Cards

Thank You Feather Collage

This past week, I reached another milestone here at Pretty Pink Posh- 500 subscribers on the YouTube channel! I haven’t been keeping track of the subscribers there and when I looked, I was so shocked to see the numbers. If you’re one of my subscribers, thank you! I’m not able to do videos regularly, so seeing that the ones I do make are appreciated brings me great joy.500_YouTube

Speaking of videos….I have a new one to share with you all today. I filmed this one last week, but since I’ve been pretty much confined to bed lately, I haven’t been able to edit and upload it until today. It’s a short one, but I love the way it turned out- I hope you all do, too!

In today’s card, I’m highlighting two sets that I purchased recently: WPlus9 Fanciful Feathers and Mama Elephant Many Thanks. Sadly, now that I’m featuring it- they’re both currently sold out at Ellen Hutson. They should be getting more soon though!

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And now, here’s the video showcasing how I created this card. You just might see the Stamp Press in use {finally!} and if you don’t have one, hopefully this video will show how amazing it is.

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It’s so fun to see what sentiments can work together, I hope you’ll give this technique a try! If you do, I would love to see it! Feel free to tweet or Instagram me (be sure to tag @prettypinkposh) or you can leave a comment on this post with your link. I can’t wait to see YOUR versions!

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I’m Guesting at Little Tangles

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Today I’m a guest designer over on Little Tangles, the challenge site for Neat and Tangled. Some of you may remember that I was a part of the Sequin Series back in May. I featured a sequin shaker {post and video tutorial HERE} and it’s been SO neat to see many of you take on my technique on your creations.

For some reason, whenever I used Neat & Tangled, I almost feel the NEED to incorporate sequins. After all, their sequins are what got me on the sequin bandwagon and we all know I’m a tad bit obsessed with them. {Yes, I even dedicated a whole Pinterest board to them!}

For the challenge this week, Little Tangles is doing a color challenge and the colors are light yellow, pink and gray. I pulled out the Fresh Blooms set and created this sequin shaker card.

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If I could change one thing, I wouldn’t have added color or glitter to the bloom in the corner. It looks great in real life, but on this picture, it looks off colored and the glitter messy. Oh well….live and learn.

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If you’re up for a color challenge, join the girls over at Little Tangles this week. I know they would love to have you join along!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a post- what kind? You’ll just have to wait and see. {Honestly, I’m not sure yet!} Thanks for popping in and spending some time with me today.

Fresh Cut Florals

Hello, sweet blog friends!

If you peruse blogs regularly, you most likely have seen the GORGEOUS WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals a lot. I have owned it for a little while now and love it to pieces. The variety of stamps and the endless amount of combinations makes this a MUST HAVE in my book.

I wanted to change things up a bit and decided to do a little masking with the florals and create a thank you card. I believe I have found my new thank you card layout for the next few months- I LOVE how this turned out. Granted, it does take a little bit of work, but if I were to mass produce it, I could streamline things a bit. {In case you receive one, pretend like you’ve never seen this design before….}

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When I had finished the card, I thought it still look a little bit plain- hence, the polka dot border. I didn’t want to add any dimensional elements, so this was the perfect solution. Also, since I had the mask for the frame already, it was super easy.

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That’s a wrap for today’s post. Just a reminder, TOMORROW is the last day to submit for the 10 Minute Craft Dash #25, sponsored by Lawn Fawn. There have been so many amazing entries so far- I hope you’ll add yours to the list!

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Happy Birthday Kelly Marie!

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The stamping and blogging company is filled with so many wonderful, kind, thoughtful and talented people. I have had the incredible pleasure of working with many of them and one of the SWEETEST people is Kelly Marie Alvarez, one of the owners and the bubbly voice behind the Lawn Fawn videos.

TODAY is Kelly Marie’s birthday and the Lawn Fawn DT, fellow Lawn Fawn fanatics and some of her close crafty friends have put together a surprise blog hop for her. She has made such an impact in our lives and brought so much joy from her company, we wanted to let her know how much she means to all of us.

If you started the hop from the beginning, you should be coming from my sweet friend, Lynnette Kauffman’s blog! If you just joined the hop, or get lost along the way, head over to the master list on Tiffany’s blog– she’s the amazing gal who coordinated this big surprise hop!

