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Sneak Peek, Update & More!

Hello, sweet friends!

I had hoped to have this post go live yesterday, but this week has been rough on me health wise. On the outside, for those who don’t know me, life may look like rainbows and butterflies for me, but that’s far from the truth. Many of you know that I have been dealing with ongoing health issues since my car accident 21 months ago and recently I’ve hit another rough patch.(The latest health update is HERE) It’s been frustrating, to say the least. I’m going to try eliminating foods again and we’ll see if that helps. Thank you to those who have emailed and sent well wishes in the form of cards and gift cards in the mail or even Paypal donations. It truly means a lot to me.

Okay, enough of those things…. let’s get to today’s card and a sneak peek! This card is one many of you will recognize- I featured it in my April 2014 Craft Favorites video.

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Lately I have been on this kick of creating “mini scenes” on my cards and these little “windows” are perfect for doing just that. You could do it comic book style and have each square be individual pictures, or you can have the scene go landscape style. Both ways are SUPER cute and you can be sure I’m making lots more cards in this style.

For those who have purchased the 4mm sequins, I hope that you’ve been enjoying them as much as I have been! I LOVE this smaller size and it works well with the 6mm sequins. If you’ve been wanting to order some and you shop at Ellen Hutson, I’m happy to announce that ALL of them are now available there!

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On my Instagram and Facebook page yesterday, I posted a sneak peek of a card I just made with some new products coming in June. Can you spot anything new from this picture? As we get closer to June, I’ll post more sneak peeks and let you in on something that’s happening on June 5th!

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I wanted to formally announce the winner of the $25 gift certificate giveaway I hosted last week. The winner was Melissa K. Dehne! I have emailed you Melissa…be sure to check your inbox!

That’s going to do it for this post. Again, thank you to all of you who have sent well wishes and prayers. I am very, very grateful.

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Critter Hello

* Oops! This was supposed to go live on Monday…. oh technology!

Happy Monday!

To all of the mothers that read my blog: I hope that you had a wonderful Mother’s Day. This year, my family has been busy with various activities, so we opted to have a low-key day together. My sister and brother-in-law came over, my dad made his scrumptious mac & cheese (seriously, this stuff is AMAZING) and then we ended the night we yummy frozen drinks and ice cream. Simply blissful!

I had hoped to take a few days off of work, but on Saturday, I just couldn’t hang up my responsibilities. I finished up a large wholesale order (stay tuned…Ellen Hutson will have ALL of the 4mm sequins very soon!) and also started picking some of the orders that came in from the shop. For those who have ordered, I’m working on packaging as quickly as I possibly can and will ship very soon!

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Today’s card isn’t fancy, but it IS cute. As I was organizing videos on the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel, I realized I hadn’t used my Quinn’s ABCs dies in quite some time. When I first purchased it, I did a video on it (see it HERE) and I thought it was time to break them out again. Oh goodness, I forgot how much I love these dies!

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Did anyone happen to notice that background stamp? It’s from the Mama Elephant On Point Borders set I recently purchased and boy, do I love it! The raccoon and hedgehog are from the Lawn Fawn Critters in the Forest set and the bird is from the Year Four set.

excitingnewsI better wrap this post up. Right now I’m working on samples for the June release and word is, there’s a new product coming to the shop! Any guesses on what it might be? As we get closer to the date, I’ll start giving you hints and sneak peeks!


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You Crack Me Up!

Good morning, sweet friends!

As I write this, I’m in awe of the response I’ve received from my amazing customers and readers. I received MANY orders for the new 4MM size sequins and have been working tirelessly packaging all weekend. Rest assured, I’m packaging the sequins as quickly as I can and I’ll be shipping orders as soon as possible. I had hoped to take a few days off this weekend, but I just couldn’t have you all wait for orders longer than necessary…. as soon as I finish up with the orders, I’ll take some (much needed) days off.

Oh yes, I also must address the question of when I’ll be announcing all of the winners for the Sequin Shaker Blog Hop. I plan on doing that sometime this week, so stay tuned! Gathering the names and random comments will take quiet a bit of time, so please be patient with me.

Today I wanted to share a card using the Just Hatched set I recently purchased. Oh goodness, I love this set so much and if you don’t have it yet, I’d suggest getting it while it’s in stock. LOVE!

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Have I mentioned how much I LOVE the new size of sequins? For this card I used the 4mm Marigold, 4mm Tangerine and one of the regular Marigold sequins. To finish off the card, I added the chevron yellow ribbon, also available in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop.

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It’s time to announce the lucky winner of the sequin prize pack from the DT announcement post. I’m so thrilled that you all are excited about the new additions to the team- they truly are amazing gals. Thank you for welcoming them with open arms and leaving them lots of love!

Okay, here’s the winner that the Rafflecopter widget picked…. paperdiva

Adrienne, I will email you for your address so I can mail off this prize pack of sequins! I can’t wait for your to play with all of these fun sequins….especially since they’re the ones the DT loves most!

That’s going to wrap up today’s post. Thank you all for your continued love and support, along with your patience on announcing the blog hop winner.

Have a terrific Monday!


New Products + Giveaway

It’s the day many of you have been waiting for…. the 4mm size sequins are now available in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop! You all know I’m a huge fan of sequins, but let me tell you, I have fallen even more in love with sequins now that I’ve been playing with this new size.

In previous months, I’ve released kits, twine and other products, but this month I wanted to focus on sequins. After all, there are quite a few colors and I wanted to give your wallet a little break….until next month!

For today’s card, I wanted to make something for my best friend who is in Japan for a year. With the busyness of life, I haven’t sent her a care package yet, but now that I have a cute card, I’m almost ready to send one. After all, a card IS quite important for us card makers, right? *wink*

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I thought the addition of the new mini sized sequins was perfect. If I had used the large sequins, it would seem overbearing and crowded, but these little ones are simply wonderful on this card. Don’t you think?

