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Valentine Theme Week- Day 3

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Hello, friends!

Today we have Liz joining us for a post full of Valentine inspiration. She always creates the most darling cards and lately, she has been a storm of Valentine goodness to share with you all.

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I can’t get enough of these new Scallop Square Frames, so I kept the dies together and ran it through the die cutting machine using 2 different colors along with a silver glitter card stock. It’s a great way to interchange different color combinations and fits like a perfect puzzle. 

Next, I cut an acetate square size (3 7/8″) to use as my base to adhere the frames together and proceeded to create a shaker using these wonderful 6mm Flat Sweetheart sequin mix and new Mini Star Confetti sequins in Silver and Iridescent color. Afterwards, I pulled out this cute adorable little bunny from the Holiday Pals set along with the tiny bow.

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Since I’m in love with these stitched scallops as well from the Stitched Borders 1 collection, I couldn’t resist but to add it to this card. Last but not least, I used this cute little Stitched Speech Bubble to add a sentiment saying “You’re the best”.

I must admit this is one of my favorite sets: Darling Friends with this big balloon and adorable little bunny so I decided to make another shaker card using the Storybook 1 die and create a scene on the outside vs. on the inside. Also, if you notice that little tiny red heart on the basket, it’s from the Mini Tags die collection.

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Here, I mixed in this fabulous 4mm Sweetheart mix along with some new little Mini Heart sequins in Silver and Iridescent. I can’t tell you how much I love these and thinking of all the ways to use, especially love their size and sparkles. Also, if your wondering where those tiny envelopes with the little red heart are from, it’s from the new Birdie Notes stamp set and boy let me tell you….it’s so darn cute.

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This brings me to my last card where I used the new Birdie Notes stamp set (the free gift in the recent birthday celebration) to create this Valentine card filled with hearts. Isn’t this birdie adorable? The sentiment is also from the same set and can be used all year round and the little tiny bow that I colored in red comes from the Holiday Pals set again.

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As you can tell, l used this cute little scallop again from the Stitched Borders 1 collection, but before that, I’ll share with you on how I created this little mini shaker where I used the Stitched Photo Frames. This one is the biggest size out of the three you get in the collection measuring approximately 2 1/4 ” wide by 2 3/4″ tall.

After I die cut the frame, I embossed the sentiment using white embossing powder and added a piece of acetate. Next, I added some fun foam to create the height needed for the shaker. Than comes the fun part which is adding in these wonderful 4mm sparkling clear sequins in the center.

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Once I pieced it all together, I added on top of the acetate, these cute new little Mini Hearts in Gold along with the tiny envelopes.  Last but not least, I added this adorable birdie that was colored in pink using foam mount tape to add some more dimension.

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If you create some fun Valentine’s Day projects with Pretty Pink Posh, be sure to hashtag #prettypinkposh. We cannot wait to see your projects for Valentine’s Day!

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I don’t know about you, but now I’m inspired to create all sorts of cute Valentine projects. I hope you’ve been inspired with our theme week so far. We still have two more days of inspiration and I’m going to be posting a challenge for YOU to participate in!

See you tomorrow…

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Valentine Theme Week- Day 2

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Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends!

Heather here from Houses Built of Cards. I’m delighted to be sharing a sweet Valentine card with you today using the adorable new Mini Heart sequins that are releasing on February 1st! Eeeek! They are SOOO adorable! PERFECT for shaker cards too – so that is what I made!

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I used one of the umbrella’s from the Pretty Pink Posh Rainy Day’s Stamp set with a giraffe from Wplus9’s Party Animal stamp set – adding the little bird on the giraffe’s back, and fussy cutting them out together. My sentiment is from Mama Elephant’s True Friend stamp set – and those little hearts around the sentiment are from the adorable free stamp set from the PPP birthday celebration.

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I used the Scallop Frames die set to create the frame for my shaker card, and added some pattern paper from Basic Grey for the background – then filled it with those Mini Stars in Gold. I love how tiny these are and how easy they shake – the move so freely inside the shaker!

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I hope that you’ve been enjoying theme week so far. We still have three more days of great posts- we’ll see you tomorrow!

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Valentine Theme Week- Day 1

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Hello everyone, Joni here!

Welcome to a whole week of Valentine inspiration here at Pretty Pink Posh. Every day this week we will have some tutorials and inspiration that you can use for the upcoming festivities.

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To begin, die-cut the oval scallop from Pretty Pink Posh  Decorative Tag 1 dies and while it’s still with the die I then distressed it with PTI Summer Sunrise ink pad to give the color for the background. Once its distressed I then taped the back of the scallop border with the inside of the scallop. This will help me make a small oval shaker that I can add to a tag or a card.

