Rina here with a card using the fun Aloha Shaker. I absolutely enjoy using these shaker dies from Pretty Pink Posh, they make shaker card making a breeze!
Please watch my video on a step by step tutorial on how I
made this card. I used a different
method this time. I made a standalone
shaker and then adhered it to my card base.
It makes a really big impact because of its dimension.
I used theTropical Toucans stamp set and its one of my favorite stamps sets from this release. I love the small set that makes a big impact with the variety of birds and the awesome floral branch.
For the shaker bits, I’ve used the new Luau Jewels, it is a gorgeous mix of blues, greens and fuchsias. This color combination is the perfect combination for a fun tropical card. I also added gold mini stars and the sparkling clear stars to top off the shaker mix.
I hope you try out this fun shaker card and enjoy your
summer so far!
Hello friends, Eloise here and today I’m continuing on with the Stencils Video that was posted a little while ago. I shared 12 ways to use the newly released stencils using different mediums and techniques and in today’s video I’m using four of my favourite backgrounds that I created to make three cards.
I started off with picking out the four backgrounds. I used the embossing paste and dry embossing backgrounds together using the Graduation Stencil, the water-coloured leaves background using the Leaves Stencil and also the bleached background using the Wide Stripes Stencil. I used various stamps from different releases to help decorate each card. Once I knew what stamp sets I was using, I stamped out my images, coloured them in with Copic Markers and cut them all out.
For my first card I used the embossing paste and dry embossed background. I also used the Congrats Grad Stamp Set for the images and sentiment. I stamped them out, coloured them in and then cut them out. I then cut down the dry embossed background to a thinner strip and adhered it onto my embossing paste background using foam tape. I then stamped the ‘Congrats Grad’ sentiment into the centre and stamped a few yellow stars around it as well. I added foam tape onto the back of the hats and scroll and adhered them into place. I lastly adhered the panel onto a white card base.
For my second card, I used the water-coloured leaves background. I used the Mother’s Day Stamp Set stamped and coloured in a few of the images, I then cut them out. I added foam tape onto the backs and adhered them into place on my card. I then used the Elephant Friends Stamp Set and stamped the ‘Big Hugs’ sentiment into place. I tied a small hemp cord bow onto the vase to give a little extra texture. I added a green strip of cardstock onto the left-hand side and adhered the entire panel onto a card base.
For my last card I used the bleached yellow sunray background. I used some images from Tropical Birds, Summer Friends and Summer Surfboards stamp sets, I stamped out some images and coloured them in. Once they were coloured, I cut them out. For my background as well as the bleached background, I used the Stacked Edges 1 Die and used the scallop one to cut a wave border on a blue piece of cardstock.
I then used the Stitched Borders 1 Die and used the curved one to cut from some brown cardstock. I added adhesive onto the backs of both of the pieces and adhered them down onto the sunray background. I then added foam tape onto the backs of the images and adhered them down into place. For my sentiment I used the ‘Sending You Sunshine’ from Summer Friends and stamped it in black ink on the top of my card.
That finished up all three of my cards today, using four of the stenciled backgrounds I made in a previous video. Thank you so much for stopping by today and I’ll catch you all next time.
To begin, I cut a piece of smooth cardstock to 4” by 5 ½” to fit into the Gina K Wreath Builder 4” template. I watched a video by Jennifer McGuire on how to use the wreath builder template with stencils and I knew ALL of the PPP stencils would be so great for the technique! Check out her video here for even more details and amazing examples.
To set up the wreath builder and stencil, I taped down the wreath builder onto my craft mat. I added the stencil off to the side, taping the top of the stencil down to create a hinge in order to be able to move the cardstock around freely in between rotations. I started with the top part of the cardstock lined up as pictured, that is the edge that will always stay in the stencil as you rotate around to create the pattern. I then rotated the cardstock around in the wreath builder, changing up the ink blending colors as I went between Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover, and Twisted Citron.
After I was done, I added in some individual leaves where I felt I needed a bit more color and ended up with this as the background.
With the background complete, I started on my images from the Tropical Toucans Stamp Set and stamped them with a copic friendly ink and got to coloring with my copics. I added white details with a gel pen for a little pop.
