Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

I honestly wish I could write a personal thank you to note to each and every one of my readers, customers and supporters. I would not be where I am- with the Pretty Pink Posh Shop, my journey to find a new “normal” since the accident, and a plethora of other opportunities had it not be for you. I am amazed at how far this blog has come and the amazing friendships I have made writing on this little part of the internet.

Today I’m recycling an old card I made…I hope you don’t mind. It features all sorts of Thanksgiving goodness, PLUS, it’s one of the rare times I feature my 6mm flat sequins! For those who enjoy sequins, but don’t want to add bulkiness to your cards, this is the perfect way to achieve that!

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I am in love with the little jingle bells that I have in the shop and I think adding 1, 2, 3 or more to a card makes it a little more festive. Plus, it’s hard to pass up the sound of the little jingles.

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For those who love a good sale, my friends at DeNami Design are doing 20% off ALL STAMPS until November 30, 2014. I’m a big fan of wood mounted stamps (after all, these are what got me into stamping) and there are tons of super cute designs there. Today’s leaves and houndstooth background are by DeNami, along with all the stamps in the cards below.

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coupon code: BLACKFRIDAY14

Start shopping at DeNami Design HERE

I truly hope you all have a wonderful day, whether it be with family, friends or your craft supplies. I know we all face challenges and battles, but I hope that we can all stop and soak in all that we have to be grateful for.

Sending big giant hugs to each of you who continue to encourage, support and spread love to me. I am so very grateful for you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends in the States!

While today is generally the day most reflect on their blessings, I have been reflecting on mine daily since the accident. One of the biggest blessings is my amazing readers. Your support, encouragement, comments and everything in between (letters, happy mail, emails…..) are beyond anything I would have expected to receive when I started blogging. I am so very blessed to have each one of you in my life.

Today I wanted to share a card that I created using some Pretty Pink Posh products. One of my absolute favorite items in the shop are the festive Christmas bells. I’ve been using them on quite a few cards- I can’t wait to share them! You can be sure you’ll see them on Sunday for the grand opening blog hop of the shop!

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Before I opened the shop, I hadn’t ever tried flat sequins before. I must say, they are a great option if you don’t want to add “bulk” to your card, or you aren’t a fan of the cupped option. It’s been so neat to see the response from the two varieties! Right now, it’s a pretty close race….once the grand opening comes around, I’ll let you know which one ends up being more popular.

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I hope you all have a wonderful day, whether it be with family or friends. I’ll be back tomorrow with another sample and some coupon codes to share. See you then!

Autumn Wreath

Hello and Happy Saturday!

It’s not often that I’ll pop in on the weekend, but since I have been busy creating and not blogging these last few days, I thought I’d surprise you and share an autumn card I created recently. Now if you follow the DeNami blog, this card will look familiar since I shared it there a couple weeks ago. These leaves have captured my heart and I’ve been using them on all sorts of projects (one of them should be making an appearance here soon). I love how versatile they are and really, you can’t go wrong with pretty solid leaves!

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If you’re curious on how I created this card, I actually did a coordinating video for the DeNami YouTube channel. Yes, I do videos there, too!

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If you follow me on my various social media sites, you saw that I finished filming my October haul video. I confess, right afterwards, I did some shopping, so I’ll be re-filming later on today. I’m hoping to have it edited and uploaded soon and I also have plans to film another video!

That’s going to wrap up this post. Just a quick reminder, TODAY is the last day to enter the 10 Minute Craft Dash #28– hurry and get your entries submitted!

Have a great weekend, I’ll chat with you all soon!

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



Thanksgiving Pilgrim

Hello, sweet blog friends!

Is anyone else in denial that Thanksgiving is next week? I couldn’t believe my eyes when I looked at the calendar and came to this realization. Thank goodness for my handy blog calendar and phone for keeping me informed!

I have done a horrible job at posting Thanksgiving cards on this blog. For those who don’t know, I write over on the DeNami blog every weekday. Just about all of my creations end up there and my “extra” cards appear on this blog. With my health issues, I haven’t been up to crafting as much and sadly, my personal blog has suffered. Let’s hope things will start improving- I really want to post more crafty creations for you all. :)

Here is one of the Thanksgiving cards I created this year. I was so thrilled it turned out exactly how I envisioned. I saw this sky patterned paper {from Lime Twist Fly A Kite by My Minds Eye} and immediately wanted to create a scene.

It’s a little hard to tell from the picture, but I used one of my large scallop border punches to create the “waves”. After all, it wasn’t smooth sailing for the pilgrims in real life! You know….I had to be realistic with how my pilgrim chickie came across on the card. *wink*

I’ll be back here tomorrow with my Thankful Thursday post and a health update. I hope you all have a fabulous Wednesday. We’re half-way to the weekend- we can make it!

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