On the Wish List- August Edition

wishlist_augustDoes anyone else feel like companies are upping up their game and releasing even more amazing products? Just when I feel like I’m at a comfortable place and don’t need or want anything else in my craft studio, a new release happens and I’m awe struck and looking for a money tree to pop up somewhere on our property.

This month I have a little mixture of stamp sets, inks and products and I have to confess, some of them are on their way to me right this moment. In fact, they should be here today! See? I couldn’t just keep these items in my cart, I had to checkout! Goodness gracious….I think I need a blindfold….or more self control.

 

Feel free to leave multiple questions here, ask me on any of my social media sites, or you can ask anonymously on this link: http://ask.fm/prettypinkposh. I’ll pull some of the most popular and frequently asked questions and bring them together for this post. Bombard me with questions, I’m READY! :)
ASKThank you for spending some time with me today, sweet friends. I truly adore hearing from you all and I shall be back again soon!

Neon Fresh Cut Florals

Hold onto your seats….I’m actually posting a card that wasn’t created for my challenge! As many of you know, I’ve been going through a slew of health issues so my energy level and moments of not feeling sick have been very few and far between. Thankfully, I recently had a doctor visit which may be the final piece in the puzzle and part of that was getting on some new supplements. Crossing my fingers they kick in soon so I can start crafting again!

I was hoping to do an update on Friday, but when I had the opportunity to spend a few nights with my one month old twin “nephews” who are here from the east coast, everything else was pushed down the list. I’m head over heels in love with these sweet little guys and I have no regrets about pushing everything else to the wayside for those precious few days I got to spend with them.

Okay, now onto my card for today. You may want to pull out your sunglasses, because I pulled out my NEON inks and did all sorts of color layering with them. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m in love with neon colors right now. These bright colors never cease to bring a smile to my face and I have a feeling I’ll be pulling them out for quite a while. I got to pull out my WPlus9 Fresh Cut Floral set and dies and had fun seeing which neon colors layered well together.

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I wanted to go super simple with my card layout so these bright flowers would take the spotlight. I must say, I totally love the simple black/ white colors with these bright pops of colors and created another card similar to it {which you’ll see another day}.

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So, what do you think? Are you loving the simple black/ white colors with the bright pops of color? I hope so! Also, what do you think of the color layering? I had so much fun seeing what new colors came from layering these brights together and can’t wait to do it again soon!

Pink Lemonade Funfetti Cupcakes

Pink-Lemonade-Cupcakes-1Hi friends! I am so excited to be back with you on Mondays, sharing a delicious {and easy!} sweet treat recipe. It’s been such a whirlwind, as I’m sure many of you can relate, and in all the craziness of these past few days, I had just enough time to whip up these easy peasy Pink Lemonade Funfetti Cupcakes!

These are perfect for end of summer celebrations, first day of school sweets, or just to brighten your day!

Sprinkles + Pink Lemonade = a refreshing sweet and summery treat!

Pink Lemonade Funfetti Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 22 mins
Total time: 52 mins
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 box vanilla cake mix
  • 1/2 c. sprinkles (I used pink, white, and red)
  • 2 Crystal Light Pink Lemonade drink mix packs (not the individual servings, but the ones that make a large amount)
  • 3/4 c. softened butter
  • 4 c. powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp. almond milk (or regular)
  • Cupcake Liners
  • Straws
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to temperature according to the box.
  2. Prepare the mix, as directed.
  3. Add in 1 packet of pink lemonade mix and the sprinkles into the batter. Stir well.
  4. Divide batter into cupcake pans.
  5. Bake until cupcakes spring back to the touch.
  6. Let cupcakes cool on wire racks.
  7. For icing, combine butter, lemon extract, and remaining pack of pink lemonade mix.
  8. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 tbsp. milk.
  9. Mix well.
  10. Repeat this process until you have achieved the desired consistency. I used 4 cups of powdered sugar and 3.5 tablespoons of milk to achieve a thick icing that has strong peaks and won’t wilt.
  11. Frost cupcakes.
  12. Top with sprinkles and a small piece of straw to add even more cuteness!
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Giveaway!

