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Mama Elephant’s 3rd Anniversary Stampede

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Welcome to Mama Elephant’s 3rd Anniversary Stampede! The new release is live and available for purchase in the shop (www.mamaelephant.com) right now!

SALE – To celebrate this release, Mama Elephant is having a 3 day sale from October 15 through October 17 with discount code HAPPYTHREE for 10% off your entire purchase!

PROMOTION – Mama Elephant is having a fantastic promotion through October 31, 2015!!
* Get a free MINI MESSAGES 4×6 stamp set FREE for purchases over $100 or
* Get both the MINI MESSAGES 4×6 stamp set and the MINI TAGS creative cuts die set FREE for purchases over $150
(after discount applied, subtotal before tax/s&h, limit one free offer per customer/order).

GIVEAWAY – Mama Elephant is also giving away three $25 gift certificates throughout all 3 days of the Stampede. To qualify to win, just leave a comment on this blog post! Winners will be selected and announced on the Mama Elephant blog (www.mamelephantblog.com) on Monday, October 19th!
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If you’ve been hopping along, you should have arrived from Pamela Ho’s blog!

I was so thrilled to be asked as a guest designer for this special event for Mama Elephant. I’ve been a long-time fan of their stamps and I squealed in delight when I first saw the Reindeer Games set. These little reindeer are adorable and I had all sorts of fun creating with this set. I knew that a winter scene was a must, so I pulled out the little penguin from Polar Pals (a previously released set) and constructed this winter wonderland.

While this card may look intricate, it really all came together easily. I die cut the card base with the scallop frame from the Femme Frames/ Basic Set and then used the rectangle as my focal panel. For my background, I wanted a subtle design, so I did a bit of tone-on-tone stamping with the On Point Background set.  Thanks to lots of glitter, I was able to achieve the snowy hills and then added my stamped images. To finish off the card, I added a few Sparkling Clear sequins, Wink of Stella on the animals and a couple metallic red sequins on the reindeer noses.

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The next stop is Melania Deasy’s blog!

 Thanks for stopping by- I hope this card inspired you with your upcoming Christmas cards. I’ll definitely be back with more cards using these new Mama Elephant stamps in the near future!



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October Product Release Blog Hop

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Hello, sweet friends!

It’s time for the Product Release Blog Hop for the October 2015 release. Many of you have already placed orders, but for those who were wanting for more inspiration, today is the day! I have stocked up the shop with tons of sequins, restocked the die cuts and just in case any new dies sell out, there are more coming next week!

For today’s card, I wanted to showcase the die set I was most excited to release, the Mini Tags. There are five tag shapes, along with three mini confetti pieces in this set. The possibilities are endless! You can use these tags for gift tags, or you can incorporate them onto your cards, like I did.

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I wanted to show off the tags in a unique way, so I decided to turn them sideways and use each tag to show a different stamp. For my card base I used my current favorite mini paper pad, Let’s Bokeh in the Snow. These colors are definitely my go-to this season. I love how whimsical they are and they just may have inspired me for an upcoming sequin mix…

I am one of the guest designers for Mama Elephant this month, so I was lucky enough to get the Reindeer Games set early. I think they look darling on the Mini Tags! I colored these little guy with my Copics and realized that the background was a little too plain, so I stamped the fun triangle border from On Point Borders onto each aqua panel. To finish off the mini tags, I die cut the bows from the Twine and Bows die set.

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PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop- I’m giving away 2 $25 gift certificates to two random comments left before October 18, 2015 at 11:59 PM PDT. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

Ready to hop on over and see LOTS more fabulous inspiration? We have the Pretty Pink Posh design team, along with four special guests sharing projects and cards today.

 

In closing, I want to share that my friends at Ellen Hutson are having a 15% site-wide sale today and tomorrow. The perfect time to stock up on holiday items, or maybe even some of the new Pretty Pink Posh products!

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Thank you all for your enthusiasm about the new dies, sequins and droplets. You truly make this journey a fun one and it’s such a delight to see how you use my products. I can’t wait to fill more of your orders and start seeing your projects with these new products soon!

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Thank You + Winners

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It’s been a little quiet since the release, but there’s a good reason! I’ve been super busy working on shipping out orders from the new release (as of yesterday, everything was shipped out!) and getting inventory stocked up again for my shop and retailers. I am so incredibly grateful for the AMAZING response from this release and all the hard work my guest designers and design team members put in. Honestly, there’s nothing more exciting than seeing my products being used in such creative ways. The process from designing, coordinating, creating and all the little details in between are so worth it when I get to see the end result and the excitement that comes from it. I truly am so grateful that you all allow my dream to be a reality.

