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Happy Halloween Mug

Hello crafty friends, it’s June here! Today I’ll be making a card using products from the new Halloween release along with some older items. 

When I saw the new release, I had no idea what to create with first. Halloween is my favorite holiday and I felt inspired by so many of the new products! I decided to use the Spooky Mug Additions first because there were so many different dies to pick from. I played around with some of the combinations before settling on my favorite combo using the cauldron shaker die as the focus. A shaker is always a good idea right?

I cut the mug from the original Winter Mug Dies out of black cardstock and used the cauldron die to make my shaker window. I also cut out the ghosts, a lolly, a tiny candy, the stars and the moon. I cut them all out of white cardstock so I could add color using ink later, when I decided on a color palette.

I based my color palette on the new Spooktacular Mix. I tried adding all colors to the card. I used orange and pink for the background and green and purple for the inside of my shaker. The colors of Distress Oxide I used were Dried Marigold, Worn Lipstick, Twisted Citron and Wilted Violet. I also splattered some Abandoned Coral and Carved Pumpkin that I thinned out with water onto the background panel, followed by even more splatters of thinned out white acrylic paint. 

To add even more detail, I used the Pierced Stars Plate Die on my background. I cut it a bit smaller so it could fit perfectly inside the largest Eyelet Rectangle Die.

When putting together my shaker, I decided on the colors for my white pieces. I blended a slight gradient on each piece for some added interest. I added gel pen details to some pieces and also added blush to the ghost(s) using Copic Markers. I only realized while writing this blog post that I forgot to add blush to the top ghost *facepalm*  I don’t know how I missed that… But that’s okay, little mistakes just show that a card is handmade, right? And maybe only one ghost was blushing at the time?

For a sentiment, I just had to pick one from the new Halloween Corners stamp set. The set not only has cute images, but all 3 big sentiments have a matching die, which I love about Pretty Pink Posh’s scripted sentiments. I used the same shade of pink as my lolly and the pink in the shaker bits.

And that’s it for today! I absolutely love how colorful this card turned out. I love typical Halloween colors, but I love colors that aren’t as traditional even more. What do you think?

Happy crafting!

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Spooktacular Ghost

Hi friends, Debbie here with a spooktacular square card using the new Ghost Holder Die paired with the Layered Halloween Wreath Stencil. 

 I started off with a 5.5 X 5.5 inch white panel placed onto a grip mat with the Layered Halloween Wreath Stencil. Ink blended on the colors that were needed with a small round blending brushes.  Die cut out the largest Eyelet Square Die in purple.

Die cut out the Ghost, Pumpkin, and bats from the Ghost Holder die set. Using the remaining ink on a small brush, I did upward strokes to give depth at the bottom of the Ghost. With the Face I found it was easiest to add to the back of black card stock some double sided adhesive. Then place the face die on it and run it through your cutting machine. When you place the face die on the ghost just use a pokey tool to have it adhere to the ghost. Slide the pumpkin up into the ghost arms and add foam to the back of the ghost to pop it up.

The sentiment is from Halloween Corners stamp set, I stamped and  heat embossed with white embossing powder and die cut it out with the coordinating dies. 

Stay crafty my friends!

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Halloween Bat Shaker + Video

Hello friends. It’s Lisa Mears on the blog today. I’m sharing a fun bat shaker card featuring products from Pretty Pink Posh’s new Halloween release! 

Watch the video above  I  Watch the video in HD on YouTube

My card features the Bat Shaker dies along with a vibrant stenciled background created with Distress Oxide inks and the Halloween Words stencil.

For the stenciled background, I added Distress Oxide inks to an A2 size (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) card panel. I added the inks randomly on the card panel. The inks I used were: Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron, and Wilted Violet. After inking the background, I placed the Halloween Words Stencil on top and used Black Soot ink for the words.

Next, I used the Ranger Distress Sprayer to spritz the background with water and I used a paper towel to pull up some of the ink which leaves a fun, textured effect to the background. I used a Scrapbook.com White Lustre brush to flick white ink onto the background.

For the bat, I used the Bat Shaker die set. To add some sparkle to the bat, I used the Scrapbook.com Rainbow Glitter paper. I also used the Spooktacular Mix for the clay confetti inside of the bat.

I used the Sentiment Strips: Halloween stamp set for the sentiment and used the coordinating dies to cut out the sentiment.

I die cut the largest Eyelet Rectangle die with glitter paper and layered it behind the stenciled background. I cut the stenciled cardstock down to fit inside of the rectangle. 

Have a spooktacular day!
Lisa Mears

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Bright Halloween Circles

Hi friends, it’s Jeanne and today I’m excited to share a look of the new Halloween Icons stamp set! 

This mini stamp set (3×4”) packs a punch with 12 iconic Halloween images you see above. The coordinating die set makes cutting the images a breeze and even includes three circular dies if you didn’t want the fussy cut look or for stacking.

I colored all 12 images with alcohol markers and then stacked them on colorful die cut circles in shades to coordinate with the colored images.

