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Sneak Peek: Friends Forever

Hello everyone, Joni here sharing some peeks of products that are coming your way on March 1^st! For this project, I used the new upcoming Friends Forever set and Stitched Notes die set, along with some new embellishments.

To begin I colored the cute little people on this set, but created another girl on the bunch. Then I fussy cut each one, to complement the one I added on the group.

Here, how this cute boy made into a girl. Using the Farber Castell Fine tip pen in black, I added a pony tail on the boy on the left to make a girl look. You can also try different variety of hair dos.

Next, I die-cut the panel I distressed using Distress inks in Tattered Rose, Scattered Straw and Peacock Feathers. I used the large frame and the pocket die outside the card.

For the pocket, I adhered the girl behind the pocket die and added some foam tape for dimension. The sentiment was also from the same set Friends Forever stamp set.

To finish off the card, I added some splatter of gold watercolor paint from Gansai Tambi Starry Colors and also used the new Sparkling Clear Stars and Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix.

On the Stitched Notes dies set there are two stitched note elements that you can use outside or inside of your card. I just want to show you the quick difference, the longer stitched note element on the left you can use it more on a horizontal card because its longer in cut. The one on the right is much shorter but taller for vertical aspect of the card. Really neat element on the left I added a small note for the card and on the right I added a money for monetary, but you can use it on other things that you can think of.

Here’s another look of my card.

I hope you enjoyed these cool products coming your way, I cannot wait to see what you do with them. Be sure to stop by tomorrow as we’ll be sharing more new products.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Tutorial: Die Cut Backgrounds

Hello Pretty Pink Posh friends! Shannon here today to share a card with a background created from the Stitched Hexagon dies. I love these hexagons and thought some colorful ones would make the perfect background.

I started off by by choosing a few colors of card stock. I cut three hexagons from each color by creating a frame with two smallest hexagons by inlaying on inside the other and running through my die machine.

Once I had all my hexagons cut I started my adhering them onto a white piece of card stock, by starting in the middle and working them out. I didn’t have a particular pattern I was fallowing, I just didn’t want any of the same colors of hexagons touching.

Once I had them all done I flipped my panel over to cut the excess of the hexagons off.

I then matted my panel onto some light gray cardstock. After doing so I decided I wanted to put white hexagons in the center of all the hexagons. I cut them out using the smallest hexagon die and adhered them inside my colorful hexagons. I highly suggest doing this part first as trimming the excess off became a challenge once I had it matted onto another piece of card stock, but I made it work.

Once I had this all done I adhered the panel onto a white card base and starting working on my sentiment. I used the hello sentiment from the Blissful Butterflies stamp set. I stamped it in Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I then cut the sentiment out using the coordinating dies.

I added my sentiment onto my card and finished off by scattering on some Pewter and Sparkling Clear sequins.

That’s it for my card today! Hope you enjoyed the hexagon background. Thank you so much for stopping in!!

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Tutorial: Re-Purposing Stamp Sets

Hello everyone, Joni here back with an inspiration using the Pretty Pink Posh Halloween Friends stamp set to a non–Halloween scene card. The bear image from this set is so perfect for this project.

To begin, I first stamped my bear on a white cardstock and color it with Copic markers then fussy cut the bear images and removing the wings. By removing the wings, it creates a different look for the bear. I also fussy cut the images (gifts, bow, and bird) from Holiday Pals stamp set to match with the bear image. I cut the images close to the line.

Then, I created my background panel by distressing an A2 white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Mermaid ink pad. For the ground, I distressed another A2 white cardstock using Distress ink in Squeezed Lemonade and PTI Melon Berry. Then die-cut with Scallop Border Dies. I also added a banner using the banner from the Fox Friends stamp set.

Next, I stamped the “hello” sentiment from Blissful Butterflies stamp set on a white cardstock and die-cut with the Blissful Butterflies Coordinating dies. I also used the “Hello Friend” sentiment from Birdie Friends stamp set, but just the “friend” word I used, I covered the “hello” with washi.

I also I added the tiny butterfly and the butterfly trail from Blissful Butterflies stamp set. Then adhered all the pieces together with foam tape. I also added some Sparkling Clear sequins and Fairytale Fuchsia sequins. For added glitter on the gifts and bows I used the Diamond Stickles for final touch.

I hope you enjoyed! Until next time.

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Hello Butterfly Watercolor

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather dropping by with a couple cards and a tutorial for you after a long winter break! So excited to be back sharing tutorials and inspiration – and I really can’t wait for you to see the new spring release coming soon! And speaking of spring…despite the cold weather we seem to be having in the Pacific Northwest – I have definitely got spring on my mind, and decided to make a pair of cards to celebrate that!

