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Pretty Pink Posh November Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

16 Nov

Good morning!  I’m thrilled to be a stop on the hop for the Pretty Pink Posh November Release blog hop! Have you checked out the new release yet?  It’s full of adorable holiday stamps and dies along with some gorgeous mixes!  Today I created two products, one is a more elegant card and the other is a whimsical shaped tag! 🙂

Joy by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pretty Pink Posh

I love the look of colored pencil on colored cardstock and thought I’d go in a nontraditional direction for my poinsettia card!  To start I stamped the poinsettias and leaves across a piece of teal cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed them with gold glitter embossing powder.  Then I colored the flowers with my caran d’ache luminance pencils and left the leaves alone.  I focused dark shades of blue towards the center of the petals and blended them out to white.

Joy by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pretty Pink Posh

Next I stamped the sentiment onto navy cardstock and heat-embossed it with the gold embossing powder.  I trimmed it down to a label and adhered it to the card with foam mounting tape.  Finally I added a few navy nuvo drops to finish the card!

Joy by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pretty Pink Posh

My second project is a holiday tag!

Fa La La by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pretty Pink Posh

To start I stamped the Caroling Critters and sentiment from Holiday Greetings onto white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I colored them with copics and then masked the images.  Next I blended faded jeans and chipped sapphire distress ink onto the background to create a sky and splattered it with white gouache!  I removed the masking paper and let the background dry overnight.

Fa La La by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pretty Pink Posh

Next I die-cut the panel with a large circle die and die-cut the same circle shape three more times from white cardstock.  I stacked them together and adhered them to create a thick and sturdy circle.  Then I added a little nuvo crystal glaze and glitter to some of the critters’ accessories!  Once that dried I piled glitter, sequins, snowflakes, and glitter onto the circle and used a hot glue gun to carefully glue a plastic ornament to the cardstock circle.  I held it in place for a few minutes until the glue started to set and then ran my finger around the outside of the ornament to make sure there was no extra glue.  I made sure to let the glue dry completely before shaking the ornament so that the shaker elements wouldn’t stick to the wet glue!  Finally I added a little ribbon and twine to finish the tag!  I love that it can be used as a gift tag (you can write a message on the back of the ornament) but then can be added to a Christmas tree as a decoration!

And that’s it!

There are four $25 gift certificates up for grabs (two winners each day). Winners will be picked randomly from comments left along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PDT on 11/20/2018 and the winners will be announced on the PPP blog!  Here are all the stops on the hop today:

  • Pretty Pink Posh blog
  • Laura Bassen  
  • Yana Smakula
  • Eloise Blue
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
  • Suzy Plantamura
  • Lexa Levana   
  • Mindy Eggen  
  • Caly Person  
  • Justine Hovey
  • Carissa Wiley        
  • Joni Andaya
  • Gemma C.    
Thanks so much for stopping by today and enjoy the hop!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

Pretty Pink Posh Poinsettias
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Pretty Pink Posh Caroling Critters
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Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Greetings
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Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Mix
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Pretty Pink Posh Snowflake Sequin Mix
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Hero Arts Nesting Circle Dies
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SSS Sentiment Label Dies
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SSS Peacock Cardstock
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SSS Soft Navy Cardstock
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Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock 110 lb
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SSS Masking Paper
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Copic Markers
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Faded Jeans Distress Ink
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Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink
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Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools
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Mini Round Blending Tool Refills
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Embossing Powder Bag
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Versamark
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Versafine
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SSS Clear Embossing Powder
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Ranger Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder
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SSS Gold Embossing Powder
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Wagner Heat Gun
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Ranger Mister Bottle
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Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle
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White Gelly Roll Pen
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Winsor Newton White Gouache
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Nuvo Midnight Blue Drops
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Nuvo Crystal Glaze
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Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter
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Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter
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Foam Mounting Tape
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ATG Adhesive
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MISTI Stamping Tool
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Tonic Trimmer
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Gemini Jr
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Comments

  1. Susan N says

    November 16, 2018 at 8:06 pm

    Amazing! I love the blue card and those nuvo drops! I’ve never seen that color before! The ornament is inspiring! I love that little stamp scene.

