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National Craft Month Blog Hop

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I am so excited to be blogging today and on top of that, I get to share a card I made recently!

Today’s card uses some of the brand new products in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop. I was able to sneak in some crafty time recently and boy, did I have fun! With the busyness of running the day-to-day things in the shop, I don’t often get to craft, but when I do, I remember why I started doing what I do. Give me a few days, Netflix, coffee and stamp supplies and I’m one happy girl!

When I haven’t crafted in a while (ahem, months), it usually takes a few hours to get the creativity going, but the first card I make usually is my favorite from the bunch. This card was the first card I made in the most recent craft session and I just love how it turned out.

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I started off by using the Scallop Circles as my focal point and paired it with the birdie trio from the Birdie Friends set. This set is my current go-to because you can use it for so many occasions and I really put a lot of thought into the elements and sentiments. I went the route of creating a mini scene and added the mini pink flowers from the Spring Flowers Mix.

To “frame” the mini scene, I paired the larger Scallop Square and made a shaker using my favorite Sparkling Clear Mix and added some of the Sparkling Clear Seed Beads. That little addition really adds to the shaker element, since those beads are really small and delicate.

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For the last finishing touch, I added two bows from the Twine and Bows die set using some silver glitter cardstock. It’s amazing how just this little addition really made the card feel and look complete. Plus, die cutting it from the glitter cardstock made the card even more special.

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Did you know that it’s National Craft Month? My friends at Right At Home are having a week long link-up so YOU can share what you have made recently and possibly win a prize! I’ve donated a $25 PPP gift certificate and I know there’s lots of other fun prizes, too. If you’re hopping along in their blog hop, your next stop is Catherine Pooler!

I hope you all enjoyed my card and the blog hop. Thanks for stopping by!

65 Comments

  1. Adorable chicks…love the gorgeous sequins behind them in the shaker.

  2. I LOVE this card!! Using a shaker as a card base is just genius!! Love how you thought so out of the box! Thank you SO much for sharing, Paulina! This is probably my most favorite card you’ve made! It is awesome!

  3. Your card is amazing, Paulina! I really need to get that Birdie Friends set. Love it!

  4. Your card is so cute, Paulina! It was sort of sad to read that you don’t often have time for fun creating yourself, I guess that is what it means to be successful (the business takes priority). It would seem that your loss is our gain since we reap the benefits of your toil on PPP. So from someone who loves what you create, thank you!

    My order shipped and I cannot wait to get my hands on the new goodies – I plan to carve out some time once they arrive to play with everything. Thanks for continuing to share your creative genius with all of us.

  5. I love the circle on the square shaker! So wonderful and unexpected.

  6. This is so stinkin’ cute and just exudes happiness! It’d make my day to get and adorable card like this in my mailbox!!! Thanks for sponsoring the hop!

  7. This is such a happy, fun card. Iove the little birds and the sequins in the shaker. So cute!! Enjoy your day!

  8. I absolutely adore this sweet card you created. Those cute little chicks made me smile and your careful attention to detail, com the sequins and beads to the bows, made everything perfect! Thank you for taking part in the hop and for being a generous sponsor of one of the prizes as well. I hope you are able to find more time to craft just for the fun of it, you deserve it.

  9. LOVE LOVE LOVE your shaker card, pretty sequins and super cute chicks, gorgeous scallop and stitching die details!

  10. Another beautiful shaker card, your stamps are working so well with shaker card ideas. I love them.

  11. I love the way it turned out too!! So sweet!! Love the pink and blue together ! So glad you had some time to craft!

  12. Cute card. I love those little birdies and that scallop circle die. Thanks for sharing.

  13. Awesome shaker! Love those little chicks. So adorable..and love the colors. And your clear sequins have been getting a lot of use over at my house these days!

  14. Your clear sequins always make cards amazing, combine them in a shaker with cute chicks and look out!

  15. Just darling, Paulina! I love the scalloped dies–on my wishlist!–& I’m loving the bow dies which I’m lucky to have been given by a friend!

  16. CUTENESS GALORE!!!
    LOVE your SWEET little birds, BEAUTIFUL scalloped frame and FABULOUS SPARKLING clear shaker window – WOW – LOVE IT ALL!!!
    I just got a top up of clear sequins delivered last week, along with my much awaited Twine & Bows die set, can’t wait to give them a creative workout :)
    THANK YOU for the INSPIRATION and for being a sponsor of this National Craft Month Blog Hop & challenge Paulina!!!

  17. Your trio of chicks a la shaker style are absolutely adorable! Cuteness to the max! Thank you for the smile today!
    ~carol

  18. Your card is beautiful, but it’s the sequins that make it sparkle!!

  19. Your shaker card is darling! I love the dies you used on this, and your coloring rocks!

  20. Love love love it, Paulina, and it’s great to see you back crafting! :-) Hopefully we’ll see more of that in the nearest future! We all know you’re a busy lady now, but hopefully it still lets you do what you love (and are so good at!) and what made you start your business! :-)

  21. Great to see you creating again! Can’t wait to save up to get my hands on your March release!! Hope you are able to make more time for crafting and blogging! Being your own boss isnt as easy as it sounds!

  22. OMGosh those chicks are AWWW-dorable. Thanks for sharing your cute card.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsbyDragonfly.blogspot

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