one stamping class held locally, and that was the beginning of a multi-decades long hobby, with no end in sight!
I’ve been paper crafting since I was a little girl. Because there weren’t many products available then, my mom would ask wallpaper stores for their old sample books. I always had a fresh supply of pretty paper!
What a great price, the fox is one of my favorites and want to buy all holders since they are too cute since there are so many new ones. I’m ooking forward to next release a chickieholder?
I started paper crafting/cardmaking by discovering two please in a bucket; do you know them still? What a great platform with scrapbookers and cardmakers like Shimelle Laine. Good (old) times haha
In started this style of crafting after i tried scrapbooking and felt bogged down. Wanted to be able to finish something quicker
My friend invited me to her monthly craft night and I haven’t stopped!
Cute card! Sewing was my thing, but I had some vision issues and sewing was difficult. A good friend introduced me to stamping and scrapbooking, I made my first Christmas cards in 1997 and was hooked. I don’t scrapbook but love to make cards.
I got started by helping a friend make a huge album for her mother’s 75th birthday….couldn’t stop after that!
I started card making and crafting after I had watched a YouTube video. This was before I got into stamp sets. I watched a video with them making cards using the cricut and it all started there. I asked for a cricut for Christmas and just branched out from there. I first started buying things at hobby lobby and Michael’s and then soon found all these amazing stamp companies online and my love just grew.
This is very cute. I got my start when my sister took me to a Creative Memories home party. I started with scrapbooking and it exploded from there.
Such a FUN Card!!
I got started in Stamping/Card Making when I wanted to make my High School Graduation Cards and I found a SWEET Bear Image with a Graduation Hat!! I talked my Art Teacher into letting me make them as part of my Art Project and I’ve been Stamping/Card Making since then!! So GRATEFUL for my Art Teacher Miss. Cooper for SPARKING this Passion in me!! 🩷🩷🩷
I went to Thailand with Compassion International and got to meet the little girl that I sponsored. I wanted to make a scrapbook of our trip. Then I moved into card making and the rest is history!
Cute little ghost card!
Love the background!
I started scrapbooking and stamping in the early 2000’s and did pages for Family albums. There was a small Scrapbooking store that was offering a free class on Scrapbooking and I was hooked! I made cards with stamps back then. In 2015 I got really serious about my card making and bought a die cutting machine and all of the fun toys to go with it! I have never looked back since and LOVE all things paper crafting.
I love the idea of a ghost for Valentine’s Day!
I have done crafting since I was young with my mom. I remember making paper weaved baskets for Easter for residents in a nursing home where my uncle was at. So fun.
I got started making cards on a whim after I bought my first house. A coworker gave me a housewarming gift and I wanted to do something special for her. So I went to the craft store, bought some cardstock and a rubber stamp, and I was hooked!