Prickley Pear Stamps' Be Merry Instagram and YouTube Hop and Giveaway

Welcome back to Prickley Pear!  We are so excited to share our holiday inspiration with you today while having two hops today, one on Instagram and one on YouTube!   Our designers have come up with gorgeous inspiration for you and what 's even more more fun you will have the opportunity to win one of (two) $25 store credits by participating in the hops.  Be sure to follow, like and comment on the entries along the hop trail!  We sure hope  you enjoy it!  

Here are a few sneak peeks you will see along the way!!! 

There will be much more inspiration along the way and we can't wait for you to spend some time with us.   

Start the Instagram hop HERE

Start the YouTube hop HERE

GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment and a "like" and follow each designer at each hop stop for a chance to win a $25 gift card from Prickley Pear Stamps! P. A winner will be chosen randomly from all comments left by November 15 at 11:59PM EST. 

The winner will be announced on Prickley Pear the YouTube on November 17th! 

FTC Disclaimer: This Giveaway is not in any way associated or affiliated with YouTube or any other company. Prickley Pear Stamps sponsors all giveaway products. The official rules for this Giveaway: *All entrants must be 18 years of age (or older) to participate. *This contest ends on Monday, November 15t, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET. We will announce a winner on November 17th , 2023, on the Prickley Pear Stamps Channel , so be sure to check back! This Giveaway is wholly compliant and consistent with the YouTube Terms of Service and is solely sponsored by Prickley Pear Stamps.  

Enjoy the hop and happy crafting!!

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July 7, 2023 - Christmas Cupcakes - CLR059A

 Hello pals!  Kim, here, to help celebrate Christmas in July!  Have you been enjoying the inspiration from the Design Team?  

Today, I am sharing a Christmas card that I made using the Christmas Cupcake Stamp Set.  Are you sensing a theme?  I LOVE this cupcake collection so much!  

I colored the cupcake with Copic Markers, used the coordinating dies and set the images aside.  This coloring was a bit different for me.  I have never colored white icing before, so I was a little worried, but I love how it turned out.

I dry embossed a white panel with snowflakes and backed it with red cardstock.  I wrapped both panels with my very favorite, very old gingham ribbon and adhered it to the card base.  I die-cut a pair of ovals - one from patterned paper and one from red card stock that I embossed with the same snowflakes. 

I stamped the sentiment on white card stock and layered it with red and green.  

I popped the cupcake up on foam dots, added a bow to the side of the oval and a handful or pretty red bling! 

I really love how this card came together!  I can't say enough good things about these beautiful cupcakes!  Please make sure to check them out in the store!  You won't be disappoointed! 

Thank you for spending a few minutes with me!  Have an amazing day! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Warm Winter Wishes from Spinach and Ramona!

0Hello again, friends!  This is almost my last Christmas project, I promise!  

The first stamp set that I ever purchased from Prickley Pear Stamps was the darling Frog Pals - Spinach and Ramona stamp set.  I love this stamp set so much, and even more so after Sharon shared with me that Spinach and Ramona are their granddaughter's pet frogs!  How cute is that?    Anyhow, I was dying to dress them up for Christmas and create a card with them.

I colored them with Copic markers in traditional Christmas colors and added some gold accents using a gelly roll pen. I cut them out using the coordinating dies and set them aside. 

I created a layered tree using my Cricut, and I added some sparkle embossing paste that is nearly dried up to add snow.  I am loving the consistency of it for winter scenes, so I can't bear to throw it away, even though it is on its last leg.   

I tore two strips of white paper to create hills, and added the embossing paste to them, and set the wet items aside to dry completely.   I dry-embossed a white panel using a snowflake embossing folder from my stash and layered the panel on a piece of patterned paper.

I heat embossed a sentiment from the Santa and Rudolph stamp set and backed it with red glitter paper.   I adhered all of my elements to the card front and completed my card by adding some glass bubbles and a bow from my favorite ribbon.  I have had this ribbon in my stash for probably 20 years.  How crazy is that?! 

I have to say that this is my absolute favorite card that I have ever made!  I love all of the different texture, and of course the sweet frogs! 

Make sure to head to the shop and check out this sweet stamp set, and all of the other amazing goodies! 

Thank you so much for spending a few minutes with me!  I hope you love this card as much as I do! 

Merry Christmas to you and yours! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Santa Clause is Coming to Town!

Hello, crafty friends!  I am still having trouble wrapping my head around the fact that there are now only FIVE days until Christmas!  Are you ready?

Today, I am sharing a fun Christmas card that I made celebrating everyone's favorite roly-poly fella.   

