[VIDEO HOP] Pretty Pink Posh - January 2026 Release - Ladybug Shaker Cards

Hi there,

Today's card is part of the Pretty Pink Posh January 2026 Release Video Hop, so make sure to scroll down to the end of this post and check the process video for more details about this hop.

Ladybugs, shamrocks, super cute stamp sets and awesome die sets... What an amazing release to kick off this new crafty year! I went for ladybugs for this video hop because I've been dying for those ladybug themed items, and I couldn't decide whether I preferred the red ladybug or the turquoise ladybug, so that's why they both ended up in my video.

I started off by cutting two large Pinking Rectangle panels out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, I masked the stitched edges off with washi tape, and covered them both with oxide ink: salvaged patina for one, and spun sugar for the other. Next I used the Layered Ladybugs stencils along with oxide inks to add cute ladybugs to each panel: on the aqua panel I used peacock feathers, hickory smoke and black soot oxide inks, and on the pink panel I used candied apple, hickory smoke and black soot oxide inks. I mixed copic opaque white ink with water and added white splatters to my panels, I did the same with liquid stardust for sparkles and then the same again with black soot oxide ink for more contrast. I removed all the washi tape and set my panels aside to dry.

Once they were dry, I attached the red ladybug panel to a 5,5" x 4,25" red panel using 1mm foam tape, the aqua ladybug panel to a turquoise panel using foam tape again, and then stuck each colored panel to a white card base using liquid glue.

Next I worked on my Ladybug Shakers, and they both were built and assembled the same way, so here are the different steps I followed to create the red ladybug. To make the second ladybug, you just have to change the colors :-)

1. I cut a whole Ladybug Shaker body out of black cardstock to serve as a sturdy base and also to make the antennae,

2. I cut the ladybug's head out of dark grey cardstock, trimmed the antennae off, and stuck the head to the black base using liquid glue,

3. I cut the Ladybug Shaker frame out of red cardstock using the main dies from the set,

4. I cut a whole ladybug out of acetate and attached this acetate panel at the back of the red frame using liquid glue,

5. Still at the back of the red frame, I attached foam strips all around it, following the rounded shape of the ladybug,

6. Inside each of the ladybug wing, I poured a bunch of Love Is Kind shaker beads and a bit of Marshmallow shaker beads,

7. I cut another whole Ladybug Shaker panel out of a light pink pattern paper, added white splatters to that panel, and once dry, attached it to the foam strips to totally close my Ladybug Shaker.

Next I decorated the front of my Ladybug Shaker. First, I cut the middle section of the ladybug again out of dark grey cardstock, added texture and more interest to this piece of paper using the Scallops Pierced Plate die, and then attached it to the ladybug using 1mm foam squares. I cut two hearts: a large one out of aqua cardstock using a Bear Holder die, and a smaller one out of turquoise cardstock using a Ladybug Shaker die. I added white splatters and liquid stardust splatters to the larger one, stuck it to the dark grey middle section of the Ladybug Shaker using 1mm foam squares, and then attached the smaller heart on top using 1mm foam squares again.

I cut two Beautiful Bows: one out of white cardstock and the other out of pearlescent vellum, stuck the vellum bow to the white bow using liquid glue, attached the final bow to the Ladybug Shaker using a 1mm foam square, and then picked a white heart confetti from the Sweet Xoxo mix that I glued right in the middle of the bow. I cut all the black dots using Ladybug Shaker dies, attached them using 1mm foam squares and applied glossy accents to each of them. I gave my ladybug a pair of large googly eyes, cut two tiny heart cheeks using Valentine Cake Pops dies, stuck them using 1mm foam squares, glued an Onyx pearl at the end of each antenna, and finally applied white blizzard nuvo drops to the hearts.