This month has been full of excitement, prizes and all sorts of fun. In keeping with the theme, I have another giveaway to share with you all and I will admit I’ve been brought back to my childhood in this post. For those who have little girls in your life, you all are going to LOVE this sponsor and her sweet products.

Do you remember growing up having those pretty hair bows in your hair? My mom used to do all three of our girls hair in braids and included clips and bows. While I didn’t always appreciate it at the time (mostly because my hair was unruly and it hurt when she brushed it), I now love looking at the pictures with the pretty hair accessories.

I recently was introduced to Turnip Creations, an Etsy site that has all sorts of headbands and hair clips. As soon as the pictures popped up on the screen, I was all smiles. The colors choices, the pretty designs and just the whole idea of getting to doll up the little girls in your life, I was so giddy that I was going to be able to see these products first-hand and do a giveaway for all of you!

headband_giveawaySince I don’t have any little girls of my own, I reached out to one of my close friend and asked if her girls would be willing to model these pretty hair accessories. I’ve known these girls from the day they were born and I even lived with and babysat the older one for a short time. These girls are precious to me and I adore when they surprise me at work with hugs and chatter. In addition, they make perfect little models!

Now that you’ve seen just two of these cute hair accessories, I’m sure you want to get some of your own! The lovely owner of Turnip Creations has offered up a $25 gift certificate to her shop and the winner will also get free shipping on that order!

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Now if you want to stock up on these cute hair accessories, I have a 15% off coupon code to share! These are so reasonably priced already, but an extra savings never hurts! These would make such adorable presents for any little girl in your life!

headband_couponBe sure to take a peek at Turnip Creations and all of the cute products. Thanks for stopping by and spending some time with me today. I’m hoping to be back tomorrow as it’ll be a big day for me- it marks the one year mark of my accident and I have an update to share.

10 Minute Craft Dash #24

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Colors: Rose, Light Orange, Cornflower Blue

It’s time for a new 10 Minute Craft Dash and I’ve got a unique color palette for you. Since we’re already to challenge #24, I’m confident you’re up for the challenge and I know you’ll showcase these colors well.

This week we have a returning sponsor, Gossamer Blue, providing the fabulous prize for this challenge.  I know many of you do Project Life and/or scrapbook pages and this prize is perfect for that. However, don’t fret, if you are a card maker (like me), you’ll love it, too!

* If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your item! While it won’t quality for the winner spot, it still could qualify as a favorites pick!

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CD_24_BettyCD_24_ThuyCD_24_LeighCD_24_AndreaCD_24_Caryn2Now onto the great prize! A giant thank you to Gossamer Blue for offering up their August Bits & Pieces kit to the lucky winner of this challenge.  This kit is packed full of yummy crafty items, as you can see below.

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We have three of the talented gals from the Gossamer Blue DT joining in this challenge and I cannot wait to see what they have created! Be sure to visit their blogs and see their inspiring creations!

Traci Reed

Stephanie Bryan

Adrienne Alvis

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How to Play

  1. Create a card/craft project within 10 minutes featuring the color palette.
  2. Post the time it took to create.
  3. Be sure to include the challenge graphic in your post and link to the challenge.
  4. You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.
  5. Subscribe to Pretty Pink Posh via Email

Birthday Bash Winners!

It’s the moment you all have been waiting for…..it’s time to announce the winner of the 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash challenge, along with the favorites and the blog hop winners! Just to forewarn you, this is going to be a super long post- but it’s all fun, so I’m hoping you won’t mind!

Before I get any further, I want to mention that the new challenge starts TOMORROW and if you go and like the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page, you’ll get an exclusive peek at the challenge a day early! There’s going to be a fun kit as the provide from our sponsor, so you won’t want to miss out on that!

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Okay, now back to the task at hand. I knew for certain that I wouldn’t be able to pick the winning card on my own {can you imagine the pressure of choosing someone to win that HUGE prize?!}, I had my amazing DT help weigh in with their picks. After comparing lists and then adding my picks to the mix, I was able to choose the grand prize winner and the 6 favorites from the challenge.

Congratulations to Veronica Z!

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Veronica, please email me with your mailing information so I can get your amazing prize sent off to you! Also, feel free to grab the badge below and proudly display it on your blog!

