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March Product Release Blog Hop

Hello, sweet friends!

It’s time for the Product Release Blog Hop for the March 2016 release. Many of you have already placed orders, but for those who were wanting for more inspiration, today the design team and special guests have all sorts of inspiration to share!

Before we get to their awesome creations, I wanted to share a card that I made using several of the new products. If you have followed me for a little while, you know that I’ve been obsessed with glitter cardstock (especially with the scalloped dies) and the new Scallop Circles are no exception. They make the perfect frame for images.

I always enjoy creating scene-like cards and with the new birdie sets, they’re easy to make! I paired the Birdie Friends stamp set with the Picket Fence die, Stitched Speech Bubbles, Twine and Bows, and added a sprinkling of the Spring Flower sequins.

Just think of all the fun color combinations you could create using this card layout. Also, if you had little egg stamps, you could replace the flowers for eggs to create an Easter card!

Ready to hop along and see LOTS more fabulous inspiration with this release?

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. I’m giving away 2 $25 gift certificates to two random comments left before March 14, 2016 at 11:59 PM PST. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

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Laura Bassen

Heather Hoffman

Amy Kolling

Yana Smakula

Joni Andaya

Liz Sarkisyan

Melania Deasy

Nichol Spohr Magouirk

Lisa Elton

Danielle Flanders

Yuki Yoshioka

Joy Taylor

Nina-Marie Trapani

Gayatri Murali

Julia Altermann

Yoonsun Hur

Carissa Wiley

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I truly hope you enjoyed the blog hop. Be sure to leave lots of love for the design team and guest designers!

Thank you all for your enthusiasm about the new stamp sets, dies and sequins. I can’t wait to start seeing your creations with the new products in blog and social media land!

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Birdie Hello

Hello everyone!

It’s Joni here sharing a project using the new Scallop Circles die set, Birdie Friends stamp set and the coordinating Birdie Friends die set. I really love these dies and I know you will too.

I want to show you below all the elements of this card.

The larger scallop I turned into a shaker using an all-time favorite Sparkling Clear sequins in 10mm, I also used Iridescent Mini Star Confetti and Silver Shimmer Seed Beads. I also cut the small circle scallop to put on top of the larger circle scallop. The small stitched circle you see below if from the Stitched Banner Duo 2 dies. The cute birdie is from the new Birdie Friends stamp set.

For the card panel, I cut an A2 white cardstock distressed it using Papertrey Ink dye inks in Harvest Gold and Melon Berry and cut the bottom using the new Stitched Border 4 die set. The hello die is from Essentials by Ellen called Brushstroke Hello.

Here’s a look at the card all finished. Look at all the pretty elements in the shaker circles!

Be sure to mark your calendars for Thursday, March 10th. We have a super fun blog hop that will showcase the new stamp sets, dies, and sequins and there are some amazing special guests joining along in addition to prizes! If you’re on Facebook, be sure to visit the blog hop event page HERE– there will be a special giveaway there soon!

I hope you guys enjoyed! Thank you so much for stopping by.

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Birdie Friends Circle Card

Today I’m so thrilled to share this adorable card that Liz created using several of the new products from the March release. Let’s take a closer look at this card and the card details she shared…

I’m absolutely in love with these new Scallop Circle Dies as it has the most amazing details with the stitching and inverted scallops, not to mention how nicely they cut through cardstock and fun foam to create this upright circle shaker card so that it can sit up wherever you want. Here I’m using the largest size, which is so amazing in person.

For this card I’m using the adorable brand new stamp set called Birdie Friends which I’m also thrilled about as it has several sentiments and different font combinations. Plus, I love all the extra images including this cute banner which fits perfectly above the three little birds and used the matching coordinating dies to cut all the images out and pop them up for dimension.

I decorated the inside of the card using the Birdie Friends set along with adding adorable little cloud from the Rainy Days set as it has this cute smiley face that can be stamped inside the clouds and thought it was perfect to add in. For the sentiment, I took the banner sign and cut off the legs and added foam mount to pop it up. This is what helps to hold the card upright so one can place anywhere.

I hope that you enjoyed this card as much as I did- I literally squealed when Liz shared it with me! Join us tomorrow for another post using the new products.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Mixing It Up With Ellen Hutson!

Hi everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here today to share a fun way to combine your distress inks with traditional watercolors and achieve beautiful results!