In case you’re curious what products I used for this card, here they are: True Friend stamp set, Love You Tons stamp set, Love You Tons dies, Happy Trails stamp set, Stitched Journaling Card die, Grass Border die, Speech Trio dies.

*If you have specific questions on this card, leave a comment and I’ll answer there!

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I filmed a video showing all of the colors in the 4mm size, along with a few comparisons in the sizes. Now if you aren’t a fan of sequins, I don’t have any new products for you this month. However, next month I definitely will!

 

In case you missed the DT announcement yesterday, I have added three brand new designers to the team. Oh, but that’s not all, I also asked each of the DT members what their favorite sequins  are and I put them together for a little giveaway. This is a great way to try out Pretty Pink Posh sequins, or to add a nice variety to your growing collection! giveaway_1Boy, this week has been packed full of posts and fun! In between all the planning that went involved in the blog hop to prepping for the new release and filming videos, I’m exhausted. After today, I’m taking a few days for myself to rest up, recoup and of course, do a little planning for what’s ahead. I’ll ship orders out as soon as I can!

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!

 

DT Announcement + Giveaway

Six months ago today I officially opened up the Pretty Pink Posh Shop! It’s been a CRAZY rollercoaster of a ride thus far and I can say for certain that even more exciting things are coming in the future.

I am so blessed to have an amazing design team and with the growth these last six months, I wanted to add a few more talented ladies to the design team. You’ll recognize these ladies…they have been using my products so beautifully and because of their samples, I just had to add them to the team officially!

Please join me in giving a warm welcome to these new designers….

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Amy

I am so honored to be a part of the Pretty Pink Posh design team! When I create, I find that adding those tiny embellishments such as twine or sequins make the perfect addition to my card or project. I’m excited for what Paulina has to offer and what new things are coming!!

I’m a wife, mom of 2, and full time dialysis RN living in Kansas. I have enjoyed papercrafting of all kinds since I started but it’s the cardmaking that has captured my heart!! I love to create cards and am a very late night crafter. I enjoy adding embellishments to give an otherwise CAS card some wow factor. I can’t wait to show you how!

Visit Amy at Stamp-n-Paradise

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Gayatri

My name is Gayatri Murali also known as scrapawayg3 at various galleries. I am a therapist by profession but chose to be a stay at home mom to my children. I live in Perth, Australia with my husband, two teen children and my dog. I have been papercrafting for the past 10 years.

My style is clean simple, bold and bright especially, graphic designs with a technique or two. Trends inspire me a lot. You can see a lot of trendy stuff on my cards. Accenting with embellishments adds diemension, texture and completes my cards. So I love embellishments especially sequins and coloured twine.

If you have been following my work, you will know that I am a big fan of Pretty Pink Posh’s sequins. Many of my cards are not complete without PPP sequins. That is how much I love them. I am thrilled to design for Pretty Pink Posh and thank you for giving me the opportunity, Paulina. Looking forward to share my projects using PPP embellishments.

Visit Gayatri at Handmade by G3

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Laura

Hi! My name is Laura Sterckx and I’m 17 years old. I live in Belgium with my parents, my doggy Jinny and my crazy canary. In 2010 I discovered cardmaking trough one of Kristina Werner’s old Finally Friday videos. Immediately after that, I started to build my own cardmaking stash and joined the craft blogging community.

Whenever I feel like a card misses something, I reach out to my box of embellishments (mostly sequins!) and I add a couple of them. I LOVE that something so small can make such a big difference! :)

Visit Laura at makingcardsisfun

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If you’re new to my company or blog, you may not have seen the DT announcement I made previously. I introduced five amazingly talented gals to my team and I am SO honored that they are all staying and joining me for this next term. I have exciting things planned and I know these gals will continue to inspire you with their unique crafting styles and creations.

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CLICK HERE to view the original DT announcement

In honor of this happy day, I wanted to do a giveaway! The DT and I chose our favorite sequins and I’ll be giving away one set to one lucky person!

Leave a comment on THIS POST sharing how often you visit the Pretty Pink Posh blog. For more entries, you can subscribe to my various social media accounts and each one will add an additional entry for you. Easy peasy!
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I will be back tomorrow with samples, a video and the newest products will be available! If you missed the news on what it is, CLICK HERE to watch the video (it’s at the very end). I hope you all are as excited about these items as I am…. see you then!

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Chickie Flower Shaker

bloghopGood morning, sweet friends!

I am so thrilled to see that you all are enjoying the Sequin Shaker Blog Hop. I was able to hop along to quite a few stops and hope to visit some more later on. I must say, I have been SO inspired by the entries and just might be thinking we will make this a quarterly event.

Since the blog hop post was quite long, I decided not to share my card in that post, so I’m bringing it to you today! I have been loving bright and happy colors lately and this card definitely falls into this category.

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For this card, I used the DeNami Design Chickie Flowers and the Sending You Love stamps. It’s been a while since I pulled out this chickie stamp and forgot how fun it is! I just may have made another card with this stamp that I’ll be sharing down the road. *wink*

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If you want to participate in the blog hop, but don’t know how to make a sequin shaker, it’s okay! I put together a video tutorial and I’ve heard from many people that they are also addicted to making shaker cards now!

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There’s only 18 hours left to enter your sequin shakers and leave comments- be sure to make some time to join in the fun. As I mentioned before, there’s TONS of amazing prizes up for grabs and you never know, leaving comments on a few stops just might get you a prize!

Have a wonderful Monday. Big crafty hugs to you all!


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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!