Challenge

10 Minute Craft Dash Returns!

If you read the post title and have followed the Pretty Pink Posh blog for a while, I’m sure you are super excited. For this special challenge blog hop, I am bringing back the popular 10 Minute Craft Dash and honestly, I couldn’t be more excited. This challenge is where I challenged crafters to create something within a 10 minute time frame. I really wanted to encourage crafters that they didn’t need to set aside a whole day, or several hours, to create something.

The super sweet Nina-Marie has created a post, along with a coordinating video, for today’s post. Let’s check out what she made…

Nina-Marie here with you today sharing a fun project -and challenge- with you today! This post is in collaboration with Altenew’s Ultimate Craft challenge and here at Pretty Pink Posh, we are featuring a fun 10 Minute Craft Dash.

I’ll be using a combination of Pretty Pink Posh and Altenew products; the Floral Shadow stamp set and Thanks die (from Altenew), along with the Birdie Friends stamp set, Scallop Borders die set and 3mm Sparkling Clear and mix sequins (all from Pretty Pink Posh).

In this challenge, you are required to make a card or project in 10 minutes or less! When I got the assignment topic for this post I knew this would be fun, but also REALLY challenging for me because I usually make cards that are pretty involved in the coloring process. I knew immediately that coloring of any length would be out of the question because it takes me MUCH longer than 10 minutes to color something in! Haha!

Another thing I do not do when I am making a card is actually PLAN; I like to create as I go along. I sometimes have a general idea with the direction of a card when I start out, but nothing real definitive. But for this, I knew I needed a solid plan to stick to because of the limited amount of time I had to work with. This layout for my card was super easy to put together, but at the same time, shows off the gorgeous floral pattern in the background perfectly!

Speaking of the background; I wanted to color SOMETHING in this card, but because of the 10 minute time frame, I knew it was going to have to be a fast technique. In this video, I’ll be sharing how I created this beautiful watercolor background in less than 4 minutes!

Be sure you check out the video below to see that, along with how I created the entire card in a total of 9 minutes and 42 seconds!

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

Altenew
Virginia’s View Challenge
CASology Challenge
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge
Ellen Hutson Pin-Sights Challenge
CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge
Tag You’re It Challenge
The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge
Less is More Challenge
Muse Challenge
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge
Color Q Challenge
One-Layer Simplicity Challenge
Seize the Birthday Challenge
Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge
Time Out Challenge
Color Throwdown Challenge
CAS Mix Up Challenge
Pretty Pink Posh 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge

How to Play: Create a card/ craft project within 10 minutes featuring Altenew and post the time it took to create. Also, include the challenge graphic in your post and link back to the challenge!

Prizes: To celebrate this fantastic blog hop, Altenew is giving away $35 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on October 17th, 2016.

* If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your post. (It might qualify for one of the other challenges part of this challenge blog hop)!

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Rainbow Challenge Winners

It’s time to announce the winners of the Rainbow challenge we hosted. It truly was a joy to see all the beautiful work submitted and read how you were inspired by the cards by the team and see you stretch your creativity.

It’s always hard for us to pick winners. Ultimately, it came down to the use of PPP products, how they interpreted the inspiration and of course, use of the pretty rainbow colors! I truly wish I could award you all prizes for joining along!

Rainbow Challenge Winners If you are one of the winners, please email me within 7 days to claim your $30 gift certificate. Nicola, as a special mention, you’ll receive a small gift as well! Please email to claim your prize.

Would you like to see more challenges occasionally? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Thank you to everyone who joined along in the challenge. Have a great rest of your Sunday!

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Rainbow Challenge

Hello, friends!

It’s been about four months since the last challenge I posted where YOU could share your Pretty Pink Posh creations. This is the perfect opportunity for me (and others) to see your stunning work. Many of my designers started as customers and once I saw their work, I invited them to join the team. Now is the time for YOU to share your creativity and beautiful works of art!

I pulled four different cards that some of my designers have created with a rainbow theme to serve as inspiration for this challenge. You could be inspired by the colors they used, stamps, layouts… it’s really up to you and your interpretation!

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If you are social on Instagram, be sure to hashtag #prettypinkposh and tag me @prettypinkposh so I can be sure to see your work there as well! I love seeing what my customers and readers create and as I’m looking to the upcoming months, I just may be in need of some new talent to join the team as a guest designer for new releases!

Happy crafting!

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Valentine Challenge Winners

It’s time to announce the winners of the Valentine challenge we hosted. It truly was a joy to see all the work submitted and read how you were inspired by the cards by the team.

It was such a hard decision picking the winners, but ultimately, it came down to the use of products and how clearly we could see the entry. I truly wish I could award you all prizes for joining along!

