Pretty Pink Posh – Birthday Celebration February 2023 New Release! Gift card holder birthday card!

Hello crafting pals! Happy Saturday! Hope your week was awesome! We have had a couple of weeks of sunshine here and the flowers are going crazy. We already have about 20 fully bloomed daffodils, and the tulips are sprouting! Tons of blossoms on all the trees and lots of camellias too. It feels good to be outside this time of year and I like it that it's still cold at night. I've been busy with tons of activities, mostly at church, and not as much crafting. Life is good here at the moment. Today I'm here on the blog as part of the giant Pretty Pink Posh Ninth Birthday Celebration! One of my favorite companies is nine years old this month – yay and congratulations to Pretty Pink Posh! 

In order to celebrate PPP's birthday, there is a huge four day blog hop and also next week a big Instagram hop! Today is my day to join the blog hop and I'm glad you're here! I'll have another card next week too! Yippee! Prizes, supplies, discounts and the link list are at the bottom of my post today. Let's get started!

THE PPP BIRTHDAY NEW RELEASE IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR SHOPPING!!

My finished card is an A2 cream card base. I layered pretty purple cardstock and purple gingham as my base. My card features the brand new Gift Card Bag Die, The brand new Birthday Sentiments stamps and dies, and the brand new Wish stamps and dies. I used a color palette of purple, green, yellow and cream, with bits of gold and some sparkly glitter!

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The star of the show is the awesome new GIft Card Bag Die! It perfectly holds a gift card for any occasion. I made a fun birthday card with mine to use all the new supplies! I die cut the bag from cream cardstock and gently inked just the bottom of the bag using Distress Ink and a Blender Brush. I heat embossed the sentiment in gold onto a vellum strip to go across the bottom of the bag. The sentiment is brand new and I LOVE it!

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The top of the bag die has a pretty zig zag edge which just adds a nice detail. When I die cut the bag, I die cut a purple handle for it. I used a previously released die set to make some matching purple bows for the top. I tucked in some crumpled up vellum to look like gift bag tissue!

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I colored everything with Copic Markers and added white gel pen accents. I splattered on gold paint and purple ink to the bag for a bit of artistic interest. I used a scallop circle and another cream circle to serve as my focal point for the birthday icons.

 

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Here is my card with the coffee gift card tucked inside!! Fun fact about me – I collect Starbucks cards! For over twenty years! I have hundreds of them and so I can always find one that matches a theme or is perfect for the person! This one has a pretty birthday cake on it. 

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Here is some great sale information – and a free gift offer too!

 

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My gift bag was attached to the card using foam tape to leave room for the vellum tissue and the gift card. I'll need a larger envelope, but that's okay!

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Thank you for stopping by today! Enjoy the wonderful blog hop! Hope you have an awesome weekend! XO

There are EIGHT $25 gift certificates up for grabs from Pretty Pink Posh (two winners for each day of the hop!) Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop comments so be sure to comment on ALL the blogs!! Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 2/15/2023. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog! Good luck everyone!! 

THE PPP BIRTHDAY NEW RELEASE IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR SHOPPING!!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see my supply list for today's card (Affiliate Links Used)! 

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TODAY'S BLOG HOP LINKS LIST! ENJOY THE HOP!

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Tammy Stark
Wanda Guess
Jeanne Jachna
Rachel Alvarado
Jeannie Lieu


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60 responses to “Pretty Pink Posh – Birthday Celebration February 2023 New Release! Gift card holder birthday card!”

  1. Cyndi Morris Avatar
    Cyndi Morris

    Beautiful card. I love the colors (I’m a purple gal!). The Gift Card Bag Die is DEFINITELY at the top of my wish list!

  2. Lana Lepinski Avatar
    Lana Lepinski

    Thud! Just feel off my chair because your card is super amazing! JUST THE CUTEST CARD EVER!

  3. Christine Dol Avatar
    Christine Dol

    Wanda…we have missed you! So nice to see a Wanda super duper amazing post! You always think of the most neatest ways to use a stamp set or die set!! LOVE this idea!

  4. Kathy j in Ellicott City Avatar
    Kathy j in Ellicott City

    What a great card, I love the colors!

