Cards

Friendly Robots Galore

While I am definitely a girly girl, I must admit that I enjoy playing with “boy” stamps occasionally. Putting aside the pinks and purples in lieu of browns and blues was just what I needed to kick-start my creativity again. Sometimes doing a 180* is the ticket to getting everything geared up again. Has anyone else noticed this helps sometimes?

I recently was going through my stamp stash and stumbled across the Friendly Robot, a stamp I haven’t used in quite a while. I forgot how adorable {and fun} this stamp is! How can one resist smiling when stamping with this cutie?

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I have been doing a lot of masking in cards recently and couldn’t resist using this technique on this card. How fun are these robots peeking out from all directions? You can use all sorts of stamp designs in the Scallop Circle, the most recent Product Spotlight on the DeNami blog.

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For those that entered my Facebook exclusive giveaways, I announced the winners on Wednesday. Thank you to everyone who has liked the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page and helped me reach 500. I have plans to do another giveaway once we reach the next milestone number….every “like” counts! *wink*

That’s going to wrap up today’s post. Off to go get 10 Minute Craft Dash sponsorships started for the last part of the year, lots of crafting done and hopefully a video or two filmed. I hope you have a productive Friday, too!

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Thankful For You

If it were possible, I would give each and every person who visited my blog yesterday a hug. You all have BLOWN ME AWAY with how you have spread the word about my blog, your heartfelt emails and sweet comments. Yesterday was officially the highest amount of visits in the five years I’ve been blogging to date. Here’s to another big milestone….Thank you from the very bottom of my heart. Today’s card is dedicated to all of YOU!

I have to admit, I am so happy with how this card turned out. The bright and happy colors are really making me look forward to Spring and all of the glittery flowers just make me swoon. Does anyone else wish that glittery flowers were real? If anyone sees some, let me know. *wink*

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If you’ve followed my blog for a little bit, you know that I am in love with my Martha Stewart Picket Fence punch. Yesterday I created more cards and yes, you may see it again on more cards soon. Right next to my scallop punches, this one is next on my “must have” list.

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I hope that you all have a wonderful day and can feel the love I’m sending your direction. I am a little bit behind on replying to emails, but if you have written to me, I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. It’s been a little hectic working on upcoming sponsorships for the blog and 10 Minute Craft Dash, along with collaborations and other things. Lots of fun stuff brewing here on Pretty Pink Posh!

I will talk with you all very soon. Thanks for stopping by!

NOT LISTED: pink, green & yellow cardstock, Martha Stewart Picket Fence punch

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Adorable Animals Blog Hop

Welcome to the last stop of the Adorable Animals Blog Hop! If you started from the beginning, you should be coming from Larissa Heskett’s blog. Hasn’t this hop been full of adorable creations? I just love this theme!

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I needed to create a card from my parents. After pondering all of my different animal options, I decided to use the Owls stamp set. I haven’t used the Open Box for quite a while, so I wanted to use that somehow with the owls. Since there are five kids, my two parents and my brother-in-law, I thought bringing them altogether on this card would be cute.

adorableanimals2aI actually pulled out quite a bit of neglected items on this card. {links to products below} Isn’t it fun to use items that you haven’t used in a while? I forgot how much I enjoyed using some of these things!

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Thank you so much for hopping along, this is the last stop! If you missed any of the stops, or you are just starting, be sure to visit the DeNami blog and get all of the details. There are some gift certificates up for grabs- who doesn’t enjoy a little shopping spree?

I will see you all tomorrow for my very first haul video/ post. I’ve been picking up a lot of goodies and I can’t wait to share them with you!

NOT LISTED: aqua & green papers, saddle stitch red ribbon

 

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Happy Birthday Krista!

As the oldest of five kids, I always struggle a wee bit when my siblings have a birthday. It’s not for reasons you might thing though…. I have a wonderful relationship with each of my siblings. As each of them gets older, I’m reminded that they are growing up so quickly and their young “kid” days are over. However, I’m also grateful that we are all still close and getting older together has bonded us even more.

