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Christmas Theme & Giveaway Week- Day 2

Hi Everyone! It’s Melody here on the blog today. I have a soft, elegant Christmas card to share with you created with the Joy Shaker Die and the Winter Woodland Stamp Set.

When I saw the holly branch in the Winter Woodland Stamp Set I just thought it was so beautiful. For me, it allows me to take a cute animal stamp set and give my card a more elegant feel. And the Joy Shaker Die is one of my favorite dies from the newest release.

To create the background I cut a piece of watercolor paper for the card front. I used the solid snow stamp and stamped snow several times in a white pigment ink and then embossed with white embossing powder. Then I used a blending tool to add Oxide Ink to the paper. I misted the paper with water and splattered on white paint with a paint brush.

I colored the stamped images from the Winter Woodland Stamp Set with Copic Markers and die cut with the Winter Woodland Coordinating Dies. I splattered a little white paint on the branches too. I cut the Joy Shaker Die twice, once from a glittered cardstock and again from a light weight chipboard, and then glued the two layers together. This gives the die cut a little more dimension. Behind the die cut I add a circle of vellum.

The stamped sentiment and evergreen branches are from the Holiday Greetings Stamp Set and I die cut the edge with the Stitched Borders 2 Dies. My card is finished off with a confetti pieces from the Marshmallow Confetti Mix.

Today we have another fun giveaway as part of our giveaway week. We are giving away a 36 pack of Zig Clean Color markers! Leave a comment below sharing your favorite holiday song.

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Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to join us tomorrow for another day of inspiration and giveaways!

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Christmas Theme & Giveaway Week- Day 1

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather here this morning with a tutorial for a couple of spinner cards that I put together – my first spinner cards ever! Such an incredibly fun interactive card design!

The way these work: the reindeer is double sided and identical on both sides, suspended with thread in the center of the two images stuck together. You wind them up by twisting them several times before closing the cards, then when you open the cards, the reindeer twirls and dances! Interactive, yet they still fit easily in an envelope to give or mail!

First off, I was looking at the two jumping reindeer from the new Reindeer Friends and thought they looked pretty close. Turns out they are perfect mirror images! So I stamped and die cut two of each with the coordinating Reindeer Friends Dies to put together my two cards.

I colored the reindeer up nice and simple using these Copic markers, then adhered them carefully together with sturdy tape, placing two strands of white thread through the center of the sandwich.

Next, I used Stitched Diamonds Dies to create my windows. I used a blue and green cardbase for my cards, and die cut a window from the front. Using the two largest dies I also cut a white frame shape to go around the outside window. I then carefully taped the centers of the diamonds that I die cut from my card fronts in the opposite centers of my cards, but inside the card. This functions for two purposes – it gives more interest to the cards when they are closed, and also makes it nice and clear where to NOT write when signing your card – in case you don’t want the writing in the card to show through the window!

Then, very carefully adhere the ends of the thread to the back of the white window frame, using tape to make certain it is secure. Trim the excess thread, and then (again using sturdy adhesive) adhere over the window on the front of the card. This suspends the reindeer over the window!

On the front of my card I stamped and heat embossed in white a sentiment the Holiday Greetings Stamp set.

As a finishing touch, adhere several Snowflake Sequins and 4mm Clear Droplets on the card front to embellish and add sparkle!

Here is a peek at what they look like standing open:

Now it’s time for our first giveaway of the week. Today we are giving away a $50 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate!

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Happy cardmaking! Be sure to join us the rest of the week for more holiday inspiration and giveaways!
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One Layer Christmas Scene + Video

Hi everyone, Eloise here and today I’ll be using the Winter Woodland, Christmas Friends and Winter Wonderland stamp sets to create a one layer panel card. You could do this with a one layer card too, but doing it with a panel just adds a little dimension and a little extra to the card.

Watch the video above  I  Watch the video in HD on YouTube  
To begin, I first stamped all my images out onto some Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper with black ink and then fussy cut all the images out using fine detail scissors. This probably was the longest part, but you can re-use these masks a few times, so it’s worth the time. Next, I cut down a piece of Neenah Solar White Cardstock to 4” wide by 5 ½” tall and began stamping.

The thing you want to remember when masking to create a cluster scene like this is to stamp your images in the fore front first. So, for me it was the bird on the left-hand side. So I stamped that image first, then adhered the mask over top. Next I stamped the larger fox overlapping the bird a little. Then, adhered the mask over top of the fox and then stamped the boy image to the right, overlapping a little once again. This makes sure you’re stamping the images in the front first, so they are whole and the mask prevents any of the behind image overlapping the front image. So in the end, all your images are stamped in between each other and not over lapping each other. I hope this makes sense. Once all my images were stamped and a mask had been adhered over top, I created a snow bank mask and adhered that over top of my images too.

