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Sneak Peek: Birthday Signs

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am so excited to be sharing a little peek at the new Birthday Signs stamp set and coordinating dies! It’s an adorable set that adds more critters in the signs line of stamps.

New release will be available February 8th.

I started with stenciling some party hats using the new Layered Party Hats Stencils with Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn and Broken China Distress Inks. The first layer of hats was a light layer of ink and the hat details layers were with the same ink, but a heavier hand with the ink.

The final layer were the stars and I used some Champagne Gold Stencil Butter for some shine! Once the background was dry, I die cut it into a slimline background and adhered it onto a slimline card base (3.5 x 8.5” when folded) with a shimmery gold background.

Next I stamped the lots of images from the Birthday Signs stamp set. Using Ohuhu Art Markers, I colored in the sweet critters, birthday cake, presents and cupcakes. Once I added some highlights with a white gel pen, I die cut them out with their coordinating dies.

I added the images in the same rainbow order as my background using foam adhesive for some dimension on the card.

I hope you’re as excited as I was to see a tiger and alligator in the signs line of stamps and that you enjoyed this little sneak peek! Come back for tomorrow for another sneak peek!

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Sneak Peek: Birthday Balloons + Birthday Sentiments

Hello, Gemma here today and I’m excited to share a sneak peek of two new stamp sets- Birthday Balloons and Birthday Sentiments.

New release will be available February 8th.

The Birthday Balloons stamp set comes with both an outline and solid balloons image, along with stamps to add decorative patterns and strings for the balloons.

I stamped the solid balloon image with different coloured inks. Once the inks were dry, I stamped the patterns and heat embossed them in silver. I stamped the balloons strings, then die cut the images with the coordinating dies. The background is created using the new Streamers stencil set, with Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo distress oxide inks.

I adhered it to a square card base, then stamped a sentiment from the new Birthday Sentiments stamp set. I adhered some layers behind the balloons, then added them and the strings to the card to finish.

The new Birthday Sentiments stamp set is perfect for both the outside and inside of your cards, along with gift tags. The coordinating die set comes with a unique tag shaped die so I created a card with matching tag.

For my CAS card, I stamped the candles from the set and coloured with copic markers. I die cut them with the coordinating dies and added layers for dimension.

On an A2 panel of card, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Birthday Sentiments stamp set. I adhered the three candles above, then adhered the panel to an A2 card base.

For the tag, I stamped out presents and coloured with copic markers. I coloured two of each, so I could adhere them back to back and the present can be seen from both sides of the tag.

Next, I die cut two tags. I heat embossed, in gold, a sentiment from the Birthday Sentiments set on one tag. On the other, I heat embossed a ‘to:’ and ‘from:’. I adhered the presents to show through the space in the tags, then adhered the tags together to finish.

Thanks for joining me today! I hope you were inspired by these samples, these sets are so fun to use!

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Valentine Card using Stencils, Dies and Hot Foiling!

Hello crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here. For my card share, I used the Layered Chocolates stencil and made a card that resembled a candy box. If you would like to see how I made my card, watch my tutorial on YouTube.

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I started by creating the stenciled background. For Layer A, I used a dark brown ink to color the shape of the chocolates. For Layer B, I added Scrapbook.com Pops of Color in the Raspberry Kiss color. The Pops of Color is a liquid embellishment that dries with 3D dimension and a glossy finish to your project. I chose to use the Pops of Color because of its vibrant color and I knew it would show up well on top of the dark brown ink that I used for the shape of the chocolates. After applying the Raspberry Kiss Pops of Color to the squiggly lines for the topping on Stencil Layer B, I let the background dry completely before adding Stencil Layer C. For Stencil Layer C, I added the Scrapbook.com Pops of Color in Key Lime for the sprinkles. Again, I let the background dry completely before moving on to the next step.

Valentine Card using Stencils, Dies and Hot Foiling!

Next, I used the largest and second largest Wonky Stitched Rectangle dies to die cut the pink frame. Using the largest Wonky Stitched Rectangle, I also die cut the stenciled background. I glued the frame to the stenciled background.

For the sentiment, I hot foiled the word Love using the Hot Foil Large Love and die cut it with the coordinating Large Love Shadow.

I tied a piece of twine around the Wonky Stitched Rectangle panel and then added that layer to a piece of pattern paper that I cut to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. Finally, I added the card panel to an A2 size card base.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Lisa Mears

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Creating Mini Cards & Treat Holders

Hi friends! This is Mindy with you today to share inspiration using the Sweet Note die set. These are so great for so many occasions and can be decorated in lots of ways.

