Blog Hop

Blog Hop Winners

It’s the moment many of you have been waiting for…..it’s time to announce winners of the Cutting Edge Blog Hop. There are LOTS and LOTS of winners in this post, so be sure to look through it completely- you just might be one of the lucky winners!

Before I continue on, I must give a GIANT thank you to each one of the sponsors. This blog hop wouldn’t have been quite as amazing without all their love, support, prizes and the help of several DT’s. Thank you to Waffle Flower Crafts, Simon Says Stamp, Ellen Hutson, Lawn Fawn, Reverse Confetti, Mama Elephant, MarkerPop and WPlus9 Design Studio for donating prizes for this event!

First off, let’s start off with the participants who won prizes. In the polaroids, you’ll see the winning entry and name, along with the prize listed next to it.

bloghopwinners_2_1And now it’s time to announce the lucky winners who left comments on various stops on the blog hop. For those who left comments on many blog stops, you had a higher chance of winning. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to leave your fellow crafters blog love!

Below you’ll see a picture and then a name/comment with a prize underneath it. The picture shows the blog hop stop the comment was left at and the name/ comment is the winner of the prize listed below. I tried to make it straightforward, but alas, it was hard to fit all the necessary info!

Without further ado, here are the winning comments!

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I promised to provide a $20 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson or Simon Says Stamp for every 100 entries and it’s time to announce the winner of that prize.

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WINNERS: please contact me at prettypinkposh (at) gmail.com with your name, list the prize you won, your choice of prize (if applicable), along with your mailing address.

borderA BIG thank you to everyone who participated, left comments and shared sweet words to me and others regarding this blog hop. It’s a lot of work to put this event together, but when I hear how you have been inspired and loved the blog hop, it makes it all worth it!

Thank you all again so very much for the love- I’m already starting to think of the theme for the next blog hop!

 

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Cutting Edge Blog Hop

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I have been counting down the days for this blog hop. This is the SECOND Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop and thanks to the amazing response from the first one, I’m proud to bring you today’s hop with lots of amazing sponsors, prizes and inspiration. It’s a TON of work to put events like this together, but your excitement, feedback and encouragement makes all of the effort worth it!

Date: The blog hop starts TODAY, Friday, August 22, 2014 at 6AM, PST and will run until Monday, August 25, 2014 at 11:55 PM, PST.

Who: We want EVERYONE to be involved. If you love die cuts and have a blog, you are welcome to join along. Don’t have a blog yet? This is a great time to start one OR you can just hop along and be inspired!

Prizes: There will be ALL sorts of prizes…whether you’re entering creations into the hop, or hopping along and leaving comments on the stop, there will be prizes for BOTH!

What kind of prizes will there be? There’s TONS of gift certificates and there are also prize packs! When I announce the winners, I’ll detail every prize from the sponsors, but let me just say that EVERY SINGLE prize is wonderful.

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If we can get 100 entries, I’ll donate a $20 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson or Simon Says Stamp. 200 entries? I’ll donate another! For every 100 entries (up to 500) I’ll throw in an extra $20 gift certificate!

I hope you all will be able to participate one way or another, whether that means by creating something or leaving comments!

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If you haven’t already, be sure to “like” the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page– I’ll be posting and chatting with you all there this weekend!

Have a super wonderful weekend and I can’t wait to hop along and see all of YOUR amazing die cut creations.

Blog Hop Winners

Happy Saturday!

Today I don’t have any cards to share (of my own), but I wanted to announce the winners of the Product Release Blog Hop, along with snapshots of some of the cards. The design team did such a wonderful job and the special guests BLEW ME AWAY!

If you missed the blog hop, don’t worry, you can still see the amazing inspiration in their posts. They are so inspiring and if you’re on Pinterest, you’ll definitely want to add them to your boards!

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As many of you know, I sold out of the new dies within 48 hours (despite stocking up 3x more than usual). If you were hoping to get one or both of the new dies, or possibly the old dies, they’ll be restocked on Wednesday!

