Pretty Pink Posh Blog - Part 200

Giveaway

Valentine Giveaway Winner

Hello!

I wanted to pop in really quickly to announce the winner of the Valentine giveaway I hosted. I haven’t had a chance to read all of the stories yet, but the ones that I did read put a smile on my face. Thank you for sharing little bits of your happy with me!

The lucky, random winner is….. winner2 Betty Sue, I have emailed you and also sent the $40 gift certificate, so be sure to check your inbox. Reading your story was so heartwarming- continue on being a shining teacher and making a difference (even to those who aren’t your students).

Thank you to everyone who joined along in the giveaway. Gotta get back to those President’s Day orders….

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Happy Friends + VIDEO

Today I have a brand new In Review post and video to share with you. I was recently in contact with Create A Smile, a new stamp company based in Germany. Their stamps are cute, quality made stamps with a hint of whimsy to them. The owner, Christine, is very sweet and I had such a great time testing out and playing with her products. PLUS, her international shipping rates start at just $5!

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If you’re new to my blog, I’ve done a couple In Review posts in the past (and am hoping to continue them on sporadically through 2015). In these posts I showcase the cards I created with the company featured, along with a video showcasing the products I tried out and info/ giveaway details. Let’s get started with the post, shall we?

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The first card features the cute little penguin and sentiments from the Penguin Party set. This cutie can be used to create all sorts of fun scenes. I used the Stitched Duo 2 to create my scene and then added in a grass die, along with the Picket Fence die (that I will be releasing on March 1st). To finish off the scene, I added in some white sequin flowers and a couple sequins in the corners. Sweet, simple, but super cute results.

Pretty Pink Posh I Create A Smile

The second card showcases the Monster Party and Arrows stamp sets. As I mention in the video, the arrow set is what made this whole feature come to be. I loved how simple this background is, yet it makes such a difference on cards. It’s a nice change of pace from my polka dot backgrounds!

Pretty Pink Posh I Create A Smile

For this card, I decided to use the Stitched Duo 3 die as my focal panel and created a little scene with the monsters. These silly guys are so fun and you can’t help but smile when you color them. To finish off the card, I added a twine bow to the largest monster and a few yellow sequin flowers.

Pretty Pink Posh I Create A Smile

This last card is the brightest of the bunch, but I thought it was appropriate since it’s a birthday card. I knew I wanted to have the penguin with cake as the focal point, so I played around with a few dies and thought he looked the best with the Stitched Film Strip. The card needed a little extra pop of color, so I added the scallop from the Stitched Borders 1 to either side. A little addition of sequins to bring in more color and this card was done.

Pretty Pink Posh I Create A Smile

Since today was a special post, I also found some time to film a quick little video. I show these cards a little more in depth, along with a peek at the three stamp sets I featured in this post.

GIVEAWAY ALERT: At the end of the video, I share how you can win some Create A Smile goodies and sequins.

Want to enter the giveaway I mentioned in this video?
1) Like the video
2) Subscribe to the Pretty Pink Posh channel
3) Leave a comment on the video with your favorite color combination

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Be sure to check out my friends at Create A Smile. They just had a new release with some darling critters and flowers!

I hope that you enjoyed today’s cards, video and giveaway and you’re leaving inspired. Thanks for spending some time with me today!

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Lawnscaping Birthday Challenge

Pretty Pink Posh II Lawnscaping Birthday Challenge Today is a special day! It’s Lawnscaping Challenge’s 100th challenge and I have been invited as a special party guest by Design team Member Christy Reuling. Be sure to head on over to the Lawnscaping Blog where you can see ALL of the Design Team projects as well as ALL of the special party guest projects.

Since today is all about celebrating, I wanted to bring in several party guests for my card. One of my favorite things about Lawn Fawn products is they appeal to both kids and adults and today I wanted to create a card for a kiddo in my life. I brought out the Monster Mash set, along with the Bugs & Kisses set and went with a primary color palette (which I always think of as kid friendly).

Pretty Pink Posh II Lawnscaping Birthday Challenge

Lately I’ve been all about adding Silly Eyes on critters- I think it adds such a fun element to cards. To finish off this card, I added the Grassy Border and then added a bow using the Turquoise Chevron Twill ribbon.

