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Rainbow Theme Week- Day 5

Hello friends, it’s Nina-Marie here with you today to share some Rainbow Theme Week inspiration on using your Distress Inks and Copics together to create a fun birthday card!

I really love the playful appearance of the Stitched Speech Bubble die set; the added stitching detail around the edges of the finishes the dies off perfectly.

For the coloring on the speech bubble dies I used Distress Inks in the following colors: Festive Berries, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean and Wilted Violet. On all the speech bubbles I also used my Distress Sprayer to add fun water droplets, which add a lot of interest!

The stamps I used for this card is the Cool Cat set from My Favorite Things; aren’t they adorable? They paired so well with these speech bubble dies, it was like a match made in heaven!

All of the critters are colored with Copics… I used the following colors for the cats: C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, R20, R21. I ended up fussy cutting these cats out with scissors, but you could get the coordinating dies instead.

And of course, no card would be complete without some fabulous sequins from Pretty Pink Posh! I used my absolute favorite Sparkling Clear sequins and scattered them about on the card… they add just the right amount of sparkle and shine and I LOVE the result!

Be sure to watch the video below to see how this entire card came together! If you enjoy, be sure to give it a “thumbs up” and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more inspiration!

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Pretty Pink Posh: Rainbow Theme Week Day 5

Stitched Speech Bubbles
Sparkling Clear Mix
MFT Cool Cats set: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Tim Holtz Distress Cubes: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Mini Misti: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Big Shot: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp

I hope today’s card has inspired you to pull out your Pretty Pink Posh products and create some fabulous rainbow themed cards of your own! Thanks so much for spending some time with me and I hope you’ll stop back again soon!

xoxo, Nina-Marie

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Rainbow Theme Week- Day 4

Hello crafty friends!

Amy here as a guest designer. I’m so excited to join Pretty Pink Posh Rainbow theme week!!! I love rainbow colors on my cards! They make my recipients so happy! So today, I am whipping up some colorful flowers.

Here is what I come up with. More details below:

Stamp some flowers from Altenew Wild Hibiscus set onto watercolor paper using a brown waterproof ink. Stamp a separate flower onto another piece of paper
Loosely watercolor them with distress inks. Leave out one of the flowers so I can overlay it with my pink flower. Blend some Antique Linen distress ink at the corner. Add some texture with water droplets, then gold and white watercolor splatters
I die cut some white card stock using Stitched Film Strip Die for 4 times and adhered them together for a thick window. Adhere everything with glue and foam tape
Lastly, embellish with some Sparkling Clear Sequins

Pretty Pink Posh: Rainbow Theme Week- Day 4

If you have missed any of the previous posts, click on the photos below to see the post from that day.

Join us tomorrow for another rainbow inspired post, along with a video! Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy crafting!

Altenew Label Love: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Altenew Wild Hibiscus: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Memento Luxe Rich Cocoa: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Distress Watercolor Cardstock: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Gansai Tambi Watercolors: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp

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Rainbow Theme Week- Day 3

Pretty Pink Posh: Rainbow Theme Week- Day 3

Good morning my sparkly Pretty Pink Posh friends!

Heather here to share a card for this week’s Rainbow Theme at Pretty Pink Posh!

Pretty Pink Posh: Rainbow Theme Week- Day 3

I started off by watercoloring a rainbow background, then created a window shaker using the new Storybook 4 Die. I die cut it out of kids fun foam as well as the gray cardstock – an easy way to create separate windows for my shaker.

I added a white frame with the larger size of the Scallop Frames to set it all off, and stamped my sentiment from Birdie Friends on the inside.

Finally, I filled each window with a coordinating 4mm sequins, and some Iridescent Mini Star Confetti. I mixed together Lemon Meringue and Lime Sorbet in the center window, then the other windows have Watermelon, Tangerine, Orchid, and Aquamarine. One of the Watermelon sequins managed to sneak into the center window – see it hiding there? Haha!

Pretty Pink Posh: Rainbow Theme Week- Day 3

Hope this week of rainbows is brightening your days! Thanks for stopping by – and have a wonderful day!!!

If you have missed any our other rainbow inspired cards, click on the photos below to see the post from that day.

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Rainbow Theme Week- Day 2

Hello Pretty Pink Posh friends!

Shannon here today to share a rainbow card I created for rainbow theme week! I decided I wanted to make a rainbow completely out of sequins! So that’s exactly what I did! I’m in love with the new 4 mm iridescent sequins and I thought this was a perfect way to show them off!