For the greetings, I white heat embossed "Bugs & kisses" from Lovely Ladybugs on black cardstock twice and cut them both using the matching die. I cut two wavy banners using a Banner Greetings 2 die: one out of aqua cardstock, one out of light pink cardstock, and white heat embossed a Valentine Banner Greeting on each banner. And finally I attached a Ladybug Shaker, a greeting and a banner to each card using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

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PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Ladybug shaker die set

- Pinking rectangle die set

- Scallops pierced plate die

- Bear holder die set

- Beautiful bows die set

- Valentine cake pops die set

- Banner greetings 2 die set

- Lovely ladybugs stamp set

- Layered ladybugs stencils

- Marshmallow shaker beads

- Love is kind shaker beads

- Sweet xoxo confetti mix

- Onyx pearls

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: salvaged patina, peacock feathers, spun sugar, candied apple, hickory smoke, black soot

- Copic opaque white ink

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Glossy accents by Ranger

- White blizzard nuvo drops

- Googly eyes from my stash

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market + Lawn Fawn

- Pearlescent vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Acetate from my stash

- Spiffy speckles 6x6 pink paper by Lawn Fawn

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Pretty Pink Posh - Shiny Pastel Igloo Shaker

Hi there,

I'm so very happy to be back with this shiny pastel winter card showcasing multiple items from the Pretty Pink Posh November 2025 release. How fun it was to put this Igloo Shaker together and create this magical purple Birch Trees background! Hope you like it!

And speaking of the background, I worked on it first and cut a Pierced Snowflake panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock. I covered it with salvaged patina oxide ink, mixed copic opaque white ink with water, added white splatters all over the panel, and then did the same with liquid stardust. While my panel was drying, I cut five Birch Trees out of purple cardstock, and five more out of white glitter cardstock. I added white splatters and liquid stardust splatters to each purple tree, and once they were dry, I attached a purple tree to a white glitter tree using liquid glue, shifting the trees a bit to get a white border on the left side of each of them. And I wanted my Birch Trees to still have some leaves attached to them, so I used Nature Essentials dies to cut them out of aqua cardstock and silver glitter cardstock to make my background even more magical. I added white splatters and sparkling splatters to the aqua leaves, and then attached the Birch Trees and leaves to my Pierced Snowflake panel using 1mm foam squares.

To ground my Igloo Shaker, I cut a 4,25 inches piece of white cardstock, cut two Snowy Hills Borders out of it, one being taller than the other one, added liquid stardust splatters to both pieces, and set them aside to dry. And even though my Igloo Shaker wasn't built yet, I knew I wanted to decorate it with lights, so I used Christmas Holder Additions dies to cut a string out of grey cardstock and lights out of purple, pink and aqua cardstock. I added white splatters to the string, attached the lights to the string using liquid glue, and then applied white blizzard nuvo drops to each light. And with the card I had in mind, I also knew that I would need something at each bottom corner, so I used another Christmas Holder Additions die to cut two trees out of a pink pattern paper, two more out of white glitter cardstock, I attached a pink tree to a white sparkling tree using liquid, and then set everything aside to finally work on my Igloo Shaker, following those steps:

1. I cut an Igloo Shaker frame out of holographic cardstock using both dies from the set,

2. I cut a whole igloo out of acetate, added white splatters all over it, and once dry, attached it at the back of the holographic igloo frame,

3. Still at the back of the igloo, I attached foam strips all around it, following the rounded shape, and also on each little dividing section of the igloo,

4. I poured Pastel Blizzard confetti and Marshmallow shaker beads inside each section,

5. I cut another whole igloo out of a light pink pattern paper, peeled all the backing papers off the foam strips, and attached that pink igloo to the strips to close my Igloo Shaker.

Next I assembled a few things on my panel, starting with the taller Snowy Hills Border that I attached directly to the bottom sections of the trees using liquid glue. Next I stuck my Igloo Shaker using liquid glue at the bottom and 1mm foam squares at the top, and then the smaller Snowy Hills Border using 2mm foam squares. I attached the string of lights and trees using foam squares again, and then worked on my greetings. I white heat embossed "Warmest wishes" from Sentiment Strips: Christmas on dark grey cardstock, cut it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die, and then attached that banner at the bottom of my card using 1mm foam squares. I used the Winter Greetings Shadow die set to create my giant greeting. I cut "Winter greetings" out of pink cardstock, and cut the shadows out of pearlescent vellum. I stuck the pink words to the shadows using liquid glue, attached them both right above the Igloo Shaker, and finally applied glossy accents to the words to make them super shiny and pop against the purple Birch Trees.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Igloo shaker die set

