Thursday, June 13, 2019

Happy Birthday Hibiscus - Pretty Pink Posh June Release Hop

Good morning! So excited this morning to be hopping for Day 2 of the blog hop to celebrate the FABULOUS BRAND NEW Summer release from Pretty Pink Posh - full of fresh, fun, and tropical fun!!! Keep reading for more info, details on my card I'm sharing today, AND of course, some giveaway info at the bottom as well!


Today I'm sharing this bright, happy, and tropical card with you that I actually created for my daughter's 16th birthday last weekend! She loves all things tropical - we love visiting my brother and his family in Hawaii - so I knew the new Hibiscus Flower stamp set was a perfect choice for her card!


I started off by creating the background on a white cardbase. I used the new Triangles Stencil (a wonderful basic stencil for your stash!) and blended Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink over the center, then added some clear Glimmer Mist over the top - perfect way to stretch your clear glitter paste to create more colors!


While that dried, I stamped the flowers and leaves from Hibiscus Flowers on watercolor cardstock and heat embossed them with gold embossing powder. I took my time and watercolored them in with my Daniel Smith watercolors - building and layering color until I was happy with the finished effect. Once those dried, I die cut them with the Coordinating Hibiscus Flower Dies.


I planned how I wanted to arrange my flowers and leaves, then picked up the arrangement with Press and Seal, added foam adhesive and liquid glue to the back of the entire thing, and pressed into place on my background. I heat embossed my happy birthday sentiment from an older stamp set - Fox Friends - on a small piece of black cardstock, and adhered that over the top.


Final finishing touch was a few perfectly coordinating jewels from the new Citrus Jewels Mix! Just right for adding a bit more sparkle! 


GIVEAWAY INFO:
Now the fun part - there are a total of 4 $25 Gift Certificates up for grabs - 2 for each day of the hop!!! Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Make sure and leave comments by 11:59 PM PDT on June 17, 2019 to qualify! Winners will be announced after that on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog!

Here is the entire Blog Hop line-up:


Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means that if you use one of the links below, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for supporting my blog, and stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

47 comments:

  1. I love blog hops because they inspire me to create--thank you!

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  2. Tricia Podmore stopping by to say one big WOW! Stunning flowers that look so realistic. Your work is amazing.

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  3. Wow. Your Hibiscus pop right off the page. Great card.

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  4. Beautiful card. The bold flowers against the soft background works so well. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  5. This is a gorgeous card, Heather! Love all the sparkle, the pretty
    design, the awesome coloring & bright colors.

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  6. I really like the colors you used on the Hibiscuses. The blending looks great, too. NICE JOB all the way around.

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  7. Your daughter is a very lucky girl to receive this beautiful birthday card from her mom! Love everything about this card, Heather!

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  8. Love that sparkly background - lovely card!

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  9. Beautiful card with lovely stenciled background :) The sparkle is great!

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  10. I love the tropical vibes of this release!

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  11. Such a beautiful and vibrant card.. thanks for sharing.. loving this new release..

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  12. Wow, beautiful card. That hibiscus is my favorite!

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  13. The blue background really made your card pop. Love all the blending you did for the flowers and leaves too!

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  14. Love your glittery background. I have this paste but often forget to use it. thanks for the inspiration!

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  15. Gorgeous card! Love how the background turned out - and great idea on stretching your supplies! Love it all!

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  16. Beautiful card. Your coloring is amazing. The hibiscus flower is my favorite from this wonderful release.

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  17. Fabulous coloring! i love these tropical flowers!!

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  18. A little stenciling makes for a great Hibiscus focal point.

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  19. Gorgeous card! Love the stenciled background and the beautiful hibiscus flowers!

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  20. I'm sure your daughter loved this card! It is so pretty. I love the gold embossed flowers and the stenciled background!

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  21. Your stenciled background is a pretty touch. Beautiful new tropical floral set.

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  22. Your card is stunning as always. Love stenciled background and the new Hibiscus. Amazing. Great release.

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  23. I always smile when I see Glimmer Paste backgrounds because they just add so much glitz to the design. Gorgeous work!

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  24. I love your coloring on those hibiscus flowers. Set against such a lovely background. So nice!

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  25. So pretty. I like the background for these tropical flowers.

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  26. Love those beautiful hibiscus and your background is perfect for them.

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  27. I love the result of the gold embossing powder with watercolors. Beautiful!

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  28. Beautiful! I love your colors.

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  29. I love the background, so pretty. The flowers are colored beautifully. Very nice design!!

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  30. Beautiful card! Wonderful colors.
    Thanks for sharing...

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  31. Beautiful card - thanks for sharing!

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  32. These bright colors make for such a fabulous summer scene. They're almost neon, but all the white space allows the eye to rest and really enjoy the brightness. Thanks for sharing with us!

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  33. Gorgeous card - the colors you used are beautiful!

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  34. Such a pretty card. Love the background.

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  35. So fun, this is my favorite part along the hop! Thank you for sharing!

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  36. Beautiful card...love those flowers and the soft background.

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  37. Love the softly watercolored blooms and the partial stenciling of the background!

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  38. Beautiful! I love the background you paired with those beautiful blooms!

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  39. Hi Heather :) I love the way the blue background makes the hibiscus pop!!! Great card! Thanks for the inspiration :)

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