Cards

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You’re In My Thoughts


Good morning!

Today I’m sharing a card that I made with my newly purchased WPlus9 set- Guiding Light. I’ve had this set for a few weeks but haven’t gotten around to playing with it until now. I love all the different elements in this set- plus, it’s great for creating masculine cards!

I was really inspired by this card by Dawn. I loved how she used the woodgrain on the kraft and also used the die cut as a window. These are perfect elements when creating a masculine card. You’ll notice that I also did some distressing with my handy Heidi Swapp edge distresser tool. I went through a phase where I used this on everything….now I’m finally bringing it back out again. :)

I hope you all have a great start to your week!
Stamps: You’re Dandy, Guiding Light, Woodgrain Silhouettes (WPlus9)
Paper: Cream, Brown Kraft, Navy, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Majestic Blue, Antique Linen (Tim Holtz)

Other: Quickie Glue Pen, Lemon Sorbet glitter, Spellbinders Labels 11 die, Heidi Swapp edge distresser

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OTWC Challenge #22

Sunday greetings to you!

I hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was super low-key, which was exactly what I wanted. After being super busy at work, all I really wanted was to sleep in and get a little bit of crafting in. Thankfully, I was able to do both of those (and more) this weekend. :)

In my mini cardmaking spree, I created this elegant card. I have noticed Kim’s awesome color/ inspiration challenges for quite some time, but haven’t been able to play along. Once I saw the OTWC challenge #22, I just had to make time….how gorgeous are these pictures and colors?! I pulled out my neglected Damask Designs set and created this simple card.

You’ll notice that I used a rosette again. :) Today I created a total of four cards with these rosettes- I just can’t get enough! I think I may have replaced my love of buttons for these pretty things.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog. I’d love for you to leave me some love- I always enjoy hearing from my readers! Have a fabulous Sunday!

Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Damask Designs (PTI)
Paper: White, Black, Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse (PT)
Ink: Onyx Black, Cherry Pink, Spring Moss (PTI)
Other: Black grosgrain ribbon, rosette, SU! scallop border punch
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Smiling Pumpkins + Video Tutorial


Hi there!

Today I have a super fun Halloween card to share. I simply adore these pumpkins- they are so happy and boy are they fun to color! This is actually just a single pumpkin, but I did some masking to make them look like they are stacked. Pretty cool, huh? A friend had ask me to do a video showing how I do my masking, along with paper piercing, so I did a quick tutorial.

Do any of you create cards for Halloween? This is the very first year I have ever stamped with a Halloween image. I must say, the color combinations can be super fun and with the new DeNami Design stamps, you have lots of different choices! We have actually just released our very first card kit, which makes it SUPER easy for you to create your Halloween cards this year. Click here to read the details and take a look at a video preview! That’s all for this post. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I hope you’ll take a look at my video tutorial. Also, be sure to “subscribe” to the PrettyPinkPosh YouTube channel so you’ll know when I come out with another video! Have a great Saturday!

Paper: White, Simply Chartreuse, Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart (PTI)
Ink: Onyx Black, Jet Black, Summer Sunrise (PTI)

Other: Quickie Glue Pen, Citrone glitter, Orange rhinestones, Taylored Expressions die, EK Success border punch, wrinkle ribbon, paper piercer, Copics

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Embellish Squares Color Challenge

Hi, sweet blog friends!

I want to thank each and every person who left me well wishes in my last post. I am feeling much better. I so appreciate all the prayers and thoughts you sent my way. I am all stocked up on Claritin, Benedryl and Epi pens, God forbid it should ever happen again. From this point forward, I will be extra careful- no more unknown chocolate candies for me!
Tonight I’m sharing a simple, yet sweet, card that I created for the Embellish Square Color Challenge. I had a specific idea in my mind, but my creativity took over and I strayed far from my original plan. :) I am totally loving how the look of the scallop square die with this fancy square stamp- they make such a unique combination! I’ll definitely be doing this again in the future.
Thanks for stopping by my blog tonight! I have lots of cards to share these next few days- I’ve been crafting up a store! We’ll see you next time….
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Vintage Labels, Signature Greetings (PTI)
Paper: White, Simply Chartreuse, True Black (PTI)

Other: Lavender rhinestones, Spellbinders Scallop Squares die, Plum Pudding grosgrain ribbon, Prima flower

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Button Jars

Good morning!


