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Sneak Peek: Party Friends + Birthday Borders

Hello, Gemma here with a sneak peek to share with you all. Today I have two cards featuring the new Party Friends stamp set, along with the Birthday Borders stamp set. These sets work so well together.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Party Friends + Birthday Borders

For my first card, I began by heat embossing the candle border from the Birthday Borders stamp set repeatedly on a piece of patterned paper, using white embossing powder.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Party Friends + Birthday Borders

Next, I stamped and copic coloured the cute koala and birthday cake image from the Party Friends stamp set, using colours to echo the background paper. I then used the coordinating die to cut it out.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Party Friends + Birthday Borders

I cut a panel of white card, layering it on to a piece of yellow card to give a small border. I stamped a sentiment from the Party Friends stamp set. I layered the patterned paper and the card panels to my card base, then I adhered the koala and cake image using foam tape. I finished with some jewels from the Valentines jewel mix.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Party Friends + Birthday Borders

For my second card, I used another border from the Birthday Borders stamp set to create a clean and simple design.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Party Friends + Birthday Borders

I selectively stamped a section of the border on a white card panel. This is easy to do – just place some low tack purple tape over the part of the image you don’t want to stamp, ink the stamp, then remove the tape before stamping.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Party Friends + Birthday Borders

I used some copic markers to colour the images, leaving the ribbons white so they stand out against the presents.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Party Friends + Birthday Borders

I stamped a sentiment from the Party Friends stamp set below the presents.

Before adding the panel to me card base, I used my BG13 copic marker to add colour to the edges of my card base. I finished by adding some Pearl White jewels around the presents.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Party Friends + Birthday Borders

Thank you for visiting the blog today! We have more sneak peeks tomorrow- be sure to visit us again.

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Sneak Peek: Large Floral Hearts

Hi Everyone! It’s Melody here today and I am kicking off the new year with sneak peek at the new Large Floral Hearts Stamp Set being released on January 9th. I have two cards to share with you that I created with the stamp set and the Large Floral Hearts coordinating dies

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek-Large Floral Hearts

I used the two heart stamps and their coordinating dies to to give you some ideas for Valentine’s Day cards. I love that this stamps can be used for so many different occasions throughout the year! 

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek-Large Floral Hearts

PPP released a similar smaller version of the stamp set last year, the Floral Hearts Stamp Set. Here is how the two stamp sets compare in size. You can see that the new Large Floral Hearts Stamp Set is much larger and will be the centerpiece of your project. 

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek-Large Floral Hearts

Here’s a closer look at my first card. I stamped the heart and flowers in black ink, colored with Copic Markers, and then die cut with the coordinating dies. Next I cut a piece of white cardstock for the card front, sponged on Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass, and used the heart die to cut a heart directly into the card front. Then I inlayed the flower heart into the card front. Behind the heart I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set in Versamark Ink on red cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek-Large Floral Hearts

At the bottom of the card I stamped the heart border from the new Love Borders Stamp Set in red ink. I added another sentiment from the stamp set. Then I arranged the extra flowers around the heart and finished off the card with a two Lemon Drop Jewels

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek-Large Floral Hearts

On my second card I stamped the other floral heart in the stamp set on white cardstock. I brushed the cardstock lightly with pale pink ink and then colored with Copic Marker. I die cut the heart and layered it on a large heart die cut. I added a few more flowers around the heart. Next I cut a piece of white cardstock with the largest die in the Stitched Notes Dies and stamped another sentiment in the set. 

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek-Large Floral Hearts

I used the Wide Stripes Stencil to add pattern to card front, added a piece of lace, and few Flamingo Pink Jewels

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit tomorrow for another sneak peek of the January 9th release!

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Sneak Peek: Love

Hi friends, this is Angelica, and I’m sharing sneak peaks of the new Love stamp set, which is in the upcoming January 9th release.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Love

For my first card, I started with my background. I used the new Layered Hearts stencils and the following Distress Oxide Inks: Aged Mahogany, Victorian Velvet, and Tattered Rose. I blended Victorian Velvet and a touch of Aged Mahogany around the edges, then used the stencils to ink-blend on the hearts. Before removing Layer B stencil, I brushed the hearts with Ranger Perfect Pearl powder for shimmer.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Love

I used the new Love coordinating dies to die-cut four different pink/red tone card stock. I stacked and glued the letters together, then attached them to the heart panel. I added the panel to a card base with foam adhesive, and added a stamped sentiment and colored heart from the new Love stamp set. I brushed the letters and colored heart with a shimmer pen for extra sparkle, and added shimmer and added Crystal Glaze to the heart to finish the card.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Love

My second card I am sharing today is a bright shaker card.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Love

