Pretty Pink Posh - Rainbow Holidays

Hi there,

I'm thrilled to be back with this super duper extra colorful and bright card showcasing the Christmas Light Garland die from the Pretty Pink Posh October 2024 Release. When I first saw this die, I immediately visualized rainbow garlands, just like the ones my grandfather had on his Christmas tree. It was nice to have those sweet memories while working on this card.

I started with the background and cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel that I colored with oxide inks. First, I created a base using, clockwise, kitsch flamingo, dried marigold, squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, salvaged patina and shaded lilac. Next I placed the Cascading Snowflakes stencil on top of my panel, and applied picked raspberry, carved pumpkin, fossilized amber, mowed lawn, peacock feathers and wilted violet for a tone on tone look. I splattered water all over my panel and dried it using a paper towel. I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add splatters on my panel, and I did the same with fossilized amber distress spritz to add gold splatters on my piece of paper.

I set the panel aside to dry, and cut all my Christmas Light Garland pieces: four strings out of white cardstock and multiple light bulbs out of colored cardstock. And for the light caps, I found the perfect die from Big Dump Truck, I cut some of them out of gold glitter cardstock and some out of dark yellow cardstock. Next I assembled everything: I attached the light bulbs on the white garlands in a rainbow order using liquid glue, I added a cap on each bulb, and stuck each garland to my panel using 1mm foam squares.

I added liquid glue on each bulb and sprinkled fine glitter to make them all sparkle, and while the glue was drying, I worked on my greeting. I foiled my Hot Foil Happy Holidays sentiment in gold on white cardstock, and cut each word using Happy Holidays Shadow dies. And I wanted to add a subtle border to my words, so I cut two Happy Holidays Shadows out of vellum, glued those vellum pieces behind my gold foiled words, and finally attached my greeting in the middle of my panel using 2mm foam squares. I stuck my panel to a white card base, added highlights to the light bulbs and caps using a white gel pen, and finished my card with a scattering of Iridescent Mini Star Confetti all over my panel.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Christmas light garland die set

- Big dump truck die set

- Hot foil happy holidays

- Happy holidays shadow die

- Iridescent mini star confetti

- Cascading snowflakes stencil

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry, dried marigold, carved pumpkin, squeezed lemonade, fossilized amber, twister citron, mowed lawn, salvaged patina, peacock feathers, shaded lilac, wilted violet

- Copic opaque white ink

- Fossilized amber distress spritz

- Fine glitter by Lawn Fawn

- Gold glitter cardstock by Concord & 9th

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market

- Vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Gold foil by Spellbinders

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

Pretty Pink Posh - Winter Hat & Snowflake Shaker Card Duo

Hello there,

I'm so happy to be back with this duo of matching cards showcasing several die sets from the Pretty Pink Posh October 2024 Release: Winter Hat Shaker, Snowflake Shaker, and Stitched Snowflakes which is featured on both cards. I had so much fun creating those two kraft & blue themed shaker cards, those new dies and stencils are absolutely amazing!

For the Winter Hat Shaker card, I started off by cutting a large Eyelet Rectangle panel out of kraft cardstock to create my background using the Layered Winter Hats stencils. I've mentioned it already in previous posts, but when I stencil on kraft cardstock, I like to create a white base first in order to make the colors I add after pop even more, so I created this white base using the Layered Winter Hats stencil A and stencil B along with white pigment ink. Next I used those two stencils again, one after the other, but shifted them a little bit to the right, and applied broken china, uncharted mariner and pumice stone oxide inks to create my blue winter hats background. I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and used a small brush to add splatters all over my panel, and I did the same with uncharted mariner distress spritz and then with brushed pewter distress mica spray.

I set my panel aside to dry, and worked on the Stitched Snowflakes. I cut all the bits and pieces out of two different shades of blue cardstock, vellum and white cardstock. The smallest snowflakes and the tiny center pieces are from Big Christmas Cupcake, I layered and assembled my snowflakes using liquid glue, and added decorations to each of them: a polymer clay snowflake from Candy Cane Lane on the center of each Stitched Snowflake, as well as Blue Sky pearls and Pacific Blue pearls on the branches. I set my snowflakes aside, and started to work on the Winter Hat Shaker.

I cut a Winter Hat Shaker panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock using the main die, and cut the inside of the pompom using another die from the set. I colored the middle part of the hat using tumbled glass, broken china and uncharted mariner oxide inks, and used the Deco Leaves stencil along with uncharted mariner oxide ink again to add a knitted pattern to my hat. I cut the pompom part out of acetate, and attached it at the back of my hat using liquid glue. I added foam strips directly on the acetate, all along the curved edges of the pompom, and on the rest of the hat as well, I poured some Snow Days Beads inside the pompom, and cut a whole white Winter Hat Shaker panel that I stuck to the foam strips to totally close my shaker.