I started off by stamping a couple of butterflies from the tiny but mighty set, Blissful Butterflies, in clear embossing ink on colored cardstock, heat embossing in white, then cutting with the coordinating Blissful Butterflies dies. I then used some tone on tone Copic markers to add a bit of depth and interest to the images.

I die cut a couple Scallop Ovals from black cardstock, and planned my layout of the sentiment and butterfly trail, then picked up the stamp images with the arm of my MISTI, removed the frame and butterfly, and stamped and heat embossed with clear powder on watercolor paper.

I used those stamped images as an emboss resist by adding a bit of messy watercolor over the top and some ink splatters. The embossing “resists” the watercolors, so those areas stay white.

I then adhered the scallop frame on with thin strips of foam adhesive, added the butterflies, and embellished with a few coordinating sequins in Pansy Purple and Lime Sorbet. Finished off with a bit of jute twine tied in a bow around the card fronts.

It is hard to see in the photos – but there is also a super secret peek at one of the new dies coming next month with the new release! Can you spot it? The first picture at the top shows it a tiny bit better! :)

Blissful Butterflies stamp set
Scallop Ovals die set
Zig Watercolor Details Brush
Mini Misti: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp
Gansai Tambi Watercolors: Amazon // Ellen Hutson // Simon Says Stamp

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful day!!!

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Clean & Simple Watercolor Christmas + PDF Download

Hello, Pretty Pink Posh fans! This is Yana and I have a Clean & Simple Christmas card to share today.

Clean & Simple cards are sometimes the most difficult to make as each element needs to placed in its perfect spot and figuring out where that spot is can take a lot of time. If you’ve never created a Clean & Simple card I’m hoping you will be inspired by my project today and will give this style a try! If you do – be sure to share and tag us on social media so that we can take a look! We love seeing what you make!

To create this card begin by stamping several images from the Winter Friends stamp set in black waterproof ink onto watercolor paper. Color using your favorite watercolors (I used Distress Inks) and cut images out using coordinating dies.

Use glue and some chunky clear or white glitter to add little glittery touches to Christmas stockings. Also coat Christmas bauble with Glossy Accents to make it look more realistic. You can add a bit of shimmer with the help of Wink Of Stella glitter pen or a similar product or draw small details over watercolor using white gel pen to diversify your images if you’d like.

For Clean & Simple cards I prefer to use specialty cardstock with either some sort of impressed or printed texture for maximum impact. I went with white wood grain cardstock here and created an A2 top folding card base. If you don’t have cardstock like this you can either dry emboss your card base with the help of an embossing folder or texture plate or stamp a subtle design in very light gray ink.

Arrange your images on the card base and use a mix of double sided tape and foam adhesive to adhere them onto the card to create some dimension. Be sure to add a sentiment, too! I heat embossed Merry Christmas in white embossing powder onto black cardstock and trimmed it into a narrow strip. I used black cardstock here to compliment black stamped outlines of my images.

Once you have everything adhered it is time to add finishing touches. I went with 4mm Clear Droplets and 6mm Clear Droplets and adhered them around my cluster creating a visual triangle. I not only alternated the sizes of the drops I used, but also the number of drops I included for a more dynamic look

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and idea sheet!

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Christmas Theme & Giveaway Week- Day 7

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather dropping by with a couple cards and a tutorial sharing a way to use some of the adorable Pretty Pink Posh images that doesn’t require any coloring! I love coloring, but sometimes it’s fun to do things a little differently and unexpectedly!

These are also super flat cards, and therefore very easy to mail – and yet they still have lots of the appearance of dimension, just without the bulk.

I started off by stamping my very simple scene directly on my cardbase using Christmas Friends Stamp Set. For this technique, I really love Simon Says Stamp 120lb cardstock – it is super smooth and seems to work beautifully for ink blending, and it is nice and sturdy so it holds up well as a cardbase.

Next, I stamped the images again on Simon Says Stamp masking paper, and carefully fussy cut them out and adhered over the top of the original image – then added a strip of masking tape along the bottom to give the illusion of a ground for them to stand on. Try to slightly cover the bottom of the girl/boy feet – that way it looks like they are standing on the “snow” – not floating above it.

Grab some distress inks and blending foam, and blend out a background! I picked two slightly unexpected colors – instead of just going with wintery blue – and started at the bottom and blended out. That way the deepest color is around the stamped images and bottom of the card.

Add some white paint splatters (I just mixed some white acrylic paint with water in a Mini Mister until I was happy with the consistency) and quickly and carefully remove the masks – always my favorites part of this technique!

