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Throwback Thursday: Peek-A-Boo

Hello!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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!

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!

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.

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!

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Carissa Wiley

Elena Roussakis

Karolyn Loncon

Yuki Yoshioka

May Sukyong Park

Lisa Elton

Jenn Shurkus

Julia Altermann

Debby Hughes

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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Liz Sarkisyan

Carly Tee Minner

Leigh Penner

Joni Andaya

Kimberly Crawford

Melody Rupple

Gayatri Murali

Maureen Merritt

Jennifer McGuire

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

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.

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!

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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Amy Kolling

Yoonsun Hur

Stephanie Klauck

Laura Bassen

Nichol Magouirk

Anna Kossakovskaya

Wanda Guess

Heather Hoffman

Nina-Marie Trapani

Sandy Allnock

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!

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.

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.

I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial.

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Shaker Smile Card + Video

Hello again!

I hope that you all were able to hop along in the Product Release Blog Hop yesterday. The design team did such a great job with their cards and videos and judging from your orders, you all seem to like the new release- yay! I’ll be working all week and through the weekend on the orders, so please bear with me as it may take a bit longer than usual to process.

I always love creating- both with my products and with other brands. When I first started the shop, I loved that my products could work with all my favorite companies and to this day, I still keep that in mind when I design new dies, mixes and other products. For today’s card, I wanted to bring out some of my favorite stamps from other brands- WPlus9 and Mama Elephant.

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It’s been a while since I created a shaker card, so I knew that I’d use the new Storybook 3 die set in this way. I love using the Storybook dies with critter stamps and for this card, I decided to use the adorable little elephant from WPlus9. For my sentiment, I used the ‘thinking of you’ from Mama Elephant and paired it with one of the dies from the Stitched Labels 1.

I wanted to add another pop of blue to bring out the sequins in the shaker, so I die cut one of the tabs from the new Stitched Tabs die set. Can I just say, I love the way these look on cards and I can really see this being one of my favorite die sets. (Don’t tell my other sets that though!)

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In previous releases, you all seem to enjoy the videos showcasing the new products, so I have one for this release as well. In this video I show all the products and give some comparisons to current products, along with some info on how the products came to be.

Excuse the poor lighting- this new system I have isn’t my favorite and the sun hasn’t been peeking out in Seattle much lately.

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

It’s hard to believe, but I just celebrated the business turning 2! It’s been such a whirlwind ride of amazing, new experiences and opportunities, along with some tough times and learning experiences. Through it all, you all have stuck with me and for that, I am so very grateful.

Join the event page on Facebook for tons of sneak peeks, interaction and exclusive giveaways! We have TONS of special guests joining in the celebration and I know you’ll be inspired.

I truly hope you enjoyed this release and will continue to join me here on the blog. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for continuing to make my dream a reality.

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January Product Release Blog Hop

Today the new January release went live and I’m doing something different. Instead of waiting a week for the design team to share their inspiration, they’re sharing it today. I have another big event happening next week, so I thought it would be a good time to try this new blog hop date.

I am so very excited to be sharing these new products with you. This month, I have three super versatile die sets, along with new sequin mixes, mini star confetti and a brand new sequin color that you’ll love.

I thought we’d change things up and have Nina-Marie share a card in today’s post. Her card has the new Storybook 3 die set, Share Kindness Mix and a sprinkling of the Mini Silver Stars.

Card details by Nina-Marie

To start off, pulled out my Tim Holtz distress inks to do a bit of watercoloring. I used a slightly damp sponge brush to dab the ink all over my background; the colors I used were Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers. Using just a slightly damp brush allowed me to achieve a “dry brush” type of effect, which I really loved.

Once my watercolored panel was dry, I die cut it using the new Pretty Pink Posh Storybook 3 die, as well as a stitched rectangle die from Simon Says Stamp. I then layered the pieces onto my white card base; the “frame” is attached with regular adhesive and the Storybook 3 rectangles are adhered down with foam tape.

Of course, this card then needed a sentiment; so I foiled a “friend” die cut from Winnie and Walter with silver Deco Foil by Thermo Web.

Finally, I finished the card off by sprinkling the Share Kindness sequins and the silver Mini Star confetti (also new this month for Pretty Pink Posh!) around the card.

Ready to hop along and see LOTS more fabulous inspiration with this release?

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop on each day. I’m giving away 2 $25 gift certificates to two random comments left before January 10, 2016 at 11:59 PM PDT. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

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Carissa Wiley
Joni Andaya
Liz Sarkisyan
Heather Hoffman
Amy Kolling
Nichol Magouirk
Lisa Elton
Julia Altermann
Yuki Yoshioka
Gayatri Murali

Thank you all for your enthusiasm about the new products. Even though I’ve been in business for two years, I still get so nervous sharing the new products. I truly hope you enjoy these items and I can’t wait to fill your orders and see your creations in blog and social media land.

Happy shopping!

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New Designers + Matching Game

Hello and Happy New Year!

Today I wanted to announce two brand new Pretty Pink Posh designers to the team. Both of these gals have used my products on their creations for quite a long time and I’ve been fans of theirs for a long time. With two designers stepping down in roles, I knew exactly who I wanted to invite to the team. I was so thrilled that they both ecstatically accepted when I extended the invitation. Please join me in welcoming Heather and Liz to the Pretty Pink Posh team!

As I mentioned above, we have two designers stepping down from design team members BUT they’re still part of the Pretty Pink Posh family. Yoonsun and Nina-Marie are so very talented and I just couldn’t part with their talent. I decided to create a new position and they’ll be contributing designers, which means you’ll still see their work on a semi- regular basis.

In honor of this special day, and the fact that I love hosting giveaways, I’m offering up a $100 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate! How can you win? Guess which designer made which card below. These cards can be found on their blog, so it won’t be too terribly hard to match them up.

From those who guess correctly, I’ll put them into a drawing and one lucky person will get a $100 shopping spree to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop. Whether you want to catch up on previous releases, or want to get the new products that release this month, this will come in handy!

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Comments must be left by January 9th to be qualified for the gift certificate. Winner will be announced next week.

I hope that you all have a great start to your new year and give the new and old designers a warm welcome! We’ll see you tomorrow for the new release!