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Halloween Theme Week: Day 5

**All items in the Halloween section are 15% off during theme week**

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am sharing a fun Halloween shaker card for Halloween Week! I love creating fun (not scary) Halloween cards and Pretty Pink Posh always releases the cutest products for Halloween crafting! They all coordinate and can be used together to give you so many fun options and possibilities. So I picked a few of my favorites to use to create a card to share with you all.

I started my card by creating my spider shaker with the Spider Shaker dies. I ran the die through my die cutting machine multiple times and stacked the dies together to create some depth. I added a piece of acetate over the opening and filled the shaker with the Spellbound shaker beads. Next, I added one more spider frame to cover the acetate edges. I then used the Halloween Holder Additions dies along with the Ghost Holder dies to add some fun accessories to my spider. 

For my card panel, I used the Spider Web Cover Plate. I die cut the web and attached it to a card panel that I ink blended with aqua ink. I also added a few splatters with black and white ink for some added detail. I then attached my spider shaker to the center of my panel and used the Halloween Greetings set for my sentiment. Lastly, I added a few small spiders that I die cut with the Spider Web Cover Plate, and of course I added googly eyes for some added fun!

Thanks for joining me and I hope I inspired you to create a fun Halloween card of your own.

Enjoy your day, Dana

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Halloween Theme Week: Day 4

**All items in the Halloween section are 15% off during theme week**

Hello Crafty Friends! It is Hanh here with you today with a sweet Halloween card featuring these whimsical Halloween Candy Hearts along with some iconic Halloween images from Ghost FriendsPotion Bottle Shaker DiesHalloween Bucket Additions Dies and Halloween Holder Additions Dies.

I stamped the candy heart and ghost images from the Halloween Candy Hearts Stamp and Ghost Friends Stamp sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the Halloween Candy Hearts Coordinating Dies and Ghost Friends Coordinating Dies to diecut them out. I also diecut the pumpkins from the Potion Bottle Shaker Dies and Halloween Holder Additions Dies and some candy corn from the Halloween Bucket Additions Dies out of Neenah Solar White and black cardstock. I colored the images with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Hearts: RV000/10/21
Pumpkins: Y17/38 YR04, E31/34
Ghost: C00/1, R20
Candy Corn: C1, Y38 YR04, Y13/15

For the background, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock with the largest die from the Stitched Torn Rectangles Dies. I stamped the “Boo to You” sentiment from the Halloween Greetings Stamp set directly onto the panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I wanted to keep the card design clean and simple to save all of the attention for these adorable images. 

I adhered all of the colored images onto the panel with foam tape for some dimension and interest. I added a piece of craft foam to the back of the panel before I adhered it to a white A2 cardbase (4.25″ x 5.5″). I finished the card with a few onto the white panel with foam tape for a bit of dimension. I finished the card with a few sequins from the Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. Have a wonderful and crafty day!

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Halloween Theme Week: Day 3

**All items in the Halloween section are 15% off during theme week**

Welcome, friends! It’s Mindy Eggen, and today I’m sharing a tutorial for making potion bottle shaker cards that are full of Halloween fun and a touch of spooky charm.

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I started by creating a moody, textured background using the Crackle Stencil on Fog cardstock, layering in Hippo ink for depth. To give it a little extra eerie flair, I flicked Black Soot Distress Spray Stain across the panel with a paintbrush, creating splatters.

For the potion bottles, I die cut shapes from Sea Glass and Jelly Bean Green cardstock using the Potion Bottle Shakers die set. Then lightly ink blended the base pieces to add dimension and visual interest.

The real magic comes from the shaker elements: the blue potion bottle is filled with the Spellbound shaker mix, while the green potion bottle holds the spooky Halloween Night shaker beads—both adding movement and color to the card.

To bring everything together, I added a sentiment from the Halloween Greetings stamp set. The result? A fun, interactive card that’s perfect for Halloween or anytime you want to add a little potion-inspired enchantment to your creations.

Happy Haunting!

Mindy Eggen

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Halloween Theme Week: Day 2

**All items in the Halloween section are 15% off during theme week**

Hi Friends! Emily Mydlowski “hanging out” [spider pun] with you today sharing a Black & White Creepy Crawly Web design using the Spider Web Cover Plate Die.

This is a very clean and simple design. It’s easy to create, but still makes a big statement with its contrasting black and white color scheme and elements like glossy and glitter cardstock that add visual interest and a touch of sparkle. 

