There's a new Pretty Pink Posh release this week and I think it might be the best one yet! In fact, I'm a little obsessed with the new Wild Rose stamp set, as you will see in a minute but first let me tell you about prizes...
There are 4 $25 gift certificates up for grabs! Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop (both days). Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 11/7/2017 and winners will be announced on the PPP blog so make sure to leave a little "hello" along the hop to enter.
Ok, back to the Wild Rose set...I used my MISTI to create a cascade of Wild Roses and then I stamped in different inks & played with an assortment of mediums.
#1. VersaFine, Clean Color & Aqua Shimmer
I stamped with my favorite black ink for watercoloring or pretty much anything, VersaFine. I colored just one flower with Clean Color Real Brush Markers and used a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer glitter gloss marker to blend. Finally I added a layer of Glossy Accents over the top for dimension and shine. It's hard to capture but the glossy glitter is so yummy!
#2. Clean Color & Nuvo Mousse
I stamped the flowers again using a Copic-friendly ink (I find it works better with the Nuvo Mousse). Then I coated the entire panel with Mother of Pearl Nuvo Mousse. It's like DIY shimmer paper with the stamped image underneath. I used the Clean Color markers to color the flowers, over the mousse, blending with just a little water. The final touches were sequins of course, and Nuvo Glitter Drops flower centers and smudged on the panel too.
#3. Distress Oxides
On this card, the flowers are stamped in Distress Oxide. Then I used more Distress Oxide to watercolor in a messy, Carly fashion.
And I used one of the tiny, cute sentiments from the PPP Bear Hugs set.
Thanks for stopping by and have fun hopping!
Hugs!
Carly
P.S. here are links to the dorable stamp sets from Pretty Pink Posh that I recommend you getting ASAP!
Wild Rose & Bear Hugs
And here are links to the other supplies I used:
-Bristol Cardstock
-Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pens
-Glossy Accents
-Clean Color Markers Bright Yellow 052, Orange 070 & Light Carmine 021
-Nuvo Mousse Mother of Pearl
-Nuvo Glitter Drops Honey Gold
-Distress Oxide inks Spiced Marmalade & Worn Lipstick
Happy Saturday! I just wanted to pop in and share another little treat box/card I made. As I might have mentioned, I love candy, Halloween and giving treats! And I LOVED making this card!
Sandy Allnock watercolored the cutest "gummy bears" a few years ago (make sure you check it out) and I thought the sweet & chubby little bears from Pretty Pink Posh would make perfect little gummy candies.
You can see more about creating the treat box here and full disclosure, the bag of gummy bears inside this box is totally empty. I ate the bears as a crafty snack. Watercoloring gummy bears is hungry work and I told you I loved candy!
Have a great weekend!
Carly
P.S. I've been trying out these new-to-me Art & Graphic Twin Markers and I'm really digging them. And a little bird told me that they are still 25% off at Ellen Hutson LLC.
supplies:
Pretty Pink Posh Stamps, Bear Hugs
Essentials by Ellen Stamps, Got Candy
Zig Art & Graphic Twin Markers Light Violet, Bright Yellow & Pink
Solar White Cardstock
Bazzill Circus Peanuts Cardstock
Scor-Pal
I'm so excited to be joining in the fun today, celebrating the July release from Pretty Pink Posh! (And by-the-way, did you see I have 2 posts in 1 day? I feel like a rockstar, LOL!) PPP is one of my favs because sequins are always a good idea, am I right?! Working at Ellen Hutson, I've gotten to know the amazing lady behind PPP and Paulina is even sweeter than her sequins! And PPP also makes the cutest stamps sets!
Today I have 3 cards to share with you using some of the adorable Pretty Pink Posh July release and 3 ways to use a circle die.
#1. Create a mask.
Using your favorite masking paper, die cut a circle and use the negative piece to create a circular scene on the card front. I inked my circle with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I stamped the adorable fluffy clouds from the new Fly A Kite set, along with a kite string & sentiment. To create a shaker kite, I used the smallest Stitched Diamond cut from cardstock and the medium Stitched Diamond cut from acetate.
I used small scissors to cut tabs in the acetate, wrapped it around the cardstock and adhered.
Before adhering the last side, I filled it with sequins, the gorgeous new Mermaid Mix...trust me, you need this mix!
#2. Create a shaker window.
For this card, I actually created a faux shaker, a flat pocket filled with the cheerful new Sunny Days sequin mix. I sandwiched the pocket between my card and a panel with a circle cut from the side.
#3. Create a spinner.
Inspired by a birthday card from my sister, I thought a spinner would be fun. I masked off sections of a circle, inked and added summer images from the Fly A Kite and Summer Friends sets in coordinating ink colors. And I added a few sequins too because as I might have said earlier, sequins are always a good idea!
I used a black pen to define each summer wedge and attached the spinner with a big brad.
Thanks so much for coming by and keep hopping along to Shannon's blog. And here's the whole list in case you get lost:
Wanna see the whole Pretty Pink Posh release? You know you do :) so click here!
And don't forget that there are four $25 gift certificates up for grabs (two winners each day)! Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop so make sure to leave comments along the way. (Comments must be left by 11:59pm PST on July 18th and winners will be announced on the PPP blog.)
Hugs!
Carly
Conversation hearts are such an iconic part of Valentine's Day and I love them! Well actually I think they taste a little yucky but I love them! Today I created a super easy card using ink blending to create some candy hearts...
To create this card, start by die cutting hearts from masking paper. I did not have the size of heart die that I wanted to use so I cut my masks with a heart balloon die and then just used 2 little more pieces of masking paper to mask the bottom of the balloon.
Place first mask on smooth watercolor panel and add ink with an ink blending tool.
Remove mask and let ink dry for just a few minutes before placing second mask on panel and creating second heart.
When all of the hearts are inked, add conversation heart messages with a simple alphabet set like the Essentials by Ellen Basic Alpha in hot pink ink like Archival Magenta Hue.
Finally add a little hot pink splatter, clear sequins and send some sweetness to a friend!
xo,
Carly
p.s. Don't forget to mail that card! Mailing is the part I always forget about but not this time, I'm showering my loves with love!
p.p.s. Read more about my showering love mission here.
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