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Pretty Pink Posh 4th Birthday Celebration Blog Hop!

Hi everyone! I'm so super excited to be able to share in the excitement as we celebrate the 4th Birthday of Pretty Pink Posh stamps, dies and sequins! I have been a mega fan of Paulina and her gorgeous designs from the very beginning. And she is the sweetest, kindest person too. I was so happy she asked me to participate in an awesome blog hop to introduce her new release! Everything is adorable and happy…and I had fun making this card to share today. To see all of her designs – CLICK HERE! To see her beautiful design blog – CLICK HERE!

I chose to feature the new Birthday Scene stamp. Yes, this is one big stamp! Makes it super easy to stamp and color. These little animals look so cute with their balloons and party hats. These critters made me think of story book animals so I chose water color pencils as my coloring medium. I stamped on cream cardstock with brown ink. This lends an overall vintage and soft feeling to my card. But, of course, I pumped up the color with some of my favorite plaid paper!!

I used colors of the rainbow, in muted tones, to color the balloons and hats. The animals were made in soft furry colors! I picked up the turquoise blue as my in between layer between the cream and the rainbow plaid. I stamped and colored a present from another PPP stamp set to use as an accent at the top.

I used some of the new sequins to add little pops of yellow to the party scene! I also gently inked the edges of the cream layer with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

PRIZE ALERT PRIZE ALERT: Pretty Pink Posh will be giving away two $50 gift certificates to random comments left on the different stops every day of this hop! That’s right, PPP is giving away a total of SIX $50 gift certificates! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on my post and the other posts! To see the entire hop list scroll to the bottom of this post. So many great designers in this hop. Thank you for visiting my blog today!

January 12, 2018
Pretty Pink Posh March 2017 Product Release Blog Hop! You’re My Favorite!

Hi there crafty friends! Welcome to my stop on this fun March product release blog hop from Pretty Pink Posh! Yipppeeee! I LOVE PPP stamps and dies. Paulina does such an amazing job of making the cutest stamps and most innovative dies for us to play with. I'm very excited to be joining with so many wonderful designers today and tomorrow for this big hop. If you're new to my blog today – welcome! Happy to have you here for a bit! The full list of blogs for today's hop is at the bottom of my post. If you want to start at the beginning CLICK HERE to go to the Pretty Pink Posh Blog! This is a two day blog hop! (YEAH!) and there are four prizes up for grabs. Please leave a comment here for a chance to win a PPP gift certificate.

For my card today I had to use the brand new Friends Forever Stamp Set and matching dies! This stamp set has the cutest little boys and girls and a beautiful heart balloon. I used loads of PPP dies too, and a color palette for Spring of aqua and yellow. Whenever Spring hits, I am all about yellow! It's such a happy color. I used my Copic Markers to color everything and then used some new PPP Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix sequins to finish off my card.

I started with a crisp white A2 card base made from Neenah cardstock. Then I layered pretty aqua on top of the white. I cut out my white layer and the scallop frame in white also. I backed the frame with yellow gingham paper from my stash. Next I stamped, die cut and colored my two girlfriends and the balloon in shades to match the papers. Before I color with my Copics I like to choose my papers first so everything will match. It's much easier to match the paper than to try to find paper to match a colored image later!

The girls are attached to the card using foam tape for dimension, to make them pop right off the page! They are so cute in their matching outfits!! The bow is from the Twine and Bows Die Set and it's just a little something for there at the bottom of my card!

Here are some of my Copic choices. A full list is at the bottom of my post – exactly which colors I used. These new sequins are cool – see? No holes in the middle!

PRIZE ALERT PRIZE ALERT PRIZE ALERT!

There are 4 $25 gift certificates up for grabs (two winners each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 3/17/2017. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog next week!

SUPPLY LINKS FOR TODAY!

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FULL BLOG HOP LIST FOR TODAY!

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Melania Deasy

Amy Yang

Eloise Blue

Nichol Spohr

Liz Sarkisyan

Amy Kolling

Lori Hairston

Lisa Elton

Jeanne Jachna

Gladys Marcelino

Suzy Plantamura

Vera Rhuhay

Wanda Guess

March 9, 2017
Watercolor roses and gold hugs!

Greetings! Hello my crafty pals! How are you doing this week so far? I hope you're doing great! I have been laying low in my craft cave and quietly working on some really fun things to share with you! I had something happen recently with a friend and it really shook me to my core. I'm processing that out and trying to make sense of what happened and just generally feeling kind of down and very sad. So the best medicine for me today is time with Buddy, time on Facebook chat with my dear friend HS, and time in the studio. Those things heal my heart and keep me going. It's been a long time since I was knocked for a loop like this. I'm looking to God and completely trusting in HIS plan and knowing I just have to keep walking… His plans for me are far greater than my mere dreams anyway. There are lessons in every situation. So if you have time, stop and send me a virtual hug and I'll do the same for you!

