Hi friends! Happy 2024! Hope you had a fun New Year's Eve! This is my first blog post for the new year and I have really fun cards to share with you today! Let's have a great 2024 filled with creativity and fun projects! Once it turns to the new year, it's time to think about Valentine's Day crafting, and I love it! Time for pink and hearts and chocolates and cupcakes and all things frilly and sweet! Today is day one of a giant blog hop to celebrate the January 2024 new release from Pretty Pink Posh. It's a wonderful release and I think you're going to LOVE it! Chock full of X's and O's for Valentine's Day and also fun things for St. Patrick's Day! I will share two cards today, and another card next week for the Instagram Hop! Are you ready to turn over to new themes?
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My first card for today features the brand new Big Valentine Cupcakes Dies, the brand new Stitched Hearts, the brand new Pierced Hearts Background, and the brand new Sentiment Strips Valentines (along with some older products too!!) All my exact supplies are listed at the bottom of this post! My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with kraft, pink, vellum and a white eyelet layer!! That big cupcake is the star of the show!
Here's a side view of my card to show all my layers and bits and bobs!! Of course, you know me, I went over the top with glitter, pearls and silver paint splashes!! This die set is awesome!! I'm already thinking birthday cards!
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For the frosting on top and the polka dot part, I actually layered two pieces so those parts would be thicker. I often do this to add more depth to the die cut pieces. I used Copic Markers and Distress Inks to shade all the die cut pieces. I also added sparkly glitter!! I used the numbers dies from the Graduation set to make a red 14 and put that on a vellum heart. I used the new sentiment strips for the 'be my valentine' strip.
These eyelet rectangle dies are such a great addition to my stash. I use them all the time!! I ink blended the top part of the eyelet rectangle with pretty aqua ink to match the cupcake paper. I like the contrast of that pretty blue with all that pink. (Is it me or does it look like that cherry is smiling??!!)
The pretty new background die makes the most perfect pierced hearts…. sigh….
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I want to lick the frosting off this cupcake – it looks so yummy! I don't think I will though! LOLZ.
Staying on theme, my second card for today also has cupcakes!! This card features the brand new Sweet Chocolates stamp set and the brand new Valentine Cupcakes stamp set. My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with chocolate brown cardstock, and festive candy stripes, and vellum – then an eyelet rectangle! I had fun mixing and matching the cupcakes and chocolates!!
Here's a side view of my card and all the layers. The pieces were affixed to the card using foam squares for added dimension. For my finishing element I used tiny pink hearts!!
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I colored all the images with my Copic Markers and then added white gel pen accents. Then, of course, glitter! I really like brown and pink together because for some reason it reminds me of a soda shop! Hee hee. Everything is so dang adorable.
I used a two part sentiment in black at the bottom of the card. I love it when words have matching dies – it looks so clean.
I'm hungry now!
I did a quick selfie in our front yard on New Year's Eve to commemorate the occasion! Hubs and I enjoyed a nice day and I got to wear my cute new Cheers sweater (From Target!) and my new sassy beret! (Did you know you can set a self timer for a selfie on your iPhone??? I set my phone against the planter box to take this shot…it's a great trick to get you in the photos too!) Here's a tutorial I found.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today for this fun introduction of this wonderful new release, and for the exciting blog hop! It was nice to share with you! Have a great day today and keep on crafting! I have one more card to share next week that I made with this new release. Hint, it will make you feel Lucky! Can't wait to show it to you! XOXO
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CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see all the supplies I used for today's projects!
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Comments
56 responses to “Pretty Pink Posh – January 2024 New Release – Valentine Cupcakes!”
Love both of your sweet projects Wanda!
Happy New Year!
Great card shares! I like the ideas for the frosting.
Awesome cards Wanda! Love the picture you took of yourself!
I love the look of stitching on your cards. Happy New Year!
Great cards Wanda! Now I’m hungry for cupcakes!! LOL
Your cards are amazing Wanda! So cute and fun 🩷
Adorable cards!
Love the layers on the first card, so much fun.