Today is my youngest sister’s 21st birthday. Recently many of you have gotten to know Krista- she’s contributed this post and this post. While you can get a small taste of her personality in her posts, it doesn’t even begin to encapsulate her personality and fun spirit. I wish each of you could meet her in person.

Krista’s personal style actually varies quite a bit from mine. She appreciate eclectic art a lot more and has a keen eye for colors, patterns and styles. Somehow she is able to mix together lots of “random” pieces and it always turns out amazing. Her room showcases this beautifully- I really should get her to do a post on it. Since I wanted to make her birthday card special, I tried to mix unique colors and patterns together.

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Recently I went to a scrapbook store and they had a Studio Calico paper pack on sale. It wasn’t a pack I would normally go for, but there was something about the colors that was so beautiful. I’m so happy I got it- I was able to use three of the papers on this card!

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The picture above shows off the papers and embellishments a little bit more. Did you notice the “st” stickers? Those were part of a pack I got from Target {in the dollar section} and never found a use for them. I’d say they work perfectly for this special card!

Right now Krista is in a transition stage and has a good possibility of moving to California for a chef job soon. Needless to say, I’m treasuring every last minute she is still here. I adore my little sister and am so proud of her. While I’m super sad to even think about her moving, I know that she’s going to do amazing things wherever she goes.

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share a little peek inside my relationship with my sister. I’ll see you tomorrow for the exciting 10 Minute Craft Dash DT announcement!

Valentine Flowers

Valentine’s Day is approaching quickly and I feel so behind in creating all sorts of cute pink & red crafty items. It’s so hard to resist the huge aisles at the stores stocked with cute decor, candies, and stuffed animals. It’s literally everywhere. Despite being single at this stage in my life, I love this holiday. {I’ll blog about it more soon}

I have a huge stockpile of Valentine products and I’m hoping to get lots of cute items created and posted this week. Since it had been a few days since I was in the studio, I felt like my creativity was in need of a kick start. What better way than to start with some heart flowers? Oh how I wish there were flowers like this in real life!

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While I’m definitely a pink lover, over the years my love for red has grown leaps and bounds. This color is so bold and looks amazing in all sorts of products. My favorites? Rhinestones and glitter! {Red nails are pretty fab though} 

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I’m so glad that you joined me today. Be sure to stay tuned all this week– I’ll have the 10 Minute Craft Dash #10 Highlights post , the DT announcement, the giveaway winner post and some other fun things mixed in. If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up to receive Pretty Pink Posh via email so you don’t miss anything!

Have a fabulous start to your week. Until next time….

 

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Springtime Flowers

You all know how to bring a smile to my face. I seriously love reading the blog posts that are submitted for the 10 Minute Craft Dash. Hearing the behind-the-scenes stories is my favorite part about the challenge. There have been quite a few posts where I have literally laughed at loud- you all make me feel like I’m right there with you! If you ever have a funny story that has to do with my challenge, feel free to blog it!

There are two more days in the 10 Minute Craft Dash #10 and I have one last card to share using this color palette. I must say that seeing all of the beautiful entries definitely inspired me for this card. I wanted to push myself and decided to stamp my own patterned paper within the time limit. My life saver? Colored ink pads!

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Time it took to create: 9 minutes 25 seconds

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I hope that you’ll join me tomorrow- I have a gift certificate giveaway starting! Recently I had a {new to me} company contact me and I will have all the details for you, along with some cute treat bags to share.

Until next time…..

NOT LISTED: pink pearls, pink and moss cardstock, moss ink
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Sweet Birdhouses

I just came from leaving comments on the latest 10 Minute Craft Dash #10 entries. I am so excited to see many new names already popping up for this challenge. It’s a dream of mine to bring together creativity and people from all across the globe and I’m thrilled that my challenge is doing this. If you haven’t entered this challenge yet, don’t worry, you have until Saturday!

Since I love these colors so much, I wanted to play with them again. I pulled out my Wplus9 sets, Folk Art Florals and The Birds & The Bees. Both must-haves in my book!

CD_10_2aTime it took to create: 9 minutes 19 seconds

This color combination is so fresh and versatile. Since I created a Valentine’s card last time, I thought I would go for an everyday card this time around. This year I’ve been trying to be better about sending out cards to friends, so stocking up on my everyday cards has been helpful.

