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Sneak Peek: Monster Hugs

Hello, Gemma here today and I’m excited to share a look at the new Monster Hugs stamp set from the August release!

Monsters are such fun to colour as there are no rules, no colours you can’t use. Go vivid or muted, use complimentary or contrasting tones… just enjoy the colouring as you really can’t go wrong.

I stamped out lots of the monsters and used my copic markers to colour them in. I chose colours opposite on the colour wheel that complemented each other. I then die cut the images with the coordinating dies.

For the background, I took a square panel of card and die cut one of the previously released Scene dies from the centre. It’s not only the perfect size window opening for my sentiment, I can also use the outer circle frame on my card.

On a piece of black card, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Monster Hugs stamp set with white embossing powder. I secured this behind the white square card panel, to show through the circle window opening, then added the circle frame around it.

I cut a larger black square panel and adhered this to my white card base, to leave a small white border. I then adhered the white panel on top.

I arranged the monsters around the circle opening and adhered them using foam tape for dimension to finish.

We hope you enjoyed today’s blog post. We’ll see you tomorrow for another sneak peek!

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Exclusive Ellen Hutson Collaboration

Hello, Gemma here and today I’m sharing a card created using the new Ellen Hutson and Pretty Pink Posh collaboration stamp set called Summer Circles. I’ve combined it with some of the Pretty Pink Posh June release as they work so well together.

I began by die cutting a border from the Stacked Edges 3 die set 6 times from white card. I adhered the borders to an A2 card base, in 3 pairs with gaps in between, trimming away anything overhanging. This adds some texture to the background but keeps the CAS look.

I part-stamped a greeting from the Summer Wreath stamp set on one of the borders. To complete my sentiment, I heat embossed a greeting from the Summer Drinks stamp set, on black with WOW Opaque Bright White embossing powder. I die cut it out with the coordinating die, adding a couple of layers behind for dimension.

I stamped 3 images from the Summer Circles stamp set, coloured with copic markers and die cut with the coordinating die. I added two more layers behind each circle for dimension.

I arranged the circles on the card, then adhered them with liquid glue to finish.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card. If you’re on Instagram, be sure to join us over there for a hop packed full of inspiration using this cute exclusive set.

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Colorful Summer Scenes + Video

Hi, it’s Mona here, with a new video tutorial where I will show you how to create fun little summer scenes with cute images.

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In the main focus will be this adorable Summer Fun stamp set, which has so many cute images, and I will show you how easy is to mix it with Jungle Friends, Summer Drinks, Tropical Birds or Hibiscus Flowers stamp sets.

Pretty Pink Posh: Colorful Summer Scenes + Video

I stamped the picked images with alcohol marker friendly black ink to Neenah solar white cardstock with the help of my MISTI. For the coloring I have used alcohol-based Spectrum Noir Illustrators, in the following shades: AG3, AG2, CG1, GY3, CT4, CT3, CT1, TN8, TN7, TN6, BO2, OR1, GB11, GB9, GB5, GB4, GB3, GB2, GB1, GB05, TN3, TN1, FS9, RB1, RB2, EB1, EB5, EB6, EB8, MG1, PP5, PPP3, PPP1, PV3, PV1, BP2, BP1, LV2, LV1, LV05, BG6, BG3, BG1, BT5, True Black, Blender. For the coloring process please visit the video tutorial.

When the coloring was done, I run the images through my die-cut machine with their coordinating dies, and followed the die-cutting process first with scalloped frames. Because these cards will be mini cards, I have used the smaller die.

I also made some waves from light teal cardstock with the new stitched Waves die-set, and I have also made a stitched border for the sand from Neenah Solar White cardstock, and made a quick ink blending on the sea with Broken China and with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo on the sand.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiments from Summer Drinks and Nautical stamp set, and run them through my die-cut machine with its coordinating dies.

In the end I styled my card and put them together with 3D adhesives. Thank you so much for stopping by, see you next time.

Hugs, Mona

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Tropical Hibiscus Flowers

Hello hello! It’s Leica here with a peek at the new Hibiscus Flowers stencil. What I love about this is that it coordinates with the previously released Hibiscus Flowers stamp set and coordinating dies.

To start, I cut a slimline panel and lightly inked with Peacock Feathers distress oxide. Next, I cut a slightly smaller panel from the Slimline: Peekaboo Windows Dies and made my own patterned paper by using the Mini Polka Dots Stencil in Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo distress oxide inks.

I then stamped the flowers and leaves from the Hibiscus Flowers stamp set with black ink onto a white cardstock. I used the Hibiscus Stencil as a guide to color the stamped images in Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, and Twisted Citron distress oxide inks. I love how easy it is to add colors to the images by using the stencil. I cut them with the coordinating dies. Next, I stamped, colored, and cut the birds from Tropical Birds stamp set. I wanted them to camouflage with the flowers, so I colored them in similar colors. I used Copic Sketch Markers in RV21/23/25, YG11/13, Y000/00/02, and YR00/02/04.

Next, I adhered all the elements onto my slimline panel. The sentiments are from the Tropical Birds stamp set, and I white heat embossed them on strips of black cardstock. For the card base, I cut a cardstock down to 7″x8.5″, scored and folded at the 3.5″ mark. Lastly, I adhered the panel onto the card base and this completes the card.

I hope I have inspired you to use the Hibiscus Stencil. I can’t wait to see what you make with it. Make sure to tag PPP on Instagram and share your work on the Facebook Group.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Easy Ink Blending Tutorial + Video

Hi, it’s Mona here, if you want to know how to heat emboss your die-cuts in bulk, or how to create rainbow images in less than 1 minute per die-cut, don’t miss my newest video tutorial on Pretty Pink Posh YouTube Channel.