I began by cutting out the Spider Web Cover Plate using black cardstock. I then layered it three times with liquid adhesive. Finally, I added the fourth top layer with a glossy black cardstock spider web. By stacking all the web layers it, elevates the panel almost looking like it’s floating above the black and white starry background

To finish the card, I added black glitter cardstock spiders & a black and white embossed “EEK” sentiment from the Halloween Word Scenes Stamp Set

Hope your Halloween cardmaking season is crawling with fun! Thanks for stopping by and Big Paper Hugs! 

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Halloween Theme Week: Day 1

**All items in the Halloween section are 15% off during theme week**

Hello, friends! Brenda back with you on the Pretty Pink Posh blog today! I absolutely love the PPP fringe die collection!! Such a simple but effective way to add unique detail and dimension to a handmade card! My card today features the Fringe Pumpkin Die Set!

I began by die-cutting the Fringe Pumpkin Die Set from green, orange, yellow, pink and dark pink cardstock. I used liquid glue to adhere the layers together, adding glue only to the top of each die-cut layer to allow movement in the fringe.

For the background, I spread iridescent glitter paste through the Crackle Background Stencil with a palette knife. Once it was completely dry, it was die-cut with a rectangle die and adhered to an A2 panel of yellow cardstock. The pumpkin was adhered to the center of the background with liquid glue.

The top layer of the Trick or Treat Shadow Dies was die-cut from white cardstock and the shadow layer from vellum. They were layered and adhered together with liquid glue, then added to the pumpkin, adding adhesive only to the top half of each word. This allows the layers of fringe to still “pop up” on the card. I chose white stars from the Halloween Friends Clay Confetti Mix and colored them with Copic markers in colors that matched the fringe cardstock layers on the pumpkin, then adhered them onto the background with liquid glue.

I love how this turned out…especially the non-traditional color combination for Halloween!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I appreciate your time!

Brenda

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Carly’s First Coloring Tutorial 

Hi Crafty Friends! Carly here and I’m excited (and a little nervous) to share my first coloring tutorial with you! When I saw the PPP Christmas Bells, I immediately heard Silver Bells in my head and I wanted to try coloring them a little more realistically than I would usually attempt.

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Christmas Bells stamp set
Winter Greetings stamp set (sentiment)
A Little Birdie stamp set (music notes)

I grabbed some alcohol markers and used one of my tried-and-true card designs to make this card. Please let me know what you think!

Colors:
-Copic C1, C3, C4, C5, R14, R35, G02 & G05
-OLO RV 1.1 & RV 1.3

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my first coloring video.

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Festive Gingerbread

Hi crafty friends! I’m Michelle Woerner and I am super excited to be a guest designer with Pretty Pink Posh and help celebrate the September Holiday Release! Today I’m sharing a cute gingerbread man card using the new Gingerbread Shaker die set and sentiments from Christmas Bells stamp and coordinating die set.

To start my card, I used the largest die in the Eyelet Rectangles die set die cut with white cardstock and adhered it to the card base with foam squares. Next, I cut a piece of vanilla shimmer cardstock to the size of the stitched detail and adhered it flat to the Eyelet piece.

Next, I used the Gingerbread Shaker die set and die cut the gingerbread man from kraft cardstock and inked the edges with a brown ink. I die cut and adhered all the Gingerbread accessory pieces and adhered it to the background using foam squares. I used the adorable Winter Foliage die set, and die cut a variety of foliage with 2 shades of green, a few flowers from pink cardstock and berries from red glitter cardstock.  I arranged them into 4 clusters (2 of each design) and adhered the ends behind/under the Gingerbread man.

Designer tip:  When arranging the sprig clusters, I placed the 2 similar clusters diagonally opposite each other behind the Gingerbread man. This gives symmetry to the finished look.

For the sentiment, I chose the “Merry Christmas” sentiment from the Christmas Bells stamp set and die set and heat embossed it with white on to dark brown cardstock. I die cut the “Merry” and trimmed the “Christmas” and adhered them to the gingerbread man with foam squares.

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check back for more Holiday Release inspiration!

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Merry Christmas Cake Pops

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am sharing a card that uses the adorable Christmas Cake Pop dies. These dies create the sweetest cake pops, perfect for Christmas!

I started my card by using the Christmas Cake Pop dies to create my three cake pops. I created a tree, snowman and reindeer though there are lots of other dies that can mixed and matched to give you lots of fun options. I mounted my cake pops onto a card panel that I die cut with the Argyle Pierced Plate. This die creates a subtle argyle background that adds the perfect detail to your card design.