Pretty Pink Posh II Lawnscaping Birthday Challenge

If you feel up for a challenge, be sure to head over to the Lawnscaping challenge. The prize this week is a stamp set of your choice from Lawn Fawn.

Pretty Pink Posh II Lawnscaping Birthday Challenge

In closing, if you find yourself wanting to do some retail therapy, I have a ONE DAY coupon in honor of President’s Day today. Stock up on your Pretty Pink Posh sequins, confetti and die cuts. I’m not planning on doing another coupon for a little while, so take advantage of this sale!

Visit the Pretty Pink Posh Shop HERE

I hope you were inspired by today’s card. Thanks for spending some time with me today!

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Valentine’s Day Shaker + Giveaway

Happy Valentine’s Day, sweet readers.

I don’t know about you, but I love this holiday. Granted, I’m single and don’t have a hot date planned this year, but I love the idea of spreading love to your friends, family and loved ones. Plus, it’s hard for me to resist all the pretty reds and pinks surround the holiday!

Today I’m joining my friends at Virginia’s View Challenge for the shaker card theme is happening right now. Since I’m a big fan of shaker cards and the Pretty Pink Posh sequins and confetti are perfect for these types of cards, I’m sponsoring a prize for a lucky participant.

Pretty Pink Posh I Valentine's Day Shaker + Giveaway

Since I knew I would be posting on Valentine’s Day, I thought I would add in as much pink and red as possible. I started out with the Lawn Fawn Summertime Charm set and dies (one of my favorites) and proceeded to fill up my mason jar with all sorts of sequins and confetti.

GIVEAWAY ALERT: Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I wanted to pass on a little love to one of my readers. Leave a comment sharing something fun, happy or silly that happened to you recently. (I’m in need of a laugh). One random winner will receive a $40 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate!

Pretty Pink Posh I Valentine's Day Shaker + Giveaway

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and pop over on to Virginia’s View Challenge. There a TON of amazing shaker card inspiration, plus, it’s always fun to participate in a challenge that has prizes!

I’ll be back on Monday with a new post AND info on a one-day sale I’m having over in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop. Thanks for spending some time with me today!

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Paulina the Butterfly?

Hello, hello!

Can you believe it? I’m doing a post with a card AND I have two more coming within the next few days. I’ve been working on a lot of projects this past week and I’m super excited to share some of them very soon.

Today’s card is actually one I created quite a while ago, but never posted to the blog. It features the DARLING Paulina butterfly die from Simon Says Stamp. I don’t know the process of how they name their products, but I must say, it’s fun having something after my name. A bonus? The die is so pretty and looks perfect when you can see the sequins shine from below.

This die would actually be a great one for a shaker card, or you can use it for cupcake toppers. Lots of possibilities with this pretty die cut. For this card, I used the Aquamarine, Pink Blush, Pink Peonies, Fresh Mint and Sparkling Clear sequins in the 6mm size and I love the way it turned out.

If you’re curious on how I created this card, I filmed a video on how to do this for an old 10 Minute Craft Dash video. Remember when I hosted that challenge? That was so fun and I’ve been thinking about bringing in that challenge again for a special post. Would you like to see that?

I’ll wrap this post up, but I’ll be back tomorrow for a fun shaker card and info on a challenge I’m sponsoring. See you then!

Misc.

Updates & Coming Soon

Hello and Happy February!

It’s been almost three weeks since my last post and I have to say I have missed you all dearly. One of my very favorite things to do is connect with you, my readers. I know without a doubt that I wouldn’t be where I am had it not been for you and I thoroughly dislike how little time I have to blog nowadays. Rest assured, I will blog as often as I’m able to and I’m hoping to share some fun projects in the next few weeks.

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Before I get into today’s post, I have to say a giant thank you (again) to everyone who helped make the first year of the Pretty Pink Posh Shop so successful. I still cannot even believe all that has happened these last 13 months. Not only that, but you made last month the highest trafficked month here on the blog in the 6.5 years I’ve been blogging. These are the types of numbers I had always dreamed of and to see them come to life was a dream come true.

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With the birthday celebration last month, along with the fact that I was out of town for a wedding, things were a tad bit crazy. My days were literally just sleeping, eating and working for a good 2.5 weeks straight. I’m finally caught up on orders and now I’m working on some assignments that got put on hold. With that being said, I DID force myself to take a Creative Day recently and I got some cards made for some things coming up. Another BIG milestone? I took TWO consecutive days off this weekend, something that I don’t remember doing since I opened the shop. I felt so guilty going to a birthday party and watching tv, without working, but I did it and it was utter bliss.

