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Sequin Shaker Blog Hop

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Do you remember the feeling you go when you were a kid at Christmas? Excitement, joy, waiting anxiously…. that’s exactly how I have been feeling leading up to today- the day the Sequin Shaker Blog Hop starts! Not only am I a lover of sequin shakers, but I’m also excited because this marks the very first blog hop that I’m opening up to the public on this blog.

Date: The blog hop starts TODAY, Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 6AM, PST and will run until Monday, April 28, 2014 at 11:55 PM, PST.

Who: We want EVERYONE to be involved. If you love sequins and have a blog, you are welcome to join along. Don’t have a blog yet? This is a great time to start one OR you can just hop along and be inspired!

Prizes: There will be ALL sorts of prizes…whether you’re entering creations into the hop, or hopping along and leaving comments on the stop, there will be prizes for BOTH!

What kind of prizes will there be? There’s TONS of gift certificates and there are also prize packs! When I announce the winners, I’ll detail every prize from the sponsors, but let me just say that EVERY SINGLE prize is wonderful.

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More Prizes?

If we can get 100 entries, I’ll donate a $20 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson or Simon Says Stamp. 200 entries? I’ll donate another! For every 100 entries (up to 500) I’ll throw in an extra $20 gift certificate!

If you want to participate, but don’t know how to create a sequin shaker, you’re in luck! I have put together a shaker tutorial video on YouTube and I promise it’s not as hard as you may think!

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I hope you all will be able to participate one way or another, whether that means by creating something or leaving comments!

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Have a super wonderful weekend and I can’t wait to hop along and see all of YOUR lovely shakers!

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Camping Sequin Shaker

Guess what tomorrow is?! If you said the Sequin Shaker Blog Hop, you’re absolutely correct!

I wanted to share one last sequin shaker card as inspiration before the blog hop. Instead of a girlie or bright one, I wanted to show that you can also make shakers for the guys in your life! I used the Nature Embellishment Kit (which is currently sold out, but I plan on restocking it!) for a lot of the elements on this card. While many may say that sequins aren’t for guys, I beg to differ. I think you can still use them on guy cards…after all, why wouldn’t enjoy shaking around a happy card?

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If you watched my sequin shaker tutorial, you’ll recognize the Top Dog Dies photo mats die. This die makes it so easy to create little scenes in the little “polaroids”. You’ll notice on the outside of my frame, I decorated it up with some star wood veneers and topped it off with a twine bow. Super easy to put together, but the results are pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself!

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I hope that you ALL can participate in the blog hop tomorrow, April 26th. If you missed the announcement, or want to look at the details again, CLICK HERE. This blog hop is open to the public and let me just tell you, there’s LOTS of prizes and I just may have some extra gifts planned as well.

Speaking of the blog hop, I hope that you have been inspired by all of the samples in blog land thus far. I have some more links to share with you!

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Catherine Pooler — check out her video HERE

(I’ll be adding a few more blog links later today!)

 shakertutorialI’ll see you all tomorrow bright and early at 6AM, PST to start linking up your sequin shaker creations. I’ll have the details in the post and let’s just say that the more people that participate, the more prizes there will be! Be sure to spread the word!

Enjoy your day. Sending hugs to you all!

Happy, Happy! Joy, Joy!

Hi there, sweet friends!

Today I wanted to share some exciting news….now I mentioned this info on the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page and my Instagram, but I haven’t officially shared it here on the blog yet.

products1I’m SO proud and thrilled to say that Pretty Pink Posh is now being carried at Simon Says Stamp, Ellen Hutson, and a couple of brick and mortar stores! As of now, there’s a store in Fairfield, CA called Mainely Stampin’ that carries my products, along with a store in St. Petersburg, FL called Whim So Doodle that also has my products. My current goal: to work on getting a store in Seattle and New York to carry my line- then I can have a store in every corner of the States! *wink*

For those who don’t have local stores, Simon Says Stamp and Ellen Hutson are FABULOUS places to purchase from. Now only do they carry my products, they also have thousands of other ones as well! With crafting being such a visual hobby, I know it’s nice to see things laid out. Here are exactly the PPP products each of these online stores carries:

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Some of you may have seen this picture that I posted last night. I finally got around to making my sequin stash PRETTY and let me tell you, seeing all of them organized makes me want to play with them even more! I’ll do a post/ video on my storage in the near future- stay tuned!sneakpeek10

In closing, I want to note that I’m making my wholesale accounts to a limited amount at this time, so if you have a store you’d like to see them in, be sure to let the store owner know about Pretty Pink Posh soon!

P.S. Only 9 more days until the Sequin Shaker Blog Hop! If you haven’t seen my new video tutorial on a sequin shaker, CLICK HERE.

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Sequin Shaker Tutorial

Hello and Happy Tuesday!

