Blog Hop

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Sequin Shaker Blog Hop

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Do you remember the feeling you go when you were a kid at Christmas? Excitement, joy, waiting anxiously…. that’s exactly how I have been feeling leading up to today- the day the Sequin Shaker Blog Hop starts! Not only am I a lover of sequin shakers, but I’m also excited because this marks the very first blog hop that I’m opening up to the public on this blog.

Date: The blog hop starts TODAY, Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 6AM, PST and will run until Monday, April 28, 2014 at 11:55 PM, PST.

Who: We want EVERYONE to be involved. If you love sequins 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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More Prizes?

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!

If you want to participate, but don’t know how to create a sequin shaker, you’re in luck! I have put together a shaker tutorial video on YouTube and I promise it’s not as hard as you may think!

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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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Have a super wonderful weekend and I can’t wait to hop along and see all of YOUR lovely shakers!

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Buttons, Sequins & Ducks?!

It’s time for the monthly DeNami Design blog hop and the theme this month is Buttons & Bows! A couple years back, buttons were SUPER trendy in card making. Nowadays, we don’t see them too often, but I still love to bring them out occasionally. Today I decided to bring them out in a different way….in stamp form!

I absolutely love the Small Solid Button and was excited to pull it out for the hop. It had been far too long since this poor stamp saw the light and now I’m wondering why I took it off my craft desk. It’s such a great image!

If you started the hop from the beginning, you should be arriving from Linda Carpenter’s blog. If you get lost along the way, head on over to the DeNami blog for the complete list of participants.

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It had been a while since I had made a baby card and for some reason, I felt like making one in my recent crafting session. Now I have sequin shakers on my mind a lot lately (did you see my BLOG HOP announcement?!) and I thought this little ducks would look cute as a shaker. Does the sequins remind  anyone else of bubbles?

*Pssst…..if you’re looking for an exclusive coupon code to DeNami, it’s in the announcement post. It’s a post packed full of info; you won’t want to miss it!

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There are still several stops left in the hop….your next stop is my sweet friend, Stacey Schafer! She always has such fun ideas and I can’t wait to see what DeNami creation she has made for the hop today!

In closing, I want to let you all know that I have a new sequin shaker tutorial coming up in a day or two. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel so you don’t miss it. See you back here on the blog soon!

Blog Hop Announcement!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been five months since I opened the Pretty Pink Posh Shop. It’s been a roller coaster of a ride thus far and I have a feeling even more things are in store for us soon.

Ever since I opened, I wanted to host a blog hop and now that things have settled in a bit, it’s time to announce the very first Pretty Pink Posh blog hop. But wait….this isn’t just any sort of blog hop….this one has TONS of amazing sponsors involved and they’ll be sharing inspiration leading up to the big event. I’m proud to announce the first blog hop theme is: SEQUIN SHAKERS!

Whether you’re new to sequin shakers, or you’re a pro at them, we want you to be a part of this event. You can make sequin shaker cards, tags, or maybe you have another sequin shaker idea…whatever the case may be, you are welcome to be a part of it! bloghop Date: The blog hop will start on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 6AM, PST and will run until Monday, April 28, 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 sequins 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 blog hop without sponsors and boy, do I have lots of amazing ones for this first hop. I love these companies and am so grateful to not only have them sponsor, but many of them will also have designers bringing us sequin shaker inspiration the week before the event! bloghopsponsorsNow this is BIG news, right? Well, my sweet friends, I have something even sweeter to share! I have four 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 entry?

SSSFree shipping on USA & Canada orders over $75 or $7.99 off international orders!

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CLICK HERE to start shopping!

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One-time use for 10% off anything in the Ellen Hutson store!

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CLICK HERE to start shopping!

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Save 10% off all wood mounted or cling rubber stamps!

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

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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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Okay, that’s going to wrap up this announcement. I hope you’re just as excited about this blog hop as I am! Depending on the response of this one, who knows, maybe we can make this a quarterly event (and make it even BIGGER)!

I’ll be bringing a new shaker card tutorial very soon and also sharing some inspiration before the hop. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll answer them.

