Honey Bee Stamps Perfect Match Release

The newest Honey Bee Stamps release is now shipping and it's appropriately titled Perfect Match. Just FYI, there's Instagram Hop starting today (1/18). The design team is sharing loads of project inspiration showcasing this new release. There's a giveaway too! So be sure to check it out... click here for the Perfect Match Instagram Hop.

Here's the card I'm sharing for hop. I'll list and link the new release products I used below the photo. 

• Lovely Layers Playing Cards dies 
• Perfect Match stamp set & coordinating dies

This is an easy mini slimline design to create with the new Lovely Layers Playing Cards. This set includes all the dies needed to create a full deck of cards. These mini playing cards measure 2 inches tall by 1.25 inches wide. I created a Valentine card with them but these fun cards could be used for many different occasions by simply changing up the color palette and greeting. 

I will be back tomorrow to share another card created with more products from the Perfect Match Release. See you then!

Pretty Pink Posh Love Shaker Card

Hello everyone! I wanted to share a fun Valentine's shaker card featuring some adorable ghost images from the Pretty Pink Posh Valentine Ghost Friends stamp set. I was thrilled when I saw this cute stamp set because I have always loved adding ghosts to Halloween cards. Now I can use them for Valentine projects too!

On an A2 size card I have created a large shaker element with the ghosts flying around it. This shaker design is so easy to make with the Love Word Shaker dies. I die cut the love word window opening into a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of kraft card stock. 

I took a clear cello bag that was slightly larger than the love word and filled it with Sweetheart Shaker Beads.  I find using a cello bag is the quickest and easiest way to make the shaker element. I adhered the bag to the center of an A2 card base. Then I adhered the love window panel overtop. Next I inlaid and adhered the hot pink love word outline. 

I Copic colored a few ghosts from the Valentine Ghost Friends stamp set and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I adhered them around the shaker window. I trimmed off the part of the ghosts that was over the edges so the card would fit into an A2 envelope. Lastly I added a sentiment strip in the center of the love word. This sentiment stamp is included in the Valentine Ghost Friends set as well as a few other punny ghost sentiments. 

Here are the Copic colors I used to color the ghosts and their accessories: C1, C3, R14, R24, RV10, RV04

Sunny Studio Cat Antics Card

Happy Monday everyone! I'm excited to start sharing my cards made with the new release from Sunny Studio. Today's card features some of the adorable images from Cat Antics. 

I have used the new Rounded Rectangle Window dies to create a trio of windows in which I have arranged these playful kitties. I used two sizes of the Rounded Rectangle Window dies to cut out the openings into a white card panel measuring 5.5" wide by 4" tall. Using foam tape, I adhered my custom window panel over top a pink and green ink blended background. 

I picked out four of the cat images, the box, and the mouse toy from the Cat Antics stamp set to Copic color and use on this card. After coloring and die cutting with the Cat Antics dies, I played around with the images in the window spaces until I found a pleasing arrangement that also allowed room to stamp a sentiment in one of the windows. The "pawsitive vibes" word stamp is included in the Cat Antics set. The "especially for you" stamp is from the Inside Greetings Seasons set. 

Here are the Copic colors I used to color the images:

brown box - E40, E41, E42

mouse toy - T1, T2

black & white cat - N0, N2, N4, N6, N8

grey & white strip cat - T1, T2, T4, T6

Siamese cat - YR30, W3, E70, E71, E74, E77

Calico cat - W1, W3, E33, E35

rosy cheeks - R20

Pretty Pink Posh January Product Release Blog Hop

Hello and welcome! It's day three of the Pretty Pink Posh January Release Blog Hop. (click here to see the new release) This release is all about Valentine's and the season of love. If I'm being honest, Valentine cards are my absolute favorite type of card to make. I just adore a traditional red and pink color palette for Valentine's Day. You will see that plenty in the cards I'm sharing today. But first a little giveaway business... be sure to leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway for a $30 gift certificate. Four winners will be randomly chosen (one each day) from comments along the hop. Giveaway closes on January 15th at 11:59 pm PST and winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog.

Day 3 Blog Hop Lineup:

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Leanne West <--you are here

Barbara Tarayao

Rachel Kleinman

Carly Minner

Dana Kirby

Zsofia Molnar

Now on to what you're here for, the project inspiration! I have made a coordinating card duo to share that feature the new Fox Holder & Valentine Additions Holder die sets in action. 

You can create the sweetest foxes with new Fox Holder die set. The fox is such a fun size at 4 inches tall and is the perfect focal point for an A2 size card. I die cut the female fox body from kraft card stock and then lightly shaded the edges with some Spiced Catherine Pooler ink. The male fox is die cut from a rusty brown card stock. I also shaded the edges with the CP Spiced ink to add a bit of depth and dimension. For the white areas, I used warm grey Copics to add shading. I used R00 & R21 to add the rosy cheeks. 

Here's a break down of all the Pretty Pink Posh products I used to create these cards. Each item is linked to the individual product page in the PPP shop. 

• Fox Holder dies - this set contains all the pieces needed to make the fox
• Valentine Holder Additions dies - this set includes all the accessories for the fox (I used the flowers, bow, basket, and little hearts)
• XOXO Pierced Plate die - used to create the XOXO pattern on the pink background panels
• Valentine Greetings stamp set & coordinating dies - for "hugs & kisses" and "be mine" sentiments
• Eyelet Oval dies - I used the largest in the set to create the scalloped oval window on the hugs & kisses card
• Valentine Hearts Clay Confetti - used for the flower centers

There will be lots more project inspiration after the blog hop days. Starting on January 13th, there will be a four day Instagram Hop with more chances to win a $30 gift card to the Pretty Pink Posh shop.  I'll be joining in for Day 1 of that hop and sharing another fun Valentine's card. See you then! 

Pretty Pink Posh Valentine's Release

Hello there! Just a short post today to let you all know that there's a new Pretty Pink Posh release available and it's loaded with fun products for making Valentine's and Love theme projects. 

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I'm sharing a simple Valentine's card featuring the new Fringe Heart die set. 

This is an A2 size card and as you can see, the large fringe heart fills the space nicely. You really don't need to add much else making this design quick and easy. 

All Pretty Pink Posh products used to create this card are listed and linked below:

• Fringe Heart dies - to create the pink & red ombre fringed heart
• Upright Greetings: Valentine stamp set - to stamp sentiments on the vertical word strips
• Valentine Cake Pop dies - for the die cut bow 
• Eyelet Rectangle dies - for the scalloped edge decorative mat

Be sure to check back here on Wednesday (1/8) when I will be participating in a blog hop to showcase this fabulous new release. There will be a giveaway! See you then!