[BLOG HOP DAY 2] Pretty Pink Posh - Dog Holder & Party Hat Shaker Duo

Hi there,

Welcome to the Pretty Pink Posh February 2025 Release Blog Hop Day 2! I'm thrilled to be back with a new set of card and shaker tag showcasing multiple items from the Pretty Pink Posh February 2025 Release, including the amazing Party Time shaker beads mix which was my inspiration to choose a color palette to create all my projects with this release!

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

Simeen Batra

Wanda Guess

Zsofia Molnar

Marine Simon < you are here

Gemma Campbell

Rebecca Keppel

Four (4) $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 March 4th. Winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.

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I started off with the background and cut a 4,5 x 3,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel, masked the stitched edges off with washi tape, and covered the panel with spun sugar oxide ink first. I added a cute pattern to my panel using the Paw Prints stencil along with seedless preserves, worn lipstick, lumberjack plaid, lucky clover, mowed lawn and salty ocean oxide inks. I splattered water all over the panel and dried it with a paper towel, mixed copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add more splatters to my panel, and then did the same with fossilized amber distress spritz and with black soot oxide ink.

Once my panel was dry, I attached it to a large Eyelet Rectangle purple panel using liquid glue, next to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches red panel using 1mm foam tape, and then to a white card base.

I cut all the bits and pieces out of colored cardstock, and here is a detailed list of the die sets I used: • Dog Holder - dog • Birthday Holder Additions - presents, cake, candles, party hat • Party Balloons - balloons • Baby Mug Additions - small bows, stars • Valentine Holder Additions - heart cheeks, large bows.

I assembled all those pieces and attached everything on my card using a combination of foam squares and liquid glue. I gold heat embossed "Make a wish" from Sentiment Strips Birthday on white cardstock, trimmed it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die, and attached that banner using foam squares again. And then I added a few extra details to make my card even cuter: I gave the dog a pair of wiggly eyes and applied glossy accents to his nose, I added glitter to the cake, and glued a pink Valentine Heart confetti on each red bow. As always I finished the card with highlights and details using a white gel pen, and then moved on to the tag.

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Here are the steps I followed to create my see-through shaker tag:

1. Cut a Party Hat Shaker frame out of colored cardstock, and cut a whole Party Hat Shaker out of acetate

2. Stick the hat frame to the acetate hat using liquid glue

3. Flip the hat over, and add foam strips on the three edges of the hat and on the top part as well

4. Pour some Party Time shaker beads inside the hat

5. Cut another Party Hat Shaker out of acetate, and stick it to the foam strips to close the shaker

6. Cut a handle using a Build A Stocking die, and attach it to the acetate, at the very top of the hat

7. Cut another Party Hat Shaker frame, and stick it to the acetate to finish the back of the tag nice and pretty

Next I cut a few more items to decorate the hat. I cut the top out of colored cardstock, as well as multiple dots, using other Party Hat Shaker dies, a gold glitter star using a Onesie Shaker die and five tiny stars using a Birthday Holder Additions die. I cut the Let's Party Shadow pieces out of gold mirror cardstock and vellum, and assembled those pieces. And then I stuck everything to the hat using foam squares and liquid. I tied gold ribbon and twine on the handle, added a few highlights and details using a white gel pen, and finished my Party Hat Shaker tag with glossy accents on the words to make them extra shiny.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- *new* Dog holder die set

- *new* Birthday holder additions die set

- *new* Party hat shaker die set

- *new* Paw prints stencil

- Party balloons die set 

- Baby mug additions die set

- Valentine holder additions die set

- Eyelet rectangle die set

- Build a stocking die set

- Onesie shaker die set

- Sentiment strips die set

- Sentiment strips birthday stamp set

- Heart confetti

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: seedless preserves, worn lipstick, lumberjack plaid, lucky clover, mowed lawn, salty ocean, spun sugar, black soot

- Copic opaque white ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- Fossilized amber distress spritz

- Prisma glitter by Lawn Fawn

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Gold embossing powder by Lawn Fawn

- Glossy accents by Ranger

- Wiggle eyes from my stash

- Gold mirror cardstock by Craftelier

- Gold glitter cardstock by Simon Says Stamp

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market

- Starthmore bristol smooth cardstock