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Spring Raccoon Card + Video

Hi, friends! Lauren Taylor here and I’m so excited that Spring will be here soon, and what better way to celebrate the season than with an adorable handmade card featuring a sweet little raccoon? Today, I’m showing you how to transform the Fox Holder Die Set into a charming raccoon, perfect for a fun and cheerful spring-themed card. I’ll also be using the Valentine Holder Additions Dies, Flower Garden Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies, and the Layered Butterfly Floral Stencils to bring this card to life with soft florals and bright spring colors.

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To start, I stamped and colored floral images from the Flower Garden Stamp Set using alcohol markers in shades of purple and blue-violet for the flowers and fresh greens for the leaves. To achieve a crisp and colorful outline, I stamped over the colored images again using VersaFine Clair Inks in Very Peri and Grass Green. Then, I cut all my floral elements with the Flower Garden Coordinating Dies and set them aside.

Next up, the star of the show—our adorable raccoon! I cut the Fox Holder Dies from shades of gray cardstock and customized it by trimming the face piece into a raccoon’s signature bandit mask using darker gray cardstock. I added all the details, including the ears, eyes, and a striped tail, by layering cardstock elements and using liquid adhesive to assemble this little critter. For a sweet finishing touch, I added a bow (originally meant for the basket) to the raccoon’s ear—so cute!

For the background, I ink-blended the Layered Butterfly Floral Stencils onto lilac cardstock using Distress Oxide Inks in Twisted Citron, Dusty Concord, and Milled Lavender. For an extra bit of shine, I added a final layer with Lunar Paste in Royal Flush for a pearlescent effect. Once dry, I assembled my card by attaching the raccoon and floral basket with foam adhesive for dimension. A sentiment from the Valentine Greetings Stamp Set, die-cut with the Valentine Greetings Coordinating Dies and layered for sturdiness, completed the card. For a final touch, I sprinkled a few white heart embellishments from the Valentine’s Day Clay Confetti for added charm.

I absolutely love how this springtime raccoon turned out, and I hope you do too! Happy crafting, and may your spring be filled with creativity and joy!

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Celebrate Fringe Present

Hello, Gemma here today to share a birthday card featuring the new Fringe Present die set from the February release.

I began by die cutting all the fringe present pieces from an ombré of pink card stock. For the ribbon and bow, I used some gold sparkle card.

To add a centre to my bow, I used a die from the previously released Beautiful Bows die set. You could also use another die cut shape or even an embellishment.

For the sentiment, I stamped ‘celebrate’ from the Upright Greeting: Birthday stamp set on white card, then die cut with a Sentiment Strips banner die. I added a dark pink die cut sentiment strip behind.

For this card, I wanted the card base to be the same size as the present, so I cut a 3.75” square top folding white card base. I then adhered a darker pink layer on top, so the white card doesn’t show underneath the fringe.

Next, I adhered the fringe layers to the card base. Make sure not to add adhesive to the fringe part of the layers, so they can be fluffed out later.

I added the ribbon down the centre of the present, then the sentiment strips at the top. Trim away the top of the banners, if needed. I then added the gold sparkle bow to finish. 

Thanks for stopping by!

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Celebrate Cake Shaker

Hello crafty friends, Barbara here sharing a fun project I made featuring the Cake Slice Shaker die set from Pretty Pink Posh’s new release.

I have to admit I am a little obsessed with their shaker dies sets! I began with an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then created a plaid background using distress inks and post-it tape. I used the frame die from an older die set called Fancy Cake die set.

I cut that from white cardstock and added it to the card base with foam adhesive. I then cut the Cake Slice elements from colored cardstock. I used acetate and foam tape to create the shaker element. I added the sequins and the back to the Cake Slice die to adhere to the card base. I then cut the Celebrate sentiment die from more white cardstock and glued it to the center of the cake. I used some stickles to add a bit of sparkle to the candle flame.

I hope you enjoyed this project I made for this special birthday celebration and got some inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!

Birthday Blog Hop Winners

It’s time to announce the FOUR winners of the birthday blog hop posts HEREHEREHERE, and HERE. The lucky winners of the $30 gift certificates are…

If you would like even more inspiration with the new release and are on Instagram, we also have a FIVE day Instagram hop with more chances to win a $30 gift certificate if you leave a comment before March 14th!

Thanks for hopping along with us. Reading your lovely comments really makes our day!

