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10 Minute Craft Dash Returns!

If you read the post title and have followed the Pretty Pink Posh blog for a while, I’m sure you are super excited. For this special challenge blog hop, I am bringing back the popular 10 Minute Craft Dash and honestly, I couldn’t be more excited. This challenge is where I challenged crafters to create something within a 10 minute time frame. I really wanted to encourage crafters that they didn’t need to set aside a whole day, or several hours, to create something.

The super sweet Nina-Marie has created a post, along with a coordinating video, for today’s post. Let’s check out what she made…

Nina-Marie here with you today sharing a fun project -and challenge- with you today! This post is in collaboration with Altenew’s Ultimate Craft challenge and here at Pretty Pink Posh, we are featuring a fun 10 Minute Craft Dash.

I’ll be using a combination of Pretty Pink Posh and Altenew products; the Floral Shadow stamp set and Thanks die (from Altenew), along with the Birdie Friends stamp set, Scallop Borders die set and 3mm Sparkling Clear and mix sequins (all from Pretty Pink Posh).

In this challenge, you are required to make a card or project in 10 minutes or less! When I got the assignment topic for this post I knew this would be fun, but also REALLY challenging for me because I usually make cards that are pretty involved in the coloring process. I knew immediately that coloring of any length would be out of the question because it takes me MUCH longer than 10 minutes to color something in! Haha!

Another thing I do not do when I am making a card is actually PLAN; I like to create as I go along. I sometimes have a general idea with the direction of a card when I start out, but nothing real definitive. But for this, I knew I needed a solid plan to stick to because of the limited amount of time I had to work with. This layout for my card was super easy to put together, but at the same time, shows off the gorgeous floral pattern in the background perfectly!

Speaking of the background; I wanted to color SOMETHING in this card, but because of the 10 minute time frame, I knew it was going to have to be a fast technique. In this video, I’ll be sharing how I created this beautiful watercolor background in less than 4 minutes!

Be sure you check out the video below to see that, along with how I created the entire card in a total of 9 minutes and 42 seconds!

Watch the video above I Watch the video in HD on YouTube

Altenew
Virginia’s View Challenge
CASology Challenge
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge
Ellen Hutson Pin-Sights Challenge
CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge
Tag You’re It Challenge
The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge
Less is More Challenge
Muse Challenge
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge
Color Q Challenge
One-Layer Simplicity Challenge
Seize the Birthday Challenge
Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge
Time Out Challenge
Color Throwdown Challenge
CAS Mix Up Challenge
Pretty Pink Posh 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge

How to Play: Create a card/ craft project within 10 minutes featuring Altenew and post the time it took to create. Also, include the challenge graphic in your post and link back to the challenge!

Prizes: To celebrate this fantastic blog hop, Altenew is giving away $35 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on October 17th, 2016.

* If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your post. (It might qualify for one of the other challenges part of this challenge blog hop)!

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A Fond Farewell to the Craft Dash….

If I’m being honest, I was putting off this post as long as possible. What came to mind everytime I thought about writing it was a parent saying goodbye to their child who is going off to college. It’s not a permanent goodbye, but it’s a sad one nonetheless. Seeing your “baby” grow up and then go away…. I can only assume that my feelings of saying goodbye to the 10 Minute Craft Dash is a little similar.

I started the Craft Dash back in August 2012 and little did I know that just after it my life would change because of my accident. There were moments I didn’t know if I would be able to continue with it (because of my physical issues and pain), but I’m glad I did. Despite the hard work that went into it, it also brought so much joy and normalcy into my life. Honestly, this was like my baby. Seeing you all get excited about the challenge was thrilling, the buzz around the birthday bash was exciting and getting to meet/ work with sponsors and designers was a great experience. I am very sad to have to close the doors, but I’m also excited about the new doors I’m walking through. Also, I might be able to host a challenge here or there…

Since this post is long overdue, I’ll get to the winner and favorites for this post.

Congratulations to Helen Gullett!

Helen, please contact me with your email information and I’ll pass along your information to Michele at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. Also, feel free to grab the badge below and proudly display it on your blog!

Here are my favorites picks from this last challenge. If you haven’t already, be sure to stop by each of the blogs to take a look at the beautiful cards! {Ladies, feel free to grab the badge below and put it on your blogs!}

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From the very bottom of my heart, thank you to the design team members who have been a part of this journey, the amazing sponsors and designers who have helped make this challenge a success and YOU, my amazing readers and 10 Minute Craft Dash participants. You have filled my heart with joy by your creations, loving words and encouragement.

I hope that many, if not all, of you will continue to visit the blog- I still plan on posting regularly! In addition, with the extra time I’ll have on my hands, I’ll be focusing more on the Pretty Pink Posh Shop and adding new products and coordinating some neat things in the future. This year is just getting started and I’m hopeful it’ll be fun of beautiful creations, wonderful memories and lots and lots of blog posts. :)

Much Love,

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10 Minute Craft Dash #32

This post is such a bittersweet one for me. The sad news: this is the last 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge in the foreseeable future. If you’ve followed the challenge, you’ll know that this decision was a hard one for me to make. It’s been my “baby” these last 16 months and while I hate to see it go, with the declining number of submissions, this decision was imminent. Not to fret, I will always keep the challenge in the back of my mind and who knows what could happen down the road…

Now onto the happy news: today we are teaming up with our wonderful friends at the CAS-ual Fridays challenge! We did this collaboration last year and it was so fun, I was thrilled that it worked out for us to do it again. I want to note that my challenge is SEPARATE from their challenge, but if you were to incorporate a new year theme into your card, you could enter it in their challenge as well!

