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Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am back with a new video featuring some of the new Halloween themed products from the newest release! Halloween is my favorite holiday and I’m just so excited to have the new products for the upcoming holiday and to share some inspiration with you.

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Before I started my video, I stamped four of the six cupcakes from the Halloween Cupcakes stamp set and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I also cut out the Spooky Wishes Shadow Dies out of purple (for the shadow) and holographic (for the words) cardstocks.

To make sure it has enough time to dry, we’re going to start with the stenciled background. I cut a piece of light grey cardstock slightly smaller than A2, 4-1/8 x 5-3/8″. Using Distress Inks, I stenciled different colors through the layers of the cute candies from the Layered Candy Treats Stencils; the different colors were Spun Sugar, Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Salvaged Patina, Milled Lavender and Lost Shadow. For the areas that layered on top of other colors of the candies, I used some Pearl White Stardust Butter stencil paste to add some shine and dimension.

Before putting my inks away, I used the Milled Lavender to ink the purple Spooky Wishes Shadow die cut pieces so they have a bit of an ombre look to them. I then layered the word die cut pieces with liquid adhesive to finish off my sentiment. Next I colored in my images with Ohuhu Art Honolulu Markers and added some white gel pen accents for highlights on the images.

To assemble the card, I glued the grey, stenciled cardstock to the center of an A2 card base and layered on the sentiment and cupcakes to the card with foam adhesive. I just love how fun the candies look and the soft colors – pastel Halloween is just my favorite combination.

I hope this card brings a smile to your face today!

The year is flying by and while the weather is hot here in Washington, we know that some of you are starting Christmas projects. Our big holiday release is in October, but if you want to stock up on some “oldies but goodies” in the Christmas section, now is the time!

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am embracing Christmas in July and wanted to show how you can mix and match floral stamp sets to put in the wagon image from the Flower Garden stamp set! For this card, I am using the Poinsettia Corners stamp set so we can make a Christmas card.

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To make sure it has enough time to dry, we’re going to start with the stenciled background. I cut
a piece of olive green cardstock with the second largest square from the Wonky Stitched
Squares Dies. Using the Swiss Dots Stencil, I added in Game Over Lunar Paste which is a
cranberry red stencil paste.

I stamped my images next with alcohol marker friendly black ink and white cardstock so I could
color them in with my Ohuhu Art Honolulu Markers. If you would like to know which colors, I
have the marker caps showing in the video and read the colors as well. After coloring in the
wagon from the Flower Garden stamp set and poinsettias from the Poinsettia Corners
stamp set, I used the Flower Garden coordinating dies and Poinsettia Corners
coordinating dies to cut them out.

When coloring the wagon, I did not color any of the floral images and trimmed the image down
so there was just a small area for me to use foam adhesive to add my poinsettias. I also layered
in the smaller poinsettias around the wagon with liquid adhesive and attached the images to my
stenciled wonky square.

For the background of the card, I cut a piece of cranberry red cardstock to 4×5-1/4″ and added
Walnut Stain Distress Ink around the edges as well as splattering to create some interest on the
background cardstock and would not look too plain. While it was drying, I embossed my
sentiment from the Holiday Scripts stamp set in white on black cardstock and used the
Holiday Scripts coordinating dies to cut them out.

To assemble the card, I glued the red cardstock to the center of an A2 card base and then the
stenciled background with images to the top of the card so there is an even border around the
top and sides of the wonky square. I glued my Merry Christmas sentiment beneath the square
and added a few 4mm Clear Droplets for some added shine but keeping my color scheme.

I hope you have some fun “altering” your wagon garden with different floral sets from Pretty Pink
Posh!

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I have a new video to share with you all today. I always struggle with making sure I have enough birthday cards for my nephews! So I wanted to share a process today that makes 2 mini slimline cards that can be used for any one, and honestly any occasion.

