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Vibrant Pansies

Hello, Gemma here today to share a card using the exclusive STAMPtember release stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh. I love the beautiful floral images in this set, which are just perfect for different colouring techniques. I had a lot of fun colouring the florals for this card.
 

I began by stamping the images in black, then colouring them with my copic markers. I looked online for some colour combinations – pansies come in so many lovely colours! I decided to go with a bright colour scheme of purple and yellow, and used the following copic markers: BV02, V15, V17, Y00, Y11, Y15, Y17. One tip, if using these colours, is to be careful not to blend them together as the purple and yellow colours can get a bit muddy if you do.

For the background, I chose a piece of patterned paper to complement the yellow in my flowers. From a piece of white card, I die cut one of the the Window Frames die, then layered the panel on the card base with foam tape.

To bring in some more purple to the background, I used the Twine and Bows die set to cut some purple glitter paper, adding them underneath the window frame for a pretty accent on the card.

I layered the flowers and leaves onto the card with a mix of liquid glue and foam tape, where they overlapped the window. The floral cluster image included in this set made arranging the flowers on the left side so quick and easy as it’s already done for you!

I added a die cut sentiment from black card, using the ‘for you’ from the newly released Thankful For You Script. I stacked three layers of the sentiment so it had some dimension. To finish, I added some jewels in marigold and pansy purple – the perfect embellishments for this bright happy card!

I hope you were able to get your STAMPtember set. I’m sure it’s going to sell out quickly!

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Pretty Pink Posh STAMPtember 2018 Exclusive Set

Hi, Friends! This is Caly and I’m here today to share a project using the new, limited edition stamp set by Pretty Pink Posh for Stamptember!  We are so excited about this set and hope that it will inspire you to create wonderful projects! Paulina asked me to make something bold for today and here’s my take on that!

Don’t forget: once this set sells out, it’s gone for good! Get this floral set, which won’t be released again, while you can!

I stamped and colored these blue pansies using Copic markers.  The colors used are Y13, Y17 (flower centers), B21, B24, B26, B29 (pansies), and YG07, YG09 (leaves).  Once I was done coloring, I fussy-cut the images and added white gel highlights using my Sakura Gelly Roll pen.  I also added Nuvo glitter drops in Honey Gold in the center of the flowers for added interest.

For the pack panel, I ink blended Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink, concentrating from the center and blended out for a softer edge.  To give it more interest, I added some water splatters to remove color and give the panel some texture. I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment in white, over black cardstock, using a sentiment from the Birdie Friends stamp set.  To complete the look, I added Pearl White Jewels to give the card a more elegant and refined look.

The other designers have been creating with this stamp set and will be sharing them in blog posts and/ or on social media.

Caly Person
Alix Davis
Melody Rupple
Marge Crafts
Suzy Plantamura
 

These pansies were so fun for me to color because it really challenged me to shade in different areas to make it look more realistic.  In another life, I would love to be a florist – I have a weakness for flowers and am so excited that this year’s Stamptember set is a floral set!  Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed this project!

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Best Wishes Fuchsias

Hello, Gemma here today to share a card featuring two sets that work perfectly together – Hummingbird Thanks and Flourishing Fuchsias.

To begin, I stamped all my images onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, ready to use my Zig real brush pens and a water pen to add colour. I wanted to use some different colours for my fuchsias, so searched online for inspiration. I found an image of white and purple fuchsias so chose my colours based on that.

For the flowers and leaves, I used zig pens 80 Violet, 83 Lilac, 803 English Lavender, 45 Pale Green, and 40 Green. For the white areas, I used a touch of the paler green and purple colours for shading, so they aren’t just a stark white.

The hummingbird is coloured with 200 Sugared Almond Pink, 21 Light Carmine, 45 Pale Green, 47 May Green and 49 Green Shadow.

Once the images were coloured and dry, I die cut them with the coordinating dies.

As the colouring is light, I decided it needed a darker background to help the images stand out. I die cut the Storybook 1 die from dark grey card. I added this to a white card base, with a piece of patterned paper layered behind to complement the colour of the flowers.

I stamped a sentiment from the Everyday Greetings stamp set in one of the open panels, then added the images on top with foam tape. I finished by adding a few Pansy Purple jewels for a touch of sparkle.

I hope you enjoyed today’s post. Be sure to join us tomorrow. We have something fun to share!

September Blog Hop Winners

Hello all! Just a quick post to announce the four lucky winners of the Product Release Blog Hop posts HERE and HERE. Here are the lucky winners…

Ladies, email me within 7 days and I’ll send over the gift certificates so you can shop!

Thank you to everyone who left comments on the blog hop and for the special guests and designers who shared their beautiful inspiration using our new release!