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Okay, now it’s time to announce the lucky winners of the Product Release Blog Hop. It was SO fun to see all of your comments, read your excitement and also to fill the orders of those who ordered as soon as they released. Here are the two lucky gals that won a $25 PPP gift certificate…..winners3

If you are one of the winners, please email me so I can send over your gift certificate code. Click the “contact” button at the top of the blog and send over your info so you can start to shop!

It’s also time to announce the lucky winner of the combo pack- the one that includes BOTH of the new dies and the Just Hatched set from Mama Elephant (that works SO perfectly with my dies). Congratulations to Suzanne! I have gone ahead and emailed you, Suzanne, for your mailing address; please be sure to look in your Inbox.

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I’ll be back on Monday with the next installment of the Design Teams 101 series and then we will be DAYS away from the blog hop that YOU can be a part of. If you missed the news of that blog hop, CLICK HERE. It’s going to be all sorts of fun and I really hope you’ll join us.

Until next time….

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Product Release Blog Hop

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Hello, sweet readers!

As many of you have heard, or seen, I have released the second batch of Pretty Pink Posh dies. I am so very excited about these new dies and judging from the fact that they already sold out in record time, it looks like you all love them, too! I did order 3x more than usual, on top of filling the orders for my retailers, but I still sold out in less than a week. THANK YOU! (Details on how you can order at the end of this post)

It’s no secret that I love creating mini scenes on my cards and lately, I’ve been gravitating to the Stitched Film Strip for every.single.card. This time around I pulled out some Mama Elephant stamps, but you could just as easily use Lawn Fawn, DeNami Design or any other cute critter stamps!

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Pretty Pink Posh PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop- I’m giving away 2 $25 gift certificates to two random comments left before August 10, 2014 at 11:59 PM PDT. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

Ready to hop on over and see LOTS more fabulous inspiration? Each of these gals are extremely talented and I truly am honored they took the time to make something with my dies- their cards are going to blow you away.

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Kristina Werner

Joni Andaya

Leigh Penner

Nichol Magouirk

Maureen Merritt

Gayatri Murali

Laura Bassen

Stacey Schafer

Laura Sterckx

Suzanne Dahlberg

Amy Kolling

Lisa Elton

Debby Hughes

purchase Now that you have hopped along, you might find you NEED these dies. Good news, they are still available at Ellen Hutson and Simon Says Stamp! Also, if you want to be added to the waiting list on my website, I have that option available, too. The dies should be back in stock in two weeks, along with a restock of sequins I’m out of.

Waiting list: Stitched Duo 2       Waiting list: Stitched Film Strip

Ellen Hutson: Stitched Duo 2       Ellen Hutson: Stitched Film Strip

Simon Says Stamp: Stitched Duo 2       Simon Says Stamp: Stitched Film Strip

borderI wanted to do one last thing to say thank you for joining in this hop….enter below for several chances to win BOTH of the new dies, along the Mama Elephant set I used in today’s card!   a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you all for your enthusiasm about the new dies, encouragement and for spreading the word about Pretty Pink Posh. You truly make this journey a fun one and I can’t wait to design and release more dies in the future!

Blog Hop Announcement!

I’m so excited to announce that the second official Pretty Pink Posh blog hop is scheduled for later this month. I’ve been working for weeks to line-up sponsors, designers and let me just tell you that this hop is one you will NOT want to miss.

Ever since I hosted the first blog hop, I’ve been waiting for just the right time to do another one. We all know that life sometimes can get a little crazy, so I thought making it a quarterly event might be best. (Don’t quote me on this- it’ll all depend on if it continues to work logistically.) If you participated/ hopped in the first blog hop, you know this isn’t an ordinary blog hop. I’ve lined up some of my very favorite companies to be part of this special event!

Whether you’re new to paper crafts, or you’ve been doing it for decades, you have probably noticed that DIE CUTS are super popular right now. Whether they coordinate with stamps, they’re decorative borders or intricate designs, or maybe even alphabet shapes, die cuts are a huge part of crafting these days and this event will let them shine!

