Pretty Pink Posh Shop

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m happy to be back on the blog with this super cute Shadow Box showcasing two sweet dinosaurs in their tropical habitat. It was not intended, but as I’m writing this blog post, I’m realising that those dinosaurs remind me of Littlefoot and Cera from The Land Before Time, one of my favorite animated movies from childhood.

I started off by stamping all the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I used the matching dies to cut them all, and my Ohuhu markers to color everything. As always, here is a detailed list of the stamps sets I used: • Dinosaur Friends – apatosaurus, palm trees, leaves, grass • Dinosaur Additions – triceratops, volcano • Simple Thanks – large greenery • Jungle Friends – flowers.

Once the coloring was done, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, attached the lava splatters above the volcano using a small piece of acetate, and then started working on my Shadow Box.

I cut two Shadow Box panels out of aqua cardstock, kept one of them, and used the rectangle die from the set to cut an opening out of my panel. I added a little bit of peacock feathers distress ink to the edges of both panels, and then created a leafy pattern on both of them using one of the Layered Leaves & Flowers stencils along with the same distress ink. I mixed that ink with water, used a slim brush to add splatters to my panels, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink.

For the background, I cut a 4 x 3 inches panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, started by covering it with shabby shutters distress ink, and then added a tree pattern using the Layered Birch Trees stencils along with mowed lawn distress ink. I splattered water on my panel and dried it with a paper towel, mixed a bit of rustic wilderness distress ink with water, and added green splatters to my panel using my slim brush, as well as white splatters.

To ground my little scene, I cut three basic insert pieces out of green cardstock using a Shadow Box die. I used the grass border die from that set to turn two of my basic inserts into grass inserts, and the cloud border die to turn the third one into bushes. I added a little bit of rustic wilderness distress to the top of each insert, mixed that same ink with water and added green splatters on each piece, and then white splatters as well.

Before assembling my box, I used the scalloped rectangle die and the rectangle die from the Shadow Box die set to cut a frame out of white cardstock. I assembled my Shadow Box, attached the inserts and the back panel using liquid glue, stuck the white frame using liquid glue again, and then stuck all the images on the inside, outside and sides of the box using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

I white heat embossed “Hello friend” from Friend Greetings on the same aqua cardstock as the box, cut it with the matching die, added a little bit of peacock feathers distress ink to the edges, as well as matching splatters, and I finally attached my sentiment inside the box, right above the volcano, using 2mm foam squares.

And that’s it! I hope that this Shadow Box has inspired you to create your own little scenes. These are just so fun to put together! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time.

Hello Crafty Friends! It is Hanh here with you today with a fun beach themed boxcard featuring these super cute images from the Beach Fun and Summer Surfboards stamp sets. I love how the older Summer Surfboards Stamp set matches perfectly with the new Beach Fun Stamp set.

I stamped the images from the Beach Fun Stamp and Summer Surfboards Stamp sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the Beach Fun Coordinating Dies and Summer Surfboards Coordinating Dies to diecut them out. I colored the images with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Sandcastle: E31/33
Blue: B000/00/02/04
White: C00/1
Yellow: Y11/13/08

The Scallop Box Card Die was used to diecut the box card and three shelves out of white, light blue and kraft cardstock. I stamped the “Wish You Were Here” sentiment from the Beach Fun Stamp set onto the front scallop panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The box card was assembled with liquid adhesive. Finally, I decorated the box card with all of my colored images.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my box card. Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Hi friends, Debbie here with a Baby Onesie Shaker Card! I haven’t needed a baby card in some time, maybe it’s wishful hoping one day! 

Using the Summer Fun Shaker Beads as my color inspiration. So I started off with a panel measuring a standard A2 size. Placing it on a grip mat and the Baby Words Stencil ink blended on pink ink. Then with the remaining ink on the brush I went over the top of the panel lightly and splattered on the pink ink watered down. 

Next, I die cut out the Onesie Shaker Die, using both of the inner and outer dies to make a pink frame. Then five more times from white to stack up for the well. With the outer die to create the whole Onesie, I die cut it out of acetate for the window. And one from a white cardstock. Then with the whole Onesie I ran it through the die cutting machine with the Chevron Pierced Plate. Attaching the acetate in between the pink frame and the stack of white frames. Next, filling up the well with the Summer Fun Shaker Beads and then attaching the Chevron Onesie to the back to close it up. 

I then made the Baby Rattle Shaker using pattern paper in my stash, that also matched the shaker beads.

For the sentiment I die cut out the Baby Script Die, from teal and extras for stacking up for dimension and to have it even with the Onesie. I did cut off the extra from under the Capital B, since it overlapped the Onesie. 

For the rest of the sentiment I stamped out from the Sentiment Stripes: Occasions, and die cut it out with the Sentiment Stripes Dies. 

