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Farm Animal Mugs

Good morning, Lindsey here and I’m super excited to share today’s projects with you. I often sketch and plan before I create something, but these just sort of tumbled out in one creative marathon. Once I got started the ideas just kept flowing. All of these critters were created using the Winter Mug Die and the Easter Mug Additions with a couple exceptions that I will note, but I’m getting ahead of myself…

The Easter Mug Additions were created to build the cutest chicks and bunnies. I made a few different varieties similar to what I had seen on the mock up and then decided to experiment. I started small with this bunny. I combined a couple of the eyes and used the flower die to make a tail.

Then the wheels started turning and it occurred to me that I could probably create other animals. I realized a floppy eared bunny could easily be a dog if I just added a tail (the center of the bunny’s ear).

and some paws…

I had made this chubby chick a little earlier…

And found that a chicken was just a small step from a chick if I simplified the design, swapped the colors, and added its head feathers on the diagonal.

By this time my daughter had noticed the little animals that I was creating and was loving them. Her favorite animal is a cow, so I was determined to make one.

A couple years ago I made a cow cake for her birthday, and since the mug had a similar shape to the tall cake, I knew it could be done. I used the chick’s belly and the centers of the flowers for the cow’s nose. The chick’s feathers turned down became a tuft of hair, and I used the chick feet and heart shaped nose for the cow spots. I even used the inside layer of the bunny’s ears for the horns.

The only thing I had to outsource was the ears. I found them in leaves from the Spring Foliage dies.

Now that I had the right ears, a horse was the natural next step.

And you could easily swap out the colors to grey to make a donkey.

Now that I had a whole farm going, I knew I had to figure out a pig. I tried to use just the dies from the Easter Mug Additions, but ultimately gave in to the fact that I needed to look elsewhere. I found just what I need in the Valentine Mug Additions.

I used the strawberry chocolate coating for ears, the oval chocolate for his nose, the swirled icing for his tail, and the negative centers of the swirl for the nostrils.

These little farm animal mugs are ready to add to a card or be used as a tag or a little lunch box note. My kiddos have already claimed their favorites. I’m curious…which one is your favorite?

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope I’ve encouraged you to look at your dies with fresh eyes. Creating these was loads of fun!

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Bright Spring Jar

Hi friends, it’s Jeanne here. Spring is in the air! And with the weather getting warmer my mind has been turning to thoughts of gardening. We always plant lots of veggies, but my favorites are always the flowers! They’re a feast for the eyes!

I love the new Spring Jar stamp set because there are lots and lots of beautiful bloom shapes to play with! Paulina knew these flowers were so sweet that they’d attract a lot of attention so she included a little bee, a butterfly and even a cute smiling spider!

I always stamp at least 10 of each flower and then color them different shades. Once they’re cut out all that’s left is the arranging them! The jar label and three different sentiments make this card quick and easy to assemble.

For the background I applied three shades of Distress Ink to a panel of cardstock (Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade and Kitsch Flamingo). I used colors that would match the flowers only in softer shades. I topped the panel with a Lattice Background die – the perfect garden setting – before adding the jar and colorful blooms.

These flowers are just for you! I hope they brighten your day!

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Day 3: March Blog Hop

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Hello friends! It’s Leica here today with a Mother’s Day card using the new Leafy Spring Wreath Stamp Set and the Mom/Mother Hot Foil.

For my card, I started by ink blending through the Grid Stencil on a 4.5” square white cardstock with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide Ink. I sprayed the panel with water that has a bit of white ink. Once dry, I stamped the Happy Mother’s Day sentiment directly on the card panel.

Next, I stamped, colored and cut the wreath, flowers, and ribbon from the Leafy Spring Wreath Stamp Set. I used Copic markers: R22/21/20/00, YG23/21. I foam mounted the wreath onto the card panel for dimension and also foam mounted the Mom/Mother Hot Foil in the center of the wreath. By the way, I used the Pewter foil and cut the “Mom” with the Mom/Mother Shadow.

I glued some Marshmallow Pearls here and there for added interest. And lastly, I glued the card panel onto a side-fold 4.5” square white card base.

Have you tried hot foiling yet? I’m new to hot foiling and never thought I would enjoy it. I make sure to foil extras while the machine is hot and I save the sentiments for future cards. That way I don’t have to pull out the machine every time I need a sentiment. I hope you’ll give it a try (if you haven’t joined the hot foil craze already).

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. We are giving away 6 $25 gift certificates to comments left before March 14, 2023 at 11:59 PM PST (2 winners each day) . I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners.

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We hope you’ve been inspired by these three days of projects. We’ll kick off our four day IG hop on Monday that will feature even more inspiration!

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Day 2: March Blog Hop

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Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am so excited to share this card using the new Spring release. The Umbrella Shaker Dies and Layered Umbrellas Stencils are just so perfect together! I love that the window die for the Umbrella is separate so you can easily make a shaker, but also have an umbrella die for other types of projects.

