Easter

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Easter Theme Week- Day 2

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Gayatri here sharing a card using the newly released Birdie Friends stamp set, Birdie Notes and Scallop Circles die set.

On this card, I have a shaker element sitting on a beautiful pastel background created using a masking technique.

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For the background, I die cut many pieces of birdies from both the Birdie Notes and Birdie Friends coordinating dies using masking paper. I randomly adhered the mask on a white card panel. I used the smaller birdie to fill in the gaps. I burnished the edges of the mask using a Teflon folder so they don’t pop out when I am sponging inks. I picked pastel distress inks for sponging the background. They are Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters and Spun Sugar. Once I sponged them on the panel, I spattered some clean water to get some texture. Afterwards, I removed all the masks. Once I patted down the water dry, I stamped the masked area with the respective birdies using Gray Flannel Memento Luxe Pigment ink. I wanted the image to be subtle, so I chose the grey colour instead of black. Once finished with the colouring, I adhered the panel on a white card base.

For the shaker element, I die cut the large Scallop Circle using white glitter paper. I also die cut a circle using vellum and adhered the vellum circle behind the scallop circle. Then I stamped the two birdies and the chick, copic coloured them. Die cut them out using the coordinating die. Then I stamped the sentiment from Birdie Friends stamp set on a strip of white cardstock. Finally die cut a big bow using blue cardstock using the Twine and Bows die set.

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To assemble the shaker element on the card front, I added Iridescent Mini Heart Confetti to the centre of the card front. Then adhered the scalloped circle die cut with vellum backing on top of the confetti using foam adhesives making it the shaker box on the card front. On top of the shaker circle, I adhered the coloured birdies and chick die cuts using foam adhesives with the chick double foamed and the sentiment strip below the birdies. The bow die cut is adhered on top of the scalloped circle. Finally, I added the Sparkling Clear Mix to bring the whole card together.

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I hope that you’ve been enjoying our Easter theme week so far. We still have three more days of great posts- we’ll see you tomorrow!

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Easter Week Day #5

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Happy Friday!

I’m really excited to share today’s card with you- hence me saving the best for last. Do you remember Easter egg hunts? I wanted to create an egg hunt for my card so I thought it would be cute to put some eggs on top of the flower. It’ll be hard for me to part with this card… (maybe I’ll just need to re-create another one)

For this card, I pulled out the Gleeful Gardens set and the Happy Easter set from Lawn Fawn. These sets go so well together and honestly, you can use a lot of the elements from the Easter set on everyday card.

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Since this was the last card in the theme week, I wanted to go bolder and brighter. A lot of my older cards used these bolder colors and now that I pulled them out, I miss using them on a regular basis. You just might see them more often….

On this card, I used the Stitched Duo 2 as my main panel and used both the Stitched Borders 1 & 2 for the bottom of the card.

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Thank you all for your sweet comments and likes on the cards from Easter week. I had a lot of fun creating these cards and I’m already trying to schedule a time when I can craft in preparation for another theme week.

I’ll be back next week with my March Craft Favorites video and hopefully, I can prep for the next tutorial video. Have a great weekend!

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Easter Week Day #4

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Wow, this week has been going by so quickly. It’s already Day 4 of Easter Week and I’m getting sad that tomorrow is the last day. I’m hoping that my cards have been able to inspire you to create some fun Easter cards- whether it be for this year or pinned for next year!

I have to apologize that the last couple of posts haven’t had the greatest pictures- it’s been so gloomy and rainy here. Today I tried something different and I like the way the photos turned out better. I dragged out all my props and brought them outside to snap today’s pictures and re-take yesterday’s. I’m hoping that it’s less fuzzy and the resolution is a bit clearer. Definitely not a fan of these icky Seattle days….

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As I mentioned in Tuesday’s post, I’m loving pastels with pops of brighter colors. The yellow base is actually a light yellow, but when I stamp the Teeny Star Background in the Lawn Fawn Sunflower ink, it makes the whole card appear brighter.

The duck in the Hello Baby set is so darling. I actually have yet to use it for a baby card, but I sure have used it on Easter, Spring and everyday cards. As I’ve said before, I’m all about getting sets that are versatile- you HAVE to get the most out of your hard earned money!


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What is one of your current favorite sets that is super versatile? I’d love to hear your answers! I was going to write mine here, but then I realized I mention some of them in an upcoming video. Stay tuned for that! (How’s that for a teaser?!)

See you tomorrow for the last post of Easter Week.

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Easter Week Day #3

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Happy Wednesday!

Oh goodness, it’s been an eventful week for me- I’m just now getting back home from a surprise bridal shower and some time with relatives. We had the surprise bridal shower for my assistant (who also happens to be like a sister), which brought her sister and one of my “nephews” from the east coast. I spent a couple unplanned days with them, which was lovely, but I’m now playing catch up on orders and getting back into the groove of things. Thank goodness for wi-fi and my laptop so I could still keep up with Easter week!

