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Mass Produced Thanks Cards + Video

Hi crafty friends! Rebecca here with a set of thank you cards today!

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After the holidays, I always have a lot of thank you cards to create! So I love to come up with a design and mass produce it to create several cards at once. This is especially easy with a die cut only card!

A background die is a great way to start by adding texture and interest to the background without any stamping techniques! I love the Pierced Leafy Vines Plate Die and

Pierced Hearts Plate Die for subtle texture and a pretty background design.

Of course you need a great sentiment. I grabbed the thanks sentiment from the Many Thanks Shadow Dies. Cutting the word die out of specialty cardstock like glitter or foil adds a nice touch of shine.

Since I decided to keep these cards simple without any images, I wanted to make sure the sentiment stood out. So I cut out the Scallop Circles Dies and inked the center piece with colors that coordinated with my cardstock choices. You could also try different sentiment holders like the Scallop Squares Dies or the Scallop Ovals Dies.

If you don’t need to add any more thank you cards to your stash, you could always add envelopes and place them in a gift box and tie with ribbon or twine. Whether for a holiday, birthday or graduation, a box of thank you cards is a fabulous gift!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Rebecca

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Valentine Double Hearts

Happy Day to you all, it’s Jill! Here in the Midwest, it always feels like crafting season when it’s wintertime, so I tend to get Valentine’s Day cards made and sent out.Today, I am happy to share this sweet Valentine I created with the new Layered Valentine Cake Pops Stencils–and a few more PPP goodies!

I decided I had to use the Strawberry Valentine Mix and therefore, this mix drove my card’s color scheme. Look at those little strawberries in the shaker! So stinking sweet!

I created the panel first using the aforementioned Layered Valentine Cake Pops Stencils. For this I used a few shades of red and pink inks, capping them all off with the “chocolate” sprinkles and hearts. This stencil is super easy to use with the three different layers and even easier if you have a handful of smaller blender brushes to keep from spreading ink to the wrong places.

I created the shaker windows with the new Double Heart Shaker. This die is quite delightful, in that it creates these two different windows (while staying connected) to fill with all the different shaker bit options.

The sentiment I chose to use is from the Valentine’s Greetings set (pssst… don’t forget the coordinating Valentine Greetings Dies). This is going to be a great Valentine to pop in the mail next month–and being I have it made already, it could arrive on time!! (I send many belated cards–shhhhhhh 🙂)

I added some stitching details to finish this lovely off and it’s ready to go. I don’t know about you, but I would like a chocolate covered strawberry now!

Thanks for joining me for a bit of PPP sweetness here today–Happy Creating!! 

Jill

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Colorful Fringe Heart

Hello, Gemma here today to share a CAS card featuring the new Fringe Heart die set.

There are 4 dies in the set to create the Fringe Heart. I picked some different colours of card stock to cut out each piece, then adhered them together. Avoid adding adhesive to the fringe areas so they can be fluffed up.

On a 5.25” card base, I stamped a greeting from the Sentiment Strips: Valentine stamp set. I used a stamp positioner to curve the sentiment around where the Fringe Heart would be placed on the card.

To add some more interest to the card base, I splattered it with some gold perfect pearls. I covered the sentiment temporarily with a strip of card, so as not to get any gold splatter on it.

Finally, I adhered the Fringe Heart in the centre of the card to finish.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you were inspired by this sweet and easy Valentine card.

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Valentine Double Heart Shaker + Video

Hi, friends, it’s Lauren! Welcome back to the Pretty Pink Posh blog. I’m so excited to share a step-by-step guide to creating a sweet Valentine’s Day shaker card.

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For this project, I’ve combined the adorable Fresh Berries stamp set and coordinating dies with the newly released Valentine-themed products, including the Valentine Greetings stamp set, coordinating dies, Double Heart Shaker Dies, and the XOXO Pierced Plate Die. The centerpiece is a double heart shaker element, filled with the lovely Love Shaker Beads and Strawberry Valentine Mix. These vibrant accents inspired me to bring back the strawberries from the Fresh Berries Stamp Set—don’t they pair perfectly?

I began by stamping the images from the Fresh Berries stamp set in alcohol marker-friendly black ink on white cardstock. Using my OLO markers, I carefully colored the strawberries with three shades of red for dimension and shine. I added brown tones to the seeds and green tones to the leaves, finishing with subtle highlights using a white gel pen. The flowers were kept white with pale yellow centers for a delicate touch. For the berry basket, I stamped it on kraft cardstock and shaded it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to create a textured, dimensional look. Once everything was colored, I used the Fresh Berries coordinating dies to cut out all the pieces.

Next came the heart-shaped shaker frame, created using the Double Heart Shaker Dies. For the window, I used acetate, hand-trimming it to fit the heart frame. After adhering the acetate with liquid glue, I added foam adhesive strips to the back to build the shaker compartment. Filling it with the Love Shaker Beads and Strawberry Valentine Mix was so fun! The mix of strawberries and clay hearts added just the right festive flair. After securing the shaker to my card base, I assembled the berry basket with its charming strawberries and flowers, layering them with foam adhesive for added dimension.

To finish, I added the sentiment “XOXO” from the Valentine Greetings stamp set, embossed in white for a crisp, elegant look, and cut it out with the Valentine Greetings coordinating dies. I adhered it to the heart shakers to tie everything together. This card was a labor of love, but seeing it come together made every step worthwhile.

I hope you enjoyed crafting with me and feel inspired to pair Pretty Pink Posh’s new Valentine products with older favorites for your projects. Thanks for joining me, and stay tuned for more creative inspiration. Happy crafting!

