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May 2016 Release

The May release is now live in the shop and let me tell you, I am so very excited to finally be sharing these products with you all. When I am prepping for upcoming releases, many of the products are “in the works” for 6-12 months. Whether it be in the design process, being manufactured for testing or inspection, or me just waiting until a I think it’s the perfect time to release a product. When I finally get to share them with you, I feel like I can finally spill a long-time secret!

DIE SETS

Today’s card shows off the new Storybook 4 die set in a different way. Instead of showing all of the open areas, I decided to just have the corners peek out in the form of shakers. I, of course, had to pair it with the Sparkling Clear Mix (my favorite go-to pack)! With the dual stitching on the dies, you get to see that nice stitching around on the shapes, which I think really enhances the look on your cards.

For my focal point, I used the birdie from the Birdie Friends stamp set and paired it with one of the bows from the Twine and Bows die set. I knew that I wanted something eye catching in the center, so I die cut one of the Scallop Circles in some glitter cardstock. I think I may need an intervention soon- I’m so in love with glitter cardstock in all colors!

To finish off the card, I added some Lavender Moon sequins in both the 4mm and 6mm size to the corners. Sweet and fairly simple, but I know the recipient will love getting a card like this in the mail!

In the past, I’ve done videos to show each of the new products and I really wanted to do this again this month. This is a fun way for me to share stories behind the products, some different ideas and also the cards I made from this release.

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I wanted to make things super easy for you. Below are the direct links to all the new products in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop:

Storybook 4
Stitched Essentials 1

4mm Strawberry Burst sequins
4mm Lavender Moon sequins
4mm Bermuda Blue sequins
4mm Ballerina Pink sequins
4mm Peridot Mist sequins
4mm Sunshine Glow sequins
4mm Blue Lagoon sequins
4mm Fairytale Fuchsia sequins
4mm Ocean Spray sequins
4mm Peacock Feather sequins

4mm Metallic Rose Gold sequins
6mm Metallic Rose Gold sequins
10mm Metallic Rose Gold sequins

Wisteria Blossoms Mix

Starry Colors watercolors

Who is ready to do some shopping? I cannot wait to pick your orders and see what items caught your eye. Thank you to everyone who has shown your love, support and encouragement. Happy shopping!

Please note: orders placed April 30- May 3 will begin to ship on May 4th.

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Tutorial: Birdie Bookmarks

Hello everyone, Joni here for peak of the new upcoming Stitched Essentials 1 dies that release tomorrow, May 1st.

For this project I created a bookmark using this cute tag dies and coordinate using the cute chicks from the Birdie Friends stamp set. The chicks were stamped directly on the bookmarks and colored it with Copics. The sentiments I used were from Wplus9 Going Places stamp set.

To begin, I die-cut he tag only to where the black arrow is pointing.

Next, I die-cut again to prolonged the tag and make it in to a bookmark. The pink arrow is showing where the cut is supposed to stop. The black arrow shows that you have to flip the plate and cut this way.

This picture is just showing you where the cut should stop.

Next, I created a tassel for the bookmark. If you want a video tutorial, I used THIS one as a guide to make a proper tassel.

Here’s another look.

Don’t forget: tomorrow the new release is available in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

I hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial!

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Peekaboo Animals

Hello everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here with you today with a fun peek-a-frame card to share with you featuring new sequins and dies from Pretty Pink Posh!

I love using the Storybook die collection that Pretty Pink Posh is known for (along with lots of other fabulous products!) and the new Storybook 4 die is great addition! I thought this would be a fun die to use with a bunch of little critters peeking out from each little rectangle.

For this card, I have used the new Cuddly Critters stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and a sentiment from the Birdie Friends set. I also used quite a few different colors of the new iridescent 4mm sequins from Pretty Pink Posh, with match the fabulous 6mm iridescent sequins that were previously released… I LOVE that they are a new addition to the Pretty Pink Posh store because one can never have too many sequins, right?