I hope you all are ready to SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE!

Fuzzy Friends Blog Hop

Hello, sweet blog friends!

It’s time for the monthly DeNami blog hop and the theme this month is: Fuzzy Friends. You all know I’m a sucker for cute critters and it was so hard to decide which animal I wanted to feature.  Ultimately, I decided on the new fox- he was begging to be used. *wink*

If you started the hop from the beginning, you should be coming from adorable Leah’s post. This sweetie pie is so talented and I always get excited when she signs up for the hops. If you get lost along the way, head on over to the DeNami blog for the complete list of participants.

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For my card I pulled out the new Woodland Mushrooms, Little Fox and the hello (from the Assorted Greetings set). I have been loving my new Springtime Mix of sequins and that helped me pick the colors for this card. You really can’t go wrong with aqua, pink, light yellow and mint green!

It’s been a while since I pulled out my picket fence border punch,  so I thought that might be a nice addition with my newly purchased grass border die. LOVE it!

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Well, it’s time for you to hop on over to the next stop: Melissa Chipperfield’s blog! Be sure to leave comments on each stop- we’re giving away DeNami gift certificates and with the birthday celebration savings, that will go even further!

Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday. Thanks for stopping by!


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DeNami Valentine Blog Hop

Today is the DeNami blog hop and the theme for this month is VALENTINE. After doing a whole week of Valentine cards filled with pinks and reds, I wanted to change things up a bit and do a card with lots of purple. However, you know me and pink….I had to sneak in just a bit of it in this card, too!

If you started the blog hop from the beginning, you should be arriving from Lyndal’s blog. It’s been so fun seeing Lyndal use DeNami recently and I’m sure she’s created something fun to share today. If you get lost on the hop, head on over to the DeNami blog for the complete list of participants.

My card today is fairly simple, but I really wanted to let the new sentiment, Day Filled With Happiness, take the spotlight. Seriously, how lovely is this combination of fonts?

valentine3aSince this card was going to be really simple, I added in some sequins to make a quick shaker card. This is the perfect way to dress up a card and make it feel more special. For this particular shaker, I used the Orchid, Amethyst and Sparkling Clear sequins– a perfect trio of colors!

valentine3bIt’s off to your next stop on the hop- Stacy’s blog! The gal is very talented and always has creative ideas. It’s always fun to see what new ideas she’s whipped up.

In closing, just a little reminder to leave comments on each stop, there’s DeNami gift certificates up for grabs for two lucky people. With the release that released on Friday packed full of cute stamps, you definitely will want a chance at that prize.

Good luck and happy hopping!

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Lawnscaping Winter Blog Hop

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It’s not often that I participate in blog hops, but I just couldn’t resist playing along in the Lawnscaping Blog Hop this month. After all, the theme is WINTER and since I’m obsessed with the Winter Sparrows stamps and dies, it just made sense. *wink* If you have started the hop from the beginning, you should have arrived from Karin’s blog.

If you follow my blog regularly, you know that I’m head over heels in love with sequins. It’s been a little while since did a sequin shaker card and I thought today would be the perfect occasion to do a winter one. Honestly, any day would be a good day to create one, but I made it extra special for today’s hop.

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Before I create my sequin shakers, I always plan out which sequins colors I want to use. For this card, I used the PPP Marshmallow, Sparkling Clear and Pink Peonies sequins. Don’t they look pretty together? It looks like those sweet birds are loving them, too!

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Another exciting thing about today’s blog hop: Pretty Pink Posh is one of the sponsors! This is the very first blog hop I’m sponsoring and I’m hoping many of the regular Lawnscaping participants will hop over and take a peek at my shop. For any of you wonderful gals wanting to try out my products, I have a coupon code to share!

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I know there are many other stops, so I will wrap this up. Your next stop is Andrea Garland’s blog! Be sure to leave comments on each stop- there’s all sorts of prizes and I know there will be all sorts of creative ideas, too. Enjoy the rest of the hop!

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Razzle Dazzle Blog Hop

Hello and Happy Sunday!

