Hello, crafty friends! Welcome to the Pretty Pink Posh‘s 1st birthday celebration blog hop! This is a three day event with tons of inspiration, and I’m so thrilled to be part of this special event. Without further ado, here is what I’m sharing today:
I wanted to make a Valentine’s day card using the new Pocket Border Die in a creative way. But I couldn’t come up with any ideas until a little lightbulb came on in my head while I was looking at all the beautiful colors from Sweetheart Sequins Mix. Then I ended up making a sort of Love Potion card. 🙂
Here is a close-up of of my shaker window. Those sequin scatters in sweet colors absolutely make me happy! 🙂 I’m not sure you could see in the photo, but I added some shades of red behind the shaker window to look like something was boiling up from the bottom.
This is how I put together my card. 1)Create a shape of beaker with Pocket Border Die using partial die-cutting technique. 2)Cut out the bottom of beaker using kraft knife. 3)Blend in a couple of colors on a piece of white cardstock using a blending tool and Distress Inks: Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries. 4)Stamp the cluster of hearts from Purrfect Pair stamp set. 5)Cut a piece of acetate and glue it to the back of the beaker window. Fill up the window with Sweetheart Sequins Mix. Then place the beaker panel over the inked background using foam tape. 6)Stamp the sentient from Cross My Heart stamp set. Make a sentient banner and adhere it on the card front using foam tape.
I love how my card turned out. So fun and delightful! 🙂 What do you think? Hope you all enjoyed my card and got some inspiration to make your own shaker card. (I’m linking this up to the following challenges: Runway Inspired #75, Simon Says Wednesday, Color Throwdown #324, and Virginia’s View #11.)
Giveaway, Prizes & Coupons
There are some amazing giveaways and prizes for those who leave comments along the hop: Big Shot machine, PPP dies, a huge sequin prize pack, gift certificates, and some extra surprises. So don’t forget to leave me a comment for your chance to win. Make sure to stop by Pretty Pink Posh blog for a special 3 day coupon code.
Now it’s time to head on over to Maureen Merritt’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all. But I’ve got the entire hop list for you below. Thank you so much for stopping by. Happy hopping!
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very very cute!!! love it.
OMG May!!! How in the world can I be like you! Your card blows my mind!! You did a fantastic job on this card!! Such a creative way to use that die! Im in love! I ordered and now I cant wait to play!!
OMG Your card is unbelievable…when I saw it all I could say was ” R U Kidding me” WOW girl talk about being extremely super clever and creative and I love your genius idea. It’s quite outstanding to say the least you truly had fun with all the new goodies!! All I can say is Lucky so Lucky person who gets your card.
YOU so ROCK!!
LOOOOVEE that card!!
What a great way to use the die, love your card May. Carol x
Clever and cute use of that die! Love it!
Wow! So creative May. What a wonderful way of using that die. Thank you for the inspiration. The shaker is amazing.
Oh my gosh! That was really clever of you to create the potion bottle! Love it!
Very clever use of the die!!! Love it!
I’m just amazed! I can’t wait to get my pocket die now. I will have to make one of these for my Hubby for Valentines Day! You amaze me on coming up with this idea. What a fantastic use of this die! Beautiful card!
Fantastic use of the pocket die! Love the card!
GENIUS idea!! I love how you have used this die in such an innovative way!! The beaker is AWESOME and making it a shaker takes it to a whole new level of cool! TFS!
I love the way you used the die — so creative.
Wow….this card blew me away! What a creative way to use the pocket die!! I love looking at all your beautiful creations on Instagram!!
Adorable card! Love the shaker element!
Must get some of those sparkly sequins.
Great shaker card!
Wow! I love your shaker card! What a creative idea!
Absolutely ADORABLE and very creative shaker card! I just LOVE it!! ♥
What a wonderfully creative card! I would never have guessed you used the pocket die — how ingenious! The red background in the shaker is wonderful and I do love the Valentine sequins . . . Too bad they are sold out already.
way kewl card love how cleverly you used pocket die to look like a vase holding the sequins!
wow, you blow my mind away!!!! that’s a gorgeous card! now I need to get creative with my dies and think outside the box! 😀
Love the simplicity of your cards, and so creative!
What a creative way to use that die! Your card is fabulous!
This is so cute, I can’t believe it!! Love it!
So creative and glad we are finally seeing this card! Paulina has been showing just a peek of it for a few days and I really wanted to see the whole card. Love the idea!
