Hello everyone! Leanne here to share a fun Valentine’s shaker card featuring some adorable ghost images from the Valentine Ghost Friends stamp set. I was thrilled when I saw this cute stamp set because I have always loved adding ghosts to Halloween cards. Now I can use them for Valentine projects too! On an A2 size card I have created a large shaker element with the ghosts flying around it.
This shaker design is so easy to make with the Love Word Shaker dies. I die cut the love word window opening into a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of kraft card stock. I took a clear cello bag that was slightly larger than the love word and filled it with Sweetheart Shaker Beads.
Here are the Copics I used to color the ghosts and their accessories: C1, C3, R14, R24, RV10, RV04
I find using a cello bag is the quickest and easiest way to make the shaker element. I adhered the bag to the center of an A2 card base. Then I adhered the love window panel overtop. Next I inlaid and adhered the hot pink love word outline.
I Copic colored a few ghosts from the Valentine Ghost Friends stamp set and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I adhered them around the shaker window. I trimmed off the part of the ghosts that was over the edges so the card would fit into an A2 envelope. Lastly I added a sentiment strip in the center of the love word. This sentiment stamp is included in the Valentine Ghost Friends set as well as a few other punny ghost sentiments.
Hi crafty friends! Sophie here and I am just thrilled to be sharing this fun shaker Valentine’s card with you today! This card features some of my most favorite products from this new release – let’s dive in!
To make the A2 card base I used a piece of super pale pink cardstock from my stash. For the panel on top I used the Eyelet Rectangles Die Set to cut a slightly darker piece of pink cardstock. I used the new Diamond Grid Stencilto add some interest to the panel, masking off the eyelet edges just at the stitching detail line to create the effect of more layers. I used pink ink and tried to blend in an ombre pattern where the bottom is darker and it fades out at the top.
For the shaker element I used the new Strawberry Valentine clay mix inside the Double Heart Shaker die. I love that this die can be used as a shaker, or not, whatever your preference is! It is perfectly sized to be the main focal point on an A2 card but I think it would work on just about any card size!
The greeting was heat embossed in white on red cardstock and comes from the new Valentine Greetings stamp set. I LOVE that this sentiment set has coordinating dies! I often prefer to cut out my sentiments and pop them up over other elements. Oh and did I mention how much I love the mix of block and scripty fonts on these greetings? Perfection!
I hope you found this project inspiring! I am SO thrilled to be joining the Pretty Pink Posh design team and hope to continue inspiring you! :)
Happy 2025 to all! It’s Jill here and I’m excited to kick off the year with a bit of sweet fun sharing this card I created for the new January Release! Today, I’m featuring the newFringe Heart Die Set and it is definitely a fast fave! I don’t know about you, but anytime I can create snazzy cards to mail easily, I’m all in!
I used a little different Valentine color combo of a Deep Pink, Light Gray, Soft Pink, Deep Orange and of course, A LOT of white!
I die cut each of the layers in their respective colors and layered them up, stitching each layer as I went. It would also be fun to use dimensional foam adhesive to give each layer a bit more heft, but I wanted to keep this more postal service friendly.
For the sentiment, I used the newLove Script Die and cut that out three times to give it more bulk. You can likely just add foam adhesive behind it, but I like this technique better for ease. I also prefer it so I can add a dark layer as the last die cut, giving it a bit of shadow. I like that it makes the sentiment pop a bit more.
For the base panel, I used the new XOXO Pierced Plate. (Honestly, I wanted to use the XOXO Pierced Plate on every card I made for this release. 😉) The whole panel is then die cut using the largest Eyelet Rectangle die.
This is a great card for Valentine’s Day or really any day you want to send a little love! The little fringes on each layer really give some flare so easily, while still keeping it postal friendly–love that!
Thanks for joining me here today and Happy 2025 crafting to you all! I hope you spread some love this year too!
Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and I have a super fun card to share with you today! If you are looking for an extra special Valentine or a fun way to give a gift card, you need a pinata card!!! And I can show you how to make one!
I adore making pinata-style cards! It is so fun to send a handmade card that has an extra surprise inside! And the Fringe Heart die set makes it sooo easy!
These cards are not only pretty, but you can also include a gift card inside (or hidden sentiment, if you prefer).
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To create the adorable valentine fox, I die-cut the fox pieces from white cardstock and colored the pieces using blending brushes and an assortment of orange inks for the body and a soft gray ink for the face, ears, belly & tip of the tail. I cut the eyes, nose and mouth from black cardstock and used liquid adhesive to assemble the fox. What a cutie! And it gets even cuter when you add one of the many options from the Valentine Holder Additions Die Set. I went with a pink heart-shaped box of chocolates wrapped with a bow and a Flamingo Pink Jewel.
