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Colorful Candy Bucket

Hi friends, it’s Jeanne on the blog today. I love Halloween! What could be better than dressing up, staying out late, being mischievous and don’t forget the candy! The new Candy Bucket is just the thing to hold all your favorite treats! 

This Candy Bucket is so clever because you can easily alter it to look like a ghost, a monster, a traditional jack o lantern or Frankenstein like mine! 

This release is loaded with lots of great die cuts so you’ll have lots of choices for ways to add treats to your Candy Bucket. I used lollipops from Spooky Mug Additions, wrapped candies from the Ghost Holder die set, and gummy worms, chocolate webs and a sweet little ghost from the Big Halloween Cupcake die set.

The finishing touches were a sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Halloween stamp set, some Creamsicle pearls and a sweet little bow from the Beautiful Bows die set

That fabulous background is created with my favorite border dies – the Stacked Edges. I have several of these dies so I can cut lots of borders at one time and always save the extras in an envelope so I’m always ready to make.  The cut border dies fit together like puzzle pieces leaving a nice flat background much like a cover plate. 

I hope you’ll stop by tomorrow for another Halloween project!

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Halloween Treat Bags

Hi friends! It’s Sophie Ems here on the blog today sharing a fun idea for Halloween treat gift packaging featuring new products from the Halloween release! Let’s dive in! 

I thought it would be fun to create decorative gift tags using the new Bat Shaker die set and the Candy Corn die set. Let’s start with how I created the bat tag!

I used black cardstock to die cut the bat outline first. Then, I die cut the frame 8 times with black cardstock. I like using layers of cardstock instead of foam tape to create the shaker well because it creates a seamless look from the sides. I cut the bat outline layer out of acetate and then placed one more frame piece on top to create the shaker. I filled the shaker with a good scoop of the new Classic Halloween Shaker Beads. I LOVE these bead collections from Pretty Pink Posh! They are always the perfect shaker fill – they move around a ton and give a fun sound. 

I used some ribbon and yarn from my stash to tie the shaker on to the bag. For the banners I just cut a few banners from glitter cardstock, orange cardstock, and yellow cardstock and stacked them up to create some movement. I attached them together and to the ribbon with a tiny attacher stapler. 

I really love the new Upright Greetings: Halloween stamp set. It is so unique and different than anything else I have in my stash! These upright greets are perfect for tags in my opinion. I heat embossed this one onto orange cardstock using white embossing powder. 

To create the Candy Corn shaker card I used much of the same process regarding the ribbon and sentiment banners but changed up the sentiment. This is not a shaker tag but you could easily turn it into one with this die set! I love how versatile it is in that you can create many different looks with just one set since there is a frame piece included too.

I hope you enjoyed these products! It is always fun for me to stretch my supplies to create gift packaging too. I love to give my friends and family little holiday surprises and I think they will enjoy some candy or another treat in these goodie bags this year. 

I cannot thank Pretty Pink Posh enough for inviting me to guest design this month. I have had so much fun creating spooky cute projects! I hope you are feeling inspired to create and have a wonderful day!

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Spooky Halloween Cupcake

Hello crafty friends, Marine here! I’m thrilled to be back on the blog with this spooky cute card featuring several brand new die sets from the Pretty Pink Posh August 2024 ReleaseBig Halloween CupcakeSpooky Mug Additions and Ghost Holder. I absolutely loved mixing and matching items from different sets to make this card, and I hope it will inspire you to do the same.

To make the background, I cut a Strathmore bristol smooth panel using the largest Stitched Torn Rectangle die, and colored it using pink shades. I first covered the entire panel with spun sugar oxide ink for a nice and even base, and then applied and blended worn lipstick oxide ink on the edges to darken my panel a little bit. I mixed some black soot oxide ink with water and used a small brush to add splatters to my panel, and did the same with copic opaque white ink mixed with water. And to add even more texture and interest to my panel, I used the Halloween Words stencil along with white paste to make a fun word background.

While my panel was drying, I cut all the pieces out of colored cardstock, vellum and pattern paper. Here is a detailed list of the products I used: • Big Halloween Cupcake – cupcake wrap, cream, cake, dripping icing, pumpkins, candy corn, spider webs, bones • Spooky Mug Additions – spiders, ghosts, fences, pumpkins • Ghost Holder – bats, “boo” • Halloween Mug Additions – spiders, tiny coffin, hat • Big Easter Cupcake – sign.

I assembled and attached everything on my panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares mostly, as well as liquid glue and 3mm glue dots, leaving enough space at the bottom for my greeting. I embossed “Let’s spook up some fun” from Sentiment Strips: Halloween in black on yellow cardstock, and trimmed it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die. I used another die from that set to cut a larger strip out of black cardstock, stuck the yellow strip on top of the black one using 1mm foam squares, and attached the whole piece below the pumpkins using foam squares again.

I glued Onyx Pearls on the ghosts and largest spiders to give them funny eyes, and finally added highlights and details to all the bits and pieces using a white gel pen. And that’s it!

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you have a spooktacular day!