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To make sure it has enough time to dry, we’re going to start with the stenciled background. I have a piece of light green cardstock trimmed to 6×6” and I used the Streamers Stencils to give a jungle feel as you can see with the theme I’m going for! I used the A Stencil with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and the B Stencil with Crocodile Tears Solar Paste. In between the layers, I splattered on some metallic orange watercolor. 

I stamped a bunch of critters from the Jungle Friends and Jungle Additions stamp sets with alcohol marker friendly black ink. I used the coordinating dies for both sets to cut them out and attached them to my low tack sticky mat which helps them stay in place while I’m coloring them in with my Ohuhu Art Alcohol Markers.

We can’t have a jungle without any leaves so I stamped two of my favorite leaves from both the Jungle Friends and Jungle Additions stamp sets with a green ink on green cardstock. I wanted to add the leaf details without having to do more coloring, so this is a great way to get green leaves without markers! I used the coordinating dies for both sets on the leaves and set them aside. I cut more leaves by using one of the Stitched Leafy Borders Dies with some green glitter paper.

Everything is ready to be trimmed and assembled now! I trimmed the stenciled background down to two pieces that measure 5.5×2.75”, a piece of orange cardstock to two pieces that measure 5.75×3” and card bases that measure 6×3.25” when scored in half. I glued them all together so the orange cardstock is a mat for the stenciled background on the card base. I layered the leaves and glued them down with liquid adhesive and popped up my critters with foam adhesive.

Using the same green ink, I stamped the “hugs” sentiment from the Heart Critters stamp set and used its coordinating die to cut it out. I glued it to the open space in the upper right of the cards. To add some final touches, I adhered down a few of the Lime Shimmer Confetti Mix.

I hope this inspires you to make some cards for any occasion today!

Hello friends. It’s Lisa Mears on the blog today sharing some watermelon themed cards using products from Pretty Pink Posh’s June 2023 release.  Watermelon cards are perfect year round, but I especially love them for the upcoming summer months. You can use them for friendship cards, thank you cards, and more! 

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I stamped the images from the Watermelon stamp set onto Bristol Smooth cardstock and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens in the following colors —  Carmine Red, Light Carmine, Emerald Green, May Green, and the Blender. After I colored them, I die cut them with the coordinating dies.

For the card base, I used the Mini Scallop Card die set. This die set makes a card base that is approximately 3 1/4” with a beautiful scallop border. There is beautiful stitching on the front and also comes with a stitched square layering die. 

I die cut the stitched square layering die and added distress oxide inks in the following colors — Worn Lipstick and Cracked Pistachio. 

I added my stamped images to the front of the cards. I used the sentiment stamps from the Watermelon stamp set.  For one of the cards, I used the Friend Shadow die.

I just love these mini cards. They are perfect for sending a quick note to a friend, co-worker, or loved one. 

Thank you for stopping by today.  Have a sweet day!
Lisa Mears

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I have a new video to share. I am still trying to hold on to Spring before Summer and the hot weather gets here! So I’ve used the Stitched Birds Dies and Decorative Birdhouses Dies with softer colors to share with you.

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To prepare for my video, I did some hot foiling and die cutting before recording. Using some pastel satin foil, I hot foiled the Large Love Hot Foil Plate and cut it out with the Large Love Shadow Die Set. I used watercolor cardstock to cut out the Stitched Birds Dies and Decorative Birdhouses Dies, as well as some textured tan cardstock to cut the Decorative Birdhouses Dies to create a look of wood.

I started with using Zig Clean Color Brush Markers to color in the textured tan cardstock of my birdhouse in soft colors of purple, pink, orange and yellow. I use them to color my bird as well in colors of blues, orange, dark grey and soft beige. Once dry, I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink to distress the birdhouse pieces, again trying to give my birdhouse a look like it is painted wood. Next I adhered the pieces of the birdhouse together and added the watercolor cardstock pieces behind to make sure it is nice and sturdy. I also glued my cute little bluebird together.