I started to lay out my design and decided to frame it up. So I pulled out the Nature Essential Dies and die cut out the same pink. Once it was attached to the panel, I then added the Onesie and Rattle at angles. The last little touch was adding a Pink Blush Pearl to the center of the bow on the Baby Rattle.

Thanks for stopping by my friends and stay crafty my friends!

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m happy to be back on the blog with this colorful birthday themed slimline card showcasing the adorable Birthday Dogs & Cats and the amazing Alphabet Candles. As very often, I found my color palette inspiration in the Pretty Pink Posh shaker beads, and more precisely in the Party Time shaker beads mix that I just adore!

I started off by stamping the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I used the matching dies to cut them all, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers in reds, pinks, greens and blues for the Alphabet Candles, balloons and presents, and in neutrals for the cute Birthday Dogs & Cats.

To go with my colorful images, I wanted to create a matching background, so I cut an 8,5 x 3,5 inches slimline panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, and covered the whole panel with spun sugar oxide ink first. Next I added a fun pattern using the Wavy Stripes stencil along with seedless preserves, worn lipstick, lumberjack plaid, lucky clover, mowed lawn and salty ocean oxide inks. I splattered water all over my panel and dried it with a paper towel. I mixed copic opaque white ink with water, and used a slim brush to add more splatters to my panel, and then I did the same with black soot oxide ink and with fossilized amber distress spritz for a touch of gold.

Next I created three smaller panels. I cut three Eyelet Rectangles out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, masked the scalloped edges off on each panel, and colored them with spun sugar oxide ink. And to bring more interest to each panel, I added a word pattern using the Birthday Words stencil along with worn lipstick oxide ink. I splattered water on each panel and used a paper towel to dry them, and I mixed copic opaque white ink with water and used my slim brush again to add more splatters to my small panels.

Before attaching everything to my Wavy Stripes panel, I white heat embossed “Surprise” from Birthday Dogs & Cats on blue cardstock, “It’s party time” from Sentiment Strips Birthday on red cardstock, and I trimmed both sentiments using a Sentiment Strips die. And then I stuck everything to my slimline panel, starting with the three Eyelet Rectangles using 1mm foam tape, and then the images and sentiment banners using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

To finish my card, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, applied glossy accents to the balloons and cherries on the cupcakes to make them shine, and white blizzard nuvo drops to the candle flames to make them sparkle. And that’s it! I love how bright and festive this card turned out, and I hope you like it too.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

Hello Crafty Friends! It is Hanh here with you today with a fun summertime greeting card featuring these adorable images from the Beach Fun and Seashell Wreath stamp sets. I love how well these sets can mix and match with one another.

I stamped the images from the Beach Fun Stamp and Seashell Wreath Stamp sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the Beach Fun Coordinating Dies and Seashell Wreath Coordinating Dies to diecut them out. I colored the images with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Sunglasses: RV04/06, T7
Starfish: Y13 YR21/24
Seashells: E50/51/53/33, E50/51/53
Blue: B000 BG53/45
Green: YG01/03
Pink: RV00/02/04/06

For the background, I used the Scallops Pierced Plate to add a subtle wave-like pattern to a piece of white cardstock (3.5″ x 4.75″). I adhered a piece of craft foam to the backside of the panel before adhering it to a piece of light blue cardstock (4.25″ x 5.5″). 

For the sentiment, I stamped the “Summertime Greetings” from the Sentiment Strips: Summer Stamp set with Versamark Watermark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder. I used one of the dies from the Sentiment Strips Dies set to diecut it out. I also used one of the slightly larger strip die to diecut a mat out of light blue cardstock. I layered and adhered the sentiment strips. 

The sentiment strip and colored images were adhered onto the white panel with foam tape for a bit of dimension. I finished the card with a few sequins from the Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix before adhering the panel to a white A2 cardbase (4.25″ x 5.5″).

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Hi friends, Debbie here with the super adorable Stitched Birds Dies and Decorative Birdhouse Dies!  I absolutely love this card! I took my color inspiration from the super talented Arsenia!

When I started I used a white A6 panel, 41/2 X 61/2 inches. Placing it on a grip mat and the Layered Blooming Vines Stencils. One of my all time favorites! After I did all the ink blending on with both layers. I added more ink to the edges and splattered with the teal and white. 

Then with the Tranquil Teal and Lemon Lolly card stocks, I die cut out the Decorative Birdhouses and the Stitched Birds. On all the die cuts I did some ink blending on the edges to give some depth to the cuts. Splattering on white Dr. ph Martin’s Bleed Proof and set to the side to dry. Later, I will add Onyx Pearls for the eyes on the birds. 

I wanted some to make it look as though the birdhouses were hanging. So with the Stitched Strips Dies I die cut out the very thinnest die from white card stock. 

Next, with the Florals Wreath Builder Dies with three different sizes of flowers. I die cut out enough to double layer them, adding white splatter to them as well. 