Next I flipped my Winter Hat Shaker over to add more details to the front. I cut another whole panel out of bristol cardstock, fussy cut the pompom, die cut the inside off, and colored it using pumice stone oxide ink. I also trimmed the bottom part of the hat, colored it using uncharted mariner, broken china, tumbled glass and pumice stone oxide inks in a fun stripe design, and attached those two elements to my hat using 1mm foam squares.

I stuck my Layered Winter Hats panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches light gray gingham panel, and then to a card base, using liquid glue, and I finally attached all the pieces, Winter Hat Shaker and Stitched Snowflakes, to my panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

For my greeting, I started off by cutting a Winter Script out of silver glitter cardstock. I also white heat embossed "warmest" and "wishes" from Sentiment Strips: Christmas on dark gray cardstock, trimmed both words into slim banners using a Sentiment Strips die, and then attached those three elements on the lower part of my card.

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For the Snowflake Shaker card, I repeated the same process as before, and started off by cutting a large kraft Eyelet Rectangle that I inked up using the Cascading Snowflakes stencil. I first created a white base using white pigment ink, next I shifted the stencil a little bit to the right, applied broken china oxide ink all over the stencil, and then added some touches of uncharted mariner here and there to darken the snowflakes. I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and used my small brush to add splatters to my panel, and then I did the same with uncharted mariner distress spritz and with brushed pewter distress mica spray.

Next I cut multiple Stitched Snowflakes out of the same blue cardstock, white cardstock and vellum as before, and assembled them using liquid glue. The smallest snowflake and the center pieces are from Big Christmas Cupcake. I decorated them all using Candy Cane Lane snowflakes, Blue Sky pearls and Pacific Blue pearls, and moved on to the Snowflake Shaker.

I started off by cutting the front panel out of blue cardstock, and cut the center off to create a window inside my snowflake. Next I cut a whole snowflake out of acetate, trimmed the branches to keep the starry center piece only, and stuck that acetate center piece at the back of my front panel using liquid glue. I added foam strips on the acetate, all along the starry shape edges and on the branches as well, poured some Snow Days beads on the acetate, and cut another whole snowflake out of white cardstock that I attached to the foam strips to close my Snowflake Shaker.

I attached my Cascading Snowflakes panel on a light gray gingham panel, and then to a card base. I stuck the Snowflake Shaker to my card using liquid glue, and attached all the Stitched Snowflakes around it using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. I cut a Merry Script out of silver glitter cardstock, attached it in the center of the Snowflake Shaker using liquid glue, white heat embossed "Christmas" from Sentiment Strips: Christmas, trimmed it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die, and stuck it below "Merry" using 1mm foam squares.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Stitched snowflakes die set

- Winter hat shaker die set

- Snowflake shaker die set

- Winter script die

- Merry script die

- Eyelet rectangle die

- Big Christmas cupcake die set

- Sentiment strips die set

- Sentiment strips: Christmas stamp set

- Cascading snowflakes stencil

- Layered winter hats stencils

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: tumbled glass, broken china, uncharted mariner, pumice stone

- Uncharted mariner distress spritz

- Brushed pewter distress mica spray

- Copic opaque white ink

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Silver luxe glitter cardstock by Simon Says Stamp

- Cardstock & vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Light gray gingham paper by Sunny Studio

Sunny Studio - Arctic Friends

Hi there,

I'm so happy to be back on the Sunny Studio blog with this new holiday slimline card showcasing friends from the North Pole, being merry and happy on the ice floe. When the Roly Poly Penguins were released, I knew that I'd pair them with the Holiday Hugs bear at some point, so I'm happy to finally be sharing this lovely card with you.

I started off by creating an Arctic landscape on an 8,5 x 3,5 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel, dividing my panel in three sections. At the bottom, I created a cold sea using blueprint sketch and chipped sapphire oxide inks. In the middle, I did the ice floe using salvaged patina and peacock feathers oxide inks. And at the top, I did a purple sky using shaded lilac, wilted violet and villainous potion oxide inks.

While my panel was drying, I stamped my images on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I cut them using the matching dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and my Graph'it brush markers.

Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Holiday Hugs - polar bear, large present, snowflakes • Scenic Route - strings of lights • Roly Poly Penguins - penguins, candy canes, small presents.

I attached all the images on my panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, white heat embossed my Inside Greetings Seasons on a Notebook Photo Corners black banner that I stuck below the polar bear, added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, and finally added some white blizzard nuvo drops to the icebergs, pompoms, bow and lights for an extra sparkling touch.