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Valentine Ghost Box Card

Hello, Debbie here with the adorable Valentine Ghost Friends in a box card. How cute are they!?

First up was to build the box from Scallop Box Card Die with a pink card stock. You can make a couple of the layer shelves in the box card if you want. With the Layered Heart Sprinkles Stencil, ink blended on SSS- Lilac ink on a light blue card stock. I found that Distress Oxide Spun Sugar ink was the best for the hearts. That was over a pink die ink that wasn’t showing up. Die cut it out from the scallop dies from the Scallop Box Card Die Set.

Copic colors: B00, B000, R20. Hearts- R81, R83, R85, V22, V25, V28

Stamp out the needed ghosts from Valentine Ghost Friends stamp set. Once colored in die cut out them with the coordinating dies.

Next is the Hugs and hearts from the Valentine Bucket Additions Dies. The Hugs was die cut out from Lavender and the pink card stock the box and attached off set. Adhere together the hearts and add Glossy accents to the smaller hearts, set to the side to dry.

To make the ghosts fly and the “Hugs” stand up I used Acetate. Die cut acetate from the cake pop sticks from the Valentine Cake Pop die set and the smaller ones are from the Valentine Bucket Additions Dies. Use glue dots to adhere the acetate pics to the images and to the box.

I stamped out the sentiment then with the Sentiment Strips Dies it out, also a lavender scallop from the set to mat it.

Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty my friends!

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How To Mask With Glossy Accents

Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and I’ve got a question for you…have you tried masking with Glossy Accents?

I love the look of the Glossy Accents and I’m thrilled that it does double duty as a permanent mask! Plus it’s the perfect way to combine white ghosts (from the new Valentine Ghost Friends) and colorful backgrounds!

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Here are some tips for success…

  • use heavyweight cardstock to avoid warping from the layer of Glossy Accents
  • emboss your stamped design to help keep Glossy Accents inside the lines
  • apply Glossy Accents as close to the edge of the stamped image as possible
  • use a craft pick to remove bubbles from wet Glossy Accents, pull into small spaces of the stamped image and “erase” any that does go outside the lines
  • let Glossy Accents air dry completely before adding ink blending or watercolor 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

January Blog Hop Winners

It’s time to announce the three winners of the January blog hop posts HEREHEREHERE, and HERE. The lucky winners of the $30 gift certificates are…

Winners, email me within 7 days to claim your prize! 

If you would like even more inspiration with the new release and are on Instagram, we also have a FOUR day Instagram hop with more chances to win a $30 gift certificate if you leave a comment before January 20th!

We hope you were inspired by all the inspiration from the hops!

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Sweetheart Ghost Friends + Video

Hello friends! This is Mindy and I’m back with inspiration using the Valentine Ghosts. I think this is such a fun and unique way to decorate Valentine’s Day cards and projects.

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I walk through all of the supplies in the video but here are the main products I’ll be using:

I added some sparkly detail to my hearts using glossy accents and prisma glitter.

Spooky-sweet fun! Thanks for joining and I hope you enjoy the video!

Mindy Eggen

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Kraft Valentine Card

Hi friends! Christina here to share the cutest Valentine shaker card showcasing the new Double Heart Shaker from the latest Valentine release. This release is amazing and has everything you need to get started on making the sweetest, most adorable Valentine creations just like this one! Follow along below with the steps to creating this shaker card.

My first step was to die cut two Eyelet Rectangle panels from kraft cardstock. I set one panel aside to be the base of the shaker. The other panel will be our card front, and I die cut this with the inner pieces of the Double Heart to be the shaker windows, using the outside frame die as a template for their placement.

Next I die cut the elements for the Double Heart from white and red cardstock and created one heart of each color. I attached this double heart to the first Eyelet Rectangle panel we set aside to be the base, using the second panel with the shaker windows as a template for their placement. Now the base has the double heart in place and perfectly aligned to be the background of the shaker windows.

For some texture and interest, I added a text background to the first panel, our card front. To do this, I die cut the “Love” and “XOXO” from the new Valentine Holder Additions set from kraft cardstock multiple times and attached them across the panel, trimming them to fit within the stitched border and where they overhung the shaker windows. Then I added little die cut hearts in between each word and a few white clay confetti pieces from the Bright Rainbow Clay Mix.

On the reverse side of the card front panel, I attached a piece of acetate over the shaker windows and then foam strips around the window opening to create a well for the Love Shaker Beads. Still on the reverse side of the card front, I added foam tape to the rest of the panel and then attached the base panel, ensuring the double hearts were properly aligned with the shaker windows.

To finish things up, I die cut the Double Heart Shaker again from red and white cardstock to get the pieces to frame the shaker windows on the card front. Lastly, I added a sentiment from the Valentine Greetings stamp set, die cutting it with the coordinating dies, and attaching it with foam squares.

Thanks so much for following along with this super cute Valentine shaker card. I hope you’re inspired to start creating Valentines for your Valentine!

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Sweet Valentine Cake Pops

Hello crafty friends, it’s Barbara! I am happy to share a project using the new Valentine Cake Pop dies from the Pretty Pink Posh Valentine release.

I made this card using smooth white cardstock to create a top folding A2 size card base. I then trimmed down a piece of pattern paper I had in my stash to leave a bit of a white border.

Next, I die cut a few of the images from the Valentine Cake Pops die set. I cut them from scraps of red, pink, brown and white cardstock and assembled them together using liquid glue. I adhered them to the card with foam squares for dimension. Last, I stamped and die cut the sentiment (from the Sweet Chocolate set) for the finishing touch.

I hope you enjoyed this project and got some inspiration. This new release is so fun to use!