Today I have a card that showcases the new Stitched Banner Duo dies, along with the Picket Fence and Stitched Duo 1. This card just might be one of my favorites that I’ve created this year- the colors and all the details came together effortlessly.

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I once again pulled out the Grassy Border die from Lawn Fawn (because it’s the best). Right now I’m gathering ideas for more videos and I think a strong contender is “My Favorite Dies”- what do you think of that idea? I own a decent amount of dies, but there are just a handful that I go to over and over again and I want to share those with you. Let me know your thoughts!

In my March Craft Haul video, I showed off the large amount of Avery Elle papers I recently purchased. Their paper packs are so great for my style of cardmaking and I love the variety of colors they offer. I like subtle prints on my papers and their chevron, striped and polka dot papers are totally up my alley. My favorite? The Sorbet Collection.

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Have you been enjoying Easter week so far? I’m debating on whether I want to do another theme week in the near future. If I do, what kind of theme or products would you like to see?

Well, it’s back to orders for me. I’ll be sharing soon about a new retailer that has been in the works for a bit. This company is well loved and big in the stamp community, so this is a big deal for my small business- I can’t wait to spill the news once I get their latest order shipped. It’s still surreal to have these things happen to me and PPP!

Until next time…

Easter Week Day #2

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Good morning, sweet friends.

It’s day 2 of Easter week and today I’m going to one of my go-to card layout. I love creating two (smaller) tags and adding cute images or sentiments to them and top them with a pretty bow.

For this card, I started out using one of my new favorite Lawn Fawn sets- Gleeful Gardens. Oh my goodness, I cannot stop using this set. It’s great for everyday cards, but you can also use it to create cards for specific holidays (like Easter). I’m all about making the most of your sets, so I’m always trying to pair different stamps sets together.

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Have you noticed that I’ve been loving the small flowers from the Spring Flowers Mix lately? These little flowers are so easy to incorporate onto your cards and they really add something different than regular sequins.

It’s funny, I go through phases of using my Copic markers a lot and recently, I’ve been using them on every single card. While I’m by no means a great Copic user, I love the look of them and the variety of colors is every crafters dream.


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What colors do you tend to use for your Easter cards? This year I noticed I’ve been using a lot of pastel elements and then pops of colors from markers or sequins. Isn’t it funny how you style changes and evolves?

Thanks for spending time with me today. See you tomorrow!

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Easter Week Day #1

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I’m excited to share that this week, I’ll be doing a theme week here on blog. It’s been quite a while since I’ve done one, but I recently had some time to create and I asked on my social media whether or not I should do one and I heard an adamant yes. I whipped up a few more cards, so I’ll be sharing a brand new Easter card everyday this week.

On today’s card, I used the cute duck from the Hello Baby set and the adorable eggs from the Happy Easter set. You know that I love creating scene cards, so I thought I would create a fun little Easter scene.

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I am totally loving how my new Picket Fence die makes scene cards more complete. Instead of a white fence, I thought I would make it light blue so it would add a little extra color. I added some grassy hills using the Stitched Borders 1 die and then the cute pink flowers from the Spring Flowers Mix.

Tip: if you’re curious what to use to adhere sequins, my recommendation is Studio Multi Medium Matte. It’s super strong adhesive and it dries relatively clear. To add dimension to my cards, I like to use the 3M foam mounting tape. It’s THE BEST!


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Do you like to create scene cards? Lately I’ve been creating a lot of Spring ones, but I want to create others. Are there particular themes you want to see?

If you have friends who might enjoy this theme week, be sure to share with them! I’ll see you tomorrow for day 2 of Easter week.

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Easter Chicks + More Kits!

Is anyone else looking forward to Spring and Easter? I love everything about this time of year (well, not the rain… we get a lot of it here in Seattle!), but I DO love the flowers that bloom because of the rain. Flowers and I go hand-in-hand; I’m a sucker for fresh cut flowers and how they brighten up my studio.

For those who watched my March New Products video, you’ll recognize this card. I used the Springtime Sequin Mix for this card and love how the colors and those mini flower sequins complements the card. I think the Easter eggs with the sequins added in look adorable, don’t you?

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I get a lot of questions asking how I adhere my sequins and I personally like Crystal Lacquer or Medium Matte. These both hold the sequins well and with the small application holes, it doesn’t get too messy.

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excitingnewsOkay, now onto how you can purchase one of the SOLD OUT Springtime Embellishment Kits. I have 8 kits available and if you would like to purchase one, leave a comment with your name, state/country and quantity you would like. I’ll send Paypal invoices to those who leave a comment before they sell out. Then once these are gone I have no more.

NOTE: I’m sold out of the Springtime Mix of the cupped option and don’t know when I’ll be able to make more since my supplier is sold out of one of the colors….. Once I have them back in stock, I’ll definitely be posting it on the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page. In the meantime, I do have the flat version available.

That’s going to wrap up this post. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the blog posts via email so you don’t miss anything. Coming April 1st, I’ll have a post packed full of news, new products and more- only 15 days away!

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