Pretty Pink Posh + Avery Elle Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the blog hop showcasing Pretty Pink Posh's and Avery Elle as they have teamed up this month to bring together tons of fun and inspiration along with prizes to be won. More information at the bottom.

You should have arrived from the talented Melania Deasy, but if you get lost, no worries, there is a complete line up list below so you can stay on track during the blog hop. 

I'm beyond thrilled to share these two cards with you today, so let's get started.

It's so much fun to create shaker cards, so I decided to create one using these beautiful Scallop Rectangles, from Pretty Pink Posh where you can create a wonderful frame around any scene along with this adorable little critters from the Woodland Wonders stamp set from Avery Elle  

I just love how these stitched scallops are inverted and add details to the frame and how could you not resist but to color in these cute little critters. For the background, I created the sky by using the Scallop border as a stencil from the Stitched Borders 2 set and sponged in ink to form the clouds.

Next, I wanted to create some grass, so again, I created another stencil by die cutting the largest scallop border from the Stitched Borders 4 set and placed the negative piece of the die cut down on my background to sponge in some green ink.  

Last but not least, I added some 4mm sequins in various colors and glued them in place using: Pink Peonies, Lemon Drop, and Sea Breeze . Next, I thought it might be fun to add some Woodlands Seed Beads to give the grass some texture and have fun shaking the card. 

Now moving onto the second card: 

Again, shaker cards are so much fun, so I decided to make another one using these cute little critters along with the Stitched Film Strip Die. Love the detail stitching on this die with the three rectangles. It's perfect to add in some sequins. 

Here, I added 4mm Lemon Drop on top, 4mm Sea Breeze in the middle, and 4mm Lavender Moon at the bottom which by the way is Iridescent and adds extra sparkles. Absolutely love it.

The background was created with ink blending and mixed together with four colors. Also, don't want to forget this cute little stitched scallop border from the Stitched Borders 1 set. It always adds a wonderful border detail. Don't you think? It's one of my favorites.

Let's continue celebrating with your next stop at Katie Gehring 

GIVEAWAY! During this blog hop, there will be (2) $25 Gift Certificates to Pretty Pink Posh up for grabs and (2) $25 Gift Certificates up for grabs to Avery Elle

Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop (comments must be left by 11:59PM PDT on 7/24/16), and will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog and Avery Elle Blog

Here is the complete list of Blog Hop Participants:

Avery Elle blog

Yoonsun Hur

Karolyn Loncon

Jeanne Jachna

Heather Campbell

Yuki Yoshioka

Joni Nina Andaya

Melania Deasy

Liz Sarkisyan

Katie Gehring 

Nichol Spohr Magouirk

Ashley Marcu

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Thank-you so much for stopping by and continue enjoying the blog hop! 

Heartfelt Thanks

Wanted to get another card done using another favorite technique for this week's SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge which is white embossing to create a resist background along with watercoloring. Also, this is for the 30 day color challenge Kathy's is hosting over at The Daily Marker .

Here is my card: 

Wanted to keep this card clean and simple so I started with my stitched white background first by using my blueprints 13 and than took some Summer Splash cardstock and cut out a rectangle. Next, I cut out a pierced rectangle and added the sentiment. 

Stamped the flowers and leaves from the set: Peonies from Avery Elle onto some water color paper first using versamark ink and white embossed it first to create a resist effect when adding color. Next, I played with a mix of colors using my Spectrum Noir Aqua markers by first adding the color to my craft sheet and than picking up color with the water brush.

When I was happy with the colors, I fussy cut them and added some foam mount underneath to build the arrangement. Last but not least, I added some enamel dots to finish this thank-you card.

As always, if you haven't checked out the challenge site, please do so to see more inspiration and plus join in on the last sketch.

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Peonies (Avery Elle)

Card stock and Paper: White (Crafter's Companion), Summer Splash (MFT), Water Color Paper (Crafter's Companion),  

Inks: Black (Hero Arts), Spectrum Noir Aqua markers

Accessories: Blueprint 13 (MFT), Pierced Rectangle (MFT), Enamel Dots, White embossing powder (Ranger), Versamark Ink, Foam Mount Tape