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For this project I die-cut lots of oval scallop border and I usually stack 3 (glued) and adhered on the top of the oval scallop. Because the border is thin, it’s easier this way for me to hold those awesome new Mini Hearts Confetti coming your way. But if you like to cut a thin foam tape, this will work too.

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Next, I glued another scallop border on top of the clear acrylic and filled the scallop shaker with this yummy new Mini Hearts Confetti along with other Pretty Pink Posh sequins. The Mini Hearts Confetti will be available this coming February 1st.

After filling the scallop shaker, I then glued the back of the acrylic following the lines on the scallop border and adhered on the top of the scallop shaker. I trimmed the excess acrylic from the scallop shaker with scissors.

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For this tag I used the Stitched Duo 3 dies and distressed. You can use other PPP tag dies for different looks too. The little cute chick is from the free stamp set Birdie Notes that was released from the recent PPP January Birthday Celebration, which I watercolored using the 60 Zig Clean Color Real Brush.

I stamped the sentiment on a strip of Kraft cardstock from the Birdie Notes with white embossing powder and heat set. I cut the sentiment into rectangle added a foam tape and adhered on top of the strip of Kraft cardstock that I snipped on both ends with scissors.

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To create the note backing for the tag, I die-cut another white cardstock using the tag from  Stitched Duo 3 dies and scored the top of the tag. After, I added glue on top and adhered on the back of the decorative tag.

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Here’s to show you when the backing is ready for your written notes.

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They are so fun to make and so cute. For the first tag on your left I used the new Gold Mini Confetti Heart with 6mm Fairytale Fuchsia Sequins and 4mm Sparkling Clear. On the second tag I used the new Silver Mini Confetti Heart and Share Kindness Sequin Mix. For the third tag I used the new Iridescent Mini Heart Confetti and Sparkling Clear sequins.

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Here they are in close-up using the new Mini Confetti Hearts.

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Here’s a snapshot of the little party scene I created. You can use the same concept and create darling cupcake or treat toppers. I hope you guys enjoyed and got inspired.

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If you create some fun Valentine’s Day projects with Pretty Pink Posh, be sure to hashtag #prettypinkposh. We cannot wait to see your projects for Valentine’s Day!

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Remember to check back here tomorrow for more Valentine inspiration. Have an AWESOME week!

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Throwback Thursday: Peek-A-Boo

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I’m excited to be on the PPP blog showcasing some of the fabulous Pretty Pink Posh dies.  I love to use my dies in unusual or unique ways and I’ll be stopping in once a month for a new feature called Throwback Thursday.  Today I’m using the Peek-a-Boo die that was released last year.

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When I was coming up with a design using this die, I could not get the image of Morning Glories out of my mind.  (That’s ok if you don’t see it…..just go with it for me!)  So, I die cut the Peek-a-Boo die multiple times in a random pattern onto Tim Holtz watercolor cardstock.  Using the die image as a guide, I watercolored Wild Honey, Hickory Smoke, and Broken China Distress Inks over the top.  I used lots of water to blend out the color so they weren’t so vibrant.  Once this panel was completely dry, I adhered it with foam adhesive to a top folding notecard.

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For my sentiment, I used a “thanks” die from my stash diecutting it out of Broken China Distress Inked watercolor paper as well.  I love that the sentiment extends across my watercolor background!  As for those sequins?  I had to use my favorite Sparkling Clear sequins in 4mm and 6mm to finish this off!

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I’m so excited to have Amy bringing this new feature to the blog once a month. This is a great opportunity for us to showcase an older product, but one that still has so much creative uses!

Along with the great card that Amy has shared with us, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite cards from the design team and guests using the specific product we highlight. Click on the photos below to see the original post from the designers.

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That’s a wrap for this post. In my next post, I’ll announce the winners from the birthday celebration blog hop and the bonus giveaway winners.

Thanks for visiting the blog today!

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Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Celebration- Day 3

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Hello and welcome to the last day of the 2nd birthday celebration!

Before I start with today’s post, I just have to say a truly heartfelt thank you. I have never received this many orders in such a short amount of time in the two years I’ve been in business. As many of you know, I’m a one woman business, so I’m working as quickly as I can to get all of your orders sent off. There’s a holiday on Monday, so that’ll allow me one extra day to get things packaged up for when the post office opens on Tuesday.

Today one the new PPP designers, Liz, has this darling card to share using several Pretty Pink Posh products. She used the dog from the Holiday Pals set and made him look oh-so-cute on this birthday shaker card. Just look at the little bow tie and hat!

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For the focal piece, Liz used the popular Stitched Banner Duo 2 die set to create the shaker part of her card and filled it with the 4mm Sweetheart Mix. These colors work so well with the red card base and the pink panel on the front. To finish off the card, she used the Twine and Bows die set– a must have for all crafters! It gives the illusion of twine without the fuss and bulkiness.

You could create the exact same card with more neutral or boy themed colors. Imagine the new Share Kindness Mix of colors on this card- that would be adorable for this card design!