It’s time to announce the lucky winners from the Product Release Blog Hop. A giant thank you to everyone who hopped along and left comments. Not only did you make my day, but I know that the design team and guest designers loved hearing from you as well! Here are the two winners of the $25 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificates this month:

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Shannon and Melissa, please email me so I can send over your gift certificate code. Click the “contact” button at the top of the blog and send over your info so you can start to shop!

excitingnewsFor quite some time, I’ve been getting requests from my customers in the United Kingdom to get a local retailer. I’m so honored to say that you can now find my sequins (and soon die cuts) over at Like For Ever. Their first order arrived and it’s been fun to hear/ see that many of you have been able to purchase from them. If you haven’t already, visit their shop and see their selection of products. They have a kit club and a little birdie told me that you’ll see some Pretty Pink Posh products in them soon!

For my customers in Japan, you can find my products over at Crop Party Japan. They have a huge selection of products and brands. They sold out of their first order in record time and I’m working on getting their next shipment sent off, which will include the brand new dies from this release.

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Beyond grateful to my amazing customers and readers for continually asking your local retailers to carry my products. It’s been such a neat experience to work with new stores, designers and get my products into the hands of crafters all across the world.

That’s a wrap for this post- off to go get more orders shipped off! Big, big hugs to all of my amazing supporters!

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August Product Release Blog Hop

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Hello, sweet friends!

It’s time for the Product Release Blog Hop for the August release. Many of you have already placed orders, but for those who were wanting for more inspiration, today is the day! I got a restock shipment of sequins and some of the die cuts and LOTS more dies are coming in my next shipment.

For today’s card, I wanted to showcase the Storybook 1 die set. When I was creating about six months ago, I came up with the idea of this die set series and I am so thrilled to finally be able to use the concept on my cards. (Yes, you read series… more Storybook sets are coming!) It’s fun to be able to have designated areas to put your stamps and sentiments, or create unique shaker cards with this die set. The possibilities are endless!

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I love critter stamps, so I had a hard time deciding which ones I wanted to use on this card. I finally decided on the cute Playful Pups set from Mama Elephant, since I hadn’t gotten to play with it very much. These pups are so cute and the size of them works really well with the Storybook 1 die set!

Find the Playful Pups at Simon Says Stamp HERE // Find the Playful Pups at Ellen Hutson HERE

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This card was the very first that I made where I used distress inks on the background and it turned out well. My fingers were super messy afterwards, but the results made it so worth it! Love that you can use ink pads to create such fun backgrounds!



PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop- I’m giving away 2 $25 gift certificates to two random comments left before August 9, 2015 at 11:59 PM PDT. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

Ready to hop on over and see LOTS more fabulous inspiration? Each of these gals are extremely talented and I truly am honored they took the time to make something with the new dies and sequins. Their projects and cards are going to blow you away.

 

Thank you all for your enthusiasm about the new dies and sequins. It’s been so fun to fill your orders and see some of you already starting to use the new products on your cards. You truly make this journey a fun one and I can’t wait to share more projects with you using these items in the near future!

 

Watercolor Blog Hop Winners

It’s the moment many of you have been waiting for…..it’s time to announce winners of the Watercolor Blog Hop. There are LOTS and LOTS of winners in this post, so be sure to look through it completely- you just might be one of the lucky winners!

Before I continue on, I must give a GIANT thank you to each one of the wonderful sponsors. This blog hop wouldn’t have been quite as amazing without all their love, support, prizes and the help of my design team and special guests.

First off, let’s start off with those who submitted in the blog hop and won prizes. Below you will see the card entry, the winners name and the prize they won.

Pretty Pink Posh II Watercolor Blog Hop WinnersAnd now it’s time to announce the lucky winners who left comments on various stops on the blog hop. For those who left comments on many blog stops, you had a higher chance of winning. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to leave your fellow crafters blog love- everyone loves getting comments on their posts!

Below in each section, you’ll see a graphic with the sponsor, along with their prize. In addition, you’ll see a picture of a blog hop card and then the winning comment beneath. I tried to make it straightforward, but alas, it was hard to fit all the necessary info!

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I promised to provide a $20 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson or Simon Says Stamp for every 100 entries and it’s time to announce the winners of those prizes. Since we got over 400 entries, I’m giving away 4 $20 gift certificates!

Pretty Pink Posh II Watercolor Blog Hop WinnersWINNERS: please contact me at prettypinkposh (at) gmail.com with your name, list the prize you won, your choice of prize (if applicable), along with your mailing address. Each winner will have 10 days to claim their prize.

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Thank you for making this the biggest blog hop to date and for all the love! I hope that you’ll continue to stop by and visit me- I have some fun things in store!

