[BLOG HOP] Pretty Pink Posh January 2025 Release - Cake Pops & Shaker Mug

Hello there,

It's day 2 of the Pretty Pink Posh January 2025 Release Blog Hop, and I'm thrilled to be back with this sparkling colorful shaker card showcasing a mix and match of previously released items like the the Winter Mug, and brand new products like the super cute Valentine Cake Pops. And as very often, the color palette was inspired by the shaker material I used on this card: the Strawberry Valentine confetti mix.

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Nichol Spohr

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Debbie Frank

Wanda Guess

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Mindy Eggen

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I started off by cutting a large Eyelet Rectangle panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, masked the four scalloped edges with washi tape, and colored the panel using spun sugar oxide ink. And I created a pattern using the Layered Heart Sprinkles stencils along with vintage photo, worn lipstick and festive berries oxide inks. I splattered water on the panel, and dried it with a paper towel, mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add more splatters on my panel, and I did the same with worn lipstick distress spritz.

Next I worked on the shaker mug, and followed those steps:

1. Cut a Winter Mug out of pink cardstock, and used the Valentine Mug Additions heart die to cut an opening out of the mug

2. Cut a whole Winter Mug out of acetate, and attached it at the back of the pink mug using liquid glue

3. Still at the back of the pink mug, I added foam strips all around the heart window and on the rest of the mug as well

4. Poured some Strawberry Valentine confetti inside the heart window

5. Cut a whole Winter Mug out of light pink pattern paper, and attached it to the foam strips to close the shaker mug

I die cut all the bits and pieces out of colored cardstock, and here is a detailed list of the die sets I used: • Valentine Cake Pops - cake pops, bows, sprinkles • Big Valentine Cupcake - whipped cream • Valentine Mug Additions - strawberries, rose, heart stick.

I splattered white ink on all the die-cut pieces, and once everything was dry, I assembled all the elements, and then attached them all on my Eyelet Rectangle panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. I white heat embossed "Love" from Valentine Greetings on red cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it to the heart window using foam squares. I attached my panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches sprinkle themed panel using 1mm foam squares, and then to a white card base using liquid glue. To finish the card, I glued a heart on each bow, to add sparkles I added liquid glue on some spots, sprinkled fine glitter on the glue, let it dry, and removed the excess glitter with a fluffy brush.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Valentine cake pops die set

- Big Valentine cupcake die set

- Winter mug die set

- Valentine mug additions die set

- Eyelet rectangle die set

- Valentine greetings stamp set

- Layered heart sprinkles stencils

- Strawberry Valentine confetti mix

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: spun sugar, worn lipstick, festive berries, vintage photo

- Copic opaque white ink

- Worn lipstick distress spritz

- Prisma glitter by Lawn Fawn

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Sunny Studio - Window Trio Heart Tropical Card

Hi there,

I'm thrilled to be back on the Sunny Studio blog with this cute and colorful card featuring the amazing Windows Trio Heart Portrait die that I mixed with jungle themed images to create a lovely tropical card.

As very often I started off with the coloring and stamped all my images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the matching dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and Graph'it brush markers. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Silly Sloths - sloths, flowers, leaves • Love Monkey - vine • Tropical Birds - large leaves.

To create the background, I first cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches green tropical panel out of a Summer Splash paper, and I attached this panel to a white card base. I cut another 5,5 x 4,25 inches panel out of yellow cardstock, I trimmed this panel into a 2,25 inches wide scalloped panel using a Ribbon & Lace Border die, and attached it to the green tropical card base using 1mm foam squares.

Next I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches light brown woodgrain panel, cut three Window Trio Hearts out of it on the left side, and trimmed the panel into a 2-1/8 inches wide panel using another Ribbon & Lace Border die. I cut another 2-1/8 inches wide panel out of a Polka Dot Parade paper, attached the woodgrain heart panel to the polka dot panel using 1mm foam squares, and then to the left side of the card base using liquid glue.

To finish my background, I cut three different hearts using a Gift Card Envelope die, I white heat embossed "Let's hang out" from Silly Sloths on one of them, and then I attached a heart inside each Window Trio Heart using 1mm foam squares. I stuck all the images on my card using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, and finally added highlights and details using a white gel pen.

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Windows trio heart portrait die set

- Ribbon & lace border die set

- Gift card envelope die set

- Silly sloths stamp set

- Tropical birds stamp set

- Love monkey stamp set

- Polka dot parade paper pack

- Summer splash paper pack

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Sakura white gel pen

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Memento tuxedo black ink (images)

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market

- Light brown woodgrain cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

Lawn Fawn - I Heart Pandas Ta-Da Diorama

Hello there,

I'm so happy to be back on the Lawn Fawn YouTube Channel & Blog with this super cute Ta-Da Diorama showcasing the lovely pandas from I Heart Pandas + I Heart Pandas Add-On. As a huge fan of tropical themed cards, I had a lot of fun creating this little scene.

