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Be Mine Hearts + Video

Hello friends. It’s Lisa Mears on the blog today sharing a PUP-cake Valentine’s Day card. If you would like to see how I made my card, watch my video on YouTube.

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For the background of my card, I used the Half Heart stencils. I love these stencils because you can use different color inks for each side of the heart. I used the following inks:

Layer A – Distress Oxide, Abandoned Coral Ink
Layer B – Distress Oxide Seedless Preserves Ink

For the stamped images, I used the Valentine Cupcakes stamp set and the Sweet Chocolates stamp set. I colored the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors:

Cupcake: Sand (dog), Flesh Color (dog’s eye), Sugar Almond Pink (nose), Purple and Light Carmine (cupcake wrapper), Light Carmine (heart). I used the Blender marker to blend the colors.

Chocolates: Mid Brown, Purple, Light Carmine, Blender
Hearts: Purple, Light Carmine, Blender

I added the stamps to two Eyelet Hearts. I used the largest die in the set and inked each side of the heart with the same color Distress Oxide inks I used for the stencil — Abandoned Coral and Seedless Preserves. I die cut another heart from white cardstock and layered it on top.

I die cut the Be Mine Shadow from white cardstock and colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens in Purple and Light Carmine. I used a water brush to blend the colors.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a sweet day!
Lisa Mears

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Lucky Strips Shamrock

Hello crafty friends! It’s Dana here today with a colorful St. Patrick’s Day card to share with you all.

I started my card by making my card panel with the Simple Strips die. I die cut a rainbow of cardstock strips and attached them to my panel in rainbow order. Next, I used the Shamrock Shaker die to die cut a large shamrock out of a white panel. I then attached the panel over my rainbow with foam adhesive. I love all the clean white space with the colorful strips showing from behind.

For my sentiment I used the Lucky Shadow dies. I die cut the shadow from vellum and the word lucky from gold cardstock. Once the two die cuts were glued together I attached the sentiment to the center of my shamrock with foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a few Sparkling Clear sequins to finish my card.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card. I think this same card design will work great with other larger dies. I hope I inspired you to create one of your own.

Enjoy your day, Dana

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Sweet Valentine Cupcakes + Video

Hello friends! This is Mindy and I’m here to share one of my favorite cards created from the
Valentine release using the Valentine Cupcakes. I have a full video tutorial explaining how I
created this card and the supplies used.

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A couple sets that I’m going to be using to create this card are the Valentine Cupcakes and
Sweet Chocolates stamp set. My images are colored on X-Press It Cardstock and colored with Olo Markers.

Another one of my favorites from this release is the Layered Heart Lattice stencil. I ink blended it with Salt Water Taffy and Candied Apple Distress inks.

The Eyelet Rectangle adds just a perfect touch to my Valentine design and so I trimmed my
stenciled panel down to fit just inside of the rectangle. Then adding my cupcakes and sentiment
with foam tape.

I hope you were inspired by today’s card and video. Thanks for stopping by!

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Sweet Valentine Chocolates

Hello, Gemma here today, sharing a card with the new Sweet Chocolates stamp set. I teamed it with the new Eyelet Hearts die set, to create a chocolate box.

I began by stamping out images from the Sweet Chocolates stamp set. I coloured them with copic markers, then die cut them with the coordinating dies.

Copic marker colours

R20-24 R30
YR23-24
E55-59
E40-41

Next, I die cut the largest die in the Eyelet Hearts set from two colours of pearlescent card. On the pink die cut, I used scissors to cut along the stitched line and remove the eyelet details.

I adhered the die cut hearts together, then the chocolate images on top. I added some layers behind each chocolate for dimension.

For the background, I die cut the Pierced Hearts cover plate with white card. This adds subtle details which is perfect for backgrounds.

I stamped a small ‘wishes’ on the panel, from the older Holiday Scripts stamp set. I then stamped the word ‘Sweet’ from the Sweet Chocolates stamp set with worn lipstick distress oxide ink, then die cut it with the coordinating die. Finally, I adhered all the pieces to an A2 card base to finish.

Have a great day! Thank you for stopping by!

