Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and I’m getting excited for Valentine’s Day! It’s coming up and if you haven’t started to make your Valentine’s cards yet, I have some ideas for cards you can make in a hurry with minimal supplies!
Find ten minutes to create? Add a few black & white stamped critters around a colorful heart! The Valentine Ghost Friends are perfect because they look adorable with just rosy cheeks!
And if you have a little more time, of course I think you should make a shaker!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you were inspired by these quick and easy cards.
Hi everyone! I’m Rebecca and I am so excited to be here sharing some of the Pretty Pink Posh Valentine’s release! I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the hearts and happiness in this release. Today I have a card and tag for you made with the Fringe Heart Dies that would be great to add to a Valentine’s Day gift!
I cut each die from the Fringe Heart Dies from different colors of cardstock. You could use thinner paper or even tissue paper to create more traditional fringe, but I had more colors of regular cardstock so that’s what I used. If using cardstock you can curl up the ends or fluff them with your fingers to give them a nice fringe effect.
I embellished my hearts with the Hugs and Kisses Clay Confetti and the Strawberry Valentine Clay Confetti. I decided to turn one heart into a tag by punching a hole using a We R Memory Keepers hole punch in the top left corner of the heart. I was able to then use some cord to tie it onto a present that I had wrapper with ribbon I had left over from Christmas! The other heart I can use as a card for the present with a handwritten message inside!
The Fringe Heart Dies quickly and easily creates such a fun look that it is great on a card or as a topper on a gift! I absolutely adore it!
Have you tried cake pops? I’ll share a secret… I have never tried a cake pop. Gasp! What?! I know! But I’ve heard they are yummy.
So since I don’t have these in my home calling my name, I’ll admire them from afar by creating them on a card.
Although I created these in a Valentine’s Day theme with the Scattered Heart Frame stencil in the background with pinks and reds, these could easily be a birthday card, anniversary card or honestly any kind of card.
Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and I must admit that I’m not really a romance & fancy dinner kind of Valentine but I do love to send cute cards to my friends to remind them how much I love them! And what better way to tell someone how loved they are than a shaker card!
You might know that I always love a shaker card, LOL, but it really is extra fun for Valentine’s Day! And the Pretty Pink Posh XOXO die makes the most fabulous shaker window!
After the holidays, I always have a lot of thank you cards to create! So I love to come up with a design and mass produce it to create several cards at once. This is especially easy with a die cut only card!
A background die is a great way to start by adding texture and interest to the background without any stamping techniques! I love the Pierced Leafy Vines Plate Die and
Of course you need a great sentiment. I grabbed the thanks sentiment from the Many Thanks Shadow Dies. Cutting the word die out of specialty cardstock like glitter or foil adds a nice touch of shine.
Since I decided to keep these cards simple without any images, I wanted to make sure the sentiment stood out. So I cut out the Scallop Circles Dies and inked the center piece with colors that coordinated with my cardstock choices. You could also try different sentiment holders like the Scallop Squares Dies or the Scallop Ovals Dies.
If you don’t need to add any more thank you cards to your stash, you could always add envelopes and place them in a gift box and tie with ribbon or twine. Whether for a holiday, birthday or graduation, a box of thank you cards is a fabulous gift!
Hi, friends, it’s Lauren! Welcome back to the Pretty Pink Posh blog. I’m so excited to share a step-by-step guide to creating a sweet Valentine’s Day shaker card.
I began by stamping the images from the Fresh Berriesstamp set in alcohol marker-friendly black ink on white cardstock. Using my OLO markers, I carefully colored the strawberries with three shades of red for dimension and shine. I added brown tones to the seeds and green tones to the leaves, finishing with subtle highlights using a white gel pen. The flowers were kept white with pale yellow centers for a delicate touch. For the berry basket, I stamped it on kraft cardstock and shaded it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to create a textured, dimensional look. Once everything was colored, I used the Fresh Berriescoordinating dies to cut out all the pieces.