Pretty Pink PoshNo party would be complete without guests, gifts and a party favor, right? During the celebration, save 10% off your order using the coupon code provided below.

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We have lots of amazing designers in today’s blog hop sharing new inspiration. Be sure to leave them lots of love- I’ll be giving away prizes to some comments left on their blogs!

 

PRIZES: I love giving back to you all, so I’ll be giving away 2 $50 gift certificates to random comments left on the different stops every day. Also, if you haven’t already, head over to the Day #1 post for a MISTI giveaway and Day #2 for a Big Shot Machine with dies!

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RULES: Please be kind and courteous in the comments. Comments must be left by January 19, 2016 at 11:59pm PST, to be eligible for prizes. Winners will be announced late next week on this blog.

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Thank you for celebrating with me. I’m looking forward to the upcoming year and bringing you new products, inspiration and of course, some surprises along the way. Have a great weekend!

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Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Celebration- Day 2

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Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Pretty Pink Posh 2nd birthday celebration!

Today I wanted to share some photos from a creative session I did last year and it’s still one of my favorite posts to date. I’m a cardmaker at heart- I love being able to start and finish a project in one sitting- but every now and then, it’s fun to go outside the norm. These photos were from a session where we created birthday themed items and used sequins in non-traditional ways.

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Balloons are always a must for a party and to make them extra special, we filled them with some confetti and sequins! It added a pop of color and really brought the whole theme of the party together.

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This is just a small glimpse into the post that I created with these items. It was so much fun to create with the Pretty Pink Posh sequins on projects other than cards. Be sure to click the photo below so you see all the photos and products used.

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No party would be complete without guests, gifts and a party favor, right? During the celebration, save 10% off your order using the coupon code provided below. Also, if your order is over $60 (before taxes and shipping), you’ll get the not-yet-released Birdie Notes stamp set.

For the celebration, I brought along some very special guests to celebrate with me and I cannot wait for you to see what they made. Be sure to leave them lots of love- I’ll be giving away prizes to some comments left on their blogs!

 

PRIZES: I love giving back to you all, so I’ll be giving away 2 $50 gift certificates to random comments left on the different stops every day. Also, if you haven’t already, head over to the Day #1 post for a MISTI giveaway.

RULES: Please be kind and courteous in the comments. Comments must be left by January 19, 2016 at 11:59pm PST, to be eligible for prizes. Winners will be announced late next week on this blog.

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Thank you for celebrating with me today and for all the love! I’ll see you bright and early tomorrow for day #3 of the birthday celebration.
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Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Celebration- Day 1

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Hello and welcome to Day 1 of the Pretty Pink Posh 2nd birthday celebration!

For those new to my blog or company- welcome! I opened the Pretty Pink Posh Shop as a way to share quality sequins and embellishments and now, two years later, I’ve branched out into steel dies and a handful of stamp sets. It’s been a crazy, wonderful journey thus far and I’m happy I get to share my products with you. Grab your favorite beverage and join us for this 3 day party!

Today one the new PPP designers, Heather, has this darling card to share using products from the brand new release, along with the FREE stamp set I’ll be giving away during this celebration for qualifying purchases, while supplies last.

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The brand new Scallop Squares are the latest addition in the scallop series and boy, they are so fun to use! Heather used both sizes on the card and with the light colored cardstock, you really can see how pretty and delicate the stitching and scallops are. *swoon*

For the sentiment, she paired it with the Stitched Speech Bubbles die set, which works perfectly with any kind of critter stamp set you may have. For the adorable bow on the birdie, she used the Twine and Bows die set, which gives you three perfectly shaped bows without fuss!

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For a little dimension, Heather added a sprinkling of the Sparkling Clear Mix across the card. Our favorite adhesive for sequins is the Multi Medium Matte– it has a tiny tip and makes it easy to adhere even the smaller sequins. The last finishing touch is some Clear Wink of Stella, just to bring a little more shimmer to the birdie.

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No party would be complete without guests, gifts and a party favor, right? During the celebration, save 10% off your order using the coupon code provided below. Also, if your order is over $60 (before taxes and shipping), you’ll get the not-yet-released Birdie Notes stamp set that Heather used on today’s card!

For the celebration, I brought along some very special guests to celebrate with me and I cannot wait for you to see what they made. Be sure to leave them lots of love- I’ll be giving away prizes to some comments left on their blogs!

 

PRIZES: I love giving back to you all, so I’ll be giving away 2 $50 gift certificates to random comments left on the different stops every day. Also, I’ll be having extra giveaways that could be considered “party favors” for a couple lucky guests.

RULES: Please be kind and courteous in the comments. Comments must be left by January 19, 2016 at 11:59pm PST, to be eligible for prizes. Winners will be announced late next week on this blog.