I have a video showing you how I created mine with the Sweet Cherries stamp set.

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Since I knew that I wanted to use the Sweet Cherries stamp set, I chose colors of cardstock that would coordinate with it and die cut them from the Sweet Notes die set. I also die cut the square from those same colors of cardstock and alternated them on the front of my note sets.

I stamped the Sweet Cherries in alcohol friendly ink onto Hammermill cardstock and colored with copic markers. The colors I used are R39, R37, R35, & R32 for the cherries and G28, G24 and YG01 for the leaves. Then I used the coordinating die to cut them out.

I wanted a sentiment to be placed over the top of my cherries and found the perfect ones on the Potted Roses stamp set. I stamped the word “Sending” in Black ink and diecut out with the coordinating die. Then the smaller sentiments I heat embossed in Gold on the same colors of cardstock as my base.

I chose these Reese’s Thin Cups as my treat for the inside of the holder. These are a little bulky and the flap didn’t want to stay tucked in so when I’m ready to send these off, I will probably add tape runner or a glue dot to keep it closed.

There are so many things you can add to the inside like thin chocolats, little notes, maybe some suckers if you poke a hole in one end of the note and even a money holder. I actually used one of these right away to tuck some money in and give to my daughter for Prom dress shopping. She loved it!

Hope you enjoyed today’s inspiration!

Mindy

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Colorful Heart Critters

Hi friends, Jeanne here and I’m sending you some sunshine today with a rainbow-colored card featuring the new Heart Critters stamp set! They’re perfect for your Valentines of all ages and they come together quick!

My card starts with a Distress Oxide background in Shaded Lilac, Kitsch Flamingo, Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber and Twisted Citron! When I find a color combination that I like I make several at a time. I splattered the panel with water, some watered down Salty Ocean and Dr. P.H. Martins Bleed Proof White ink – it’s my favorite for extra white splatter!

I trimmed the panel slightly smaller than my card base and then adhered the Heart Critters with adhesive foam tape to add dimension. The little critters are colored with Copic markers, but the clean line designs will look great no matter what your favorite media. This set even includes sentiments with coordinating die cuts!

I scattered some of the hearts from the set as well as some shimmery pearls in shades to match the background inks. Pretty Pink Posh has a color that will match ALL your projects!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great rest of your week!

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Sweet Valentine Mug

Hello crafty friends! It’s Leica here and I’m sharing a super sweet card using a combination of new and previously-released dies. Let’s get started!

For the background, I first cut a white cardstock to 5” square and ink blended through the Mini Grid Stencil in Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink. On top, I ink blended through the B layer of the Layered XOXO Stencil in Salvaged Patina. The XOXO Stencil includes 3 different layering stencils, but I thought I’d try something different and layer the hearts on top of a different stencil. I love that I can mix and match different PPP stencils!

Next, I cut the mug in patterned paper and added some shading on the sides with a Copic R22 marker. I then ink blended different shades of brown on scraps of white cardstock and cut the chocolate pieces from the Candy Treats Dies and Valentine Mug Additions. I added some Liquid Pearls on top of the chocolate for added interest and texture.

I then cut the small Wonky Stitched Square die in white cardstock and tucked it behind the mug. In my head, it served as a napkin or a small plate for the sweets. I cut the spoon in silver cardstock and tucked it in the mug. Of course, my hot cocoa has whipped cream and a cherry on top. These dies are from the new Valentine Mug Addition Dies.

To soften the background, I placed a vellum in between the card panel and the die elements. I then foam mounted the mug and sweet treats on the vellum. Lastly, I glued the panel onto a 5.25” card base.

I hope that you like today’s card share. I had so much fun making this card, especially since there’s no Copic coloring involved (except for the sides of the mug, which is only 1 marker). Hehe!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

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Valentine Mug Cards + Video

Hi crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel and super excited to be sharing my very first project video on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog and YouTube channel! Today I am combining the previously released Winter Mug Dies and the new Valentine Mug Addition Dies!

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I love additions to original die sets because it really stretches the usage of the original set and gives everything more bang for its buck! In my video, I share how you can use both die sets together to create shaker cards or flat cards.