I colored up the sweet Santa image from the Santa and Rudolph Stamp Set, cut him out and set him aside. I wanted to keep a lot of white space on my card, but also wanted to incorporate traditional Christmas colors, so I die-cut a bunch of greenery and berries using some dies from my stash.

I dry-embossed a white card panel using a brick embossing folder that I have in my stash and have never used.  Can you believe it?  It was the perfect backdrop for Santa!   (Check out the last photo to really see the embossing.)  I backed the embossed panel with some red glitter paper and adhered it to my card base.  I stamped the "Ho Ho Ho" sentiment from the stamp set and backed the sentiment strip with the same red glitter paper.

  I set about to arrange the greenery and berries on the lower portion of the card and when I was satisfied, adhered them down.  If you have never tried Glad Press 'n Seal, it is my favorite trick for working with clusters of embellishments.  Once you have them arranged, you lay a piece of Press 'n Seal over it, gently rub your hands over it so your cluster sticks, and gently pull it up.  You can then add your favorite adhesive and adhere it to your surface.  It prevents them from moving around too much.  This was a total game changer for me. 

Once the greenery was down, I added the sentiment strip and Santa, and I finished my card with some red bling. 

I hope that this inspires you to get crafty today!  Make sure to head over to the shop and check out all of the amazing products! 

Thank you so much for hanging out with me for a few minutes! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Deck the Halls!

Hi friends!  I am back again with another Christmas card to share using the You Are Loved Clear Stamp Set.  I really, really love making Christmas cards, so you will be tired of hearing from me by the time Christmas gets here! 

I love everything about this stamp set, and I wanted to create a card that showed nature celebrating.  I colored the image with Copic Markers and cut it out.  I added white embellishments using a Posca Paint Pen and when it was dry, I added some sparkly white embossing paste to the tree, stars, hats, and base of the tree.  

I used a dome-shaped die to die-cut the center of a white panel, and then I dry-embossed the panel.  I used a night sky digital paper inside the dome.

I heat embossed the sentiment and backed the panel with glitter card stock.  I adhered the image to the card base, added a bow of red and white metallic embroidery floss, and added some bling.

I hope you love this card as much as I do!  Make sure to stop by the shop and check out this sweet stamp set!

Thank you so much for hanging out with me for a few minutes! 

Xoxo, Kim

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The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney with Care

Hi crafty friends!  I hope your weekend is off to a great start!  Does your family hang stockings?  When I was growing up, stockings were a BIG deal in my family.  My dad traveled a lot for work conferences, and he would fill our stockings with all the silly doo-dads that he brought back, generally office supplies and such, and my brother and I loved it!  As an adult, my grandmother carried on the tradition.  She did a stocking for each of the kids and grandkids and filled them with all of the things that we love! 

When I saw the Stocking 2 Clear Stamp Set, I knew that I needed to create with it.  The stockings themselves are just beautiful, and they were so much fun to color up.  As a matter of fact, I couldn't stop at just one card, so I am sharing this beautiful pair of cards today.

I colored the stockings with Copic markers and I embellished them with a gold get pen and a white Postca Paint pen.  Once they were dry, I cut them out and set them aside.  I heat embossed the sentiments and trimmed the panels down before backing them with glitter cardstock.  I dry embossed white cardstock panels, and backed them with the same glitter cardstock and adhered them to my card bases.  I added the sentiment panels, stockings, and added some loopy bows.  To complete the cards, I added some bling. 

These cards bring up so many happy memories.  I would love to hear what your favorite holiday tradition is!  Please be sure to leave us a comment and share!  Don't forget to stop by the shop and check out the Stocking 1 and Stocking 2 Clear Stamp Sets! 

Thanks so much for spending a few minutes of your day with me! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Merry Christmas from Rudolph!

Good morning, Prickley Pear fans!  I am so excited to share my first design team project with you today.  I used the new Santa and Rudolph Clear Stamp Set to create this fun card. 

I colored up this darling little Rudolph with Copic markers and added some white highlights using a Posca Paint Pen.  I cut him out and set him aside. 

I used a fun Christmas knit digital paper that looks so realistic.  I paired it with a dry-embossed panel and some strips of glitter cardstock.  

I also dry-embossed a stitched hexagon to place Rudolph on, and I created a loopy bow and embellished it with a brad that I doctored up by removing the legs and adhering it to the bow with a glue gun.

I don't know about you, but I just love this little fella!  He has to be the cutest Rudolph I have ever seen!  Make sure to head over to the shop to check him out and while you are there, be sure to check out all of the other amazing goodies! 

Thanks so much for hanging out with me!  I hope you are inspired to get crafty! 

Xoxo, Kim

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