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Pastel Winter Sparrows

Can you believe that Christmas is exactly one month away? With that being said, I am so far behind on presents and cards, it’s almost comical. I have purchased exactly one gift and it’s a stocking stuffer at that! I’m hoping that once the shop has its grand opening, I’ll be able to focus my time on writing up lists and shopping.

Since I was having a good health day on Saturday (yay!), I was able to get crafty and created today’s card, along with my November Craft Haul video. I’m seriously loving every single thing I purchased- I just couldn’t resist crafting right away! How darling are those birds and that lamp?!

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Did you happen to notice the darling Festive Christmas Bells and the Gold Cupped Sequins? Those are both items that I’m carrying in the Pretty Pink Posh shop! I’ve been using both of these items quite a bit lately….you’ll definitely be seeing more samples with them in the near future!

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If you follow me on YouTube or Twitter, you saw that I posted the November Craft Haul video. Granted, it’s quite a small haul, but I still wanted to do a video since many of the items are ones I’ve been wanting for a while. Also, I received some adorable items from my sweet friend Christy that I wanted to share with you all. All of the product links are on YouTube in the description box- if you  have questions on anything, feel free to leave a comment or send me an email.

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Thanks for stopping in today. I’ll be back tomorrow with some more products from my shop, along with a list of the special guests you’ll be seeing for the grand opening blog hop. It’s only 6 days away….I hope you plan on celebrating with us!

Halloween Pillow Box

I know I’m cutting it close to Halloween with this post….however, it’s better than waiting until next year, right? I actually have attempted taking photos of this project three times, but with the gloomy weather here in Seattle, I just wasn’t having any luck. Thankfully, three times was the charm for this project! pillowbox1

If you watched my latest haul video, you’ll recognize these kraft pillow boxes. Lately I have been admiring pretty packaging and with the holidays coming up, I’ll definitely be highlighting some of my own packaging ideas here on the blog. I love the size of this particular pillow box- they’re big enough to fit cookies or candies, or you can put in travel size toiletries! Hello stocking stuffers! pillowbox3

If you follow me on my various social media sites (which I hope you do!), I mentioned briefly that I’ll be making some changes on the site. There are some ideas that I’ve been wanting to incorporate on my site to make it a little more user friendly, but it was a little outside of my scope of knowledge and my current server has been a nightmare. I’m hoping that some of these changes will slowly start rolling out within a week or two and there shouldn’t be too much downtime. Since blogging isn’t my full-time job and funding is minimal, I’m having to do things in stages. In the end, I hope to have this site be easy to maneuver, and hopefully a place that will continue to inspire you and your loved ones.

I’m curious, are there any changes you hope I’ll make to the site? Do you have requests for future tutorials or projects? I have all sorts of ideas, but I also want to make sure if there are certain aspects of my site you enjoy, I keep them! *wink*

Thankful for Fall

Wow, I am floored by the amount of visits and new subscribers this past week. Thank you to each and every person who has stopped by and also those who share my site with others. I’m so grateful for your continued support and as this site continues to grow, I’m hoping I can continue to inspire you AND provide giveaways as I get new sponsors. Speaking of which, there will be a new one later this week… In the meantime, if you want to get all future posts via email, CLICK HERE.

Today I’m bringing another pumpkin creation, but it also has a hint of a Halloween feel to it. Many of you know that I don’t like scary Halloween things (as written in this post), but I do love cute Halloween! Another thing I love? Non-traditional colors for festive cards. Normally one wouldn’t put bright and happy colors on a Halloween card, but I do!

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For the white panel, you may notice there is faux stitching on there….it’s the fabulous new Lawn Fawn Stitched Journaling Card die. I am IN LOVE with this die! I don’t do any sort of scrapbooking anymore, or even Project Life, but I love this die so much that I’m considering starting it up again. Until then, you can be sure I’ll be using it on all sorts of cards. If you don’t have this die, I’d HIGHLY suggest you get it while it’s in stock.

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Did any of you do crafting for World Card Making Day on Saturday? I was able to get quite a few cards made and also organize my studio a bit. Now I just need to decide which cards to share first. Any requests? I created an array of occasions, so I probably made something you’re looking for!

