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Tutorial: Confetti Framed Cards

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends!

Heather here from Houses Built of Cards. I’m back sharing another photo tutorial today – this time to get a sparkly star-dusted edge with the Mini Star Confetti from Pretty Pink Posh. Once again, this is a picture heavy post – so consider yourself warned!

Here is a close up of the pretty sparkly edge – I love the magical look it gives!

I started off by stamping my images on Ranger Watercolor paper using Versafine Ink – my favorite for watercoloring! I used the Pretty Pink Posh/Simon Says Stamp exclusive Stamptember Darling Friends set.

Next, I simply watercolored my images in two different colors schemes using watercolors and a waterbrush.

Sometimes I choose my pattern papers before coloring, and match my coloring to my paper, but this time, I watercolored first, then chose my papers. Took a little bit of time to play around and find what I liked, but these were the ones I settled on.

By this time my watercoloring was dry, so I stamped on my sentiments, again with Versafine ink.

Now the fun part! Using a bit of scrap paper to catch the excess, I add a thick line of Glossy Accents along one edge…

…then over another piece of scrap paper to catch the the extra confetti, I shake on a good coating of the Mini Star Confetti, then repeat, one edge at a time until complete.

Then it is time for some patience while you allow it to dry!

Next, I like to use a nice strong adhesive to hold everything together – Scor-tape does a lovely job of holding the watercolor paper in place so it doesn’t peel off.

And there you go – so easy!

That’s it! Here is a close up of each of these cards the first one with Silver Mini Star Confetti:

And the other one with Gold Mini Star Confetti:

Lawn Fawn Paper Pad: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Distress Watercolor Cardstock: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Gansai Tambi Watercolors: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Glossy Accents: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Scor-Tape: Amazon // Simon Says Stamp
Versafine: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!

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Creating Watercolor Flowers + Giveaway

Hello everyone, Joni here sharing another new tutorial. Today I’ll be showing you how to create a simple watercolor background using the ZIG Clean Color Real Brush 60.

To begin I simply drew a swirly image using the ZIG Clean Color Real Brush 60. Any color will work. You can also try a different shape just add leaves to give it a flower look.

In this image below I simply just added a leaves image to go with my background flower.

After drawing my image, I moved the image with a wet watercolor brush to give the image a watercolor feel.

I also added some yellow dots with the flower to give it a more complete look.

I also added a light blue ZIG Clean Color Real Brush 60 to give a hint of blue on the background.

In assembling the card, I also added my favorite inverted Scallop Circle die (the smaller version). The sentiment is from Wplus9 You equal kind stamp set. I mounted the circle die-cut on a foam tape at the middle of the card panel to give it dimension.

Next, I added some Sparkling Clear sequins to finish off the card.

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I hope you guys enjoyed! Have a wonderful week ahead!

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Tutorial: Watercolor Birdies

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Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends!

Heather here from Houses Built of Cards. I’m delighted to be sharing a photo tutorial showing how to recreate these bright shaker cards – similar to one I made for the recent release hop with PPP. Be warned – this is a picture heavy post, but hopefully it is clear and easy to follow!

I started off by choosing a couple of plaid pattern papers – these will be trimmed to an A2 cardfront size – then trimming some watercolor cardstock to approximately 3 1/2″ by 4 3/4″.

Next, I stamped the birdies and branches using Birdie Friends and Birdie Friends Coordinating Dies, colored with Copic makers, and used the coordinating die cuts. They are so easy to line up – I use a small piece of Post-it Tape to hold the die in place while I run it through my die cut machine.

Next, I added a rough watercolor wash to the background, allowed it to dry well, then carefully laid my elements in place – NO adhesive now please! This just helped me line-up to stamp my sentiments, as well as those cute little musical notes, and have them placed perfectly when I finish assembling my shaker. The Scallop Circles were die cut out of black cardstock – I just love how this makes them pop!

Then, remove the frame and die cut images, and add a simple row of machine stitching around the edge. I love using my sewing machine to sew on paper!

Next, I use some good sturdy adhesive to adhere my watercolor panel to my trimmed pattern paper. I like to use Scor-tape – you don’t want the watercolor paper peeling up on these cards, or one side of your shaker will pop open and leak out.

Now, to make the clear acetate window – I use a sharpie to trace around the Scallop Circles dies on my acetate.

Then when cutting, make sure and trim inside the line you marked – this way it will fit behind your scallop frame without showing around the outside.

Adhere together – again using a nice sturdy adhesive – I love the slim 1/8″ width of Score tape. You can easily curve it around the frame, and when you remove the paper, all those curved edges will adhere flat once you press the acetate on.

