Welcome! Thanks so much for joining me for the Pretty Pink Posh October Release Blog Hop. I’m honored to be a part of the hop for this release and have two cards to share with you today.
First up is this single layer Thanksgiving card that I made with the Giving Thanks Stamps. First, I used a powder tool to cover the area where I wanted to stamp “Happy Thanksgiving”. Then, I stamped the sentiment with Versamark Ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.
I was going for a soft and organic look, so I stamped a leaf pattern on Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor Paper with Versafine Toffee ink, which is a lighter, orange-y brown, instead of black ink, which I felt would be too bold for the look that I wanted. The cold press watercolor paper has great texture and makes for slightly less crisp stamped impressions, which adds to the soft look.
I watercolored the card using several Distress Ink colors (see the full list in the supply area below), some of which I mixed to make more muted, fall leaf colors. For the first layer, I added a flat wash of color to each leaf, and after the first layer was just about dry, I came back in with a second layer of color to add texture and deeper areas of color. For some of the leaves, I kept the second layer of color the same or similar to the first, and for other leaves I used a second, complementary color for the second layer (ex: brown over orange or red).
Check out the video tutorial below to see more of the process that I used to make this card:
Supplies Used in This Project
The following supply list contains affiliate links. I make a small commission if you purchase through these links, and I really appreciate it if you do!
AMZ = Amazon.com SBK = Scrapbook.com DKB = Dick Blick SSS = Simon Says Stamp
Pretty Pink Posh Giving Thanks Stamp Set
EK Tools Powder Tool
Versamark Watermark Ink
Martha Stewart Antique Gold Embossing Powder (any warm gold embossing powder will work)
Darice Multi-Purpose Heat Tool
Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor Paper – 5.5″ x 8.5″ pad ( AMZ / DKB )
Royal Langnickel Palette Paper
Tsukineko Versafine Toffee Ink
Ground Espresso Distress Ink ( AMZ / SBK / SSS )
Festive Berries Distress Ink ( AMZ / SBK / SSS )
Tea Dye Distress Ink ( AMZ / SBK / SSS )
Frayed Burlap Distress Ink ( AMZ / SBK / SSS )
Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink ( AMZ / SBK / SSS )
Fossilized Amber Distress Ink ( AMZ / SBK / SSS )
Forest Moss Distress Ink ( AMZ / SBK / SSS )
Dried Marigold Distress Ink ( AMZ / SBK / SSS )
a small, round paintbrush
water
paper towels
a double-sided adhesive runner
stamp blocks
white cardstock (for the card base)
The second card was inspired by the gorgeous colors in the new Winter Sparkle Sequin Mix. I just love all of those periwinkle, purple, blue, and iridescent sequins!
I die cut the medium size star from the Stitched Stars die set into the top center of a piece of MFT Grapesicle cardstock that was cut to 4″ x 5.25″. Then, I stamped the Happy Winter stamp from Winter Wonderland below the star with Versamark Watermark Ink and heat embossed it with white detail embossing powder.
After that, I used the snowflake stamps (also from the Winter Wonderland set) to make a pattern over the entire front of the card, again using Versamark Ink. I used Wow! White Pearl embossing powder, which has a wonderful, pearlescent finish, to heat emboss the snowflakes.
I made the star into a shaker by first gluing a piece of clear acetate a bit larger than the opening to the back of the card front. Then, I used the same die from the Stitched Stars set and cut that into a piece of white fun foam that was cut to slightly smaller than the card front. I lined the foam piece up over the star area on the cardstock and glued it in place. To finish the card, I added some of the Winter Sparkle Sequin Mix to the die area, glued a piece of white cardstock over the back of the die cut area to seal it closed, and glued the finished card front to a top folding, vertical A2 card base.
Supplies Used in This Project
The following supply list contains affiliate links. I make a small commission if you purchase through these links, and I really appreciate it if you do!
AMZ = Amazon.com SBK = Scrapbook.com DKB = Dick Blick SSS = Simon Says Stamp
Pretty Pink Posh Winter Wonderland Stamp Set
Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Stars Dies
Pretty Pink Posh Winter Sparkle Sequin Mix
EK Tools Powder Tool
MFT Grapesicle Card Stock
Versamark Watermark Ink
Darice Multi-Purpose Heat Tool
Stampendous Detail White Embossing Powder
Wow! White Pearl Embossing Powder
a manual die cutting machine, like the Big Shot
clear acetate
white fun foam
Tombow Mono Multi Glue
white cardstock (for the base)
Thanks for stopping by! I hope that you enjoyed these projects, and be sure to hop around to all of blogs in today’s hop for oodles of ideas and inspiration.