For the sentiment I heat embossed the sentiment on matching green paper and paired it with a black die cut Aloha Shaker Die. I then arranged all of my die cuts around the white aspect of my background to finish up the card.
I hope you enjoyed this card and got some more ideas for how to use all the amazing stencils that PPP has to offer!
Hi everyone, Rina here with a congratulations card using the Animal Signs stamp set. I really enjoyed tailoring the signs to exactly what I wanted. Since it is graduation season, I also used the Congrats Grad stamp set to pair with the koala. The Pretty Pink Posh script dies are always a favorite of mine so I used theCongrats Script die.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to play with the new stencils. I created a fun landscape using theScallop Borders 2 dies and Distress Oxide ink in Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Clover. I used theLeaves Stencilto create texture on my landscape. I cannot wait to use the other stencils!
I colored my images in copic markers using the following
colors:
Y13, YR24, YR04, YR27
W1, W3
E51, E50, E55
C00, C1, C3, C5, C7
R20, R27
I finished off the card with the Buttercream Jewels, which added the right amount of sparkle!
I hope you enjoyed my card, have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!
Hello, everyone! Marge here for you today and I’m so excited to share a card with you for the June Release from Pretty Pink Posh.
I started by die cutting Tropical Frame Die from watercolor cardstock and then I water-colored the frame in tropical moods. I cut another Tropical Frame Die, removed the inner pieces using a knife, then I adhered the rectangle to my colored frame.
To start, I began with a smooth cardstock and masked off an area for distress oxide ink blending. I first blended Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, and Peacock Feathers within the masked area. I then applied the Triangles Stencil over the ink blended area and blended another layer of Picked Raspberry on top of the ink blended area.
I then got to coloring the lovely Toucan images! I stamped all the images with a copic friendly ink and then proceeded to color all the images using my copic markers. I love adding details with a white gel pen to the critters as a final touch.
To stamp the sentiment, I got out my MISTI(I didn’t want to mess up my ink blended background!) and arranged the images and sentiment to where I wanted it and then stamped the sentiment with black ink. I adhered the images with foam tape for a little pop.
To start, I created a stenciled background with the new Waves stencil. I blended yellow ink through it onto a white card base and then lifted the stencil and turned it so that the waves were upside down.
I lined up the downward wave points on the stencil with the upward wave points on the cardstock and then blended ink through that. When I was finished, I had a fun, chain-like pattern.
I cut the Aloha Shaker die from the panel and trimmed it with the stitched rectangle die from Stitched Notes. I used scissors to remove the Aloha word from the sun frame, and then blended more yellow ink on it, so that the stenciled pattern was no longer visible.
I cut the new Sunshine Script die from white cardstock and coloured it with a dark gray Copic marker. I also cut a banner from one of the dies in the Stacked Edges 1 set, and blended blue ink along the edges for dimension and a pop of colour.
Because the Sunshine die cut is so narrow, it’s quite flexible and I was able to curve it to match the curve of the banner. I adhered the stenciled panel to a white cardbase then stamped a partial ‘Sending You’ sentiment from Tropical Birds inside the cut out sun, directly on the card base.
I put foam tape on some of the sun rays, and placed it onto the card, offsetting the rays, so that there was a doubled-up effect. Then I glued the sentiment banner on top – I used liquid glue on the edges and foam tape in the centre for support.
Finally, I chose some yellow jewels from the Citrus Mix and glued them above and below the sentiment strip.
I love how bright and sunny this card is, I hope you do too! There are so many possibilities with stencils and dies!
Hello friends, Eloise here and today I’m here to share twelve ideas on how to use the Pretty Pink Posh stencil bundle #1. In today’s video, I’m just sharing the techniques and hopefully in my next video I’ll share some ideas using the backgrounds I made.
Working from left to right, here is how I
made each background.
#1 – Colour then Stamp. For this first background, I took a piece of white cardstock, adhered it down and adhered my Graduation Stencil over the top. I then used washi tape to mask over the other images besides the hats. I ink blended some Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink over the top. I then removed the stencil and stamped over the hats using the Congrats Grad stamp set. Super simple and easy background with these stamps that match. If you want the confetti images back from the stencil, line up the stencil and then mask off the hats instead and ink blend over the rest of the areas.