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Autumn No-Line Coloring + Video

It’s Justine here again with a monthly video tutorial for you. Today I explored the world of no-line colouring which I have only done a few times and thought I would try it out using some fall colours on kraft cardstock. Kraft cardstock is a staple in my craftroom in the fall because I think it coordinates perfectly with red, yellow, orange and brown.

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Pencil Colours: Scarlet Lake, Crimson Red, Chestnut, Dark Chocolate, Chocolate, Light Umber, Goldenrod, Yellowed Orange, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Orange Hue, Orange, Spanish Orange, Metallic Gold, Beige Sienna, Clay Rose

I used the Autumn Wreath stamp set from the latest release since I wanted small, manageable images to colour. Each time I saw a small dot where I was to colour, I embellished it instead with Espresso and Marigold jewels to add more interest and to save on some of the colouring. I used my Prismacolor pencils to colour this image.

I finally embossed the sentiment using Penny embossing powder and the Simple Sayings: Kind stamp set. I mounted my card panel onto some white cardstock to add a frame around my card and add some brightness for a finished look.

I hope you enjoyed today’s video and technique. Thanks for stopping by and joining us today!

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September Product Release Blog Hop- Day 2

Check out Day 1 of the blog hop HERE

Hello, Gemma here today to share a card with the beautiful new Autumn Wreath from the September release. My idea for this card was to create a door with the wreath hanging on it.

I began by covering a card base with some white woodgrain paper, to give the look of a wooden door.

I stamped the autumn wreath, and chose some copics in traditional autumn shades to colour them in. I then used the coordinating die to cut the image out. The die is must-have as it cuts the centre of the wreath, allowing for lots of possibilities.

I wanted to use the greeting included in the Autumn Wreath set but wasn’t sure it would stamp well on the textured paper. Instead, I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of vellum in Versafine Onyx Black ink, heat embossing it with clear embossing powder. I layered the sentiment behind the wreath, then added the wreath to the card with foam tape.

I thought it would be fun to add some Pumpkin Patch Critters to the doorstep of the card. I stamped and coloured them with copics, die cutting them with the coordinating dies. Then I added them to the card base with foam tape.

For some finishing touches, I added white gen pen details to the stamped images. I adhered an Espresso jewel for a door handle, then added some Marigold and Raspberry jewels to the wreath. I love the touch of sparkle and how these jewels work so well for Autumn cards.

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. I’m giving away 4 $25 gift certificates to four random comments (2 winners each day) left before September 18, 2018 at 11:59 PM PDT. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

Pretty Pink Posh blog<< you are here
Yana Smakula
Alix Davis
Jeanne Jachna
Crystal Thompson
Mindy Eggen
Joni Andaya
Caly Person
Melody Rupple
Lexa Levana
Thi Lam
Suzy Plantamura

We hope that you enjoyed the blog hop these last two days. Thank you for all the sweet comments, love and support!

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September Product Release Blog Hop- Day 1

Check out Day 2 of the blog hop HERE

Hi, everyone! It’s Marge here for you  and I’m going to share my cards featuring the adorable Cuddly Cats stamps and coordinating dies from our September Release today.

To begin I stamped the Cuddly Cats images on 80lb Neenah White paper using Memento Black Ink. I used my copic markers to color the images and then I cut them all using the Cuddly Cats coordinating dies. I used my Copic Liner pen to draw knit sweaters for cats and mice as shown in the picture.

For my first card, I wanted to make cozy winter scene, so I trimmed an A2 size Bristol paper and ink blended it using Brushed Corduroy, Antique Linen and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide with splatters of white acrylic ink to express snow.

In order to separate the space as brown and blue, I used post-it sticky notes to mask off a part of the panel. After the ink and splatters were dry, I stamped the main sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

Next, I created a fun scene by adding Cuddly Cats images using foam adhesives. A cat is just about to catch a mouse but he might slip and loose it cause he’s stepping on a ball of wool. However the mice won’t make it cause other two cats are already waiting for them ahead, lols !

I further stamped small sentiments like PURR or MEOW near the cats and finished my card by adding Sparkling Clear Sequins Mix.

Next, I decided to go with more clean and simple design for my second card, so here it is.

First I cut a stitched rectangle panel out of white card stock using Stitched Notes Dies and I stamped Simple Sayings: Kind on top it. I then adhered the Cuddly Cats images as shown in the picture. I made the cat peeking out of a box and a pile of knitting wool using foam tape.

I chose yellow-red plaid pattern paper for matting and deep red card stock for a card base. After I foam mounted the white panel onto the plaid matting paper and I adhered Sparkling Clear Sequins Mix as a final embellishment.

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. I’m giving away 4 $25 gift certificates to four random comments (2 winners each day) left before September 18, 2018 at 11:59 PM PDT. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

Be sure to leave comments on all the stops- we’ll be randomly picking comments to win gift certificates. See you tomorrow!