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Pastel Cake Pops

Hi friends, It’s Christina, and I have a little something sweet for you! Pretty Pink Posh followed up their super popular Valentine Cake Pops with Birthday Cake Pops, and I was so excited to use them for today’s project. I decorated my cake pops in pastel ice cream colors and mounted them on a Wavy Stripes background complete with a sparkly text overlay.

Below you’ll find a supply list and the steps I took to create this sweet pastel card design. Let’s get started!

Birthday Cake Pop Dies
Wavy Stripes Stencil
Birthday Words Stencil
Eyelet Rectangle Dies
For You Shadow Dies
Bright Rainbow Clay Confetti

My first step was to create the background. I started by trimming a piece of white cardstock to fit inside the stitched detail of the largest eyelet rectangle. Then, using the Wavy Stripe Stencil and a teal ink, I stenciled a wavy stripe across the panel. To finish the panel, I stenciled over the wavy stripes using the Birthday Words Stencil and a sparkly white stencil paste. The last step to creating my background was to mount the stenciled panel to an eyelet rectangle die cut from turquoise cardstock.

With the background completed, I got to work on the other elements of my card design. I started with die cutting all the components for the cake pops from pastel-colored cardstock. I assembled the cake pops and added clay confetti pieces for sprinkles and sticks die cut from glitter cardstock. I attached these to my background panel with foam squares and then added the sentiment, which I also die cut from glitter cardstock. I chose a turquoise shadow for the sentiment to coordinate with the eyelet rectangle and then finally attached the entire panel to a teal A2 cardstock panel.

And that’s all there is to creating this sweet pastel card design. Thanks so much for reading about my latest project. See you again soon!

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Party Hats Card

Hi Friends, Debbie here with the super fun Party Hat Dies from the new birthday release.

Let’s get started with the party hats! Rather than doing the shaker, I wanted to use the Wavy Stripes StencilSo with a light Pink and Lavender Card stock from my stash, and a little dark inks. Placing the two panels onto a grip mat I inked blended the Wavy Stripes stencil. Next I die cut out the Party Hat dies from both of the Striped panels.

Then with dark bright pink and dark purple card stock I die cut out the Pom-Poms and the toppers to the hats. Also two extra Pom-Poms from the original panel colors for the center of the toppers. Attaching the bottom Pom-Poms with liquid glue to the Party Hat base. And in between them add 1/2 of a small foam square to pop up the top layer of Pom-Poms.

Next up I die cut out the Streamers from the four colors of Pink and Purples.

For the background panel, I started off with a white standard A2 panel. Using the previously released Layered Confetti Stencil I ink blended on the two shades of pink ink with the layers A and C. And the layer B was the purple ink.

 Attaching the Streamers criss crossing on the top of the Confetti Panel. Popped up the Party Hats and over lapping them, so there is no foam squares on the right side of the Pink Party Hat.

Die cutting out the Let’s Party Shadow from White and Dark Purple card stock. With the Party Hats having dimension, I added foam to the back of the right side of the sentiment to make it flush.

Lastly, I added two white hearts from the Strawberry Valentine Clay Confetti Mix to the center of the circle in the toppers.

Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty my friends!

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Festive Party Straws

Hello, crafty friends! Arsenia here, and today I’m excited to share a fun and easy way to create festive party straws using the new Party Flag Dies! I was thrilled when I received these dies, as I absolutely love making party straws. They’re the perfect addition to presents, gift bags, candy bags, treat bags, cups, and so much more! Let’s dive into the creative process!

The Party Flag Dies make assembling party straws a breeze. I started by cutting out all the die-cut images from white cardstock. Then, I inked the smaller images with a variety of dye inks for a pop of color. For one of the flags, I used a circle die from the Party Hat Shaker Dies and Cake Slice Shaker Dies to create a playful polka dot background. For the second flag, I repurposed a leftover piece from the Party Hat Shaker Dies—the inside of the party hat—creating a unique design.

The Party word die from the Party Flag Dies is perfect for adding a cheerful touch to the flags. To give the straws an extra whimsical flair, I used a medium-sized bow from the Beautiful Bows Dies. I layered four pieces for the top of the bow and two for the tail, adding dimension and a fun, playful look.