I like to start with stenciling to ensure my background has plenty of time to dry while I’m creating the rest of the card. Using Layered Umbrellas, I stenciled the solid umbrella layer with Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide, the polka dot and stripe details with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide, the shaft and top with Lost Shadow Distress Oxides and finally the raindrops with Clear Skies Lunar Paste.

While the Lunar Paste was drying, I stamped flowers and butterflies from the Love Stamp Set and Mom Stamp Set in a light grey, alcohol marker friendly ink. I used my Ohuhu Art Markers for a no-line coloring look. I die cut them all out using the Love and Mom Coordinating die sets.

The sentiment was hot foiled with the Hot Foil Large Hugs and silver foil onto some light purple cardstock. I used the Large Hugs Shadow Die to cut my sentiment. I also did my die cutting from the Umbrella Shaker Dies: the umbrella out of the same light purple cardstock as well as acetate, the umbrella with windows out of purple cardstock, the shaft of the umbrella out of grey cardstock and the handle out of kraft cardstock.

I assembled the shaker with all of the Umbrella Shaker die cut pieces and filled it with the new Flower Garden Mix. The stenciled background is trimmed down to 4×5-¼” and layered onto an A2 piece of purple cardstock attached to a card base. After I laid out my card with the shaker, sentiment and stamped images how I think it would look best, I adhered everything down with wet glue with a few of the flowers popped up with foam adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed this shaker and it gives you some inspiration for an “April showers” kind of card!

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Day 1: March Blog Hop

The March 2023 Release is now available in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop and select retailers that carry our products. If you missed our post yesterday, we revealed all of the products in picture form, but if you would like to see them in a video, Mindy has that for you today!

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Hi, friends, it’s Lindsey here today. The new Easter Mug Additions dress up the Winter Mugs in the cutest ways, but today I wanted to share another fun way to use them. They pair perfectly with the previously released Easter Basket Dies and make the most darling Easter basket tags!

I started by creating a little chick Easter Basket using the Easter Mug Addition dies. As I have been creating with these dies I have realized that a single tiny die has a lot of creative possibilities. For example, I used the same die for both the feet and the wings. Adding a little dimensional foam to the wings and feet really brings the basket to life.

Once my chick was finished I set out filling my basket. I added a layer of grass using the Nature Essentials dies and a darker scalloped layer using a die in the Easter Basket die set. Then I die cut and added glitter glue to the eggs from the Easter Mug Additions. I topped the basket off with a layered bow that I created by combining the bow in the Easter Mug Additions with a slightly larger bow with tails from the Build a Gift Dies.

Now on to the bunny basket! All of the pieces I used to create the bunny are from the Easter Mug Additions except I hand cut the whiskers. I decided to keep the bow a little simpler on this one, so I just added a single marshmallow pearl to a bow from the Build a Gift Dies.

This time I filled my basket with carrots. I thought a little variety would be fun, so some of the carrots have single leaves, some have doubled leaves, and some have larger greenery that I cut using the Spring Foliage dies.

I have to say that these basket tags make me smile again and again. I hope they make you smile, too! I can’t wait to use them for Easter!

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March 2023 Product Reveal + Bundles

Hello friends! It’s time to reveal all of the products that are part of the March 8th release.

Here’s a look at the five new stamp sets that will be available for purchase: Easter Sentiments, Flower Garden, Leafy Spring Wreath, Spring Chicks and Spring Jar (all have coordinating dies available for purchase separately).

Here are the individual die sets that will be available: Easter Mug Additions (designed to be used with the popular Winter Mug dies), Easter Wishes Shadow, Happy Spring Shadow, Hot Foil- Mom/ Mother, Mom/ Mother Shadow*, Scallop Box Card and Umbrella Shaker.

*The shadow dies work individually, or you can use them in conjunction with the Mom/ Mother hot foil plate!

This month we have four new stencils: Layered Carrots (3 layer),Layered Chicks (4 layer), Layered Easter Floral (4 layer) and Layered Umbrellas (4 layer).

There are three new embellishments this month: Easter Garden clay confetti, Flower Garden clay confetti and Pastel Swirls clay confetti.

We have a limited amount of bundles available where you can buy this release in one easy click. Plus, you’ll get 15% off when you buy it all together.

Due to not everyone owning a hot foil machine, we did NOT include the Hot Foil- Mom/ Mother in this bundle.

We will see you tomorrow as we show you the new products in a video and the products go live individually. Plus, we will be kicking off our three day blog hop!

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Sneak Peek: March 2023 Dies

Good morning! It’s Lindsey here, and I’m delighted to be giving you a peek of some of the new dies releasing this month. I have been smiling ever since I laid eyes them. I just know you are going to love them!

New release will be available March 8th.

I’ll start with the fabulous new Easter Mug Additions. As the name states, these will pair perfectly with the previously released Winter Mug Dies, but they can definitely stand on their own. I always appreciate that about the mug addition sets.

I started my card by building this sweet bunny with the Winter Mug and Easter Mug Additions dies. The Easter additions include several eyes, noses, and mouths to choose from, so you can mix and match to your heart’s content.

Then I chose a rainbow of bright cardstock and cut carrots, flowers, and eggs, which are also included in the Easter Mug Additions. I added a larger flower and some greenery from the Spring Foliage Dies.

