Grad, Sending Smiles! (Pretty Pink Posh Instagram Hop)

Hello, friends!  I'm happy to be participating in an Instagram hop this morning with Pretty Pink Posh.  I shared several projects on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog a week or so ago using the new Across the Miles Stamp Set, but I was having so much fun with it that I made more.  

I made this a month ago with graduations in full swing and it was inspired by my niece's little silver car and dreams to head out west for college.  

I started by stenciling stars using the new Dino Dig Stencil onto my slimline card.  Then I sprinkled on a few Silver Star Sequins for a bit of sparkle.  I added a road using the Layered Road Stencils. (A little tip:  Using a white gel pen with the stencil creates crisp white lines every time.) Below the road I stamped a sentiment from Across the Miles.  

Next, I did some simple coloring with colored pencils.  I added a little car from Across the Miles and balloons from the Balloon Alphabet Stamp Set.  In order to make the balloon strings long enough, I drew them.  I simply laid out the balloon arrangement on white cardstock, drew the lines, picked up all the balloons with Press'n Seal Wrap, and then fussy cut the lines out. I popped up the car and balloons at varying heights with dimensional foam, and called it a day.  

Make sure you head on over to my Instagram account to hop along the Instagram Hop.  As always, there are gift certificates to be won.  Good luck and happy hopping!

Supplies

Stamps: Across the Miles, Balloon Alphabet Stamp Set

Dies: Across the Miles, Balloon Alphabet

Stencils: Dino Dig Stencil , Layered Road Stencils

Ink: Concord & 9th Dove, Mushroom

Other: Prismacolor pencils, Silver Stars Sequins

Pretty Pink Posh Insta Hop: Spring Foliage

Good morning! I’m super excited to be part of Pretty Pink Posh’s Instagram hop today.  

I chose to create with the Spring Foliage Dies from the brand new release.  Remember how much I love the Fall Foliage dies?  Then it won’t surprise you at all that I loved working with these. They are slightly smaller in scale than the Fall Foliage dies and have stitching lines. 

I chose a cheerful color scheme and cut sheets of die cuts in Concord & 9th’s aqua sky, sorbet, honeysuckle, buttercup, sprout, and clover.  I arranged the die cuts on my background starting with the largest leaf springs, working down in size to the smaller flowers, and finishing with the dots.

I embossed a sentiment from Crafty Sentiments to finish my card. 

Thanks for visiting today! Make sure to head on over to my Instagram account, so you can check out more projects featuring this new release and join the fun and get entered in to win a Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate.

From the Scrap Pile…

Hello!  I've got one last card to share this week.  One of my greatest crafty joys is being able to mix old and new products together, and on today's card I did just that. 

This card started with a sentiment strip I stamped using Pretty Pink Posh’s Hugs Stamp Set, but didn’t end up using a few days ago.  When I was cleaning up I decided that instead of throwing it away I would pull out my bag of other leftover bits and pieces. I found  some grapefruit and honeysuckle hibiscus flowers, clover leaves, and a scallop frame.

I put them together and popped them up on patterned paper card base. Shocking, right? :) I finished the card off by cutting just the “friend” part of the Hello Friend die in white and honeysuckle. 

This card has me thinking all sorts of things. First, I need to use up my scraps. Second, I need to use patterned paper more often. Third, flowers just make me happy.  I hope you get to enjoy something that makes you happy this weekend. Thanks for stopping by! 

Hugs & Rainbows & Sunshine

Hello, friends!  Yesterday I spent the day in the sun helping at my son's school for Field Day, so I thought a bright, sunshiney card was in order.   I started with the Happy Days Stencils from Pretty Pink Posh's last release.  You really can't help but smile when you use them.  

I blended on Concord and 9th's Buttercup, Aqua Sky, Honeysuckle, Navy inks to create this cheerful background.  Next, I stamped a sentiment strip in Honeysuckle from the Hugs Stamp Set and finished off my card with giant "hugs" cut using the coordinting die.  

This card was a quickie, but the bright colors and large letters leave a big impact. Wishing you a day full of sunshine! 

Geranium-ish Thank You

Good morning, friends!  I made a few cards, and I'm happy for a spare moment to hop on here and share one with you.  A few days ago I was cleaning a blending brush and saw Pretty Pink Posh's Geraniums Stencils nearby.  I figured if I was trying to rub out the ink on my brush I might as well do it with a stencil.  The brush I was cleaning had a little remaining Midnight ink from Concord & 9th on it, which turned into a soft blue on my card.  

Realizing this definitely was not a typical geranium color, I decided to just go for it. I added The Stamp Market's Orchid ink to other petals and used Concord & 9th's Clover and Aqua Sky for the leaves.  Because of the atypical colors, this card reminds me more of hydrangeas.  

I added a sentiment cut with Pretty Pink Posh's Thank You Script Die, which I layered multiple times in Eggplant cardstock for a little dimsion. Finally, I flicked white paint all over my card just for fun!

This card reminds me that often it’s best just to keep things simple. And also that the more I use stencils, the more I like them. :)

I hope you have a wonderful day!  Thanks for visiting!