Friday, January 15, 2016

Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Celebration Blog Hop

Today, I'm thrilled to be participating in the


I love Pretty Pink Posh and all of their wonderful products,
so I was very excited to be asked to join in with the celebration!

Here's the card that I made for the happy occasion,
inspired by the new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:

southmoonunder.com

(Please visit the Curtain Call Challenge Blog 
for all the challenge info and deadline and to see what the other
design team members created for the challenge!)

The sweet little owl and cat hats in the photo reminded me of 
the cute little animals in Pretty Pink Posh's Holiday Pals stamp set.


I decided to create a faux-shaker card
(because creating real shaker cards tends to overwhelm me -- hee!)

I started by smooshing three colours of watered-down dye ink onto my background.
Once that was dry, I stamped my sentiment (from SSS's Big Scripty Sentiments)
and created my frame using one of Pretty Pink Posh's Scallop Frames dies.


I stamped the three critters from Pretty Pink Posh's Holiday Pals stamp set
onto another piece of white cardstock and coloured them in, using some 
Zig Markers coloured onto an acrylic block, with water and a paintbrush.
I fussy cut them out by hand as a group.



Then, I adhered some of the new beautiful Sweet Pea Sequins Mix
onto my background, gathering a bunch behind the critters,
so it looks like they're all piled up behind them -- but they aren't really!
They're just adhered in a long line along the sides and top of the animals!

A few more strategically placed sequins finishes it off.

I'm also linking this up to Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge: Ombre.

Now, it wouldn't be a celebration without some gifts & goodies!


Here's the list of everyone participating in the hop:


Leigh Penner (that's me!)

Remember commenting at each stop makes you eligible to win!

Thanks for looking!

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Tracy Freeman said...

Totally love them. The critters are really too stinking cute x

Unknown said...

Dear Miss Leigh,
I love paint Smooshing and shakers but I never thought to put them together and then you use my favorite stamp and dies This is like a card that you made just for me!
Thank you for the inspiration, S

Betty Wright said...

Love your soft and girly watercolored background. The faux shaker rocks! Beautifully adorable, Leigh!

Unknown said...

Love your faux shaker idea! Pretty background :)

Happy Dance said...

This is absolutely adorable, Leigh. That background you've created in those pretty pinks and yellows is so soft and pretty. I love those little critters, and that frame really is fantastic. Love the idea of a faux shaker; might have to try that! Love those pretty, pretty sequins. More to my list, haha! Have a great weekend. Bev

Monika/Buzsy said...

Darling (faux) shaker card Leigh Love the sweet images, the soft coloring... the sequins are so pretty.

bridget22868 said...

I just love the little animals in this card. Too cute!!!

bridget22868 said...

I love these cards. The little critters are cute as all get out. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

D.Ann C said...

Love your faux shaker! What a fab idea!!

Miriam Prantner said...

Such a sweet card! LOVE!!!

cissi said...

Love the colors you used on your sweet card!

Hippymom83 said...

Gorgeous!

Enderby said...

So adorable. I like saux shaker card. I never have seen that before. Thanks.

Jill said...

What a precious card. I must have that scallop die!

Laraine R said...

Very pretty card!

Margarita Navarro-Rivera said...

Cute card! Love the colors!!

Anonymous said...

Very cute shaker card - love the soft color background !!!

Shirley N said...

Super sweet card!

Mary Holshouser said...

Love the pastel colors.
Really blend in with the idea of the small animals.
thanks for sharing.

Sheri Gilson said...

Super cute & girly! Love the idea of the faux shaker!

Cat Craig said...

Such a sweet birthday card, those soft colors go so well with the sweet little critters. Love that this is a shaker as well.

Sabina F. said...

Beautiful pastel card. :)

Mitzi said...

SWEET... and soft! Love the colors and the cute critters [and I agree with you on shaker cards].

mtscrapgal said...

I didn't know about faux shakers but yours is very clever. The sequin mix is beautiful.

Unknown said...

Super cute card!

Unknown said...

Cute Card!

Anonymous said...

Great card, Leigh!! I totally thought it was a shaker. Love this, since shakers are so involved. I've ordered a Fuse Tool to see if I like making shakers better that way. Happy Birthday to PPP! Thanks, Paulette S.
Craftqueen417 at yahoo
Since Google won't connect real email address to my account for commenting, it's sad they won't let people go when they move on, I moved my blog to WP in 2012 and they are still linking my dead uneditable profile with closed email and won't fix it.

Unknown said...

gorgeous coloring as usual!

Kim Potts said...

I've never seen a faux shaker card before, but I love this idea. I'm gonna have to try this for sure!!