I started off creating my rainbow by just adhering my sequins to the paper but I noticed my rows were just wonky and did not look like a rainbow at all so I found something circular in my craft room to trace a faint half circle with. In my case I just used a roll of painters tape but you can use whatever you have on hand that would give you a good guide to start making your rainbow. After I had my rainbow traced out I started adhering my sequins following my traced line, changing colors of sequins each row. I found the best way to adhere the sequins down were to use the Zots bling dots which are just teeny tiny glue dots. I found this worked best simply because I could move my sequins around if I found I wasn’t lining them up the way I liked it.

Pretty Pink Posh: Rainbow Theme Week- Day 2

I used the following sequin colors all in 4mm to create the rainbow:

Strawberry Burst

Sunshine Glow

Peacock Feathers

Ocean Spray

Amethyst

Rose Gold

Now that my rainbow is done onto the rest of my card, I stamped my clouds from the Rainy Days stamp set. My blue clouds are stamped with Bashful Blue ink from Stampin up and then I went in with a blue Copic marker on the edges. My larger cloud was stamped with Lavender ink from SSS.

I fussy cut my clouds out leaving a small white border and adhered towards the top of my rainbow with some fun foam to give them some dimension.

I die cut the Scallop Frames die out of white cardstock to frame my card, I also adhered some fun foam on the back of my frame to pop it up to the same dimension of my clouds. Lastly, I stamped the ‘Brighter Days’ sentiment in Dusty Concord Distress ink and the ‘Wishing You’ part of the sentiment in just black ink from SSS.

That’s it for my rainbow card today!! I just love how the rainbow full of sequins turned out!

Thanks for joining me today! Stay tuned… we have more rainbow themed cards this week AND a little birdie told me we’ll have a challenge coming soon.

If you have missed any our other rainbow inspired cards, click on the photos below to see the post from that day.

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Rainbow Theme Week- Day 1

Hello everyone! It’s Vera here!

Today we are starting our Rainbow Theme Week on the Pretty Pink Posh blog! Here, I choose Pastel Rainbow colors featuring Rainy Days stamp set. Actually, I challenged myself to stretch my stamp set to create a set of card with pastel rainbow colors :)

My first set of card is happy clouds card in framed using Scallop Frames Dies. I white heat embossed the clouds and blended with distress ink pad.

Next, I create sweet clouds cotton candy combined with Stitched Duo 3 Dies.

And for my last card, I created rainbow ice cream!

In this video below, I show how I created all of my cards from start to finish.

Hope you like it and hope you will give it a try. Enjoy the rest of our Rainbow Theme Week!

S U P P L I E S :

Stamp set : Birdie Friends | Birdie Notes | Rainy Days

Die Cuts : Scallop Frames | Stitched Essentials 1 | Stitched Duo 3

Sequins : Sparkling Clear

If you have missed any our other rainbow inspired cards, click on the photos below to see the post from that day.

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Tutorial: Die Cut Rainbow Background

Hello, Pretty Pink Posh fans! This is Yana and I have a Get Well card with a DIY rainbow die cut background to share today.

I love to create unique and one of a kind backgrounds for my cards and I find dies to be great tools for this task. Today I’m inviting you to use one of the Pretty Pink Posh border dies to create a rainbow background.

To minimize the use of supplies (such as watercolor paper) and time I first cut a rectangle out of watercolor paper (I knew I wanted to use distress inks and add a lot of water, so I needed my paper to be able to absort water and not warp) and using a border die from the Stitched Borders 1 set cut the panel into 8 curved sections.

The number of sections was not random, I knew I wanted to have a background that resembled a rainbow, so I needed to make sure to have 7 die cut elements, the 8th one, the one on the bottom was discarded as I planned to have a bit of white space on the base of the card. If you don’t want any white space and would rather have the rainbow cover the entire card front, go with 7 sections.

The next step is all about adding color to the die cut pieces. There are a number of ways this can be done depending on the look you’d like to get. I went with Distress inks (the colors I used are: Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon, Wild Honey, Crushed Olive, Peacock Feathers and Seedless Preserves). You can also use watercolors, alcohol markers, ink pads or even die cut individual sections out of colored cardstock.

Colors shown: Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon, Wild Honey, Seedless Preserves, Peacock Feathers, Crushed Olive

After blending each color rather heavily onto the paper, I added lots of water drops to activate Distress inks and create beautiful effects on my background. I worked in layers – added a first layer of drops, let the water sit on the paper for about a minute, soaked up extra water with a rag, dried the paper with my heat tool and repeated the process a few more times to get the look I wanted.

Tip: You can also heat emboss outline images onto the die background in white embossing powder to add some additional texture (do so before blending ink or watercoloring to save time).

Once I was happy with the result I adhered my die cut panels onto a white cardstock panel using a tape runner and that finished the background for my card. You can also adhere these directly to the card base.