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If you are one of the winners, please email me within 7 days to claim your $30 gift certificate. Maria, as a special mention, you’ll receive a small gift as well! Please email to claim your prize.

Would you like to see more challenges occasionally? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Thank you to everyone who joined along in the challenge. Have a great rest of your Sunday!

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Valentine Challenge

Hello, friends!

For quite some time, I’ve wanted to post a challenge where YOU could share your Pretty Pink Posh creations. This is the perfect opportunity for me (and others) to see your stunning work. Many of my designers started as customers and once I saw their work, I invited them to join the team. Now is the time for YOU to share your creativity and beautiful works of art!

I pulled four different cards that some of my designers have created to serve as inspiration for this Valentine challenge. You could be inspired by the colors they used, stamps, layouts… it’s really up to you and your interpretation!

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I’m really looking forward to seeing what you create!

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Lawnscaping Birthday Challenge

Pretty Pink Posh II Lawnscaping Birthday Challenge Today is a special day! It’s Lawnscaping Challenge’s 100th challenge and I have been invited as a special party guest by Design team Member Christy Reuling. Be sure to head on over to the Lawnscaping Blog where you can see ALL of the Design Team projects as well as ALL of the special party guest projects.

Since today is all about celebrating, I wanted to bring in several party guests for my card. One of my favorite things about Lawn Fawn products is they appeal to both kids and adults and today I wanted to create a card for a kiddo in my life. I brought out the Monster Mash set, along with the Bugs & Kisses set and went with a primary color palette (which I always think of as kid friendly).

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Lately I’ve been all about adding Silly Eyes on critters- I think it adds such a fun element to cards. To finish off this card, I added the Grassy Border and then added a bow using the Turquoise Chevron Twill ribbon.

Pretty Pink Posh II Lawnscaping Birthday Challenge

If you feel up for a challenge, be sure to head over to the Lawnscaping challenge. The prize this week is a stamp set of your choice from Lawn Fawn.

Pretty Pink Posh II Lawnscaping Birthday Challenge

In closing, if you find yourself wanting to do some retail therapy, I have a ONE DAY coupon in honor of President’s Day today. Stock up on your Pretty Pink Posh sequins, confetti and die cuts. I’m not planning on doing another coupon for a little while, so take advantage of this sale!

Visit the Pretty Pink Posh Shop HERE

I hope you were inspired by today’s card. Thanks for spending some time with me today!

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Valentine’s Day Shaker + Giveaway

Happy Valentine’s Day, sweet readers.

I don’t know about you, but I love this holiday. Granted, I’m single and don’t have a hot date planned this year, but I love the idea of spreading love to your friends, family and loved ones. Plus, it’s hard for me to resist all the pretty reds and pinks surround the holiday!

Today I’m joining my friends at Virginia’s View Challenge for the shaker card theme is happening right now. Since I’m a big fan of shaker cards and the Pretty Pink Posh sequins and confetti are perfect for these types of cards, I’m sponsoring a prize for a lucky participant.

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Since I knew I would be posting on Valentine’s Day, I thought I would add in as much pink and red as possible. I started out with the Lawn Fawn Summertime Charm set and dies (one of my favorites) and proceeded to fill up my mason jar with all sorts of sequins and confetti.

GIVEAWAY ALERT: Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I wanted to pass on a little love to one of my readers. Leave a comment sharing something fun, happy or silly that happened to you recently. (I’m in need of a laugh). One random winner will receive a $40 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate!

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I hope you have a wonderful weekend and pop over on to Virginia’s View Challenge. There a TON of amazing shaker card inspiration, plus, it’s always fun to participate in a challenge that has prizes!

I’ll be back on Monday with a new post AND info on a one-day sale I’m having over in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop. Thanks for spending some time with me today!

Craft Dash

10 Minute Craft Dash #31

Colors: light yellow, bright red, green

Hello and welcome to a new Craft Dash challenge!

We have a mere two challenges left in 2013 (including this one) and I wanted to share what’s in store for the future of the challenge. Due to the low number of entries and the time it takes to coordinate sponsors, host a design team call and design color palettes, the challenge will be going on a hiatus until February. Once that time comes, I’ll revisit the possibility of re-opening the challenge. Honestly, it pains me so much to take this break….this challenge has been my “baby” for 16 months! However, I feel this is a necessary step, especially with the recent decline in challenge entries all over blog land. Not to fret, when one door closes (whether it be temporarily or permanently), others open and I’m thoroughly excited about some doors I’ll be walking through soon.

Okay, now back to the fun and excitement of today’s challenge…..let’s enjoy the challenges we DO have!

