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Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop + Giveaway

12247979_10208321445464343_2054737832899182303_oHello everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here today sharing a video tutorial with you featuring the Winter Friends stamp set and many other fun Pretty Pink Posh products!

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As you may know, today is the start of the Coffee Lovers Holiday blog hop, and Pretty Pink Posh is one of the sponsors of this fun event! We also have a giveaway here on the blog as well, so make sure to read all the way to the bottom of this post to find out how you can win some goodies!

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In today’s card, we are going to be focusing on stretching your stamps; you may recognize the Christmas tree in my card to be made from the cute little mug that is from the Winter Friends stamp set! This design requires only a bit of simple masking to achieve the same look I’ve created, and to see how easy it really is, I hope you’ll watch the video below!

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To color the images, I used just a few shades of Copic markers, but you could use any color medium you prefer… I think this would be a fun design to color in a loose, watercolor style too, don’t you? If you are interested in the Copic colors I used however, they are:

  • YG0000, YG01, YG03, YG25 for the mugs
  • E37, E47 for the tree trunk

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Want to win this stamp set, coordinating dies and the Scallop Frames? Enter below!

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So I hope this card and video has inspired you to create some fun coffee (or other hot-mug beverage) themed cards and I’m so happy you’ve spent some time with me today… If you want to participate and link-up your creation, you have until December 18th to create and post a new coffee, tea, or cocoa related project to be eligible for one of the amazing prizes! Happy hopping!

xoxo, Nina-Marie

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Warm Winter Wishes

Hello there!

It feels like it’s been ages since I wrote a post. I’m so happy to report that all Black Friday orders have shipped and I truly am grateful that this year has been such a busy one. It’s been almost exactly two years since I first opened the shop and never in the wildest dreams did I think I would be where I am now. I’ll be reflecting back via a post very soon…

Today I wanted to share a card I made from the latest release. It shows the Scallop Frames and Stitched Photo Frames dies, along with the reindeer and snowballs from the Toboggan Together set by Lawn Fawn. I am so obsessed with this reindeer and I’m strongly considering making him the star of my Christmas cards this year.

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I incorporated the adorable Santa hat and sentiment from the Winter Friends stamp set. The little hat looks so cute on this reindeer and I’m sure I’ll be able to find even more critters that’ll fit into this hat from my stash.

I mentioned in a previous post that I have been loving gold glittered cardstock. It is so sparkly in person and I love that it’s not messy! I’m going to need to invest in some silver as well- I’m sure it’ll be just as gorgeous and will work with some winter themed cards really well.

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I hope that you enjoyed today’s card. Have a fabulous weekend!



Black Friday Sales

Hello friends!

Last night I sent off a newsletter to those who subscribe to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop and I wanted to be sure to share the info with you. On Black Friday, I’m having a special 12 hour sale for both my international and United States customers. I listened to the feedback you all gave and I think I have 3 coupon options you’ll enjoy!

This will be the last formal sale of the year, so be sure to stock up and cross those items off your list.

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BONUS: In addition to the gift for the first 25 orders on Black Friday, I’ll be including gifts in random orders- some will be not-yet-released dies and sequins!

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I love a good sale and I’ll be sharing some of my favorite Black Friday Sales on this page (and updating when more release).

ELLEN HUTSON:

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AVERY ELLE: Wednesday- Monday, receive free shipping on US orders and $4 off international shipping. FREE stamp included on orders over $40.

REVERSE CONFETTI: 20% off your order with code “THANKFUL4ME” from Wednesday- Saturday when shopping.

IMPRESS CARDS AND CRAFTS: 40% off one item of your choice Friday or Saturday with coupon code “blackfriday2015”.

WINNIE & WALTER: 15% off all in-stock items with code “wwBLACKFRIDAY2015” Friday through Monday. Receive a FREE stamp set when you buy over $35!

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.

 

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Tutorial: Watercolor Gift Card Holder + Giveaway

Hello Everyone, welcome back for another Pretty Pink Posh tutorial.

The holidays are coming up and some may be opting for gift cards instead of gift wrapping. This tutorial will help you use your different die-cuts that you might already have on hand to create a holder for gift cards. For this project I used the new released Holiday Pals stamp set, Holiday Pals coordinating dies, Rainy Days stamp set, Rainy Days coordinating dies, along with the 6mm Clear Droplets and 4mm Clear Droplets.

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To begin, I first watercolored the background for my card panel. Then I stamped the images from Holiday Pals and Rainy Days stamp sets on a watercolor paper and watercolored each image and used the coordinating die-cuts for each one. To watercolor each images I used the Zig Clean Real Brush 60 set, which really versatile. If you don’t want to color it directly on the watercolor paper you can put down the color on the acrylic block and use your wet paint brush to get the color from the block and start watercoloring this way.

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To begin my holder for the gift card, I cut a piece of cardstock bigger than the gift card and traced the lines using the gift card and used the lines as guide on where to put the die-cut.  Like the picture below, I left the top part of the cardstock and the die-cut hanging,  this will avoid cutting when you ran the plate through the machine.

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The cloud die cut from the Rainy Days coordinating dies is really pretty holding the Gift Card. You can try using different kinds of die-cuts to create your own designs for your Gift Card holder.

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This is just another look of the Gift Card adhered inside of the card.

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Finally, I adhered the pieces from Holiday Pals and Rainy Days using foam tape and finished it off with lots of 6mm & 4mm Clear Droplets using the Multi Medium Matte adhesive. It’s the best for little embellishments!

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Want to win the Rainy Days stamp set, coordinating dies and droplets? Paulina is giving one away in today’s post! It’s a great way to add to your collection, or it would make a fun Christmas present to a crafty friend!