Next, I used the Large Merry Shadow die to die cut the Merry from vellum and red cardstock. I then used the Christmas Banner Greetings stamp set and Banner Greetings 1 die to stamp and die cut my Merry Christmas sentiment. Lastly, I attached my sentiment to my card panel to finish my card. 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope I inspired you to create a card with the Christmas Cake Pop dies!

 Enjoy your day, Dana

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Sweet Gingerbread Holder

Hello my gingerbread friends! Justin here, and today I am baking up some super sweet using new products from the September Release! I am using the brand new Gingerbread Holder Dies, paired with the Christmas Holder Additions Die Set! I will also be using the Layered Gingerbread Stencil Set to make a fun background as well!

Gingerbread Holder Dies
Christmas Holder Additions Dies
Gingerbread Friends Stamp Set
Gingerbread Friends Coordinating Dies
Layered Gingerbread Stencils
Holiday Gingerbread Clay Confetti

To start my card, I die cut different elements for my Gingerbread Holder. Colored cardstock is going to be your best friend when you’re putting all of this together. I grabbed a brown cardstock from my stash for the body of my Gingerbread person, and white cardstock for my iced detail elements. I distressed the edges of my Gingerbread holder with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, and adhered my white icing details in place.

I die cut the ornament from the Christmas Holder Additions Die Set from a light blue cardstock, and the ornament topper from gold cardstock. I blended the edges of my ornament with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink, adhered my ornament topper in place, and then adhered my ornament to be nestled inside of the arms of my prepared Gingerbread Holder die cut.

For my sentiment, I grabbed the Gingerbread Friends stamp set, stamped the “Have a sweet Christmas” sentiment in Mermaid Lagoon Ink on light blue paper, and then die cut the sentiment with the Gingerbread Friends coordinating die set.

To work on my background, I took a piece of light pink paper, trimmed down to 4.125” x 5.375”. I distressed the edges with Kitsch Flamingo Distress Ink. Then, taking the first stencil from the Layered Gingerbread Stencil Set, I placed it over my panel and began ink blending. I decided to use Distress Oxide Inks, as I felt they would blend the nicest over a colored cardstock. Wherever the Gingerbread openings were, I blended Brushed Corduroy and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks. For the Candy Canes, I blended Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide Ink.

For my 2nd stencil layer, I applied a bit of Pixie Spray on the backside of the stencil, and then placed it over my panel. I used Transfer Gel Blanco over the stencil. I removed my stencil, set my panel aside to dry, and then washed off my stencil immediately.

Once my stencil was dry, I processed it through my Minc foiling machine with white flock transfer sheets.

I took my panel, and applied my Gingerbread Holder image and sentiment with foam tape. I also used the peppermint wheels from the Holiday Gingerbread Clay Confetti and adhered them as embellishments. I adhered my entire panel to an A2-size panel.

Thank you so very much for stopping by the Pretty Pink Posh blog today! I hope this festive card provides you with some holiday-filled inspiration for what you can make with with the September Release!

Happy Crafting!
Justin

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1 Die Set, 4 Cards

Hey crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel and I’m here today to share FOUR cards made with the Christmas Bucket Additions Dies. The Christmas Bucket Additions Dies is packed with dies that can create several different looking buckets and can be filled with a variety of accessories.

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As an “additions” die set it is meant to pair with the original Candy Bucket Dies. From the original die set you can cut out the buckets and handles. Then the Christmas Bucket Additions Dies has elements to add to the buckets to make them look like Santa, a reindeer or a snowman. The original Candy Bucket Dies also has a inner bucket shape that can be used to cut a window out of the bucket, making it into an adorable shaker.

For my Santa bucket I filled the bucket with presents. The Christmas Bucket Additions Dies comes with two presents dies and 2 ribbon/bow dies.

For the reindeer bucket, I filled it with peppermint candies. The Christmas Bucket Additions Dies comes with a layering die that creates a striped round candy and a wrapper.

With the snowman bucket I used the two snowflake dies to fill the bucket. And for the shaker I filled it with candy canes and gum drops from the die set and then added Candy Cane Shaker Beads to the shaker element.

Each bucket got its own background. Three were made with the Argyle Pierced Plate and one was made with the Candy Cane Stripes Stencil.

Each card panel was finished off with a sentiment from the Christmas Banner Greetings Stamp Set and cut out with the Banner Greetings 1 Dies.

These cards were so fun to create. I hope this video and cards inspired you!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Rebecca