Pretty Pink Posh New Product Release Blog Hop Day 2

Today is the second day of the PPP New Product Release Blog Hop - you can see all of the new PPP products being released HERE. I have four cards to share with you using a couple of the stamp sets and some of the new dies. I always love little people by PPP, so I jumped all over the new School Friends stamp set. I also love Koala's (which are NOT bears - excuse my last post that mis-stated that!) so I finished off with one more card using the Koala Friends set. There are two other cards using that set on THIS POST from a few days ago.

Ok, lets get started. I have a few tips for making each card below the photos of that card!

Card 1:

Tips:

•  Watercolor just the edges of the outside of the Storybook 1 die by first applying water to the entire piece and then adding paint just to the edges so it moves outward (I Ranger white watercolor paper as I like the white shade)
• Stamp the School Friends images with MFT Natural Ink so when you color them, there are no outlines; I watercolored these images and then added details with Prismacolored pencils, glitter pens, and a white Uniball marker
• Add details to the clothing with all of the above mentioned coloring methods
• Add sequins around the images to fill in the open spaces
• Use red embossing powder for the sentiment

Card 2:

Tips:

• Use the Stitched Pieces die to create a shaker card; use foam tape behind it and fill the openings with the new seed bead colors as well as a few of the older ones
• Create the background for the shaker card using Ranger blending tools and Distress Oxide Inks
• Emboss the sentiment with white embossing powder in the center opening
• Stamp the images with a light color of ink and color with Copics and colored pencils
• Add some sequins on the outside of the windows as well to fill up open spots 

Card 3:

Tips:

•  This card uses the Window Frames die which I usually use for shaker cards, but I resisted and kept this one flat!
• Watercolor a background for the opening and then stamp the sentiment with white embossing powder 
• Color the die Congrats (free with a $60 purchase0 with Copic Markers to match the card (I used cool grays)
• When you add glasses to the little people, die cut them first and then stamp the glasses; or you can just draw your own on the die cut with colored pencils as I did

Card 4:

Tips:

• To create "furry" Koalas Friends, stamp them with MFT Natural Ink, then color them in with Copic Markers (I used Warm Grays), then use Prismacolored pencils to add little lines all over them in all directions to look like fur; make sure to have the lines overlap all of the edges
• Use markers to color in the letters of the LOVE YOU script after they are die-cut out of white cardstock
• Paint the background by die-cutting the window frames die out of watercolor paper; wet the entire outside piece and then add pink paint to the edges letting it blend outward
• Add some ivory jewels and seed beads around the images to finish the card 

There are four $25 gift certificates being given away by PPP. They will randomly pick winners from the comments left on all blog posts for the two day hop. Comments need to be left by 11:59 PM PDT on 6/19/2018. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog.

Here is a list of today's blog hop participants:

Pretty Pink Posh Blog

Yana Smakula

Suzy Plantamura (you are here)

Alix Davis 

Jeanne Jachna

Crystal Thompson

Anna Kossakovskaya

Joni Andaya

Shannon McComb

Melody Rupple

Amy Kolling

Eloise Blue

Justine Hovey

And one more item of business today. PPP is giving away a not yet released die for all orders placed with them that are over $60. Here is the information:

And last but not least, here are the products I used for these cards as well as all of the new products linked to the PPP store. They are also linked at the bottom of the list to the SSS store. Hope you have fun shopping and thank you so much for visiting today! Suzy

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Comments

[Dana M]

Amazing cards! So much richness and depth in coloring and design. Love the texture from the pencils.

[Wendy Lambert]

Fantastic cards! I love the shimmery little school kids. Your koala card is just so adorable.

[Lisascreativeniche]

Wow! Your coloring is phenomenal!!! The details are amazing!

[Iris M Soscia]

Such cute cards - love the kiddos and the koalas.

[Jeannie F]

Oh my goodness, every card is so sweet! The koala card really speaks to me. Love the colors!

[Karen Letchworth]

Oh my heart, Suzy.....your cards are SO sweet. Great job showcasing these adorable new stamps. LOVE your creativity!
Karen Letchworth

[Jen]

Every one of these is fantastic!!!

[DUMONTIER Marjorie]

Oh my! What a darling set of cards !!
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[Terrie D.]

What sweet cards! I love how you colored everything, especially the koalas :)

[benjipod]

Suzy, your cards are darling. I love those cute school kids. And the ones with glasses is a bomb!! However, these Koala Bears are our out of this world. I just them :) Great cards.

[kathy dumpert]

I really loved the texture you created with your coloring, especially on the koala's fur.

[Ana]

Your coloring technique is perfect! I wish I could color that way with colored pencils. Thanks for the tips. =D

[Kris Reeves]

All of those are just darling!

[Heather Nelson]

WOW!! Amazing colors. I love how your created texture with your kiddos and the koalas fur!! Fabulous.

[Arianna Barbara]

Awww!!! All these cards are super super cute!!!

[Stacey Kowbel]

Fantastic cards! I love the little girl's cheeks - so cute!

[M Strach]

This is adorable!