I also did the same technique using the Leaves Stenciland Mother’s Day stamp set, which I will share the quick and easy card I made with that background at the end of the post.
#2 – Tracing. I took a piece of apricot coloured cardstock and adhered it down into place. I then laid over the Leaves Stencil and traced around the shapes with gel pens. Then to show some examples I coloured a few in, drew random patterns in some or you can trace with a black pen and colour with a different colouring medium. I liked this idea more for a larger stencil with larger spaces to colour. But it still turned out okay and is another fun way to get more from your stencils.
#3 – Heat Embossing. I taped down a piece of white cardstock and adhered the Wide Stripes Stencilover. I then smooshed down my Versamark Ink and added some Rose Gold Embossing Powder over the top. I took a brush and brushed away some of the powder on the outsides and heat set it with a heat tool. I liked this way since you can use any embossing powder you own and being able to brush away whatever powder you don’t want is kinda nice so you can keep it in different areas.
#4 – Dry Embossing. I think this is definitely one of my favourite ways to use stencils. I ran a piece of white cardstock with my Graduation Stencilover the top through a die cutting machine. I made sure to use a metal shim and also the rubber embossing mats to allow the stencil to emboss and tada, the stencil pattern is embossed. I think why I like this way the best is because you can use it as a subtle background, add colour inside, etc. Also, stencils are cheaper than embossing dies which is also nice, as well.
#5 – Embossing Paste. I used some Texture Paste from Ranger and dyed it using Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink. I then took a piece of white cardstock, adhered it down and then adhered the Graduation Stencil over the top. I used a palette knife to spread the paste over and then before it dried, I sprinkled glitter over the top just for some added interest, but either way it looks good. I then removed the stencil (remember to clean it straight away) from the paper and set it aside to dry. Embossing Paste was huge a while ago and I still really like it; the clean-up is a little messy though.
#6 – Paints. So, for my next background, I used some acrylic paints. I have some Kaisercraft ones since I picked them up super cheap. I took a piece of white cardstock and put the Wide Stripes Stencilover the top. I then used little paint daubers and three colours of paint; a lavender, dusty pink and aqua and dabbed the colours over the stencil. I then removed the stencil and let it aside to dry. I really liked using the paints, I always look at paints as not really a card making supply. But using them over stencils just looks like Distress Oxide Inks or something; they blend really nice and they’re cheaper.
#7 – Tone on Tone. This one is super simple, not a lot of thought went into it but basically, I just wanted to create my own patterned paper. I love tone on tone and it’s definitely my most used patterned paper. So, using a light colour of cardstock; in my case yellow and then a darker yellow ink, I used the Wide Stripes Stenciland ink blended over it. Super simple but being able to create these easy backgrounds, eliminates me running out of my favourite pieces of patterned paper.
#8 – Layering. Layering stencils are super fun. I like it especially when you have a really open design and then you can layer like a polka dot or something over top to give it a little fake texture. But in this case, I ink blended some blue inks over the Wide Stripes Stencil horizontally, then rotated it 90 degrees, and ink blended the same colours again. This created a checkered sort of effect and brought new opportunities to a simple design of stencil.
#9 – Bleaching. To do the bleaching effect, I ink blend some Distress Inks / Oxide Inks (I’m using these because they react with water) onto watercolour paper. I then laid theWide Stripes Stencil over the top and sprayed over it with water. I blotted the paper with a paper towel and picked up the stencil. The parts where the stencil was stays the bright colour and the bits in between go lighter. I love the way this works out, it’s perfect for sunrays or a night sky or even to create the same tone on tone effect as earlier.
#10 – Foiling. So, a little while ago I got some Deco Foil Adhesive which is super cool for those of us that don’t have any machine to foil with. I took a piece of white cardstock, laid over the Wide Stripes Stencil at a diagonal and taped it down. I then took some of the liquid adhesive and a paint dauber and dabbed it over the top. Remember, whatever texture is left behind when you lay the adhesive down, the foil is going to pick up that texture. I set it aside to dry for around half an hour and then took a piece of foil, laid it over top and rubbed over the foil with my fingers where the adhesive is. I also used a bone folder at the end to really help stick down the last few bits. Foiling is super pretty and honestly; I will use it a lot more now that I don’t have to use a machine.