Pretty Pink Posh With the amount of time it took to get caught up on emails, orders and designing, I decided against a February release. However, I will have one on March 1st that has some new dies and sequins/ mixes. I also have a couple other things up my sleeves that many have been requesting… any guesses what that might be?

Before I close this, if you are on Facebook, be sure to like the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page. I post there almost everyday- whether it be cards featuring PPP, products that have caught my eye, or little snapshots into my life. We’re closing in on 5000 followers there, so once we hit that big number, I’m thinking a giveaway will naturally have to happen. It only makes sense, right?!

I’ll be back very soon…. big hugs, sweet friends!

Giveaway

Birthday Celebration Winners

Hello, sweet friends.

I’m alive and somewhat on the mend from this illness I picked up from California. It’s been a full week of trying to recoup, resting whenever possible and trying to take on a lighter workload, but I’m still not feeling all the great. I’m back at it, working on orders and getting through the daily workload, but I could really use some well wishes and prayers. The amount of orders I’m sitting on is absolutely mind-blowing, so I’m hoping I can get back to “normal” so I can ship, ship, ship for days on end. In the meantime, THANK YOU for your patience!

As promised, I’m announcing the winners from the 3 day birthday celebration that took place January 8-10. You all made this event even more amazing, memorable and fun than I could have ever expected. I hope that you were inspired and I cannot wait to try to top this event next year!

Let me start out by announcing the two lucky gals who won the big prize packs….

And now it’s time to announce the random lucky winners from the 3 day birthday celebration. Each of the ladies listed below will receive a $50 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate for leaving comments during the blog hop.

Linda Tupper- winner from Debby Hughes’ blog

Joan Smith- winner from Gayatri Murali’s blog

Beth Holt- winner from Sandy Allnock’s blog

Hayley Q- winner from Heather Campbell’s blog

Barb Macaskill- winner from Kristina Werner’s blog

Kathy Mc- winner from Lisa Elton’s blog

ALL WINNERS MUST CONTACT ME BY JANUARY 23rd, or a new winner will be picked as a replacement. If you are one of the gift certificate winners, please email me so I can send over your gift certificate code.

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If you watched the lastest video, you know that I’m working on a special, exclusive mix for my friends at Winnie & Walter. Be sure to mark your calendars for January 30th when this mix will go live, along with some of your favorite PPP products. I’m so honored they wanted to celebrate their event with my products and I hope they have an AMAZING and memorable birthday celebration.

Well, that’s going to wrap it up for this post. So grateful for each and every one of you.

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Birthday Celebration Day #3

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Hello and welcome to the last day of the birthday celebration!

Wow, you all have amazed me with your support, comments, the traffic on the blog and website and the orders. I’m still away in California for a wedding, but as soon as I get home on Monday, I’ll print off orders and start processing. I do have to note that the amount of orders is astronomical and I’m a one woman show… I will be hiring help to do some things, but a lot of the things only I’m able to do, so please bare with me.

In honor of the last day of celebrating, I’m showcasing the Peek-A-Boo die. The samples from the special guests and design team has been absolutely amazing and inspiring. Once I get home, I want to start pinning more inspiration using the dies, sequins and confetti- stay tuned for that.

Birthday Celebration Day #3

I wanted to use the Peek-A-Boo die in a unique way, so instead of something hidden, I used the die as a pocket. To finish up the scene, I used some sequin flowers to add a little more color and interest. Speaking of these flowers, I’ll be selling these in a special pack very soon…. stay tuned for that!

Birthday Celebration Day #3

No party would be complete without guests, gifts and a party favor, right? I know I did a coupon code for Black Friday, but this was a special occasion and I couldn’t pass up the chance to do a coupon. During the celebration, save 10% off your order using the coupon code provided below.

Pretty Pink Posh I Birthday Celebration Day #2 As I mentioned before, there have been lots of special guests these last three days. Be sure to leave them lots of love- I’ll be giving away prizes to some comments left on their blogs!

