Cards

Hello and welcome to the final day of Thanksgiving Theme Week!  Hasn’t it been wonderful?  It’s Lindsey here, and I’m extra happy to be sharing a card today.  Thank you cards are my favorite to make, and I love this time of year that encourages us all to show more gratitude.

A few weeks ago I did some paper piecing.  It’s something I haven’t done in a really long time, but I found that I thoroughly enjoyed the process, so I wanted to try it again.  It also happens to be a pretty fantastic way to add color if you aren’t in the mood for actual coloring.  

I thought the overflowing cornucopia in the Fall Signs stamp set was the perfect image for this technique, so I pulled out some paper and got started.  One of the keys to success when paper piecing is to choose paper with small enough patterns that they can still be seen even on a very small image.  Another trick is make sure you cut directly on the stamped line.  

When I inked up the image, I chose not to use the sign part of it, and instead cut the sentiment with the Thankful For You Script die.  To add a little extra interest, instead of using the positive cut, I used the negative panel and backed it with another piece of patterned paper.  The final bit of added texture came from covering the card base with a panel cut with the Lattice Background die.

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you’ll give this oldie but goodie technique a try.  Also, if you’ve been eyeing some of Pretty Pink Posh’s fabulous Thanksgiving products this week, make sure to pick them up today while they are still on a 15% discount.  They’ll make a great addition to your crafty supplies as many of them can be used all year round.  

Hi crafty friends, Tammy here! I’m so excited to be participating in Thanksgiving Theme Week with Pretty Pink Posh. This is my favorite time of the year…my daughters and I LOVE cooking Thanksgiving dinner. We get up really early, hit the Starbucks drive-thru for some caffeine, and spend the day hanging out in the kitchen preparing the food…yum yum!!

I had so much fun creating this card and tag set with the super adorable set, Giving Thanks. As a thanks to you, all items in the Thanksgiving section are 15% off during theme week!

To begin, I stamped, colored with Copic markers, and die cut the images from the following sets:
Giving Thanks/ Coordinating Dies
Fall Signs/ Coordinating Dies

Next, I cut brown patterned paper to 5 X 5″ and attached to a square white card base. I then cut a piece of white cardstock to 4.75 X 4.75 and cut out a window using the Window Frames Die. I cut a piece of Bristol cardstock (also 4.75 X 4.75) and ink blended the background with Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade, and Scattered Straw Distress Oxide inks. Once dry, I attached the window over it, and then onto the patterned paper. 

I stamped the sentiment from Giving Thanks in black ink, then arranged the stamped images onto my card, attaching some with foam tape for dimension.

Next, I created a couple of tags. I’m thinking these would be really cute attached to mini pumpkins on our Thanksgiving table! To begin, I cut white cardstock using the Stitched Essential 1 Dies to create my tag base. The tops of the tag were cut using the same brown patterned paper. I stamped sentiments from Fall Signs in black ink along the bottom of the tags.

Next, I attached my colored images from Giving Thanks to the tags, using foam tape on the critters for dimension. To complete my tags, I added some orange and white bakers twine. Now I just need to make a few more tags and find mini pumpkins and I’m set, lol!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I am so thankful for all of you and this amazing crafting community! I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Big hugs, Tammy

Hi friends, it’s Jeanne! I hope you’re having a great day! Autumn is my favorite time of year because I love the cooler temperatures and bounty of color that can be found everywhere! A drive to the farm stand or through the local forest preserve is a feast for the eyes.

Save 15% on all items in the Thanksgiving section this week!

Pretty Pink Posh has so many Autumn stamps and dies that I had trouble deciding which one to use on my card today.  I guess I’ve always been a bit of a “more is more” sort of gal so I used images from several different sets.   

Stamps used: Autumn Wreath // Fall Signs // Sunflowers

I arranged all of the images on a piece of plastic the same size as my card base.  I enjoyed arranging different elements to make a fall scene before committing and adhering them in place over the Distress Oxide ink panel.  

Sunflowers make a background for the Fall Signs Scarecrow and Pumpkin Patch Critters. Copic colored berries, flower and foliage are scattered about the scene for a little more eye candy.  

Wishing you all the blessings of the season!

Good Morning Friends! It is Dana here today and I am excited to be back sharing a card for Thanksgiving Theme Week. Remember, everything in the Thanksgiving category will be 15% off this week! It is a great time to stock up on all of your favorite fall products. 

For my card, I am using the gorgeous Autumn Wreath Set. I stamped my wreath, floral images and sentiment with VersaMark ink and heat set it with copper embossing powder. I then watercolored my images with a set of Karin Brushmarkers. 

Next, I used the Stitched Strips Dies to create my card panel. I ran the dies through my die cutting machine with white cardstock. I attached the strips to a thin piece of paper and trimmed them down to make my panel. Lastly, I used Perfect Pearls in copper to add splatters to my panel and images. 