I started off by creating the interactive scene using the Ta-Da Diorama die set + Ta-Da Diorama Simple Hillside Insert. For the background, I used the Bambo stencils along with salvaged patina and peacock feathers oxide inks, and for the side panels, I used the Tropical Leaves Background stencils along with mowed lawn and rustic wilderness oxide inks. The front panel is Light Brown Woodgrain cardstock, the inserts are Algae cardstock, and the Double Slider Surprise handles are Tide Pool cardstock. Please check the process video down below to watch the whole assembly.

I stamped all the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using Jet Black ink, used the matching dies to cut them all, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers.

Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • I Heart Pandas + Add-On - pandas, bamboo, rocks, butterflies, ladybug • Wild Wolves - large rock • Critters In The Jungle - vine • Little Woodland Library - grass • Hey Lady + A Bug Deal - ladybugs • Toucan Do It - flowers • Kanga-rrific Add-On - rock.

I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, attached them all both on the front of the diorama and on the inside, and I added white blizzard nuvo drops to the butterflies wings. For my greeting I white heat embossed "I'm lucky yo have a friend like you" from Magic Messages on Textured Cancas Yellow cardstock, cut it using the circle die from the set, cut my yellow circle in half, and attached each half to a side panel using liquid glue.

VIDEO

LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

- I heart pandas stamp set

- I heart pandas add-on stamp set

- Wild wolves stamp set

- Kanga-rrific add-on stamp set

- Critters in the jungle stamp set

- Toucan do it stamp set

- A bug deal stamp set

- Hey lady stamp set

- Little woodland library stamp set

- Magic messages stamp set

- Ta-da diorama die set

- Ta-da diorama simple hillside inserts die set

- Stitched simple wavy border die set

- Tropical leaves background stencils

- Bamboo stencils

- Jet black ink

- Clear embossing ink

- White embossing powder

- Light brown woodgrain cardstock

- Algae cardstock

- Tide pool cardstock

- Textured canvas yellow cardstock

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Oxide inks: salvaged patina, peacock feathers, mowed lawn, rustic wilderness, black soot

- Copic opaque white ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- White blizzard nuvo drops

- 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background and side panels)

Pretty Pink Posh - Happy New Year Shaker Card

Hello there, happy new year!

This is my first card of 2025, and I'm happy to announce that I'll be staying in the Pretty Pink Posh design team for another term! Yay!! For the occasion, and also to celebrate the new year, I went for a super duper extra shiny and sparkly shaker card that I had a blast working on using a whole bunch of Pretty Pink Posh recent and previously released items. And how fun it was to play with this amazing kraft + white + gold + silver color palette!

I started off by cutting a 4,5 x 3,25 inches panel out of kraft cardstock that I stenciled using the starry stencil from the Spooky Sky stencil pack along with white pigment ink. So, I added a bunch of white stars to my kraft panel, and then added texture. I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water, and used a slim brush to add splatters to my panel. I also added gold shimmer splatters and silver shimmer splatters to match with my color palette.

I cut an Eyelet Rectangle panel out of white cardstock, and once my kraft panel was dry, I attached it to the white panel using liquid glue. I also cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches grey shimmer panel, and attached my scalloped panel to it using 1mm foam squares for dimension.

Next I cut the different bits and pieces to build and assemble my Champagne Flute Shakers:

1. Cut a Champagne Flute Shaker frame out of holographic cardstock

2. Cut a whole flute out of acetate, and stuck it at the back of the flute frame using liquid glue

3. Still at the back of the flute, added foam strips all around the edges, following the shape of the flute frame

4. Poured a bunch of Celebration shaker beads inside the frame

5. Cut a whole flute out of yellow gold cardstock, peeled the backing papers off the foam strips, and stuck the yellow gold piece to the foam strips to totally close the Champagne Flute Shaker

6. Repeated those steps to create a second flute

I attached my two Champagne Flute Shakers to my kraft panel using liquid glue, and then die cut several items from different sets out of gold glitter, silver glitter, white glitter, holographic, and white cardstock. Here is a detailed list of the die sets I used: • Christmas Lights Garland - light string, light bulbs • Big Dump Truck - light bulb caps • Party Hats - hats • Birthday Mug Additions - stars, scalloped details on the hats • Big Celebration Cupcake - fireworks • Big Christmas Cupcake - firework center pieces.

