Next, I die-cut the new Hugs Shaker Die, but left off the scalloped circle. I also did cut 3 times then stacked the pieces and Copic color the “hugs”. I also sandwich the hugs in between to give that interest on the die-cut.
I also distressed the panel with Distress Ink Oxide.
Here’s the final piece, I literally adhered everything with foam tape for dimensions. I also incorporated the new Metallic Gold Jewels to give it bling.
For this next card, I completely used Playful Puppies stamp set and its coordinating Playful Puppies Die set.
Next, I distressed the white panel with different colors of blues and greens using Distress Oxide. Then die-cut with Stitched Borders 3 Dies.
To begin, I first started off with a piece of watercolour paper, taped it down onto a craft sheet and laid over my Tim Holtz stencil at an angle. I then ink blended some Squeezed
Lemonade and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Inks over the top. While blending, I was careful to not go over the harsh edges, because this stencil is so skinny, I really wanted there to be full hexagons rather than half hexagons from the edges, so I was just super careful. Then once I was finished blending on that area, I carefully moved the stencil over a little and ink blended a little more so it was wider. Now that I ink blended over the stencil, I wiped it clean and used some Transparent Texture Paste and added it over top using some palette knives. Once it was over the stencil, I removed the stencil and set the panel off to the side to dry.
Next, it was time to colour my images. I used some Copic Markers and the images from Bee Friends. I stamped them down, then coloured them in and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I set them off to side once they were cut, and dried off the rest of my panel with a heat tool just to make sure it’s super dry. Now, I used the hexagon border from Stacked Edges 2 Dies and cut that three times from some white cardstock, I popped them up on foam tape and adhered them to the edge of my coloured panel. Making sure they were staggered so they looked a little more random. Next, I added more foam tape to my bee images and adhered them down around also. Making sure to adhere their trails behind them flat onto the background.
Now that my card was almost complete. I used the Encouraging Greetings stamp set and white heat embossed the sentiment ‘You Got This’ onto strip of black cardstock. I also popped that up on foam tape and adhered it to the right hand side of my card hanging off the edge a little. Lastly, I added some Lemon Drop Jewels onto my card, scattered around my images. I then popped up the entire panel onto a white card base that had a little strip of blue cardstock on the left.
So that finishes up my card today, I hope you enjoyed the project and feel inspired. Thanks so much for stopping by today and I’ll catch you all next time.
Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather here this morning with a fun tutorial showing you how to I made this bright and colorful sea creature card! Plus, this stamp and die set is 25% off for the next 3 days!
The Sea Friends stamp set is so fun for all sorts of projects and works well with a LOT of Pretty Pink Posh products! Be sure to follow us on social media to see a great assortment of cards from the team using this set the next few days!
I love how well older Pretty Pink Posh products – like the older Mini Tags die set – work so well with newer products. And I always love using some of the smaller images from a stamp set that are often overlooked – and making them the star of the show instead – like these adorable creatures from the Sea Friends stamp set! And of course, I LOVE a good sentiment – and Thoughtful Greetings is one of my all time favorites.
First off, I chose several smaller images from Sea Friends and die cut them with the coordinating Sea Friends Dies.
I then colored them up with Copics – here are the colors I used:
Then I die cut several tags using Mini Tags die set, layed out my sea creatures how I wanted them to be, and then chose some distress ink colors to make each image pop and balance out the card. You may notice that I tried to place some of the colors opposite each other – such as the yellow of the starfish and the yellow tag in the opposite corner, or the purple octopus and the purple tag in the opposite corner. This helps provide balance to the colors on the card.
Finally, I stamped my sentiment on my cardbase, adhered the tags around it, then added lots of 4mm Clear Droplets and 6mm Clear Droplets for bubbles! Also added a few white dots with a white gel pen on the critters cheeks – I love doing this for a tiny finishing touch that adds SOOO much!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
Rina here and for today’s cards I wanted to use the Sparkle Dot Patterns 2 stamp set to create giant balloons with Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss in Simply White. This was my first time trying this technique and the verdict is in – THIS WAS SO FUN! The stamp creates dots where a variety of materials can be adhered to create an image. I used Nuvo drops, but anything can be used such as sequins, confetti, stickles, etc. I cannot wait to figure out what to do next with these fun stamps!
In addition to using the Sparkle Dot Patterns 2 stamp set, I am also using “Birthday Friends” for the girl and boy image. I created a hill using the Scallop Borders 2 Dies.
I colored the images using copic markers and here are the colors I used:
Skin: E21, E50, R20
Hair: E34, E35, E37, E29
Pink: RV13, RV25
Blue: BG10, BG53
Grey: C1, C3, C5
I used Versamark ink to stamp the balloon 3 times into colored cardstock. I placed the Nuvo Drops on each circle of the stamped image. This was really fun and satisfying. Once you get the hang of it, you will want to do this all day! I used twine to create a string from the balloon to the stamped image. If you do not have twine, you can simply draw the balloon strings in. I stamped the sentiment Birthday Wishes from the Birthday Friends stamp set. I added the stamped image so the image looks like it is holding the balloon strings. To finish off the card I added Sparkling Clear Confetti near the sentiment and then adhered my card front to a 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inch card base.
I hope you enjoyed these cards, the Sparkle Dot Patterns stamps sets are super fun and a great new technique to try out. Thanks for stopping by!
It’s time to announce the four lucky winners of the Product Release Blog Hop posts HERE and HERE. I’m so thrilled that you enjoyed the wonderful inspiration and this release. Here are the lucky winners…
Ladies, email me within 7 days and I’ll send over the gift certificates so you can shop!
