Cards

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Sneak Peek: Easter Friends

Hello, Pretty Pink Posh fans! This is Yana and I’m excited to share a card using one of newest stamp sets – Easter Friends (releases on March 1st)!

I did quite a bit of watercoloring to create this project. First, I started by painting a plaid watercolor background using Gansai Tambi watercolors (colors I used are #34 pink, #40 yellow, #20 black and #10 white) and Arches Rough watercolor paper.

I also used flat ¾”, ½” ⅜” brushes. I find it much easier to paint plaid backgrounds using flat brushes, although this can be done using a regular round brush. I also used a #4 round brush to add white stripes at the very end. Remember to dry your paper in between each layer of stripes when creating this kind of background.

Watercolors were also used to color my stamped images – bunny as well as a boy and girl dressed in bunny costumes. Whenever I color small images like these I prefer to use watercolor pencils as this way I have a lot more control over where, how and how much color I am adding. I used Faber Castell watercolor pencils in gray (silver), pink, yellow and gold. My images were stamped onto Arches Hot Press watercolor paper which has a nice smooth finish to it and is ideal for watercoloring images that are stamped.

I cut bunny image out using a coordinating die and foam mounted him onto my character panel. I also added several die cut easter eggs (I used a coordinating easter egg die and cut images out of my test plaid watercolor background, I didn’t use a stamp image that goes with it, although you can if you want to).

Finally I embellished my card using Friendship sequin mix. This is limited edition mix, a portion of the profits made from selling this mix in March 2017 will be donated to a cause.

Watch my video tutorial below to learn how I made this card.

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Happy cardmaking!

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Sneak Peek: Friends Forever

Hello everyone, Joni here sharing some peeks of products that are coming your way on March 1st! For this project, I used the new upcoming Friends Forever set and Stitched Notes die set, along with some new embellishments.

To begin I colored the cute little people on this set, but created another girl on the bunch. Then I fussy cut each one, to complement the one I added on the group.

Here, how this cute boy made into a girl. Using the Farber Castell Fine tip pen in black,  I added a pony tail on the boy on the left to make a girl look. You can also try different variety of hair dos.

Next, I die-cut the panel I distressed using Distress inks in Tattered Rose, Scattered Straw and Peacock Feathers. I used the large frame and the pocket die outside the card.

For the pocket, I adhered the girl behind the pocket die and added some foam tape for dimension. The sentiment was also from the same set Friends Forever stamp set.

To finish off the card, I added some splatter of gold watercolor paint from Gansai Tambi Starry Colors and also used the new Sparkling Clear Stars and Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix.

On the Stitched Notes dies set there are two stitched note elements that you can use outside or inside of your card. I just want to show you the quick difference, the longer stitched note element on the left you can use it more on a horizontal card because its longer in cut. The one on the right is much shorter but taller for vertical aspect of the card. Really neat element on the left I added a small note for the card and on the right I added a money for monetary, but you can use it on other things that you can think of.

Here’s another look of my card.

I hope you enjoyed these cool products coming your way, I cannot wait to see what you do with them.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow as we’ll be sharing more new products.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Sneak Peek: Easter Blessings

Hello, Jeanne here today sharing inspiration using the new Easter Blessings stamp set (releasing on March 1st)!

This is a three piece 3 x 4 stamp set  with coordinating die cuts. Being a Christian, Easter is a time of rebirth. This simple cross image with intertwined vines is a reminder that old things have passed away and that all things become new.

As a child I was always happy to see Lent end – it meant we could again indulge in the things we “gave up” and abstained from. Most of the time this was candy and sweets – a difficult for a child. Easter Day was always a celebration – my sisters and I would receive new dresses with matching bonnets, gloves and purses to wear to church.

I made a simple color block background from strips of colorful card stock cut with the solid stitched border from Stitched Borders 3.   I started with the two strips that form a “T” (the pink and blue) and then added the others alternating pastel colors.   Does it remind you of a basket?