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I hope you guys enjoyed today’s tutorial! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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Favorite Free Fonts #7

Hello and Happy Friday!

If you’re new to my blog, I have an area on my blog called Freebies, where I share some free fonts, downloads, or other items I’ve created. By far, the most popular items there have been the free fonts, so I’ve continued to add to them over the last two years.

Today I have nine more fonts to share with you and they’re free!

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Jonah  •  Little Days  •  Grand Hotel

   Mathlete  •  White Elephant  •  Photographs

  Always Here  •  Space Romance  • Ballerina Script

What would you like to see as freebies in the future? Computer backgrounds, idea sheets, templates, checklists? I’ve added different things over the years and only keep up the ones you like the most!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Disclosure: I am not responsible for fonts, so please download at your own risk. Also, if you want to use them for commercial use, you must go through the proper channels to obtain the rights.

Christmas Tag Inspiration

Hello, friends!

Today I’m excited to have the design team participating in a fun event Tracey is holding called the 25 Days of Christmas Tags. This is a great way to get some amazing inspiration for tags, but also to create some of you own and enter it in her link-up where you have an extra chance to win prizes!  25Days2015

Some of the Pretty Pink Posh designers created tags showcasing the new stamp sets, along with some of your favorite tag dies and sequins.

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Plus, more inspiration from these designers! Click photos to visit their blog posts. 
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Be sure to hop along and leave comments for my designers. Each of them did such a great job with their tags and they definitely inspired me- I hope you were inspired, too!

 

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Blog Hop Winners + Updates

Shipping update: all orders placed in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop on November 17-22 will begin to ship Monday, November 23rd.

It’s time to announce the winners of the Product Release Blog Hop! With every release, I am continually amazed by the creativity of the design team. These 10 gals are such an amazing support system, my biggest cheerleaders and it’s been such a joy to share their talents with you all. A big thank you to the design team and guest designers this month- they showcased the new products so well and I know that the success of this release is partially due to them. If you haven’t already, be sure to leave them blog love!

Okay, now onto the four winners of this blog hop….

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If you are one of the winners, please email me within 7 days to claim your prize. Click the “contact” button at the top of the blog, or send an email, with your info so you can start to shop!

Due to the new release and blog hop, many products are either out of stock, or very low. I’m happy to say that all out of stock items will be restocked on Friday.

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Twine and Bows die set

Scallop Frames die set

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Silver Shimmer seed beads

Marshmallow seed beads

Sparkling Clear seed beads

All Zig Clean Color markers (limited stock)

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This month, has been such an amazing, rewarding and crazy month for me. Many of you know I deal with ongoing health issues and I’m in the process of getting another round of testing and doctor visits in the near future. Details of that will be in another post, since so many of you have been graciously checking in on me. I decided to take the next 5 days “off” so I can rest up, type up some blog posts, design and craft!

Also, I did want to note that I WILL be having the much requested Black Friday Sale again this year. I’m still working on the specials- let me know if you have suggestions on the kinds of deals you would like to see.

I hope to share some behind-the-scenes photos this week as I work on craft projects. Thank you all again for the continued love and support!

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November Product Release Blog Hop- Day 2

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Hello there!

I don’t know about you, but yesterday I was so inspired by all the amazing inspiration. It’s amazing how just a few products can create so many unique cards! I have even more talented designers and special guests for you today and let’s just say, you are going to want to craft after you see what they made!

If you missed yesterday’s blog hop, click here.

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PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop on each day. I’m giving away 4 $25 gift certificates to four random comments left before November 16, 2015 at 11:59 PM PDT. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

Ready to hop on over and see LOTS more fabulous inspiration? We have some of the Pretty Pink Posh design team, along with special guests sharing cards (and videos) today!

 

Today I wanted to share the video I filmed showcasing the new products, along with info on how I store my sets/ dies and the cards I made using the new release.

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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’ll be busy filling all the orders over the weekend- I can’t wait to start seeing your creations with the new products soon!

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November Product Release Blog Hop- Day 1

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Hello, sweet friends!

It’s time for the Product Release Blog Hop for the November 2015 release. Many of you have already placed orders, but for those who were wanting for more inspiration, today and tomorrow the design team and special guests have all sorts of inspiration to share!

Today I’m sharing a card using the adorable penguin, tree and little elements from the Holiday Pals set, along with the Scallop Frames die set. I chose more traditional colors for the card, but went a little crazy with the glitter “snow slope” and additions to the trees.

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In the Holiday Pals set, there are several accessories you can use to dress up the critters. I used the bow to make one of the penguins a girl, but you could add earmuffs or glasses instead! To finish off the card, I used this darling sentiment from WPlus9. I thought it went with this little scene so well!

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PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop on each day. I’m giving away 4 $25 gift certificates to four random comments left before November 16, 2015 at 11:59 PM PDT. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

Ready to hop on over and see LOTS more fabulous inspiration? We have some of the Pretty Pink Posh design team, along with special guests sharing cards (and videos) today!

 

Thank you all for your enthusiasm about the new stamp sets, dies and sequins. It’s been so fun to fill your orders and see some of you already starting to use the new products on your cards. You truly make this journey a fun one.

See you tomorrow for day 2 of the blog hop!

Sneak Peeks + Stock Update

Hello and Happy Wednesday!

I wanted to pop in and share some sneak peeks of the blog hop that is happening on Thursday and Friday. I’ve invited some very special guests, along with the design team, for a two day hop filled with fabulous inspiration and of course, some prizes.

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STOCK UPDATE

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If you haven’t shopped the new release yet, be sure to head over to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop. I just did a restock on almost all of the new products and in the event that the products sell out (again), I already have more products on order!

I hope that you’ll join me tomorrow for the start of the blog hop- it’s going to be a fun one!