To finish off these party straws, I sprinkled on some Sparkling Clear Sequins and Iridescent Mini Stars Confetti, then added some white gel pen highlights for extra shine. Ta-da! The flags were finished—or so I thought…

But, wait—I had one more idea! I decided to create another adorable party straw using the Party Hat Shaker Dies. For this one, I used a circle die from the Cake Slice Shaker Dies to add some playful polka dots to the hat. I also pulled in a die from last year’s release called the Interactive Cake Dies to decorate the bottom of the hat. After adhering it to a straw, voila—the party straw was complete!

I absolutely love how these party straws turned out, and I’m already looking forward to making more for upcoming holidays and special occasions. The Party Flag Dies are a must-have for any celebration or party-themed project.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and happy crafting!

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Hooray Candles

Hi crafty friends! Sophie here sharing a card I made featuring the new Alphabet Candles stamps and coordinating dies. I LOVE this set – it is so versatile! I love the possibilities of really customizing cards and projects with this set. You could spell out anything – a name, a phrase, whatever! Let’s take a look at the project I made below…

I first stamped out the letters to spell HOORAY on some white cardstock using alcohol marker friendly black ink. I used my Copic markers to color these letters in a rainbow of colors, listed below. I tried to do a shaded look where the color was more intense at the bottom of the letters.

Red: R20, R22, R24
Pink: RV00, RV11
Orange: YR01, YR04, YR07
Green: YG03, YG06
Yellow: Y11, Y13, Y17
Blue: B21, B24

I used the Eyelet Rectangles dies to cut a piece of ivory cardstock to serve as a focal point for my letters which I arranged playfully in a grid fashion. The eyelet series of dies are some of the most used dies in my collections – I especially love the rectangles, circles, and ovals! 

I finished this card off with a few Sparkling Clear sequins – my favorite embellishments. I hope you found this project inspiring! I’ll be back soon to share more projects with you! :) 

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Create A Surprise Pop-Up Card

Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here I have a super fun and also super easy interactive card design to share with you…a pop-up card!

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

Complicated interactive card designs always seem like too much for my lazy…I mean relaxed crafting heart so I love that there is a pop-up card that takes just a few simple cuts! And I love that this card style pairs so well with the Pretty Pink Posh holder dies!

I used the dog for this birthday card but can you imagine the possibilities?!! A pop up ghost at Halloween! A pop up fox at Christmas!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you were inspired by this pop up card idea!

Supplies:
Streamers die set
Sentiment Strips: Birthday stamp set
Dog Holder die set
Birthday Holder Additions die set
Alphabet Candles stamp set
Layered Garland stencils

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Day 4: Birthday Blog Hop + Gift Offer

Day 1 CLICK HERE //  Day 2 CLICK HERE // Day 3 CLICK HERE

Hi crafty friends! I’m Michelle Woerner and I am super excited to be a guest designer with Pretty Pink Posh and help celebrate the 11th birthday anniversary! Today I’m sharing a fun birthday shaker card using the new Party Hat Shaker die set and sentiments from Upright Greetings: Birthday stamp set.

Before I start any project, I always choose my color palette (my color cubes are my best friends) and I die cut all the elements in the die set with all my colors. What can I say? I love options! I play around with all the pieces until I find my favorite combination. For the Party Hat Shaker, I chose the fun teal color and filled it with a variety of shaker bits and sequins from my stash. I chose the same teal color for the hat “top” piece, and I popped it up on foam squares. I accented it with a cute pink flower and yellow center from the adorable Spring Foliage die set.  I chose the “Let’s Party” sentiment from the Upright Greetings: Birthday stamp set, trimmed it into banners and tucked the tops of each under the shaker hat topper.

For the background, I used the largest die in the Eyelet Rectangles die set die cut with white cardstock and adhered it to the card base with thin foam squares. Next, I adhered the shaker hat element down. I wanted to make a custom fun background to complement it, so I pulled out all the die cut circles from the small circle die in the Party Hat Shaker die set and played around until I liked how they were arranged. I LOVE that this one die has 10 circles, so with one pass you can get 10 of each color! Lastly, I added a few large sequins to fill in some gaps with a bit of sparkle.

Designer Tip: I followed the Rule of 3s and used 3 circles of each color which brings a visual balance to the card.

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. We are giving away 4 $30 gift certificates to random comments (1 winner each day) left before March 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST. We’ll be announcing the winners on the PPP blog, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners and/ or sign up for our blog posts to your email!

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Thank you all so much for your order, comments, and excitement about this release. We are so thankful! Stay tuned for more inspiration on the blog and we’ll have a separate Instagram hop starting on Monday!