I created this for Ellen Hutson’s Mix It Up challenge and I hope you’ll stop by their blog too so that you can link up your cards featuring Pretty Pink Posh and Ellen Hutson! This card is full of you products from both Ellen Hutson’s Essentials by Ellen line, and Pretty Pink Posh!

I used the Bohemian Garden stamps and Zipper Panel die sets (by Ellen Hutson), along with Pretty Pink Posh’s Rainy Days stamp set and Sparkling Clear mix sequins… I’m telling you, I love the Sparkling Clear sequins; they work for EVERYTHING!

I used my distress inks for the background and Prima’s Tropical Watercolor Confections palette to add color to my flowers.

I have put together a video showing how I created the card from start to finish, so be sure to check that out below, or over on the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel… don’t forget to subscribe too so that you don’t miss any of our future videos!

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I hope this card has inspired you to do some watercoloring using any watercolor mediums you have on hand…. remember that watercoloring looks good whether it is “controlled” or “freestyle”. Use the method you like best and give it a try. Then, link up your projects over at the Ellen Hutson blog for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate!

Happy crafting and thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo, Nina-Marie

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New Release Available!

Hi everyone, Joni here sharing some of the new products that was just released in Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

For this project I used the new Birdie Friends stamp set. This set have 17 images and 8 sentiments. I also used the new sweet Scallop Oval die set, which is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. I really love that the scallops of this oval are larger to give that impact showcasing the cute birds.

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This oval has one large scallops design (large scallops’ teeth) and one small scallops design with (smaller scallops’ teeth) to coordinate with your projects. Below you can see the difference.

I created a shaker using this set. First, I die cut the large Scallop Oval in white cardstock 4 times and distress one center of the oval with Papertrey Ink dye inks in Harvest Gold, Limeade Ice, and Ripe Avocado, then added some spritz of water once done. I die-cut another large Scallop Oval die using a light- pink cardstock to put on top of the stack white scallops after putting all the sequins inside. Next, I glued the acrylic cardstock on top of the white stack ovals and then glued the pink di-cut oval on top of the acrylic.

Tip: Make sure the glue is dry before cutting the excess acrylic on the ovals.

For this shaker I used the new upcoming Easter Sequin Mix and added some Sparkling Clear sequins as well in the mix. The birds and the branch images were watercolored and die cuts using the new Birdie Friends coordinating dies. The leaves for the branches were also die-cuts using some green scrap papers.

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For the background panel, it was also distressed using some dye ink and splattered with water as well.

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I hope you guys enjoyed the closer look of some of the new products. Paulina will be sharing more inspiration and details about this release soon.

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Coming Soon + Giveaway

It’s almost time for the March release and I am so excited to be releasing these products. We have two new stamp sets with coordinating dies, four die sets (including the next installments in our popular scallop series) and the gorgeous, pastel Easter Mix!

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Which items have caught your eye this month? One lucky comment will win a $50 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate, so tell me what caught your eye and how you plan to use the product(s)!

Giveaway winner is Alanna Moses!

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Tutorial: Shaker Magnet

Hi friends, Lisa here today!

I’m back to share another project using sequins and seed beads on something other than a card. This month I have a refrigerator shaker magnet for you!

This project begins by stamping and die cutting all of your necessary pieces. I’ve used stamps and dies from the Darling Friends (previously released) and Rainy Days sets. You’ll need one die cut balloon as your backing, one as your base, one from acetate and one to paper piece. Cut four small clouds and one little furry friend.

Next, stamp your balloon onto patterned paper to be trimmed out and paper pieced. You’ll see that I’ve stamped on five different patterned papers and once more for the horizontal band. This is a great way to use up little scraps. If paper piecing is not your thing, you can color the balloon!

Glue your balloon together then trim off all of the white cardstock.

To add dimension for a shaker, die cut the balloon from fun foam. You will only need the top circle and basket portions. Foam tape would work here as well.

Adhere the blank balloon die cut to the back of the stamped one. I took this step for added stability. Add fun foam to the stamped/die cut balloon. Adhere the paper pieced balloon and basket to the die cut acetate.

Note: The die cut pieces are larger than the paper pieced balloon & basket. Trim excess acetate, fun foam and paper.