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Here are the favorites picks that the DT and I chose from this last challenge. If you haven’t already, be sure to stop by each of the blogs to take a look at the beautiful cards! {Ladies, feel free to grab the badge below and put it on your blogs!}

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Lorraine M.

Teresa P.

Laura Sterckx

Lisa L.

Kelly Scafron

Lyndal

Stacy

Okay, now onto some more prizes…. it’s time to pick the 10 blog hop winners from the random comments left on the birthday bash posts from the special guests this last week. The blogs were chosen at random, as were the comments. Ready to see if you were one of the lucky gals? Let’s take a look….

birthdaybash_bloghopwinnersIf you were one of the lucky blog hop winners, please email me and I’ll get the necessary information to you and/or connect you with the person who can help you further.

Note: winners will have TWO weeks to claim their prize. After that time, their prize will be forfeited. If you know any of the lucky winners, feel free to let them know they won!

Well, sweet readers, that’s going to wrap up this super fun winners post. A giant thank you to all of the amazing sponsors who donated to the birthday bash, the special guests who participated, the participants who joined in the challenge and also those who hopped along in the blog hop. This special occasion was made a success because of YOU! Crossing my fingers we can continue on with the 10 Minute Craft Dash for another year!

I hope to see many of you join us for the next challenge that starts tomorrow. Again, don’t forget that you can get an exclusive sneak peek at the challenge a day early by liking the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page!

August Random Loves

Hello and Happy Monday!

In the past month I’ve had lots of new readers stop by, so I’ll introduce this feature a little bit. Just about every month, I post a few of my favorite items from the month and do a little write-up about each product. The items can vary from beauty products, household items, specific foods, occasionally a craft product and there are sometimes surprises along the way. Before I continue, I will note that I don’t just post anything in this feature- an item has to be pretty fantastic to make it into one of these features.

August-1

I truly am a sucker for lip products and I found a good one! Recently I’ve seen these neon colored Maybelline Baby Lips lip balms quite a bit on YouTube and I decided to give into the hype. I purchased the purple one and I love how it adds slight color and moisturizes like crazy. Going to keep my eyes out for the other shades when I go out to the store next!

August-4

nail polish can be found HERE

I’m infatuated with the color coral and I was beyond thrilled when I found the Cute As A Button color a few months back. I don’t often purchase polishes, but I knew I had to have this one. I’ve already had my nails done countless times in this color {in fact, my nail person says “You’re doing this color again?!” every time} and I’m far from tired of this pretty shade.

August-2

The Summer here in Seattle has been absolutely gorgeous and sunny. I’ve always been a sucker for wearing flip-flips and sandals and couldn’t resist getting a pair of these. I got the tan ones last year and wore them almost everyday and I’ll admit, I’ve been doing the same with the black ones this year. I find them to be fairly comfortable and they’re so easy to dress up or down. Plus, it allows my coral toes to be shown off. ;)

August-3

stamp set can be found HERE/ dies can be found HERE

If you watch my videos, you know that I recently got this stamp set and the matching dies. I hadn’t gotten to play with it much {yet}, but I think I may have fallen in love. Wow, this set is just gorgeous! And while it does take some time to layer the different images, I’ve found it to be so therapeutic and I love seeing which new color combos I can create! Stay tuned for some cards with this set soon!

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I make a conscious effort to never list an item twice in this feature, but I think Pinterest deserves this exception. I simply adore the Pinterest app for my iPhone and the countless hours of insomnia are a tad bit more bearable when I can browse the app. I’ve been adding lots of pins to my current boards and I even started a few new ones! So many creative ideas and eye candy in the beautiful world of Pinterest.

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What are a few of YOUR random loves at the moment? It can be drinks, shows, clothing, movies, etc…. whatever products you’re loving, or have on your wish list, I’d love to read about them!

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Bling Birthday Jar {VIDEO}

Hello, sweet blog friends!

Today I have the last 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash video to share with you. If you missed any of the ones I posted earlier this week, you can view them all on the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel, along with the videos I’ve done in the past. I have some ideas for more videos in the future, but if you have requests, feel free to leave it in a comment below!