- Birch trees die set

- Christmas holder additions die set

- Pierced snowflake die

- Snowy hills borders die set

- Nature essentials die set

- Winter greetings shadow die set

- Sentiment strips die set

- Sentiment strips: Christmas stamp set

- Marshmallow shaker beads

- Pastel blizzard confetti mix

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Salvaged patina oxide ink

- Copic opaque white ink

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- White blizzard nuvo drops

- Glossy accents by Ranger

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Pearlescent vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Holographic cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- White glitter cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Silver glitter cardstock by Concord & 9th

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market

- Spiffy Speckles 6x6 pink pattern paper by Lawn Fawn

- Knit Picky 6x6 pink pattern paper by Lawn Fawn

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Sunny Studio - Valentine Mice

Hello there, happy new year!

I'm happy to be back with this colorful and fun Valentine card featuring a big mix and match of stamps and dies. My journey with Sunny Studio ends today, after almost five amazing years full of bright colors, cute critters and busy little scenes. I used the mice on many cards and created a lot of scenes with them, so I had to feature them one last time as a nod to my time on Sunny Studio's design team.

I started off by stamping the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink, I cut them all with the matching dies and colored everything with my Ohuhu markers. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Merry Mice + Harvest Mice - mice • Bighearted bears - envelopes, bows • Heart Bouquet - balloons. When the coloring was done, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen.

Next I worked on all the panels to create the background. I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches aqua panel, mixed some liquid stardust with water and added sparkling splatters to my panel using a slim brush. While my panel was drying, I cut a Bursting Hearts panel out of turquoise cardstock, added sparkling splatters and white splatters to it, and once dry, I attached it to the aqua panel using 1mm foam squares, and then to a white card base.

For the heart-shaped panel, I first cut a large Stitched Heart 2 panel out of light pink cardstock, ran it through my die cutting machine along with the Quilted Heart Portrait die to cut tiny hearts out of it, and then added splatters to my pink heart. I cut another large Stitched Heart 2 panel out of white cardstock and stuck the pink heart panel on top using 1mm foam squares. I cut a large Scalloped Heart panel out of pearlescent vellum, attached my pink heart panel to it using liquid glue, and finally stuck my heart panel to the card base using 1mm foam squares.

Next I stamped "You are always in my heart" from My Heart on white cardstock using red dye ink, cut it with the matching die, and stuck it in the middle of my Stitched Heart 2 pink heart using 1mm foam squares. I attached the images on both sides of the heart using 2mm foam squares, and then added a scattering of hearts all over the card. I cut those hearts out of red cardstock using Stitched Hearts 2 dies, attached them using foam squares, and finally applied glossy accents on each of them to add more shine and sparkle to my card.

And that's it! Thanks for stopping by, and thank you so much guys for supporting me and my work during my Sunny Studio journey. Thank you Laura for being the greatest right-hand lady to Mendi and an amazing supportive friend, with the kindest words always. Thank you Mendi for asking me to join the team in August 2021, it's been an honor and so much fun to work for you and Sunny Studio. So many stamped and colored images to build the extra busy scenes I had in mind! It was a blast to be on this team among such amazingly talented crafters, and I look forward to seeing everyone's future projects with the upcoming release!

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Merry mice stamp set

- Harvest mice stamp set

- My heart stamp set

- Bighearted bears stamp set

- Heart bouquet stamp set

- Scalloped hearts die set

- Stitched heart 2 die set

- Quilted heart portrait die

- Bursting hearts die

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Copic opaque white ink

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Glossy accents by Ranger

- Sakura white gel pen

- Memento tuxedo black ink (images)

- Guava dye ink by Lawn Fawn

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market + Lawn Fawn

- Pearlescent vellum by Lawn Fawn

- 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

Pretty Pink Posh January 2026 Release - Sneak Peeks Day #1

Hi there,

The Pretty Pink Posh January 2026 release will be available on January 5th, and I'm back today to showcase the amazingly cute Box Of Chocolates die set. I made it kind of interactive with a see-through lid that you can open, but that's because I always have to go a little bit extra on my cards, I can't help it, and it was super easy to put together.

