Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m thrilled to be back on the blog with this card + tag duo showcasing three brand new products from the Pretty Pink Posh June 2024 release, which are the Sports stamp set, the Layered Sports Balls stencils and the Football Shaker die set. These are absolutely amazing, and I’m so happy with how my projects turned out.

I started off by cutting a Stitched Torn Rectangle kraft panel that I stenciled using the Layered Sports Balls stencils. When I stencil on kraft cardstock, I like to create a white base first, so that the colors I apply next pop on the paper. So I taped the stencil A on my panel, and used white pigment to make this white base. I kept the stencil A in place, but shifted it a little bit to the right, and used oxide inks to make the first layer of my sports balls. Next I taped the stencil B on top of my panel, and used more oxide inks to add details to my sports balls.

Here are the oxide ink combinations I used:• Basketball – rusty hinge + vintage photo• Football – vintage photo + ground espresso• Soccer ball – lost shadow + black soot• Tennis ball – squeezed lemonade + mustard seed• Volleyball – pumice stone + hickory smoke

As always, I added texture to my panel: I mixed some ground espresso oxide ink with water, and used a small brush to add splatters to my background, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink. 

I set my panel aside to dry, and stamped all the Sports images on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the matching dies, and colored everything using my Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers and my Graph’it brush markers.

I attached the images on my Layered Sports Balls panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, and then added highlights and details using a white gel pen. I stamped “You’re a winner” from Sports on black cardstock, and trimmed it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die that I attached below the images. I also cut “Friend” out of red cardstock, as well as its shadow out of vellum, using the Friend Shadow die set. I stuck “Friend” on its shadow using liquid glue, and then attached the whole piece above the images using 2mm foam squares. To finish my card, I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches black and red gingham panel, attached it to a kraft card base, and then stuck my panel on top using double sided tape.

Next I created my Football Shaker see-through tag, and here are the different steps to build and assemble it:

1. Cut a football frame out of brown cardstock, cut a whole football out of acetate, and attach the football frame on the acetate football using liquid glue
2. Flip the piece over, cut the tag handle using a Build A Stocking die, and attach it on one end of the football using liquid glue
3. Add foam strips behind the frame, directly on the acetate, following the shape of the football
4. Pour Gold Mini Star confetti, as well as Construction Zone shaker beads on the acetate
5. Cut another football out of acetate, and attach it to the foam strips to close the shaker
6. Cut another brown football frame, and stick it to the acetate to finish the back of the tag nicely

Once the Football Shaker base was done, I glued the white decorative pieces, added gold thread on the handle, and attached a yellow bow right below it. I also white heat embossed “You’re #1” from Sports on red cardstock, trimmed it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die, and stuck it to the acetate using liquid glue.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello, Gemma here today to share a card with the new Construction Additions stamp set. I teamed it with some images from the original Construction Trucks stamp set.

I began by stamping out the images from both sets and colouring with copic markers. I chose a colour palette of yellow and black, but you can colour these vehicles in a range of colours. I then die cut the images with the coordinating dies, and added a couple of die cut layers behind the vehicles for dimension.

Copic marker colours

• Construction vehicles: V13-17 N5-7 C1-5 B000-00
• Hard hat: YR04 16 18
• Traffic cone: BG000 YR04 16 18
• Safety barrier: N5-7 Y13-17 C3-5
• Spade: YR27 C3-5
• Dirt: E43-44
• Warning triangle: R24-27 C3-5 

Next, I cut strips of black and yellow card, using the Stitched Strips die set. I adhered these to a thin piece of paper, in a diagonal pattern, trimming away any overhanging edges.

I adhered the stitched strip panel vertically on an A2 card base, leaving a little white space along the bottom edge. I then stamped a sentiment from the Construction Additions stamp set to the side. Finally, I adhered the images over the panel to finish.

I hope you were inspired by this card. It is so fun and easy to create boy cards with these new products!

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am back with a fun shaker card to share with you all.

