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Hello everyone, Eloise here and today I have a 1 stamp set, 3 cards video for you all. I’m going to be using the Friends Forever stamp set today since there is a lot of images as well as a lot of sentiments, which is what I want. Along with the stamp set I’m also using a few Pretty Pink Posh dies and sequins, too.

For my first card today, I used the Window Frames dies to create an opening into some watercolour cardstock, ink blended some Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Ink on top of the panel and created a shaker card using the Friendship Mix, Petunia Seed Beads, Sparkling Clear Stars and Sparkling Clear Seed Beads. I used a double layer of foam tape, since I wanted a lot of shake to happen. I sealed off the shaker using some white cardstock.

On top of my window shaker, I added some images I previously coloured with my Copic Markers and then adhered them with glue dots. For my sentiment I used some Twisted Citron Distress Ink onto some more cardstock and cut out a banner using the Stitched Notes dies. I then stamped the ‘Love You’ sentiment from the Friends Forever stamp set on top of the banner with black ink. I added foam tape onto the back and added onto the top of my panel. I then wrapped around some hemp cord and tied a bow. I mounted the entire panel onto a blue card base and the card was complete.

For the second card, I die cut the Stitched Film Strip from some white cardstock first and then moved onto my background. I laid out my elements on the background first to see where I wanted everything placed, once I knew I took some Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink and used a piece of acetate, smooshed the ink on top, sprayed it with water and pressed down onto the cardstock. I repeated this until I was happy with the result. I then dried it off with a heat tool and stamped the sentiment ‘Hello Friend’ on the left with black ink.

I then adhered my kids that were previously coloured also with Copic Markers and adhered them to the back of the film strip. I then added foam tape all along the back and adhered it down to the card panel. To finish it up I added some Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix and then adhered the entire panel to a card base.

For my third card I first cut a piece of watercolour paper with the frame die that comes in the Stitched Notes die set. Once that was cut I used the Peekaboo Windows dies and cut the rectangle one out of the panel and also out of some masking tape. I then masked off the windows and used the Twisted Citron Distress Ink to colour the top of my piece and then fading it out to white. Once the green was blended I used the negative masking tape piece and placed that around the windows and used some painters tape to help hold it down and then used the Squeezed Lemonade to do the same inking to the windows. I then splattered on some water and dried it with a heat tool.

After everything was adhered and dried, I added my sentiment ‘I’m So Glad That We’re Friends’ from the same Friends Forever stamp set and stamped that underneath the windows with some black ink. I then went ahead and added adhesive to the whole back of the die cut panel and then added my images behind the window. I then added some foam tape behind the entire panel and kids and then I added some colour onto my card base. I used Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and ink blended it onto my card base, blending it out to white. I added my panel on top and my card was complete.

Eloise

Hello, Pretty Pink Posh fans! This is Yana and I today I’m excited to share a card using one of newest stamp sets- Everyday Greetings (releases on March 1st)!

We often look at sentiments as a last piece or a last step when we create a project and we forget that sentiments can be used in a variety of ways.

I used a large thank you message for my cards today, but many other sentiments from the Everyday Greetings set or other sets can be used for this technique.

I started working on this card by stamping a sentiment repeatedly in clear embossing ink onto a teal cardstock panel. I stamped each sentiment somewhat at an angle trying to create one continuous pattern. As soon as my stamping was done I added white embossing powder and heat set it with my heat tool.

I ink blended bottom left corner of my panel to make it slightly darker. Peacock Feathers distress ink was used as it best matched in color to my cardstock panel. I knew I will be adding a few additional elements to that corner, so I needed to make it slightly different from the rest of the card to help elements pop.

Even though I stamped Thank You repeatedly in the background I still wanted to add additional sentiment to my card. I used You’re The Best from the Birdie Friends set and stamped it in Black ink onto a strip of white cardstock.

I am enjoying using critters on my projects lately, so I wanted to add a few fun bees onto this card. I used several images from the new Bee Friends stamp set that comes as a gift with a qualifying purchase in March (and will also be available for purchase in May).

I used Copic markers and did simple coloring (B00 and B000 to color the wings; BG18, BG15 and BG32 to color bodies of my bees). The Bee Friends stamp set also has a set of coordinating dies, again you can get it as a gift with a qualifying purchase or buy it later this year in May. I used these to cut my images out.

I trimmed my background panel down to 4 x 5 1/4 inches and foam mounted onto an A2 top folding card base. Next I foam mounted my little critters on top. Lastly, I embellished the card using the Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix.

Be sure to watch my video tutorial below to learn how to make this card and see another bonus idea at the end of the video.

Happy cardmaking! Be sure to join us tomorrow for another day of sneak peeks.