Today is the DeNami blog hop and the theme for this month is RAZZLE DAZZLE. Seeing as I’m a girly girl, I truly love this theme and I couldn’t wait to create something for it. The question: what kind of dazzle would I add?

As many of you know, I recently opened the Pretty Pink Posh Shop and my love of sequins has been taken to new heights. With the abundance of them around, I just couldn’t resist adding lots of them on today’s card. I went the route of a bright and whimsical theme and I must say, it’ll be hard to part with this one. The colors= swoon worthy!

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I pulled out only three stamps for this card and each one is a MUST HAVE in my book. I used the Large Mitten (so perfect for gift tags too!), the Christmas Wishes sentiment and the Medium Polka Dots.

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Since I’m the first stop on the hop, I will wrap this up. The next stop: Dana Seymour’s blog! Dana never ceases to amaze me with her gorgeous cards and I cannot wait to see what she created for today!

Thanks so much for stopping in- enjoy the rest of the hop!

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Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the grand opening of the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

I am thrilled that the day has finally arrived….my shop is officially open! Today I am hosting a blog hop in celebration of the shop and I have 10 amazingly talented special guests joining along as well. Each of these gals have such a unique crafting style- something I really want to showcase for this hop. The products in my shop are sparkly and can add a little glitz and glam to any of your crafting projects. Whether you are creating Christmas cards or tags, to shopping for stocking stuffers, to getting items to add to your December Daily pages, my products fit the bill perfectly.

I honestly could have filled up a huge post will all sorts of projects, but I decided to cut back and just share two cards today. After all, there are 10 other stops and I KNOW they are packed with inspiration. I haven’t seen any of the posts yet, so you can be sure I’ll be hopping along with the rest of you gals!

My first card is one that makes my heart skip a beat. I am absolutely in LOVE with all of the bells in my shop and the small ones are so perfect for cards. I’m partial to gold at the moment, so I decided to feature them first. How darling is that wreath with three little bells at the top? *swoon*

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It’s super easy to add these bells to your cards and projects. I used some embroidery floss to thread them through and then wrapped them around my twine bow. If you wanted to hold them in place, you could also add a little glue dot or a dab of lacquer, to ensure they stay down.

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My next card features five different sequin colors from the shop: Espresso, Marigold, Gold, Pink Peonies and Pumpkin. I wanted the sequins to act as “ornaments” and kept the rest of the card fairly simple. It’s so fun to mix and match and see which sequin colors work together. Granted, my studio look like a sequin tornado hit it, but there couldn’t be a prettier “mess”, in my opinion.

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If you’re curious as to what kind of adhesive you can use with sequins, I personally use Crystal Lacquer. It comes with a fine tip that makes adding a dab of adhesive really easy.

Other options: Glossy Accents, Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, or Medium Matte.

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I wanted to properly kick-off the grand opening of the shop and I’m so grateful to have 10 of my crafty friends helping with this task. Hop on over to each of these girls blogs, leave comments and you could win one of two prize packs with items from the Pretty Pink Posh shop!

Now it wouldn’t be a complete celebration without some prizes, so I’ve put together a couple prize packs for two lucky winners. You’ll get to try out an array of the Pretty Pink Posh products and all you need to do is leave comments along the blog hop. All comments between now and December 3rd will be entered and I’ll announce the winners on December 5th.

If you like the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page, you can leave one additional comment on this post and I’ll enter you again in the giveaway!

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To make this an extra special opening, I’m also doing a grand opening special until December 5, 2013. All orders within the United States over $35 will receive free shipping. For my wonderful international readers, I wanted to do something for you as well, so I’ll be refunding 1/2 of your shipping costs for orders over $35. It’s a win-win-win! grandopening_special

I’ve stocked up the shop and I’ll be getting some more inventory in on Tuesday. I’m going to do my best to keep up with all my inventory, but please remember that I am a super small start-up business, so it may take a little bit of time to grasp the amount of inventory I’ll need in the future. I know that I personally dislike when places are out of stock constantly, so I plan on doing everything I can to make sure my shop stays stocked.

