Hello crafty friends! It’s Barbara here and I am happy to share a fun project using a couple of the products from the new June release.

I created this A2 size card base from orange colored cardstock. I then took a piece of white cardstock using the new Layered Street Signs stencils to create a fun background. I trimmed it down to leave a bit of a border. I then die cut all the pieces from the new Big Dump Truck die set from more colored cardstock.

I adhered them together and added it to the stenciled panel with a sentiment stamped with white embossing ink and heat set with white embossing powder. Such a fun die to play with!

I really enjoyed playing with this stencil and die set from this release and I hope you liked this card!

Hi everybody, it’s June here! Today I’ll be showcasing some of the cute baby products recently released.

I used the new Onesie Shaker Dies to create a central focal point for my card. I blended a gradient on the border piece using Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide. I used those same colors with a lighter hand on the backing piece to not distract too much. I did want to add a bit more detailing though, so I splattered some Peacock Feathers and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxides and thinned out white acrylic paint on my back piece.

I love how customizable the onesie is! I personally went for the lace collar and rubber duckie to go on top of my shaker. I knew I wanted to try out a certain new stencil for the background, so the duckie just HAD to be there. Also, I was excited to see that the color palette I chose matched perfectly with one of the new shaker bead packs, the Spring Breeze Shaker Beads. This is one of my favorite shakers I’ve made so far because everything just matches so perfectly!

For the background, I went a bit out of my comfort zone again. I already talked about being intimidated by layering stencils before, but each time I see these beautiful stenciled cards my fellow Design Team members create, I really want to give it another go. So that’s what I did!

I used a variety of Distress Oxides and small blending brushes to carefully color in each image from the Layered Baby Wreath Stencil. I used a light hand so I could create a slight gradient look to the images. I tried to bring back my main colors and also used a bit of brown for the teddy bears. Going into this, I thought it would be a very stressful process for a perfectionist like myself, but I genuinely had an amazing time and lifting up my stencil made me smile each time! After I finished the stenciling work, I added some white gel pen detail like I would do with stamped images. I cut out my background using the largest of the Stitched Torn Rectangle Dies. 

Because I used brown for the teddy bears, I thought it would be a good idea to bring back that color in my sentiment. I embossed the ‘Baby’ from the Baby Animals stamp set onto a brown piece of cardstock with white embossing powder. I did the same for the ‘welcome’ sentiment from that set and I cut it out using the banner from the Big Celebration Cupcakes Dies. I adhered both of them using foam tape to match the height of the shaker piece.

I’ll see you again soon, bye!

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