I adhered the circles to a die cut Pierced Leafy Vines background to add some texture to the design.   The sentiment is from the Boo stamp set, but any strip sentiment would fit perfectly in the space between the circles. 

A little bling always finishes the design for me. This time I used Creamsicle pearls to add some extra color to the design.  

This stamp set makes creating cards and tags a breeze this Halloween season! I hope this card inspired you.

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Day 3: August Blog Hop + New Release Now Available

If you missed Day 1 CLICK HERE //  If you missed Day 2 CLICK HERE

Hi friends! It’s Dana here today and I am back with a fun Halloween card to share with you all. The new release is packed full of so many fun new products and I love that they all can be mixed and matched to give you so many options.

I started my card by making my card panel with the Layered Halloween Wreath stencil set. This is a set of three stencils that layer together to make a fun Halloween background. I used finger daubers and dye ink for my blending. Once my panel was finished I added a few splatters with a little black paint. 

Next, I used the Ghost Holder dies to die cut my ghost and treat bag. I filled the bag with a few candies that I die cut from the Spooky Mug Additions die set. The ghost fits perfectly in the center of the panel, though it will also be so cute to use as a Halloween tag or to tie onto a bag of treats!  Lastly, I used the Halloween Corners set for my sentiment. 

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. We are giving away 3 $30 gift certificates to three random comments (1 winner each day) left before August 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

Pretty Pink Posh blog << you are here
Jill Hawkins
Amy Tsuruta
Mindy Eggen
Jeanne Jachna
Rebecca Keppel
Christina Rannow
Laura Evangeline
Zsofia Molnar

We hope you were inspired by the three days of blog hop! Join us next week for more inspiration and we’ll be having FOUR days of Instagram hops!

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Day 2: August Blog Hop + New Release Now Available

If you missed Day 1 CLICK HERE 

Hello crafty friends! Barbara here sharing a project I made using the new Big Halloween Cupcake die set. I was inspired by traditional Halloween colors for my palette.

I began with a panel cut from white cardstock to fit a top folding A2 card base with a bit of a white border showing. I then inked the edges of that panel using distress ink and a blending tool. I wanted to create a fun background so using several of the candy corn images from the die set and randomly adhered them to the ink blended panel.

Now I wanted to create a fun spooky cupcake, so I chose lots of images from the Big Halloween Cupcake die set. I used distress ink and a blending tool to color most of the pieces that I cut that I assembled. I used the small and smaller circle dies in the set to create eyeballs to add on top of the cupcake. So fun!!

I cut out a couple of pumpkins that are also included in this amazing die set to sit next to my cupcake. I adhered the cupcake and pumpkins to a scalloped oval die that I cut from white cardstock to frame the cupcake with foam squares.

I then stamped the “spooky” from the new Halloween Train stamp set and the Birthday Wishes using black ink. I used the sentiment and the coordinating die to cut it out. I then adhered it to the cupcake with liquid glue. I then centered the oval frame and added it to the inked candy corn background which I then adhered to the white card base.

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. We are giving away 3 $30 gift certificates to three random comments (1 winner each day) left before August 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

Pretty Pink Posh blog << you are here
Cathy Zielske
Amy Rysavy
Kristie Marcotte
Wanda Guess
Gemma Campbell
Jeannie Lieu
Debbie Frank
Lisa Mears

We hope you were inspired by today’s projects. Thanks for stopping by, we’ll see you again tomorrow!

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Day 1: August Blog Hop + New Release Now Available

The August 2024 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, Debbie here! The New Halloween Release is here! It is Spooktacular! I’ll just tell you now, I love this Candy Bucket die set. Who am I kidding? I’m like a kid in a candy store, I can’t get enough because I love it all!

I started off with the background using the new Halloween Words Stencil. Knowing I wanted to use the Distress Texture Black Opaque Paste. I found it easiest to grab a panel of pink card stock. Lightly ink blend black on the edges with remaining ink on your brush. Then add Mica spray Picked Raspberry and let dry. I then did the Black Opaque paste with the Halloween Words Stencil on the panel using a grip mat.

Then die cut out the Candy Bucket with the window die from White card stock and White Foam. With the Candy bucket die cut a piece of acetate for the shaker window and one more white card stock for the back. Attach the layers, foam and acetate together then add the new Spooktacular Mix in the well and then attach the back. The lid has a lot of foam squares under it to make it flush. The handle is attached directly to the panel with liquid glue.

The ghost face is cut out of Black Glitter card stock. The candies are from the Ghost Holder die set. Using matching colored card stock and adding Star Dust Stickles to the candies.

Sentiment is from the Halloween Corners stamp set. Stamp and heat embossed with white embossing powder and die cut out with the Halloween Corners coordinating dies.

PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop. We are giving away 3 $30 gift certificates to three random comments (1 winner each day) left before August 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

Pretty Pink Posh blog << you are here
Nichol Spohr
Carissa Wiley
Barbara Tarayao
Emily Mydlowski
Lauren Taylor
Dana Kirby
Carly Minner
Marine Simon

Be sure to leave comments on all the stops- we’ll be randomly picking comments to win gift certificates. We hope you are inspired by the blog hop and are excited for this new release!

