Hello friends! Angelica here and today were are working with stencils. I picked the new Layered Clouds (2 pack) and Easter Background stencils for my cards and brought in a few more new products for finishing touches.

This is the Easter Background stencil. I sprayed the back of the stencil with Pixie Spray, and attached it to white card stock. I ink-blended a pastel rainbow over the stencil, then applied a layer of White Glitz Glitter Gel for lots of sparkle. I removed the stencil carefully, set the panel aside to dry, and cleaned the stencil immediately. I used an Eyelet Border Die to die-cut white card stock, and Spring Blessings Script Die to die-cut pink card stock. I attached the die cuts to the panel once dry, and added the panel to a card base.

I couldn’t resist making a baby card with the Layered Clouds stencils. I picked blue card stock and inks, in honor of the new baby boy that’s about to join the Pretty Pink Posh family!

I blended Sky Blue and Summer Shower inks over the stencils, starting with the lightest color first. I trimmed the panel once finished, and used the scallop square die from Spring Days coordinating die set to die-cut a window. I also die cut a white scallop square, and used the smaller square from the same die set to die cut the middle. I stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from Little One stamp set, added the frame to the window, and attached the panel to a card base. (I blended a little bit of blue ink to the card base before adhering the panel.) I finished the card with a colored baby lamb from Little One stamp set, using foam squares to attach him to the card.

Working with stencils is one of my favorite ways of making backgrounds. The new stencils are no exception! I hope I have inspired you with stencil ideas.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good morning! Heather here and I’m excited to be sharing some sneak peeks with you today of the brand new dies that are part of the upcoming Pretty Pink Posh release on March 20th!

First up, I have this card featuring the fun new Spring Scene die, as well as one of the new Script Sentiment Dies – Spring Blessings!

I die cut this die from white cardstock, and then colored each individual piece with Copic markers before reassembling it onto my card front.

I also die cut some scraps of cardstock over just the butterfly part of the image to gain a couple more butterflies to embellish my card – can you see the darling stitching detail on the butterflies?

I added some glittery clear Nuvo drops over the flowers and butterflies – love the bit of sparkle that it adds!

Sentiment was die cut from black cardstock and adhered in place, and then I finished off with some lovely jewels in Spring Green, Lemon Drop, and Watermelon for just a little bit of additional sparkle!

Next up, I have a duo of cards featuring the new Decorative Cross die, as well as the new Eyelet Borders Dies! I’m a sucker for making two cards when I end up die cutting enough pieces for it – and I hate to waste the leftovers, so that is how I ended up with these two cards.

So, for this first card, I die cut the image once from gold glitter cardstock, and once from white cardstock.

I die cut a border on a panel of white cardstock with the new Eyelet Border, then masked off a rectangle that was roughly the same size as my die cut image, and blended a mix of 3 different purple distress inks over it – Milled Lavender, Wilted Violet, and Dusty Concord.

I added some splatters with a mixture of Perfect Pearls and water, then removed the mask, and adhered the gold glitter portion of the die cut in place, and popped up the white portion on foam adhesive. I added a few Sparkling Clear Jewels on the center of the cross, adhering them small side down for extra sparkle.

I filled in the center of each image with Glossy Accents – love how this almost gives a stained glass feel, and changes the appearance of the color of the distress ink under it. It also gives some lovely shine to the image! Finished off with a sheer bow along the side, and then adhered it to a coordinating purple card base!

The second card, you may notice, uses the reverse die cuts from the Decorative Cross on the last card. Why waste those extra die cuts when you can use them for something else, right?

For this card, I used a lavender card base, and adhered the parts of the decorative cross in directing in place.

I die cut a couple of thin borders using Eyelet Borders Dies, and adhered those along each side of the card – also adding a very thin strip of gold glitter cardstock along that edge to pull all the gold together.

Added a few more of those same Sparkling Clear Jewels around the image, and heat embossed a sentiment from the darling little baby themed Little One stamp set – the sentiment just seemed perfect for this card!

So there you go – two cards in one! Which version is your favorite?