NOTE: their challenge starts at noon– only a couple hours away, but I wanted to be sure to mention that. :)

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Just like the last 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge, there isn’t a specific color palette. The requirements? Create some sort of holiday goodness, stay within the 10 minute time limit* and post your time in your post.

* If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your item! While it won’t quality for the winners spot, it might still be featured in the favorites!

Now onto the great prize! The lucky winner will get a $25 gift certificate to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and gets to have a shopping spree. With the latest addition of Fri-Dies (steel dies) and new stamp sets, you’re bound to have all sorts of fun adding items to your shopping cart.

How to Play

Create a card/craft project within 10 minutes.
Post the time it took to create.
Be sure to include the challenge graphic in your post and link to the challenge.
You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.
Subscribe to Pretty Pink Posh via Email

Due to the holidays, we are giving you two FULL weeks to play along! Can we break our record of 100 entries? Play along and spread the word!

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10 Minute Craft Dash #31 Highlights

REMINDER: the upcoming challenge is the LAST 10 Minute Craft Dash. We are teaming up with another blog challenge and we’re hoping this will be the biggest challenge to date. Mark your calendars- the new challenge will start on Thursday!

Today I’m bringing the highlights from the 10 Minute Craft Dash #31. It was so fun to see so many festive Christmas cards in the submissions! I confess, I will definitely miss seeing all of the lovely challenge entries once the 10 Minute Craft Dash ends, but I’m hoping you all will continue to stop by the blog, as I have some exciting things up my crafty sleeves.

Okay, now let’s announce the lucky winner and favorites….

Congratulations to Erin Taylor!

Erin, please contact me with your email information, along with the Lawn Fawn set of your choice and I’ll pass along your information to Lawn Fawn. Also, feel free to grab the badge below and proudly display it on your blog!

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excitingnews As I mentioned in an earlier post, there’s lots of new products that will be arriving in the SHOP very soon. I have some new sequins that I’ll be adding, along with confetti and a few other items. Be sure to like the Facebook page and follow me on Instagram, for behind-the-scenes sneak peeks and info.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a new card featuring these little beauties. I hope to see you then!

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10 Minute Craft Dash #31

Colors: light yellow, bright red, green

Hello and welcome to a new Craft Dash challenge!

We have a mere two challenges left in 2013 (including this one) and I wanted to share what’s in store for the future of the challenge. Due to the low number of entries and the time it takes to coordinate sponsors, host a design team call and design color palettes, the challenge will be going on a hiatus until February. Once that time comes, I’ll revisit the possibility of re-opening the challenge. Honestly, it pains me so much to take this break….this challenge has been my “baby” for 16 months! However, I feel this is a necessary step, especially with the recent decline in challenge entries all over blog land. Not to fret, when one door closes (whether it be temporarily or permanently), others open and I’m thoroughly excited about some doors I’ll be walking through soon.

Okay, now back to the fun and excitement of today’s challenge…..let’s enjoy the challenges we DO have!

Today we have Lawn Fawn returning as a sponsor and whenever they sponsor, I can’t help myself from choosing bright and happy color palettes. The colors we have this week can be used for Christmas, or you can take it another route. Let your creativity soar!

If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your item! While it won’t quality for the winner spot, it still could qualify as a favorites pick!

Now onto prize! The lucky winner will get to choose any Lawn Fawn set AND they’ll also win the adorable Peace Joy Love 6 x 6 paper pack. Talk about lots of crafty goodness!

How to Play

Create a card/craft project within 10 minutes featuring the color palette.
Post the time it took to create.
Be sure to include the challenge graphic in your post and link to the challenge.
You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.
Subscribe to Pretty Pink Posh via Email

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10 Minute Craft Dash #30 Highlights

It’s hard to believe that there are only two more challenges left in 2013! This year has gone by so quickly….how can it be that tomorrow will be the 31st challenge?!

Today I’m bringing the highlights from the 10 Minute Craft Dash #30. I absolutely loved this color palette, but it looks like many of you weren’t fans of it, or the holiday rush got in the way. While it was a little disheartening to see the low number of submissions, the quality of the ones entered were fabulous!

Congratulations to Olessya K!

Olessya, please contact me with your email information and I’ll pass along your information to the owner of Uniko Studio. You are going to have so much fun shopping! I know that you currently don’t have a blog, but if you decide to start one in the future, feel free to grab the badge below!

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If you are interested in getting a head start on the next Craft Dash, I have the colors that will be featured on the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page. This is EXCLUSIVE to those who like my page. If you go there and go to “exclusives”, you get to see the next 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge a day early!