I started off by cutting a 5,5" x 4,25" panel out of aqua cardstock and even though this panel would mostly be covered by another one, I still wanted it to be more interesting, so I used the Layered Heart Sprinkles stencils to add a fun pattern to my card base panel. I used candied apple distress ink for the hearts and salvaged patina distress ink for the sprinkles. I mixed a couple of liquid stardust droplets with water and added sparkling splatters all over my panel, I did the same with copic opaque white ink, and when it was dry, I attached my panel to a matching card base using liquid glue.

Next I cut a large Pinking Rectangle panel out of turquoise cardstock, and just like the first panel, even though this pinking panel would be hidden behind the Box Of Chocolates, I decided to create a heart pattern using the Half Hearts stencils along with peacock feathers distress ink., and then added white splatters all over my panel. I attached this panel to the card base using 1mm foam squares, and then moved on to the Box Of Chocolates.

I created the inside part of the box first by cutting a pink panel using a die from the set, added details to this panel using the Argyle Pierced Plate die, and then splatters. Next I cut all my Box Of Chocolates pieces: the wrapping papers out of pearlescent vellum, the chocolates and icing details out of vanilla cardstock and two different brown cardstock, and cut the word "Xoxo" out of the same brown cardstock. I stuck each chocolate on a wrapping paper using 1mm foam squares, attached the icing details using liquid glue, glued the dark brown letters to the light brown letters and shifted them to get a border on each letter, I attached all those pieces to the pink panel using 1mm foam squares again, and then applied glossy accents to the icing details and dark brown letters. Finally I glued a piece of ribbon at the back of my pink panel, right in the middle of the bottom edge, and then moved on to the lid of the box.

I used both of the Box Of Chocolates rectangle dies to cut a frame out of red cardstock, and used the smaller one to cut a whole panel out of acetate. I wanted this acetate panel to be decorated, so I used the Layered Heart Lattice stencil A along with white stazon ink to add a lovely white heart pattern to my see-through lid. Stazon ink is an ink that dries super fast so it doesn't smear on acetate or vellum. Next I attached my red frame to the acetate panel using liquid glue.

I cut a slim piece of vellum measuring about 3,75" x 3/4" and stuck one of the long edges of that vellum piece at the back of the red frame, right in the middle of the top edge, using liquid glue. At the back of my red frame, I attached foam strips all around the edges, cut another red frame, and stuck that frame to the foam strips. The reason I added foam strips in the construction of the lid is simply because I attached the chocolates on the pink panel with 1mm foam squares, so I needed dimension so that the lid would close nicely without squishing the chocolates. I glued a piece of ribbon at the back of the lid, right in the middle of the bottom edge, using liquid glue, and finished the lid by adding another red frame to hide the end of the ribbon.

Next I connected the lid to the pink panel by attaching the other long edge of the vellum piece at the back of the pink panel, right in the center of the top edge, using liquid glue. I closed my Box Of Chocolates by tying a bow, and attached the box to the card using 1mm foam squares. I white heat embossed "You're the sweetest" from Valentine Banner Greetings on aqua cardstock, cut it into a scalloped wavy banner using a Banner Greetings 2 die, and finally stuck that banner to the lid by adding a mini dot of liquid glue on two of the white stazon ink hearts.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Box of chocolates die set

- Pinking rectangle die set

- Banner greeting 2 die set

- Argyle pierced plate die

- Valentine banner greetings stamp set

- Half hearts stencils

- Layered heart sprinkles stencils

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Distress inks: salvaged patina, peacock feathers, candied apple

- Copic opaque white ink

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Glossy accents by Ranger

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- White stazon ink

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market + Lawn Fawn

- Pearlescent vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Acetate from my stash

- Ribbon from my stash

Pretty Pink Posh - Winter Birdhouse

Hello there,

I'm thrilled to be back with this lovely winter themed shaker card featuring a whole bunch of Pretty Pink Posh products from different years, a very diverse mix & match, just how I like them, to create a super cute scene. And sharing this card and blog post is also the opportunity for me to announce that I'll be staying in the Pretty Pink Posh design team for another term, and it truly fills me with joy!