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In the hopes to spark some creativity for this special card, I pulled out all of my Lawn Fawn sets {which I thought was larger, but apparently not. I must remedy this soon!} and used Into the Woods, Summertime Charm and Admit One on today’s card. I recently received the new Into the Woods paper pack and they worked out perfectly for paper piecing my balloons. How fun would it be to have real balloons in these patterns?!

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I know you’re ready to move on to the next stop- head on over to Elise Constable’s blog!

Thanks for spending some time with me today. If you’re on Facebook or Twitter, be sure to wish Kelly Marie a very special birthday wish. :)

 

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Krazy for Kraft Blog Hop

As I sit typing up this post, I have a delicious smelling Pumpkin Pecan Waffles candle lit nearby. Ah, this scent is so yummy smelling and is definitely putting me in the mood for all sorts of festive projects. I just picked up some Halloween papers and candy corn, along with some fall inspired inks….I hope you all are prepared for a change in the seasons here on the blog!

Today is the DeNami Blog Hop and this month the theme is Krazy for Kraft. {Can you tell I’m a fan of alliterations?} If you started the hop from the beginning, you should be coming from Stacy’s blog. This gal is so sweet and talented- I’m sure she had something wonderful to share!

I am such a sucker for kraft…it’s hard for me not to use it on a project! I had no clue the direction I wanted to go for my post, so I randomly just pulled out a few fall stamps and built a card from there. Thankfully, it turned out okay!

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Did you notice that awesome woodgrain embossed background? DeNami just started carrying 111 different embossing folders on the website and there are a few that I would say are definitely MUST HAVES. They are so easy to use and they can be the perfect touch to your projects, without being too much. Also, they are inexpensive, so that’s another plus!

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You have one more stop left in this hop- head on over to Emily Keaton’s blog! Be sure to leave comments on each blog stop. DeNami is giving away gift certificates to two random comments, so you won’t want to pass up the chance at a mini shopping spree!

Thank you for spending some time with me today. Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday!

Neon Fresh Cut Florals

Hold onto your seats….I’m actually posting a card that wasn’t created for my challenge! As many of you know, I’ve been going through a slew of health issues so my energy level and moments of not feeling sick have been very few and far between. Thankfully, I recently had a doctor visit which may be the final piece in the puzzle and part of that was getting on some new supplements. Crossing my fingers they kick in soon so I can start crafting again!

I was hoping to do an update on Friday, but when I had the opportunity to spend a few nights with my one month old twin “nephews” who are here from the east coast, everything else was pushed down the list. I’m head over heels in love with these sweet little guys and I have no regrets about pushing everything else to the wayside for those precious few days I got to spend with them.

Okay, now onto my card for today. You may want to pull out your sunglasses, because I pulled out my NEON inks and did all sorts of color layering with them. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m in love with neon colors right now. These bright colors never cease to bring a smile to my face and I have a feeling I’ll be pulling them out for quite a while. I got to pull out my WPlus9 Fresh Cut Floral set and dies and had fun seeing which neon colors layered well together.

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I wanted to go super simple with my card layout so these bright flowers would take the spotlight. I must say, I totally love the simple black/ white colors with these bright pops of colors and created another card similar to it {which you’ll see another day}.

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So, what do you think? Are you loving the simple black/ white colors with the bright pops of color? I hope so! Also, what do you think of the color layering? I had so much fun seeing what new colors came from layering these brights together and can’t wait to do it again soon!

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Bling Birthday Jar {VIDEO}

Hello, sweet blog friends!

Today I have the last 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash video to share with you. If you missed any of the ones I posted earlier this week, you can view them all on the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel, along with the videos I’ve done in the past. I have some ideas for more videos in the future, but if you have requests, feel free to leave it in a comment below!

I adore bling and I brought that together with my love of the Lawn Fawn set, Summertime Charm and the matching dies. Add in a bit of twine and patterned paper and we have a great mixture of my craft loves on one card.

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Time it took to create: 9 minutes 22 seconds

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And now here’s the video showing how to create this card from start-to-finish.

  Watch video above | Watch on YouTube

Like I mentioned in the video, I can’t wait to see what YOU submit for the 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash. We have received quite a few entries thus far, but I know that some of you are waiting until the last minute to enter. Be sure to do it before the challenge closes on Saturday night! I don’t want you to miss out on the super big prize!

Thanks for spending some time with me today!

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Spaceship Chickie {VIDEO}

Oh my, a post on a Sunday? You know it’s a special occasion when that happens!

