Pretty Pink Posh and Avery Elle Blog Hop!

Woot woot!  Are you excited for an awesome hop?  I am!  

You should have arrived here from Jeanne Jachna's blog.  If not - head to the Avery Elle blog to start your hop!  

For my card today, I used the new Avery Elle Wild Birthday stamps and dies, and 6x6 Neutral Collection patterned paper and paired it with Pretty Pink Posh Scallop Circles Die, Lavender Moon and Strawberry burst sequins.  I love these dies for creating shaker windows - they're genius!  

Now for some hop fun - here are 2 $25 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificates and 2 $25 Avery Elle gift certificates up for grabs. Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. (Comments must be left by July 24, 2016. Winners will be announced on the PPP and Avery Elle blogs) 

Next stop on the hop is Yuki Yoshioka - I'm sure she's got something AMAZING for you!!!!

Here's the entire hop order in case you need it!  

Avery Elle blog

Yoonsun Hur

Karolyn Loncon

Jeanne Jachna

Heather Campbell  <-- You are here!

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 have a great hopping' day!

Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Celebration

Hooray!  I am SO excited and honored to be taking part in the Pretty Pink Posh 1st birthday celebration!  Thank you Paulina so much for inviting me!  To say I love Pretty Pink Posh is an understatement!  Their sequins and dies are phenomenal! 

For the hop, you should have arrived here from the Pretty Pink Posh blog!

First I used the new Peek a Boo die to create this card. 

I simply stamped a sentiment first, watercolored the background and then die cut the Peek a Boo dies to create the background pattern.  I love the way this turned out!  I also used Stitched Borders 2 along the bottom.  I accented with 4mm and 6mm Sparkling Clear Sequins.

Next, I really wanted to play with the new Stitched Duo 3 die!  

 Ack I'm a sucker for little scenes! 

Lastly, I used the new Pocket Border die to create this little pocket tag along with the new Stitched Duo 3 die.  Perfect for a little valentine note!

Now, instead of a note, I stuffed a glassine bag with Gold Heart Confetti and a die cut love sentiment to add with the confetti! The clouds are from Stitched Borders 2 and the pinked edge is from Stitched Borders 1.  The sequins are Sparkling Clear 4 mm sequins - my favorite!

Now what is a party without a little fun...

Now you are off to Stacey Schafer's blog!

Here's the entire hop list if you need it!

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Heather Campbell  ***You are here!***

Stacey Schafer

Sandy Allnock

Leigh Penner

Kathy Racoosin

May Sukyong Park
Maureen Merritt

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Finally playing! Pretty Pink Posh and Lawn Fawn

Hello friends!  I finally stumbled upon some "play" time so I went to town with a new stamp set that I've had for awhile and haven't gotten around to inking up.  Yay!

I adore this new Lawn Fawn Winter Penguin stamp set - it's so cute!  I simply stamped and die cut him out and then colored him in with my Copics.  Then, I found the ice from the Critters in the Arctic stamp set - which I coated with my Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents to give it a nice icy look!

  

The tag die is from Pretty Pink Posh (love their dies so much!) - I used scallops (or you can find them here) to create the snow and the oval to create the tag topper.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Lawn Fawn Winter Penguin Clear Stamp and Steel Die Set - Includes One Each of LF727 (Stamp) & LF728	Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Critters in the Arctic	Lawn Cuts Dies, Winter Penguin	Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Winter Penguin	Pretty Pink Posh Dies, Stitched Borders 1	Pretty Pink Posh Dies, Stitched Tags
Pretty Pink Posh Dies, Stitched Duo 1	Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, 4 mm Cupped, Sparkling Clear	Accents, Mini Glossy	Mini Glossy Accents .5 Fluid Ounces/Pkg-	LawnFawnPeppermintCord	Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Tip Marker, Clear
Ultra Smooth Pure White Heavy Card Stock	COPIC Sketch Marker T3, Toner Gray No. 3	COPIC Sketch Marker T5, Toner Gray No. 5	COPIC Sketch Marker YR12, Loquat	COPIC Sketch Marker YR15, Pumpkin Yellow	COPIC Sketch Marker R14, Light Rouge
COPIC Sketch Marker R24, Prawn	COPIC Sketch Marker R35, Coral	COPIC Sketch Marker R29, Lipstick Red	COPIC Various Ink Refill B0000, Pale Celestine	COPIC Sketch Marker B000, Pale Porcelain Blue	Avery Elle Ink Pad, Pure White
Pure White Pigment Ink Pad	Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, .88 oz	Tombow Adhesive Dot Stamp Runner, Permanent	Sizzix Vagabond Machine Only - inspired by Tim Holtz (US Version) by Ellison	Clear Acrylic Block 2.5"" x 8"" with Alignment Grid and Finger Grips

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A fond farewell!!! Sniffle!

I've been avoiding my blog for days because I didn't want to face this post.  
Today it becomes official.  The sweet and amazingly talented Betsy Veldman has decided to step down from her position as a Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine Go-to Gal.  
Yep.  You can read the official announcement on the Paper Crafts Connection blog here. 
I feel so incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to meet and work next to Betsy.  Betsy is kind, sweet, well spoken, genuine, humble and out-of-this-world talented.  Did I mention the girl is funny, too?  Yep.  She is funny! 
Betsy taught me a lot about paper crafting.  I might just admit, while she probably has no clue, a long time ago she introduced me to Berry Sorbet.  Sigh.  Perfect color.  We might have even fought over a Berry Sorbet ink pad last Ed Board.  
Betsy, I adore you and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.  I'm not going to lie, I'm going to miss you but I completely support you in your decision and I am so happy for what I know the future holds for you.  
Betsy, this card is for you.  I'll pop it in the mail soon, I promise. 

I poured my heart into this card and tried to incorporate a few things I've learned from Betsy over the years - from using patterned paper for layers to die cut borders.
Now be sure to head to the other Go-to Gals blogs because we're all saying a fond farewell to our dear Betsy.  

• Heather <-- You are here!
• Kim 
• Kimberly
• Laina 
• Laura
• Teri

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamp Set, More Fresh Cuts	WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, More Fresh Cuts	WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamp Set, Fresh Cut Florals	WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Fresh Cut Florals	WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamp Set, Basic Banners
String by the Spool, Metallic Silver	WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Basic Banners	WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamp Set, Fresh Cut Wreaths	Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, 6 mm Cupped, Sparkling Clear	Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, 4 mm Cupped, Sparkling Clear
Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Tip Marker, Clear	Pretty Pink Posh Dies, Stitched Borders 1	Sizzix Vagabond Machine Only - inspired by Tim Holtz (US Version) by Ellison	Sizzix BIGkick/Big Shot/Vagabond Magnetic Platform, 6.125 by 8.875 by .625-Inch	Ultra Smooth Pure White Heavy Card Stock
Silver Fox Heavy Card Stock	Avery Elle Ink Pad, Pixie	Avery Elle Ink Pad, Fizz	Avery Elle Ink Pad, Mimosa	Avery Elle Ink Pad, Raspberry
Avery Elle Ink Pad, Cherry	EH	Avery Elle Ink Pad, Sea Glass	Tombow Adhesive Dot Stamp Runner, Permanent	Tombow Adhesive Dot Stamp Runner, Permanent Refill

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