Next I worked on my background which is a pastel mint green cardstock and I used the A heart stencil from the Layered Valentine Hearts Stencils to add Picket Fence Distress Ink and white metallic watercolor splatter. Once it was dry, I trimmed it down to 4×5-1/4″ and adhered it to the center of my A2 card base. Using foam adhesive, I added the birdhouse, bluebird and the Love sentiment to card base.

To add in more Spring touches, I adhered flowers and leaves clay confetti from the Flower Garden Mix around the flower opening in the birdhouse, the pink scalloped trim and around my purple Love hot foiled sentiment.

I hope this card brings a smile to your face and you’ll join me in holding onto Spring as long as we can!

Hello crafty friends, Lisa Mears here. It’s graduation season so today I’m sharing a quick graduation card using some products from the May 2023 release.

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For the background of my card, I used the Layered Graduation three layer stencil. The great thing about this stencil is that you can use it with ink colors that match the colors of your graduate’s school colors. My daughter is graduating high school this year so I knew immediately that I wanted the graduation caps to be the same color as her cap and gown. Therefore, for the Layer A stencil, which is the graduation caps, I used Fired Brick Distress Oxide ink since her graduation apparel matches this ink color the best.

For the Layer B stencil, which is the diploma, I used Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink. For the Layer C stencil, which is the tassel and the ribbon for the diploma, I used Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink. I also added some Brutus Monroe Alabaster Glitter Glaze over the tassel and ribbon to add a bit of sparkle.

I die cut a label from the Easter Circles die set and added a koala bear from the Koala Friends stamp set. I thought it would be cute to add a graduation cap and diploma to the koala bear so I fussy cut them from the stenciled background. For the sentiment, I used the Congrats Shadow die.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!
Lisa Mears

Hi, friends, it’s Lauren. Can you believe the school year is coming to an end and we’re approaching graduation season? Pretty Pink Posh just released some new products to help with your congratulations projects and I’m sharing how to incorporate the new Graduation Mug Additions Dies with the Winter Mug Dies to make a shaker card!

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To prepare for my video, I did some hot foiling and die cutting before recording. Using some pastel satin foil, I hot foiled the Congrats Script Hot Foil Plate and cut it out with the Congrats Shadow Die Set. I used different types of cardstock (solid, vellum, glitter) in coordinating colors (white, yellow, blues) with the Winter Mug Dies, Graduation Mug Additions Dies, and the largest square from the Wonky Stitched Squares Dies. 

Next I stenciled my background on the Wonky Stitched Square with the Layered Graduation Stencils. I used Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide with the A stencil, Scattered Straw with the B stencil, and gold stencil paste with the C stencil. While it dried, I assembled my mug together as a shaker. I cut confetti from the Graduation Mug Additions Dies, but also included the new Aqua Shimmer Confetti inside the shaker.

I adhered my card together on a 4-1/4 x 4-1/4″ card base and layered some blue vellum trimmed to 4-1/8 x 4-1/8″ as well as the stenciled background. The shaker mug was then glued onto the card as well as the other graduation die cut details. My sentiment was added to the top of the mug and the card is complete! I hope you’re inspired to use your Graduation Mug Additions Dies, too.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Hello crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here. Today I’m sharing a slimline birdhouse card. These birdhouses can be used on cards for just about any occasion. 

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I used the Spring Birdhouses stamp set which includes three birdhouses, a branch, and several sentiments. The A Little Birdie stamp set includes five birds that coordinate perfectly with the birdhouses.  I also used a flower stamp from the Spring Flower stamp set to add to the branches.

I colored my images using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens in the following colors — Peach Pink, Turquoise Green, May Green, Orange, Light Blue, Lemon Yellow, Mid Brown, and the Blender. After I colored them, I die cut them with the coordinating dies.

For the card background, I used the Layered Clouds Stencil along with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. I cut the background to 3 1/4” x 8 1/4”. 

I added the largest Slimline Scallop Frame dies to the stenciled background and then added my stamped images and sentiment. Finally, I added the card layer to a slimline card base which measures 3 1/2” x 8 1/2”.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Have a wonderful day!
Lisa Mears