Hi friends, Christina here! I’m featuring the Cake Slice Shaker Dies today, pairing it with delightful citrus-themed goodies for a bright and sunny shaker card.

Cake Slice Shaker Dies
Layered Citrus Stencils
Pinking Rectangles Dies
Banner Greetings 2 Dies
Floral Wreath Builder Dies—small flower and leaves
Big Celebration Cupcake Dies—lemon slices
Valentine Mug Addition Dies—whipped cream

Enchanted Garden Clay Confetti
Lemon Lime Clay Confetti
Sentiment Strip Stamp Birthday Stamp Set

My first step was to stencil the citrus design onto a pinking rectangle die-cut from white cardstock. I used Lemonade and Sunbeam inks for stenciling, but you could mix it up and make them lime slices or orange slices or even a combination of all three. 

Next, I constructed the shaker element. First, I die-cut all the cake components from white cardstock and inked them with yellow ink, including the base cardstock panel. Then I die-cut the cake slice from the center of the stenciled pinking rectangle to create the window for the shaker and used it as a template to position the cake backer piece onto the yellow base panel. 

Now I could attach a piece of acetate over the shaker window and create a well with foam tape around the window opening. I placed the clay confetti bits onto the base panel, in the center of the backer piece, and placed the shaker window panel on top, securing the confetti bits and finishing the shaker construction. 

Time to decorate the cake! I added the cake slice frame piece around the shaker window for a more finished look and decorated the cake with whipped cream, lemon slices, small white flowers, and a candle. To complete my card design, I added a wavy banner with a white heat-embossed sentiment and attached everything to a card base. 

Thank you so much for checking out my citrus-themed shaker card featuring the Cake Slice Shaker Dies. See you again soon!

Hi crafty friends! It’s June here, and today I’m sharing some details about a card set I recently made. I had the idea for a Leafy Spring Wreath card using the strawberries from the Fresh Berries stamp set, but quickly that idea turned into a set of 2 cards: one spring themed card using those strawberries, and a more fall themed card using the other berries from the same set. So without further ado, let’s get right into it!

Both cards have the same base idea, but only use a couple of the same products. The most important one is of course the Leafy Spring Wreath, which I coloured once in green and once in brown. To decorate them, I coloured a variety of berries, which ultimately decided my color palette for both of my cards. For the spring card, I of course went with traditional strawberry colors, and for the fall card I chose a purple and magenta combo. I also added a little slice of strawberry cake from Tea Time to the spring card because it looked a bit plain compared to the other berries. I added some leafs behind each berry cluster. The fall card uses leafs from the Fresh Berries set, and the spring card uses the largest of the leafs from Daisies. From that same set, I also added a bow to each of the wreaths.

I chose to add some small critters to each card to create some more interest on the top of the wreaths. For the spring card, I used some of the Lovely Ladybugs and for the fall one, I used an old favourite of mine: the birds from A Little Birdie. I filled all the empty gaps of the wreaths with flowers, a different type for each card. Both flowers are from the Leafy Spring Wreath set itself. I stamped some extras to use later on the decorative vines from Friend Greetings that I put on the top and bottom of my card. I just love this stamp set so much! Not only does it have my favorite greetings out of any set, but the vine is such a useful addition and it’s perfect for adding to a card that doesn’t feel quite finished yet!

Speaking of greetings, time to add even more parallels to the card by adding a sentiment on the inside of my wreaths. The Lovely Ladybugs set has this cute greeting that says ‘Bugs & kisses’, which reminded me of the similar ‘Hugs & kisses’ from Valentine Greetings. 

My backgrounds consist of a Wonky Stitched Rectangle with a tone on tone stencilled pattern, backed with a subtle pattern paper in the color that matches the color of the sentiment and the berries. For the spring card, I cut my rectangle from cream colored cardstock and used a beige ink to stencil the Leaves pattern. For the fall card, I used a layering stencil, which looks so amazing in tone on tone! I’m sad that most of the pattern got covered up cause it looked so cool! I cut my rectangle from pastel pink cardstock and used pink inks to stencil the Teacups. 