Next came the heart-shaped shaker frame, created using the Double Heart Shaker Dies. For the window, I used acetate, hand-trimming it to fit the heart frame. After adhering the acetate with liquid glue, I added foam adhesive strips to the back to build the shaker compartment. Filling it with the Love Shaker Beads and Strawberry Valentine Mix was so fun! The mix of strawberries and clay hearts added just the right festive flair. After securing the shaker to my card base, I assembled the berry basket with its charming strawberries and flowers, layering them with foam adhesive for added dimension.
To finish, I added the sentiment “XOXO” from the Valentine Greetings stamp set, embossed in white for a crisp, elegant look, and cut it out with the Valentine Greetings coordinating dies. I adhered it to the heart shakers to tie everything together. This card was a labor of love, but seeing it come together made every step worthwhile.
I hope you enjoyed crafting with me and feel inspired to pair Pretty Pink Posh’s new Valentine products with older favorites for your projects. Thanks for joining me, and stay tuned for more creative inspiration. Happy crafting!
Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and I’ve got a question for you…have you tried masking with Glossy Accents?
I love the look of the Glossy Accents and I’m thrilled that it does double duty as a permanent mask! Plus it’s the perfect way to combine white ghosts (from the new Valentine Ghost Friends) and colorful backgrounds!
Hello friends! This is Mindy and I’m back with inspiration using the Valentine Ghosts. I think this is such a fun and unique way to decorate Valentine’s Day cards and projects.
Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and I have a super fun card to share with you today! If you are looking for an extra special Valentine or a fun way to give a gift card, you need a pinata card!!! And I can show you how to make one!
I adore making pinata-style cards! It is so fun to send a handmade card that has an extra surprise inside! And the Fringe Heart die set makes it sooo easy!
These cards are not only pretty, but you can also include a gift card inside (or hidden sentiment, if you prefer).
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Hi friends! Lauren here and I’m so excited to share a fun wintery holiday card with you today, featuring some of my favorite stamps – the adorable Penguin Pals Stamp Set. For this card, I’m combining a layered snowflake stencil background with a shaker element and some cute penguins making snow angels.
To start, I created a soft, snowy background using the Pierced Snowflakes Die on light blue cardstock. For the stenciling, I used three layers: first, a soft blue (Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide), then a darker blue (Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide), and finally, a pop of green (Twisted Citron Distress Oxide) inspired by the Evergreen State Shaker Beads I planned to use in my shaker. The combination of tones in the snowflakes looks so beautiful and wintery, and adding some white splatters with opaque watercolor really made the background feel like a snowy scene.
Next, I stamped the penguins from the Penguin Pals Stamp Set and colored them with my Olo markers. I kept their color scheme simple, using warm grays for their bodies and bright yellow-orange for their beaks and feet. To tie in with the background, I gave each penguin a colorful scarf in shades of blue and green. After cutting them out with the Penguin Pals Coordinating Dies, I started planning my card layout, placing the penguins around my embossed sentiment on a shimmery blue label cut from the Easter Sentiments Coordinating Dies.
To turn this card into a shaker, I used a frame from the Fancy Cake Dies and added acetate to the back. I carefully applied foam adhesive to create a space for the shaker elements, making sure there were no gaps where the beads and confetti could fall out. For the shaker filling, I used a mix of Evergreen State Shaker Beads, Blue Shimmer Confetti Mix, and Aqua Shimmer Confetti Mix, which added lots of sparkle and movement to the design. Once everything was securely in place, I attached the shaker to a top-folding A2 card base. I couldn’t resist adding the adorable penguins around the sentiment, making it feel extra festive and full of winter cheer.
I absolutely love how this card turned out—it’s fun and full of sparkle without being overly glittery. I hope this tutorial inspires you to create your own shaker cards this holiday season, and if you love penguins as much as I do, this stamp set is a must-have!
Thanks for stopping by, and I can’t wait to share more creative inspiration with you soon!