What a fun weekend I had in Colorado! Granted, the altitude wasn’t very kind to me, but other than that, I had a GREAT time! I had the best time seeing the DeNami customers, meeting blog friends, sharing my excitement of the stamps and of course, I couldn’t help but do a bit of shopping. :)





Today’s card is one I made last week. I had originally planned on submitting it for a Taylored Expressions sketch, but I never got around to posting it! When I had a stamp day with Ginny, I had the chance to play with her Studio Style stamp set. It was super fun to color all those buttons!

Here are pictures of Tenia, Lisa, Michele and I. Super bummed I didn’t take more pictures, but with the craziness of the booth, I barely got these two! (I’m not complaining- I would much rather a busy booth than one with no one in it!) Each and every one of these girls are so very talented and super sweet. I hope to see them all again someday!



Thank you to all who came by the booth in Colorado Springs. I was extremely flattered by your compliments of my display boards. If you have never had a chance to visit one of our booths, don’t worry, we have made a video giving you a small peek! Click here to check it out! We travel all across the country, so hopefully you can visit one of our booths!


Hope you have a great Monday! Thanks for stopping by my blog, sweet friends!

Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Studio Style (PTI)
Paper: White, Ripe Avocado, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Ripe Avocado, Berry Sorbet (PTI)
Other: Marvy 2″ scallop circle punch, Silver rhinestones, wrinkle ribbon, Copics, SU! scallop border, paper piercer
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Polka Dot Banner

Hello there!

Today I’m writing to you from beautiful Colorado. I arrived yesterday and was able to spend the day with sweet Michele. She is just as sweet as she is in her blog and comments. We had the best time going to a Mexican restaurant, Simple Pleasures and Archivers. This was my very first time going to Archivers- oh my word, the store was amazing. I was in complete awe of all the products and how beautifully they were merchandised. I haven’t seen anything like this in Washington before. I bought a few goodies at both places- I’ll post a haul photo after I do some shopping at the show tomorrow!

Speaking of the show, I’m going to be working at the DeNami Design booth at the Rubber Stamp & Scrapbook Expo this Saturday and Sunday. There are some really great vendors here and lots of fun products! In our booth, we have the brand new boards we premiered at CHA, a large array of stamps and accessories AND hundreds of sample cards. You’ll want to be sure you bring your camera- there’s lots and lots to see!

Today’s card features the fabulous Look Up set- love these banners so much! I added lots of my favorite things to this card: polka dots, wrinkle ribbon, buttons and stamps! I had so much fun creating this card. :)

I’m sorry that this post is quite late….My body is not used to this high altitude and I’ve been dealing with some headaches and tiredness. Yuck! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

Stamps: Stitched Border, Look Up, Polka Dot Basics, Signature Greetings (PTI)
Paper: Cream, Ripe Avocado, Bitty Dot Basics (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Ripe Avocado, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Other: Espresso Boutique Buttons, wrinkle ribbon, Spellbinders scallop squares, twine, paper piercer, SU! paper edger, corner rounder

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DeNami Theme Challenge #3

Hello sweet blog friends!

Today is the start of the next DeNami Design blog challenge. This time, we’re doing a theme challenge and it’s a fun one- BIRTHDAYS! I personally love giving birthday cards any chance that I can. There’s something about letting a person know they are treasured and being thought of on their special day.

For this card I wanted to use the Birthday Cake stamp. This image is so whimsical and it’s so fun to color! I decided to go with a girlie theme- I have lots of girlfriends and it’s good to keep these kinds of cards on hand!


