Cards

Hello, crafters!! Brenda here with you!! I’m super excited to be sharing a box card featuring the Hummingbird Thanks Stamp Set, Stitched Spring Flowers Dies and the Scallop Box Card Die Set with you today!! The Scallop Box Card Dies create a dimensional pop-up card that folds flat to fit in an envelope for mailing!

I began by stamping the hummingbirds in the Hummingbird Thanks Stamp Set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink. I colored them with Copic markers using the following colors: G16, G05, G14, YG06, BG15, BG13, BG32, BG11, B66, B63, B60, RV14, RV13, RV21 & RV11. The Coordinating Dies were used to cut them out, then I used a white gel pen to add highlights.

The back, sides and three of the cross pieces in the Scallop Box Die Set were die-cut from heavyweight white cardstock. The pieces were folded along the stitching and reinforced with a bone folder. The scalloped detail dies were cut from aqua gingham cardstock and adhered to the white pieces with liquid glue. The pieces of the box were adhered together with strong double sided adhesive.

The flowers and leaves from the Stitched Spring Flowers Die Set were die-cut from pink, yellow and green cardstock. Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Rustic Wilderness Distress Inks were used to add shading to the die-cuts using blending brushes. I also added highlights to these with a white gel pen, then adhered them to the cross pieces of the box. Two of the hummingbird die-cuts were adhered to strips of strong acetate and adhered to the cross pieces, as well. 

The sentiment, also from the Hummingbird Thanks Stamp Set, was stamped onto white cardstock with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink. Once it was dry, it was cut out with the Coordinating Die and adhered to the front of the box with liquid glue, along with the last hummingbird. I added Star Dust Stickles to the centers of the flowers and the wings of the hummingbirds to finish off the card.

Thank you so much for spending part of your day with me! I appreciate you taking the time to stop by!!

Brenda

Hello Friends! It’s Dana here today! I have a nephew graduating from high school this year and I thought it would be fun to make him a card in his school colors. Pretty Pink Posh has so many fun graduation products and I love how they can all be mixed and personalized to give you lots of fun options. 

I started my card by using the Layered Graduation Stencils to make my card panel. I used blending brushes and dye ink for my blending. I trimmed my panel down and attached it to an A2 card base. I then used the Graduation Mug Addition dies to die cut all of my graduation images. I love how this set of dies includes numbers so you can personalize the year along with using school colors.

Next, I used the Simple Sentiments stamp set and Sentiment Strips dies for my sentiment. Lastly, I attached my images and sentiment to my card panel with foam adhesive to finish my card. 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope I inspired you to create a graduation card of your own.

Enjoy your day, Dana

Hi friends, Christina here! I’m featuring the Cake Slice Shaker Dies today, pairing it with delightful citrus-themed goodies for a bright and sunny shaker card.

Cake Slice Shaker Dies
Layered Citrus Stencils
Pinking Rectangles Dies
Banner Greetings 2 Dies
Floral Wreath Builder Dies—small flower and leaves
Big Celebration Cupcake Dies—lemon slices
Valentine Mug Addition Dies—whipped cream

Enchanted Garden Clay Confetti
Lemon Lime Clay Confetti
Sentiment Strip Stamp Birthday Stamp Set

My first step was to stencil the citrus design onto a pinking rectangle die-cut from white cardstock. I used Lemonade and Sunbeam inks for stenciling, but you could mix it up and make them lime slices or orange slices or even a combination of all three. 

Next, I constructed the shaker element. First, I die-cut all the cake components from white cardstock and inked them with yellow ink, including the base cardstock panel. Then I die-cut the cake slice from the center of the stenciled pinking rectangle to create the window for the shaker and used it as a template to position the cake backer piece onto the yellow base panel. 

Now I could attach a piece of acetate over the shaker window and create a well with foam tape around the window opening. I placed the clay confetti bits onto the base panel, in the center of the backer piece, and placed the shaker window panel on top, securing the confetti bits and finishing the shaker construction. 

Time to decorate the cake! I added the cake slice frame piece around the shaker window for a more finished look and decorated the cake with whipped cream, lemon slices, small white flowers, and a candle. To complete my card design, I added a wavy banner with a white heat-embossed sentiment and attached everything to a card base. 

Thank you so much for checking out my citrus-themed shaker card featuring the Cake Slice Shaker Dies. See you again soon!

Hi crafty friends! It’s June here, and today I’m sharing some details about a card set I recently made. I had the idea for a Leafy Spring Wreath card using the strawberries from the Fresh Berries stamp set, but quickly that idea turned into a set of 2 cards: one spring themed card using those strawberries, and a more fall themed card using the other berries from the same set. So without further ado, let’s get right into it!

Both cards have the same base idea, but only use a couple of the same products. The most important one is of course the Leafy Spring Wreath, which I coloured once in green and once in brown. To decorate them, I coloured a variety of berries, which ultimately decided my color palette for both of my cards. For the spring card, I of course went with traditional strawberry colors, and for the fall card I chose a purple and magenta combo. I also added a little slice of strawberry cake from Tea Time to the spring card because it looked a bit plain compared to the other berries. I added some leafs behind each berry cluster. The fall card uses leafs from the Fresh Berries set, and the spring card uses the largest of the leafs from Daisies. From that same set, I also added a bow to each of the wreaths.