I used the small accessory stamps from the stamp set to make my own background. This is one of my favorite card making techniques to do. I stamped all of the images onto white card stock, then trimmed the panel. I used Love Shaker die die-cut a window. (I did this before coloring so I didn’t color more than what was necessary.) Before coloring the images with Copic markers, I added a drop shadow to each image with W3 and W1 markers.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Love

To make the shaker element, I added 1/8″ Scor tape around the backside of the die-cut window. I attached a piece of acetate onto the adhesive to close the window. I turned the panel around and added the Love shaker die cut to the front. I turned the panel back around and added thin foam adhesive strips around the window.. I filled the window with Iridescent Heart Confetti, and closed the window with a another piece of acetate. I added foam adhesive all over the back of the panel, and attached it to a red card base. I used a shimmer pen and Crystal Glaze to add sparkle and shine to finish the card.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Love

Stop by tomorrow for a brand new sneak peek of the new release!

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Sneak Peek: Pond Friends

Hello, Gemma here today and I’m excited to share with you a sneak peek of the fabulous Pond Friends stamp set. This set is part of the January 9th release and has the sweetest critters.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Pond Friends

The two swans are the stars of my first card. I stamped images from the Pond Friends set and coloured them copic markers. I then die cut them with the coordinating dies.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Pond Friends

I added a blend of distress oxide inks in peacock feathers and mermaid lagoon to my card base, fading the colour out to white. Next, I heat embossed a border from the new Love Borders stamp set on a panel of white card, using metallic gold embossing powder. Underneath this, I stamped the sentiment from the Pond Friends stamp set. I added the panel to my card with foam adhesive.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Pond Friends

I adhered the reeds to my scene with liquid adhesive, then added the swans, hearts and flowers with foam adhesive. As a finishing touch, I added Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops to the hearts.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Pond Friends

For my second card, I used a frog from the Pond Friends stamp set to make a Valentines card. I gave him a crown so he’s a frog prince.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Pond Friends

To create a window scene on my card, I die cut the previously released Scallop Hearts die from a white card panel. I die cut the scallop heart a couple more times and layered them together for dimension. On the top layer, I used a white pearl embossing powder.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Pond Friends

On my card base, I added a blend of colour using distress oxide inks in squeezed lemonade and spun sugar. I stamped the flying trail image directly on the card.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Pond Friends

Next, I adhered the panel to my card base. I used a stamp positioner to help me curve the sentiment stamp, from the new Large Floral Hearts stamp set, around the window. I then added the stacked scallop heart to my card.

Pretty Pink Posh: Sneak Peek- Pond Friends

I used foam tape to add the frog prince and lily pad, and adhered the fly to the frame with liquid adhesive. Finally, I added a few Pearl White jewels for sparkle. 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Be sure to visit tomorrow for another sneak peek of the January 9th release!

Designer Announcement + Giveaway

I wanted to announce the new team for this upcoming design term. Change is hard but as the years go by, new opportunities arise and goodbyes happen. We are saying a very fond farewell to Alix, Marge, Thi and Eloise (though we do have several more videos from her that you’ll see in the future). Each of these gals will be greatly missed on the team!

We do have a new face on the team and she is someone I’ve been admiring on Instagram for some time. Please welcome Leica to the Pretty Pink Posh team! She is a fantastic crafter and photographer and we are excited to introduce her to the crafting world!

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In honor of the new team, let’s have a big $100 gift certificate giveaway! Leave a comment on THIS post sharing your top 5 favorite products from Pretty Pink Posh. One lucky comment left by January 7th will win a shopping spree. Congratulations to Cyndi Morris! You’re the lucky winner. I will email you with the prize information!

Thanks for joining us today. Be sure to give lots of love to the designers!

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Happy New Year Cards + Video

Hi everyone! It’s Ardyth here today and I’m making the same card twice, so that I can compare two methods of adding shine to a card using a stencil.

I started by blending two panels with blue and black inks to create a night sky. I trimmed the panels with the stitched rectangle die from Stitched Notes.

Here’s a video with lots of tips for inlaying die cuts and a comparison of the two ‘foiling’ methods!

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I used the Happy New Year Script die and cut it out from the 2 blue panels, as well as twice from white cardstock, so I could inlay the white die cuts into the blue panels.

When the inlaying was complete, I used the Fireworks stencil on both panels – one with Deco Foil Transfer Gel and Foil (with my Minc machine) and one with Nuvo Glacier Paste in Golden Era.

The results of both cards were really pretty, but you may prefer one or the other. Glacier paste gives a beautiful shine in one step, with no machine involved. The foil leaves more of a mirror shine and it’s a slightly warmer tone of gold. 