I altered the sentiment to remove the word “Easter”.  I think this card would be perfect for Baptism, Communion or Confirmation.  I simply put a piece of tape over the part of the stamp I didn’t want to ink (the word “Easter”), inked the stamp, removed the tape and then stamped the sentiment.

The Scallop Oval Dies make a beautiful setting for the cross, and don’t cover up the colorful background.

The finishing touch?  A few pretty Pink Blush sequins of course!  They make everything better!

We hope that you enjoyed today’s sneak peek of the new Easter Blessings set. Join us tomorrow as we reveal another stamp set!

 

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Sneak Peek: Everyday Greetings

Hello, Pretty Pink Posh fans! This is Yana and I today I’m excited to share a card using one of newest stamp sets- Everyday Greetings (releases on March 1st)!

We often look at sentiments as a last piece or a last step when we create a project and we forget that sentiments can be used in a variety of ways.

I used a large thank you message for my cards today, but many other sentiments from the Everyday Greetings set or other sets can be used for this technique.

I started working on this card by stamping a sentiment repeatedly in clear embossing ink onto a teal cardstock panel. I stamped each sentiment somewhat at an angle trying to create one continuous pattern. As soon as my stamping was done I added white embossing powder and heat set it with my heat tool.

I ink blended bottom left corner of my panel to make it slightly darker. Peacock Feathers distress ink was used as it best matched in color to my cardstock panel. I knew I will be adding a few additional elements to that corner, so I needed to make it slightly different from the rest of the card to help elements pop.

Even though I stamped Thank You repeatedly in the background I still wanted to add additional sentiment to my card. I used You’re The Best from the Birdie Friends set and stamped it in Black ink onto a strip of white cardstock.

I am enjoying using critters on my projects lately, so I wanted to add a few fun bees onto this card. I used several images from the new Bee Friends stamp set that comes as a gift with a qualifying purchase in March (and will also be available for purchase in May).

I used Copic markers and did simple coloring (B00 and B000 to color the wings; BG18, BG15 and BG32 to color bodies of my bees). The Bee Friends stamp set also has a set of coordinating dies, again you can get it as a gift with a qualifying purchase or buy it later this year in May. I used these to cut my images out.

I trimmed my background panel down to 4 x 5 1/4 inches and foam mounted onto an A2 top folding card base. Next I foam mounted my little critters on top. Lastly, I embellished the card using the Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix.

Be sure to watch my video tutorial below to learn how to make this card and see another bonus idea at the end of the video.

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Happy cardmaking! Be sure to join us tomorrow for another day of sneak peeks.

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Spring Shaker Card + Cutting Stamps Apart

Hello everyone! Eloise here and today I have a video showcasing a couple of older products. I’m going to be using the Storybook 4 die to make a shaker card along with the Winter Wonderland stamp set, to alter a sentiment.

To begin my card today I used the Storybook 4 die and cut it out of some Neenah Solar White cardstock., making sure it was even on all sides, since I knew I would be using  the negative piece. Once I die cut it out, I used some thin 1/8” Scor Tape and added adhesive on all of the lines connecting the frames together and then added a piece of acetate on top. Once I added the acetate I cut thin strips of 3M Foam Adhesive and added that behind the lines too, so it would create little cavities. I then filled each of the sections with a different colour of sequin. I used 4mm Lemon Meringue, 4mm Tangerine, 4mm Lime Sorbet and 4mm Aquamarine and then 6mm Pink Peonies. Once I filled all the sections I used another piece of acetate to cover the back. I really love how all the colours mix well together, but yet they’re separated. It’s super fun.

Once the shaker was complete I chose a coloured cardstock for my card base and adhered it together. At this point I didn’t want the purple to show through so I added a white piece of cardstock behind the shaker panel and that looked much better.