I chose to add some small critters to each card to create some more interest on the top of the wreaths. For the spring card, I used some of the Lovely Ladybugs and for the fall one, I used an old favourite of mine: the birds from A Little Birdie. I filled all the empty gaps of the wreaths with flowers, a different type for each card. Both flowers are from the Leafy Spring Wreath set itself. I stamped some extras to use later on the decorative vines from Friend Greetings that I put on the top and bottom of my card. I just love this stamp set so much! Not only does it have my favorite greetings out of any set, but the vine is such a useful addition and it’s perfect for adding to a card that doesn’t feel quite finished yet!

Speaking of greetings, time to add even more parallels to the card by adding a sentiment on the inside of my wreaths. The Lovely Ladybugs set has this cute greeting that says ‘Bugs & kisses’, which reminded me of the similar ‘Hugs & kisses’ from Valentine Greetings. 

My backgrounds consist of a Wonky Stitched Rectangle with a tone on tone stencilled pattern, backed with a subtle pattern paper in the color that matches the color of the sentiment and the berries. For the spring card, I cut my rectangle from cream colored cardstock and used a beige ink to stencil the Leaves pattern. For the fall card, I used a layering stencil, which looks so amazing in tone on tone! I’m sad that most of the pattern got covered up cause it looked so cool! I cut my rectangle from pastel pink cardstock and used pink inks to stencil the Teacups. 

When I finished these cards, I instantly wanted to create a summer version with shells and a winter version with snowflakes, but maybe that’s for another time! I like how the fall card almost started to look like a wedding card with those birds and soft pink shades. Trying to keep the cards similar looking has limited my ideas a bit, but that also resulted in some more creative choices than I probably would have taken if I went into these cards as standalone seasonal cards. And that’s the fun of crafting! Sometimes you need to limit yourself a bit in order to progress, instead of looking at your endless amount of crafting supplies and not knowing what to use first. At least that’s how my art blocks usually happen.

Anyway, I hope you have an amazing week, and may inspiration strike you as well! Bye!

Hi friends, Debbie here with the adorable Lovely Ladybug stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh! I’m definitely ready for summer with all the flowers blooming and the cute flying insects! Bees are way cuter on paper than for real, though!

The Scallop Box Card Dies is perfect way to really show off a flower filled garden card. 

Started off by stamping and copic coloring the ladybugs and die-cut them out with the Coordinating Dies. Next, I attached a trail to the back of the larger flying ladybug. 

To decorate the Scalloped Box card, I went through my stash and found the perfect pattern paper for the ladybugs. I added the pattern paper to the front, sides and the back but not the inside of the scallop box card.

Having the yellow in the combination, I decided to bring back the Bee Friends stamp set. Stamping out two of the smaller bees and adhering 1/4inch acetate strips to the back of the bees and two of the ladybugs. 

With the Spring Mug Additions Dies and the Stitched Spring Flower Dies I die-cut out the flowers in pink, reds, and yellow for my garden. Then with the Grass Border Die I die-cut out two grass strips. Then with the Insert dies from the Scallop Box set, I off set the cutting plate to die-cut the grass again but not cut off the blades. 

I assembled my box card and attached the flowers and stems to the back of the grass. Then in between or above the flowers I attached the acetate ladybugs and bees. I used the Black Onyx Pearls for the center of the yellow flowers.

With the Sentiment Strips: Easter set,  I stamped out the “Springtime Greetings” and trimmed it out to fit onto the scallop pattern paper. Then attached a crawling ladybug to the front of the box. 

I had to go outside to photograph my adorable Scalloped Box Card because it was such a beautiful sunny day. 

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful crafty day!

Hello, Pretty Pink Posh friends! Brenda here with a couple of note cards that would be perfect to tuck in a lunch box before a big test or add to a floral arrangement to let someone know that you’re thinking of them! The Bee Friends Stamps & Coordinating Dies pair perfectly with the Sweet Note Die Set to create these sweet note cards and envelopes that are sure to brighten anyone’s day!

I began by stamping the bees and trails in the Bee Friends Stamp Set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink. I colored them with Copic markers, then used the Coordinating Dies to cut them out. I added a bit of shine to the eyes with a black glaze pen and used a white gel pen to add in some highlights.

Next, I die-cut the envelopes from yellow cardstock and the square from black and white gingham using dies from the Sweet Note Die Set. The envelope dies were folded along the score lines and the folds were reinforced with a bone folder. I adhered each side together with liquid glue, being sure to use a very thin bead of glue.

I trimmed white cardstock squares to fit just inside the stitched edge of the gingham panel and added a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to the centers of the panel with a blending brush, then adhered them to the gingham panel. 

The sentiments, from the Bee Friends and Lucky to Know You Stamp Sets, were white heat embossed onto red cardstock and cut out with the Bee Friends and Lucky to Know You Coordinating Dies. The larger bees and trails were adhered with liquid glue. I added the small bees to the front of the envelopes.

There are two sizes of solid hearts in the Bee Friends Stamp Set. I decided to use these as embellishments so they wouldn’t be too bulky to fit into the envelopes. The smaller heart was stamped onto white cardstock several times with red dye ink and cut out with the Coordinating Die. They were adhered to the note cards and envelopes with liquid glue. I added Glossy Accents to add a bit of shine to all of the hearts and that finished off these sweet note cards and envelopes.

That does it for me today!! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Brenda