It’s been so exciting to see my childhood dream of owning my own business come to life. Granted, it’s very small and I have no idea how the shop will do, but I am so very grateful for the support I have received thus far and hopefully, I can bring you all sorts of exciting, new products in the future!

Happy hopping and shopping! I can’t wait to start filling your orders! :)

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Halloween Blog Hop

It’s time for the monthly DeNami blog hop and today the theme is HALLOWEEN. If you have started from the beginning, you should be arriving from Leah’s post. Isn’t that girl a cutie pie? I always adore seeing her cute creations! Whenever I hear she’s participating in a blog hop, I get a little giddy.  I think we have a future blogger/ paper craft superstar in the making!

Over the years, I’ve created all sorts of Halloween cards, so creating some new and extraordinary is a rarity. I decided to go with a familiar card layout and change things up slightly with my stamp choices. The end result? A box exploding with candy corn!

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In THIS post, I mentioned I would share what we did growing up for Halloween. Since we didn’t go trick or treating (yes, I have NEVER been), when we lived in a development, we would have hundreds of kids stop by and we would give out candy with verses on it. Once we moved out to the country, we started a different tradition. Okay….don’t laugh… Since my mom is such a huge fan of Christmas, we started decorating for Christmas on Halloween. Yes, you read that correctly. Our weeks tend to fill up quickly towards the end of the year, so having this night to get decorate works. As the years have gone by, I start to look forward to having a pretty tree up strung out with lights and decor scattered about the house by November. Bet y’all didn’t expect this to be our tradition! *wink*

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I know you still have a few other stops left, so I’ll wrap this up. Head on over to Jennifer Loftfield’s blog to continue on with the hop! Be sure to leave comments on each blog stop. DeNami is giving away gift certificates to two random comments, so you won’t want to pass up the chance at a mini shopping spree!

I hope you’ve been inspired by my card today. Thanks for spending some time with me today!

Clearly Besotted Stamps Birthday Blog Hop

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Hello and Happy World Card Making Day!

I am beyond thrilled to be joining the gals over at Clearly Besotted Stamps for their 1st birthday blog hop. If you’re a crafter and follow blogs, I’m sure you’ve seen some of their stamps around- it’s hard to miss. Their stamp sets and dies have taken the blog world by storm and with the amount of talent packed into their design team, along with the amazing products, it’s no surprise that their sets fly off the shelves.

If you have started the blog hop from the beginning, you should be arriving from Pamela Ho’s blog. If you get lost along the way, or want to start from the top, head over to the Clearly Besotted blog.

My first card showcases stamps from the new set, Set The Scene {available for purchase 10/6}. I decided to go a little non-traditional and instead of creating a scene within the snow globe image, I used some of the stamps to create a scene over my entire card.

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Imagine how cute these stamps would be on gift tags or even scrapbook pages! I love the small scale of the buildings and check out that adorable sleigh and reindeer! Also, that cute little sentiment? It’s from the new set, Modern Christmas {available for purchase 10/6}.

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My next card features some new and old Clearly Besotted Stamps. I paired my very first CBS stamp/ die set, Full Steam Ahead, with some elements from Set The Scene and the holly image from Holiday Sentiments {available for purchase 10/6}. I was so pleased that this card turned out exactly how I envisioned it- that’s not something that happens regularly!

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It’s time to head on over to the last stop : Stephanie Klauck’s blog!

 

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Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blog stops before October 8th {please only one comment per person, per blog}. Each blog is giving away one Clearly Besotted Stamps set and I’ve chosen Set The Scene. I seriously adore this new set and I know you’ll love it, too! Oh yes, and I can’t forget to mention the grand prize that one lucky comment from a random blog will receive- a $75 Simon Says Stamp gift certificate and £100 Clearly Besotted gift certificate!

I hope that you’ve been inspired with these lovely Clearly Besotted Stamps sets. Be sure to take advantage of the 10% savings coupon: BDAY01 – it expires on October 8th!

Have a wonderful rest of your World Card Making Day!