Cutting Stamps Apart

Once I adhered my card together it was time to work on the sentiment. I first die cut a banner out of some grey cardstock and I then took the ‘There’s Snow One Like You’ sentiment from the Winter Wonderland stamp set and cut it apart., leaving out the ‘snow’. I could have masked it, but it’s easier if it’s cut I find. I then stamped down the ‘There’s’ part onto my banner first, then I masked off the ‘One Like You’ part – just leaving the ‘On’ section clear masking. I inked it up, removed the masking tape and turned the stamp around so I could stamp ‘No’. Once I stamped that down, I turned the stamp back around, and stamped the additional ‘One Like You’ like normal. Now my sentiment reads ‘There’s No One Like You’ and that worked much better, since I wasn’t doing a winter card. I adhered the banner with foam tape onto the centre of my shaker panel and the card was complete.

Here’s a video to show how I created my card from the start to finish.

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I hope you enjoyed my card and tutorial today. I wanted to make a simple yet effective shaker card today and I love doing this with the Storybook dies, they’re so versatile and fun to work with. Also, altering stamp sets is a fun way to stretch them for more life!

Thanks for stopping by! – Eloise

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Tutorial: Die Cut Backgrounds

Hello Pretty Pink Posh friends! Shannon here today to share a card with a background created from the Stitched Hexagon dies. I love these hexagons and thought some colorful ones would make the perfect background.


I started off by by choosing a few colors of card stock. I cut three hexagons from each color by creating a frame with two smallest hexagons by inlaying on inside the other and running through my die machine.

Once I had all my hexagons cut I started my adhering them onto a white piece of card stock, by starting in the middle and working them out. I didn’t have a particular pattern I was fallowing, I just didn’t want any of the same colors of hexagons touching.

Once I had them all done I flipped my panel over to cut the excess of the hexagons off.


I then matted my panel onto some light gray cardstock. After doing so I decided I wanted to put white hexagons in the center of all the hexagons. I cut them out using the smallest hexagon die and adhered them inside my colorful hexagons. I highly suggest doing this part first as trimming the excess off became a challenge once I had it matted onto another piece of card stock, but I made it work.

Once I had this all done I adhered the panel onto a white card base and starting working on my sentiment. I used the hello sentiment from the Blissful Butterflies stamp set. I stamped it in Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I then cut the sentiment out using the coordinating dies.


I added my sentiment onto my card and finished off by scattering on some Pewter and Sparkling Clear sequins.

That’s it for my card today! Hope you enjoyed the hexagon background. Thank you so much for stopping in!!

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Tutorial: Re-Purposing Stamp Sets

Hello everyone, Joni here back with an inspiration using the Pretty Pink Posh Halloween Friends stamp set to a non–Halloween scene card. The bear image from this set is so perfect for this project.

To begin, I first stamped my bear on a white cardstock and color it with Copic markers then fussy cut the bear images and removing the wings. By removing the wings, it creates a different look for the bear. I also fussy cut the images (gifts, bow, and bird) from Holiday Pals stamp set to match with the bear image. I cut the images close to the line.

Then, I created my background panel by distressing an A2 white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Mermaid ink pad. For the ground, I distressed another A2 white cardstock using Distress ink in Squeezed Lemonade and PTI Melon Berry. Then die-cut with Scallop Border Dies. I also added a banner using the banner from the Fox Friends stamp set.

Next, I stamped the “hello” sentiment from Blissful Butterflies stamp set on a white cardstock and die-cut with the Blissful Butterflies Coordinating dies. I also used the “Hello Friend” sentiment from Birdie Friends stamp set, but just the “friend” word I used, I covered the “hello” with washi.

I also I added the tiny butterfly and the butterfly trail from Blissful Butterflies stamp set. Then adhered all the pieces together with foam tape. I also added some Sparkling Clear sequins and Fairytale Fuchsia sequins. For added glitter on the gifts and bows I used the Diamond Stickles for final touch.

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I hope you enjoyed! Until next time.