When I finished these cards, I instantly wanted to create a summer version with shells and a winter version with snowflakes, but maybe that’s for another time! I like how the fall card almost started to look like a wedding card with those birds and soft pink shades. Trying to keep the cards similar looking has limited my ideas a bit, but that also resulted in some more creative choices than I probably would have taken if I went into these cards as standalone seasonal cards. And that’s the fun of crafting! Sometimes you need to limit yourself a bit in order to progress, instead of looking at your endless amount of crafting supplies and not knowing what to use first. At least that’s how my art blocks usually happen.

Anyway, I hope you have an amazing week, and may inspiration strike you as well! Bye!

Hi friends, Debbie here with the adorable Lovely Ladybug stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh! I’m definitely ready for summer with all the flowers blooming and the cute flying insects! Bees are way cuter on paper than for real, though!

The Scallop Box Card Dies is perfect way to really show off a flower filled garden card. 

Started off by stamping and copic coloring the ladybugs and die-cut them out with the Coordinating Dies. Next, I attached a trail to the back of the larger flying ladybug. 

To decorate the Scalloped Box card, I went through my stash and found the perfect pattern paper for the ladybugs. I added the pattern paper to the front, sides and the back but not the inside of the scallop box card.

Having the yellow in the combination, I decided to bring back the Bee Friends stamp set. Stamping out two of the smaller bees and adhering 1/4inch acetate strips to the back of the bees and two of the ladybugs. 

With the Spring Mug Additions Dies and the Stitched Spring Flower Dies I die-cut out the flowers in pink, reds, and yellow for my garden. Then with the Grass Border Die I die-cut out two grass strips. Then with the Insert dies from the Scallop Box set, I off set the cutting plate to die-cut the grass again but not cut off the blades. 

I assembled my box card and attached the flowers and stems to the back of the grass. Then in between or above the flowers I attached the acetate ladybugs and bees. I used the Black Onyx Pearls for the center of the yellow flowers.

With the Sentiment Strips: Easter set,  I stamped out the “Springtime Greetings” and trimmed it out to fit onto the scallop pattern paper. Then attached a crawling ladybug to the front of the box. 

I had to go outside to photograph my adorable Scalloped Box Card because it was such a beautiful sunny day. 

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful crafty day!

Hello, Pretty Pink Posh friends! Brenda here with a couple of note cards that would be perfect to tuck in a lunch box before a big test or add to a floral arrangement to let someone know that you’re thinking of them! The Bee Friends Stamps & Coordinating Dies pair perfectly with the Sweet Note Die Set to create these sweet note cards and envelopes that are sure to brighten anyone’s day!

I began by stamping the bees and trails in the Bee Friends Stamp Set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink. I colored them with Copic markers, then used the Coordinating Dies to cut them out. I added a bit of shine to the eyes with a black glaze pen and used a white gel pen to add in some highlights.

Next, I die-cut the envelopes from yellow cardstock and the square from black and white gingham using dies from the Sweet Note Die Set. The envelope dies were folded along the score lines and the folds were reinforced with a bone folder. I adhered each side together with liquid glue, being sure to use a very thin bead of glue.

I trimmed white cardstock squares to fit just inside the stitched edge of the gingham panel and added a bit of Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to the centers of the panel with a blending brush, then adhered them to the gingham panel. 

The sentiments, from the Bee Friends and Lucky to Know You Stamp Sets, were white heat embossed onto red cardstock and cut out with the Bee Friends and Lucky to Know You Coordinating Dies. The larger bees and trails were adhered with liquid glue. I added the small bees to the front of the envelopes.

There are two sizes of solid hearts in the Bee Friends Stamp Set. I decided to use these as embellishments so they wouldn’t be too bulky to fit into the envelopes. The smaller heart was stamped onto white cardstock several times with red dye ink and cut out with the Coordinating Die. They were adhered to the note cards and envelopes with liquid glue. I added Glossy Accents to add a bit of shine to all of the hearts and that finished off these sweet note cards and envelopes.

That does it for me today!! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Brenda

Hi friends! It’s Christina, and I have a simple die-cut birthday card to share with you today featuring some crafty essentials that I reach for time and time again. The Streamer Dies, the Pinking Rectangles, and any of the wavy banners get a workout in my craft room because they are so versatile and can be used for almost any occasion; plus, they add just the right amount of whimsical flair to your card designs. I combined these essentials with the Party Hats Dies for a classic birthday card that’s easy to put together. Let’s get started!