  5. Anne Sturgeon Avatar
    Anne Sturgeon

    That purple is so perfect! I think this little bag is super cute. Wouldn’t it make such great table favors for all kinds of parties? My favorite stencil this release is the ice cream….OMG so cute. Great job sweet fiend and Happy Valentine’s Day 💘💘💘

  6. Laurie D Avatar
    Laurie D

    Love the card. It is super pretty!

  7. Meghan Kennihan Avatar
    Meghan Kennihan

    Oooo I love the purple! Darling gift card bag!!!

  8. Lori Avatar
    Lori

    So creative and cute , love the gift bag on the front of the card.
    Thanks for the inspiration!

  9. Sue D Avatar
    Sue D

    I like how you decorated this cute gift bag. I like the purple background too.

  10. ~amy~ Avatar

    So super CUTE Wanda!!!!

  11. Nancee Purdum Avatar

    That is awesome! I love this! Thanks for sharing!

  12. Sharon Gullikson Avatar
    Sharon Gullikson

    Your colors, especially the purple and gold, look adorable! Great job as always.

  13. kathleen dumpert Avatar
    kathleen dumpert

    So cute i like the added vellum as tissue!

  14. kathy camp Avatar
    kathy camp

    The card is amazing. The Vellum you used going into the bag like tissue paper is incredible.

  15. Debbie Br Avatar
    Debbie Br

    You always come up with the sweetest cards Wanda! TFS

  16. Melissa Leftrick Avatar
    Melissa Leftrick

    Such a beautiful card! The purple is awesome!

  17. Stacey Foley Avatar
    Stacey Foley

    LOVE that little bag! Such a cute card!

  18. Sheri Kempke Avatar
    Sheri Kempke

    I love your card-so many great details, the colors, the gift card die is perfect! I have to remember this idea–its a great idea and the tissue paper insert? Amazing detail.

  19. Denise Bryant Avatar
    Denise Bryant

    Love the bag and all the fun party images! Such a fun card in pretty colors! Happy 9th birthday to PPP!

  20. KC Wong Avatar
    KC Wong

    Thanks for sharing your creative process. Loved how you used the vellum as “tissue paper”

  21. Sonya Avatar
    Sonya

    Love the colors mixed with vellum on this card!

  22. Tami B Avatar
    Tami B

    This card gets a big A+. There’s just so much that makes it fantastic.

  23. Laurie Black Avatar
    Laurie Black

    I love this card! Beautifully colored, fabulous design, and featuring my favorite purple/green color combo.

  24. Connie Avatar
    Connie

    Great card, Wanda!

  25. Kelly B Avatar
    Kelly B

    So cute! Great color choice!

  26. Alexandra Y Avatar
    Alexandra Y

    This is so fun! Love the idea of a gift bag card!

  27. Jeanne Beam Avatar
    Jeanne Beam

    Love your adorable card! The bag is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

  28. Sarah Haumschild Avatar
    Sarah Haumschild

    This card is fantastic. Your colors are beautiful!

  29. Suzie P. Avatar
    Suzie P.

    Another fun card Wanda! Love the little bows at the top of the bag handles! Fun Spring colors!

  30. Bonnie King Avatar
    Bonnie King

    The way you have the tissue popping out of the gift card bag is just adorable. Love it!

  31. A Ito Avatar
    A Ito

    Beautiful card! Love the purple!

  32. Mary Holshouser Avatar
    Mary Holshouser

    Love the idea of the gift bag.
    the purple is a wonderful color.
    thanks for sharing.

  33. Cindi Green Avatar
    Cindi Green

    Who wouldn’t LOVE getting this card for their birthday? Fabulous colors and design! I love it so much.

  34. Lori Spitzer Avatar
    Lori Spitzer

    OOOOH, Wanda!! I adore that purple theme! I love the card and I was struck when I saw it. Great job – this PPP gift “bag” is terrific. Love the finishing touch of the vellum as “tissue” – absolutely a genius idea. Love your work in every hop!! TFS –
    Lori S in PA

  35. Jennifer Rasnick Avatar
    Jennifer Rasnick

    That purple is amazing!