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Thank you for celebrating with me and being so incredibly supportive. Go hop on over to the other stops, be inspired by the design team and special guests and be sure to share this with your friends. I’ll see you bright and early tomorrow for day #2 of the birthday celebration.

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Giveaway Winners + Free Stamp Set

Today I have a quick post announcing the winners from the last two giveaway posts! The winners from the Product Release Blog Hop ($25 gift certificates) and the winner of the matching game ($100 gift certificate).

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Ladies, please email me within 7 days and I’ll send over the gift certificates to you!

Thank you all for your guesses in the matching game and for welcoming both the new and old designers with open arms. I know that each of them are grateful for the kind comments you left and are looking forward to sharing their creations these next few months!

Some of you may be wondering how the winner of the matching game was picked. Those who guessed correctly were put into a raffle and I randomly selected one winner. The answers to the game are listed below….

a) Amy  b) Carissa  c) Gayatri  d) Heather  e) Joni  f) Julia

g) Lisa  h) Liz  i) Nichol  j) Nina-Marie  k) Yoonsun  l) Yuki

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Tomorrow is the day the birthday celebration begins and I am so excited for you to see what we have in store.

I wanted to share a quick sneak peek… In honor of the 2nd birthday, I wanted to give back to you, my amazing customers and readers. Orders over $60 placed during the celebration will receive this not-yet-released set. The details, along with Heather’s adorable card, AND sale information will be in tomorrow’s post!

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That’s going to wrap up today’s post. I’ll see you all bright and early tomorrow, or if you’re on Facebook, come join me on the birthday celebration event page! I’ve been sharing sneak peeks there and I’ll be interacting with you all there over the weekend!

 

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Umbrella Shaker Card

Good morning!

Heather here from Houses Built of Cards. Did you see the new release from Pretty Pink Posh? I am in love with the adorable new Mini Star Confetti! I played with that, and some other PPP stamps, dies, sequins, seed beads, and confetti to put this fun card together – hopefully it would cheer someone up if they weren’t feeling well!

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I stamped and fussy cut out the umbrella from Rainy Days stamp set – masking the bottom of the handle so I could make the entire think the more thick and solid size. I layered it with the sentiment on the Decorative Tag 1 Die‘s main frame image.

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I cut the Scallop Frame die in white to make the shaker portion, and filled it with a fun mix of embellies – no skimping here! I filled it with a mix of Iridescent Mini Star Confetti, Silver Shimmer Seed Beads, 4mm Lemon Meringue sequins, and 6mm Silver Confetti. This shaker is full of fun! I adhered the front panel on top of the acetate, so the goodies are free to shake underneath to their hearts content.

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As soon as I saw this card, I knew I had to share it with you all here on the blog. Thank you Heather for sharing this with us today!

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Tomorrow I’ll be announcing the winners from the last two posts that I had giveaways on. Also, I’ll be sharing a sneak peek at something extra special I’ll be giving away during the birthday celebration, but it’ll be limited in quantity!

Thanks for stopping by.

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Watercolor Friends Tutorial

Hello everyone, Joni here!

I have a new tutorial for you today using the new Storybook 3 die set to create a window scene. I also used the past released Stitched Border 3 die set for the window drapes.

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To begin, I first die-cut the white cardstocks using the Storybook 3 dies and one of the Stitched Border 3 dies for the curtains (see picture below). I used the non-stitched one for the curtains.

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Next, I used the Storybook 3 dies die-cut as a guide to traced the lines on the watercolored paper, this will help as a guide on where to watercolor some images for the scene outside the window.

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Next, I watercolored some grass and trees. To create the leaves for the trees, I just used the tip of the 6 round brush to create the leaves. This does not have to be perfect, it’s more like creating an imperfect round or oval.

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For the flowers and fruits for the trees, same concept is applied. I used the tip of the brush to create small circles for the flowers and fruits.

TIP: for easy application, use the tip of the ZIG Clean Color Real Brush for a much precise shape drawn image and just move the image with a wet tip watercolor brush.

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Using a ZIG Clean Color Real Brush in brown, I created the birds flying in the sky.

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Next, to cut the drape for the window, I die cut one of the stitched scallops from Stitched Border 3 dies and distressed it using a melon colored ink on the curtains and then adhered with foam tape.

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For the sentiment I used was from the Rainy Days stamp set. The two girls by the window is available on my blog at HERE.

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I also added the bows for the curtains using the Twine and Bows die.

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The curtains, drapes, girls, and the window were all adhered with foam tape. I also used some of the new Sweet Pea Mix sequins for added touch.

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Another look of the whole card.

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If you didn’t know, we’re celebrating Pretty Pink Posh turning 2 later this week and Paulina has a special event page on Facebook sharing sneak peeks and giveaways. Be sure to join us as there will be lots of guests and prizes.

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I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial.

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