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Date: The blog hop will start on Friday, August 22nd, 2014 at 6AM, PST and will run until Monday, August 25, 2014 at 11:55 PM, PST.

Where: It’s taking place HERE on the Pretty Pink Posh blog. We will have a link-up widget where you can link up your project and then hop along and see what others have created.

Who: We want EVERYONE to be involved. If you love adding die cuts to your projects and have a blog, you are welcome to join along. Don’t have a blog yet? This is a great time to start one!

Now it wouldn’t be a fabulous blog hop without sponsors, right?  I love these companies and am so grateful to not only have them sponsor, but many of them will also be sharing inspiration the week before the event!

bloghopsponsors2That’s not all…..I have two coupons EXCLUSIVE to my readers/ the participants of the upcoming blog hop. How about a little shopping before you start to plan on your blog hop project(s)?

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Save 10% off anything in the Ellen Hutson store!

coupon code: MCPPP10   expires 8-22-2014

CLICK HERE to start shopping!

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One-time use for 10% off anything in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

(not applicable to previous orders)

coupon code: BLOGHOP2   expires 8-22-2014

CLICK HERE to start shopping!

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Whew, that’s a ton of info for one post! I’ll wrap this up in just a bit, but before I do, I also wanted to share a graphic you can post on YOUR blog if you plan on participating.  Just add the code below to your blog sidebar and help spread the word about the blog hop!

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Stay tuned- I’ll have LOTS of die cut inspiration to share all this month and who knows, there might even be some more coupons coming later on. *wink*

I hope you’re just as excited about this blog hop as I am! The first blog hop was a huge success and I’m hoping we can get even more entries this time around.

Birthday Giveaway Winners!

Hello, friends!

I wanted to start off today’s post by saying a giant thank you to YOU, my amazing readers. I recently hosted the Birthday Giveaways and these were some of the biggest ones I’ve hosted thus far and I have YOU all to thank for that. Every person that purchases via my Simon Says Stamp or Ellen Hutson links, or sends in donations via Paypal, help make these giveaways possible. To run a successful blog, it requires quite a bit of hosting/ security fees, so these funds help keep this blog thriving and the giveaways coming!

I know many of you are waiting on pins and needles to see if you were a lucky winner. Thanks to many handy dandy program, it randomly selected the winners and here are the three lucky gals…. winners2

To these lucky gals, I have sent you emails, so be sure to check your inbox. If I don’t get a response within a week, I’ll pick another winner for the unclaimed giveaway(s). If these are your friends, be sure to let them know!

It may seem like things are quiet here on the blog, but not to worry, that means I’m working on LOTS of things behind the scenes. Be sure to mark your calendars, on August 1st it’ll be a busy day here on the blog. I’ll showcase the brand new products with a coordinating video, reveal the theme of the blog hop that YOU can participate in and who knows, there might be some other surprises along the way.

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Any guesses on what the theme might be from the graphic above? I shared this photo on my social media sites yesterday and I spotted the correct answer somewhere. If you missed the Sequin Shaker blog hop, you won’t want to miss this one! I have some amazing sponsors, prizes and special guests scheduled and it just wouldn’t be the same without YOU there.

I hope you all are having a fabulous week. I’ll chat with you soon!

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Beach Vacation Blog Hop

beachvacationGood morning, sweet friends!

Today I am participating in a super fun blog hop… it’s the StampNation Summer Beach Vacation event! I personally don’t get to take real vacations often, so I welcome any excuse to break out my beach stamps and imagine I’m taking a vacation. That’s right, it’s time to break out the sunglasses, grab a cool drink and drift off to a desert island (er, blog stops) for lots of paper craft inspiration.

I don’t know about you, but when I think of Summer, I think of BRIGHT colors and my card definitely has bright colors featured. I went all out for this card- I created a scene packed full of Summer stamps (all by DeNami Design).