For today’s 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash creation, I’m sharing a boy card {something that is not my forte}. I pulled out a few DeNami stamps- the Spaceship, Space Chickie and Outer Space set– and went to town. There was one more element I wanted to add to this card, but it didn’t make it on there in time. What is it? You’ll have to watch the video below to see for yourself! *wink*

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Time it took to create: 9 minutes 49 seconds

Being a girly girl crafter, I have all sorts of pinks, reds and purple craft supplies. Thankfully, this last year, I’ve been consciously making an effort to fill in the gaps of my “rainbow” of supplies. One of my favorite ways to incorporate colors outside my comfort zone? RIBBON! Chevron twill ribbon to be exact. I get mine from Little Free Radical and honestly, I’m obsessed with this stuff and have almost all of the colors available. If you haven’t tried it, it makes the most amazing bows ever!

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You all have been so sweet and encouraging with your comments this week, especially on the videos! I have loved hearing from some of you that watching me create has inspired many of you to give my challenge a try and I won’t lie, seeing many new subscribers has been lovely, too!

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I will be back tomorrow with a sweet treat…literally. It’s not often that I get in the kitchen, but I couldn’t have this birthday bash happen without a treat. Since I’m far from a pro in the kitchen, this is a super easy idea and oddly enough, it can be created within 10 minutes, too! Quick and simple and I’ve heard, it’s quite yummy…hope to see you tomorrow!

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Fabulous Neon + GIVEAWAYS

If you have followed my blog or YouTube channel for a little while, you know that I recently picked up the Hero Arts neon ink cubes. I have been in neon heaven recently and loving every minute of it. There’s something about these little cubes that brings delight and happiness into my crafty days!

In keeping with the 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash theme, I have a card that can easily be used as a birthday card {even though it doesn’t outright say it}. Now I do have to say, this card didn’t turn out exactly how I had envisioned, but as the timer was counting down, I just couldn’t make the changes I wanted to.

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Time it took to create: 9 minutes 23 seconds

 Curious what changes I would have made if I had the time?

  • Remove the green washi tape and either use green patterned paper or stamp a subtle background on the paper.
  • Add some paper pierced dots or stitching to the white focal point cardstock.
  • Add some rhinestones or sequins somewhere…. it’s lacking a little pizazz!

While it isn’t a horrible creation, per se, it’s definitely not my favorite card ever. Yes, you read that correctly, even the creator of the challenge sometimes fails at perfecting her cards within the time limit.

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I am so very excited to announce that on top of the amazing challenge prize and blog hop prizes, I get to host some giveaways during the 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash! My amazing long-time sponsor, re.Served, has graciously allowed me to give away some custom mugs in honor of this special occasion. There will be TWO winners, each receiving a custom hashtag mug saying #craftdashaddict. How amazingly cool is that? I think I need to get one of these for myself!

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I hope you all have been able to keep up with all of the festivities so far. In closing, I just have to say a big thank you again for sharing in the excitement, participating in the blog hop and submitting entries for the challenge. Reading your comments has been the BEST!

I’ll be back tomorrow with another video and a cutesy boy birthday card- same time, same place! :)

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On Your Special Day {VIDEO}

Are you ready for some more 10 Minute Craft Dash birthday bash inspiration? Since people of all ages have birthdays, I figured I would bring all sorts of themes/ colors for this special week.

Since I brought some cutesy cards already, I thought I would take a little break and bring a more elegant/ feminine card. A while back I picked up the WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals set and thought it would be the perfect set to showcase today. I received a few interactions asking when I would use this set and today’s the day!

birthdaybash_2aTime it took to create: 8 minutes 5 seconds

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I don’t know about you, but I really love watching my friends create on camera. Seeing their creative process (or mayhem, as the case may be) is like a mini tv show! Well, I’m bringing you another episode of my tv show…. *wink*

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I’m excited to share that my amazing sponsor, re.Served, is providing me TWO giveaway prizes that I’ll be posting soon. If you’re a Craft Dash addict (or wannabe addict), you’ll love this! For my new readers, you must check out her adorable Etsy shop. Her concept is so neat, her products fabulous (I own several) and I love supporting a local small business!

That’s going to wrap up this post. Crossing my fingers this crummy health week will end soon so I can create some more things for the birthday theme. I have some great ideas in this brain of mine- let’s hope I can bring them to life!