Next step is foam tape, to make sure there is room for your shaker elements to move. For the large scallop circle frame, I suggest cutting a 12″ long piece, then trim into thirds lengthwise.

The easiest way to attach the foam to the die cut frame is to remove the paper backing first – then it easily curves around the shape of the circle – so much less stressful then trying to bend the paper around! (And believe me – I’ve tried both!)

Once you have your windows ready, add a good dose of your shaker filling right on top of your card front – I’m using Iridescent Mini Heart Confetti and Iridescent Mini Star Confetti – then press your window over the top firmly before shaking it around to settle it all into place.

Finally, a bit of sturdy glue – my favorite is Ranger Multi Medium Matte, because it dries to a mat finish, so if a tiny bit leaks out, you’ll never see it! Use sparingly though – you don’t need much! Attach the branch and birdie to the front of your window and let dry.

That’s it! Here is a close up of each of these cards:

Unlimited color combos based on your pattern paper too!

Lawn Fawn Plaid Paper: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Distress Watercolor Cardstock: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Gansai Tambi Watercolors: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Scor-Tape: Amazon // Simon Says Stamp
Foam Tape (extra large roll): Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!

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Creating A Pop-Up Card

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Hello everyone, Joni here sharing another quick tutorial. Today I’ll be sharing how to create your own simple pop–up card that you can use for any occasion.

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To begin, I die-cut some of the large oval from Scallop Ovals dies 5 times and distressed one of the middle part using PTI Melon Berry. Then I glued the scallop on top of the other like the photo above to give it more dimension. The sentiment “cheer up friend” I used for the front of the card is from the new Birdie Friends stamp set, but the cute birdie stamp I used for the front of the card is the Birdie Notes stamp set. The other cute birdies you see below are from the Birdie Friends as well. They were watercolored using my all time fave ZIG Clean Color Real Brush in the 60 pack and then die-cut using Birdie Notes coordinating dies and Birdie Friends coordinating dies.

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To create my pop-up card I measured the inside card a little bit smaller than an A2 card and created my pencil guide to were to cut and fold like the image below.

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After cutting your desired pop-up stand, you can push them inside like the image below. These stand will hold your image for the inside of the card.

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When you open the card this how it will look inside, now you are ready to glue your die-cut images.

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This is how they look after gluing them inside, aren’t they cute?

The bow die-cut that you see on the birdie’s head is from the Holiday Pals coordinating dies just in case you are wondering. The “sending hugs” sentiment is also from the Birdie Friends stamp set.

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Here’s another look from the inside…

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I hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial and are inspired to create your own. Have a wonderful week!

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DIY Framed Art

Hi friends, Lisa here today!

I have a fun framed project featuring the Sweet Pea Sequins Mix along with the Birdie Friends & Birdie Notes stamp sets.

I selected frames with matting included. You’ll see this has space for three photos.

I cut two panels of patterned paper, and two from white cardstock. The white panels were dry embossed with a floral pattern. These were added to the two mats with tape runner adhesive.

Next came the stamped images from Birdie Friends and Birdie Notes. After stamping and coloring them, they were die cut using the coordinating die sets (Birdie Friends & Birdie Notes). I’ve also used the little leafy sprig from the Holiday Pals stamp set and the coordinating die.

The fun began here with the placement of the images! I added the two black and white photos then the Sweet Pea Sequins. This will be a little gift to my granddaughter for her nursery!

We hope that today’s post and project inspired you to think outside of cards and stretch your stamps, dies and embellishments; the possibilities are endless!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

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Creating Ink Swatches + Giveaway

Well hello everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here! I’m so glad you’ve stopped by the Pretty Pink Posh blog. Today I have a fun video tutorial for you featuring an idea on how you can use your Pretty Pink Posh Mini Tag dies to create your very own custom ink swatches!

I love being able to create attractive yet functional organization solutions for my creative space; my craft room is evidence of that. I find that the Mini Tag dies are the perfect size for using as ink swatches that allow me to keep my ink colors organized and handy as I am creating.

In my video tutorial, I am going to walk you through how I created these tags very simply. Depending on how large your ink collection is, you’ll probably spend a little bit of time die cutting but it goes by pretty quickly, especially if you’re watching a movie or something while you pass the dies through your die cutting machine over and over!