I don’t know about you, but the weeks are flying by for me. I just looked at the calendar and realized that Easter is a mere five days away!

For today’s card, I used some the Teeny Heart Background and Happy Easter sentiment from DeNami, along with the Happy Easter set from Lawn Fawn. Oh yes and some Pretty Pink Posh sequins…but that’s pretty much a give in nowadays, right? *wink*

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When you think of Easter, do you tend to think of pastel or bright colors? My initial thought is always pastel, but I have such a hard time using them and usually opt for brighter colors with a little pastel mixed in.

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We all know I have sequin shakers on the brain lately. With a mere 11 days until the BIG Sequin Shaker Blog Hop, I thought it was time to bring a revamped video tutorial. Now if you’re anything like me, you might initially be intimidated or overwhelmed with the idea of a shaker. I promise, it really isn’t that hard! Take a look at the video and you can see for yourself….

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In case you’re wondering what kind of sequin shaker you can create, here’s a few that I’ve made in the past. Honestly, you can create them for just about any occasion! Just type in “sequin shaker” into the search bar on my blog and you can see all of the ones I’ve done so far.

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I hope that you ALL can participate in the blog hop on April 26th. If you missed the announcement, or want to look at the details again, CLICK HERE. Don’t forget, there are exclusive savings coupons in that post, too!


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Buttons, Sequins & Ducks?!

It’s time for the monthly DeNami Design blog hop and the theme this month is Buttons & Bows! A couple years back, buttons were SUPER trendy in card making. Nowadays, we don’t see them too often, but I still love to bring them out occasionally. Today I decided to bring them out in a different way….in stamp form!

I absolutely love the Small Solid Button and was excited to pull it out for the hop. It had been far too long since this poor stamp saw the light and now I’m wondering why I took it off my craft desk. It’s such a great image!

If you started the hop from the beginning, you should be arriving from Linda Carpenter’s blog. If you get lost along the way, head on over to the DeNami blog for the complete list of participants.

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It had been a while since I had made a baby card and for some reason, I felt like making one in my recent crafting session. Now I have sequin shakers on my mind a lot lately (did you see my BLOG HOP announcement?!) and I thought this little ducks would look cute as a shaker. Does the sequins remind  anyone else of bubbles?

*Pssst…..if you’re looking for an exclusive coupon code to DeNami, it’s in the announcement post. It’s a post packed full of info; you won’t want to miss it!

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There are still several stops left in the hop….your next stop is my sweet friend, Stacey Schafer! She always has such fun ideas and I can’t wait to see what DeNami creation she has made for the hop today!

In closing, I want to let you all know that I have a new sequin shaker tutorial coming up in a day or two. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel so you don’t miss it. See you back here on the blog soon!

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Hello Butterfly + VIDEO

It’s a happy day here at Pretty Pink Posh….not only am I planning some upcoming projects, but it’s also SUNNY and beautiful here in Seattle. There’s just something about the sunny weather that makes everything happier and makes me feel more productive. I really hope this weather sticks around for several weeks.

Today I have a sweet little spring card to share, along with a start to finish card video. After reading the responses on a recent video, I’m determined to bring more videos to the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel. I hope y’all are up for this change. If you have requests for specific videos, leave a comment in this post!

I love butterfly stamps (and dies) and with spring here, you can be sure I’ll be bringing lots of them to the blog. One of my favorite butterfly stamps is from the Fancy Flutters set by DeNami. Seriously, isn’t this image adorable?!

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We all know I love my Femme Frames dies and recently I’ve become OBSESSED with making scalloped card bases. It adds a touch more interest to cards and really dresses them up.

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If you’re curious on how to make this card from start-to-finish, enjoy this video. I tried to make it as short as possible (so I cut out the coloring part). If you would like to see my coloring in future videos, let me know and I won’t cut it out.

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I hope you enjoyed today’s card and video. Be sure to leave a comment if you have requests for future videos, or you can let me know if you liked this one. Thanks for stopping in!



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Happy Monsters + Winner

Hello and Happy Monday!

Did you see my announcement last week? I’m so excited to be hosting the very first Pretty Pink Posh blog hop in 19 days and each day that passes, I’m getting more and more excited for the big day. There’s TONS of sponsors lined up to provide prizes and many of the companies have designers who will be sharing inspiration the week of. If you haven’t already, head on over to the original post for all the info and some exclusive COUPON codes!

I recently carved out some crafty time and made a few shaker cards. There’s just something about these cards that make me happy….honestly, I don’t think it’s possible to look at a shaker card and not smile. Today’s shaker card features the adorable Happy Monsters in Car stamp from DeNami Design. Seriously, how cute is this design?! It’s a happy design in itself, but pair it with a shaker card and we have a winning combo.