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Elena Roussakis
Gayatri Murali
Nicole Gavaldon
Laura Sterckx
Debby Hughes
Kay Miller
Joni Andaya

PRIZES: I love giving back to you all, so I’ll be giving away 2 $50 gift certificates to random comments left on the different stops every day. Also, if you haven’t already, head over to the Day #1 and Day #2 posts for extra giveaways.

Thank you for celebrating with me all this week. You all are so sweet and supportive and I truly am speechless at your response. I’m looking forward to the upcoming year and bringing you new products and inspiration. Until next time, sweet friends….

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Birthday Celebration Day #2

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Pretty Pink Posh 1st birthday celebration.

I hope you are ready for another day of partying- I have more designers and special guests joining me today with new inspiration. Yesterday I created a card that had more “boy” colors, so today I wanted to do the opposite and create a super girly card. Since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, I’m trying to create more so I can send them to some special friends.

I know that penguins tend to be used for Christmas/ Winter cards, but I thought it would be cute to use them for Valentine’s Day. Plus, I’m sure penguins fall in love, right?

Pretty Pink Posh I Birthday Celebration Day #2

For this card I used the Stitched Duo 3 dies, which I thought worked so well with the penguins. If you know me, you know I love creating window cards with critters peeking out- hence the designing of these dies!

To finish up the card, I used the red chevron twill ribbon (which I just got back in stock), along with sequins for some added detail.

Pretty Pink Posh I Birthday Celebration Day #2

No party would be complete without guests, gifts and a party favor, right? I know I did a coupon code for Black Friday, but this was a special occasion and I couldn’t pass up the chance to do a coupon. During the celebration, save 10% off your order using the coupon code provided below.

Pretty Pink Posh I Birthday Celebration Day #2 As I mentioned before, I have special guests joining in the celebration and I cannot wait for you to see what they made with the new dies and sequins. Be sure to leave them lots of love- I’ll be giving away prizes to some comments left on their blogs!

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Heather Campbell

May Sukyong Park

Maureen Merritt

PRIZES: I love giving back to you all, so I’ll be giving away 2 $50 gift certificates to random comments left on the different stops every day. Also, I’ll be having extra giveaways that could be considered “party favors” for a couple lucky guests.

a Rafflecopter giveawayThank you for celebrating with me today. I’ll see you bright and early tomorrow for day #3 of the birthday celebration.

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Birthday Celebration Day #1

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Hello and welcome to Day 1 of the Pretty Pink Posh 1st birthday celebration.

For those new to my blog or company- welcome! I opened the Pretty Pink Posh Shop in December 2013 and now that the holidays are over, I wanted to celebrate in a big way. I’ve brought along some very special guests to celebrate with me, along with a whole lot of birthday gifts and a party favor to share. Grab your favorite beverage and join us for this 3 day party!

As I was pondering what to do for my projects, I thought it would be fun to highlight one of the new dies on each day. Today, I’m showcasing the Pocket Border (that released on Monday), along with the adorable monsters from Lawn Fawn.

Pretty Pink Posh I Birthday Celebration Day #1

There are so many possibilities for the Pocket Border die- this is just the tip of the iceberg! Just wait until you see the samples from the design team and special guests… I was speechless!

Did you notice anything about these monsters? I added the small Silly Eyes to them! I thought that made them even more adorable and “party ready”. To set the scene even more, I added the grass border (a MUST HAVE in my book) and my card was set.

Pretty Pink Posh I Birthday Celebration Day #1 No party would be complete without guests, gifts and a party favor, right? I know I did a coupon code for Black Friday, but this was a special occasion and I couldn’t pass up the chance to do a coupon. During the celebration, save 10% off your order using the coupon code provided below. Pretty Pink Posh I Birthday Celebration Day #1 As I mentioned before, I have special guests joining in the celebration and I cannot wait for you to see what they made with the new dies and sequins. Be sure to leave them lots of love- I’ll be giving away prizes to some comments left on their blogs!

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Laurie Willison

Kristina Werner

Nichol Magouirk

PRIZES: I love giving back to you all, so I’ll be giving away 2 $50 gift certificates to random comments left on the different stops every day. Also, I’ll be having extra giveaways that could be considered “party favors” for a couple lucky guests.

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Whew, I know this was a long post. Thank you for celebrating with me. Now go hop on over to the other stops, be inspired by the design team and special guests and be sure to share this with your friends. I’ll see you bright and early tomorrow for day #2 of the birthday celebration.