I felt like watercoloring something and it is close to Valentine's Day and all, so I thought I would watercolor some pretty pink roses with my Zig Markers! I used the beautiful Simon Says Stamp Roses for You stamp set and shades of pinks, greens and red to create a sweet greeting. You know what they say, right? A card is a hug with a fold in the middle! I started with an A2 card base made from Fog Cardstock, which is a beautiful soft gray. Then I die cut a Stitched Rectangle out of Prima Watercolor Paper (This is my go-to watercolor paper recently).

I used three of the circle roses stamps from the stamp set, and two of the leaves stamps from that same stamp set. I randomly stamped them in clear embossing ink and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. All of my stamping was done on watercolor paper. Kept it really informal and loose. No plan for this part. After I heat embossed the main part, on a separate piece of paper I heat embossed the big heart from the stamp set and die cut it out.

I used my Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, a tiny paint brush, and lots of water to color in all the roses using two shades of pink. I colored the leaves with a pretty lime green Zig and a touch of blue. For the background I used a beautiful soft sky blue Zig Marker. Of course, the big heart was saturated with ink from a red Zig Marker. Once I was done coloring, I gave it all a blast from my heat tool to dry everything. They I went back with some pink ink and made my splatters! (I love splatters!)

I die cut the Simon Says Stamp Hugs die out of rich gold cardstock. Then I layered the heart onto the floral background with foam tape. The hugs die is glued down with some glossy accents. Use your tweezers! LOL. I added a few Pretty Pink Posh Droplets for a nice effect.

I gently curved up the top parts of the heart to make it a bit more dimensional. I love that pop of color on there!

Okay, so there are some hugs for you today! Thank you for coming by to see me and see what I'm creating! Today (the 31st) is the last day to enter my month long January prize drawing. CLICK HERE for all the details! I will draw the winner and email them tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who participated in this! On Saturday I have a retro fun project on the Simon Says Stamp blog, and then on Sunday I have a BIG announcement right here on my blog. Hope to see you around this week. Hugs. XOXO

SUPPLIES FOR TODAY'S PROJECT!

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January 31, 2017
STAMPtember Collaboration with Pretty Pink Posh – Winter Wishes!

Hello crafty and creative friends! Happy weekend! YAHOOO! It was a great and gorgeous week here in Sac-town last week. SUCH nice weather and Fall is definitely in the air. I had lots of activities with friends and with the hubs and have just generally been out enjoying the season. I'm a little sad, though, that STAMPtember only has one more week! Hasn't it been a fun ride? So many new products and so much inspiration at every turn. I have three more Stamptember blog posts and this is the first one of the three.

Today we're celebrating a limited edition stamp and die set from Pretty Pink Posh! The stamp set is called Winter Bird Friend and he's the cutest thing! A cheerful little birdie with accessories – a hat, a scarf, etc. TOO cute! I made a sweet Christmas card to share today. I used a couple of new patterned paper pads from this season, and my Copic Markers. Supply links at the bottom of my post!

I really like to combine patterned papers! Here, I've used three different papers to create life and lots of color! Then I die cut a simple stitched rectangle to make the focal point of the card. The holly leaves and berries are new enamel accents from Doodlebug. SO festive!

I die cut two stitched circles to make an accent piece for the card. This is a technique I use a lot. I popped up the smaller circle with some foam squares.

I colored my birdie to look like a sweet blue bird – and picked up the aqua color in that gorgeous plaid!

Pretty Pink Posh always has the most gorgeous font for their sentiments. Perfect and elegant!

Thank you so much for coming by today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I will see you right back here really soon! XOXO

Here is the graphic for the stamps and dies!

SHOPPING LINKS FOR TODAY'S PROJECT:

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September 23, 2016
Pretty Pink Posh 2nd Birthday Celebration – Blog Hop!

Hey there crafty friends! There's something really fun going on around here today! I'm so excited to be part of the celebration for Pretty Pink Posh! It's the second anniversary for our dear friend Paulina and we're all going to help her party with a big three day blog hop event. There are tons of discounts and fun prizes every day. Be sure to leave comments on all the blog posts for chances to win big! There are new items in the PPP store for you to check out, including some beautiful new sequin mixes. I've used a couple of the new mixes in my card today! Big shout out and congratulations to Pretty Pink Posh! Yahooooooo! I'm happy to be included in the fun. You may have arrived here from Anna's awesome blog?! I adore her project from today. More links and prize information at the bottom of my post….