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Cuddly Critter set: Simon Says Stamp
Cuddly Critters dies: Simon Says Stamp
Craft Tweezers: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Prima Watercolor Confections (tropical): Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors: Amazon // Ellen Hutson //Simon Says Stamp

If you have any questions about this post, feel free to leave it in the comments! Thanks for stopping by and spending some time with me… see you again soon! :)

xoxo, Nina-Marie

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More Sneak Peeks…

Hello! Amy K. here sharing a few cards using the new release that’s set to hit the Pretty Pink Posh shop on May 1st! There are some beautiful new stitched dies that you will want to check out.

For my first card, I wanted to focus on the newest addition to the Storybook dies……..Storybook 4. There are so many uses for these dies but I love using them for shaker cards. I’ve paired the Storybook 4 die with the Scallop Frame Dies to ”frame” in my shaker. To embellish my shaker, I’ve stamped and fussy cut the gorgeous blooms from Peony Bouquet from Altenew. (BTW–their inks are amazing!)

To my shaker, I’ve added some of the new 4mm Sunshine Glow and 4mm Ballerina Pink sequins along with a mix of Sparkling Clear sequins and Iridescent Mini Heart Confetti. I love how they all look mixed together!

To “back” my shaker, I’ve added a layer of polka dot vellum for some interest. You can see it better in this photo.

For my next card, I’ve used one of the new Stitched Essentials 1 Dies and added a sweet trio of Copic colored birdies from the Birdie Friends set. I love how these new tags don’t have a “hole” so you can either add it or leave it without BUT Paulina included a decorative hang tag if you want to use like I did! I stamped my sentiment, also from Birdie Friends, right above my trio of birdies.

A piece of paid paper was die cut using the curved die from Stitched Borders 1 and added to a top folding note card. I added my finished tag and added some of the new 4mm Strawberry Burst sequins.

Be sure to check in the next few days- there will be more sneak peeks and the May release goes live on Sunday!

Thanks so much for sharing a part of your day with me!

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New Products Coming Soon…

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends!

Heather here to share a couple cards I made using some of the BRAND NEW goodies that are releasing May 1st! So exciting, right?!?!? I’m also sharing a tutorial for these cards with a mini shaker tag!

Pretty Pink Posh: Mini Tag Shakers

A sweet friend recently gifted me with these adorable plaid papers (she obviously knows me well!!!) – so I had to pull them out to use on these cards! Those new tag dies are part of the new release – as are those lovely sequins – 4mm sizes of the popular Iridescent sequins! Squeal! So cute!!!

Pretty Pink Posh: Mini Tag Shakers

These tag dies come with smaller size dies that fit perfectly inside, or can be used separately – I used a couple of them to create the windows in my tags for the shaker element.

I also love using doilies on my cards – these are some that I purchased off of Etsy – they are 5 inch rounds – so I fold them around the front of my pattern paper to help them fit my card size better without having to trim anything off.

Pretty Pink Posh: Mini Tag Shakers

Next, I used some sturdy adhesive to attach acetate to my little windows.

Pretty Pink Posh: Mini Tag Shakers

I *should* have stamped and heat embossed my sentiments before adding the acetate – but since this was acetate that was safe to heat emboss on (and therefore wouldn’t melt with the heat gun) I went ahead and did it now using the adorable Birdie Notes stamp set. I DID learn that embossing powder heads right toward the acetate like a MAGNET and is HARD to get off! So on the second one, to save frustration, I placed some Post-it tape over the acetate while embossing, then was able to easily remove it.

Next I chose a couple of the little critters from the Darling Friends set, stamped them twice, and colored with Copics. Notice on the second one of each I only colored their feet? There’s a reason for that!

I fussy cut them out, then added a *tiny* dot of glue to the front bottom of the critters, and attached them BEHIND the acetate window. Added tiny dots of glue to the front feet, and attached them on the FRONT of the tag.

Do you see them here? How it looks like they are actually peeking through the window?

Add some trimmed down strips of foam tape to the back to hold the shaker portion of the sequins.

