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Create A Scene: Winter Woodland

Create A Scene: Winter Woodland

Hi there, Gemma here for a new Create A Scene feature.

For my scene card today, I’m using the sweet Winter Woodland stamp set. Adding some baubles to the tree adds some Christmas fun.

Create A Scene: Winter Woodland

I began with the background, blending some Hickory Smoke distress oxide ink on to my white card panel. I faded the grey into the white for my wintry scene.

To add texture and the look of snow fall, I flicked the panel with white acrylic paint mixed with water. I also added some flicks with a sparkle spray. For some darker drops, I flicked Hickory Smoke distress oxide ink over the panel too.

Create A Scene: Winter Woodland

Once dry, I layered the panel over a piece of red patterned paper. I stamped a sentiment from the Holiday Greetings stamp set before adhering the panel to a card base.

Create A Scene: Winter Woodland

Next, I stamped images from the Winter Woodland stamp set, coloured them with copic markers and die cut them with the coordinating dies. To add dimension, I adhered some plain die cuts behind the images.

Create A Scene: Winter Woodland

The baubles are from the Angel Friends stamp set. I coloured them with copics and added some metallic gold pen details. Layering them with plain die cuts for dimension, I adhered some gold thread behind each bauble, then attached the other end of the thread behind the branch.

Create A Scene: Winter Woodland

I then adhered all the images to the card to finish my winter woodland Christmas scene.

I hope you enjoyed this winter scene. Thank you for stopping by!

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Stenciling With Mayra: Winter Wonderland

Hello everyone, happy Tuesday!!! Mayra here with you today. I have a fun stenciled card to share with you. 

Stenciling With Mayra: Winter Wonderland

I began my card by die cutting a base panel using the rectangle die from the Stitched Notes die set. I then added a bit of adhesive to the back of the panel and glued it down to keep it in place. Next, I used the iCraft Pixie Spray…this is a must-have!!! It makes it so much easier to keep the stencil in place. After spraying the Medium Polka Dots stencil and allowing it to dry for about a minute, I placed the stencil over the kraft colored panel. I then used a pigment ink in white to add the polka dots effect.  

Stenciling With Mayra: Winter Wonderland
Stenciling With Mayra: Winter Wonderland

Next, I colored the images I would be using for my card. I used the adorable Holiday Pals stamp set. I also used the Scallop Circle Tag dies, the Scallop Borders 1 dies, and the Stitched Borders 1 dies. To finish my card, I stamped the sentiment from the set onto the stenciled panel. 

Stenciling With Mayra: Winter Wonderland

I hope you enjoy this fun Christmas card. Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by, I hope you each have a wonderful and blessed day. 

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Create A Scene: Holiday Flamingos

Create A Scene: Holiday Flamingos

I thought it would be fun to create a Christmas card using critters from a summer stamp set. With a few accessories, these flamingos are perfect for a festive scene.

Create A Scene: Holiday Flamingos

Let’s begin with the background. On an A2 card base, I blended some Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink on to the centre of the card, fading out to white. I flicked some shimmer spray over the ink to create sparkly droplets. Once dry, I stamped some snowflakes from the Holiday Greetings stamp set, using 2nd and 3rd generation stamping with Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink.

Create A Scene: Holiday Flamingos

From the centre of a white card panel, I cut an opening with one of the Window Frames dies. I then layered this onto my card base.

To add some sparkle, I stamped the snowflakes border, from the Winter Borders stamp set, in clear embossing ink. I then heat embossed it with a turquoise embossing glitter. I embossed two borders, then I trimmed them down and adhered them onto my card.

Create A Scene: Holiday Flamingos

I cut two thin strips of pearlescent blue card, using the Stitched Strips dies, to adhere to my card. I like the neat finish this gives to the embossed borders. I then stamped a sentiment from the Christmas Friends stamp set to finish the background.

I found some flamingos, from the Tropical Birds stamp set, that I had previously coloured with copics and die cut. I always have images left over from other projects so it’s great to find ways to use them on different cards. To dress the flamingos up for Christmas, I added some Santa hats and a bow from the Reindeer Friends stamp set. Some glitter on the hats adds lots of Christmas sparkle.

Create A Scene: Holiday Flamingos

The scarf on the other flamingo is from the Happy Snowman stamp set. The scarf was too wide for the flamingo, so I trimmed off the left edge, then adhered it over the top to make it fit better. By adjusting it this way, you still get the nice white die cut edge all around the scarf.

Create A Scene: Holiday Flamingos

I adhered some Christmas presents above the sentiment – these are from the Reindeer Friends stamp set. I then added the flamingos to finish my Christmas scene.

Thanks for visiting today!

Gemma

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Autumn Greetings

Hi friends,  Jane here. Happy Thanksgiving! Today I am sharing this bright autumn greetings card. Only three ink colors were used to create this card: ruby red, peach perfect and blush by Altenew.