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Isn’t the striped and the polka dot papers darling? It’s from the Let’s Polka paper pack that I featured in my latest video, March 2014 Crafty Favorites. This definitely is my favorite paper pack at the moment.

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It’s time for me to announce the lucky winner of the Nature Embellishment Kit from THIS POST. I’m sorry I didn’t do it on Saturday…I was feeling really sick that day and spent most of the day in bed. Without further ado, here’s the lucky winner!

winner3Karen, please use the contact me form and send over your mailing address and I’ll get this kit mailed off to you soon!

I better wrap up this post. Today I’m planning on getting some orders shipped out and maybe even film a start-to-finish video. Many of you know that I deal with quite a bit of health issues, so each day I’ll never know how I feel until the time comes. Let’s cross our fingers I have strength and energy to film today- I love hearing that you’ve been enjoying the videos recently.

Have a super amazing Monday!


New Products + Giveaway

Hello, sweet blog friends!

Today in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop, there are several new products available and one of them is a new embellishment kit. After considering several options, I decided to put together a guy themed kit filled with lots of items that can be used for guy cards. I don’t know about you, but I always have a hard time with these, so this kit takes the guess work out of it.

Do you recognize the layout of this card? I used it HERE last month and just changed out the colors and used products from the new kit. Isn’t it neat how the same layout can look different?

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For this card I used the DeNami Design Little Fawn and Woodland Logs set, along with the Grass Border die and trees from the Happy Trails die set (see, you don’t need to use the stamps with it!).

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I have filmed a video showcasing the new products and you also get to see exactly what’s included in the Nature Embellishment Kit. The more I play with the kit, the more I’m falling in LOVE!

Due to the popularity of the last few kits, I have made a larger batch this time around. I’m hoping you all will love it enough to where it will sell out. If so, I’ll restock! Each kit is only $14 and make GREAT gifts!

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Who is ready to do some shopping? I cannot wait to pick your orders and see what items caught your eye. Thank you to everyone who has shown your love, support and encouragement. Happy shopping!

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Easter Chicks + More Kits!

Is anyone else looking forward to Spring and Easter? I love everything about this time of year (well, not the rain… we get a lot of it here in Seattle!), but I DO love the flowers that bloom because of the rain. Flowers and I go hand-in-hand; I’m a sucker for fresh cut flowers and how they brighten up my studio.

For those who watched my March New Products video, you’ll recognize this card. I used the Springtime Sequin Mix for this card and love how the colors and those mini flower sequins complements the card. I think the Easter eggs with the sequins added in look adorable, don’t you?

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I get a lot of questions asking how I adhere my sequins and I personally like Crystal Lacquer or Medium Matte. These both hold the sequins well and with the small application holes, it doesn’t get too messy.

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excitingnewsOkay, now onto how you can purchase one of the SOLD OUT Springtime Embellishment Kits. I have 8 kits available and if you would like to purchase one, leave a comment with your name, state/country and quantity you would like. I’ll send Paypal invoices to those who leave a comment before they sell out. Then once these are gone I have no more.

NOTE: I’m sold out of the Springtime Mix of the cupped option and don’t know when I’ll be able to make more since my supplier is sold out of one of the colors….. Once I have them back in stock, I’ll definitely be posting it on the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page. In the meantime, I do have the flat version available.

That’s going to wrap up this post. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the blog posts via email so you don’t miss anything. Coming April 1st, I’ll have a post packed full of news, new products and more- only 15 days away!

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Giveaway Winner + Coupon Code

Hi-ya friends!

I must apologize for my silence here on the blog this past week- I was battling the flu for a few days and that put me behind on all sorts of things. I’m finally caught up on everything, so I thought I would pop in and  bring you a post with all sorts of happy news.

Firstly, it’s time to announce the winner of the Springtime Embellishment Kit. I am still blown away by the fact that this kit sold out in ONE DAY. Yes, you read that correctly. I’ve had many emails and requests for this kit and while I won’t officially be offering it again on the website, there IS a way you can get one. Be sure to visit the blog tomorrow for those details!

Here is the winner from THIS POST:

congrats2Vicki, I will be emailing you shortly for your mailing address. Thank you to everyone who left a comment and shared in the excitement of the new products!

Ellen Hutson just posted that there is a special two day coupon happening and I wanted to pass along this info to you all. You can save 17% off all the products they have in stock today and tomorrow. Wowza, that’s a hefty discount!

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On Friday, I went over to their new warehouse to pick up an order and boy, I do love those gals so much. They were busy little bees filling your orders and it was lovely see take a peek at their new location. If you’re looking for wonderful customer service and a great selection of craft supplies, be sure to check out their site. LOVE supporting local small businesses!

That’s going to wrap up this post. I’ll be back with a new card tomorrow, along with info on how you can purchase one of the Springtime Embellishment kits. See you then!