I started my card by creating my card panel with the Layered Shooting Stars stencil set. This is a set of two stencils that layer together to create a fun star/space themed panel. I used Distress Oxide ink (Blueprint Sketch, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin and white pigment ink) for my blending. Next, I used the Planet Shaker die to create my shaker opening in the center of my panel. I added acetate to the back of the opening and used the Planet Shaker dies to create my frame. I filled the shaker with the Stargazing Mix and used foam adhesive to seal my shaker closed.

I then used the Outer Space stamp set to stamp my images. I colored the images with Copic markers and used the Outer Space coordinating dies to cut them out. 

Lastly, I used the Outer Space stamp set to stamp my sentiment onto a black rectangle that I die cut with the smallest Wonky Stitched Rectangle die. I heat set the sentiment with white embossing powder and attached it to my card along with the Outer Space images.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope I inspired you to create a shaker card of your own.

Enjoy your day, Dana

Hi friends, this is Debbie up on the Pretty Pink Posh blog today. Showing you how I made this super fun card with the new Construction Additions stamp and coordinating dies. In 2022 Pretty Pink Posh came out with a fun release with Construction Trucks stamp set,  so here is a great addition for your collection.

Starting off to making my background, at the time I didn’t have the Layered Roads Stencil. With that being said I created some Safety cones, using the Layered Party Hats Stencils.

1. Masking off the top of Layer A with low tack tape. Ink blended on Lawn Fawn Fake Tan and Pumpkin Spice. 

2. Created the base of the safety cone by taking the die from Spring Mug Additions, it looks like the top layer of the honey dipper. Using the die to cut into acetate, with partial die cutting. The opening is only 13/16th inch long. Place the acetate base on the cone bottom, mask off if need be and ink blend on with black ink.

3. Take Party Hats layer B place over the blended cones, you will have to slide around the stencil  to position correctly over the ones that would have been dots. Mask off the top and sides of the cone to ink blend on White Pigment ink making the stripes. 

4. In your Misti, stamp out the Cement Truck, Concrete Roller, and the accessories onto X-Press It Smooth White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

COPIC Colors

Safety signs: YR 09,YR07,YR04, Y18, Y15, Y13
Piles of Rocks: W3, W1, W0
Concrete Roller: Y18, Y15, Y13
Cement Truck: B26, B24, B23, B21
Tires: C9, C7, C5, C3
Wheels: C3, C1, C0
Windows: BG000
Shovel Handle: E44, E42 
Blade:C3, C1, C0

5. Die cut out with Construction Additions coordinating dies.

6. Trim a piece of Concord & 9th Dove cardstock to measure 1 1/2 X 6 inches 

7. Die cut out with the thinnest die from Simple Strips Die set, one from MFT-Lemon Drop and two from White cardstock.

8. Attach the white strips on the edges of the gray cardstock strip, yellow in the center using liquid glue. You have now made a road for your vehicles.

9. Adhere the road to the Safety Cone panel at a slight angle with liquid glue. Trim off the edges that hang over the panel.

10. Cut the panel down to measure 4 1/8 X 5 3/8 inches horizontal. Mat the panel with black cardstock measuring 4.25 X 5.5 inches. 

11. I like to place my panel into the Misti with the images about the areas I want. So I can stamp out my sentiment from the Construction Additions stamp set with black ink. Making perfect placement!

12. Add 3D foam squares to the back of the colored images and attach to the panel. Attach then the panel to a standard A2 card base. 

13. Add highlights with a Gelly Roll white #08 pen.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read my post! Have a wonderful day!

Debbie

Hi everyone! Christina here from My Crafty Trails to share some super fun shaker cards with you. I have two cards that feature the new, awesomely large Big Excavator and Big Dump Truck die sets from the June release. One card is a full-panel shaker and the other has a small shaker element. Both are easy to create, so let’s get started!

To start, I used the new Brick Background Stencil and Tea Dye and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks to stencil both background panels and two stitched frames from the Nature Essentials set. For a little distressing, I splattered all the pieces with thinned white paint, Gathered Twigs, and Walnut Stain Distress Inks.

Next, I die cut and assembled all the elements for the Big Excavator and the Big Dump Truck using colored cardstock. I pulled my colors right from the new Construction Zone Shaker Beads I used to fill my shakers, including the matte silver cardstock. I love these shaker beads, and I think they will be perfect for Halloween projects too!

