Hello Everyone, it is Zsofia here, and I am super excited to participate in the Valentine Theme Week with Pretty Pink Posh! I love to mix and match stamp sets and create new scenes. This time my matchmaking turned out romantic as I found the right pal for the cute koala from Heart Critters in the Crafty Critters stamp set. I gave it a heart shaped lock which matches the key for a Valentine scene. Isn’t it sweet?

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

I started with stamping and colouring the images from Heart Critters and Crafty Critters. I used Copic markers and cut everything out with their coordinating dies. The colours I used are the following: E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, E00, R20, W9, W3, W1.

Then I created a stenciled background with the new Layered XOXO stencils: I used Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink for the X layer and Kitch Flamingo for the Hearts Layer. Before removing the stencil, I spritzed the hearts with a Clear Shimmer Mist for a subtle sparkle. When it was dry, I cut the panel down to be 4×5,25 inches and gave it a slightly bigger dark brown mat.

For the sentiment I used the Love Shaker die set: I cut it once from dark brown cardstock and once from pink shimmer cardstock and paper pieced them together. I used 3D foam tape to hold the pieces together on the back side and adhered it to the background. I had to double up the foam tape behind the koalas to be in front of the heart. I just love the dimension!

As a finishing touch I used some clay confetti from the Valentine’s Day Mix, just scattered a few across the card. I also used glossy accents on the word Love and the noses of the koalas. The eyes I made shiny with a black glaze pen.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and got inspired. Make sure to check back tomorrow for more fun!

See you soon, Zsofia

Hello friends! It’s Leica here on the PPP Blog. Today I am sharing a Valentine box card die filled with the Heart Critters stamp set. Let’s get started!

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

I first assembled the box card in pink cardstock. This box card die will be available on the PPP site in the next few months! For the back and side panels, I stamped the love script repeatedly in Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink. 

Next, I stamped, colored, and cut the images from the Heart Critters stamp set and glued them on the inserts and front of the card. I used the following Copic Sketch Markers:

Koala – C5/3/1, R00
Leopard – E35/34/33
Panda – N7/5/3
Golds – Y26/23/21
Reds – R29/27/24/22/20

For the sentiment on the front of the card, I stamped “be my valentine” and stamped and cut the love script. 

That’s all for this Valentine box card. I can’t wait for the box card die to be released. I know that you will love it too!

Hi, friends! I’m Lauren and so excited to be joining the Pretty Pink Posh design team and just in time for the wonderful new release. Valentine’s Day always makes me think of flowers and chocolates so I wanted to create a card that really embodied this sweet holiday!

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

I started with die cutting all my different elements from the Winter Mug and Valentine Mug Addition Die Sets – this is a great way to use up any colored cardstock scraps you have been holding on to. My linked hearts are die cut out of the pink mug and I paper pieced the gold and inside pieces so it would be one layer.

The background was made using the Layered Chocolates Stencils with Distress Inks in Tea Dye, Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso. Before the final stenciled layer, I used my largest Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die to cut my cardstock. The sprinkles were added with some glittery pink stencil paste! 

I needed some chocolates to go with my mug so I stamped them out from the XOXO Stamp Set with alcohol marker friendly black ink and white paper, colored them with Ohuhu Art Markers and cut them out with their Coordinating Dies. I also stamped two roses to add more details to my Valentine Mug!

Once my background and mug assembling was dry and done, I layered the stenciled background onto some cranberry red cardstock and assembled my flowers, mug and chocolates together. My mug, milk chocolate and dark chocolate candies were adhered using foam adhesive to give some dimension to the card!

The final touch was to add my sentiment “Sweetest Wishes” from the XOXO stamp set. I heat embossed it on the same cranberry red cardstock with gold embossing powder to tie in with the linked hearts on the mug.

I hope this sugar filled card brings you inspiration today for Valentine Theme Week and you have the sweetest holiday, too!

Hello friends! It’s Leica here and I am sharing a box card filled with beautiful potted roses from the latest PPP release. These roses are from the Potted Roses stamp set and coordinating dies are available separately. 

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

I’m happy to share that this box card die will be available on the Pretty Pink Posh shop soon! It includes dies for the back, front, and side panels. I can’t wait for this die to be released! I know that you will love it, too!

For the back and side panels, I ink blended through the Lattice Stencil in Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink. The images are stamped, colored, and cut with coordinating dies. I used Copic Sketch markers:

Pots – E11/00/000 
Roses – R32/20, R27/24/22/20
Leaves – YG67/63/61

I glued the potted roses on the inserts of the box card and added the sentiment on the front panel. Lastly, I added another panel in white cardstock on the back of the card.