If you look closely, you’ll see bunnies, eggs, and flowers that I dry embossed on the card base using the new Layered Easter Florals Stencils. Finally, I finished my card with a sentiment from the new Easter Sentiments stamp set.

Next up is the adorable Umbrella Shaker die. It is the perfect size to take center stage on a card, which is how I’ve used it here. I used the same rainbow of colors as my previous card just more literally on this one.

You are going to love this die set because you have the option to cut the umbrella in one solid piece with stitched lines, or you can use a second die to cut out the middle of each section. I used both dies, and then layered strips of each color diagonally in the negative spaces of the umbrella.

I finished off the umbrella with a shimmery gray shaft. There is also a die option for the handle that you can add.

The sentiment on my card is the Happy Spring Shadow Die, one of two new shadow sentiment dies being released this month.

After adding my sentiment I finished off my card with a little rain. There is a little raindrop die included in the Umbrella Shaker die set; however, mine had disappeared in my crafty mess, so I actually used the negative cuts from the “y” and “g” in the Happy Spring Shadow die for my raindrops. I did end up finding the raindrop die (hooray), but in a pinch now you know a backup option. ;)

Thanks so much for joining me today! I have several more projects using these dies that I’m excited to be sharing with you throughout the month. Stop by tomorrow for a look at all the new products.

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Sneak Peek: March 2023 Stencils

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am back to share a sneak peek of the new stencils coming to Pretty Pink Posh on March 8th. The new release is packed full of fun new products for all of your springtime crafting and includes four new stencil sets! Today I will be using two of the sets: Layered Easter Floral and Layered Umbrellas.

New release will be available March 8th.

My first card uses the Layered Easter Floral stencil set. This is a four pack of stencils that layered together to create the sweetest Easter panel! I used finger daubers and dye ink for my blending. Such a sweet background…

To finish my card, I used the Wonky Stitched Rectangle die to die cut my panel. I then used the new Easter Wishes Shadow die set to create my sentiment. I die cut the backer from white cardstock and ink blended it with pink ink. Then I die cut the Easter Wishes word three times and stacked them for added dimension. Lastly, I attached my sentiment to my card panel to finish my card.

My next card uses the new Layered Umbrella stencil set.

I started my card by using the Layered Umbrella stencil set to create my card panel. This is a set of four stencils that layer together to create a fun umbrella pattern. I once again used dye ink and finger daubers for all of my blending.

Next, I used the new Umbrella Shaker die set to create my coordinating umbrella. I filled the shaker with Bubblegum, Limeade, and Purple Pansy pearls to coordinate with my card panel. Lastly, I used the Easter Signs stamp set for my sentiment.

Thanks for joining me today! I know you will love these fun new stencils and I can’t wait to see what you create with them!

Enjoy your day, Dana

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Sneak Peek: Flower Garden + Spring Jar

Hi folks, Kavya here with some more fun inspiration for the upcoming March release! I have two cards showcasing a bunch of products that I am sure you would love!

New release will be available March 8th.

My first card makes use of the new Flower Garden stamp set. I started off by creating the Scallop Box Card die out of colored cardstock and ink blended the edges using matching dye ink. Then, I stamped and colored a bunch of images from Flower Garden, Spring Chicks and Spring Jar from the new release.

I also used Hugs stamp set for the sun and clouds. Arrange all the elements on the box die and you are done!

My next card showcases the new Spring Jar stamp set. I ink blended the background using a generic cloud stencil and blue and purple dye ink. For the grass, I used a generic grass die and some green cardstock.

Later, I stamped and colored a bunch of images from Spring Chicks and Spring Jar from the new release. I also used Easter Signs and Spring Flowers stamp sets from a previous release.

That’s it! I hope these projects inspire you. :) Join us tomorrow for a look at the new stencils!
Happy Crafting, Kavya

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Sneak Peek: Easter Sentiments

Hello hello! It’s Leica here today with a Spring-themed card, featuring the new Easter Sentiments Stamp Set. This set not only has a lot of great sentiments, but it has small images that you can use as well!

New release will be available March 8th.

I just adore the small images in this set and the sentiments fit in a label die that is included in the Easter Sentiments Coordinating Dies. The small images are easy to color and so fun to add in cards while the ornate die would make a great focal for a card, but I didn’t use it for my card.

My card starts with a 5” square white cardstock that is ink blended with Distress Oxide Ink in Antique Linen. I sprayed it with water for an oxidized effect. I then stamped the “Have a happy Spring” sentiment onto the center of the card panel.

Next, I stamped, colored, and cut the images from the Easter Sentiments Stamp Set. I used the following Copic Sketch Markers: B02/000, BV01/00, RV13/11/10, W2/1/00, Y13/11, YG23/21, and YR02/000. I foam mounted the images around the border of the card. For embellishment, I glued some Ballerina Pink Sequins. And lastly, I glued the card panel onto a 5” square side-fold white card base.

That’s all for my super cute Spring card. Stop by tomorrow for another sneak peek of the March 8th release!