Party Hats Dies
Streamer Dies
Pinking Rectangles Dies
Banner Greetings 1 Dies
Sentiment Strips Birthday stamp set

I started by choosing a color palette and cardstock for my design. I ended up with pink, blue, and apricot, with a touch of yellow and green. I decided to use the apricot colors for the background and layered the largest Pinking Rectangle onto an A2 cardstock panel.

Next, I die-cut the party hats and played with different color combinations until I was happy with the results. The possibilities are endless with these Party Hats, and with this design, you could easily mass-produce these cards to fill your birthday card stash. 

With the Party Hats assembled, I die-cut the Streamers from the same colors and arranged everything onto the layered background panel. I used some of the stars from die-cutting the smaller hat several times as embellishments for an even more festive look. The final steps were to add a sentiment that I heat-embossed with white embossing powder on a wavy banner and then attach everything to a side-fold card base.

I hope I’ve inspired you to create something with your favorite crafty essentials! See you again soon!

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Hello Crafty Friends! It is Hanh here with you today. Happy Stencil Theme Week! There are so many fun stencils over at the Pretty Pink Posh Shop.

Today I am excited to showcase the Layered Presents Stencils. This versatile stencil set can be used for so many different occasions. I had so much fun playing with it that I created two birthday cards to share with you today. So let’s get started. 

For my first card, I used all three layers of the Layered Presents Stencils to ink blend a full background on a piece of white cardstock. I started with the gift box stencil and Spun Sugar and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide inks. Next I used the stencil to add details to the wrapping paper with Kitsch Flamingo and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide inks. Finally, I used the last stencil to add the bows with Picked Raspberry and Wild Honey Distress Oxide inks. I set the panel aside to dry as I worked on the rest of the card. 

I diecut a bear, party hat and present using the Bear Holder Dies, Birthday Mug Additions Dies and Build a Gift Dies out of white, pink, yellow and black cardstock. The bear was colored with Copic markers. I assembled the diecuts and highlighted with a white gel pen. 

COPIC COLORS: Bear: E50/51/53/33/99/35, R00/20, R20

For the sentiment, I stamped the “Happy Birthday” from the Upright Greetings: Birthday stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of white cardstock. I used the Sentiment Strip Dies to diecut the sentiment and well as a scallop strip out of yellow cardstock. I layered and adhered the two strips. 

I used the Fancy Cake Dies to diecut a stitched frame out of pink cardstock. Foam tape was used to adhere the bear, frame and sentiment strip to the panel. The panel was adhered to a white A2 cardbase (4.25” x 5.5”). I finished the card with a few Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix.

For my second card, I wanted to create a masculine birthday card. I decided to keep the design clean and simple with only two rows of presents. I love that you can easily mask off and use these stencils to ink only a portion of the background. This time I used some Post-It sticky notes to mask off part of the Layered Presents Stencils and work on one row at a time to keep the colors pure. I ink blended the layers in the same manner as I did in the first card. The gift box stencil with a very soft layer of Mowed Lawn and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide inks. The pattern stencil with the same two colored inks but with a heavier hand when ink bleeding. And for the bow stencil, I used Pine Needles and Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide inks. 

For the sentiments, I used the Sentiment Strips: Birthday stamp set to stamp several of the sentiments along the top and bottom borders of the presents with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 

I used the same dies as with the first card to diecut and color in the bear and present. I assembled them and adhered them onto the panel with some foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest. 

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my cards and are inspired to try out some of these fun layered stencils. Be sure to head on over to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop to check out all of the different options available in the Stencil Section.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Hanh

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Hi friends! Sophie here and I am thrilled to be wrapping up our Stencil Week celebration with a fun, summer inspired card featuring the Waves Stencil. Let’s dive in!

We are finally getting some spring weather in my neck of the woods which is making me itch for summer weather so I pulled out some fun summer supplies from last year to bring some sunshine to my craft room. 

I started out with some light blue cardstock that I cut using the Eyelet Rectangles Dies – a much loved staple in my craft room. I masked off the edges and used the Waves Stencil to add a light wash of blue ink in the background – I love using tone on tone stenciling because it adds texture and interest without becoming overwhelming. 