I assembled all those pieces using liquid and foam squares, and then attached them all on the panel using foam squares again. And for my greeting, I cut the word "Celebrate" from the Gift Card Bag die set out of dark grey glitter cardstock, and stuck it to the card using liquid glue.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Champagne flute shaker die set

- Christmas lights garland die set

- Big dump truck die set

- Party hats die set

- Birthday mug additions die set

- Big celebration cupcake die set

- Big Christmas cupcake die set

- Gift card bag die set

- Eyelet rectangle die

- Starry stencil from the Spooky sky stencil set

- Celebration shaker beads

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Yeti ink by Lawn Fawn

- Silver and gold shimmer mist by Imagine

- Copic opaque white ink

- Holographic cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Pixie dust cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Silver glitter cardstock by Concord & 9th

- Gold glitter cardstock by Concord & 9th

- Luxe glitter cardstock by Simon Says Stamp

- Kraft cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Gold yellow cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Grey shimmer cardstock (neutral pack) by Lawn Fawn

- Acetate by Lawn Fawn

Pretty Pink Posh - Snowman Shaker Winter Card

Hello there,

I'm thrilled to be back with this shaker card featuring a mix & match of Pretty Pink Posh items. Once again, it was super fun to go through my entire stash and find the dies that could fit in my little winter scene.

I started off by cutting an Eyelet Rectangle panel out of kraft cardstock that I colored using the Layered Snowmen stencils. And most of the times when I stencil on kraft cardstock, I like to start with a white layer, so I used the stencil #1 and #2 along with white pigment ink to create that white base. Next I used all three stencils one after the other, shifted them a tiny bit towards the right, and used oxide inks to create the snowmen: tumbled glass for the bodies, broken china for the scarves, hickory smoke for the hats, vintage photo for the arms, black soot for the eyes and mouths, and carved pumpkin for the carrot noses. And since I created a white base first, we get a nice white border around each snowman in the end.

I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water, and used a slim brush to add splatters to my panel. I did the same with brushed pewter distress mica spray, and set my panel aside to dry.

Next I die cut the different pieces to build my Snowman Shaker, and assembled them:

1. Cut a Snowman Shaker frame out of white cardstock, stuck it to vellum using liquid glue, and trimmed the excess of vellum all around the snowman

2. At the back of the snowman, added foam strips all around the frame, following the rounded shapes

3. Poured a bunch of Snow Day shaker beads inside the frame

4. Put the Snowman Shaker die on a piece of colored cardstock (I used light blue cardstock), used a pencil to trace all around the die, and cut the snowman shape slightly smaller than what I just traced

5. Peeled the backing papers off the foam strips, and attached the light blue (or different color) snowman to the foam strips to totally close the Snowman Shaker

6. Cut the arms out of light brown woodgrain cardstock, and stuck them to the front of the snowman using liquid glue

7. Cut a Snowman Shaker out of textured white cardstock, cut the arms off, and attached the snowman frame to the shaker using liquid glue

I die cut a few pieces out of colored cardstock to bring my Snowman Shaker to life, and here is a detailed list of the die sets I used: • Snowman Shaker - hat, carrot nose • Big Christmas Cupcake - bow • Fall Mug Additions - scarf • Holiday Wreath Builder - cheeks • Big Easter Cupcake - heart.

I stuck my Eyelet Rectangle panel to a white and light grey 5,5 x 4,25 inches panel using 1mm foam squares, attached my Snowman Shaker on the panel using liquid glue, stabilized the arms using 2mm foam squares, and added all the bits and pieces using liquid glue and foam squares. I had to trim the scarf to make it smaller, and covered the cut with the rounded piece. To make my snowman extra fun, I gave him a pair of wiggly eyes, and a couple of birdie friends from Love From Afar.

Next I white heat embossed several Snowflakes on vellum, cut them using the matching dies, and stuck them all around the snowman using a dot of liquid glue at the back of each snowflake. I also white heat embossed my "Winter Greetings" sentiment from Snowflakes on dark grey cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it below the snowman using foam squares.

I attached my panel to a white card base, and finally added a bunch of cute details: opaque white grit paste here and there for a nice frosty/snowy effect, a snowflake from the Candy Cane Lane Confetti mix on the bow, an Aqua Shimmer sequin in the middle of each snowflake, and then a Marshmallow pearl inside each sequin.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Snowman shaker die set

- Big Christmas cupcake die set

- Love from afar die set

- Fall mug additions die set

- Big Easter cupcake die set

- Holiday wreath builder die set

- Eyelet rectangle die

- Snowflakes stamp set

- Layered snowmen stencils

- Candy cane lane confetti mix

- Marshmallow pearls

- Snow day shaker beads

- Aqua shimmer sequins

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: tumbled glass, broken china, carved pumpkin, black soot, vintage photo

- Yeti ink by Lawn Fawn

- Copic opaque white ink

- Brushed pewter distress mica spray

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Opaque white grit paste by Tim Holtz

- Vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Kraft cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market

- Subtle grey tones paper by Sunny Studio