For those waiting on items to be restocked, they have all been reordered and I’ll be updating once they arrive. 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!
I hope by now all of you Pretty Pink Posh lovers have seen their newest product release. What is your favorite product? My favorite stamp set is definitely the Playful Puppiesas I am a big time dog lover and have two (Maltipoo and Cockapoo). I have two cards using this set to share with you today. I have another three on my blog, so come visit to see my “one stamp, five ways” blog post.
I used the very first Storybook 1 die for this card and it still remains my favorite of them all. The sentiment in the Playful Puppies set fits perfectly in one of the windows. I die-cut it from white cardstock and attached two of the three inside pieces to my card base. I stamped the sentiment with red embossing powder in the other opening.
I stamped all of my images with a natural color of ink and then colored them in with Copic Markers. I added details and shading with colored pencils. I love layering different coloring mediums. I also like to outline my images with colored pencils so they have a soft colored outline. I colored the background of each of the openings with blue Copic markers and used a warm gray for the ground. I then attached the die-cut images over the background. I added some of my new favorite jewels in Sparkling Clear. I also added some red Tonic Nuvo Drops.
Next I made a shaker card using the Stitched Pieces die. I watercolored some purple and pink stripes on watercolor paper to use behind the openings. I added foam tape behind the front of the card so each of the openings is a separate pocket. I filled the top pocket with stamped hearts from the Playful Puppies set. I filled the bottom opening with Jewels in Pearl White, Watermelon, and Pansy Purple.
I stamped the puppies on white cardstock with a natural ink and then colored them in with Copics and colored pencils again. I attached them over the bottom pocket with another heart. I stamped the sentiment in the center opening with white embossing powder.
Thanks for visiting the PPP blog today. I hope you are leaving inspired to use this Playful Puppies stamp set!
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2018 Mega Sponsor Spring Blog Hop. Thank you to all who participated! We are so happy that you joined in on the fun.
The lucky winner of the $30 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate is: Linda K Kahn
We had so much fun participating in this blog hop- thank you for all the lovely comments. Watch for future Mega Sponsor giveaways!
Hi, there! It’s Marge here with you and I’m sharing two shaker cards featuring the new Hugs Shaker Die from Pretty Pink Posh. I’m so glad to share these as I really had fun playing with the shaker die along with other new products from the May 2018 Release.
I started my cards by diecutting Hugs Shaker Die out of heavyweight white card stock . I also cut lovely pastel colored pattern papers to use as front panels of the cards. Then I adhered acetate film on the back of front panel, and then adhered Hugs Shaker Die cut onto the front surface of acetate film.
Now I finished my two cards. As Pretty Pink Posh provides us all colors of beautiful sequins, jewels, and seed beads, I always enjoy making my own assortment according to the color schemes of my 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 May 14, 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!
We hope that you enjoyed the blog hop these last two days. Be sure to leave comments on all the stops- we’ll be randomly picking comments to win gift certificates.
Hello, Gemma here today to share a card for the May blog hop. When I think of fuchsias, I think of the classic pink and purple flowers so I chose this colour scheme for my card today.
Next, I blended on some distress oxide inks in Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves on the right hand side of a white card base. I flicked it with water for distress details. I then used a Scallop Border die to trim down another panel of white card, which will sit on top of the card base and allow the pop of colour to show at the edge.
I planned out my layout of flowers and leaves to help me figure out the best placement for my sentiment. I then chose a sentiment from the Everyday Greetings stamp set, stamping it in black versafine ink and heat embossing with sparkle embossing powder.
I added the panel to the card base with some foam sheet behind, which adds some nice dimension. I then adhered the flowers and leaves on top, using a mix of liquid adhesive and foam squares.
I finished the card with a scattering of Pansy Purple jewels, which fit the colour scheme perfectly.
Ready to hop along and see LOTS more fabulous inspiration with this new release?
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 May 14, 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!
There is so much amazing inspiration today, I hope you enjoy it all! Be sure to leave comments on all the stops- we’ll be randomly picking comments to win gift certificates. See you tomorrow!
Rina here for a tutorial on a get well easel card. I wanted to create a fun card for someone who is not feeling so well in fun spring colors, with fun, playful images. Easel cards are great because they are great to display and they can stand up by themselves, so the recipient can see and enjoy them! A message can be written on the inside or in back of the easel card. What is also great is these cards can also lay flat and be put inside an envelope.
For inspiration I imagined that all my Pretty Pink Posh stamp sets were just one giant stamp set. I picked and chose the images that I wanted to achieve the look I was going for. Here is what I decided to use:
The images were colored in Copic Markers, here is what I used:
Blue Green – BG10, BG11, BG32
Yellow – Y00, Y13
Pinks – R11, R21, R22, R24, R32, R14
Blacks – C1, C3, C5, C7
The background was created using Distress Oxide Inks in Fossilized Amber, Broken China, Cracked Pistachio and Worn Lipstick. A distress sprayer can be used for a soft distressed look. I used the Picket Fence die to ground the bears. For small images, I used the Zots Bling Glue Dots to adhere them to the background.
Here is how I constructed the Easel Card:
Start with an A2 card base, fold the front in, mountain fold style
On the bottom of the mountain fold adhere a 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inch decorated card front (only the bottom of the fold)
On the inside of the card base, figure out where you want the card front to rest
Apply an embellishment or a sentiment on a piece of paper and double foam tape it on the inside card base to allow the card front to rest on