I hope you’ll join us tomorrow for the new challenge, which will be sponsored by Lawn Fawn! In the post, I’ll also be sharing some important news about the future of the challenge. See you then!

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10 Minute Craft Dash #30

Colors: Pale yellow, Navy, Magenta

It’s time for a new 10 Minute Craft Dash! I typically try to stay seasonal with my colors, but I thought I’d shake things up a bit and went with a color palette that can be used year round. As you’ll see from both my DT and the sponsors DT, you really could use this for any occasion!

I’m pleased to announce a new sponsor to the challenge! Uniko Studio features high quality photopolymer stamps designed & manufactured in the UK and they also carry matching steel dies! Today’s card was the first time I tried both products and they worked beautifully. (I used the Bright Butterflies set and matching dies)

* If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your item! While it won’t quality for the winner spot, it still could qualify as a favorites pick!

Ready to see what the prize is? The lucky winner will received a £15 store certificate to Uniko Studio (a little over $24 USD). With their growing line of stamps and dies, you will have so much fun shopping!

Want a little more inspiration with these colors? The Uniko Studio DT is joining along in today’s challenge. This will be the first time just about all of them have attempted the challenge, so I’m extra excited to see what they created. Be sure to stop by and take a peek at their items!

Bev (Uniko Studio Blog)

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Nicki

Amber

Stacey

Taheerah

Ren-Yi

Gayatri

Erika

How to Play

Create a card/craft project within 10 minutes featuring the color palette.
Post the time it took to create.
Be sure to include the challenge graphic in your post and link to the challenge.
You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.
Subscribe to Pretty Pink Posh via Email

You can pull out your supplies before your timer starts!

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10 Minute Craft Dash #29 Highlights

It’s time to announce the lucky winner and favorites of the 10 Minute Craft Dash #29! It was so neat to see all the different ways buttons were incorporated- you gals are so creative!

Today’s winner is a name you may recognize- she was on the very first Craft Dash design team! While I miss having her on the team dearly, I’m so happy she still participates when she can.

Congratulations to Lyndal!

Lyndal, please contact me with your email information and I’ll pass along your prize information for DeNami Design! Also, feel free to grab the badge below and proudly display it on your blog!

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I hope that you’ll join me tomorrow for the new challenge. We have a brand new sponsor, along with eight of their DT, so there is going to be TONS of inspiration to see. See you then!

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10 Minute Craft Dash #28 Highlights

I know this post is a tad bit late, but with the re-design of the site and the craziness that has come with opening up the shop soon, this post was temporarily postponed. Fear not, the day has come and I’m announcing the 10 Minute Craft Dash #28 winner and favorites.

I’m super excited for today’s post because we have a Craft Dash newbie (as in this was her very first challenge with us) as the winner. I know I’ve mentioned it numerous times before, but seeing new friends join in the challenge is always exciting for me and the DT. Not only do we get to see your beautiful creations, we also get introduced to new blogs! Without further ado, here’s the lucky winner….

Congratulations to Amy P!

Amy, please contact me with your email information and I’ll pass along the information to Debbie, the owner at Paper Sweeties. Also, feel free to grab the badge below and proudly display it on your blog!

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I hope that many of you will be able to join us for the 10 Minute Craft Dash #29, sponsored by DeNami Design. In lieu of a color palette, we are highlighting BUTTONS, which I believe will help relieve some pressure. I’m looking forward to seeing entries come through this weekend!

If you haven’t already, be sure to like the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page. I’ve been posting more updates on my upcoming shop and this is also a great way to get more feedback from all of you, my amazing readers. Hope to see you there!

Well, that’s a wrap for this highlight post. Thank you to everyone who continues to join along in the challenge, along with all of our amazing sponsors. Have a great rest of your weekend!

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10 Minute Craft Dash #29

If you are reading this via email, you may want to hop on over to the site. I’ve been working on a new re-design and after countless hours, emails back and forth between my amazing friend who helped me make everything pretty (more about her on a later post) and a nice little bundle of stress, the site is finally up and running! Pop over and take a look….oh and there’s a little secret I’ve been working on that’s revealed!

Okay, now onto the new Craft Dash challenge. Instead of a theme, this time around we are featuring a specific product- BUTTONS! You can use real buttons, a button stamp, a button embossing folder, flair, button paper….as long as some sort of buttons are featured and you can create it within 10 minutes, it’s eligible for the prize!

If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your item! While it won’t quality for the winner spot, it still could qualify as a favorites pick!

Now onto prize! The lucky winner will get a $20 gift certificate to DeNami Design! Whether you’re a fan of wood mounted or cling stamps, buttons, embossing folders, glitters, etc…. there’s bound to be lots of products you can use this prize on.

I’m so honored that some of the DeNami DT was able to play along in this challenge. I get to work with these gals personally and they are truly talented and sweet.

Lisa Elton

Tammy Hobbs

Pattie Goldman

Emily Keaton

Lisa Petrella

Deb Wabbe

How to Play

Create a card/craft project within 10 minutes featuring the color palette.
Post the time it took to create.
Be sure to include the challenge graphic in your post and link to the challenge.
You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.
Subscribe to Pretty Pink Posh via Email

You can pull out your supplies before your timer starts!