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It’s no secret that when I participate in a blog hop, I always have the hardest time choosing what stamps to use. Basically, I pull out dozens of stamps that fit into the theme, play around with different options and then start putting my card together. It makes for a messy desk, but I’ve found this to be a helpful way for me to kick start inspiration. One of these days, I’ll be brave enough to post a picture of what my desk looks like AFTER I finish a blog hop card.

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It’s time to hop along now.  Make sure you leave comments at each of the blogs listed below to be eligible to win…prizes

  • One of THREE one month StampNation memberships.
  • $25 Pretty Pink Posh Gift Certificate
  • $25 Ellen Hutson Gift Certificate
  • Lawn Fawn Stamp Set of Choice & Let’s Polka 6×6 pad

For each of these prizes, one winner will be randomly drawn from all the blog hop comments. A second winner will be chosen from all the challenge entries at StampNation!

You will have have until 11:59 pm EST on July 27th to leave a comment.  Winners will be chosen randomly and will be announced on Monday, July 28th on Catherine‘s blog.

Catherine Pooler
Maureen Merritt
Kristie Goulet
Heather North
Allison Cope
Virginia Lu
Iwona Palamountain
Paulina Nakamura <—– you are here
Jean Manis
Suzanne Dahlberg
Sandy Allnock
Amy Sheffer
Tracey McNeely

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I hope you were inspired by my beach card today. I’ll catch many of you later today on Instagram and Facebook…. thanks for stopping in!
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Bright Blossoms

Hello, hello!

Oh goodness, this past week has been CRAZY in terms of emails, blog questions and orders. I’m swimming along and trying to get everything done, but if you’ve emailed or are awaiting a reply, please be patient with me. I honestly haven’t been this busy since the opening of the shop and didn’t anticipate this wonderful blessing of excitement from the dies. Rest assured, I already have LOTS of dies on order and as soon as I get word on when they will arrive, I’ll let you all know.

Despite being busy, I just couldn’t resist taking part in the DeNami blog hop this month. With the theme being Bright Blossoms and it also being the last blog hop before the Fall, I had to join in the fun. Flowers and I go together like cake and ice cream! If you started the hop from the beginning, you should have come from Andrea’s blog.

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I actually originally created another card- I even stayed up until 1am stamping it- but the end result was horrible. In fact, I didn’t even finish it. After sleeping on it, I decided to trek back into the studio and this was the end result. Since it’s not a super elaborate card, I wanted to include a video to “dress up” this post a bit more. Hope it works!

Watch the video above   I Watch the video on YouTube

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Well, I’m the last one in the blog hop…. if you would like to start from the beginning and see lots of bright and happy cards, head on over to the DeNami blog and check out the stops and leave comments for a chance at winning prizes!

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Product Release Blog Hop

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Hello, sweet blog friends!

Today is a day I’ve been counting down the day to…. I’m having a blog hop with the PPP DT and some of my talented crafty friends. As you probably know by now, I have released my very first Pretty Pink Posh Dies and I wanted to inspire you all with LOTS of fabulous inspiration with the dies. You all up for it? I hope so, because I have friends from all over the world sharing their projects using MY dies!

For those new to my blog, I started a small company back in December that carries sequins, twine and other crafting embellishments. I’m a huge fan of dies and now that I have some orders and experience under my belt, I decided it was time to release some dies that I’ve designed. I’m proud to say that these are made in the United States, are 100% steel and work perfect for paper crafts of all sorts.

In my first card, I’m showcasing both the Stitched Duo 1 dies and the Stitched Borders 1 dies. Thanks to my dies, I now utterly obsessed with creating little window scenes. These dies make it SO easy and you can do so much with them!

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Just in case you’re wondering which stamps sets I used for this card, I pulled out the Just Hatched and On Point Borders sets from Mama Elephant. I just love these sets and they work beautifully with my new dies! To finish off the card, I used the Grassy Border die from Lawn Fawn- I thought it was the perfect finishing touch!

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Now I know many of you are in love with the monster stamps that I’ve been using lately, so I thought I would bring you another card with them. You may recognize this stamp- I used it in my sequin shaker tutorial video. It’s such a happy image and I really like that it doesn’t take long to color.