    Reply
  2. Barb Housner says

    November 16, 2018 at 9:00 pm

    that tag is so sweet and I love the non traditional color of your poinsettia card

    Reply
  3. Barbara Smith says

    November 16, 2018 at 9:00 pm

    Your colors are so pretty…that poinsettia is amazing!

    Reply
  4. gwenyt says

    November 16, 2018 at 9:24 pm

    Wow! Love the gorgeous turquoise and gold card! Super classy. Your ornaments is so super cute! Love it!

    Reply
  5. Lindsey L says

    November 16, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    Your card is beautiful and I’m completely smitten by your ornament! LOVE it!!

    Reply
  6. Lauryne Cunningham says

    November 16, 2018 at 10:58 pm

    Love your projects! You colored the poinsettias so beautifully and I love the blue!

    Reply
  7. Heather Nelson says

    November 16, 2018 at 11:31 pm

    Your poinsettia card is amazing..love the gold and blue!! Your snow globe ornament is AMAZING!

    Reply
  8. Carla Hundley says

    November 17, 2018 at 1:03 am

    Beautiful card with the
    embossing and tone on
    tone coloring. Love the
    ornament card, so cute!
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  9. Tracy B. says

    November 17, 2018 at 1:24 am

    Your poinsettia card is GORGEOUS! And the navy Nuvo drops are the perfect color! I’ve never seen the navy before, so THAT will be going in my shopping cart!

    Reply
  10. Katrina S Parrish says

    November 17, 2018 at 1:42 am

    You poinsettias are Gorgeous!

    Reply
  11. Dana M says

    November 17, 2018 at 1:52 am

    Wow! Your card is so striking and gorgeous, love the vibrant blue. And the ornament tag is just fabulous, so creative.

    Reply
  12. Gilda McCain says

    November 17, 2018 at 2:42 am

    Love your beautiful poinsettias and the tag is adorable.

    Reply
  13. Cathy Lillie says

    November 17, 2018 at 3:29 am

    You did an amazing job on your projects. The Poinsettia card is stunning done in teal and gold! I like that you left the leaves uncolored with just the embossing. The ornament tag is adorable and will make a wonderful keepsake!

    Reply
  14. Cindy Holmes says

    November 17, 2018 at 3:41 am

    Oh my gorgeous Poinsettia’s card and ornament! I absolutely love that you chose blues for your Poinsettia’s! Really a beautiful change from the traditional red!

    Reply
  15. justMarie says

    November 17, 2018 at 4:27 am

    I really like that you made the poinsettia blue. Really elegant!

    Reply
  16. Kathy R says

    November 17, 2018 at 7:43 am

    Great use of non traditional color for poinsettia. Love the blue tones. Tag is sweet too.

    Reply
  17. Sarah Mix says

    November 17, 2018 at 8:30 am

    Amazing blue poinsettias! Just gorgeous!

    Reply
  18. susie sonnier says

    November 17, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Your blue poinsettia card is gorgeous

    Reply
  19. Lindarub says

    November 17, 2018 at 10:01 am

    Love your tag!

    Reply
  20. Beverly Jordan says

    November 17, 2018 at 10:28 am

    Stunning in BLUE!!! Gorgeous with the gold embossing especially!!! LOVE your globe gift tag!!!! What fabulous out of the box Christmas inspiration!! Am so inspired!

    Reply
  21. Sue D says

    November 17, 2018 at 12:29 pm

    Wow–gorgeous card and adorable tag.

    Reply
  22. Miriam Erdman says

    November 17, 2018 at 12:36 pm

    The poinsettia card is just breathtaking

    Reply
  23. Mary-Anne Venginickal says

    November 17, 2018 at 2:53 pm

    I love how you stamped on coloured cardstock and coloured with pencil crayons. The ornament is beautiful. Can you share the link to where you got the ornament. I assume its a flat back ornament. jeandonny2000 at hotmail dot com

    Reply
  24. Patt H. says

    November 17, 2018 at 5:11 pm

    Love, love, love that gorgeous teal creation & those cute critters on your tag are adorable!

    Reply
  25. Denise Bryant says

    November 17, 2018 at 5:24 pm

    Fabulous coloring of the poinsettias, and your tag is just adorable! What a fun release with so many delightful new products!

    Reply
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