I hope that I’ve inspired you to make some cards with the beautiful Potted Roses stamp set. Join us tomorrow for another day of Valentine inspiration!

Good morning! It’s Lindsey here, and I’m excited to be kicking things off with Valentine Theme Week! Pretty Pink Posh has lots of fabulous Valentine products to choose from and my projects today combine several older and newer items.  

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

My littlest child completely influenced today’s projects. She has started making cards herself and loves to look through my stamps. Her favorites are always the cute critters, so I let her choose the ones she liked the best for her preschool valentines. I put these ones together, but she will most definitely be helping me make the rest.  

I created the valentines using the new Sweet Note die. I just love it! You can get three Sweet Notes from one 8.5×11 sheet of paper with a little leftover. After I cut valentines in several colors, I embossed the main outside panel on each with the heart from All My Love.

Then I die cut and attached a flag from Stitched Labels 1 to each note. The critters came next. 

Based off my little one’s favorites, I stamped and embossed several animals from Heart Critters and Sending Love. Then I used zig clean color real brush markers to color them. I hadn’t used these markers in a while, and it was fun to revisit them. After all the images were colored, I cut them out using the coordinating dies and popped them up with some dimensional foam. 

A little sprinkling of hearts from the Valentine’s Day and Sweet Love clay confetti mixes and the fronts were done.

I kept the backs simple but couldn’t help adding a little cuteness by stamping, die cutting, and layering different hearts from the Valentine Hearts stamp set.  

I attached the hearts to the center of the notch.  They look cute, and they also add a little extra security to keep the note closed if you tuck a treat inside.  

Speaking of treats, I was delighted to see that individual fruit snacks (or any snack/fun size candy package) fit perfectly inside the folded Sweet Note.  

Normally I would have decorated the inside of the note as well, but my little one is just learning how to write and she’ll need all that space to sign her name, so I left it blank. :)

Thanks so much for joining me today!  This week will be full of Valentine inspiration, so make sure to come back every day, and don’t forget to pick up some of your favorite Valentine products while they are on sale.  

Hello, friends! Lindsey here with another Valentine card showcasing the new Valentine Mug Additions. Once you start creating with these new dies, you are not going to want to stop! The creative options are endless! I must have had Christmas baking still on my mind, because I decided to go all out with my strawberry decorating on my next card. It was all the fun of baking, but a whole lot less messy. ;)

I created milk and white chocolate coated and sugar dusted strawberries and candies. Some are sprinkled with confetti made with the tiny hearts in the Valentine Mug Additions dies and others are sprinkled with the Valentine’s Day Mix clay confetti.

I also wanted to show some of the fun ways these dies mix and match. For instance, the chocolate drizzle is equally good for adorning the candies as well as the strawberries. The whipped cream dollop can also double as a meringue cookie. 

A bit more about how this card came together.  I started with a white card base then added a second layer, blending on pink stripes using the Pinstripe Stencil. Next, I framed the striped panel with two layers of the Slimline: Peekaboo Window Dies. A happy discovery was that the second smallest square in the new Wonky Stitched Square Dies fits perfectly inside the windows.  

I popped up my sugary treats with dimensional foam and finished my card off with a fitting sentiment from the new XOXO stamp set. 

I hope that this card inspired you to play around with the options of these new dies. They really are so fun!

Hi friends! It’s Leica here and today I have a colorful and fun card that is very simple to make, thanks to the new layering stencils. The one I used for my card is the new Layered Valentine Hearts Stencil. With these stencils, you can easily create your own patterned paper for cards or other projects. 

I cut a 5” square in white cardstock and ink blended through the “A” Layer in Spun Sugar, Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio, Tumbled Glass, and Milled Lavender Distress Oxide Inks. For Layers B and C, I used Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Evergreen Bough, Salty Ocean, and Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide Inks. With Layer D, I ink  blended through the stencil with Barn Door Distress Oxide Ink. 

I then cut the Large Hugs Shadow with an extra shadow that I offset for added interest. I also stamped “& kisses” on a strip of light pink cardstock and foam mounted it under the Hugs script. By the way, the Large Hugs Shadow has a Hot Foil version! I’ve already tried it and oh my goodness, it is so much fun to play with! 

Next, I added some clay confetti here and there and glued the card panel onto a light pink 5.25” card base. 

That’s all for this card. I hope that you’ll create some cards with this layering stencil. You can choose different colors or stick with a monochromatic look – totally up to you!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!