Pretty Pink Posh is giving away four $25 gift certificates (two winners each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PDT on 10/20/2016. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. In addition, all orders of $100 or more from the Pretty Pink Posh shop will receive a FREE GIFT of the not-yet-released Holiday Greetings set (shown above).
Your next stop on the hop is Heather Hoffman, and here are all of the awesome designers who are participating in the hop today:
Vera Rhuhay
Amy Kolling
Joni Andaya
Kristen from k.becca — that’s me!
Heather Hoffman
Shannon McComb
Keeway Tsao
Julia Altermann
Yoonsun Hur
Joy Taylor
Jennifer McGuire
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Lovely cards !
Both cards are beautiful! The second card is absolutely stunning with those beautiful colors!!
Love love love your cards! They are so festive and colorful! 🙂
Love the Toffee Ink idea. And your stamped snow flakes look like pre-made paper. Beautiful cards.
Just lovely cards! Love the star shaker. Great ideas. Thank you
Beautiful cards!
Both cards are very beautiful! The shaker card is so elegant!
Beautiful cards! Love the shaker!!
Love the shaker card. That mix of sequins is just beautiful
GORGEOUS! Ive never used the textured side,must try.
So simple & elegant. I am in love with both your cards
Loving your ideas. The colors on each are gorgeous
Your cards are so pretty! Love the shaker!
I really love the lavender color on the star card so cute ! The other card is equally adorable they have really out done themselves this month!
Beautiful fall card and the stitched stars. Oh MY!
Both of your cards are beautiful! It must be such a fantastic feeling to use a stamp set that you designed, your card and the stamp set are both gorgeous, I love all the muted fall colours you used. Your second card is beautiful too, I adore the new stitched star’s shape and I love the gorgeous purple/lilac tone on tone stamping!
So excited by the blog hop and release by PPP!
Lively.
Beautiful cards, thanks for sharing.
Both cards are beautiful but I especially love that shaker card!
I enjoyed watching your video and loved the painting technique. I like to paint with distress inks, they are so versatile! Cute stamp set you designed by the by!
These are such pretty cards Kristen!! I love how you made such beautiful backgrounds for these cards with the stamps ?
Love the purple sequins
Love the purple sequins. Such pretty cards
Oh wow! Both cards are absolutely adorable!!!
So simple and so cute!!
I am in love with your Thanksgiving card! It’s beautiful!
Love these!!! Just so much pretty! TFS
Your cards are beautiful!
Super nice card. I like your colored leaves covering the card front…reminds me of the sidewalk outside my window!
The stitched stars die is one of my favorites from this release. I love this card. Thanks for sharing.
I just love the stitched star die and those snowflake stamps are fantastic!!
Lovely cards! 🙂
Both your cards are beautiful! Fall colors are my all time favorite, I just love them! The snowflake background you did was just beautiful! I really like those smaller snowflakes. Loving this blog hop and all the inspiration it brings. Thanks for taking the time to share your talents!
Great cards! I love the watercolored leaves on the Thanksgiving card.
Pretty cards !
Love the vibrant colors in this card!
The cards are nice and my fav is the second card with the embossing. I love to emboss everything.
Lovely cards!
such lovely cards. Thanks for the inspiration:)
Pretty cards.
Love the winter shaker card! You’re right, those new sequins colors are fantastic!
Pretty cards. I love your purple snowflake shaker. I am hooked on that color. TFS
Lovley cards!
Gorgeous! I love the watercoloring on the first card and the embossed snowflakes on the second.
Lovely cards!
What great cards! Thanks for sharing!
Lovely cards. the shaker is my favorite tho
Love the purple card and purple sequins. Siegel pretty!!
Both your designs are so pretty! Love the watercolored leaf background and that mauve card is beautiful!
What fun to be able to use these stamps to make
your own background as you’ve done. Love all those
pretty Fall leaves. And I just love shakers more than
any other type of card.