Watercolor Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the third Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop. I am so thrilled you have stopped by and I hope that you’ll participate- whether it’s by creating project, leaving comments or a little of both. Before I get to all the details, I want to say a giant thank you to the amazing sponsors, special guests and design team members. It’s a TON of work to put events like this together, but your excitement, feedback and encouragement makes all of the effort worth it and I hope that you leave with tons of inspiration.

Date: The blog hop starts TODAY, Friday, June 5, 2015 at 6AM, PST and will run until Monday, June 8, 2015 at 11:55 PM, PST.

Who: We want EVERYONE to be involved. If you enjoy watercolors, this is your time to let your work shine! Don’t have a blog yet? This is a great time to start one OR you can just hop along and be inspired!

Prizes: There will be ALL sorts of prizes…whether you’re entering creations into the hop, or hopping along and leaving comments on the stop, there will be prizes for BOTH!

What kind of prizes will there be? There’s TONS of gift certificates and there are also prize packs! When I announce the winners, I’ll detail every prize from the sponsors, but let me just say that EVERY SINGLE prize is wonderful.

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More Prizes?

If we can get 100 entries, I’ll donate a $20 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson or Simon Says Stamp. 200 entries? I’ll donate another! For every 100 entries (up to 500) I’ll throw in an extra $20 gift certificate!

I hope you all will be able to participate one way or another, whether that means by creating something or leaving comments!

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If you haven’t already, be sure to RSVP for the Watercolor Blog Hop event on Facebook. I’ll be posting there over the weekend with cards that are submitted, sharing watercolor tutorials AND I’m doing some extra giveaways over there as well!

Also, for those that use Instagram and plan on participating, use hashtag #watercolorbloghop so I can find your cards easily.

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I can’t wait to hop along and see all of YOUR beautiful watercolor submissions. Have a fabulous weekend!

Watercolors, Inspiration and Prizes!

Hello, friends!

Today you are in for a real treat. Grab yourself a delicious beverage (and possibly a snack) and hop along with me today for all sorts of beautiful inspiration, along with some bonus tutorials!

As I was putting together the details of the Watercolor blog hop, I really wanted to make sure that you were inspired by amazing cards. After all, once you get inspired, you want to create, right? I truly hope that you will be inspired by the out-of-this-world amazing watercolor inspiration from the PPP team, special guests and companies sponsoring this event.

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Be sure to leave comments on these stops- we have gift certificates from Pretty Pink Posh, Simon Says Stamp, Ellen Hutson, Lawn Fawn, WPlus9, My Favorite Things, MarkerPop, Mama Elephant, DeNami Design, Winnie & Walter, Paper Smooches, along with prize packs from Impress and Avery Elle up for grabs!

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I can’t wait to hop along and see all of YOUR beautiful watercolor submissions starting tomorrow morning!

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Watercolor Inspiration

Hello, hello!

I wanted to pop in really quickly. Yesterday I was finishing up the final touches of the upcoming blog hop posts and was in awe of the gorgeous inspiration. Naturally, since I love color and am bursting at the seams excited for the hop, I thought some sneak peeks of cards was necessary. These cards are from the PPP team, along with special guests joining in with inspiration.Pretty Pink Posh

Here’s a rundown of the blog hop schedule:

  • Thursday) you’ll see inspiration from the Pretty Pink Posh design team, along with special guests and companies sponsoring the blog hop. This will allow you to be inspired from their creations and then hopefully, you’ll create something so you can link up on Friday!
  • Friday) the hop opens to the public and you can link up your watercolor creations. Each person will be able to link up to THREE projects for this blog hop. Note: each entry must be new (not previously shown on your blog/ gallery).
  • Friday, Saturday, Sunday) I’ll be sharing cards that have been linked up for the blog hop on the Watercolor Blog Hop event on Facebook. In addition, I’m hosting some extra giveaways there. (Don’t worry, if you don’t have Facebook, there will still be plenty of prizes during the blog hop)
  • Monday) is the last day to link up your projects and leave comments on posts. Remember, if you leave comments on blog posts, there’s a higher chance for you to win prizes! There will be prizes for both designers who create/ share their projects, along with comments left along the hop.

I’ll see you tomorrow for all sorts of fabulous watercolor inspiration.

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Blog Hop Announcement

I am super excited for today’s blog post. It’s been eight months since I put on the last blog hop and I’ve been waiting for just the right time to bring a new one. These sorts of big events take quite a bit of planning on my end and with my up and down health, I had to postpone them for a bit. Well, the wait is over and I’m so pleased to announce the third big blog hop that I’m hosting that YOU can be part of!

As you probably have noticed, watercolors are super trendy in the paper craft world and I thought it would be fun to see a watercolor theme. Now I personally am a newbie when it comes to watercolors, so I’ll be bringing along some fabulous special guests that will bring some amazing inspiration. Plus, at the end of this post, I’ll have several links to watercolor tutorial videos from my friends!