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For these slimline cards I have used the Hibiscus Stencil with the Hibiscus Flowers stamps and coordinating dies and I can tell you that it was so much fun to play with these products together.

Pretty Pink Posh: Easy Ink Blending Tutorial + Video

I stamped the images with watermark ink and heat embossed them with white and gold embossing powders. For the useful tips how I did it in bulk and how I saved lots of time, check the video out.

Instead of coloring, I made an ink blending through the Hibiscus Stencil with yellow, turquoise and pink inkpads and blended them together. The result was this pretty rainbow look.

Next, I created the card fronts. I made soft pink and teal die-cuts with the Slimline: Peekaboo Windows die set, then I splattered on them with white, teal and pink watercolors.

I also die-cut the sentiments with the Miss You Script and the You Are Special Script dies.

In the end I styled my card and put some heat embossed gold hummingbirds to the cards.

Thank you so much for stopping by, see you next time.

Hugs, Mona

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Geranium Miss You with Laura Bassen

Hi there! Laura Bassen here and today I have a colorful, floral project to share with you.

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I used the gorgeous Geraniums Stencil Set with distress inks to create these vibrant, two-tones blooms. Then I used the Geraniums coordinating dies to cut the blooms out.

I created an oval window to frame the gold foil sentiment that was die cut using the Miss You Script die.

I popped up the die cut geraniums around the sentiment window and embellished with some Sparkling Clear Sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Design Team Announcement + Big Giveaway

Can you believe we’re in the second half of the year already?! It’s time to announce the team for this term and we’re sadly saying goodbye to several designers- though some of them are hoping to come back later! We are saying a very sad farewell to Mayra, Melody, Yana and Yoonsun. Don’t worry, you’ll still see their work as guest designers occasionally!

Please welcome Kavya and Tina to the Pretty Pink Posh social team!

In honor of the new team, we are doing a big $100 gift certificate giveaway! Leave a comment on THIS post on what you’d like to see from Pretty Pink Posh in the future- more tutorials, videos, specific designs… One lucky comment left by July 16th will win a shopping spree. Congratulations to Rhonda Cesana! You’re the lucky winner. I will email you with the prize information!

Thanks for joining us today. Be sure to give lots of love to the designers!

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You Are Special Fuchsias

Hello friends! It’s Ashley with a pretty floral card using the Flourishing Fuchsias stamps and coordinating dies along with the Flourishing Fuchsias stencil! I am so in love with these stamp/die/stencil combinations from Pretty Pink Posh! They make the beautiful PPP florals even more versatile!

For this card, I started by using a stitched rectangle die on white cardstock for a piece that is slightly smaller than the card front. I used Pinkfresh Studio Ballet Slipper ink and a blending brush to create some light pink shading along the edges, fading into white at the center. After adding some Pixie Spray to the back of my Flourishing Fuchsias stencil, I used it to make some flowers hanging in from the outside top edges of the piece. I used Pinkfresh Studio inks in Sparkling Rose and Bubblegum to go with the pink background and give the feeling that they were in the distance. Make sure to use some masking paper to cover the flowers you aren’t stenciling!

I stamped several of the fuchsias and leaves from Flourishing Fuchsias in Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink and colored with Copics. I added a few details with a white Gelly Roll pen, then used the coordinating Flourishing Fuchsias dies to cut everything out. I layered my stamped and colored fuchsias on top of the stenciled ones, popping a few up with foam tape for dimension and trimming off the overhang.

Once I had all my flowers finished, I added the piece to a light grey card base made from Lawn Fawn Fog cardstock. I stamped the “you are special” sentiment from the Flower Bouquets stamp set in Versafine Onyx Black ink. This might be one of my new favorite sentiment stamps! I finished up the card with a scattering of Pink Blush jewels for some sparkle.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you were inspired by this card!

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Summer Fun with Laura Bassen

Hi there! Laura Bassen here and today I have fun, summer themed project to share with you.

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I started by stamping the adorable images from the Summer Fun stamp set. I colored the images with Copics and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

For the background I used the Layered Surfboards Stencil set. I used distress inks to blend in the color and flicked on a little Mermaid Lagoon & Picked Raspberry at the end.

I used the Stitched Waves dies with three shades of aqua cardstock and staggered them along the bottom of the blended panel & popped it onto a white card base. I added the cute Summer Fun critters along with a few Sparkling Clear sequins for embellishment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Hibiscus Miss You

Good morning, friends! Lindsey here and I’m so happy to share a card with you today. I have had so much fun creating with the June Release, and have especially been enjoying the stencils. The Hibiscus Flowers Stamp Set is one of my absolute favorites, and the new Hibiscus Flowers Stencils make it even easier to create cards using with it.

I started my card by stamping several hibiscus flowers and palms onto white cardstock. The Hibiscus Flowers Stencils made quick work of adding color to the images. I used blending brushes, so I could keep the colors light. While I had the blending brushes out I used the Circles Stencil to lightly stencil circles onto my card base, fading the color out toward the edges. Don’t you just love the large size of these circles?! I’m completely smitten. Okay, next I used the Hibiscus Flowers coordinating dies to cut out the flowers and palm leaves. Once, I had a pile to work with, it was easy to create an arrangement to fill the side of my card.

I’m a big fan of the script dies, and I especially adore the larger size of the Miss You Script Die. The script dies are more delicate by nature and I really wanted the sentiment to be the strong focal point, so I decided to add a second layer to it. I die cut the sentiment in black, adhered it to a white piece of cardstock, and then used scissors to trim around the entire outline. Finally, I popped it up in the middle of my card.

This card came together so easily and was a joy to create. I hope you are having just as much fun with your June Release goodies!