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Pretty Pink Posh 4th Birthday Celebration Blog Hop – Day 3

Gemma C

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Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m so excited to be joining this very special blog hop, celebrating Pretty Pink Posh turning 4 and the fantastic new release!

If you’re following along the blog hop, you should have arrived here from the fabulous Yoonsun Hur. I’ll list all of today’s blog hop participants below, if you want to start at the beginning.

My card features the beautiful new Hummingbird Thanks set from the January release. I love the images in this set – they are such fun to colour.

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I began my card by working on the background. I wanted some texture whilst still keeping things clean and simple. I stamped the images with versamark ink and heat embossed them with white embossing powder first, then used the coordinating dies to add a dry embossed outline around each image.

I chose a sentiment from another new stamp set, called Love Sentiments. Teaming this beautiful sentiment with the embossed hummingbird background gives the card an elegant look, perfect for a wedding or anniversary.

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I heat embossed the greeting in silver on white card, then layered it with foam tape over a vellum panel. The vellum helps it stand out a little from the white background.

For the hummingbirds, I chose some blue and blue/green copic colours, then added some blue/violet colour to the wings. To try and imitate the iridescent shine on the feathers, I added a little Wink of Stella clear glitter in a few places.

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I used the coordinating dies to cut the images out, then added them to the card with foam tape. I love the pop of colour from the hummingbirds. I finished my card with a few clear sparkling sequins.

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Discount and Freebies
During the celebration, you can save 10% off your order using the coupon code provided below. Plus, there are some fabulous free gifts for qualifying purchases (while supplies last).

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Giveaway
Remember to leave comments along the blog hop, to be in with a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to the store. There are two chances to win each day of the hop! Comments must be left before January 15th at 11:59 pm PST. Winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh blog next week! *UPDATE* Winners announced!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and celebrating with me. Your last stop is Wanda Guess. Happy hopping!

Here is the complete list of blog hop participants for day 3:

Pretty Pink Posh blog
Yana Smakula
Anna Kossakovskaya
Heather Hoffman
Nina-Marie Trapani
Suzy Plantamura
Mindy Baxter
Yoonsun Hur
Gemma C. (You’re here)
Wanda Guess

This is the last day of the hop. Do check out the fabulous inspiration from day 1 and day 2, and leave comments on each stop for a chance to win!

Supplies list

104 thoughts on “Pretty Pink Posh 4th Birthday Celebration Blog Hop – Day 3”

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  2. OhMyAhMazing!! I don’t think I have ever seen the technique you have used for the background used before so I am 100% scraplifting and bookmarking your page so I can come back and reference it..

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  9. I saw this on Insta this morning and was in love!!!! Fab coloring of the hummingbirds – they’re just so pretty! Great card.

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  20. All I can say is STUNNING that background is just stunning I love how you did that with the hummingbirds, amazing!! I also love you beautiful hummingbirds on the front, such pretty colors. Thanks.

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  35. Oh Gemma what a beautiful card and a stunner of a backkground! I am going to try this BG today with what I have so I can remember to do this . A fabulous card!

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  41. Wow! That background is just STUNNING! Thanks for teaching me something new. I am going to have to try this. Wish now that I bought the dies.

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