For the swatch ring, I used a large hoop earring that I found at my craft store. I chose this particular ring system because I love the flip-clasp closure of the hoop, which allows easy access to the ink swatches and keeps them secure when I want them all to stay on the ring. However, you can use whatever type of ring you prefer to hold your swatches. You can also find similar, inexpensive hoop earrings in the jewelry section of local box stores like Target, Walmart, etc, or purchase binder rings in the office section or on Amazon HERE.

To see how I created this ink swatch tag ring, be sure to watch the video below! If you enjoy, be sure to give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel.

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Nina-Marie did such a great job showing how just a few products (that is in most of our craft areas) can be used to organize our inks. If you’re interested in any of the products she mentioned, we have linked them below to make it easier for you!

Mini Tag Dies
Brother P Touch label maker
3/8” white P Touch tape
Mini Misti: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Big Shot: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Butterfly Dreams stamp set: Simon Says Stamp // Reverse Confetti

We wanted to have a giveaway in this post for the brand new Mini MISTI tool for those who want to create their own ink swatches, or use on your paper craft projects. Enter the giveaway to win one of these handy tools, along with the versatile Mini Tags die set!

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If you have any questions about this post, feel free to leave it in the comments! Thanks so much for stopping by and spending some time with me; I’ll see you again soon!

xoxo, Nina-Marie

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Tutorial: DIY Easter Basket

Hello everyone, Joni here with another tutorial. Today I’ll be showing you how to create a DIY basket for your Easter goodies.

To begin, I cut my cream cardstock to measure 6×6 inches and scored each side by 1 ½ inches.

Next, I cut all four sides. Just as the green lines I drew on this cardstock below.

Next, fold the sides of the cardstock that was cut to make it into a box for a basket.

To add decorations on the basket I die-cut the picket fence from Pretty Pink Posh Picket Fence die. This will be added at the bottom of the box for added interest.

I also added this fuchsia tissue paper to put inside the basket after cutting into strips. This would be so nice too if you have a green tissue paper (to look like a grass).

For added simple décor on my basket, I added the bunny from the Holiday Pals stamp set and Holiday Pals Coordinating die set. The gold bow on the bunny is from Twine and Bows dies that was die-cut on a piece of gold cardstock. I also added some flower sequins from Summer Flower Sequins Mix. For the sentiment, I used the Brushstroke Wonderful from Essentials by Ellen.

Here’s a look at the basket all assembled and decorated. You could use so many fun stamp set, dies and sequins to make it your own style.

I hope you guys enjoyed! Have a wonderful week.

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Tutorial: Flat Shaker Card

Hello and Happy Friday!

I’m so excited to have Liz here on the blog sharing a tutorial on how to create easy shaker cards using the new Mini Heart Confetti! No need for fun foam or thick mounting tape with this tutorial…

I do love this time of the year, and as Valentine’s Day approaches, I thought what better way to send to family and friends, a small card filled with adorable mini hearts in the form of a flat shaker so that I could easily mail out.

Here, I used this adorable little penguin and bear from the Winter Friends stamp set along with adding a tiny bow on each one. I must say, this set is one of my favorites and can be used all year round. Not just for Christmas.

These are so much fun to make and go quickly for creating several of them. You won’t want to stop with just one. Also, it’s so much fun to play with these adorable Mini Heart Confetti in Iridescent and Gold colors. Here is a little tutorial along with measurements.

Step one: Cut a piece of card stock A2 size ( 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) and score in the middle at 2 3/4″

Step Two: Cut a smaller piece of cardstock ( 2 1/2 ” x 4″) that will be used for decorating

Step Three: Punch out a heart on the right hand side or desired area using a punch or die

Step Four: Next, I embossed the blue rectangle using We R Memory folder called Chain and added this adorable scallop border from the Stitched Border 1 die collection from Pretty Pink Posh and adhered it to the cardstock.

Step Five: Since I needed to punch out another heart directly on the card base, I used the blue cardstock to help me align where I needed to punch out the heart. Keep in mind, do not glue it down, but instead use it as a placement to help you.

As you can see, now you have the card base with the heart punched out along with the smaller blue card stock as well.

Step Six: Add a piece of acetate on top of the heart to cover it. Here, I cut approximately 2 3/4″ x 2 rectangle.

Step Seven: Now add adhesive on top of the acetate starting around the entire heart, than along the sides of acetate. Think like you were adding foam mount and creating a wall around the heart to keep the sequins in. Here, I added in these adorable Mini Hearts from Pretty Pink Posh in Iridescent and Silver which I love how it sparkles.

Final Step: Add the smaller card stock on top of the card base aligning it with the heart shape and finish decorating. Here I used a sentiment from the Sending and Wishing set from Simon Says Stamp along with this adorable bunny from the Holiday Pals set from Pretty Pink Posh. Again, this set is not just for Christmas as you can see.