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Creating 3 Fall Cards + Video

Hi friends, Eloise here today with another video over on the YouTube channel. I’ll be using three of the brand new stamp sets; Halloween Pals, Pumpkin Patch Critters and Cuddly Cats to create three grid design cards. I love using this layout to use many images at once, and to also create quick and easy cards that you can mass produce easily. I’ll be using the same supplies and the same concept for each card as well to make them quicker to make, as well.

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To begin my cards today I started off with stamping out all my images. I used Copic Friendly black ink and Neenah Solar White cardstock. I stamped out a ton of the images, enough to make a grid on each of my cards and then coloured them in with Copic Markers.

Copic Markers Used: E74, E77, E79 / E42, E44, E47 / W0, W1, W3, 0 / YR31, YR24, YR27 / E53, E55, E57 / R00, R20, R22 / R17, R29, R89 / E70, E71 / Y17, YR24, YR27, E37 / E95, E97, E99, E07 / Y17, YR04, YR18, E37 / Y13, Y15, YR23 / YG61, YG63, YG67 / BV02, BV04, BV08 / W5, W7, W9

Now that all my images are coloured, I used the coordinating dies to cut them all out. I then set them off to the side in their groups and worked on my card bases. I used some green cardstock to create two regular sized card bases and one square card base for all three of my projects,

I then used the Dotted We R Memory Keepers Embossing Folder to emboss on all three of the card fronts, to just give them a little extra detail. I then added foam tape onto the backs of all my images and arranged them onto my card bases.

Now that all my images were adhered to my card bases in their grid design, my last finishing touch was to add the sentiments. I used the sentiments from each stamp set and white heat embossed them onto strips of black cardstock. I then added more foam tape behind the sentiments and adhered them into place onto my cards.

So that finished up my projects today, super simple and easy to create. Of course, you could go more elaborate on the backgrounds and make them all look more different, but this is just a super simple way to create these simple cards.

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

Eloise

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Sweet Cuddly Cats

Hello, Gemma here to share a card featuring the adorable new Cuddly Cats stamp set and coordinating dies. I’m most definitely a cat person so was very excited to see this set in the September release.

My idea for this card came from the love of boxes that all cats seem to share. Whenever I have a box in the house, my cats have to sit in it! I thought it would be fun to create a tower of cats, all wanting to sit in the same box.

I began by stamping the images with a copic friendly black ink, then colouring them with my copic markers. I think cat images are always fun to colour as there are so many possibilities and I love to colour them to look like my own cats. Once coloured, I die cut them with the coordinating dies, then added some white gel pen accents.

For the background, I die cut the Storybook 2 die from white card. I blended some pastel ink colours on to the die cut pieces, then adhered the panel and the pieces onto my card base.

Next, I added the images to the card with foam tape, along with a sentiment from the Cuddly Cats stamp set, which I stamped onto a Stitched Speech Bubble die. I offset the white speech bubble on to another speech bubble inked with purple, to help it stand out.

To finish my card, I added some Pearl White Jewels for sparkle.

Enjoy browsing the Pretty Pink Posh Shop full of the new products. There will be more inspiration with the new release and we’ll have a two day blog hop filled with even more inspiration later this week!

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Fall Easel Card Tutorial + Video

Hi everyone, Rina here!

I am loving the transition to fall crafting and wanted to make a super fun fall card with the latest Pretty Pink Posh release. The new Autumn Wreath stamp set pairs up so well with the Pumpkin Patch Critters set so I decided to combine these stamp sets for my ‘Thankful for You” card using the latest script die.  I also wanted to use the new Espresso jewels, which are a new favorite of mine.

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I colored the images with copic markers in the following colors and cut them with the coordinating dies.

  • Brick Reds – E07, E08, E09
  • Warm Grey – W1, W3, W5, W7
  • Warm Browns – E53, E50, E30, E34, E37, E33, E51, E35
  • Olive Greens – BG93, BG96, BG99
  • Oranges – Y17, YR21, YR04

Creating the expanded easel card:

  • Cut a 8 ½ x 11 inch piece of white cardstock in half, you will have two pieces of 4 ¼ x 11 paper
  • Take one piece and score and fold at 2 ¾ inches and 5 ½ inches, fold to create the easel stand
  • Take the other piece and score and fold at 1 3/8, 2 ¾, 4 1/16, and 5 ½ inches, fold to create the easel card front
  • Add adhesive to the easel stand and adhere the easel card front
  • Decorate your card front, I used mats but you can ink blend, watercolor, or choose whatever way you want to create the background
  • If you are going to mat your images the dimensions are 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 for the big panel and 4 1/8 x 1 ¼ for the 3 smaller mats for the “mountains”

Once you have created your card base, adhere the images to the mats and decorate your wreath with the new jewels!  For the sentiment I used the new Thankful for You Script die, it is perfect for the season!

Rina