Today we have Lawn Fawn returning as a sponsor and whenever they sponsor, I can’t help myself from choosing bright and happy color palettes. The colors we have this week can be used for Christmas, or you can take it another route. Let your creativity soar!

If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your item! While it won’t quality for the winner spot, it still could qualify as a favorites pick!

Now onto prize! The lucky winner will get to choose any Lawn Fawn set AND they’ll also win the adorable Peace Joy Love 6 x 6 paper pack. Talk about lots of crafty goodness!

How to Play

Create a card/craft project within 10 minutes featuring the color palette.
Post the time it took to create.
Be sure to include the challenge graphic in your post and link to the challenge.
You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.
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Craft Dash

10 Minute Craft Dash #27

Hello, sweet readers!

It’s time for a new 10 Minute Craft Dash and since we are officially in fall, I thought it was time to bring out some orange! I will be the first to admit that in the past, I wasn’t an orange fan, but now it’s so fun to incorporate it into cards and projects. Also, with Halloween and Thanksgiving right around the corner, now is the PERFECT time to break out this beautiful color.

* If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your item! While it won’t quality for the winner spot, it still could qualify as a favorites pick!

Just a little reminder, if you click on the DT cards in this post, it will take you right to their blogs. If you want more info on their creations or want to leave them some blog love (they’d love that!), I have tried to make it as easy as possible. Each of these gals are so talented and they post regularly- go ahead and take a peek at their sites!

Now onto the fun prize! Jamie has provided a $20 gift certficiate to the Avery Elle website for the winner. They just finished a new release, so I know you’ll thoroughly enjoy shopping on their website. Also, if you need to stock up on cardstocks, sequins or ribbons, be sure to take a peek at their lovely array of colors.

I’m thrilled to have a few of the talented Avery Elle DT bringing inspiration today. Be sure to visit their blogs and see their inspiring creations with these colors!

Chunyuan Wu

Nina Yang

Heather Campbell

How to Play

Create a card/craft project within 10 minutes featuring the color palette.
Post the time it took to create.
Be sure to include the challenge graphic in your post and link to the challenge.
You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.
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Craft Dash

10 Minute Craft Dash #25

Who is ready for a new 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge? Today we have a returning sponsor that is hands down one of the most popular here on the challenge. Please join me in welcoming Lawn Fawn as the prize sponsor this week!

* If you aren’t able to stay within the 10 minutes, you can still link up your item! While it won’t quality for the winner spot, it still could qualify as a favorites pick!

Now onto the great prize! My friends at Lawn Fawn are sponsoring this week’s challenge and the lucky winner will get to choose any Lawn Fawn set and a 6 x 6 paper pack. They just released lots of new sets and papers, so you’ll definitely want to check out their new products!

I’m thrilled to have one of the amazingly talented (and sweet) gals from the Lawn Fawn team bringing inspiration today. Please stop by Yainea’s blog and see her cute creation!

Cristina “Yainea” Nunez

How to Play

Create a card/craft project within 10 minutes featuring the color palette.
Post the time it took to create.
Be sure to include the challenge graphic in your post and link to the challenge.
You may combine a total of three challenges with your entry. You may enter the challenge a maximum of two times.
Subscribe to Pretty Pink Posh via Email

Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Monster Mash	Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Monster Mash	Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Bugs & Kisses	Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Bugs & Kisses	Lawn Cuts Dies, Monster Mash
Lawn Cuts Dies, Monster Mash	Lawn Cuts Dies, Bugs & Kisses	Lawn Cuts Dies, Bugs & Kisses	Lawn Cuts Dies, Grassy Border	Lawn Cuts Dies, Grassy Border
4mm Silly Eyes (small)	May Arts Chevron Twill (turquoise)	3M Scotch ATG	3M Foam Mounting Tape	3M Foam Mounting Tape
Tuxedo Black Memento	Tuxedo Black Memento	Assorted Copic Markers	Assorted Copic Markers

Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Summertime Charm	Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Summertime Charm	Mama Elephant Creative Cuts, Basic Set	Mama Elephant Creative Cuts, Basic Set	Lawn Fawn Cut Dies, Summertime Charm
Lawn Fawn Cut Dies, Summertime Charm	Lawn Cuts Dies, Grassy Border	Lawn Cuts Dies, Grassy Border	Avery Elle 6×6 Paper, Sorbet Collection	Avery Elle 6×6 Paper, Sorbet Collection
May Arts Chevron Twill (red)	6mm Silver Confetti	Pink Peonies Sequins	4MM Pink Peonies Sequins	Raspberry Sequins
4mm Sparkling Clear Sequins	4mm Raspberry Sequins (cupped)	Marshmallow Sequins