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Lucky Rainbow

Good morning! It’s Lindsey here and I have a simple card to share that works great for St. Patrick’s Day but could be used all year. There are lots of times I’ve thought “I’m so lucky/blessed to know them,” and I’m so glad to have a fun way to tell them now.

I started by dry embossing the smallest shamrock stencil from the new Layered Shamrocks stencils on my card base. Then I used the Simple Strips Dies to cut a rainbow of colors, adding a strip of gold right down the center.

What’s at the end of every rainbow? A pot of gold, of course. The Cauldron Shaker Die worked perfectly for that. I popped up the center portion a bit, so you could see the dimension.

Then, I added a sparkly gold sentiment using just the word layer of the Lucky Shadow Die. I stamped “to know you” from the Lucky stamp set to complete my card.

And there you have it. I’m looking forward to mailing this one. Thanks so much for joining me today!

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Pastel Valentine Cupcakes

Hello everyone, June here! Today I’m back with another card I made using the new release using a variety of products.

One thing I instantly noticed when I saw the Valentine Cupcakes stamp set is the familiar image on one of them – the bird on one cupcake matches the ones in the A Little Birdie stamp set! Stuff like this always sparks an idea for a card.

So I went ahead and stamped some images from those 2 sets and colored them with Copic Markers. I also used some hearts from the new Decorative Hearts stamp set to make a little cluster of images to go in the center of my card.

For my background I used the Scallop Ovals and as always, I blended a background using Distress Oxide. I decided to use one of the stencils from the Layered Heart Lattice stencils on its own for a more subtle look. I used a blend of Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick and Saltwater Taffy to get the perfect shade of pink. For the panel behind the oval I used a bit of Lost Shadow and splattered some Hickory Smoke onto it.

I adhered my panels with foam tape to give it some dimension. To finish off my card, I stamped and embossed the ‘XOXO’ that’s in the Decorative Hearts stamp set I used before.

And that’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed today’s blog post.

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Pastel Valentine Cupcake

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today with a “sweet” Valentine’s Day card to share with you all.

I started my card by using the Big Valentine Cupcake dies along with the Valentine Mug Addition dies to create my images. I die cut the pieces from white cardstock and ink blended the individual pieces with finger daubers before assembling. I then added a few white paint splatters to my images and set them aside to dry.

Next, I used the Layered Heart Lattice stencil (2 layers) to create my card panel. Such a sweet stencil for Valentine’s Day, but will also make the most adorable baby card too! Once my panel was finished I die cut it with the largest Eyelet Rectangle die. I then attached my cupcake and sweets to my card panel with foam adhesive. Lastly, I used the Sentiment Strips: Valentine stamp set along with the Sentiment Strips dies for my sentiment.

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you enjoyed my card. I just love how the Valentine Mug Addition dies can coordinate with the cupcake. It gives you so many options and fun possibilities. I can’t wait to see what you create.

Enjoy your day, Dana

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Day 2: January Blog Hop + New Release Now Available

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Hello! It’s Lindsey here. Sometimes I make a project that I am absolutely giddy about. This is one of them! :) I love St. Patrick’s Day. It reminds me of my Irish grandmother who I absolutely adored. I don’t have very many decorations to celebrate the holiday, though. When I saw the big Shamrock Shaker die, I knew it would make a fabulous garland. And I have to say, I’m pretty smitten with the result.

This project comes together super quickly, so I hope you’ll give it a try. All you need is one die – the Shamrock Shaker.

There are a couple things that make the Shamrock Shaker Dies perfect for this project: they are large in scale and symmetrical. Because of the large size, it only took 14 shamrocks to stretch across my shelf. (This would fit across my fireplace mantle as well, but at the time I made it, I had Christmas Stockings hanging. Lol.)

After cutting 14 solid white shamrocks, I cut 3 colored inner portions for each shamrock, so 81 pieces total. You could certainly layer more pieces, but 3 made it full enough for my liking. I adhered one colored layer to the white shamrock, then scored the other two down the middle (which was 1.5″).