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Wishing You Sunny Days

Today we have a sweet and cheery card by Jeanne. I have a feeling this card will bring some welcome smiles and giggles!

Pretty Pink Posh: Wishing You Sunny Days

I don’t know about you, but I’m in serious need of some sunshine and blue skies!  These little bears from Halloween Friends are just the ticket.

Pretty Pink Posh: Wishing You Sunny Days

I know this little bear is dressed up for Halloween, but he makes me smile every time I see him.  I think he is the sweetest butterfly ever!

Pretty Pink Posh: Wishing You Sunny Days

I stamped the little bears with Memento ink and colored them up with Copic Markers.  Next I cut them with the coordinating die cuts and added some accents with a white gel pen.

Pretty Pink Posh: Wishing You Sunny Days

The cloudy sky was easy to create.  I made a template from a piece of cardstock cut with the scallop border die.  Next I rubbed in distress ink moving in a circular motion from the template on to my card stock panel.   Move the cloud template every inch or so and re apply ink.

Pretty Pink Posh: Wishing You Sunny Days

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Seriously aren’t these guys the cutest?  They’ve got me dreaming of Spring!  And yes.. I’m smiling too!

Wishing you sunny days too my friends!

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Hello Butterfly Watercolor

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather dropping by with a couple cards and a tutorial for you after a long winter break! So excited to be back sharing tutorials and inspiration – and I really can’t wait for you to see the new spring release coming soon! And speaking of spring…despite the cold weather we seem to be having in the Pacific Northwest – I have definitely got spring on my mind, and decided to make a pair of cards to celebrate that!

I started off by stamping a couple of butterflies from the tiny but mighty set, Blissful Butterflies, in clear embossing ink on colored cardstock, heat embossing in white, then cutting with the coordinating Blissful Butterflies dies. I then used some tone on tone Copic markers to add a bit of depth and interest to the images.

 
I die cut a couple Scallop Ovals from black cardstock, and planned my layout of the sentiment and butterfly trail, then picked up the stamp images with the arm of my MISTI, removed the frame and butterfly, and stamped and heat embossed with clear powder on watercolor paper.

I used those stamped images as an emboss resist by adding a bit of messy watercolor over the top and some ink splatters. The embossing “resists” the watercolors, so those areas stay white.

I then adhered the scallop frame on with thin strips of foam adhesive, added the butterflies, and embellished with a few coordinating sequins in Pansy Purple and Lime Sorbet. Finished off with a bit of jute twine tied in a bow around the card fronts.

It is hard to see in the photos – but there is also a super secret peek at one of the new dies coming next month with the new release! Can you spot it? The first picture at the top shows it a tiny bit better! :)
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Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful day!!!

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Birdie Christmas Stocking

Pretty Pink Posh: Birdie Christmas Stocking

Hello friends!! Amy L. here today to share another holiday card. I have been enjoying drawing lately and I want to incorporate it onto my card. I drew a big Christmas stocking and stuffed it with some birdies. Wouldn’t you go AWWW if you see these birdies in your stocking?!

Pretty Pink Posh: Birdie Christmas Stocking

More details on my card:

  1. Sketch out the stocking with pencil, finish the line art with black Copic Multiliners. I used both a thick and thin one so the thickness of the line varies in the image. It makes the image more interesting
  2. Color the stocking with Copic markers. Add some dot details with white gel pen. Fussy cut out the image using a pair of small scissors leaving a white border
  3. Stamp the little birdies from Birdie Friends Stamp Set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Color with Copic markers, then die cut out with Birdie Friends Die Set
  4. For the background, blend Antique Linen and Tea Dye distress inks. Add white splatters and brown dots. The sentiment is from Holiday Greetings Stamp Set. Die cut the panel with MFT Die-namics Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX
  5. Finish by mounting everything with foam tape

Pretty Pink Posh: Birdie Christmas Stocking

I hope you like my stocking! I sure feel very happy looking at this card! Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful day!