Thank you for visiting my site, sweet readers. xoxo



Pumpkins Galore + Haul Video

As I sit here typing up this post, I have a delicious Pumpkin Spice Chai next to me, along with my pumpkin candle nearby. Oh yes, and let’s not mention that I’m blogging a pumpkin card today! I just may have a slight obsession.

I recently picked up the adorable Lawn Fawn So Thankful set {shown in the video below} and I love it. Why did I wait so long to get it?! While I adore the matching dies, today I wanted to do a little bit of masking with these pumpkins. After I finished stamping these cuties, I seriously wanted to go to a pumpkin patch and get myself a pumpkin! I’m thinking that shall happen here soon….

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Did you happen to notice the little bit of stitching that I did? Since it has been quite a while since I pulled out my beloved Sew Easy supplies, I thought it was time to bring them out again. I forgot how therapeutic it is for me to “sew” with these supplies. CLICK HERE to view the photo tutorial I did on this product last year.

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Okay, now onto the video that I know many of you have been eagerly awaiting for me to edit. I’m sorry for the delay! My last delivery ended up getting delayed and then with work, I just didn’t get around to editing until now. Thanks for your patience.

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*If you want links to any of the products shown in the video, leave a comment and I’ll be happy to help!

That’s a wrap for this post. I’ll be back tomorrow for a special blog hop post and I’ll also be posting pictures throughout the day on my social media sites in honor of World Card Making Day. I hope to see you then!

On the Wish List- September Edition

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Oh boy, can you believe the last day of September is here? It amazes me that while it seems that day to day sometimes goes by slowly (especially when one is eagerly awaiting to feel physically well), the months seem to fly by. How is that even possible?! Before you know it, it’ll be Thanksgiving and we all know what comes after that!

Today I’m bringing along my On the Wish List feature for this month. I always have intentions of doing it earlier in the month, but then the days fly by and it’s hard to sneak it in among my other posts. Since I also wanted to share a card today, I’ll be doing TWO posts today. It’s a rarity here on the blog, but there are just some days that call for it.

I’m curious…. sweet readers, what’s on YOUR wish list at the moment?

As some of you may have seen on my Instagram or Facebook page, I recently got some new craft supplies. I’m awaiting another order today and I’ll be doing a haul video. While it won’t go live today (since UPS delivers late in the day for me), I’ll still be classifying it as a September Haul. Stay tuned to the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel later this week for the video!

Thank you for spending some time with me today, sweet friends. I truly adore hearing from you all and I hope to see you for the other post that will go up in an hour.

No Scary Halloween, Just Cute!

Has September flown by for you? It sure has for me! I cannot believe today is the last Friday of the month! With that being said,  I thought it was time to break out some Halloween stamps and over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some cards and projects I’ve created.

Now I do need to give you some background…..I have grown up in a conservative home my whole life and I have never been trick or treating. Yes, EVER. We used to live in a neighborhood where kids would come by the hundreds, but then we moved to the country where no one comes out. Honestly, I never got the appeal of Halloween (probably because I think our world is scary enough and we don’t need to glorify scary things). However, I do love me some CUTE Halloween stamps and have no problem giving sweet treats and cards to family or friends!

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In today’s card, I’ve paired some new and old, along with all sorts of different companies. I recently made a trip to Target and picked up a cute Halloween paper pack by American Crafts, which lead to all sorts of cards and projects. You’ll be seeing more of these papers in the next few weeks….

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I know that not everyone celebrates Halloween, so I’ll try to incorporate a good mix of cards this next month. A thank you to my overseas readers for letting me know you don’t celebrate it and don’t want to see too much of it. It never occurred to me that it’s just a United States thing. Silly me!

Question: do you and/or your family celebrate Halloween? In an upcoming post, I’ll share what our family used to do on Halloween. *wink*

Thanks for spending some time with me today. Enjoy your Friday!

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Happy Birthday Kelly Marie!