Next, I folded both shamrock centers down the middle, layered them on top of each other, and put glue down the spine. Then, I placed them in the center of my shamrock and held them until the glue dried. You could use any glue of choice, but I used hot glue because it dries quickly and has a strong bond. It also helps hold the shamrock centers in a permanent fanned position.

The process goes really quickly if you streamline it and do all the scoring then all the gluing.

Finally, I arranged the shamrocks in rainbow order and adhered them to a white string.

Ta-da! Isn’t it fun? Here is one last view closer up.

I hope I’ve inspired you to create something today. You could also use the new Stitched Hearts Dies to make a Valentine’s version of this if that’s more your thing. For that matter, you could make a garland for each season using Pretty Pink Posh’s Stitched Pumpkins, Pine Tree Dies, etc. Just choose a die that is symmetrical, and you are good to go.

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Day 1: January Blog Hop + New Release Now Available

The January 2024 Release is now available in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop and select retailers that carry our products. If you missed our post yesterday, we revealed all of the products in picture form, but if you would like to see them in a video, Mindy has that for you today!

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Hello everyone, June here! Today I’m back to share a project with the brand new Valentine’s Day products.

When I saw the new release, my eye instantly went to the Heart Cover Plate die, so I just had to make a card with it right away! I used Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide to make a faded background. After that I splatted some Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide and some thinned out white acrylic paint to add some detail.

I cut some acetate to size and glued it onto my card panel. I adhered it with some thick foam tape and divided it into 6 separate windows for my shaker bits. I decided to go for the Valentine Hearts because those were my favorite from the new release. I backed it with a simple white panel.

I thought it would be cute to have a small image to fill each frame, and the Sweet Chocolates stamps were perfect for that because of their size. I stamped them in brown ink to make them appear a bit softer. I decided to go for browns, pinks and yellows as a color palette.

I’m always so happy when I see a scripted sentiment in a set, so you just know I had to go for the one that’s included in Sweet Chocolates. I stamped it with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide and finished off the sentiment with the rest of the phrase in the set. I also decided to add the ‘xoxo’ from the Sentiment Strips Valentine.

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Sneak Peek: January 2024 Dies

Good morning! It’s Lindsey here, and I’m super excited to give you a peek of some of the amazing new dies releasing this month. There is lots of Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s Day goodness, but many things that you can reach for all year.

New release will be available January 3rd

My first card features five new die sets. The stars of the show are the new Stitched Hearts Dies. This set has such a great variety of sizes and patterns. I die cut them in several shades of pink and purple and blended ink on the edges.

Then I used words from the new Elegant Banner Heart Dies to turn them into conversation hearts. Because the letters cut individually I was even able to create a few words of my own.

I mounted them all the hearts on a card base cut with the new Pierced Hearts Die. (I love it and know I will reach for it often!) I also added a few tiny white hearts from the XOXO Border Die. After splattering on some white paint, I was ready to add the new Be Mine Shadow Die for my sentiment. Hooray for more dies in this line-up! I love their larger size and that I can use them separate or layered.

Next up is a card that has had me smiling for a month. My Irish grandmother made St. Patrick’s Day a really special day for my family, so I was thrilled to see Pretty Pink Posh create some more St. Patrick’s Day products. I started by covering my card base with Stitched Shamrocks. Like the Stitched Hearts, they come in a variety of sizes and cute patterns.

Next I created this fabulous cupcake. I’m pretty sure I squealed when I saw the Big Valentine Cupcake Dies. The size is perfect, and I know it is going to be a staple for me. It is big enough to be the focal point on a card or to be a tag, and I’m pretty sure everyone I know will be getting cupcake tags on their birthday gifts this year.

After I pieced together the cupcake, I added glitter and sprinkles using the new Lucky Day Shaker Beads and St. Patrick’s Day Mix Confetti. Then I topped it with a glittery shamrock (the smallest die in the Stitched Shamrocks set).

I finished my card with a two-part sentiment using the new Lucky Shadow Dies and a sentiment from the Lucky stamp set that I embossed on a Sentiment Strip Die. I’m looking forward to using this sentiment combo all year. There are many people I feel blessed to know. :)

Thanks so much for joining me today! This release is packed with dies, so even though I’ve used a bunch on my cards today, there are even more to get excited about!