Two lovely cards Kristin, a great video tutorial and I love your shaker card.
Both cards are beautiful! I love the gorgeous fall leaves of your first card. The second card is stunning!!
Gave your video a thumbs up. Great tutorial. Excellent card for Thanksgiving. The coloring is perfect.
Amazing cards. Really like the first one with the leave background!
love the shaker card
Love both cards. I love the color on that fall leaf card!!!
Cute cards! The star shaker is awesome- the star dies are my fave!
Love both of the card!
Love both of these cards, but especially the winter one…so pretty!
Fun and beautiful!
Oh my gosh, that shaker card is so gorgeous! Love the colours.
Both great card! Love the Shaker star!
Love the Shaker star!
I love that thanksgiving card.
I have Versafine in Toffee, also. Love it on your beautiful Thanksgiving card!
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Both cards are very very pretty!!
Colorful autumn leaves and delicate winter snowflakes are two of my favorite things!!! 🙂 Your cards celebrate the seasons beautifully! Thanks for sharing wonderful ways to use the new PPP release items and inspiring us to do the same!
I love the watercolored leaves and the star shaker card!
Love these ideas!
Thanks so much for sharing. The video was super helpful. I love the fall colors you created.
Sharon Gerrard Cameron
Your cards are wonderful!!! Love them and PPP:)
Stunning cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sue
http://suek86401.blogspot.com/
very pretty cards!
Very beautiful cards
Great cards! Thanks for sharing!
Love both of your cards! This little shaker window :D!
Two new ideas for holiday cards.
great job i love the inspiration thank you for sharing!
Cute cards love both cards.
Such pretty and creative cards! Beautifully done!
Gorgeous cards! The way those leaves are colored are great ❤️ They are going to be my favorite for this fall!
Beautiful cards, love the softer Toffee ink for the leaves and the second card with the Winter Wonderland mix star shaker is sooooo pretty!
Both of these are so cute! Love the shaker card!
These are beautiful cards! LOVE them!
Beautiful cards! Your water coloring is beautiful!
Both these are so pretty1 love STAMPING BACKGROUNDS! Hate caps lock!
Love the tone on tone effect and colour of the second card!
Gorgeous snowflake/star shaker card! I love the single layer leaf Thanksgiving card too! Nice job! 🙂
I love your leaf card! Great colors!
Delightful cards! Love the fall colors on your Thanksgiving card, and the snowflakes and star cut out on your pretty shaker card!
Lovely Thanksgiving card!
Enjoyed watching your video. Love how you mixed the distress ink for some beautiful colors.
Love the Thanksgiving card – those colors are so beautiful. And, that shaker card is stunning!
Hi Kristen ~ Your cards are both so lovely! You’ve chosen to do two of my very favorite techniques; Distress Inks & a shaker card. Love the colors you’ve chosen for the Thanksgiving card and the Winter Sparkle Sequin Mix is absolutely yummy with the subtle background of your second card. I ordered that mix the moment I saw it! (Shhh….told tell my hubby….he thinks I have “enough” sequins!!! Gasp!!!). Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Beautiful cards Kristen and fabulous video too! Thanks so much for sharing!
I love both of the cards! I can’t decide which I like better. 🙂
Thanks for showing me how you colored your card.
Beautiful cards! I love the leaves covering the entire background.
beautiful cards. . . .great tips in the video to be more forgiving. . . .thanks for sharing
Fabulous cards!
Beautiful cards! I think I got confused with which cards went with which days but my appreciation is the same.
Love the shaker card. So festive and bright,
I love your projects and I want you to know that I ADORE the stamp sets you designed!!
Love your beautiful cards.
Both of your cards are super cute, but I especially love the second one. Those shimmering snowflakes drew me in! I need some of that pearlescent embossing powder!
Beautiful cards, I especially love the second one – I’m a sucker for shaker cards 🙂 and the design and colours you used is so beautiful!
Beautiful cards, I especially love the second one – I’m a sucker for shaker cards 🙂 and the design and colours you used is so beautiful! Great job!
Love these CAS cards! perfect!
Great cards, love the star shaker
Awesome cards made! Love it!
The Thanksgiving card is really lovely with all the fall colors but I absolutely love the other card. I love the colors and the use of the star for the shaker. The sequins in the shaker were beautiful and the background of the card was fabulous! I love the colors you used, so unexpected.