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The stamping and blogging company is filled with so many wonderful, kind, thoughtful and talented people. I have had the incredible pleasure of working with many of them and one of the SWEETEST people is Kelly Marie Alvarez, one of the owners and the bubbly voice behind the Lawn Fawn videos.

TODAY is Kelly Marie’s birthday and the Lawn Fawn DT, fellow Lawn Fawn fanatics and some of her close crafty friends have put together a surprise blog hop for her. She has made such an impact in our lives and brought so much joy from her company, we wanted to let her know how much she means to all of us.

If you started the hop from the beginning, you should be coming from my sweet friend, Lynnette Kauffman’s blog! If you just joined the hop, or get lost along the way, head over to the master list on Tiffany’s blog– she’s the amazing gal who coordinated this big surprise hop!

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In the hopes to spark some creativity for this special card, I pulled out all of my Lawn Fawn sets {which I thought was larger, but apparently not. I must remedy this soon!} and used Into the Woods, Summertime Charm and Admit One on today’s card. I recently received the new Into the Woods paper pack and they worked out perfectly for paper piecing my balloons. How fun would it be to have real balloons in these patterns?!

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I know you’re ready to move on to the next stop- head on over to Elise Constable’s blog!

Thanks for spending some time with me today. If you’re on Facebook or Twitter, be sure to wish Kelly Marie a very special birthday wish. :)

 

10 Minute Craft Dash #25

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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!

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CD_25_Caryn CD_25_Betty  CD_25_LeighCD_25_Andrea CD_25_Meredith CD_25_RachelNow 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!

CD_25_prizeI’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

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How to Play

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

Hello, sweet blog friends!

Today I have the last 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash video to share with you. If you missed any of the ones I posted earlier this week, you can view them all on the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel, along with the videos I’ve done in the past. I have some ideas for more videos in the future, but if you have requests, feel free to leave it in a comment below!

I adore bling and I brought that together with my love of the Lawn Fawn set, Summertime Charm and the matching dies. Add in a bit of twine and patterned paper and we have a great mixture of my craft loves on one card.

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Time it took to create: 9 minutes 22 seconds

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And now here’s the video showing how to create this card from start-to-finish.

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Like I mentioned in the video, I can’t wait to see what YOU submit for the 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash. We have received quite a few entries thus far, but I know that some of you are waiting until the last minute to enter. Be sure to do it before the challenge closes on Saturday night! I don’t want you to miss out on the super big prize!

Thanks for spending some time with me today!

Party Porcupine + Birthday Sets

My heart is filled with joy at the excitement you all have expressed about the 10 Minute Craft Birthday Bash challenge and blog hop. Reading a few of the comments you have left for the gals has been so amazing. I heard from a few of the special guests that they have been blown away by your sweet words- thank you for recognizing their birthday creations and leaving them some well deserved love!

This week I’m planning on bringing you a variety of different birthday cards- for a variety of ages- in my hopes to continue to bring you inspiration. I have another cutesy card today, however, this time I went a little brighter in the colors. For this card I pulled out Admit One, Say Cheese, Critters in the Forest from Lawn Fawn and the Make A Wish from DeNami Design.

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Time it took to create: 7 minutes 40 seconds

As I was preparing for this week, I came to the conclusion that I really don’t have many birthday sets and in the near future should expand my collection. In case any of you are in the same boat, here’s a few that Ellen Hutson carries in their store. If you haven’t ordered from them before, they have AMAZING customer service, a great selection of supplies and they also happen to be a big sponsor here for the 10 Minute Craft Dash Birthday Bash.

birthdayI’m an Ellen Hutson affiliate and purchases made using my link will earn me a small commission to help continue the blog and provide giveaways!

I saw that some have already started submitting for the 10 Minute Craft Dash #23 challenge- yay! I hope that as you visit the blog hop and see more birthday inspiration on my blog this week, you’ll decide to participate in the challenge. Don’t forget, there’s a HUGE prize up for grabs for the winner!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a more elegant card and video. Also, if you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe via email and like the Pretty Pink Posh Facebook page. There have been rumors that they’ll be a giveaway and/or another prize up for grabs- stay tuned!