  36. Marisela Delgado Avatar
    Marisela Delgado

    So beautiful! I see purple so it’s a winner with me!

  37. Jean Marmo Avatar
    Jean Marmo

    A gorgeous card!

  38. Cathy Singleton Avatar
    Cathy Singleton

    Such a fun card! Love the festive colors. Beautifully done as always!

  39. Kimberley Bond Avatar
    Kimberley Bond

    This is absolutely the cutest birthday card! I love the purple. So creative and fun!

  40. Amy Cooley Avatar
    Amy Cooley

    I just love what you did with this little gift bag. The vellum tissue is so pretty with the gift card tucked in.

  41. Joy Meadows Avatar
    Joy Meadows

    WOW! This card is over the top gorgeous, Wanda! Love all of the details you added. Thanks for sharing.

  42. Linda S. Avatar
    Linda S.

    Your card is fabulous, I love the color combination you chose, and the crumpled vellum was the perfect finishing touch to the gift bag.

  43. Laura Greig Avatar
    Laura Greig

    Your card is absolutely adorable!

  44. Stacy H. Avatar
    Stacy H.

    I love the color combination that you chose for your card, and the gift bag die-fun!!

  45. Cathy P. Avatar

    LOVE your card, Wanda. The purple color is perfect and so cheery. What a fun idea to create a feature circle with all of those fun birthday elements. Love the gold embossing, too!

  46. Michelle Hackett Avatar
    Michelle Hackett

    That’s so cool that you collect Starbucks cards. Love the colors you used for this and that you made it into a card with tissue paper was very clever.

  47. Ann Marie Sharratt Avatar
    Ann Marie Sharratt

    I love how you used the vellum to look like tissue paper sticking out! So cute and the PPP 9ty birthday release had all of our birthday card making needs!!

  48. Janet D. Avatar
    Janet D.

    This is wonderful! Love it!

  49. Stacey Carpenter Avatar
    Stacey Carpenter

    very beautiful card!

  50. Stacey Carpenter Avatar
    Stacey Carpenter

    love how the cute gift bag is on the card and is also a gift card holder!

  51. Jade Avatar
    Jade

    I love the purple color! So very cool and awesome. Incredible card. I love the gift bag! What a treat!

  52. Becky Green Avatar

    Wanda, I LOVE ALL of the dimension on your card! AND the COLORS you chose to use! ALL of the little elements you added to the front of your shopping bag are SO FUN! The tissue paper & little purple bows are a NICE ADDITION, along with your gold splatters! A SUPER JOB for PPP, & US! HUGS! 😉<3

  53. Joan Brenizer Avatar
    Joan Brenizer

    Great idea to use giftcard bag on a card. Thanks for the inspiration.

  54. Rebecca Marie Reynolds Avatar
    Rebecca Marie Reynolds

    This is darling! I love the layers and of course the white gel pen accents….I can’t believe how much that adds. HBD PPP!

  55. Janet Sisk Avatar
    Janet Sisk

    Such a fun card! Love the little gift bag front. Thanks for the inspiration.

  56. Bets Greene Avatar
    Bets Greene

    A card & gift in one! This is so clever, and just so lovely! And versatile, which we all look for…substitute a tissue for the gift card, and make a get well card! Or keep the G/C and let your ill friend get soup delivered! Endless possibilities… Love this entire release💜💜💜

  57. Beverly Jordan Avatar
    Beverly Jordan

    Wanda, this is so gorgeous in purple with the icing, bows, packages and balloons!! Gorgeous coloring too!!! You do amazing work!! love this new gift bag! The “tissue” is such a sweet touch!

  58. Leigh Norris Avatar
    Leigh Norris

    Such a fun card and a unique way to give a gift card! I love this idea! Super cute.

  59. Holly Jackson Avatar

    Wanda this card is so cute I love y I hr choice of purple 💜 for the background!

  60. Danielle Pajot Avatar
    Danielle Pajot

    What a beautiful card. I love how you embellished the bag with bows and the tissue gives it texture. So pretty with the shades of purple!

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