Thanks so much for stopping by today – have an absolutely wonderful day!

Hi Pretty Pink Posh friends! Suzy here and today I have a post sharing two new stamp sets called Hedgehog Friends and the free with order stamp set from last month called Ladybug Friends. I have 3 cards showing these new sets that will be available on March 20th.

The Hedgehog Friends is my favorite stamp set from this new release as I love critter stamps! This set is just adorable as not only does it have a lot of cute critters, it also has a bunch of complimentary stamps to help create scenes. On both of my cards, I use ALL of these smaller stamps as well as the hedgehogs!

This card is a slim-line card and measures 3.5” x 8.5”. I cut a piece of cardstock to be 7” and folded that in half for the card base. I cut the remaining piece to be 3.5” and used that for the front of the card. I used the new Layered Clouds stencil to make the sky with Distress Oxide Inks. I colored in grass with colored pencils.

I stamped all of the images using the Hedgehogs Friends stamp set with a light color of ink and colored them in with colored pencils. I die-cut the Spring Blessings Script from white cardstock twice and layered them on the top of the card.

I added some Nuvo Glitter Drops to the images to give them more dimension and shine!

I made this card by “random stamping” all of the smaller complimentary stamps on a white card front with a light color of ink. I colored them in with colored pencils. I added shading behind each image with a gray pencil.

I die-cut the Spring Scene from white cardstock twice. I attached the first one to the top center of the card front and colored all the pieces from the second one with Copic markers. I then attached that one over the first one for more dimension and to make it easier to get the pieces in the right place. I stamped the hedgehog and colored her in with colored pencils. I attached that image to the front of the circular die. I stamped the sentiment on a stitched rectangle and attached that to the bottom of the card.

I stamped the ladybug stamp over and over on a white card base with black ink as I call “random stamping”. I turned him every which way to create a pattern. I love that you can make this card with just one ladybug stamp! I colored them all in with colored pencils in different bright colors. I attached that to a black card base.

I added some lines on each ladybug with a white gel pen. I embossed the sentiment on a black stitched rectangle with white embossing powder. I used some Pretty Pink Posh Jewels on top of the sentiment rectangle.

Thanks so much for visiting the blog today and I hope you are enjoying this new release. It is chock full of fun and cute images that will add some cheer during these tough times!

Suzy

Hello friends! This is Angelica and I am back today to showcase the new Tulips stamp set (releasing on March 20th). Tulips are one of my favorite spring flowers and I couldn’t wait to color these images!

This stamp set has a coordinating die set, but I chose to make a  one-layered card, using masking paper. I stamped the top layer first, covered the flower, then stamped the background flowers. I used Polychromos pencils to color the flowers. I always start with a white pencil, and lightly color in where I want my highlights to be. Then I colored the flowers with the main color. I used Van Dyke Brown and Brown Ochre to add my shadows. I finished my coloring with a white pencil again, reinforcing the highlights.

I trimmed the panel with the stitched rectangle die from Stitched Notes, and adhered the panel to a card base with foam adhesive. I used the Hello die from Hello Friend Script Die for my sentiment. I die-cut white card stock three times, stacked and glued the words together, and glued the word over the petals to finish the card.

I love how this card turned out. Using colored pencils on gray card stock really helped the flowers stand out. I hope I was able to share some springtime inspiration.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Join us tomorrow for another sneak peek!

Hello friends! This is Angelica and I have a couple of cards to share today featuring the new Baby stamp set and coordinating dies. These products will be released on March 20th!

For my first card, I used Grout Gray ink to stamp a background panel, using the smaller stamps in the Baby stamp set. Next, I stamped and white heat-embossed BABY onto white card stock. I used finger daubers and the following Distress Oxide Inks to color the letters: Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Cracked Pistachio, and Squeezed Lemonade. I die cut the letters, and attached them to the panel with different sized foam squares. I adhered the panel to a card base with foam adhesive, and added a small sentiment from the new Little One stamp set to finish the card.

I used the Baby Die to make a shaker card for my second card.