I LOVE your shaker card idea! Super cute!
This is so fun, great way to use the pocket die! So happy you could join us today
Wow, this is awesome! This is a wonderful way to use this die and so clever. It made a terrific card.
Ok that is just genius to turn it into a beaker! Sooooo cute!!
What a fun, creative card! I love it 🙂
What a cute fun card!!! Love it and PPP:)
This is SO creative…I love it!
Wow! What a creative way to use that die!! I really like your card. It’s so cute and unique. Perfect for a Valentine’s Day card!!
OH how fun and creative you
are! That beaker looks great.
Carla from Utah
You were so clever to use the pocket border die to make a Love potion beaker! I really love this card.
What a clever way to use this die!
Very clever and ingenious way of using that die. The end result is fabulous!
Eeee! This is a totally awesome card! Super cool idea! Love it!
Brilliant! I was wondering at first if this was a die I hadn’t seen yet until I saw the directions. Simply brilliant! Great card.
Great idea, love how you used the die in a totally different way. Just shows how versatile they are.
thanks for the inspiration.
What a novel way to use that die! I love your card. Tfs.
Very clever and very effective! Lvoe it!
wow! what a super clever way to use the die!!! I love it!!!!!! ❤
Such a cute and creative shaker card.
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You are so clever. Love the shaker card.
Talk about a totally unique way to use the die – Thanks for the instruction on how you used the pocket die.
What a clever use of a die. It couldn’t have worked out any better. the test tube being partially colored and the sequins added make a great design.
thanks for sharing such a fun card.
Wow, what a creative use for the die! The card is so pretty!
Wow such a genius idea for the use of the die, stunning card, love it!!!!
Awesome card, such a creative use of that die!
Wow, what a great way creative use for that die! Thanks for sharing!
This is amazing! You are SO creative 🙂
Love your card! So much fun!!!
Fab-U-Lous!!!! I love things that can be used in lots of different ways. Love your card!!!!
Oh, how clever you are. This is a fabulous use of the die and a perfect Valentine card.
Incredibly creative use of the die!
Wow! What a fabulously creative way to use that die!!! Love it! Such a fun shaker card!
What a fabulous, unique clever use of that die!! I love the whole card–clean and colorful and very sweet–just perfect. It really makes me smile. TFS!!
A very different way to use this die and what a fabulous outcome! Love it!
So inventive. Love the card.
So, stinkin’ creative, and absolutely perfect for a special loved one! Love this to bits, girl!
Oh my god! You’re a genius. To come up with something this clever takes serious talent. WOW!
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Very creative and it looks super fun.love it
WOW! This is such a creative (and cute) use of that new die! I love it. Thanks for the picture tutorial!
This is fun and sweet card, May Park! I really love seeing how you create it 🙂
Your card is amazing! Thanks for the tutorial, I love seeing your creative process! 🙂
Such a fun and fabulous card!!!!
What a creative way to use the die to make the beaker. And then using the sequins to make the “brew” inside the beaker and make a shaker card. Very very clever. GREAT job! TFS
Cute valentine card.
What a brilliant idea!
AWESOME card!!! I LOVE your technique of partial die cutting to form the beaker and the distressed coloring! The result is truly amazing! Thank you for the great inspiration and for showing us that there are several ways to use these great products!
Do love how your card turned out! So very clever and original and oh so fun!
Wow…another clever way to use that die that I never would have thought of!
Love the card and thanks for sharing the details!
What a fun card and such a creative way to use the pocket die.
Wow, fabulous use for this die!
How creative! You made the perfect beaker with that die and I love the ink blended background that makes it so believable! I agree, those sequins are happiness in a bottle!
OMGosh! What a great idea! You are so creative! Love that pocket border die!
Very creative use if that die! Love it!! 🙂
Such a clever card, May! You are genius!
Unique and original, that us one pretty card! Fabulous idea to turn the pocket die into a beaker, and your colouring was perfect, subtle and creative.
How did you ever think of making a beaker from that die!? Wow. I must learn to think outside of the box more….
Super clever card! What a neat way to use this die. Love it! Thanks for the inspiration!
Using the die to create a beaker for the love potion was sheer genius! Very impressed with you creative thinking!
May….I just LOVE LOVE your idea to make a love potion bottle from that die….it makes me happy!
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This is the cutest card EVER! I’m going to have to snag your idea. I love it!
Wow… great idea! Love it! Thanks for participating in PPPs birthday blog hop!
wow I just love how you thought outside the box…great beaker!
