[BLOG HOP] Pretty Pink Posh October 2024 Release - Fringe Tree Card & Tag

Hey there,

I'm so happy to be back with this card & tag duo showcasing brand new products from the Pretty Pink Posh October 2024 Release: the amazing Fringe Tree dies, and the beautiful Holly Jolly Shadow dies. I had so much fun die cutting, stenciling and assembling those beautiful trees, and as you can see I went for the traditional red, green and gold color palette, but I'll be back soon with different styles of Christmas cards, so stay tuned!

Please check each crafter along the hop, and comment on their blog post for a chance to win a prize:

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Amy Rysavy

Wanda Guess

Carissa Wiley

Dana Kirby

Marine Simon < you are here

Lisa Mears

Carly Minner

Gemma Campbell

Suzy Plantamura

Three (3) $50 gift certificates are up for grabs (one winner each day) Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on October 22nd. Winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.

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I started off with the card, and cut an Eyelet Rectangle kraft panel that I stenciled using the Layered Christmas Trees stencils. Every time I stencil on kraft cardstock, I like to create a white base first, so that's what I did using the stencil #1 along with white pigment ink. I shifted that stencil a little bit to the right, and applied mowed lawn oxide ink to create the trees. Next I used the two other stencils to add patterns to the trees using rustic wilderness oxide inks, as well as a trunk below each tree using vintage photo oxide ink.

I mixed some vintage photo oxide ink with water and used a slim brush to add splatters to my panel, and then I did the same with copic opaque white ink. I set my panel aside to dry, and started working on my Fringe Trees.

I cut the pieces out of different shades of green cardstock, as well as brown cardstock for the tree trunks, and added patterns to each element using the Mini Polka Dots stencil and Pinstripe stencil for the trees using mowed lawn and rustic wilderness distress inks, and the Deco Leaves stencil for the tree trunks using vintage photo distress ink. I mixed those distress inks with water and added splatters on the different tree pieces, and did the same with copic opaque white ink. I assembled the trees using liquid glue, and then attached them to my Eyelet Rectangle panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

Next I cut some extra items using dies from Beautiful Bows and Big Christmas Cupcake that I added to my panel: a bow at the top of the middle tree, presents below each tree, and gold glitter stars on top of two trees and by each present.

For my greeting, I used the Merry Christmas Shadow dies. I cut the shadow out of vellum, as well as "Merry" out of gold glitter cardstock that I attached to the vellum shadow using liquid glue. I also white heat embossed "Christmas" from Sentiment Strips: Christmas on dark brown cardstock, trimmed it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die, and I attached both pieces on the middle tree using foam squares. Finally, I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches dark green panel that I attached to a card base, and I stuck my panel on top using 1mm foam squares.

For the Fringe Tree tag, I cut the pieces out of the same green cardstock and brown cardstock as before, used the same stencils with the same distress inks to add a pattern to each part of the tree, and then assembled the tree using liquid glue. To make the back of the tag as pretty as the front, I cut an extra large tree, as well as a tree trunk, attached both pieces at the back of my Fringe Tree using 1mm foam squares, making sure to sandwich a piece of twine at the top of the tree to make the handle.

I tied a red double bow that I glued at the top of the tree, and then worked on the greeting using the Holly Jolly Shadow dies. I cut the shadow out of vellum, and cut "Holly jolly" out of gold glitter cardstock that I attached to the vellum shadow using liquid glue, and I stuck the whole piece to the tree using 1mm foam squares. Next I white heat embossed "Happy holidays" from Sentiment Strips: Christmas on dark brown cardstock, trimmed it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die that I attached between "Holly" and "Jolly" using foam squares again.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Fringe tree die set

- Merry Christmas shadow dies

- Big Christmas cupcake die set

- Holly jolly shadow dies

- Beautiful bow die set

- Eyelet rectangle die

- Sentiment strips die set

- Sentiment strips: Christmas stamp set

- Layered Christmas tree stencils

- Deco leaves stencil

- Mini polka dots stencil

- Pinstripe stencil

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: mowed lawn, rustic wilderness, vintage photo

- White pigment ink by Lawn Fawn

- Copic opaque white ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- Fossilized amber distress spritz

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Kraft cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Textured canvas green cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Gold glitter luxe cardstock by Simon Says Stamp

- Red cardstock by The Stamp Market

- Dark green pattern paper from my stash

- Vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Twine & ribbon from my stash