Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop - New April Release - Day 1

Hi friends! Today is the first day of a 2 day blog hop showing off the brand new Pretty Pink Posh product release for April. The products all went on sale at PPP on the 29th - you can see the entire release HERE. And they sell all of the new products as a bundle with 10% off HERE. The products are also in stock at Simon Says Stamp, so I have linked them to both stores at the end of this post. In the body of the post, they are linked to the PPP store. Ok, let's get started as I have 4 cards to share with you using some of my favorite new products!

CARD 1:

If you like to color with colored pencils, these Peony Stamps are irresistible. They were so fun to color! I started by die-cutting the Lattice Background Die from white cardstock. I didn't use a metal adaptor plate, so the pieces stayed together fairly well. I was able to transfer them to a cardstock card front that had adhesive on the entire thing so all the pieces were held in place. It think it looks beautiful in all white as a subtle background. 

I stamped the Peonies on white cardstock with MFT Natural Ink for no-line coloring. I colored them all in with my Polychromos, Caran d' Arche Luminance, and my Prismacolors. I used all these different kinds as I like each for different reasons (I'll be doing a blog post on which I use for what soon). I used a white Uniball marker on the edges of the petals and then dabbed it with my finger soften the lines. I stamped a sentiment from the Animal Signs stamp set. I used white embossing powder on black cardstock. I added some crystal clear jewels around the flowers upside down. 

CARD 2:

I started this card with the same Lattice Background Die. I die-cut it again out of white cardstock and moved it carefully onto a white card base covered with adhesive. I then rubbed Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink over it with my new Picket Fence brushes (which are worth every penny I spent on them by the way - no more circles from the sponges by over applying too much ink!). I used a Window Frame Die for the greeting from the Elephant Friends stamp set. I used Lawn Fawn Blue Jay ink for all of the greetings on this card as it matched the Distress Ink perfectly. 

I stamped the critters from the new Animal Signs stamp set on white cardstock with MFT Natural Ink and then colored them with colored pencils. I used two colors of pencils for each frame and then used a White Uniball gel pen in between the two colors. I stamped the sentiments from both the Animal Signs stamp set and the Elephant Friends stamp set. I arranged them over the front of the card and then used some of the new Cornflower Blue jewels around the larger sentiment. 

CARD 3:

I was loving these little elephants from the new Elephant Friends stamp set, so I had to make two cards with them (this one and the last one). I also really like the new Wide Stripe stencil that is part of this release, so I used it on both of my elephant cards. I cut a piece of white cardstock the size of a card front (4.25" x 5.5"). I then attached the stencil over it taping it in place. For this background, I used Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink for the lines. I then removed the stencil and reattached it over the white spaces between the inked lines lining it up perfectly. I inked over it this time with Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Inks. By moving the stencil, you can fill the entire background with inked lines. There is a very slight overlap where the two colors blend. I used a white cardstock frame die-cut from the Stitched Notes die around my background and then added a sloped ground using the Stacked Edges die.

I stamped the elephants using the new Elephant Friends stamp set as well as their little water spurts (which are suppose to look like they are filling the vase). I stamped the vase using the Father's Day stamp set. The balloons and tulips are from Elephant Friends and the yellow flower is from the Mother's Day stamp set. I colored them all with colored pencils and then attached them over the background. I added a sentiment from the Animal Signs stamp set using Lawn Fawn Hippo ink. I added a Cornflower blue jewel to the balloon and a few to the top of the pot. I added a Watermelon Jewel to the pink balloon.

CARD 4:

I created the background the same exact way as on the last card using the new Wide Stripe stencil and Distress Oxide Inks. This time I used Spun Sugar for the pink stripes and Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade for the yellow stripes. I again added a frame using the Notes and Things die. I added a Window Frame die to the center of the background by rubbing it with the Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink to match the background stripes. 

I stamped all of the images from the Elephant Friends stamp set with MFT Natural Ink and then colored them with colored pencils. I added them over the background. I stamped a sentiment from the Animal Signs stamp set with Lawn Fawn Hippo Ink on a small white banner and tucked that under the balloon. I added some Pink Blush Jewels around the sentiment banner.