Once the paint dries, stamp your sentiment, and embellish with a few snowflakes from Snowflake Sequins Mix! Here is a closer look at each card:

Christmas Theme & Giveaway Week- Day 7

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

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Christmas Theme & Giveaway Week- Day 1

Hello, Pretty Pink Posh fans! This is Yana and I have an interactive Christmas card to share featuring the Winter Wonderland stamp set and wobble springs. Plus, this post kicks off our Christmas Theme and Giveaway Week!

Wobble springs are something new and very exciting you can now find in Pretty Pink Posh store. And just in time for the Holidays, too! I was very excited to get my hands on these and I can’t wait to share a card I made using them.

In case you don’t know what wobble spring is, it’s a little plastic spring that attaches with one end to the card base (or anything else; thank tags, gift bags etc) and with another end to an object and provides that object with movement when touched. It is super fun to play with, even for adults – it’s mesmerizing in a way and addictive I’d say.

The element that wobbles on my card today is the igloo and a little penguin. The spring is hidden behind both of these and adds movement to both objects. To embellish the card, I added 4mm Clear Droplets and 6mm Clear Droplets, which are one of my favorite finishing touches.

Watch my video tutorial below to learn how to make this card and how to use wobble springs to create addictive interactive cards.

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Happy cardmaking! Be sure to join us the rest of the week for more holiday inspiration and giveaways!

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Clarity Brushes for Distressing

Pretty Pink Posh: Clarity Brushes for Distressing

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather here to share a couple cards using the Clarity Stencil Brushes – along with a video review of them. I was super excited to recently get my hands on a set of them – I have been seeing them used so much, that I was really curious how they worked.

If you aren’t familiar with them, they are brushes that can be used as an alternative to foam ink blenders with beautiful results! I paired them up with the adorable Fox Friends Stamp Set and coordinating Fox Friends Dies to create one layer stenciled panels. I was originally going to just make one layer cards, but they kind of grew into this by the time I finished!

Pretty Pink Posh: Clarity Brushes for Distressing

Here is the video sharing how I used the stencils – and with my first voice over of my video (I was a bit nervous – please forgive the soft voice and occasional humming or losing my place!)

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After the video I colored all the foxes in with some Copic Markers – I used Warm Grays – W00, W1, W3, and W5, and Blush R20, added my frames, and stitched with my sewing machine around the outside edges to finish them off a little. Added some jute twine, then attached with foam adhesive to colored card bases to finish off.

Here is a close up look at each one – on this first one I also used the Scallop Circles Dies to frame my fox.

For this next one, I used the two largest Stitched Hexagon Dies to create a frame.

And on this last one, after my stenciling, I cut a fresh Scallop Ovals die to frame the fox.

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And here they are all together – aren’t those colors so pretty together? They remind me of a rainbow of sherbet!

Thanks so much for stopping by today – have an absolutely wonderful day!!!

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Christmas Tag Inspiration

Hello everyone, Joni here sharing an idea of incorporating your non-tag die and make it into a tag as part of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags event!

For this project, I used the Stitched Pieces die and for the image and sentiments, I used the Winter Wonderland Stamp set.

To begin, I first distressed an A2 white card panel with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Peacock Feather and Shabby Shutters, then die-cut the panel with Stitched Pieces die. The images from Winter Wonderland Stamp set were colored with Copic markers.

Next, I die cut another on a white panel. This will serve as the backing of the tag. I simply secure the back side with a sticker sheet and cut to size, this will help hide the die-cut at the back as well.

Next, I cut the tag to size and rounded the corners.

Then, I adhered some foam tape the front panel and adhered the stitched piece on the white die-cut panel and stamped the sentiment.

For Final touches, I added some white dots using my Uni-ball white gel pen and added some Crystal Stickles on the images.

Here’s another look.

Plus, more inspiration from these designers! Click photos to visit their blog posts.

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Be sure to hop along and leave comments on the other designer’s blog. Each of them did such a great job with their holiday tags!

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Tutorial: Easy Holiday Cards

Hello Everyone, Joni here sharing easy to make holiday cards.

To begin, I cut the black cardstock to size 4 ¼ X 5 ½. I stamped the “season’s greetings” sentiment from Christmas Friends stamp set using a Citron embossing powder by Recollections. The cute snowman is from the Happy Snowman stamp set, the bird and gift are from the Christmas Friends stamp set. I also used the Happy Snowman Coordinating dies to cute this cutie.

For the snow background of the card I used the Uniball white broad pen and drew some different sizes of dots to make some snowy background, this part is relaxing.

Next I die-cut the black panel using an all time favorite, the Scallop Frame Dies (large one). I did this to get the size of the card. This card is originally the size of the large scallop die.

I then, I die-cut it again with antique gold cardstock from Paper Source.

I colored the images with copic markers. The beanie hat for the snowman is the same from the boy, I just fussy cut it and colored it red. The boy images are also from the Christmas Friends stamp set.