For the sentiment I used the recently released Summer Script Die. Die cutting it out several times from white to stack up for dimension and the red for the top. Then I stamped out the rest of the sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Summer stamp and die cut it out with the Sentiment Strips Dies. 

As I’m starting to adhere it all together, I used my trimmer to die cut a mat with the Teal card stock 1/8 inch bigger then the Layered Blooming Vines panel.  Then with the largest Eyelet Rectangle Dies, I did some creative cutting. With the die at a Horizonal position and the cutting plate off set I ran it through my cutting machine. So only cutting on the three sides, then slide the die down to lock it in and do another partial cut. So once I was finished I had a 5X7 card, attaching it to a card base. 

Now with all the die cuts dry, I started attaching it all together with the birds and some of the flowers popped up with foam squares.

Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty my friends!

Hey crafty friends, Marine here with you today! I’m thrilled to be back with another Shadow Box cardshowcasing beautiful seashells, corals, and cute fish. Those boxes are so quick and easy to put together, it is super fun to make them!

As very often, I started off by stamping the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the matching dies, colored everything with my Ohuhu markers, and when the coloring was done, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Seashells – seashells, large starfish, large coral • Seashell Wreath – small starfish, small coral, small seashells • Baby Animals + Birthday Dogs & Cats – fish.

Next I worked on my Shadow Box and cut two panels out of aqua cardstock. I kept one of them, and cut an opening out of it using the rectangle die from the set. I added peacock feathers distress ink to the edges of both panels, and then created a coral pattern on both of them using the Layered Coral stencils along with the same distress ink. I mixed that ink with water, used a slim brush to add splatters to my panels, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink.

For the background, I cut a 4 x 3 inches panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock. I started by covering it with peacock feathers oxide ink, and then I added a wavy pattern using the Wave Edges stencils along with blueprint sketch oxide ink. I splattered water on my panel and dried it with a paper towel, mixed some chipped sapphire oxide ink with water, and added dark blue splatters to my panel using my slim brush, as well as white splatters.

To ground all my Seashells and underwater themed items, I cut three basic insert pieces out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock using a Shadow Box die, and used the wavy border die from the set to turn my three basic inserts into sand inserts. I first covered them with antique linen oxide ink, added a little bit of vintage photo at the bottom, and then blended the colors. I mixed some ground espresso oxide ink with water and added brown splatters to each sand border, and then added white splatters as well.

Next I used the scalloped rectangle die and the rectangle die from the Shadow Box die set to cut a frame out of white cardstock. I assembled my Shadow Box, attached the sand inserts and the back panel using liquid glue, stuck the white frame using liquid glue again, and then stuck all the images on the inside, outside and sides of the box using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. For some of the fish, I used slim strips of acetate to give the illusion that they were swimming among the seashells and corals.

I white heat embossed “You are spe-shell” from Seashells on yellow cardstock to match with the starfish, cut it with the matching die, and finally attached it inside the box using 2mm foam squares.

And that’s it! I hope that you like this super cute and bright underwater Shadow Box card. Thanks for stopping by, and see you soon!

Hi, friends! Christina here, and I have a bright and happy birthday card to share with you today. This card has a rainbow of sweet cake pops, sprinkled with the cutest confetti, and is perfect for celebrating a summer birthday. Let’s get started!

I started by creating the stenciled text background on a white A2 cardstock panel. I used the Birthday Words stencil and a rainbow of Distress Ink colors. I chose Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, and Faded Jeans. I started in the upper left corner and blended the colors in rainbow order, working diagonally across the panel. So fun and so beautiful!

Next, I die cut a Wonky Stitched Rectangle from the center of the stenciled panel and attached both the positive and the negative pieces to another cardstock panel, popping up the center rectangle with foam tape. This is an easy way to add a frame to your design without actually adding a frame. Plus, it adds some dimension and interest! Then I added a sweet Doily Border to the top and bottom of the panel before adhering everything to a card base. 

Time to move on to building the Birthday Cake Pops! I chose colored cardstock in coordinating rainbow colors and added white bows to each one. To decorate the cake pops, I used a variety of PPP clay confetti. Changing up the clay confetti would be an easy way to customize your cake pops to the recipient of your sweet card! 

For the pink cake pop, I used the Strawberry Valentine Mix and the Rainbow Bright Mix. For the yellow pop, I used the Lemon Lime Mix and the Lucky Charms Mix. For the green pop, I used the Spring Flowers Mix and the Enchanted Garden Mix. And lastly, for the blue pop, I used the Americana mix and the Lucky Charms mix. 

I finished up my card design with a heat-embossed sentiment from the Sentiment Strips Birthday stamp set that I framed up with a scallop Sentiment Strip Die. 

Thank you for checking out my bright and happy birthday card design featuring a rainbow of sweet cake pops! See you again soon!