Super creative!
What a creative use of the die!
How clever of you to make a container out of the border die. Thanks
So innovative! Wonderfully brilliant showcase of PPP products and your creativity. In awe…
~c
You are such a clever cookie! Great card.
Fabulous card and such a creative way to use the pocket die!!
Beautiful card! And a great idea to use the die 🙂
SUPER JOB!!! I LOOOOOVE your CREATIVITY!!!! LOL (I LOOOOVE VALENTINES!) 😉
Super card. I love it.
Double WOW! Soo creative to think of a beaker! I woulda never thought! Such a cute..cute idea! Thanks for sharing!
I really, really like your card. so creative!
Your love potion design is insanely clever!
Oh, wow, this is so creative! I love it!
I love, love shaker cards. Thank you for sharing your wonderful work.
Oh my goodness, you are just so creative! LOVE your beaker!! And thanks so much for joining in on the Color Throwdown challenge this week!
I love your use of the die to create the beaker! Thanks for sharing this adorable shaker card!!!
Adorable shaker card!
Oh wow, this is really clever, May! Love it!
That was so creative of you!! Love it!
This is soooo so clever! I love it!
How unique, what a great shaker card!
very clever way that you used the new PPP die – awesome job!
What a fun and clever way to use the die! Love it! ^_^
Wow! Love how you used that die! Beautiful card created!
What a great idea to use the die that way! Love your card!
your card is just amazing!
Very clever how you did the bottle. I love that mix of sequins, too. Thanks so much.
This is awesome!!!!! Love the gradient you created and the bottle….so creative!
Your card is so so clever. Good use with the die.
This card really is a stroke of genius! Using the die like that to create a science flask is just pure genius, so creative, I love it!
That is one awesome card! You are so creative,
SO CLEVER using that boarder die to make the love potion bottle!!! Love your card.
Honestly – I first thought… where’s that bottle die from 🙂 Sooo creative! Thanks so much for showing.
So creative!! Cutest love potion I’ve seen! 🙂
This card is very cool. I now have the song Love Potion No. 9 playing in my head!
This is genius!!! I love this card!!!
Happy 1st Anniversary PPP!
Adorable card!
~God bless~
I just LOVE your creativity. That is the mark of a true artist. To create something out of something else. Great work.
This is one of the most FABULOUS cards I have seen in FOREVER! Amazing!
Wow! Consider my mind blown! I love how you were able to see a beaker when using that single die – so creative! Love how you created the color gradient to mimic the effect of something boiling in the beaker. Love this card and you now have a new follower!
I LOVE your card, great new use of a die cut, very creative!! The sequins are fab.
Great idea for this die! thanks for showing how do you do, is a beautiful card!
You are just so smart! Love how you used this die, so so clever!
That is so unique and creative!
Funky cool shaker card May!
Oh goodness, I love it! You’d never know it was that die!
Very cute card. What a great way to use that card.
Wow!! What a neat way to use the pocket die! I would have never thought of the partical die cut!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent!
How clever!!
Very creative use of the die and I love the result! Way to go!
I love shakers!!! Thanks for sharing your version!!!!
Awesome shakers! Love what you’ve done with the PPP die!
Unbelievably creative! This is absolutely done perfectly. I love it!!
Great card. Very creative using the pocket die to create focal point. thanks for sharing.
Ummm….GENIUS!!! LOVE the fun way you created the shaker–this is totally amazing! HUGS and happy weekend! 🙂 Mynn xx
Wow-this is a very creative way to use this die!
Love the complexity and simplicity all in one card!
GENIUS design!! Love it so much, May! Thanks so much for playing Virginia’s View “Clean Slate” Challenge!
That is such a creative card…love it!!!
ok, this is fun!
Very creative, I would have never thought of that! Great inspiration, thanks for sharing!
😀 So cute! and “out-of-the-box”!!
I like what you did the the Pocket die on your card. Love that it is a shaker card. 🙂
Oh my goodness. Never saw that card coming. Cool way to use that die!!
I just love how you made this design with the border die. How so creative you are. What a lovely card. I am just adoring all the shaker cards. Love the Pretty Pink Posh dies. So sweet. Happy Birthday PPP.
Love this! So creative!
Awesome card!
Oh you are just so creative thinking of this way to use this notched pocket die. I love the stamped hearts bubbling out of the “love potion”.
What a cute card!
Thanks so much for the tutorial!