Don’t want to forget, I also added in these adorable little mini envelopes from the Birdie Notes set (releasing in March) where I also used the little tiny heart it came with.

If you want another great Valentine post, Liz created an additional tutorial over on her blog for a candy treat holder. It’s absolutely darling and uses the same stamps from this post! Read her post HERE.

I’ll be back on Valentine’s Day with my next Favorite Free Fonts feature. It’s been a while since I did the last one and I know you all love them!

From the design team and I, we hope you have a LOVE-ly weekend.

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DIY Treat Bag Tutorial

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Hello Everyone, Joni here for a treat bag tutorial for Valentine’s Day (but you could adapt it for other occasions). You can simply change the color of the patterned paper and sentiments to make it work to the theme of your choice.

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For this project I cut a piece of cardstock like the image below 4 ½ by 3 inches.

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Next, I cut the middle side of the piece of cardstock like the image below, then fold to make a box.

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Next, I put a double sided tape on both sides of the box and cut the tag using the Stitched Duo 1 dies.

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For assembling, I adhered both of the tags on both sides of the box. This box can hold 3 Ghirardelli chocolate square.

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To decorate my box, I kept it simple. I die-cut a black cardstock using the oval tag from Stitched Tags die and I also used the bow die-cut from Twine and Bows dies. I also used the stamp and dies from Holiday Pals for the tag.

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Here’s the look of the finished goodie tag side view.

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Here’s the front view.

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I hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial for your next goodie project. Thank you so much for stopping by and don’t forget to tag #prettypinkposh on Instagram with your projects featuring our stamps, dies and sequins!

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Valentine Theme Week- Day 1

Hello everyone, Joni here!

Welcome to a whole week of Valentine inspiration here at Pretty Pink Posh. Every day this week we will have some tutorials and inspiration that you can use for the upcoming festivities.

To begin, die-cut the oval scallop from Pretty Pink Posh Decorative Tag 1 dies and while it’s still with the die I then distressed it with PTI Summer Sunrise ink pad to give the color for the background. Once its distressed I then taped the back of the scallop border with the inside of the scallop. This will help me make a small oval shaker that I can add to a tag or a card.

For this project I die-cut lots of oval scallop border and I usually stack 3 (glued) and adhered on the top of the oval scallop. Because the border is thin, it’s easier this way for me to hold those awesome new Mini Hearts Confetti coming your way. But if you like to cut a thin foam tape, this will work too.

Next, I glued another scallop border on top of the clear acrylic and filled the scallop shaker with this yummy new Mini Hearts Confetti along with other Pretty Pink Posh sequins. The Mini Hearts Confetti will be available this coming February 1^st.

After filling the scallop shaker, I then glued the back of the acrylic following the lines on the scallop border and adhered on the top of the scallop shaker. I trimmed the excess acrylic from the scallop shaker with scissors.

For this tag I used the Stitched Duo 3 dies and distressed. You can use other PPP tag dies for different looks too. The little cute chick is from the free stamp set Birdie Notes that was released from the recent PPP January Birthday Celebration, which I watercolored using the 60 Zig Clean Color Real Brush.

I stamped the sentiment on a strip of Kraft cardstock from the Birdie Notes with white embossing powder and heat set. I cut the sentiment into rectangle added a foam tape and adhered on top of the strip of Kraft cardstock that I snipped on both ends with scissors.

To create the note backing for the tag, I die-cut another white cardstock using the tag from Stitched Duo 3 dies and scored the top of the tag. After, I added glue on top and adhered on the back of the decorative tag.

Here’s to show you when the backing is ready for your written notes.

They are so fun to make and so cute. For the first tag on your left I used the new Gold Mini Confetti Heart with 6mm Fairytale Fuchsia Sequins and 4mm Sparkling Clear. On the second tag I used the new Silver Mini Confetti Heart and Share Kindness Sequin Mix. For the third tag I used the new Iridescent Mini Heart Confetti and Sparkling Clear sequins.

Here they are in close-up using the new Mini Confetti Hearts.

Here’s a snapshot of the little party scene I created. You can use the same concept and create darling cupcake or treat toppers. I hope you guys enjoyed and got inspired.

If you create some fun Valentine’s Day projects with Pretty Pink Posh, be sure to hashtag #prettypinkposh. We cannot wait to see your projects for Valentine’s Day!

Remember to check back here tomorrow for more Valentine inspiration. Have an AWESOME week!