Use a thin strip of foam tape on the outer stamped ropes to create the shaker portion of the magnet. Fill this area with 4mm sequins (Lemon Meringue & Aquamarine) and Sparkling Clear Seed Beads. Sandwich balloon pieces together with adhesive or glue. Add a magnet to the back.

To cover the foam tape showing through the acetate, glue on twine as tie down ropes. The other side can be covered with the furry passenger!

Glue two die cut clouds together (from the Rainy Days coordinating dies) then add one to the front of the balloon and one to the back for added dimension. Decorate the balloon with seed beads and the clouds with sequins.

Below are the links to the Darling Friends set, which PPP designed exclusively for Simon Says Stamp.

There are many dies and sequins in the shop that would make great refrigerator magnets. The possibilities are endless!

Thanks so much for visiting today. See you next month!

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Tutorial: DIY Easter Basket

Hello everyone, Joni here with another tutorial. Today I’ll be showing you how to create a DIY basket for your Easter goodies.

To begin, I cut my cream cardstock to measure 6×6 inches and scored each side by 1 ½ inches.

Next, I cut all four sides. Just as the green lines I drew on this cardstock below.

Next, fold the sides of the cardstock that was cut to make it into a box for a basket.

To add decorations on the basket I die-cut the picket fence from Pretty Pink Posh Picket Fence die. This will be added at the bottom of the box for added interest.

I also added this fuchsia tissue paper to put inside the basket after cutting into strips. This would be so nice too if you have a green tissue paper (to look like a grass).

For added simple décor on my basket, I added the bunny from the Holiday Pals stamp set and Holiday Pals Coordinating die set. The gold bow on the bunny is from Twine and Bows dies that was die-cut on a piece of gold cardstock. I also added some flower sequins from Summer Flower Sequins Mix. For the sentiment, I used the Brushstroke Wonderful from Essentials by Ellen.

Here’s a look at the basket all assembled and decorated. You could use so many fun stamp set, dies and sequins to make it your own style.

I hope you guys enjoyed! Have a wonderful week.

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Valentine Challenge Winners

It’s time to announce the winners of the Valentine challenge we hosted. It truly was a joy to see all the work submitted and read how you were inspired by the cards by the team.

It was such a hard decision picking the winners, but ultimately, it came down to the use of products and how clearly we could see the entry. I truly wish I could award you all prizes for joining along!

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If you are one of the winners, please email me within 7 days to claim your $30 gift certificate. Maria, as a special mention, you’ll receive a small gift as well! Please email to claim your prize.

Would you like to see more challenges occasionally? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Thank you to everyone who joined along in the challenge. Have a great rest of your Sunday!

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Organized Sequin Storage + Giveaway

Hi everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here today!

Like many of you, I am always looking for great storage solutions to keep my supplies and tools organized. Over the last two years, Paulina has gotten emails and comments asking for the best way to store her small sequins and embellishments and we are so excited to finally share our recommended storage in today’s post!

Sequins and other small embellishments can sometimes get a little tricky because they are so tiny and very easy to not only lose, but keep organized too. Well today I am sharing with you how simple organization can be using the Tiny Container Tray made by Bead Storage Solutions! (We found the best price is from Amazon, so we’re linking to their site.)

I found these boxes online about 10 months ago and I have loved them! Not only does it allow me to keep myself organized (which is so important!), but it also looks pretty too. :)

The tray holds 78 individual containers and the entire tray is about 14” x 10” in size; containers are about 2” x 1”. A single bag of the Pretty Pink Posh sequin packs fit into a single container, which really optimizes the space!

I love how handy this is too when I am working; I simply have to pull out the individual containers that I want to use from the tray and sit them on my craft table without taking up a lot of space.

I’ve put together a video, giving you a closer look at the Tiny Container Tray so you can see if it’s right for you.

Our personal favorite option is Storage #1 (which is what we referenced in today’s post and video) but if you have larger quantities of certain sequins, or perhaps bigger embellishments like beads and buttons, you might like Storage #2. It really comes down to your craft stash and personal preference.

We wanted to have a giveaway in this post that both new sequin collectors, or ones who have been collecting a while, would enjoy. Enter the giveaway to win one of these storage trays and a $50 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate (so you can fill those trays up even more)!

If you have questions on anything in today’s post, be sure to leave a comment. We hope you enjoyed this post!
xoxo, Nina-Marie