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Happy Halloween Mug

Hello crafty friends, it’s June here! Today I’ll be making a card using products from the new Halloween release along with some older items. 

When I saw the new release, I had no idea what to create with first. Halloween is my favorite holiday and I felt inspired by so many of the new products! I decided to use the Spooky Mug Additions first because there were so many different dies to pick from. I played around with some of the combinations before settling on my favorite combo using the cauldron shaker die as the focus. A shaker is always a good idea right?

I cut the mug from the original Winter Mug Dies out of black cardstock and used the cauldron die to make my shaker window. I also cut out the ghosts, a lolly, a tiny candy, the stars and the moon. I cut them all out of white cardstock so I could add color using ink later, when I decided on a color palette.

I based my color palette on the new Spooktacular Mix. I tried adding all colors to the card. I used orange and pink for the background and green and purple for the inside of my shaker. The colors of Distress Oxide I used were Dried Marigold, Worn Lipstick, Twisted Citron and Wilted Violet. I also splattered some Abandoned Coral and Carved Pumpkin that I thinned out with water onto the background panel, followed by even more splatters of thinned out white acrylic paint. 

To add even more detail, I used the Pierced Stars Plate Die on my background. I cut it a bit smaller so it could fit perfectly inside the largest Eyelet Rectangle Die.

When putting together my shaker, I decided on the colors for my white pieces. I blended a slight gradient on each piece for some added interest. I added gel pen details to some pieces and also added blush to the ghost(s) using Copic Markers. I only realized while writing this blog post that I forgot to add blush to the top ghost *facepalm*  I don’t know how I missed that… But that’s okay, little mistakes just show that a card is handmade, right? And maybe only one ghost was blushing at the time?

For a sentiment, I just had to pick one from the new Halloween Corners stamp set. The set not only has cute images, but all 3 big sentiments have a matching die, which I love about Pretty Pink Posh’s scripted sentiments. I used the same shade of pink as my lolly and the pink in the shaker bits.

And that’s it for today! I absolutely love how colorful this card turned out. I love typical Halloween colors, but I love colors that aren’t as traditional even more. What do you think?

Happy crafting!

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Spooktacular Ghost

Hi friends, Debbie here with a spooktacular square card using the new Ghost Holder Die paired with the Layered Halloween Wreath Stencil. 

 I started off with a 5.5 X 5.5 inch white panel placed onto a grip mat with the Layered Halloween Wreath Stencil. Ink blended on the colors that were needed with a small round blending brushes.  Die cut out the largest Eyelet Square Die in purple.

Die cut out the Ghost, Pumpkin, and bats from the Ghost Holder die setUsing the remaining ink on a small brush, I did upward strokes to give depth at the bottom of the Ghost. With the Face I found it was easiest to add to the back of black card stock some double sided adhesive. Then place the face die on it and run it through your cutting machine. When you place the face die on the ghost just use a pokey tool to have it adhere to the ghost. Slide the pumpkin up into the ghost arms and add foam to the back of the ghost to pop it up.

The sentiment is from Halloween Corners stamp set, I stamped and  heat embossed with white embossing powder and die cut it out with the coordinating dies

Stay crafty my friends!

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Halloween Bat Shaker + Video

Hello friends. It’s Lisa Mears on the blog today. I’m sharing a fun bat shaker card featuring products from Pretty Pink Posh’s new Halloween release! 

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

My card features the Bat Shaker dies along with a vibrant stenciled background created with Distress Oxide inks and the Halloween Words stencil.

For the stenciled background, I added Distress Oxide inks to an A2 size (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) card panel. I added the inks randomly on the card panel. The inks I used were: Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron, and Wilted Violet. After inking the background, I placed the Halloween Words Stencil on top and used Black Soot ink for the words.

Next, I used the Ranger Distress Sprayer to spritz the background with water and I used a paper towel to pull up some of the ink which leaves a fun, textured effect to the background. I used a Scrapbook.com White Lustre brush to flick white ink onto the background.

For the bat, I used the Bat Shaker die set. To add some sparkle to the bat, I used the Scrapbook.com Rainbow Glitter paper. I also used the Spooktacular Mix for the clay confetti inside of the bat.

I used the Sentiment Strips: Halloween stamp set for the sentiment and used the coordinating dies to cut out the sentiment.

I die cut the largest Eyelet Rectangle die with glitter paper and layered it behind the stenciled background. I cut the stenciled cardstock down to fit inside of the rectangle. 

Have a spooktacular day!
Lisa Mears

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Bright Halloween Circles

Hi friends, it’s Jeanne and today I’m excited to share a look of the new Halloween Icons stamp set

This mini stamp set (3×4”) packs a punch with 12 iconic Halloween images you see above. The coordinating die set makes cutting the images a breeze and even includes three circular dies if you didn’t want the fussy cut look or for stacking.

I colored all 12 images with alcohol markers and then stacked them on colorful die cut circles in shades to coordinate with the colored images.