#11 – White Ink. I love using white ink on a dark colour of cardstock. It’s perfect for easy night skies, etc. This time I used the Graduation Stencil and ink blended white ink over the top of a black piece of cardstock. Super simple, but effective. You could do this with lighter colours of cardstock as well to create a more tone on tone effect as well.
#12 – Watercolour. Last idea this time around is to use watercolour. Watercolour is one of my favourite mediums since it’s so free flowing and gorgeous. So, I used the Leaves Stenciland a watercolour palette and painted over a selection of the leaves. I used two different tones of greens for them. I then lifted up the stencil and mopped up a few of the really wet areas with a paper towel. Obviously, this isn’t going to look perfect, but I like how it’s not perfect since it looks like you water coloured them yourself… even though you didn’t.
So that’s the twelve ways I’m sharing on
how to use stencils today. I then went off camera to create a card with one of
the backgrounds.
To start off my card, I stamped a couple of images from the Peonies stamp set and coloured them with Copic Markers. I then cut them out with the Peonies coordinating dies.
I then took one of the leaves backgrounds that I made in my video and die cut a circle from the centre. While I was die-cutting I cut the Lattice Background Die from vellum as well. I adhered the vellum lattice behind the circle and popped up the entire background on foam tape and adhered it to a yellow card base.
I then popped up the images on foam tape and adhered them into place as well. For my sentiment I used the ‘Big Hugs’ one from Elephant Friends and white heat embossed it onto a thin black strip of cardstock. I then tied a little hemp cord bow on one side and adhered that onto my card as well.
So, that finished up my super simple card for today as well as all the backgrounds I made. In my next video, I’ll be sharing a few card ideas using the backgrounds I made today.
Thanks so much for stopping by today and I’ll see you next time.
Hello! This is Nicky with you today with a ‘slimline’ card where I have used two older but much beloved Pretty pink Posh stamp sets, namely Koala Friends and Birthday Friends.
This card measures 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches with a panel cut at 8.2 inches x 3.2 inches. You can purchase envelopes for a card with these dimensions – just search for Slimline, Invitation, #9 or Size 9 envelopes.
I ink blended my background using a Clarity Stencil Brush and Distress Ink in Mowed Lawn and Mermaid Lagoon. I used a hill stencil (of which there are many on the market). I stamped the sentiment and then backed the panel with white craft foam and adhered it to the base. Using craft foam not only nicely lifts your panel but it also helps cards with embellishments survive the rigors of the mailing system!
My images were all stamped on Bristol Smooth cardstock using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil. I watercolour painted them all using Kuretake Zigs. Koalas were painting using Grey No.91 and Mid Gray No.96. Three other colours were used for the accessories and they were Yellow No.50, Light Pink No.26 and Light Green No.41. Certain areas were highlighted with a Uniball Signo white gel pen.
The images were then either die cut or fussy cut and applied with dimensional foam tape. I embellished my card with Pretty Pink Posh jewels- Lemon Drop, Pink Blush and Spring Green– as seen in the image above and since I had one remaining painted image I decided to add it to the inside of my card as a cute little surprise.
I appreciate you stopping by to read today, thank you and happy crafting! Nicky x
Usually when I build a shaker card, I use foam tape for the shaker walls. But you can also stack a die cut to create the walls and that’s what I did here. I started by cutting theLattice Background Die 5 times – 4 from plain white cardstock and 1 from a panel of cardstock that I had blended a rainbow of ink onto.
I used liquid glue to stack the 4 white die cuts and then glued a panel of acetate on top before gluing the rainbow die cut on the very top. When the glue was dry, I flipped it over, and there were lots of tiny windows just waiting to be filled!
I put one tiny jewel in each window, using a jewel pickerand craft pick to make sure that the faceted shiny side was facing out the window. I went in rainbow order, trying to match the rainbow on the front of the card.