I trimmed a white panel of card stock, then die-cut Baby. I backed the panel with acetate, then glued the small die-cut pieces from the letters back in place. I wrapped foam adhesive on the backside of the panel, filled the window with Valentine and Friendship Confetti, then closed the top with another piece of acetate. I added more foam adhesive to the panel, and attached it to a card base.

I stamped and Copic colored the adorable little lamb from Little One stamp set, die-cut with the coordinating die, and attached it to the card with thin foam adhesive. I finished the card with a die-cut Welcome from Welcome Little One Script die.

That’s all that I have for now. I hope I was able to give you inspiration for these new baby stamp sets. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hello friends! This is Angelica and we are kicking off sneak peeks of our upcoming March 20th release! Today I am featuring the new Spring Days stamp set.

My first card is a clean and simple Easter card. I stamped the Easter eggs strip with Milk Chocolate Hybrid ink onto Copic-friendly paper, and colored them with a variety of pastel colors. I added shadows to the top layer of eggs, and used the coordinating die to only die-cut the top of the strip. The bottom layer was fully cut. I made a pink strip to attach the eggs to, using an Eyelet Border Die. I adhered the bottom egg strip, and used thin foam squares to add the top layer. I stamped the sentiment from Easter eggs stamp set onto a card base, added the eggs, and trimmed the edges to finish the card.

I used the flowers strip for my next card.

I stamped the flowers with Pizza Crust ink onto Neenah Desert Storm card stock. I the row I wanted to color, I stamped with Milk Chocolate. I colored the flowers with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. I used a white pencil to add highlights, and kept the coloring really simple. I added the panel to a card base, then worked on the sentiment. I die-cut Spring Blessings three times, stacked and glued them together for dimension, before gluing them to the card.

The Spring Days stamp set is a fun one. There’s several more images to use for fun springtime cards!

Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow for another sneak peek!

Hello friends, Eloise here and today I’ll be creating a water-coloured background using the fun Tropical Background Stencil. I also paired it with the Tropical Toucans and Tropical Birds to create a beach scene.

I started off with creating my background. I adhered down a piece of watercolour paper to a board and adhered down my stencil using washi tape. I then decided to use some Inktense Blocks from Derwent, these are a new to me product and thought they would be fun to try. I started off with water-colouring the flowers pink, dried it with a heat tool. Then coloured in the leaves green, dried it again and coloured in the rest of the areas blue. I removed the stencil and dried it completely. This way is super messy, but you still see some of the details if you use less water, but I like the overall effect. Next, I used the Tropical Birds and Tropical Toucans stamp sets, stamped out some images and coloured them in with Copic Markers.

Copic Markers Used: RV21, R23, RV29, RV19 / YG01, YG23, YG25, YG67 / YR30, Y23, YR21, YR23 / B21, B23, B24, B26 / E30, E31, E33, E34 / W00, W0, W1 / 0 / W3, W5, W7, W9

Once my images were coloured, I cut them out. While I had my die cutting machine out, I used the Stitched Borders 1 Dies and cut the scalloped border from blue and white cardstock and the curved border from brown. I then used the Stitched Notes Dies and cut the rectangle from vellum. I cut down a yellow piece of cardstock to around 2 ¼” wide by 4 ½” tall. I then adhered my blue waves piece to the bottom and the curved brown piece on top at the bottom as well using foam tape. I then added adhesive to the backs of all my images and adhered them into place as well.

I adhered my scene on top of the vellum rectangle and then added foam tape onto the back where you couldn’t see the adhesive and adhere it down onto my water-coloured stencil background. I used my white scalloped border and adhered it to the left-hand side of my panel for more interest. Lastly, I white heat embossed the ‘Sending You Sunshine’ sentiment from Tropical Birds onto a strip of black cardstock. I added foam tape onto the back, adhered it into place and tied a little hemp cord bow onto the right-hand side of it for more texture. I also added a few jewels from the Luau Jewel Mix scattered around the card as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed this fun card!

Eloise