I really love your card!!! Such a cute idea, and how you thought of it is beyond me, but it is great!!! Love your colors and of course the beautiful sequins!! Thank you so much!
This is absolute GENIUS!!! Love it!!!!!!! 🙂
A creative use for this die that I would have never thought of!! I love this ‘Love Potion’ look!!
LOVE this card, your ink blending is so perfect with those gorgeous shiny sequins and the heart “bubbles!”
Great idea, never would have thought it came from that die! I can’t wait to try it out 🙂
Clever, clever girl! I was thinking you could also use this approach to make a keyhole. It will be a fun die to play with! =)
You are quite the ” outside the box ” thinker! Love This This is an adorable card. TFS .
VERY creative! Love the way it came out and all the details that you added. Fun card!
Very fun card and a super creative use of the new die! Love it! Fun coloring and sequins too! 🙂
Very creative card! I love it! Don’t you just love that “lightbulb” moment? 🙂 I absolutely love shaker cards! Thanks for the pictures showing how you created your card! TFS!
PERFECTION and PURE Bliss MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very creative way yo use the die. when I saw the finished card, I did not realize that you used the pocket die. Great job.
SUPER CUTE card May!!!
LOVE your CLEVER die cutting, PRETTY window scene and SPARKLING sequins!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION!!!
Oh how creative you are! I love the way you use the die. So unique! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the card. You are so creative!
This card is so creative and clever! I would never think to use the die this way. I love it!
It’s so creative and brilliant how you used the die… Your card is stunning 🙂
Thanks for the photos!
Very creative use of the die.
I LOVE your card! So unique & fun- I really need this new die now!
Oh my goodness – this is one of the CUTEST shaker cards I’ve seen! LOVE it!
That is such a great idea and new way to use that die!
this card is so rocking my world! Fantastic idea!!!
WOW! What a clever idea! This is a super cute card!
I just love the way you used the pocket border die! What an awesome card!
A-Mazing! How very creative! I love your card.
Very creative use of the pocket border
Awesome card and awesome idea for the die!! Love it! 🙂
This is so creative–love it!
I love your shaker card! Your blog has great inspiration!
This is just TOO COOL! Even though I knew immediately which die you used for your beaker, I never would have thought to use it that way without seeing yours. Love the colors, and the ink blending behind the shaker window. Thanks for sharing your awesome creativity!
So creative! I love it!
What a clever and unexpected way to use the pocket die! Great idea to have these beautiful sequins as part of the love potion. Well done!
absolutely love your card! is so valentine’s themed. reminds me of a lawn fawn stamp set. can’t remember the name but it’s the owl and the chemistry tubs and such. the name escapes me.
Oh, how I love this card!! Just brilliant!! Fabulous work!!
Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!
hugs…
Melissa
Wow what a creative idea! The card turned out great!
Well, aren’t you clever!! This is a fantastic idea and I bet no one else would have thought of this, thats why your so fabulous!
Stop it! This is brilliant May!
so clever!
This is a extremely inventive way to use the die!
Such a NEAT card Design!! 😉 I LOVE it!! THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Weekend!! 😉
I love it. I just want to give that card a shake!!
Clever use of the die.
Absolutely adorable!! Love how you used this die!
WOW! What a fabulous card. This is such an amazing way to use this die. Very clever design.
Creative and CUTE! Way to stretch your dies!
So super creative and cute!
Wow, that is an cute and super creative way to use a die, love it, thanks for sharing.
WOW! This is just pure genius how you came up with the idea and make it happen with the die! BRAVO to you! This card is gorgeous! TFS!
Hugs,
Jo
Wow, how clever! Love your card!
Oh, so clever May. I love the way you used the die to create the finished product. Such a happy card!! 😀
What a wonderuful card! Very clever usage of the die!
Omgee spectacular. Nuff said. TFS and inspiring
Oh my goodness! LOVE this card! And what a great way to use that die!
So cute. Great to see an alternative and clever use for a die.
I adore this card-so creative and beautiful!!!
What a cute card! Love it!
Loving this genius of yours, so does my husband!
You are brilliant, absolutely brilliant! This card is fantastic and my favorite for sure!
May, this is so stinkin’ fun and clever!! I love your “light bulb” idea – it’s genius!! Thanks so much for playing with us at the Runway Inspired Challenge – we’re so glad you did!
When I first saw this card, I knew it would win the RIC challenge. Such a perfect, clever take on the gown.