And now for the important blog hop details:

• There are 4 $25 gift certificates up for grabs (two winners each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 5/8/2019. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog.
• Here are the blog hop participants for today's blog hop. There will be a second blog hop tomorrow so start on the PPP Blog again to hop along and have more chances to win the GC's! 

Pretty Pink Posh blog  

Yana Smakula 

Carly Minner  

Gemma C.       

Thi Lam     

Dana Kirby    

Suzy Plantamura    (you are HERE)

Keeway Tsao

Heather Hoffman     

Jeanne Jachna   

Melody Rupple      

Wanda Guess     

Caly Person  

 

That's it for today friends - thank you so much for stopping by and for any comments you leave me. Your love is always so appreciated. I love knowing I inspire others to make something pretty. Creating is my happy place and I hope it is yours too. Have a great week and enjoy this new PPP release and blog hop! Suzy xoxo

Comments

[DJ Doss]

I love the critter cards and your peonies are gorgeous! Beautifully colored, all of them. TFS

[Tami Priebe]

Your cards are incredible. Such bright vibrant colors. I absolutely love them all!!

[Karen Wedding]

OMG! All 4 cards look great. You did a great job coloring all those pieces.

[Jen Petersen]

Beautiful! Your coloring and the depth and detail you can create is outstanding. So many beautiful works of art you have created to showcase these delightful, fun and beautiful new sets out.

[Anne Sturgeon]

Loving the lattice background and the adorable critters. Especially the giraffe and elephants. Great coloring, as always Suzy.

[Patti Bailey]

Your Peony card is GORGEOUS. Your coloring is amazing. And your elephant cards..…..TOO DARNED CUTE!!!! All of them!!!! I need this stamp set! LOL

[Cynthia Cole]

All of your cards are sweet!

[Mary Holshouser]

The flowers are gorgeous.
the cards with the animals are darling.
Always a winning subject. thanks
for sharing so many great cards.
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[kathleen dumpert]

I like your coloring on your cards!

[Subhashini]

Absolutely love your coloring, great inspiration!

[Hanh]

Oh my goodness! Your cards are just amazing! Absolutely beautiful coloring and layout! Love the array of new products in this release! Thank you so much for the inspiration! You’ve given me some great ideas for these new sets!

[Jenny]

I love your fun cards, fabulous.

[Sue D]

Love the colors on your pretty and cute cards.

[Tricia A Podmore]

WOW!!! Gorgeous cards and your coloring is phenomenal. Love your choice of colors. The backgrounds you made are awesome ad you have an eye for layoutas well as color. Appreciate your sharing of your talents and inspiring.

[Lauryne Cunningham]

Wow! Awesome cards and so beautifully colored! I'm always amazed by what you can do with colored pancils! I absolutely love all the critters holding up signs- so cute!

[Mary-Anne V.]

Oh my goodness what an amazing job you did with all these cards ...your creativity is Limitless!

[Rose Mary Smalley]

We hit the jackpot here....4 cards? WOW...and great ones too....I fell in love with your first card...that is something that I would be so excited to receive...and then all of those adorable critter cards.....I am so loving every single one....such a wonderful job! Thank you so much for sharing your pretty work today.

[NinaS]

Fabulous cards. Love your coloring.

[Aimee Phillips]

Your peonies card made quite an impact!. Sooo beautiful. So glad Spring is here.

[Annalisa]

I always love your contributions to bloghops, Suzy. Your coloring is a treat to see. Also, while this has nothing to do with the actual cards, I really like how you stage your photos. They're just really pretty. :D Thanks for sharing all of these with us!

[Joan C.]

Your cards are amazing. Beautiful peonies and such sweet critters, I really like the background color and lattice design you chose for the Big Hugs sentiment card.

[Larissa Heskett]

LOVING the NEW Release and the AMAZING Inspiration!! Such AWESOME Card Designs!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!