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 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!