  • Copic Markers (Skin Tones – E000, E00, E21 / Bunny – E40, E41, E43 / Other Moose – E51, E53, E55 / Moose Body, Branches, Log – E55, E57, E59 / Hair – Y21, YR21, YR24 / Leaves – YG01, YG17, YG23 / Foxes –  YR21, E97, E07 / Shading, Snow, Polar Bear, Igloo – C00, C1, C3 / Penguin, Mittens, Shoes – C5, C7, C9 / Clothes – R21, R22, R24 / Berries, Cardinal – R24, R27, R89 / Clothes – B21, B24, B26 / Bird – B0000, B000, BG02 / Clothes – V12, V15, V17 / Clothes – BG11, BG23, BG49 / Beak, Feet – YR04, YR12, YR18 / Blush – RV10)

I then used some Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch to ink blend the sky. This is why I needed masks for the top images also because they needed to be masked off because of the ink blending. Once they were all ink blended, the best part is now. I get to remove the masks. I removed all the masks off the images and the results are just so much fun! Once all the masks were removed, I used Copic Markers to colour in all my images.

For my sentiment, I used the Christmas Friends stamp set and used the Season’s Greetings sentiment, cut it in half and then stamped it next to each other instead so it would fit at the bottom of my panel better. For a last finishing touch, I added a strip of black and white diagonal striped patterned paper and adhered it to my card base. Then adhered my panel with foam tape.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and were inspired to use the masking technique to create a full cluster of images for a fun scene.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll catch you next time.

Eloise

 

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Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Hello Everyone, Joni here sharing this versatile Festive Holly Dies. I have use the new Merry Christmas Script Die, the Angel Friends stamp set and the Angel Friends Dies from the past release.

Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests – each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!! Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!

To begin, I first swiped my Versamark ink pad on a white cardstock and apply the Sticky Embossing Powder and Heat Set it. The Sticky Embossing powder helps the regular glitter stick on the card.

 

So, after pouring the glitter on top of the sticky card stock, then I have to heat set it again from the bottom of the cardstock to make the regular glitter stick permanently on the cardstock. I try NOT to heat set on top of the cardstock after pouring the regular glitter on the sticky cardstock because it tends to blow the glitter away.

Then I used the Festive Holly Dies to cut the holly for the card. I also colored the top part of the holly with Copic Markers to give interest.

Here, I also cut some Vellum paper to give interest on the other holly. Here you can see the cute angels from Angel Friends stamps and dies. The Merry Christmas Script Die, I also die-cut 3 times to make it thick.

As for the background I simply distressed it with Distress ink in Cracked Pistachio. I then added some glue dot using the Quickie Glue pen and pour on some Pure Sheen Glitter from Nuvo.

I also added some of the Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix to finish the card.

It’s not a party without a prize – and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Pretty Pink Posh so you’ll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post – then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as here in order to be eligible to win! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 23:59 EST on 31st December 2017 to enter.

Don’t forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time!

Thank you for joining us today!

 

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Wild Rose Thank You

Hi All! It’s Melody here today and I have a thank you card to share with you created with the pretty Wild Rose Stamp Set and the Wild Rose Coordinating Dies. I really like to have thank you cards ready to go so I have them when I need them!

I started by stamping the flowers and leaves from the Wild Rose Stamp Set in Delicata Silver Shimmer Ink and then embossed with a silver embossing powder.

I used Copic Markers to color the stamped images and die cut the flowers and leaves with the Wild Rose Coordinating Dies.

To die cut the sentiment I used the Thank You Script Die. I cut the sentiment two times from a gray cardstock and glued the two layers together. This adds depth to the die cut and helps the sentiment stand out more on the card front.

I used two patterned papers. On the strip of paper that go across the middle of the card I added a strip of silver foil to the top and bottom and then attached the strip to the card front with a double sided foam tape. I wanted to leave a little room to slide a few of the flowers and leaves under the center strip and the foam tape gave me the space I needed. I arranged and attached the flowers and the leaves and finished off the card with a few sequins from the Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Winter Woodland w/ Distress Oxide Inks

Hello, Jeanne here! Today I’m playing with the new Winter Woodland stamp set and coordinating dies.  This set is perfect for making winter scenes.

I started out with a simple distress ink background. I inked up a white card stock panel with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink along the outer edges, and then added Wilted Violet Distress OXIDE down the center.  I used the Wilted Violet Distress Oxide because it’s lighter than the regular “Distress” ink.  I didn’t want the center of the panel too dark.  I splashed the panel with water, and then again with some watered down Distress Ink Wilted Violet.   The finishing touch is a splash of white ink. I like to experiment with layouts before I commit and start gluing them down. I usually stamp, color and die cut several images and keep them with the stamp set so next time I want to create the images are ready to work with.

I created snowy hills by die cutting the Scallop Borders 1 Dies.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the white snowy border.

 Now to adhere the elements in place. I used glue dots to adhere the holly branches – a liquid adhesive might activate the inky background. Once they were dry I snipped off the ends.

I tucked the bunny’s log into the snow drift.

I stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic markers. The little dots on the berries were added with a white gel pen.