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Roly poly penguins stamp set

- Holiday hugs stamp set

- Inside greetings seasons stamp set

- Scenic route stamp set

- Notebook photo corners die set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Oxide inks: blueprint sketch, chipped sapphire, salvaged patina, peacock feathers, shaded lilac, wilted violet, villainous potion

- Detail black ink by Pinkfresh Studio (images)

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Sakura white gel pen

- Copic opaque white ink

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- White blizzard nuvo drops

- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (background)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

- Black licorice cardstock by Lawn Fawn

[IG HOP] Pretty Pink Posh October 2024 Release - Snow Globe Mix & Match

Hello there,

Pretty Pink Posh is kicking off the holiday season with a new release! This collection has something for everyone, from cute and whimsical to classic and elegant designs that will make your projects stand out this season. Make sure to check my post on Instagram and hop along!

To make today's card, I mixed and matched a whole bunch of items, some of them from previous releases and some of them from the Pretty Pink Posh October 2024 release, to create a bright and cheerful snow globe, and I started off by creating the background on a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel. I did a base first by applying, from the center of my panel towards the edges, tumbled glass, broken china, uncharted mariner and chipped sapphire oxide inks. Next I temporarily taped my Cascading Snowflakes stencil on top of the panel, and applied uncharted mariner and chipped sapphire oxide inks in a random way to create a nice snowflake background.

As always, I added texture to my background, and started off by splattering water that I dried with a paper towel. Next I mixed some chipped sapphire oxide ink with water, and used a slim brush to add more splatters to my piece of paper. And then I did the same with copic opaque white ink and with brushed pewter distress mica spray.

Next I cut an Eyelet Circle panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, cut a 3,25 inches circle mask out of scrap paper, taped it to my scalloped circle panel, applied tumbled glass, broken china and uncharted mariner oxide inks in the middle of my panel, and then added the same textures as my A2 background.

I die cut all the bits and pieces out of colored cardstock and glitter/shiny cardstock to complete and adorn my snow globe. Here is a detailed list of the die sets I used: • Big Christmas Cupcake - tree, snow bank, star, baubles, snowflakes, presents, bow, garlands • Fringe Tree - tree trunk • Holiday Wreath Builder - leaves, berries, branches • Candy Corn Shaker - snow globe base.

I used my Medium Polka Dots stencil to add details to the tree, added a bit of tumbled glass oxide ink to the snow bank, used distress inks to add more depth to each element, and mixed some copic opaque white ink with water to add white splatters to all the pieces using a slim brush. And once everything was dry, I assembled and attached the pieces to my Cascading Snowflake background using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

Next I cut a banner out of navy blue cardstock using dies from Love From Afar, silver heat embossed "Have a holly jolly Christmas" from Sentiment Strips: Christmas on the middle piece, and then attached the banner right above the tree using foam squares. I glued a Candy Cane Lane snowflake confetti in the center of each holographic snowflake, and as a final detail, I applied a little bit of glue to each berry and sprinkled fine glitter to make them all sparkle.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Big Christmas cupcake die set

- Fringe tree die set

- Holiday wreath builder die set

- Love from afar die set

- Candy corn shaker die set

- Eyelet circle die

- Sentiment strips die

- Sentiment strips: Christmas stamp set

- Cascading snowflakes stencil

- Candy cane lane clay confetti

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: tumbled glass, broken china, uncharted mariner, chipped sapphire

- Distress inks: mowed lawn, aged mahogany, wild honey, vintage photo, rustic wilderness

- Copic opaque white ink

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Brushed pewter distress mica spray

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Silver embossing powder by Lawn Fawn

- Fine glitter by Lawn Fawn

- Holographic cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Gold glitter luxe cardstock by Simon Says Stamp

- Light brown woodgrain cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

Sunny Studio - Roly Poly Penguins

Hi there,

I'm back on the Sunny Studio blog with this bright and cheerful card showcasing the adorable Roly Poly Penguins and some delicious hot beverages that will keep us warm during the winter season.

I really wanted to feature all the Roly Poly Penguins on my card, so as very often I went for a slimline design, and started off by cutting an 8,5 x 3,5 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel. I first covered the entire panel with salvaged patina oxide ink, and next I added a fun polka dot pattern using a stencil from my stash along with peacock feathers oxide ink.

Next I stamped the images on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and my Graph'it brush markers.

Here is detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Roly Poly Penguins - penguins, present, envelopes, small cup, small candy canes • Holiday Hugs - snowflakes • Mug Hugs - mugs and cups, large candy canes • Merry Mocha - cup • Baking Spirits Bright - cookies • North Pole - nice list.

I white heat embossed "Wishing you a cup of cheer" from Mug Hugs at the top of my panel, and then attached all my images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. As always I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, and added some white blizzard nuvo drops here and there to make my card even more fun and festive.

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Roly poly penguins stamp set

- Holiday hugs stamp set

- Mug hugs stamp set

- Merry mocha stamp set

- Baking spirits bright stamp set

- North pole stamp set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Oxide inks: salvaged patina, peacock feathers

- Detail black ink by Pinkfresh Studio (images)

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Copic opaque white ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- White blizzard nuvo drops

- Medium polka dots stencil by Pretty Pink Posh

- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)