I adhered the circles to a die cut Pierced Leafy Vines background to add some texture to the design.   The sentiment is from the Boo stamp set, but any strip sentiment would fit perfectly in the space between the circles. 

A little bling always finishes the design for me. This time I used Creamsicle pearls to add some extra color to the design.  

This stamp set makes creating cards and tags a breeze this Halloween season! I hope this card inspired you.

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Day 3: August Blog Hop + New Release Now Available

If you missed Day 1 CLICK HERE //  If you missed Day 2 CLICK HERE

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am back with a fun Halloween card to share with you all. The new release is packed full of so many fun new products and I love that they all can be mixed and matched to give you so many options.

I started my card by making my card panel with the Layered Halloween Wreath stencil set. This is a set of three stencils that layer together to make a fun Halloween background. I used finger daubers and dye ink for my blending. Once my panel was finished I added a few splatters with a little black paint. 

Next, I used the Ghost Holder dies to die cut my ghost and treat bag. I filled the bag with a few candies that I die cut from the Spooky Mug Additions die set. The ghost fits perfectly in the center of the panel, though it will also be so cute to use as a Halloween tag or to tie onto a bag of treats!  Lastly, I used the Halloween Corners set for my sentiment. 

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. We are giving away 3 $30 gift certificates to three random comments (1 winner each day) left before August 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

Pretty Pink Posh blog << you are here
Jill Hawkins
Amy Tsuruta
Mindy Eggen
Jeanne Jachna
Rebecca Keppel
Christina Rannow
Laura Evangeline
Zsofia Molnar

We hope you were inspired by the three days of blog hop! Join us next week for more inspiration and we’ll be having FOUR days of Instagram hops!

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Day 2: August Blog Hop + New Release Now Available

If you missed Day 1 CLICK HERE 

Hello crafty friends! Barbara here sharing a project I made using the new Big Halloween Cupcake die set. I was inspired by traditional Halloween colors for my palette.

I began with a panel cut from white cardstock to fit a top folding A2 card base with a bit of a white border showing. I then inked the edges of that panel using distress ink and a blending tool. I wanted to create a fun background so using several of the candy corn images from the die set and randomly adhered them to the ink blended panel.

Now I wanted to create a fun spooky cupcake, so I chose lots of images from the Big Halloween Cupcake die set. I used distress ink and a blending tool to color most of the pieces that I cut that I assembled. I used the small and smaller circle dies in the set to create eyeballs to add on top of the cupcake. So fun!!

I cut out a couple of pumpkins that are also included in this amazing die set to sit next to my cupcake. I adhered the cupcake and pumpkins to a scalloped oval die that I cut from white cardstock to frame the cupcake with foam squares.

I then stamped the “spooky” from the new Halloween Train stamp set and the Birthday Wishes using black ink. I used the sentiment and the coordinating die to cut it out. I then adhered it to the cupcake with liquid glue. I then centered the oval frame and added it to the inked candy corn background which I then adhered to the white card base.

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. We are giving away 3 $30 gift certificates to three random comments (1 winner each day) left before August 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

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Cathy Zielske
Amy Rysavy
Kristie Marcotte
Wanda Guess
Gemma Campbell
Jeannie Lieu
Debbie Frank
Lisa Mears

We hope you were inspired by today’s projects. Thanks for stopping by, we’ll see you again tomorrow!

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Day 1: August Blog Hop + New Release Now Available

The August 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!

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

Hi friends, Debbie here! The New Halloween Release is here! It is Spooktacular! I’ll just tell you now, I love this Candy Bucket die set. Who am I kidding? I’m like a kid in a candy store, I can’t get enough because I love it all!

I started off with the background using the new Halloween Words StencilKnowing I wanted to use the Distress Texture Black Opaque Paste. I found it easiest to grab a panel of pink card stock. Lightly ink blend black on the edges with remaining ink on your brush. Then add Mica spray Picked Raspberry and let dry. I then did the Black Opaque paste with the Halloween Words Stencil on the panel using a grip mat.

Then die cut out the Candy Bucket with the window die from White card stock and White Foam. With the Candy bucket die cut a piece of acetate for the shaker window and one more white card stock for the back. Attach the layers, foam and acetate together then add the new Spooktacular Mix in the well and then attach the back. The lid has a lot of foam squares under it to make it flush. The handle is attached directly to the panel with liquid glue.

The ghost face is cut out of Black Glitter card stock. The candies are from the Ghost Holder die set. Using matching colored card stock and adding Star Dust Stickles to the candies.

Sentiment is from the Halloween Corners stamp setStamp and heat embossed with white embossing powder and die cut out with the Halloween Corners coordinating dies.

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. We are giving away 3 $30 gift certificates to three random comments (1 winner each day) left before August 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

Pretty Pink Posh blog << you are here
Nichol Spohr
Carissa Wiley
Barbara Tarayao
Emily Mydlowski
Lauren Taylor
Dana Kirby
Carly Minner
Marine Simon

Be sure to leave comments on all the stops- we’ll be randomly picking comments to win gift certificates. We hope you are inspired by the blog hop and are excited for this new release!