Such a pretty card. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome cards. Love the star shaker, but your design of Giving Thanks stamps is fantastic. Love the fall colors.
Love the delight shaker .. SO lovely!
I think you may be the first person I have seen who mixed their distress ink colors on a pallette! Thanks
Both cards are beautiful! xxx
beautiful cards!
great watercoloring!
Ooooh lovely cards – love that purple snowflake effect
These images are SOOOO cute they are irresistible!!!!
Such lovely cards, thank you for sharing!
I really like the Thanksgiving card with all the colorful leaves
Wow beautiful!!! Love your colouring!
What a great video! And I love your purple snowflake card too!
Cute cards.
Thanks for sharing your video. So inspirational.
Cute fall card and the shaker is lovely too.
Cute fall card and the shaker is lovely too.
Great cards. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Both cards are very lovely.
Your cards are lovely and your designs for stamps are awesome. I want all of them. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
the background is beautiful.
Love all of the snowflakes.
the star shaker is wonderful.
thanks for sharing
I just LOVE these cards, especially the shaker card! Thanks so much for sharing!
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful fall colors on the first and I like the star shaker on the second.
You can’t beat a great shaker card and water coloring fall! Great work!
Blessings,
Melitta
Awesome cards.
I love your watercolour leaves, they turned out great!
I enjoy the leaf card, which I think the coloring is quite unique.
Beautiful job on both cards. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Awesome cards!
BEAUTIFUL cards!!!
LOVE your inky backgrounds – WOW – you gave these wonderful new stamps a great workout!!! THANK YOU for sharing and inspiring … I really need to be more adventurous with my stamping 🙂
Beautiful card designs and backgrounds! Love the glittered sentiments in the Thanksgiving card and the shaped window in the Winter shaker card. Thanks for sharing!
Both lovely creations, I love your fall colours and the shaker card is just perfect ! X
Love your cards, especially the star shaker one beautiful color.
Both cards are beautiful. Love the colors on both and thanks for the video tutorial as well.
Your cards are great! The snowflakes in Winter Wonderland are lovely. Congratulations on having your designs in the release!
What a gorgeous shaker!!
Fabulous cards!!! Love shaker cards!!!
Great cards!
Love the subtle colours
Cute cards!! Love water color anything and don’t think I’m going to get tired of it LOL
Beautiful creations!
Just beautiful!
Pretty cards! Love the leaves!
I love working with embossing powder and I absolutely love that you incorporated the new PPP stamp sets AND embossing powder. I can’t wait to give this card a shot.
Beautiful cards!
Lovely cards
These are amazing! Great job!
So cute! Especially love the watercolor leaves – perfect fall card!
Both of the cards are beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Both cards are beautiful! Thank you for the video. I loved seeing how you created the Thanksgiving cards and colored all the leaves. Putting the Thanksgiving set on my ever growing wishlist. :o)
They are LOVELY!
both lovely cards especially love the background of the second card
Wonderful cards…love those autumn leaves.
Oh I really like the gold sentiment against the watercolored leaves
Two precious cards! Love both! Great coloring on the Thanksgiving one, and fun shaker too!!
Love both cards. I love the fall colors you used on the leaves…..
Kristen, I love both distress inks and watercoloring, so the first card is a winner! And the second is beautiful! I love shaker cards to. What a great stitched star die. Thanks so much for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
Fabulous backgrounds!! Great cards!!
AWESOME projects! Cute new stamps & dies! I absolutely love your shaker card!
Both of your cards are beautiful! I love how you made your own patterned paper with the snowflake on the second one. Gorgeous!
Great cards! I love the painted fall leaves & the shaker card with the snowflake background!
Lovely cards! The leaves are such a fun way of making a background, thanks for sharing the video ♥
I totally love the starry card too! Shaker cards are always such fun 🙂
I have really enjoyed hopping along, so many wonderful creations. Hilde Larsen aka. Tindaloo
Love the background patterns, so neat!
Wonderful cards! Love the colours of your leaves!
Love them!
so beautiful!! love the leaves!
I love that beutiful
Thanksgiving card!
Those leaves look so
Fabulous! Your winter
shaker card is so pretty!