I wanted to include a close-up of the card. I just love the glittery diamonds- they add so much to the card. It’s super easy to create this look….I’ll have to do a video on it in the future! Speaking of videos, I have a few coming soon! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I hope that you’ll join us in this super fun birthday challenge on the DeNami blog!
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Berry Sorbet (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Sweet Blush, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Other: Quickie Glue Pen, Strawberry Freeze glitter, Sand Boutique Buttons, Berry Sorbet grosgrain ribbon (PTI), Spellbinders scallop square dies, paper piercer, twine

Shiny Apples

It’s the third Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for the Product Spotlight on the DeNami Design blog! This is one of my favorite posts of the month; it’s awesome to see so many different cards using the same stamp! Each and every one of us design team members have such a unique style. :)


This month we are featuring the delicious Apple Basket. This stamp is the one I was most excited about when we released our new collection. I could color these baskets for days! After I colored all my apples, I added Crystal Lacquer, which made them shiny. It reminds me of the Red Delicious apples at the store!

I hope you enjoyed today’s post. Be sure to stop by the DeNami blog and check out all the great cards by the other DeNami DT girls.

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll see you with another post tomorrow!
Paper: White, Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse(PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Lime, Versamark, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Other: Crystal Lacquer, corner rounder, SU! paper edger

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Elegant Butterfly

Happy Monday!

Wasn’t the DeNami Design blog hop fun yesterday? Click here if you happened to miss my polka dot card. (You have until 11:59 pm, PST, tonight to enter in your comments for a chance to win a mini shopping spree!) I absolutely loved reading all of your SWEET comments- you all are so fabulous! I am so excited for next month when we open the DeNami blog hop to everyone. I’ll be sure to let you all know when we have details….we would love to see each and every one of you play along with us!! :)

Today I wanted to bring you all a subtle, fresh card. My good friend, Ginny, gave me a package of beautiful rosettes for my birthday, but I haven’t had a chance to use them until now. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how delicate they are. You’ll be seeing lots more of these cuties in the near future! Isn’t this color combo amazing? Love the fresh feel!

This week I have some fun posts for you- we have the DeNami Design featured product post on Wednesday, Friday we have the next challenge (super fun!) and then in between I have my August ramblings post and some other fun cards. Lots of fun- be sure to stop by each and everyday this week!

I hope you have a great start to your week! I appreciate you spending a little bit of time with me today!
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Communique Sentiments (PTI)
Paper: White, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Smokey Shadow (PTI)
Ink: Smoky Grey, Spring Moss, Sweet Blush (PTI)

Other: Pink rhinestones, Taylored Expressions die, butterfly die, rosette, paper piercer, EK Success scallop border punch

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Polka Dot Blog Hop

Hello and welcome!
I am beyond excited to announce that this is the VERY FIRST DeNami Design blog hop! We have played with the idea of having a blog hop for quite some time, but the timing was never right. After our latest release and CHA behind us, we thought it’d be the perfect time to do our first blog hop. Since I’m the DeNami DT coordinator, I had the privilege of choosing the theme. It wasn’t hard….who could resist some polka dots?? :)
My card showcases lots of the new designs, along with some fun colors. (Be sure to look below for the complete supply list.) I couldn’t resist bringing out TWO polka dot stamps- the Small Solid Circle and Polka Dot Background. Let me tell you, these stamps are so versatile, I could use them on all my cards! I added the Stitched Border then put a row of Aqua pearls in the middle. Before I didn’t care for colored pearls, but I just LOVE LOVE LOVE these ones! :)
Now for the deets of the hop:
There are THREE $20 gift certificates up for grabs! We have one “hidden” on three different blogs on the hop. (Only I know where they are hidden!) For the highest chance of winning a prize, be sure to leave a comment on each blog. One of the people who comment on a blog hidden with a prize, will win one of the gift certificates!
The next stop on the Polka Dot Blog Hop is Rebeka’s blog! Just in case you get lost along the way, or missed any of the previous stops, be sure to visit the DeNami Design blog!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I hope you were inspired! Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog on the hop for the highest chance of winning a $20 DeNami Design gift certificate!

Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores (PTI)
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Cherry Pink, Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Other: Marvy 1″ circle punch, Marvy 1½” scallop circle punch, Copics, Taylored Expressions die, twine, paper piercer, wrinkle ribbon, EK Success border punch, 1 1/8″ circle punch