Pretty Pink Posh: Autumn Greetings

To start, I ink blended a background using the above ink colors and a large blender brush. The panel was splattered with water and left to dry.  Next, a window shape was cut using the Stitched Film Strip die. The die was used twice on the same piece of white card stock to create a faux window. Foam tape applied to the back of the window to create a dimensional effect.  

Pretty Pink Posh: Autumn Greetings

On a separate piece of card stock images from the Autumn Wreath stamp set were white heat embossed.  Then using the inks mentioned above, I ink blended the embossed images.  Next, each image was cut using the coordinating die and adhered to the front of the card using liquid glue.

The sentiment was also white heat embossed, inked using the same technique, cut using scissors and adhered to the front of the card.
The card front was adhered on an A2 card base and that completes the card!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Happy Thanksgiving!

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Christmas Tag Inspiration + Video

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather Hoffman here today with a fun and festive Christmas tag to share with you as part of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags! I absolutely love the gorgeous Stitched Poinsettia Dies – and for this project I’m sharing a fun inky technique to color them!

Here is a video for this tag, so you can see how it all came together.

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I die cut all the layers of the Stitched Poinsettia dies from watercolor paper, then used an assortment of distress inks for a smooshing technique. I smooshed some ink on a non-stick mat, misted with a bit of water, then dipped each of the pieces into the colors, layer by layer to add fun variation in colors. For the petals I used Spun Sugar, Tattered Rose, and Worn Lipstick. The leaves use Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint, and the center of the poinsettia are colored with Fossilized Amber.

While those layers dried, I did some ink blending with the Fossilized Amber ink on the tag which was die cut from Stitched Duo 1 dies. This helps tie all the colors together from front to back, and adds a bit of interest behind the poinsettia. I also stamped my sentiment from Holiday Greetings on there before adhering the poinsettia in place.

A touch of sheer ribbon on the top after punching a hole with a hole punch, and some sparkly Buttercream jewels finish this tag off. Once all the layers dried thoroughly, I also curled up the edges of the poinsettia and it’s leaves to add even more dimension to the finished tag!

In addition to my post, the design team has been working on some tags as well. Click on the photos to see more details.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. We hope you were inspired by these tags!

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Happy Thanksgiving Shaker + Video

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather Hoffman here today to share a fun sparkly Thanksgiving Shaker card with you using a mix of fun sparkly Pretty Pink Posh embellishments for shaker fillings!

Pretty Pink Posh: Happy Thanksgiving Shaker + Video

I have a video for this card as well, so you can see how it all came together.

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

I love how this kind of feels like a snowglobe – but a fall theme one! The adorable Thanksgiving Scene stamp set is such a fun mini stamp set – I love that the scene building is already done for you! And the largest Window Frame die set is perfect to create a look in the window.

Pretty Pink Posh: Happy Thanksgiving Shaker + Video

I filled the shaker with a mix of Gold Shimmer Seed BeadsGold Mini Star Confetti, and Sparkling Clear 3mm Sequins. A final finishing touch is the bow at the top from Twine and Bows die set – love those bows for little touches like this!

Pretty Pink Posh: Happy Thanksgiving Shaker + Video

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

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Create A Scene: Winter Snowglobe

Today I have a snowglobe scene card to share. By adding a simple shaped die, the Winter Scene can be transformed into a snowglobe. I think it would be fun to turn this snowglobe into a shaker card too.

Create A Scene: Winter Snowglobe

I began with the candy cane background. I used the fabulous Simple Strips die set. The variety of sizes in this set make it easy to create different patterns. 

I die cut two different width strips from red and white card. On a piece of thin copy paper, I adhered some stick-it adhesive. I gradually removed the backing, revealing the adhesive, and added the die cut strips to create my pattern. I then trimmed down my homemade patterned paper and adhered it to a white card base. 

Create A Scene: Winter Snowglobe

Next, I die cut the Winter Scene die three times – from white and pearlescent green card, along with white glitter card. I also die cut a separate circle from white glitter card to adhere the scene pieces. I layered the three frames together on the circle die cut, with the glitter frame at the top. 

On the white die cut trees, I used a brown copic marker to colour the tree trunks. I then adhered the white card hills and trees to the card, along with the pearlescent green sky.

Create A Scene: Winter Snowglobe

By layering elements of the scene, it adds dimension. I cut the trunks off the white glitter trees, then adhered them and the white glitter hills to my scene. I then changed my mind and decided I wanted green glitter trees instead, so die cut them and added them to the scene.

To turn the Winter Scene die into a snowglobe, I die cut a Stitched Hexagon die from woodgrain card. I cut the hexagon in half to create the stand for my snowglobe, adhering it behind the Winter Scene.

Create A Scene: Winter Snowglobe

I die cut some Stitched Strips from dark green pearlescent card, along with a white pearlescent Simple Strip, which I’ll use to ground my snowglobe in the scene. I white heat embossed a sentiment from the Happy Snowman stamp set.

You could finish the card here but I decided to add a Happy Snowman next to the snowglobe. I coloured him with copic markers and die cut him with the coordinating die, then used foam tatape to add him to the scene.