Next I punched tiny holes in the tops of the tags (they also come with a tiny punched hole, but I wanted them to be smaller – LOVE that they are separate and versatile that way!) and added some Hemptique twine.

And then for the sparkly goodness – I mixed two colors of the new 4mm Iridescent sequins on each card, coordinating them with my pattern paper, then adhered my tags by the foam adhesive over the top.

I love the feel of the free strings on the tags, but it drives me nuts when they don’t stay where I want! So I arranged them in a pretty sweeping patter, then added a tiny staple to one spot to hold them in place.

Finished off by attaching the entire front panel to my card base, then rounding off a couple corners.

Here are the finished cards:

And a closer peek at the tiny shaker!

The other color:

And a closer look at this one too!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!!!

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New Designers + Giveaway

Hello, friends!

Our new release is right around the corner, but before we really dive into sneak peeks and the excitement, I wanted to announce four brand new designers joining the Pretty Pink Posh team! All of these gals have used my products on their creations for some time, some have been guest designers, but each one of them are so uniquely talented and their style of crafting so inspiring. I have been long-time fans of each of them and I am so thrilled to have them all joining the team.

Please join me in welcoming Jeanne, Shannon, Vera and Yana!

In honor of these four talented gals joining my team, I wanted to do a giveaway. So many of you have mentioned you have a long wish list, so I thought this post was the perfect time to host a giveaway.

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One question I get often from readers, “How do companies choose designers?”. Good news! A while back I did a series and had some fabulous input from other companies in the industry like Mama Elephant, Winnie & Walter, Lawn Fawn and more! Want to read the five part series? CLICK HERE or click on the graphic below.

I hope that you all give the new designers a warm welcome and leave them lots of love. We’ll see you in a bit with a new tutorial, sharing some of the new products coming on May 1st!

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Tutorial: Ice Cream Shaker Card

Hello Everyone, Joni here back with another card sharing the new upcoming Storybook 4 die set. For this project I created a shaker using the new 4mm iridescent sequins in Strawberry Burst, Fairytale Fuchsia, and Ballerina Pink (all new products release on May 1st).

To begin, I die-cut a window panel using the new Storybook 4 die set. Then I distressed the card base with Distress Ink. Next, I die-cut the top panel for the window with fuchsia paper adhered the sentiment “Let’s Celebrate” from Mama Elephant Say What stamp set. The sentiment was gold heat embossed on a white cardstock. The stamp images I used was from Lawn Fawn Here’s the Scoop stamp set, they were watercolored and fussy cut.

Mama Elephant Say What: Ellen Hutson
Lawn Fawn Here’s the Scoop: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp

Next, I adhered the clear acrylic plastic at the back of the window die-cut.

Next, I adhered some foam tape on top of the distressed panel and added the sequins. Then, I adhered the top of the window panel.

To finish off the scene, I added the top fuchsia panel using the scallop from the Stitched Borders 4 and placed the ice cream images with foam tape.

I hope you enjoyed the sneak of the new upcoming products coming your way on Sunday, May 1st. Below is a sneak peek that Paulina posted on Instagram of the pretty new iridescent sequins in the 4mm size.

Be sure to join us all week; there are more sneak peeks and we’ll be announcing the new design team. Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful week!!!

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Recipe Card Gift Idea

Hi friends, Lisa here today! I have a cute project featuring sequins and seed beads along with the Birdie Friends and Rainy Days stamps and dies. With wedding season upon us, I thought this would be a fun shower gift!

I began with a Soft Stone card stock cut to recipe card size. Using the Stitched Tabs Dies, I cut the tops of the panels for divider tabs.

Next, I dry embossed portions of the dividers using a complimentary embossing folder.

I made a small pouch from an office supply product. This had several small pouches on one sheet that would fit into a notebook. I cut one of the pouches leaving two of the pre-adhered sides intact. I stitched the bottom with my sewing machine then filled it with 6mm Marigold Sequins, 4mm & 6mm Marshmallow Sequins, 10mm Sparkling Clear Sequins and Silver Shimmer Seed Beads. The top was stitched shut and the pouch was added to the front divider with Thermo Web adhesive.