For the background, I started with a pink cardstock panel and used the heart layer from the Layered Heart Sprinkles Stencil to add the tiny pink hearts. To create the lace-like bottom of the card, I adhered a short white panel with three die-cut Doily Borders.
To finish the card, I used foam tape to adhere the fox to the decorated background panel and added a pink and white embossed “Happy Valentine’s Day” sentiment from the Valentine Greetings Stamp Set.
So there we are friends, a loveable-huggable fox card for your favorite Valentine.
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Hello everyone, it’s June here! Today I’m showcasing a card using the new Love Word Shaker dieand lots of other products from the Valentine’s Day release.
I wanted to keep the concept of the card fairly simple, but added details along the way for some more interest. I started by die cutting the Love Word Shaker out of coral colored cardstock so I could add a darker shade of red ink to the edges. I used Festive Berries Distress Oxide for this. I didn’t blend the same ombre on the backing piece of the shaker, but instead splattered the red ink all over. I filled my shaker using a mix of 2 new shaker bit packs: the Love Shaker Beadsand the Strawberry Valentine Mix. I love how these 2 match so well!
I let those shaker bits decide the rest of my color palette. First, I brought in the pink by blending Tattered Rose Distress Oxide onto a panel I cut out using the XOXO Pierced Plate. I also splattered some Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide onto it.
I didn’t just want to have my shaker on a ‘plain’ background, so I also cut out 2 pieces of different Doily Borders to make a decorative border. I got some embroidery thread and weaved it across one of them to get a stitching effect. I adhered the more narrow border just below it for some added dimension.
The only color that was in the shaker bits that I hadn’t used yet was brown, so I picked out one of the many small word dies that are in this collection and cut it out of brown cardstock. I ended up going for the ‘Love’ from the Valentine Cake Popsbecause it perfectly matches the big LOVE and I really like the scripted font.
And tadaaa, that’s the finished card! It seemed like I was gonna get a pretty simple card with a big shaker that takes up the majority of my card, but it ended up getting very detailed with all the small details I added.
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Hello, Debbie here with a new adorable puppy bucket featuring products from the brand new Valentine’s Release! The whole release is absolutely adorable and I can’t stop making with all new products.
First I started with the Candy Bucket dies from a previous release to make the puppy bucket. Then with the new Valentine Bucket Additions, die cut out brown ears and the trim to the bucket. The eyes and nose were attached and the pink nose has Glossy accents on top of it.
Next up was to make the Valentine Cake Popswith light, dark brown, red and pink card stock. Of course I had to add in some glitter card stock to the cake pops and the bows from the Valentine Cake Pops die setand the Love word from Valentine Bucket Additions. The bows were two colors and off set to add some interest. Once I laid out the bucket and cake pops I realized it needed to be a 5X7 card.
Next was the panels, I started with a 5X7 pink card stock and did some creative cutting with new XOXO Pierced Plate. With having die cutting plates off set and moving around to make the XOXO matching up. Then die cutting out the largest Eyelet Rectangle Diefrom a white panel. I knew that it to have the width of the die being 4 inches. So the length will be 5 3/4 inches, partially die cut and then slide up and match up to finish the cut.
Adhere it all down to a red mat, pop up some of the hearts with foam squares. Final touch was adding the Marshmallow Pearls and CherryRed Pearls to the center of the bows.
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I started off by cutting a large Eyelet Rectangle out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, I masked the four scalloped edges with washi tape, colored the panel with spun sugar oxide ink first, and then added a fun pattern using the Medium Polka Dots stencil along with kitsch flamingo oxide ink. I splattered water and dried the panel with a paper towel, mixed some picked raspberry oxide ink with water and used a slim brush to add more splatters, I did the same with seedless preserves oxide ink, with copic opaque white ink and with liquid stardust, and once my panel was dry, I attached a piece of ribbon at the very bottom.
I cut all the hearts and decorative pieces out of colored cardstock, directly inspired by the Hugs & Kisses confetti mix. I assembled everything using liquid glue, and splattered white ink on all the hearts to give them more character.
I cut three additional large hearts out of holographic cardstock and attached them at the back of the large colorful hearts using liquid glue, I stuck all the hearts on the panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, tied a bow using the same ribbon as before, and attached it on the left hand corner.
I stamped and embossed “Hugs & kisses” from Valentine Greetings in silver on white cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it on the upper right hand corner using foam squares. Finally I attached my Eyelet Rectangle panel to a purple striped 5,5 x 4,25 inches panel using 1mm foam squares, and then to a white card base using liquid glue.