Create A Scene: Winter Snowglobe

For some finishing touches, I gave the snowman some Graphite jewels buttons and added some Pearl White jewels to the snowglobe sky.

Thanks for visiting today! The holiday season is coming soon and I hope I was able to inspire you.

Gemma

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Stenciling With Mayra: Bold Poinsettias

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday. Mayra here with you today. I have another fun stenciling project to share with you. Since we are already in November (can you believe it?!), I chose to create a Christmas themed card.

Stenciling With Mayra: Bold Poinsettias

I began by coloring the beautiful poinsettias from the Poinsettias stamp set. I used Copic markers to color them in. I used R93, R05, R17, and R46. For the leaves, I used YG11, YG63, G94, and YG99. 

Stenciling With Mayra: Bold Poinsettias

Next, I die cut a panel for my card using the stitched rectangle from the Stitched Notes die set. I then added a bit of adhesive to the back of the die-cut panel and adhered it to my craft surface. Then, I placed the lovely Christmas Background stencil where I wanted it to be and added a bit of post-it tape to help hold it in place. Next, I added the colors I would be using. I used Distress Inks, in the colors Barn Door, and Aged Mahogony. I love the tone on tone effect. 

Stenciling With Mayra: Bold Poinsettias

To finish my card, I heat embossed the ‘Thinking Of You’ sentiment from the Bee Friends stamp set on to a strip of vellum. Then, I adhered that to the panel. I then added the poinsettias and my card was done. It was a fun project to create. 

Stenciling With Mayra: Bold Poinsettias

Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by. I hope you each have a wonderful and blessed day.

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Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 7

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 7

Hello and welcome to the final day of Thanksgiving Theme Week!  Hasn’t it been wonderful?  It’s Lindsey here, and I’m extra happy to be sharing a card today.  Thank you cards are my favorite to make, and I love this time of year that encourages us all to show more gratitude.

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 7

A few weeks ago I did some paper piecing.  It’s something I haven’t done in a really long time, but I found that I thoroughly enjoyed the process, so I wanted to try it again.  It also happens to be a pretty fantastic way to add color if you aren’t in the mood for actual coloring.  

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 7

I thought the overflowing cornucopia in the Fall Signs stamp set was the perfect image for this technique, so I pulled out some paper and got started.  One of the keys to success when paper piecing is to choose paper with small enough patterns that they can still be seen even on a very small image.  Another trick is make sure you cut directly on the stamped line.  

When I inked up the image, I chose not to use the sign part of it, and instead cut the sentiment with the Thankful For You Script die.  To add a little extra interest, instead of using the positive cut, I used the negative panel and backed it with another piece of patterned paper.  The final bit of added texture came from covering the card base with a panel cut with the Lattice Background die.

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 7

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you’ll give this oldie but goodie technique a try.  Also, if you’ve been eyeing some of Pretty Pink Posh’s fabulous Thanksgiving products this week, make sure to pick them up today while they are still on a 15% discount.  They’ll make a great addition to your crafty supplies as many of them can be used all year round.  

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Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 6

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 6

Hi crafty friends, Tammy here! I’m so excited to be participating in Thanksgiving Theme Week with Pretty Pink Posh. This is my favorite time of the year…my daughters and I LOVE cooking Thanksgiving dinner. We get up really early, hit the Starbucks drive-thru for some caffeine, and spend the day hanging out in the kitchen preparing the food…yum yum!!

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 6

I had so much fun creating this card and tag set with the super adorable set, Giving Thanks. As a thanks to you, all items in the Thanksgiving section are 15% off during theme week!

To begin, I stamped, colored with Copic markers, and die cut the images from the following sets:
Giving ThanksCoordinating Dies
Fall SignsCoordinating Dies

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 6

Next, I cut brown patterned paper to 5 X 5″ and attached to a square white card base. I then cut a piece of white cardstock to 4.75 X 4.75 and cut out a window using the Window Frames Die. I cut a piece of Bristol cardstock (also 4.75 X 4.75) and ink blended the background with Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade, and Scattered Straw Distress Oxide inks. Once dry, I attached the window over it, and then onto the patterned paper. 

I stamped the sentiment from Giving Thanks in black ink, then arranged the stamped images onto my card, attaching some with foam tape for dimension.

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 6

Next, I created a couple of tags. I’m thinking these would be really cute attached to mini pumpkins on our Thanksgiving table! To begin, I cut white cardstock using the Stitched Essential 1 Dies to create my tag base. The tops of the tag were cut using the same brown patterned paper. I stamped sentiments from Fall Signs in black ink along the bottom of the tags.

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 6

Next, I attached my colored images from Giving Thanks to the tags, using foam tape on the critters for dimension. To complete my tags, I added some orange and white bakers twine. Now I just need to make a few more tags and find mini pumpkins and I’m set, lol!!

Pretty Pink Posh: Thanksgiving Theme Week- Day 6

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I am so thankful for all of you and this amazing crafting community! I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Big hugs, Tammy