To celebrate and kick off this new term, Pretty Pink Posh is giving away a BIG gift card to their shop, so make sure to visit the Pretty Pink Posh blog to get all the details!

So, to make this card, I started off by creating the background. I cut a Pierced Snowflake panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock and covered it with shaded lilac oxide ink. I added trees to my panel using the Layered Birch Trees stencils along with wilted violet oxide ink for the trees and black soot oxide ink for the details. Next I mixed copic opaque white ink with water, added white splatters to my panel and then did the same with liquid stardust. To complete my winter background, I added falling snow using the Snowfall stencil along with opaque white grit paste, and once my panel was dry, I attached it to a white card base.

Next I worked on the shaker bucket following those steps:

1. Cut a Candy Bucket frame out of purple cardstock, and added white splatters to it,

2. Cut a whole bucket out of acetate, added white splatters to it as well, and let it dry,

3. Attached the acetate bucket at the back of the purple frame using liquid glue,

4. Still at the back of the frame, I stuck foam strips all around it, following the shape of the bucket,

5. Poured a bunch of Pastel Blizzard confetti and Marshmallow shaker beads inside the bucket,

6. Cut another whole bucket out of an aqua pattern paper, added white splatters to it, and once dry, attached it to the foam strips to totally close my bucket.

To ground my bucket, I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches panel out of white cardstock, cut a hill out of it using one of the Snowy Hills Borders die, added liquid stardust splatters to it, and set it aside.

Next I cut all the bits and pieces out of colored cardstock, silver glitter cardstock, white glitter cardstock and a light pink pattern paper. I added liquid stardust to the white pieces, and white splatters and liquid stardust splatters to the colored pieces. Here is a detailed list of the die sets I used: • Winter Trees - trees • Christmas Holder Additions - snowflakes • Christmas Bucket Additions - snowflakes, snow banks • Winter Foliage - pine cones, branches, leaves • Decorative Birdhouses - birdhouse • Holiday Birds - birds, scarf, ear muff • Beautiful Bows - bow.

I cut a snowflake out of the birdhouse and then assembled the house, glued a colored tree on a white glitter tree using liquid glue, making sure to shift them a bit to get a nice white border under each branch, I did the same for the bow, attached the snowflakes on top of each other to make two large snowflakes, and finally assembled the birds, with Onyx pearls for their eyes.

Next I attached everything to my card, starting with the bucket, next the trees, the birdhouse and birds, the hill border, and then the snowflakes and foliage, all of this using 1mm and 2mm foam squares and liquid glue. I picked three snowflake confetti from the Pastel Blizzard mix and glued a snowflake in the center of each snowflake and inside the birdhouse as well. And for my greeting, I white heat embossed "Winter Greetings" from Let It Snow on pink cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and then attached it between the foliage clusters using foam squares again.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Winter trees die set

- Snowy hills borders die set

- Christmas holder additions die set

- Christmas bucket additions die set

- Pierced snowflake die

- Winter foliage die set

- Candy bucket die set

- Decorative birdhouses die set

- Holiday birds die set

- Beautiful bows die set

- Let it snow stamp set

- Snowfall stencil

- Layered birch trees stencil

- Marshmallow shaker beads

- Pastel blizzard confetti mix

- Onyx pearls

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: shaded lilac, wilted violet, black soot

- Copic opaque white ink

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Opaque white grit paste by Ranger

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market

- Silver glitter cardstock by Concord & 9th

- White glitter cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Acetate from my stash

- Knit Picky 6x6 aqua pattern paper by Lawn Fawn

- Spiffy Speckles 6x6 pink pattern paper by Lawn Fawn