I added splatter detail to the dirt mounds, rocks, and the little scoop of dirt for the excavator bucket with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and Oxide Inks in Tea Dye and Pumice Stone.

To create the full panel shaker, I die cut another stitched frame and sandwiched a piece of acetate between this and the stenciled frame, securing everything with double-sided tape. This creates the shaker window. Before adding foam strips around the perimeter of the stenciled brick background, I stamped a couple of the cheeky sentiments from the new Construction Additions stamp set. I added the Construction Zone Shaker Beads to the well created with the foam strips before removing the release paper and then placing the window frame on top. Next, I attached the dirt mounds with thin foam squares and the Big Excavator with double-sided tape. Lastly, I glued a few rocks in place and added one more sentiment to one of the dirt mounds under the excavator.

Creating the Dump Truck card with the smaller shaker element is very similar. I started by die cutting the dirt mound from the stenciled brick background where I wanted the dump truck bed to be. On the reverse side of the background, I attached a small piece of acetate over this space with double-sided tape and then attached foam tape to the rest of the panel, creating a well for the shaker beads. I added the shaker beads, removed the release paper from the foam tape, and placed a brown cardstock panel cut to size on the foam tape. On the front, I stamped more of those cheeky sentiments from the Construction Additions stamp set before attaching the stenciled stitched frame that I had doubled up with another frame like the first card. Lastly, I attached the dirt mounds and rocks with thin foam squares and the dump truck with liquid adhesive. 

To finish both cards, I attached them to A2 black cardstock panels and added just a couple of white gel pen highlights. That’s all there is to creating these fun shaker cards using the awesome boy-themed products from the new June release.

Thanks for reading all about my card designs; I hope you like them as much as I do! 

Hello everyone! It’s June and today I’m sharing this cool sports-themed card using some of the newly released products. 

I had so much fun using the layering stencil for my baby card last month, that I had to try it again for the Layered Sports Balls stencil that’s part of this release. I used a very light hand while blending the base colors of the balls, trying to get a bit of gradient for some depth. For the second stencil I picked out some more saturated colors, but still tried to get the same gradient look. And to add even more detail and depth, I added some white gel pen lines and dots on the sides. I can’t believe I used to be scared of these layering stencils before, because the result they give is SO worth it! 

I cut out my panel using the largest Stitched Torn Rectangle. I didn’t want to distract from the background too much, so I kept the rest of the card rather simple. I decided to go for the Football Shaker as a focal point, so I cut my pieces out of brown and white cardstock and assembled the shaker. I wanted to mimic the colors of my background for my shaker bits, so I used a mix of the newly released Construction Zone Shaker Beads and the older Celebration Shaker Beads together. 

To top it off, I cut out a strip of black cardstock and embossed the ‘You’re a winner’ sentiment from Sports stamp set on it. I made the strip a bit longer than needed and scored the ends so I ended up with a 3D banner. It’s a small detail, but I love the way it layers over the shaker portion of the card. This card came together so easily! 

I hope to see you next time for another blog post!

Hello Everyone! It is Zsofi here today on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog showcasing the new Utility Vehicles stamp and coordinating die set. I am in love with all the “boy” sets this month, this design would work perfectly with any of the sets.

First I stamped and coloured all the images from the Utility Vehicles stamp set. I used Copic markers, but kept the colouring simple: 2-3 shades of each colour family. Then I cut everything out with the coordinating dies.

While I was die cutting, I also cut 3 roads from dark grey cardstock using the City Buildings die set. I adhered them to an A2 sized, top folding white notecard making sure the spacing is even between them.

Then I stamped the sentiments from the Utility Vehicles and Valentine Train stamp sets. For the latter, I simply masked off part of the sentiment which I didn’t need with some washi tape before inking it up. I like this technique for selective stamping, I just need to remember to remove the washi before stamping.

Finally, I popped up the vehicles and accessories using 3D foam squares.

As a finishing touch I used a clear shimmer pen and some glossy accents to emphasize some details.

I hope you liked my card today and got inspired. This design is so versatile, it can be tailor-made to any occasion with any vehicles.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon,
Zsofi