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you enjoyed my card and be sure and stop back by tomorrow for some more inspiration from the design team.

Enjoy your day,

Dana

Hi friends, it’s Jane! It’s Thanksgiving theme week here at Pretty Pink Posh, and I’m so happy to be sharing this adorable card with you today!

Save 15% on all items in the Thanksgiving section this week!

Since many of us may not be able to share thanksgiving with loved ones this year, I thought it would be sweet to send a few cards in the mail.  Just little reminders to friends and family for everything we have to be thankful for this year!

To start, I ink blended the background on a piece of A2 Bristol smooth cardstock using the following distress oxide inks:  rusty hinge, mustard seed and squeezed lemonade.  Leave the bottom quarter of the card unblended for the stamped images.  Next, I used the same ink colors to stamp leaves from the Giving Thanks stamp set for interest.  Then using a piece of Bristol smooth card stock, I stamped the images from the same set using versafine onyx black ink.  

Images were then colored using the following Zig clean color brush markers:  Bears: 064, 028,  female bears:  021, 026, 025 and 052, 071, 070, male bears: 043, 041, 060, 067Pumpkins: 070, 052, 202, 021, 046, 044 and pumpkin tops 072 and 065.

White gel pen used to accent the images and then the images were cut using the coordinating dies. 

Lastly, I stamped the “happy thanksgiving” sentiment from the Giving Thanks stamp set using brown ink and then cut the background using the Stitched Notes die.  The border around the card was adhered to an A2 white card base using foam tape.  The center portion and all of the images were adhered to the card front using liquid glue.  And that finishes the card!

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Be sure to stop by the thanksgiving section  for 15% off thanksgiving items during this week!

Hi all! Lindsay here on the blog today bringing you a card featuring some of my favorite Pretty Pink Posh holiday dies!

I started with a piece of watercolor paper that I colored with Nuvo Shimmer Powders in various green shades. Once that was dry, I splattered it with white and black splatters.

The centerpiece of this card is then die cut from that watercolored piece using all the tree elements from the Layered Tree Dies. While I had the Layered Tree Dies out, I die cut the small accompanying images of ornaments, stars, and bows from red, gold, and silver glitter cardstock. I knew I wanted the tree to pop on a white background, but wanted a little extra pizzazz, so I cut out the Winter Frame Die from white cardstock for a tone on tone layered background.

Once I had added all of the goodies to the tree, I mounted it using foam background onto the white background with the Winter Frame details. I finished it off with a gold embossed sentiment from the Holiday Signs Stamp Set on red cardstock.

Hope this card inspires you to use some of my favorite PPP products!

Hi Everyone! It is Melody here with you today and I have a Fall Thank You card to share that also doubles as a gift card holder. A handmade card can make a gift card even more special!

I started by cutting a piece of white cardstock to fit the card front and stenciled with the Pumpkin Background Stencil and Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink. At the top I stamped the sentiment from the Pumpkin Patch Critters Stamp Set, one of my favorite fall stamp sets! 

To create the gift card pocket I cut a piece of white cardstock, about half the size of the card front, and then die cut the top with the Pocket Border Die. To attach the pocket to the card front I used double stick tape on three sides, leaving the top open. 

I die cut the fence with the Spooky Fence Die. I used a combination of two stamp sets and their coordinating dies to create the scene at the bottom of the card, the Pumpkin Patch Critters Stamp Set, the Pumpkin Patch Critters Coordinating Dies, Fall Signs Stamp Set, and the Fall Signs Coordinating Dies. The stamped images are colored with Copic Markers. The card is finished off with a few Espresso Jewels. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope this gives you a new idea for giving a gift card. 

Hi Friends! It is Dana here today and I am excited to be back on the PPP blog sharing a card with you all. For my card, I am using a fun mix of supplies from Pretty Pink Posh. Let’s get started, shall we?

I started my card by creating an alcohol ink background. I used a rainbow of pearl colors and yupo paper. The colors I used were Pearl Deception, Splendor, Alchemy, Envy, Tranquil and Villainous. I added the inks directly to a piece of felt (attached to a dauber), added a little blending solution and swiped it across my Yupo paper. Once my panel was dry I ran it through my die cutting machine with the Bold Butterflies Die. Don’t you just love this butterfly? It is so fun and I love all the possibilities with this type of die.

For my card layout, I splattered a white panel with a little black reinker. I then used the Scallop Border 1 Die to create the decorative edge at the bottom of my white panel. Next, I used a leftover piece of my alcohol ink paper for the bottom of the card. To finish my card, I stamped my sentiment from the Simple Sentiments Stamp Set and heat set it with white embossing powder. Lastly, I attached my butterfly and sentiment to my card panel with foam adhesive. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope I inspired you to pull out your alcohol inks and create some fun patterns for die cutting. Have a wonderful day.