To embellish this project I first stamped and die cut an umbrella from the Rainy Days stamp set, it was a perfect match to go with my rainbow. Because the rainbow background ended up being vibrant I needed to create some sort of screen to mute a part of it and to also house the umbrella and the sentiment.

I used the smaller circle die from the Scallop Circles Die set and die cut it out of white cardstock to serve as a frame, the inner section was die cut out of vellum to serve as screen. To be able to adhere these together and to adhere onto the card (and make sure the adhesive would not be visible from under the vellum) I also die cut two clouds using dies from the Rainy Days Coordinating Die set. I did not stamp the clouds, but only used the dies on their own as I feel stamping wasn’t necessary here, these clouds have a perfect shape.

I adhered both of the clouds onto the scalloped circle and this way was able to attach the vellum to the frame. The clouds also let me hide the adhesive to adhere vellum to the background.

Lastly, I heat embossed a Get Well Soon sentiment in white embossing powder over black cardstock for a pop of contrast, adhered it onto the umbrella and foam mounted the latter over the cloud cluster. I also added a little branch from the Holiday Pals stamp set stamped in light pink ink and embellished the card with my favorite clear sequins and small Clear Droplets (I adhered those over the largest sequins).

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Mini Ink Blending Tools: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Mini Ink Foam Refills: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Tim Holtz Distress Cubes: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Versmark: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Wow Bright White Embossing Powder: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp

We hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial. Happy cardmaking!

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Tutorial: Stamped Backgrounds + Giveaway

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends!

Heather here to share another duo of cards – this time I thought it would be fun to use one stamp set two ways to make a card for a friend who was feeling down! I don’t know about you, but sometimes I want someone to just come cry alongside me and that makes me feel better, and sometimes I need someone to make me laugh and forget my troubles. Each of these cards fills one of those needs!

For these cards I used the polka dot umbrella from the Rainy Days stamp set – I love how versatile this set is! And those little faces are the perfect touch!

I first stamped the deeper “Smoke” gray color, then added the pink ones using “Pale Blush Pink” ink.

Then I came in with the “Fog” ink and filled in pretty much all the open white space – I wanted to create a backdrop of umbrellas in soft muted tones.

I stamped one bold black umbrella and my sentiment with Versafine Pigment ink – makes it super crisp and black, plus it sits right on top of the other inks so it stays bold and black.

Finally, I came in and added the little sad faces – I used black ink to stamp on the deeper gray umbrellas, and the deeper gray to stamp on the pink ones – leaving the pale gray umbrellas plain so it wasn’t overwhelming.

Then I moved on to the rainbow umbrellas! Here are the inks I chose to use – perfect ROYGBV!

Particularly when using the bold colors – make sure and clean your stamp really well so the colors stay crisp and true! I’m really loving the Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy these days – it does a beautiful job cleaning the stamps – as you can see in the photo below, it is VERY well loved! :)

Once I stamped all my random umbrellas, I added my sentiment in black ink, the umbrella handles with the deeper gray ink, and the raindrops to fill in the holes using the softer gray ink.

I added a scallop in black around the panels just to help it pop, then chose a gray card base for the softer color one, and a pale blue card base for the bright rainbow one.

And an umbrella card has to have a few Clear Droplets, don’t you think? I love to use a tiny dot of Glossy Accents to attach them – it holds them super well! I love how you can see through the droplets to the images underneath – just like a real droplet of water!

And here’s a closer look at each of the cards:

Would love to hear which one of these you would love to receive if you were feeling down! Or like me, does it depend on the time?

Lawn Fawn Shammy: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Rainbow of Inks: Simon Says Stamp

We wanted to have a giveaway in this post so you could receive this super fun stamp set and the coordinating dies, along with our popular Clear Droplets! All you have to do is leave a comment sharing the last time you mailed out a card!

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Thanks so much for stopping by and spending some time us today!

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Tutorial: Rainbow Shakers

Hello there everyone! It’s Nina-Marie here with you today and I have a fun set of shaker cards to share with you that feature not only a bunch of Pretty Pink Posh’s fabulous new iridescent 4mm sequins, but ALSO all four of the Storybook dies in the Storybook collection! Oh and did I mention that the shaker cards I am creating are RAINBOW shaker cards????

I love making shaker cards and the Storybook dies from Pretty Pink Posh are SO perfect for making cute little shakers! My favorite from the Storybook collection is the new Storybook 4 die; I love all the tiny squares! I actually used this die in another video not too long ago to create a “peek-a-boo” card… you might want to check out after you’ve finished up this post; you can find it on the Pretty Pink Posh blog here.