I adore bling and I brought that together with my love of the Lawn Fawn set, Summertime Charm and the matching dies. Add in a bit of twine and patterned paper and we have a great mixture of my craft loves on one card.

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Time it took to create: 9 minutes 22 seconds

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And now here’s the video showing how to create this card from start-to-finish.

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Like I mentioned in the video, I can’t wait to see what YOU submit for the 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash. We have received quite a few entries thus far, but I know that some of you are waiting until the last minute to enter. Be sure to do it before the challenge closes on Saturday night! I don’t want you to miss out on the super big prize!

Thanks for spending some time with me today!

Sprinkle Marshmallow Pops

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I can’t even believe it….I am bringing you all a post featuring an edible treat that I made myself. Granted, it’s ridiculously easy and doesn’t involve much culinary talent, but for those who know me, it’s fairly impressive. Usually I leave the cooking & baking to my Dessert Contributor, but I just couldn’t resist getting in the kitchen this week. Don’t worry though, the pro has put together a post for you today as well….

With the 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash happening, I wanted to bring you a quick little sweet treat that could be whipped up in 10 minutes. Just six ingredients/ supplies and you could create up these sugary treats.

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lg. marshmallows //  candy coating or chocolate bark //  sprinkles

chevron twill // clear gusseted bags // decorative straws

How-To: Sprinkle Marshmallow Pops

Step 1– Heat up stove for chocolate (I used the double boiler technique, but you can use the microwave instead).

Step 2- Poke a hole through your marshmallow using your decorative straw.

Step 3- Dip marshmallow into melted chocolate and use spoon to evenly coat it all over.

Step 4- Add sprinkles immediately to chocolate covered marshmallow (before chocolate hardens).

Step 5- Set finished marshmallow into refrigerator to harden.

If you’re using these as favors, I would add the clear bags and ribbon. However, if it’s for a dessert buffet, you could create a “bouquet” of the marshmallows by sticking them into a display piece with styrofoam.

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You can see in the picture above, I used two different colored straws and chevron twill- both of them purchased at Little Free Radical, one of my blog sponsors. Love the variety of straw colors she carries and well, you all know I’m obsessed with the ribbon.

Enjoy! If you create this quick little treat, I would love to see a picture! Tag me on Twitter or Instagram, or upload a picture to the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page!

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To those new to my blog, Hilari at Be Sweet is my amazing Dessert Contributor here on the blog. She brings two posts each month to Pretty Pink Posh and her recipes always look so delicious AND they’re easy! I’m thrilled that she has put together a post on her blog in honor of the birthday bash featuring some quick dessert ideas! Be sure to check them out!

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Spaceship Chickie {VIDEO}

Oh my, a post on a Sunday? You know it’s a special occasion when that happens!

For today’s 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash creation, I’m sharing a boy card {something that is not my forte}. I pulled out a few DeNami stamps- the Spaceship, Space Chickie and Outer Space set– and went to town. There was one more element I wanted to add to this card, but it didn’t make it on there in time. What is it? You’ll have to watch the video below to see for yourself! *wink*

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Time it took to create: 9 minutes 49 seconds

Being a girly girl crafter, I have all sorts of pinks, reds and purple craft supplies. Thankfully, this last year, I’ve been consciously making an effort to fill in the gaps of my “rainbow” of supplies. One of my favorite ways to incorporate colors outside my comfort zone? RIBBON! Chevron twill ribbon to be exact. I get mine from Little Free Radical and honestly, I’m obsessed with this stuff and have almost all of the colors available. If you haven’t tried it, it makes the most amazing bows ever!

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You all have been so sweet and encouraging with your comments this week, especially on the videos! I have loved hearing from some of you that watching me create has inspired many of you to give my challenge a try and I won’t lie, seeing many new subscribers has been lovely, too!

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I will be back tomorrow with a sweet treat…literally. It’s not often that I get in the kitchen, but I couldn’t have this birthday bash happen without a treat. Since I’m far from a pro in the kitchen, this is a super easy idea and oddly enough, it can be created within 10 minutes, too! Quick and simple and I’ve heard, it’s quite yummy…hope to see you tomorrow!