Also, scroll to the next blog post down to see my recap from CHA 2016! Just returned from Anaheim the other day! Woot!

For my card, I was still thinking Winter and New Years, so I used some cute Lawn Fawn stamps to make a friendly New Year's shaker card. I used the AWESOME Scallop Frames dies from Pretty Pink Posh, and also the Speech Bubbles and sequin mixes. It all works so nicely together. The new frame dies are going to be a fav in my craft room, I already know it.

I used about four different sequin types in this shaker! White ones, stars, the new Kindness mix and silver!! OOOOH LA LA!

My Copic Coloring is simple – not too many colors – and I picked an aqua for his scarf! The words were all stamped using my stamp positioner so I could use lots of sentiments together to spell out what I wanted, and make the words fit!

CLICK HERE FOR THE NEXT STOP ON THE BLOG HOP – the lovely HEATHER!

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LINK LIST!

BLOG HOP DISCOUNTS AND PRIZES INFORMATION BELOW!

January 14, 2016
Pretty Pink Posh New Release Blog Hop!

Hi friends! I'm happy and excited to be sharing in the fun as the lovely Paulina hosts us on a blog hop featuring her newest dies and sequins! Yep, Pretty Pink Posh has three new die sets and loads of new sequins in the shop! Woot woot!

I'm sharing two cards today featuring all three of the new dies. I used fun and fab stamp sets from Lawn Fawn on both cards. This is really a cheery post – hope you enjoy it. And, I hope you will complete the entire hop (list below). There are prizes! Paulina is giving away (2) $25 gift certificates!! The winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. (Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PDT on 8/9/2015. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog)

You should have arrived here from the Pretty Pink Posh blog! Now let's get started! My first card features the Storybook 1 Dies and some new mini sequins. This die set is a set of stitched squares that fit together into a larger square. I thought it would be fun to use some ice cream images from the Lawn Fawn set called Here's The Scoop!

To tie my project together I used the same colors in all the different squares. I added pops of red to each item also. Then I finished off with some pretty pink twine. I colored all the images with my Copic markers and added touches of Diamond Stickles at the end. The sentiment is a long stamp with all the words in a row. To make it fit this spot, I stamped each word separately!

All my ice cream images are popped up with foam tape onto the white squares.

For my second project I used two new PPP dies. I used the Stitched Speech Bubble Dies and the Twine and Bows Dies. TOO cute! Then I had fun with some Doodlebug patterned papers and the awesome Gleeful Gardens stamp set. I put my card together first and then chose Copic Markers to match the papers exactly! These are some funky colored snails! LOL.

I love that tiny bow as an accent piece!! I was inspired for the project by the pretty flower shaped sequins Paulina sent me! I put a golden yellow one right in the center.

See that cute border on the bottom?? That is another PPP die called Stitched Borders 3 and I use that one all the time! It is such a happy pattern. Here I added some more flower sequins. I love how they match the shape of the flowers on the paper!

August 6, 2015
Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop!

Hey there my crafty pals! I have something fun to announce today – and YOU can join in the fun! Pretty Pink Posh is hosting a big Watercolor Blog Hop starting tomorrow! Everyone and anyone can post a card and we'll all have fun being inspired by each other. Sounds good to me! The only rule is… Use watercolors – in any way, shape or form. Yay!

DETAILS: The blog hop officially opens June 5th at 6am PST and ends June 8th at 11:55pm PST.

CLICK HERE to go to the Pretty Pink Posh Blog to enter your card and to read more about it. Sweet Paulina went above and beyond to get the most awesome sponsors and the best prizes! It's going to be loads of fun! You have all weekend to whip up something amazing. If you click over there now you can see the PPP design team and guest posts links!

To get you inspired early, here's my Watercolor Blog Hop card! I used the Baked with Love stamp set from one of our great sponsors (Lawn Fawn) and some lovely dies and sequins from the Pretty Pink Posh store. It's a match made in heaven – along with my watercolor pencils.

The papers are all from Lawn Fawn – I adore these retro shades of mint and pink! The lovely die cuts are from Pretty Pink Posh – looooove the stitching. I added some twine and some minty sequins.

My background and my images were both watercolored with watercolor pencils. They are so fun and easy to use with a water brush. For the background I used the edge of a pencil to make a nice, light shading of pink and wet it down randomly. The cupcake and the cake stand were colored with watercolor pencils to match the papers.

MANY MANY MANY THANKS TO OUR AWESOME SPONSORS!!!!

And huge thanks and mega-hugs to Paulina for organizing such a fun event! Can't wait to see what everyone creates. See you tomorrow! XO

June 4, 2015