In creating an A2 card with a mug shaker, I used the Winter Mug Dies to cut out 2 pink mugs and one die cut transparency mug. One pink mug I use as the base on the A2 card. I cut a heart from the Valentine Mug Additions Dies out of the other pink mug and then adhered the transparency to the back creating a shaker window! Then create a border of foam tape around the window and place it down onto the base mug having poured some Strawberry Shortcake Clay Confetti and Valentine’s Day Clay Confetti right in the center of that base mug. Then have fun decorating around the mug with the Valentine Mug Addition Dies. Love all the additions from chocolates to a dipped strawberry, cherry and more!

For the flat mug, I realized that the mug die cut would fit perfectly on the Sweet Note Dies die cut with just a teeny bit of the mug handle hanging off the side.

Rather than using the heart die to create a shaker, you can use it as a die cut to decorate the envelope or mini card since both the positive and negative piece retain faux stitching lines.

Other die cuts from the Valentine Mug Additions Dies can also be used to decorate the Sweet Note Dies and you can use some liquid glue that dries clear to adhere some XOXO Clay Confetti to the top of the mug for sprinkles on your cocoa!

I hope you will love combining these die sets as much as I did! Have a LOVEly day!

Rebecca

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Clean and Simple Valentine

Hello, Gemma here today and I have a clean and simple card to share today, featuring the new Heart Critters stamp set and the versatile Wonky Stitched Square die set.

I began by stamping images from the Heart Critters stamp set and colouring them with copic markers. I used the coordinating die to cut them out, and added some extra layers behind for dimension.

Copic colours Panda: N0-7, R20 R30 Rose: R22-27, G14-17 Hearts: R22-27

Next, I cut a Wonky Stitched Square from red sparkle card. I adhered this to an A2 card base, then added the smaller heart images.

I picked two sentiments from the Heart Critters stamp set, and stamped them above and below the red square. Finally, I added the cute panda to finish.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you were inspired to create some clean and simple Valentine cards.

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Valentine Mini Cards + Video

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am so happy to have my first video on the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel! I’m sharing how you can use the Sweet Note Dies to create valentines for your kiddo to color and share with their classmates or friends.

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I started with stenciling the solid hearts from the Layered Valentine Hearts Stencils with Spun Sugar, Saltwater Taffy and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxides. In my video, I die cut the 6×6” background four times with the square die from the Sweet Note Dies before the next stencil, but I should have added Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide through the striped hearts first!

After I have the squares with the first two layers, I used the Layered Valentine Hearts Stencil with polka dots hearts with Pearl White Stardust Butter to add some shine and texture to the backgrounds. I added this after die cutting so it would have plenty of time to dry and avoid any stencil paste from sticking to my die.

Next I stamped the cheetah from Hearts Critters stamp set and cut it out with the coordinating die. Using Ohuhu Art Markers, I colored in the sweet critter with its heart shaped treat box and you can find the colors listed in the image below!

Now that all of the elements of my valentines are done, I die cut the Sweet Note envelope out of some pink cardstock and another square out of white cardstock and stamped my sentiment on the white square. I left plenty of room for my daughter to sign her name! I adhered the stenciled background square on the outside of my envelope and the sentiment square on the inside. My critter is popped up with some foam adhesive on top of the pink hearts to add a bit of dimension to the valentines.

My daughter wanted to color in her own critter so she used my Ohuhu Art Markers to color in her sweet Panda with a flower, also from the Heart Critters stamp set.

I hope you enjoy today’s project and video and that it brings you inspiration for crafting with your kiddos for their classroom valentines!

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Valentine Theme Week- Day 7

Hello! It’s Gemma here and today I’m sharing a card using a fabulous new layering stencil set from the January release – Layered XOXO.

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

I began with Layer A. Over a 6×6 square of white card, I blended Hickory Smoke distress oxide ink through the stencil. Next, I used Layer C with Pumice Stone distress oxide ink. I first used some washi tape to cover one of the spaces on the stencil.

I then used Layer B, with Candied Apple distress oxide ink, to add a heart in the space left from Layer C. I covered the heart with Nuvo Glimmer Paste in Moonstone, for some sparkle.

I am so excited that Pretty Pink Posh has released hot foil plates! I foiled the Hot Foil Large Love plate in gold on white card, using my Glimmer Hot Foil machine. I then die cut the foiled sentiment with the Large Love Shadow die and added extra layers for dimension.

I adhered the stenciled panel to a 6×6 card base, then added the foiled sentiment.

For an additional sentiment, I stamped one from the XOXO stamp set with red ink. I trimmed it down to a small sentiment strip, added some red card behind, then adhered to my card to finish.

We hope you’ve been inspired by this week of Valentine inspiration and were able to take advantage of the savings. We appreciate you joining us!