Friday, August 22, 2014

Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop


Hi and welcome to the Pretty Pink Posh Cutting Edge Blog Hop.

My project is a Christmas card (I know it's a wee bit early) but I got some new crafting goodies and decided I just had to use them for this blog hop.

Sue McRae PPP Cutting Edge Hop

I was inspired by Julie over at the Ellen Hutson In Touch blog where she showed a product called Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes.  The pretty metallic shine got me hooked and I immediately went on a hunt to find some and purchased a couple of different colours.

I used the flakes in Autumn Leaves along with a new funky/swirly Christmas tree die called Starlight Tree from the Frantic Stamper.

The Snowdrift from My Favorite Things was also die cut and glittered with Glitter Ritz and I edged the card base with Be Creative Tape and used some more of the gilding flakes to create a border that matched the tree.

Here's a close up so you can see all the different colours. Wonderful, isn't it?  It really is a lot prettier in real life.

Sue McRae - Close up of gilding PPP

I will definitely be using this on my holiday cards this year.

Thanks for visiting my blog today and thanks to Paulina for organizing this hop!










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31 comments:

  1. Miriam PrantnerAugust 22, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    Oh I'm loving the glimmer on that die cut, fabulous!

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  2. BarbAugust 22, 2014 at 10:54 AM

    Sooo pretty, Sue!

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  3. MaureenAugust 22, 2014 at 11:09 AM

    wow! Love the sparkle! It's never too early to start Christmas cards! Good for you!

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  4. Janet D.August 22, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    Lovely!

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  5. BeastybunnyAugust 22, 2014 at 11:20 AM

    This is a great holiday card! And tit has all the sparkle a Christmas card should have. Love that tree!

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  6. joyAugust 22, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    Love this Christmas card, Sue! I have some gilding flakes from years ago; better pull them out and make something. :)

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  7. Julie EbersoleAugust 22, 2014 at 1:14 PM

    ............THUD!!!

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  8. DeeptiAugust 22, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    This is such a stunning tree :) Love it!

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  9. VanessaAugust 22, 2014 at 2:07 PM

    Gorgeous card, Sue! Love this beautiful tree!

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  10. Cindy C.August 22, 2014 at 2:16 PM

    Stunning tree!!

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  11. cghundleyAugust 22, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    Such a beautiful card
    and love the flakes!
    Carla from Utah

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  12. Lucinde | LucilightAugust 22, 2014 at 3:34 PM

    Love the tree

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  13. SherylAugust 22, 2014 at 3:38 PM

    So many pretty colors! I can only imagine it irl!

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  14. Amy C.August 22, 2014 at 8:44 PM

    Very beautiful! The embossed Christmas Tree is magical!

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  15. GwenAugust 22, 2014 at 11:35 PM

    Love the colors shining on your awesome die cut tree!

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  16. DoofyJEss2August 23, 2014 at 2:08 PM

    That tree is GORGEOUS!!! It will make a stunning holiday card for your friends and family and hopefully easy to reproduce!

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  17. KatiaAugust 23, 2014 at 3:10 PM

    this die, is so beauitful!

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  18. UnknownAugust 23, 2014 at 3:19 PM

    wow, that is incredible, they will be stunning christmas cards

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  19. Mary-Anne VAugust 23, 2014 at 8:33 PM

    Very pretty Christmas card...love that tree!

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  20. Linda TAugust 23, 2014 at 10:17 PM

    Sweet card. Love the color of the tree. Just lovely.

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  21. Denise BryantAugust 24, 2014 at 12:09 AM

    Awesome tree... looks fab with those gilding flakes! Beautiful card!

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  22. francescaAugust 24, 2014 at 5:26 AM

    beautiful card!

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  23. JennyAugust 24, 2014 at 1:44 PM

    Perfect CAS card Sue - love the shimmer!

    Hugs,

    Jenny

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  24. Patt H.August 24, 2014 at 2:46 PM

    A stunning card! Had not seen those gilding flakes before & your use of them is just awesome. I love the tree also!

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  25. Sue DAugust 24, 2014 at 9:59 PM

    How festive!

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  26. Jill VAugust 24, 2014 at 10:24 PM

    I love the effect with the metallic flakes - so pretty! Thank you for sharing it!

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  27. Celeste GoffAugust 25, 2014 at 7:48 PM

    What a fantastic card! I love the wonderful metallic touch of bling!

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  28. wilson.marie65August 25, 2014 at 9:03 PM

    just beautiful :)

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  29. CaffeinatedPapercutsAugust 25, 2014 at 11:42 PM

    Yowza, what a beautiful tree!

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  30. arlsmom aka LyndaAugust 25, 2014 at 11:46 PM

    fabulous tree!!!

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  31. GretaAugust 26, 2014 at 6:10 PM

    I saw this on Ellen Hutson, too, but figured I better get out the gilding flakes I have. Now seeing this beauty, maybe I actually will do it!

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