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Date: The blog hop will start on Friday, June 5, 2015 at 6AM, PST and will run until Monday, June 8, 2015 at 11:55 PM, PST.

Where: It’s taking place HERE on the Pretty Pink Posh blog. I will have a link-up widget where you can link up your project(s) and then hop along and see what others have created.

Who: I want EVERYONE to be involved. Whether you’re a watercolor newbie or extraordinaire, I would love for you to join the fun. It’s up to you how much watercolor you would like to feature!

Now it wouldn’t be a fabulous blog hop without sponsors, right?  I am so very grateful for my wonderful sponsors who not only are sponsoring prizes, but some of them will even have watercolor inspiration to share the day before the big hop!

watercolor.sponsorsThat’s not all…..I have six coupons just for my readers and the participants of the upcoming blog hop. How about a little shopping before you start to plan on your blog hop project(s)? You can stock up on watercolors, stamps, dies, embellishments and more!

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CLICK HERE to start shopping!
 

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Save $7.99 off any order over $75!
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Save $5 off any order over $65!
coupon code: WATERCOLORS   expires 5-31-2015
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Save 15% off anything on the Impress website!
coupon code: IMPRESS   expires 5-31-2015

CLICK HERE to start shopping!

 
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Save 10% off anything in the DeNami Design store!
coupon code: WATERCOLORS   expires 6-1-2015
CLICK HERE to start shopping!
 
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Save 15% off anything in the Winnie & Walter store!
coupon code: PPPBlogHop+watercolor=awesome   expires 6-1-2015
CLICK HERE to start shopping!
 
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One-time use for 10% off anything in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!
(not applicable to previous orders)
coupon code: WATERCOLORS   expires 6-1-2015
CLICK HERE to start shopping!

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Whew, that’s a ton of info for one post! For those who need a little watercolor inspiration, here are four videos from some of my crafty friends that I think you’ll love. Each of them has a different technique and style, perfect for beginners and experts alike!

Click each graphic to watch the coordinating video

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That’s going to wrap up this announcement and post. I hope that you’ll take advantage of the amazing savings coupons in this post and get your watercolors ready. Make sure to mark your calendar for June 4th as I’ll be sharing lots of watercolor inspiration from some watercolor experts and then we’ll see you on June 5th when you link up your creations, or hop along with us!  There are tons of prizes and it’s going to be a really fun event.

Thanks for stopping in. Have a fabulous weekend!

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Product Release Blog Hop

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Hello, sweet friends!

It’s been two weeks since the new dies and sequins were released and I know that many of you have already gotten your orders. Hooray! For those who still have orders in, fear not, I just got restock shipments on all the new products, so there’s lots in the shop!

Today I wanted to showcase the new die cuts- Stitched Banner Duo 2 and Stitched Borders 3, along with the new Enchanted Garden embellishment kit. In today’s blog hop, you’ll see the team using a variety of the new products and I  know that you’ll be inspired by the variety of projects.

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On my first card, I decided to go with blues and browns for this card- a color palette I think looks darling for baby cards. For my focal point, I used the Noah’s Ark stamp from DeNami Design. How cute is this stamp?! I went with subtle coloring so the cardstock and sequins colors could really stand out. When I finished off the card, I thought it needed a little more texture so I added the yummy champagne chevron twill ribbon.

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On my second card, I went with my current go-to colors- purple, green and gray. These colors are so striking and every time I put together a new batch of the Enchanted Garden embellishment kit, I want to play with the products. I wanted to create a shaker card using these beautiful colors and since I just got the Baby Party Animals set from Simon Says Stamp, I thought it would look cute on this card. This stamp set is DARLING! Pretty Pink Posh As I was creating, I decided I wanted to try to incorporate the bracket die from the Stitched Borders 3. I must say, I really love the way it looks at the bottom of cards! If you are a fan of the little sequin flowers, you’ll definitely want to get the new Lilac Garden Flowers. This pack has four different colored flowers in one package and they add the perfect little touch to your craft projects. LOVE!



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PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop- I’m giving away 2 $25 gift certificates to two random comments left before May 18, 2015 at 11:59 PM PDT.

Ready to hop along and see LOTS more fabulous inspiration from the design team?

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Joni Andaya
Lisa Elton
Yuki Yoshioka
Gayatri Murali
Nicole Gavaldon
Amy Kolling
Nichol Magouirk
Laura Sterckx

Thank you all for your enthusiasm about the new dies, sequins and embellishment kit and for spreading the word about Pretty Pink Posh. Be sure to join me tomorrow- I’ll be making the BIG blog hop announcement with over 12 sponsors and there will be exclusive coupon codes, too!

Until tomorrow…