And since I was turning these Storybook dies into shakers, I thought this would be a perfect way to showcase the GORGEOUS new iridescent sequin colors! So I used a rainbow assortment (literally!) of 4mm and 6mm sequins to create my shakers. The colors I used are as follows:

Fairytale Fuchsia // Ballerina Pink // Strawberry Burst

Peridot Mist // Peacock Feathers // Ocean Spray

Bermuda Blue // Blue Lagoon // Lavender Moon

Sunshine Glow // Iridescent Mini Heart confetti

Yes, I know that’s a lot of sequins, but the result is SO worth it! Be sure to check out the video below to see how I created this card set from start to finish! If you enjoy, please give the video a big thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more inspiration!

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Storybook die sets: Pretty Pink Posh
Avery Elle stamp set: Amazon // Ellen Hutson //Simon Says Stamp
Mama Elephant die: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
White Fun Foam: Amazon // Simon Says Stamp
Judi Kins Window Plastic: Amazon // Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by and spending some time with me, I’ll see you again very soon!

xoxo, Nina-Marie

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Throwback Thursday: Stitched Photo Frames

Hello! Amy K. here and it’s Throwback Thursday with a look back at some of your favorite Pretty Pink Posh dies. This is a great time to pull out some of the older dies and create something new!

One of my favorite die sets from Pretty Pink Posh is the Stitched Photo Frame Dies. These dies are PERFECT for creating some mini cards and make them into tiny shakers! I’ve used the largest of the Stitched Photo Frame Dies for this trio of shaker cards. The photo frame has the perfect place to stamp sentiments that are just fun little “pick me up” phrases from Birdie Friends and Birdie Notes. For each mini shaker, I’ve added some of my favorite Pretty Pink Posh sequin mixes! Here’s a little about each mini shaker:

I stamped and Copic colored the largest birdie from Birdie Friends and die cut with the coordinating die. The sentiment, from Birdie Notes, was stamped onto my Stitched Photo Frame. The sequin mix called Sunny Days (which was limited edition) was used for this shaker.

I stamped and Copic colored the puppy from Holiday Pals and die cut with the coordinating die. The sentiment, from Birdie Friends, was stamped onto my Stitched Photo Frame. The sequin mix called Wisteria Blossoms was used for this shaker.

I stamped and Copic colored the bunny from Holiday Pals and die cut with the coordinating die. The sentiment, from Birdie Friends, was stamped onto my Stitched Photo Frame. The sequin mix called Sweet Pea was used for this shaker.

I can’t wait to give these out with a short handwritten note inside! Who doesn’t love a shaker card?

Along with the great mini cards that Amy has shared with us, I have a few cards that have used the Stitched Photo Frames in the past. Click on the photos below to see the original post from the designers.

Thanks for visiting the blog today! I hope you’ll join us tomorrow… I have info on a sale I’ll be having in the shop!

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Tutorial: Creating Focal Points

Hello, sweet friends!

Today we have a special post that Liz put together showing how to create a focal point that stands out. Plus, she’ll be using a “Christmas” set and show us how we can use it year round!

This card was fun to make and best of all, the steps are easy so you can make several cards to send out to family and friends.

Take any A2 size card stock or designer paper and lay down flat. Then, place a circle die and rectangle die on top and run through the die cut machine. Here, I used a 2 5/8″ circle die as I wanted to add the smaller Scallop Circle from Pretty Pink Posh on top to add a decorate look.

Here is a picture after I ran it through the die cut machine, but still wanted to add some extra touches.

Next, I flipped the cardstock upside down and added white fun foam to pop the card base up. It doesn’t have to be fun foam. You can use foam mount tape instead.

Next step, I added the Scallop Circles directly on top of the circle opening that was previously cut. Here, I used the smaller scallop circle.

From there, I wanted to add a sentiment, so I die cut the mini scallop border using the Stitched Borders 4 as it’s one of my favorites and then cut a 3/8″ black strip to place on top and in the middle of the white border.

Here, I pulled out the Birdie Fiends stamp set as it has a wonderful variety of sentiments and love the font style which I embossed using versa mark and white embossing powder. Then, I stamped the little envelope and little heart from the Birdie Notes set to add next to the sentiment.

Now moving on to the focal point of the card, I pulled out the Winter Friends stamp set, again, it’s not just for winter and can be used all year round, so I stamped the little coffee mug along with the little bear. Then, I colored it using my copic markers and added foam mount tape to pop them up along with one more little envelope stamped with the little heart.

Last but not least, I added some beautiful new 4mm Rose Gold sequins along the inside of the circle and alternated it with some 4mm clear sequins

I love the rainbow background that Liz paired with her focal point. It really makes the card stand out and those 4mm sequins do a perfect job highlighting the adorable bear in mug!

Stay tuned to the blog… I heard there might be a sale in honor of Memorial Day happening soon!