By request, I filmed a video showing exactly how I made this card. Oh yes, and there’s a little peek at a new product that’ll be released in July! *wink*

Watch the video above   I Watch the video on YouTube

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Not a whole lot to this card, but it’s sure to brighten up someone’s day! In case you were interested in the stamps, I used the Happy Monsters In Car, Thinking of You Script and the Teeny Star Background.

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PRIZES: be sure to leave comments on each stop- I’m giving away 2 $25 gift certificates to two random comments left before June 8, 2014 at 11:59 PM PDT. I’ll be announcing the winners next week, so be sure to return and see if you are one of the winners!

Okay dokie, now I know you all want to see the fabulous inspiration…. here’s the list of blog hop stops. Each of these gals are extremely talented and I truly am honored they took the time to make something with my dies.

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Jennifer McGuire
Laura Sterckx
Gayatri Murali
Julie Ebersole
Maureen Merritt
Amy Kolling
Lisa Elton
Laurie Willison
Stacey Schafer
Leigh Penner
Joni Andaya
Anna Kossakovskaya

I wanted to do one last thing to say thank you for joining in this hop….enter below for several chances to win BOTH of the new dies, along with the brand new Patriotic kit!

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Thank you all for your enthusiasm about the new dies, encouragement and for spreading the word about Pretty Pink Posh. You truly make this journey a fun one and I can’t wait to design and release more dies in the future!

Blog Hop Winners!

POLL: If you could suggest a theme for the next blog hop, what would it be?  I have several ideas, but I would love to hear yours!

It’s the moment many of you have been waiting for…..it’s time to announce the lucky winners of the Sequin Shaker Blog Hop. There are LOTS and LOTS of winners in this post, so be sure to look through it completely- you just might be one of the lucky winners!

In case there is any question as to how these winners/ comments were picked, rest assured it was completely at random. Thanks to a handy online program (and the good old eye closing and randomly scrolling down to comments), I compiled this post of winners.

Before I continue on, I must give a GIANT thank you to each one of the sponsors. This blog hop wouldn’t have been quite as amazing without all their love, support, prizes and the help of several DT’s. Thank you to Waffle Flower Crafts, Authentique Paper, Stamp Nation, Top Dog Dies, Simon Says Stamp, Ellen Hutson, May Arts, Lawn Fawn, DeNami Design and WPlus9 Design Studio for donating prizes for this event!

First off, let’s start off with the participants who won prizes. In the polaroids, you’ll see the winning entry and name, along with the prize listed next to it.

bloghopwinners1And now it’s time to announce the lucky winners who left comments on various stops on the blog hop. It warmed my heart to see that many of you took the time to leave sweet comments- I know that those who participated appreciated each and every one of them!

Below you’ll see a picture and then a name/comment with a prize underneath it. The picture shows the blog hop stop the comment was left at and the name/ comment is the winner of the prize listed below. I tried to make it straightforward, but alas, it was hard to fit all the necessary info!

Without further ado, here are the winning comments!

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I promised to provide a $20 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson or Simon Says Stamp for every 100 entries and it’s time to announce the winner of that prize.

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WINNERS: please contact me at prettypinkposh (at) gmail.com with your name, list the prize you won, along with your mailing address.

borderA BIG thank you to everyone who participated, left comments and shared loving words to me regarding this blog hop. Since this was the first blog hop Pretty Pink Posh hosted, I wasn’t sure how it would be received, but I’ll say that this one was a success!

It was quite a lot of work to coordinate with sponsors, organize prizes and plan everything out. However, your comments and entries made it worth it! As soon as I finish up with orders and correspondence, I plan on taking a few much needed days off.

donateFor those who have asked how they can thank me for the hop…. I’m providing a way for you to donate! (Which really just means it’ll help fuel me for lots more blog posts, orders and videos) *wink*– Send a Paypal donation

 Thank you all again so very much for the love- I can’t wait to start planning for the  next blog hop!