I love your ink blending
Love your charming cards Wanda. Happy New Year. Hope it’s a great year for you! Love your beret!
When I get started I’ll be fairly new to card making. Love looking at your creativity.
Lovely layers! Beautiful details. The scallops are awesome and you’re right about the pierced hearts. Great cards!
You are too cute!
I LOVE your cards! The cupcake looks sooo yummy!
Looking good my dear friend!! I love all the chocolates, plus no calories, ha ha. This release is so fun and I also love me some cupcakes. Great job and I look forward to the next one.
Wanda I love both cards. I like the added touch of #14. Your coloring is beautiful! This is a wonderful release! Thanks for sharing the details!
I love both your cards, Wanda… and your photo is a “10”!! Great job! I adore the glitter added to the cupcake frosting to make it look really sugary!! Your work is always top-notch!
Lori S in PA
p.s. Isn’t PPP amazing?
Wanda, I love both cards. Very different in style. My favorite has to be the first. That cupcake looks so yummy and the frosting ideas are great Thanks for the inspiration.
Super cute cards! I love those cupcake dies. So many fun uses for those.
Oh that cupcake! I love the way it plays with everything in our mug collection!! I could admire your details all day long!!!
Oh… yum! Those cupcakes look scrumptious! Your cards are adorable!
Absolutely sweet cards!
Your frosting shading looks great. And the bird on another card is so TWEET—sweet. These are all so cute.
Hi Wanda! Merry Christmas and happy new year! Love your cheers, sweater and beret, you are so much fun! What a cute cupcake from the PPP, Valentine, cup cupcake die set. I’m so glad you’re still blogging. It makes my day to come to your blog and see what fun things you are doing. I have spent my whole Christmas bonus on stamps and dies! LOL
Your cupcakes look delicious!
Love your creations and such a cute photo of you!
What sweet cupcake cards! Lovely! Happy New year!
These are adorable!
Your cards are gorgeous! Love the picture of you in the cheers sweater!! 💗
The cupcakes look good enough to
eat. Now I’m hungry. Great
cards. thanks for sharing.
Cute cards! I love the glittery frosting on the cupcake!
So cute!!
These are so pretty! Love those cupcakes!
Love your gorgeous cards-the colors, the layers and the lacy background piece is perfect on all of these cards!
Such adorable cards! Love the designs.
Adorable cards, Wanda! Love them!!
Gorgeous cards! I love all the layers on thes super sweet cards Wanda! Grat designs!! 🙂
I love Valentine’s Day cards. Your cards are beautiful!
What sweet cards. I love all the cute candies!
Oh! I love the first card and the way you used a lot of layers but nothing is too overpowering!
That cupcake is so realistic looking! Now I want Cupcakes!
Thanks for the inspiration.
Sweet cards. I like the layers.
Beautiful Valentine cards Wanda! The cupcakes are so adorable.
Adorable valentine cupcakes!
I just love your cards! They are so colorful and fun! I love the way that you colored and shaded the cupcakes, too!
Awesome cards Wanda! Love your cupcake card, with all those layers and love the scalloped background layer. Lovely inspiration!
Very nice cards Wanda. Incorporating the 14th on your first card is a great idea and I like the layout of that 2nd card
Happy New Year! Your picture is so good. I love the beret. The frosting on the cupcake looks like you toasted that marshmallow frosting just right.
These are both so beautiful and so sweet!! I could see that first one being used as a birthday card as well–just change the “date” for the “age”.
Love your first cupcake card the frosting looks so scrumptious!
Wanda, your card is totally scrumptious!! LOVE all of the gorgeous layers!! (I counted 9!!) You are rocking the color theme and patterns!! Fabulous sample of this new release of PPP!! I love it all!!!
Love the use of texture and dimensions here. Makes those cupcakes almost edible!
I always look forward to seeing your samples for a new release!
Wonderful cards! Beautifully colored.
These cards are so sweet and beautiful! I also appreciated the phone picture tip! Brilliant. I loved your great picture too! Happy New Year!
Absolutely delicious cards!!
Adorable card, Wanda! And such pretty photography, too. I enjoyed your post.