Next I created the shaker tag using the Love Word Shaker, and here is how I built it:1. Cut a Love Word Shaker frame out of lilac cardstock using the main die and heart die from the set2. Cut a whole Love Word Shaker panel out of acetate, trimmed the heart and attached it at the back of the purple frame right behind the heart using liquid glue3. Added foam strips at the back of the frame all around the heart, and behind each letter as well4. Poured some Hugs & Kisses confetti inside the heart frame5. Cut another Love Word Shaker acetate panel, trimmed the heart, and attached it to the foam strips on the heart purple frame to totally close the shaker element5. Cut another Love Word Shaker purple frame, and attached it to the foam strips to finish the back of the tag6. Cut a light blue handle using a Build A Stocking die, and stuck it on top of the “L”
I cut the “L”, “V” and “E” out of colored cardstock, added a pattern to each letter using the Mini Polka Dots stencil and matching distress inks, added white ink to each element, and once everything was dry, I attached the letters to my Love Word Shaker panel using 1mm foam squares. I also cut a small heart from Xoxo Border out of holographic cardstock, and attached it right in the center of the shaker heart.
I had one more Build A Heart heart that couldn’t fit on the card, so I added a handle to that heart, and tied it to my Love Word Shaker tag using purple twine and heart beads from my stash. Next I stamped and embossed “I love you” and “Hugs & kisses” from Upright Greetings: Valentine in silver on white cardstock, and trimmed them into slim banners using Sentiments Strips dies. I cut two additional strips out of purple cardstock, attached them behind the white banners, and then attached both banners using liquid glue. And finally, to totally match with the card, I tied a bow using the same ribbon as before, and stuck it at the top of the banner strips using liquid glue.
And that’s it! It was super fun to cut and assemble all those pieces to create this set of card and shaker tag, and I hope that these have inspired you to create your own set! Thanks so much for stopping, and see you next time.
Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am excited to be sharing a sneak peek of two of the new stencils that are part of the new Valentine’s Day release. The new release will be available on January 6th and it’s packed full of amazing new products for Valentine’s Day and more!
New release will be available January 6th
For my first card I used the Scattered Hearts Frame stencil to create my card panel. I used dye ink and finger daubers for my blending. This stencil has scattered hearts around a large heart in the center. The large heart is the perfect place for a sentiment or an image.
For my card, I decided to cover up the large heart with a heart I created with the Fringe Heart dies. I ink blended the layers in coordinating colors and then attached the heart to the center of my panel. Lastly, I used the Love Script die for my sentiment.
My next card uses the Circle Grid stencil. This stencil coordinates with the Icon stamp and die sets. The little images in the Icon sets fit perfectly into the ink blended openings. There is also a Square Grid stencil and a Diamond Grid stencil being released. I love how these stencils will coordinate with the icon sets.
I started my card by using the Circle Grid stencil to create my card panel. I again used dye ink and finger daubers for my blending. I stamped my images with the Valentine Icon set with VersaMark ink. I then heat set the images with gold embossing powder. I colored the images with Copic markers and used the Valentine Icon die set to cut them out.
Next, I used the Valentine Greetings set for my sentiment. Lastly, I attached the images and sentiment onto my panel with foam adhesive to finish my card.
Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card. I know you will love these new products and I can’t wait to see what you create with them!!
Hello everyone! This is Melissa and I’m here to share a couple of cards made with the adorable Heart Balloons stamps and Upright Greetings: Valentine stamps. These new products are irresistibly sweet and heartwarming. Let’s get started!
New release will be available January 6th
My first card uses a trio of Heart Balloons, each stamped with different patterns you can find in this playful set. You’ll find hearts, polka dots, stripes, and so much more to choose from. You’ll even find a balloon outline, streamers, and sentiments in this set.
I layered my balloons over a die cut white Wonky Stitched Square that was stamped with a sentiment from the Upright Greetings: Valentine stamp set. This was then layered over a larger die cut vellum Wonky Stitched Square.
My aqua card base was cut using the darling XOXO Pierced Plate…I love this die! I then added a strip of striped patterned paper across the bottom of my card and a pink glittered border across the top of the patterned paper, die cut using the Doily Borders dies. If you love scallops and eyelets, you’ll absolutely love these dies!
I layered a tiny Heart Balloons die cut and stamped image over the new Double Heart Shaker on my next card. I created triple sentiments using one sentiment from the Heart Balloons stamp set, one from the Upright Greetings: Valentine stamp set, and the larger sentiment from the new Valentine Greetings stamp and coordinating dies set.
My background was created using the cute Circle Grid Stencil, sprayed with Distress Spray to give it a loose, watercolor look. Once again I used the Doily Borders dies to add a red glittered border across my card front.
I love the new Valentine Holder Additions dies and used the tiny flower and leaves and hearts to add extra details to my card.
These new products are so refreshing and fun to create with. I hope you enjoy creating with them too!