August 2024 Product Reveal + Bundles

Hello friends! It’s time to reveal all of the products that are part of the August 12th release.

Here’s a look at the five new stamp sets that will be available for purchase: Batty About You, Halloween Corners, Halloween Train, Halloween Icons and Upright Greetings: Halloween.

Here are the individual die sets that will be available: Spooky Mug Additions, Candy Basket, Ghost Holder, Bat Shaker, Big Halloween Cupcake, Build A Monster, Pumpkin Cover Plate, Stitched Ghosts, Spider Web Border, Candy Corn Border and Candy Corn Shaker.

This month we have four new stencils: Halloween Words, Layered Birch Trees (2 layer), Layered Halloween Wreath (3 layer) and Scattered Bats.

There are two new shaker beads and two new clay confetti mixes in this release: Spooky Sky Clay Confetti, Spooktacular Clay Confetti, Halloween Magic Shaker Beads and Classic Halloween Shaker Beads.

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

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

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Sneak Peek: August 2024 Stencils

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am so excited to be sharing a sneak peek at two of the new stencils that will be released in a couple of days!

New release will be available August 12th

For my first card, I just had to use the Layered Halloween Wreath stencils! All of the adorable images just needed to be stenciled. I started with the (A) stencil and used purple, green and yellow inks, then the (B) stencil with orange and yellow inks, the (C) stencil with orange, black and green inks, and finally the (A) stencil again to add Frostbite Astro Paste to the tops of the candy corn and ghosts. I set it aside to dry and once it was dry, I trimmed it down to a 4×5.25” panel.

While my background was drying, I stamped and embossed the Happy Halloween sentiment in white from the Halloween Corners stamp set and used the coordinating dies to cut it out. I also cut the Candy Bucket Dies in orange and black cardstock to make the classic Jack-o-Lantern Treat Bucket! I made it into a shaker with acetate and Classic Halloween Shaker Beads.

I adhered the stenciled panel to a piece of black cardstock cut to A2 in size and adhered them to a card base. I adhered the Candy Bucket to the center of the card base and popped up the sentiment under the handle with foam adhesive. I just love this classic looking Halloween card!

For the second card, I really wanted to make a night scene with the Layered Birch Trees stencils. I stenciled the (A) layer with Picket Fence Distress Ink and then sprayed the whole panel with Iridescent Glitter Dust. When it was dry, I used the (B) stencil with Grrr! Lunar Paste to add in the tree details. I sent it aside to dry and once it was, I trimmed the panel to 4×5.25”.

Next I stamped and colored in my images from the Batty About You stamp set with alcohol markers and used the coordinating dies to cut out the images. I also die cut the third Stitched Torn Rectangle from purple cardstock and stamped my Spooky Wishes sentiment from Upright Greetings: Halloween stamp set with black ink. I adhered the moon image to the purple rectangle and popped up the bat and branch with foam adhesive.

I adhered the stenciled panel to an A2 card base and popped up the purple rectangle with the images to the center of the card with foam adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed these card with two of the new stencils – you’re going to love all of them!

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Sneak Peek: August 2024 Dies

Hello crafty friends, Marine here! I’m happy to be sharing with you this extra fun and super colorful sneak peek featuring two brand new products from the upcoming August 2024 Release: Build A Monster and Candy Bucket. The Candy Bucket comes with different funny faces, including a monster face, which matches the monsters to perfection.

New release will be available August 12th

I started off by cutting an 8,5 x 3,5 inches Strathmore bristol smooth slimline panel that I colored with bright colors in a rainbow order. I first created a light base with, from left to right, kitsch flamingo, dried marigold, squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, salvaged patina and shaded lilac oxide inks. Next I created a pattern on my panel, and thought that big dots would add more fun to the card, so I used the Medium Polka Dots stencil along with, from left to right, picked raspberry, carved pumpkin, fossilized amber, mowed lawn, peacock feathers and wilted violet to create a tone on tone look.

I splattered water all over my panel, and dried it using a paper towel. For contrast, I mixed some black soot oxide ink with water and used a small brush to add more splatters, and for brightness I did the same with copic opaque white ink mixed with water.

Next I cut all the bits and pieces out of different colored cardstock, and assembled everything on my panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, liquid glue and 3mm glue dots. I used all the Build A Monster dies to create my three little guys, used the bucket and monster face dies from Candy Bucket to create the bucket, and multiple Candy Treats dies to make all the yummy treats.

I embossed my “Sending monster hugs” greeting from Monster Hugs in white, glued Onyx pearls on the monsters’ eyes, and Iridescent Mini Star Confetti here and there on the background, applied white blizzard nuvo drops to the monsters’ hearts and swirling icing, added a drop of glossy accent on the bucket’s eyes, and finally added highlights and details using a white gel pen.

Here’s a look at some more of the new dies coming in this release…..

And that’s it! I hope you like those cute and friendly little monsters! Thanks so much for stopping by!