This scene was fun to create and embellish.  What will you make today?

If you missed yesterday’s blog post, we are having a BIG Black Friday sale happening right now. Hurry, items are flying off the shelves so fill your cart and check out soon!

 

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Christmas Tags Inspiration

25Days2015Good morning! Heather here this morning, excited to share with you a little trio of tags I put together for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags that Pretty Pink Posh is sponsoring! I used the adorable new Winter Woodland stamp set and Coordinating dies, paired up with the new Merry Christmas Scrip Die, the new Sparkling Clear Snowflake Sequins, Holiday Greetings stamp set and a few scallop tags from previous releases!

I started off by stamping some of the various adorable critters from Winter Woodlands. For the foxes, I used Scallop Diamond Tags Dies.

The add on sentiments were stamped with Holiday Greetings – and for the moose tag I used Scallop Square Tags Die.

And finally, I die cut just the word “merry” from Merry Christmas Script Die from black cardstock – for the bunny tag I used Scallop Circle Tags Die.

I colored in the critters using these Copic markers:

I cut all the tags from watercolor cardstock, then blended two colors of distress inks onto them.

I added some splatters of water that I mopped up with a clean dry paper towel, then I also added some white paint splatters for an even more snowy effect.

I used my sewing machine to attach the “merry” to the top, stamped my additional sentiments, then adhered my colored critters to the tags.

I added a few sparkly Sparkling Clear Snowflake Sequins, and then added more sparkle with some Nuvo drops in various places.

Punched a hole at the top of each tag and threaded through some jute twine, then used my fingers to curl up some of the edges of the animals – the antlers on the moose, the ears and tails on the foxes, and the ears on the bunny. Just a little thing to add a touch more dimension to these!

So fun to make three at once! Which one is your favorite?

Plus, more inspiration from these designers! Click photos to visit their blog posts.

 

  
 
 

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on the other designer’s blog. Each of them did such a great job with their holiday tags! We hope you were inspired by our Christmas tags!

Black Friday Savings!

For those who are like me and plan ahead…. here’s what my Black Friday Sale will be in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop. I will be stocking up the store with TONS of inventory on Thursday night and then you’ll get to check out and take advantage of this great savings on Friday morning.

Wishing everyone a very blessed Thanksgiving. So incredibly grateful for YOU, my amazing customers, readers and friends. YOU all make this journey a fun one. Start filling your carts and get ready for that sale to go live!

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One Layer Animal Card

Hello, Shannon joining you today!

I have a clean and simple one layered card with some masking to share with you today featuring the adorable Woodland Critters stamp set.

I stamped my cute little critter on heavy weight white cardstock towards the center of my card base. The image I would want in front I stamp first, mask it off and then stamp my next image which would appear to look like it was behind the first image. For example I stamped the tree stump first, masked it and then stamped my hedgehog. I continued this for all my images. I create my masks by stamping the images on some scrap paper and adhered them on top with some temporary adhesive.

Once my images were stamped the way I liked I masked all my images so I could ink blend my background.

 

I love peeling off my masks and seeing the results! Its always a little surprise. I then colored in all the images in with Copic markers. I am by no means a pro color-er but I always find it relaxing.

I stamped my sentiment on top of my scene from the same set! If you want more sentiments in this pretty font, be sure to check out the Everyday Greetings set or the Thoughtful Greetings set. They are the perfect sentiments for a sweet card to make someone smile!

That finishes my card! I appreciate you joining me today!

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Clean and Simple Fall Cards

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather here this morning with a tutorial for a couple fall cards using Distress Oxide inks in two ways, and the gorgeous Stitched Foliage Dies!
 

Even though I used the same layout, I love that these have a totally different feel just by switching which elements are white and which are colored! And there is lots of fun dimension thanks to foam adhesive, and of course, some pretty sparkle from the fun Metallic Gold Confetti Mix!

For the first card, I used a white cardbase, masked off the sides of the card with easily removable Post It Tape, and blended two colors of Distress Oxide ink (Candied Apple and Fired Brick) on the panel. I added a few splatters of water, removed the masking tape, then stamped my sentiment from one of last years releases, Giving Thanks.

I adhered the leaves with foam adhesive, then added my sequins, and a bit of jute twine to finish off.
 

For the second card, I started off with a colored cardbase, then die cut a piece of white cardstock using the smaller rectangle from Scallop Frames Dies. I then blended the same two Distress Oxide inks on the leaves and added some splatters of water.

I adhered the outer edge of the frame with thin strips of foam adhesive, then stamped my sentiment and adhered the center of the frame inside and directly on the card base. Added the leaves with foam adhesive as well, and also a sprinkling of the Metallic Gold Confetti Mix on this one.

I’m so excited that Paulina has released more of the Confetti mixes! They are such a fun way to add sparkle to cards!

Would love to hear what you think – which is your favorite? Softer with more white space, or bold and full of color?

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful day!!!