Karen Petitt said...

As everyone else has said this is a very cute card!

However I love how you have used the scallop rectangle die. Partially die cutting a scallop frame but cutting around the stamped images, then, a really clever idea to have the stamped or die cut greeting behind. Thirdly the cherry on the top I love pink shaker cards! Thanks for the gorgeous inspirations and the blog hop Karen x

Nana711 said...

I have been somewhat intimidated by the shaker card. So happy to see your faux shaker.

cropmom66 said...

Love the colors and those little critters are adorable!

Mary-Anne V said...

Wonderful background...love the sweet card.

Miriam Leech said...

Adorable card and lovely (!) background!! Thank you!

Patt H. said...

What a great idea! Love the faux shaker element on this one. A really, really awesome card!

MelissaF said...

Love the soft colored background for these super cute critters on your beautiful shaker card!

TheGirlTX said...

Never heard of a faux shaker card, but I love the way it turned out!!! And the critters in that stamp set are tooooo cute!!!

Linda Langes said...

Love the colour combo of the pink and lemon -so fresh!

Kris B said...

Fun shaker card! Love the inked background and the adorable little animals!

Lisa said...

Very cute! Love that you left some white between the little critters to keep them together.... And love your smooshed pink background!

Diana D said...

This card is so pretty and sweet!

Larissa Heskett said...

WOWOWOWOWOOWOWOWOWOW!! BEAUTIFUL Card!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Design!! =) THANKS for sharing!! Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

jen said...

Oh my goodness! This is adorable & I LOVE the faux shaker effect!!!

Margo said...

Oh how stinkin cute!!!!! ♡ Love everything (and that penguin is super adorable! )! Fantastic job! :)

~amy~ said...

Awwwwwww...so sweet Leigh!

SabineV said...

I love the ink smooshing and the idea of a faux shaker...fabulous! Beautiful card.

Immi said...

Such a pretty background!

Amanda said...

A faux shaker card is just genius! I love it. Shaker cards kind of freak me out most of the time. I must remember your faux technique!

Lynndee said...

Super cute! I just adore these little critters! Thanks for sharing!

Bobby said...

I love your smooshing, Leigh, and those animals are adorable.

Grace Sun said...

sooo cute!

Grace Sun said...

so cute

Grace Sun said...

so cute!

Sue D said...

Very soft and pretty--love the cute critters.

KindredEsprit said...

Love your smooshing background! I love the scipty sentiments and the three critters are adorable!

Lucy E. said...

What a sweet and cute card. I love those little critters!

Weeeeeyy! said...

Ah cute.
Perfect girlish theme šŸ’—

TracyM #6773 said...

SUPER CUTE card Leigh :)
LOVE your PRETTY colours, SPARKLING sequins and DELIGHTFUL scalloped frame!!!
THANK YOU for the INSPIRATION, looking forward to trying my hand at SMOOSHING real soon!!!

Sindhu said...

Very pretty card..love the faux shaker idea...

Isabel Z said...

I LOVE blog hops because I get so inspired.

Andrea D. La Vigne said...

This is so cool! I never saw a "faux shaker" card before, but you did a great job. Such a neat idea! Love the colors you used, and those cute little critters. Tfs!
Andrea
Andrea's Paper Antics

Linda Batson said...

Adorable cards I love pink so that was easy.

Jean Bullock said...

How delicate and cute. Perfect card for a little girl. Well done.

Liliana said...

Super cute card!

Lucy Newton said...

So cute!!!!

Kathy Mc said...

OMG, Leigh, I thought you took the leap I to making shaker cards. You certainly fooled me with your faux one that is adorable. Think I'll try your method one of these days as I've been dragging my feet.

Stephanie said...

Love the way you have strategically placed the sequins - what a fun idea!! Incredibly sweet card! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Yours, Steph
www.CraftedBySteph.blogspot.com

Sherisse Ang said...

These items in this new release are to die for!

Sharin said...

Love this cute and cuddly critters. They just melt my heart!

Unknown said...

Your card is simply beautiful!

Lucinde | Lucilight said...

Beautiful! Love the sweet colors

Pon Malar said...

Super cute & perfect :) lovely colors..

Sally said...

Beautifully colored shaker card! Love these sweet images!

Alexandra Madison said...

Sweet and pretty card :) Love the soft colors and cute animals!

Unknown said...

Very sweet card. I've never made a shaker card. I like your take on it.

Ericka Strange said...

Fun card, love these little critters so cute!

jenn shurkus said...

awww this is the sweetest and WAAAAY cuter then my shaker card :) thank you for playing along with us at the simon says stamp wednesday challenge!!

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