I hope you have a great 2020. Thanks for stopping by!

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Merry & Bright Christmas

Hi friends! Jeanne here and today I’m sharing a card made completely from die cuts! They’re my favorite paper crafting product to play with. I love the crisp clean lines and bold graphic designs! I especially love the stitched detail you’ll find on Pretty Pink Posh dies that gives a unified appearance when you use several together.   

Pretty Pink Posh: Merry & Bright Christmas

I started this card by cutting a slightly smaller panel of aqua card stock to layer over my card base. I cut several of the Stacked Edges 1 curved border die from ombre shades of green card stock. To save time I always cut several of the border dies at the same time and reserve the extra pieces for future projects. I love that they stack together edge to edge so the finished design is smooth and flat. 

Pretty Pink Posh: Merry & Bright Christmas

The Winter Scene craft die couldn’t be easier to work with. All of the pieces are cut completely so you can cut the sky, trees, and snowy hills and piece them together. I taped the pieces together in place on their reverse side. I adhered the completed scene to my card with adhesive foam tape. 

Pretty Pink Posh: Merry & Bright Christmas

I tucked Festive Holly die cuts under the raised Winter Scene to add dimension. I adhered the “Merry” sentiment along the stitched lines to capture the motion created by the curved border dies. 

Pretty Pink Posh: Merry & Bright Christmas

Wishing your holidays be merry and bright! 

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Frosted Poinsettia Christmas Card + Video

Hi everyone, Ardyth here today with a frosted poinsettia Christmas card.

I started by cutting the 3 Stitched Poinsettias from white cardstock, and then I coloured one with light gray ink to add some contrast and interest.

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To add the frosted edges to the petals, I swiped embossing ink along the edges and then used sparkly platinum embossing powder. The flower centres are completely covered in the same embossing powder. 

Pretty Pink Posh: Frosted Poinsettia + Video

My background is two colours of aqua/teal ink blended onto a white panel of cardstock, fading out toward the centre to create a bit of a glow around the poinsettia. I trimmed it with the stitched rectangle from Stitched Notes.

Pretty Pink Posh: Frosted Poinsettia + Video

I created a slightly larger mat to back the focal panel and embossed the edges with the same powder to create a sparkly frame that matches perfectly.

Pretty Pink Posh: Frosted Poinsettia + Video

My sentiment from the Decorative Ornaments stamp set was embossed in white powder to keep the letters really crisp and easy to read.

I hope you enjoyed the card and video. Have a great weekend!

5 Days of Christmas Giveaway Winners

It’s time to announce the winners from the 5 Days of Christmas Giveaways. It was so fun to read all of your comments sharing your favorites of the season, along with what you would like to see in 2020. One of my favorite things is getting to interact with each of you and this was a small way of me being able to give some fun crafty items to the wonderful readers of the blog. Ready to see the winners? Let’s take a look! 

5 Days of Christmas Giveaway Winners

Ladies, email me within 7 days with your name and address and I’ll get these items purchased and sent off to you directly! 

Thank you to everyone who left comments and participated in the 5 Days of Christmas Giveaways posts. I hope you were inspired by the projects!

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Joy Angels + Video

Hi friends, Eloise here and today I have a simple Christmas Card to share with you all using the older Angel Friends stamp set along with the new Joy stamp set.

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I started off with stamping out all my images from both Angel Friends and Joy and coloured them in with Copic Markers. I added white gel pen details to them all and cut them out using the Angel Friends coordinating dies and Joy coordinating dies.

Pretty Pink Posh: Joy Angels + Video

Copic Markers Used: W00, W0, W1 / BG10, BG11, BG13, BG49 / Y11, Y13, Y15, Y19 / R12, R24, R27, R29 / YG01, YG03, YG23, YG17 / YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24 / B0000, B000 / R000, R00 / E000, E00, E21, E02 / 0

I took a piece of watercolour cardstock and ink blended some aqua Distress Inks onto the bottom portion fading up to white. I flicked on some water and dried it off with a heat tool. I then die cut them large ‘Joy’ from the coordinating die set at an angle across the panel. I added foam tape onto the back and adhered it onto a grey card base.

Pretty Pink Posh: Joy Angels + Video

Distress Inks Used: Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Evergreen Bough

I then added foam tape and liquid adhesive onto the backs of the images and adhered them into place. I white heat embossed the ‘To The World’ sentiment onto a thin black strip of cardstock and adhered it down with foam tape at the same angle as the Joy Sentiment.

Pretty Pink Posh: Joy Angels + Video

Lastly, I adhered some Celebration Confetti Mix around the card to finish off the look.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed and got inspired and I’ll see you all next time.

Eloise