The sweet bird from the Birdie Friends stamp set was stamped, die cut and water colored. It’s added to the decorated panel with two layers of foam tape. A bit of Wink of Stella was added for good measure!

Everything was tied together with Yellow Chevron Twill ribbon. Using a Stitched Tags Die, I stamped a sentiment from the Rainy Days Stamp Set then decorated it with matching sequins and seed beads.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

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Tutorial: Fuse Tool + Giveaway

Hi everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here with you today! I’m going to share some inspiration and tips for using the We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool with your Pretty Pink Posh products to create an easy and fun shaker card!

I love making shaker cards and prior to the Fuse Tool, most of us were making our shakers using LOTS of foam tape. While that works well, I have found that the Fuse Tool makes shaker cards not only easier to create but there are other benefits as well…

The sequins and other shaker elements do not get stuck to the sides of your shaker because there is no foam tape for them to stick to
There is less bulk because we do not need to create a dimensional well to allow the shaker bits to move around.
Purchasing inexpensive photo sleeves to use for your shakers is more cost effective then using a lot of foam tape.

These are just some of the benefits I have found so far with the Fuse Tool; honestly, I’m questioning myself as to why I hadn’t gotten this tool when it first came out!

For this card I’ve created, I used a few different stamp and die sets; all the products are listed at the bottom of the post. I felt that the darling little elephant from WPlus9’s Unforgettable stamp set would be a perfect for a “welcome baby” card.

For the main piece, I started out with the Scallop Frames die and had that be the inspiration I based my whole card around. For the shaker part, I filled it with the Sweet Pea Mix, Gold Stars, 8mm Sparkling Clear and 10mm Sparkling Clear.

I colored the elephant with Copics and use him to create an extra interactive element on this card… watch the video to find out! I’ll also be talking more in-depth about the Fuse Tool in the video. I hope you enjoy and get some inspiration for using the Fuse Tool in your upcoming projects!

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Photo Sleeves: Amazon
Fuse Tool: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Mini MISTI: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
WPlus9 set: Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Winnie & Walter set: Simon Says Stamp
Lawn Fawn Puffy Clouds: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp

We also wanted to have a giveaway in this post for the Fuse tool, along with a $50 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate (so you can fill those shakers up)! Enter the giveaway below…

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If you have any questions about this post, feel free to leave it in the comments! Thanks so much for stopping by and spending some time with me; I’ll see you again soon!

xoxo, Nina-Marie

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Tutorial: Confetti Framed Cards

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends!

Heather here from Houses Built of Cards. I’m back sharing another photo tutorial today – this time to get a sparkly star-dusted edge with the Mini Star Confetti from Pretty Pink Posh. Once again, this is a picture heavy post – so consider yourself warned!

Here is a close up of the pretty sparkly edge – I love the magical look it gives!

I started off by stamping my images on Ranger Watercolor paper using Versafine Ink – my favorite for watercoloring! I used the Pretty Pink Posh/Simon Says Stamp exclusive Stamptember Darling Friends set.

Next, I simply watercolored my images in two different colors schemes using watercolors and a waterbrush.

Sometimes I choose my pattern papers before coloring, and match my coloring to my paper, but this time, I watercolored first, then chose my papers. Took a little bit of time to play around and find what I liked, but these were the ones I settled on.

By this time my watercoloring was dry, so I stamped on my sentiments, again with Versafine ink.

Now the fun part! Using a bit of scrap paper to catch the excess, I add a thick line of Glossy Accents along one edge…

…then over another piece of scrap paper to catch the the extra confetti, I shake on a good coating of the Mini Star Confetti, then repeat, one edge at a time until complete.

Then it is time for some patience while you allow it to dry!

Next, I like to use a nice strong adhesive to hold everything together – Scor-tape does a lovely job of holding the watercolor paper in place so it doesn’t peel off.