Hello friends! It’s Kristie here and I’m having so much fun playing with the new spring and Easter products in Pretty Pink Posh’s latest release! My card today features the Big Easter Cupcake die set. I made a chocolate cupcake with yellow frosting decorated as a cute chick! So fun!

For the background of my card, I used the Pierced Leafy Vines Plate. For a little extra sparkle, I added a piece of green iridescent cardstock behind the pierced cardstock paper. The iridescent shine is visible through the pierced holes an adds a lovely detail. Especially when the light hits it just right.

As a base for the cupcake, I used the Easter Egg Border die. I added several small grass patches behind the border using more of the green iridescent cardstock. The sentiment is from the Sentiment Strips: Easter stamp set, and I cut it out using the Sentiment Strips die set.

For final touches, I added a little bee and a couple flowers using dies from the Spring Mug Additions set. This card was so fun to make! I love the cheerful colors! Perfect for an Easter card.

Thanks so much for featuring my card!
Kristie Marcotte

Hello, friends! It’s Lindsey here, and I have two spring tags to share with you today that use the same design two ways.  

Easter is just around the corner, so first up is an Easter tag.  I pulled out the previously released Fall Basket Die and cut just the two main basket pieces. Then I filled the basket full of colorful stitched eggs. The Stitched Eggs Dies come in a variety of designs and a couple of them cut just the stitched outline, leaving lots of creative options.  On one of the solid eggs (the green egg), I added leaves using the Pierced Leafy Vines Plate. 

I embossed a sentiment from the Spring Jar stamp set onto a sign from the Big Easter Cupcake Dies, and then finished off the tag with a cute bow from the Birthday Treat Box Dies.

On my second tag, I repeated the same design, but made it suitable for lots of occasions. It would be great for Mother’s Day, birthdays, or even just to let someone know you care. 

I used the same dies and stamps, except I swapped out the eggs for the flowers in the Spring Mug Additions. I just love how the basket makes them look like fresh picked flowers.  

This time I opted to simply add a label to the basket instead of using the full sign and chose a different sentiment from the Spring Jar stamp set. 

Thanks so much for joining me today!  I had so much fun making these tags, and I hope that they’ve inspired you.

Hello crafty friends! This is Amanda from Twiddler’s Nook. I’m excited to be on the Pretty Pink Posh blog today sharing a card I created using the new March release of goodies, plus some previously released dies that I seem to reach for over and over again.

I started by stamping my bunny cupcake image from the Easter Cupcakes set using a brown copic-friendly ink. I colored the image and used the coordinating die to cut it out. Then I switched gears to stenciling my background panel. 

For that, I layered the Easter Words stencil over a piece of white cardstock and randomly inked it with light and bright spring colors. After I removed the stencil I went over the panel with the same color in all the different areas. This brings another layer to the words and colors in the white background at the same time. Once that was done I used the largest Wonky Stitched Rectangle die to cut the panel out. 

I cut a white tag and yellow circle using the Spring Circles coordinating dies and ink blended a yellow shadow on the white tag. I layered all my pieces with foam squares, then glued the tag to the stenciled panel with liquid glue. 

Then, I stamped a sentiment from the Easter Train set and cut it out with a Sentiment Strip die and popped it up below my cupcake. Before popping the whole thing up on a card base, I took a light orange ink pad and drug it across the edges for a textured inky look. 

For finishing touches I just added glossy accents to the bunny’s nose and eyes. 

Are you ready for Easter yet? We’re excited at my house! I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!         

Hello everyone! Leanne here and I’m thrilled to be guest on the blog today. I have a duo of butterfly cards to share. Both my cards feature a stenciled background and die cut layered butterflies. I created the backgrounds for my cards with the new Layered Butterfly Floral Stencil Set. Trust me when I say this stencil set is very addictive. I could not stop playing with it! I kept wanting to try out different color palettes.  I’m sharing a couple favorites from my stenciling session.  

I have trimmed my stenciled panels down so they fit onto an A2 size card base.  The length of these panels is 4 7/8″ inches.  I wanted them to be a bit shorter than A2 length so I could add a strip of card stock at the bottom.  I thought this would help draw attention to the sentiment.  The sentiments I used come from two new stamp sets… Decorative Butterflies and Sentiment Strips: Easter.  I used a die from the Sentiment Strips dies to create the stitched scalloped pieces I’ve adhered my sentiments to.  

For each card I have added two layered butterflies.  There’s many sizes to pick from in the new Stitched Butterflies die set. I chose four different ones. I die cut the back layer from vellum. The top layers are die cut from card stock to match my stenciled color palettes. I lightly inked the bottom edge of each card stock butterfly just to add some subtle shading.  I adhered the layers together with thin foam tape. This gives a nice little bit of separation from the two layers and adds some dimension. 

To finish off these cards, I added a scattering of Sparkling Clear Sequins. These are my go to embellishments when I want to add a little bling but not distract from the main elements on the card.  

This card design is quick, easy, and definitely fun to make. It would be perfect for mass producing to make gift sets of note cards.  The butterfly theme can go for many occasions just by switching up the colors and sentiments.  I have a feeling I’ll be reaching for these new butterfly dies and stencils often this spring and summer.