Sweet Note Valentines

Happy Valentine's Day!  I shared these valentines on the Pretty Pink Blog last month.  You can read about how I made them HERE, but I thought they needed a home on my blog, too.  I had so much fun using the Sweet Note Die for these (along with a bunch of other cute valentine sets).  

I hope that you know you are loved today!  Thanks so much for stopping by, friends!

Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Blog Hop

Hello!  Welcome to Day 3 of the Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Laurent Taylor's fabulous blog. (If you are joining us in the middle of the hop, you can find the hop lineup down below.) 

We are celebrating Pretty Pink Posh turning 9 with a brand new release, which is available now in the shop here.  There are gift certificates up for grabs, a free gift + coupon code for you to shop with (see below), and oodles of inspiration this week.  Let's get started!

This is such a fabulous company owned by the most wonderful people, and I hope all their wishes continue to come true, so I made a card with that in mind.  I pulled out the new Wish Stamps and 

Coordinating Dies and got to work.  I love the size of these letters!

I started by clear embossing the Wish Stamps on raspberry, green, and blue cardstock.  I opted not to stamp the "I" and instead die cut a candle from Birthday Mug Additions in aqua sky and oceanside cardstock from Concord & 9th to take its place.

There are so many fabulous dies releasing this month, so I pulled out the Wish Big Script Dies and finished off my sentiment with the scripty "big". 

I could have just left it here, but decided to create a whole scene.  I added some balloons from Birthday Mug Additions, and scalloped circles from the Winter Circles Dies.  Then I framed everything with the frame in the Fancy Cake Dies and filled the shaker with confetti cut with the confetti die also found in that set. 

If you look really closely, you'll also see that I dry embossed the card base with the Layered Stars Stencils.  This card really is an explosion of fun. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  These new products have been a blast to create with.  I think you are going to love them!   And right now is the perfect time to shop.  There is a coupon code below and also a darling stamp set + die being offered with qualifying purchases this week.

Plus, don't forget the hop!  Make sure you hop along and comment at each of the stops.  There are eight $25 gift certificates 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 2/15/2023.  Winners will be announced on the PPP Blog.  Happy hopping and happy shopping!

Blog Hop Day 3 (February 10)

Pretty Pink Posh blog 
Cathy Zielske
Lauren Taylor
Lindsey Larsen (me)
-->Stefanie Loh
Tina Smith
Zsofia Molnar

Pretty Pink Posh New Release

Hello, friends!  Pretty Pink Posh just released a bunch of fabulous new products. (You can check it out here.)  I absolutely ADORE the new Valentine Mug Additions, Large Love Shadow dies, and Large Hugs Shadow dies and created a bunch of projects with them that I have been sharing on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.  Here are some peeks at my projects.

You can find the post for the stacked mugs HERE.  It's a spin off of one of my favorite Christmas cards that I made last year.  (Sounds funny to say that since it was just a couple weeks ago.)

You can find my two "love" cards HERE.

And just for fun I'll give you a peek of the whole set...the strawberry card is coming soon. ;)

Thanks for visiting!  I hope you'll hop on over to the Pretty Pink Posh blog to see the full posts, and make sure you check out the new release.  You'll love it!

Pretty Pink Posh - The Fun Continues...

Hello!  Today is a happy day.  I am excited to share that I will be continuing on with the Pretty Pink Posh design team.  I am ever so grateful for this opportunity and feel so blessed to be working alongside such incredible people.  I certainly feel like a little fish in a big pond.  

  

Paulina is one of the most generous people I know, so of course she has a giveaway going along with the happy announcement.  You'll definitely want to visit the Pretty Pink Posh Blog, so you can enter to win.  I thought I would make a card to go along with the announcement.  Being on this team certainly feels like a warm hug and brings a lot of joy to me just like flowers do, so that inspired my card.  

I pulled out the beautiful Floral Corners stamp set and coordinating dies and colored them with zig markers.  I often shy from coloring images, knowing it is not my strong suit, but I love this set.  I colored three of the floral corners (there are two different floral sprays), and arranged them so my basket would be overflowing.  

Speaking of the basket, it is from the Fall Basket Dies, another favorite of mine.  I distressed the basket by swiping the ink pads directly to the die cuts using Concord and 9th's Dove ink and Breeze ink from The Stamp Market.  Then I added the Hugs Script die for the sentiment.

I blended Breeze ink onto my cardbase and stacked two Pretty Petals Background die cuts on top.  I wanted something to ground my basket, so I cut a strip of white paper and added a scallop from the Stacked Edges 3 Dies.  The final touch was a sprinkling of Marshmallow pearls.

Thank you so much for visiting today and sharing in my good news.  I know a few of you visit regularly and it means so much to me.  You truly are appreciated!  Don't forget to head over to the Pretty Pink Posh Blog, so you can enter to win that giveaway.  I would love for the winner to be one of you!  Have a wonderful week, dear friends!

Mitten Tag

Hello, friends! One of the things I get most excited about for holiday crafting is making tags.  Though small in scale, they can pack a big punch and make a beautiful addition to a gift or a plate of goodies.  

Pretty Pink Posh's new Mitten Shaker Dies are perfect for a large shaped tag and pair beautifully with the Winter Foliage dies.  I think they are a match made in heaven!  I decided to use a more earthy color palette with a soft brick red, pine green, muted grey, and white...and I kind of love it. 

Because I chose not to have use the shaker element, I simple traced the outline of the Mitten Shaker on brick red paper and trimmed it out.  I adhered the white mitten outline on top, but I wanted to make sure the back of my tag looked nice and neat, too, so I die cut the mitten outline in brick red as well and adhered it to the back.  (Note: Before adhering it, I punched a little hole, so that I could thread the twine through.)   

The fun part was dressing up the front of the tag.  I simply adore the Winter Foliage dies and the variety offered.  These dies are hands down one of my most favorite dies ever, so I layered several of the different leaves and pines along with the poinsettia.  

A little tip: The pine sprigs are pretty delicate, so adding an extra piece of cardstock to the shim helped them cut cleaner.

I had so much fun creating this tag, and I have plans to recreate it in all sorts of color palettes.  These dies make beautiful tags quick, easy, and totally doable this season.  I hope you'll give them a try!