For the images on this card I used the Seashells Stamps and Dies for the fun shell images. I did very simple coloring with my Copic markers – most of the images I actually only used one marker but did a few extra layers on top to add some light shading to areas. Here are the markers I used!

Sanddollar: E42, E41
Starfish: Y32
Coral: YG00
Purple Shell: V01
Blue Shell: G000
Pink Shell: R00

I finished off this card with a sentiment from the same Seashell set and used a kraft colored card base. I really love how Paulina always gives us coordinating dies for the sentiments – I love to pop them up on my cards with some dimension to really draw the eye in!

To finish things off I couldn’t resist adding some of my favorite Sparkling Clear Confetti. The perfect accents to any card! I hope you enjoyed and I hope you’re getting some spring weather wherever you are.

See you next time! 

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Hello Everyone! Welcome to the fifth day of the Stencil Theme Week! It is Zsofi here today with a cute baby card mixing some older stencils, stamps and dies. Let me guide you through the process of how I built this unisex and very colourful projects.

I started with creating my own patterned paper: the Layered Baby Wreath set has 3 stencils included which allows you to apply many different colours without masking, and helps you build depth and add details in an easy way. I used Distress Oxide inks today, but it can work with many other types of ink. I used a small blending brush for each colour family, it worked perfectly fine even if the brush head was not particularly small. 

When all 3 layers were done, I used a clear shimmer pen to add some sparkle (be careful as it will move the ink being water soluble), and added some further details with a black glaze pen. 

Then I worked on the focal panel: I used the Stitched Stars die set (retired) to cut the biggest star out of light blue cardstock. All the little baby accessories I die cut from colourful scraps using the Baby Mug Additions die set. It is a perfect way to use up all the little cardstock pieces you wanted to throw away. I love the stitching details, it adds a home-made feel to the whole design! After adhering it all on the star, I popped the focal panel in the middle of the stencilled background using 3D foam squares for extra dimension.

The sentiment I white heat embossed on a thin strip of black cardstock using the Sentiment strips: Occassions stamp set. I used foam squares to adhere it under the baby accessories to make it even more dimensional.

As a finishing touch I wanted to add some glossy accents to the background to make a few parts shiny, but I totally forgot. Even though I wanted to make a unisex card, I can easily imagine this in monochrome colours (pink, blue) too.

I hope you like this idea and got inspired to use your older stencils and dies. I cannot wait to see your beautiful creations, make sure to share them in our Facebook group!

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon.

Zsofi

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Hello, friends! Justin Adkins, and I’m so excited to be celebrating Stencil Theme Week with Pretty Pink Posh!  If you love adding layers, color, and texture to your cards, this week is definitely for you. Today, I’m sharing a playful, party-ready card featuring an adorable (and slightly mischievous!) monster ready to celebrate!

For this card, I used the following Pretty Pink Posh products:

• Streamers Stencil (2-Pack)
• Fireworks Stencil
• Line Bursts Stencil
• Build a Monster Dies
• Pinking Rectangles Dies
• Scallops Pierced Plate Die
• Party Hats Dies
• Sentiment Strip Dies
• Sentiment Strips: Birthday Stamp Set
• Halloween Greetings Stamp Set & Coordinating Dies

This card is all about combining stencils + bright color + fun character elements for a bold party vibe!

To start, I created the background using the Streamers Stencil. By blending multiple ink colors through the stencil, I was able to build a vibrant, celebratory pattern that instantly sets the tone for the card.

Next, I brought in the Fireworks Stencil in a totally unexpected way—adding texture to my monster! By lightly blending through the stencil, it creates a fun faux furry effect that gives the character extra personality and dimension.

Behind the monster, I used the Line Bursts Stencil to create a radiating backdrop. This subtle detail helps draw your eye right to the focal point and adds even more energy to the design.

To finish things off, I layered everything with the Pinking Rectangles Dies and added a sentiment strip for that perfect party-ready message. The mix of textures, layers, and bright colors really brings this little monster celebration to life!

Stencil Theme Week is the perfect time to experiment, layer, and play—and don’t forget, all stencil products are 20% off on the Pretty Pink Posh website this week! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope this card inspires you to get inky and have some fun with your stencils.

Be sure to follow me on Instagram and YouTube at @justanotebyjustin for even more crafting inspiration!

Happy Crafting!

Justin