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I’ve been a busy little bee prepping for the announcement of the first DT for the 10 Minute Craft Dash and getting details finalized for some upcoming sponsorships and giveaways. If you don’t already, be sure to sign up for email updates so you don’t miss any posts!

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I’m so glad that you stopped by today. Have a wonderful start to your week!

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Wonderful Washi Blog Hop

Good morning!

It’s time for the DeNami Design monthly blog hop. If you have started the hop from the beginning, you should be coming from Diana’s blog. You definitely want to be sure you visit all 19 stops; there’s bound to be lots of amazing washi tape inspiration!

I know that many of my readers are familiar with washi tape- it’s the hottest thing in blogging land right now! It took me a little while to dip my feet into this bandwagon, but now I am obsessed with it. Dozens of designs and colors and yet I’m still always on the lookout for new ones!

With Valentine’s Day coming up quickly, I thought I would create a card all about this sweet day. I have an abundance of red washi tape, so I decided to put them to use and create a washi tape heart.  It’s SUPER easy to do, too! I placed stripes of washi tape on white paper, used a heart die cut and voila! valentine1a

Did you happen to notice the red doily in the background? I first tried using a standard white one and it didn’t pop as much as I liked. Enter in a red ink pad and I immediately had a matching RED doily!

valentine1bIt’s time to head off to the next stop on the blog hop- Barbara Murphy’s blog! Barb is such a sweetie pie who is always so supportive and has great ideas- I can’t wait to see what she creates using washi tape!

Have fun with the rest of the hop, I hope you were inspired by my card. Don’t forget to leave comments on each stop for your highest chance of snagging one of the $20 gift certificates!

NOT LISTED: aqua paper & pearls, doily

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Folk Art Friendship

Do you ever buy a stamp {or set} and then forget to use it for months? I am guilty of this occasionally. I have gotten a LOT better about my spending habits, but  sometimes I’ll forget about something I purchased. This card features the set that fell into this category, Folk Art Florals by WPlus9.

I have loved this set from the moment I saw it, but didn’t want to make an impulse purchase. Since it had been about 11 months since it released and I still wanted it, I decided to go ahead and buy it. It’s not my usual style {hence the hesitancy}, but sometimes you just have to buy sets that you long for.

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Sadly, most of my light colored inks are getting dried out, so I had to reach for my bold inks this time around. The beauty of this set? It looks great with all sorts of colors!

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Have you heard of WPlus9 Design Studio before? If so, I’d love to hear what your favorite sets are! I recently picked up another set, along with some dies, that I’ll be featuring soon. Can’t wait to play with those new goodies!

Until next time…..

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Chalkboard Thanks

Thank you all for your sweet comments on yesterday’s post. I, too, am excited to see what Krista will be creating for her posts. She has tossed a few ideas my way already and whatever she chooses, you all will be in for a real treat!

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If you have perused Pinterest or blog land recently, you have probably noticed that “chalkboard art” is popular. I can understand the hype- this look is so much fun. I’m usually a stickler for clean art, but there’s something about this trend that has my heart. After a few failed attempts, I finally got the look that I was aiming for.  There just may have been a little happy dance once the design was achieved.

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To create the oval, I traced one of my Spellbinder dies {with a pencil} to get the desired oval shape. Next I used my well- loved Versamark pad and inked up my stamps and added White Embossing Powder. Heated it up, added some white ink smudges and adhered it to a card base. After the initial design was done, mass producing these were easy peasy!  Side note: there are NEW {not yet released} DeNami Design stamps on these cards, along with a WPlus9 sentiment.

Have you tried the chalkboard art look yet? If so, I’d love to see! Feel free to leave your link(s) in a comment below and I’ll take a peek at what you created.

Just a reminder: TODAY is the last day to submit your item(s) for the 10  Minute Craft Dash #9. We are almost to 100 entries, which was one of my goals for 2013! How neat would it be to achieve a goal within three days of the new year?! Words can’t describe how ecstatic I would be if I met this goal. :)

I’m so thrilled you have stopped by today! I’ll talk with you all soon…..

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