Hello crafty friends!! Pinkfresh Studio’s January release is NOW AVAILABLE!!! Holy smokes you guys, this release is incredible!! There are so many new products and just a incredible variety of styles too!! I’m especially loving the new layering stencils and hot foil plates.
My card today features one of the new layering stencil sets, the Folk Art Slimline Layering Stencils.
To create this card I first die cut and slimline card front out of light pink cardstock using the Slim Diagonal Stitched Rectangles Die Set. Then with the Folk Art Slimline Layering Stencils I ink blended the pattern onto the front panel with several Pinkfresh Studio Inks (Sparkling Rose, Passion Fruit, Berrylicious, Olive, Mermaid Cove and Evergreen).
Once I finished ink blending the images I then added shadows with a light pink (RV11) copic maker and highlights with a white gel pen. Next, I adhered the panel onto an slimline card base.
Lastly, I finished my card by stamping a sentiment from the Brighter Days Stamp Set in Passion Fruit ink onto white cardstock, trimming the sentiment down to a strip and then adhering it to the card front with foam adhesive.
GIVEAWAYS:
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.
Pinkfresh will also be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
The winners will be posted on January 25, 2022 on Pinkfresh’s GIVEAWAY PAGE. If you are one of the lucky winners you have two weeks in which to claim your prize.
It’s release day!! Starting today the newest Hero Art’s My Monthly Hero Kit and add-ons are now available!! If you have been following along with the countdown then you might have a pretty good grasp of this month’s theme. I would describe it as sort of romantic, magical and ethereal; in fact it reminds me of one of my favorite novels growing up, The Secret Garden.
Contents:
6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
3 Coordinating Frame Cuts
4.25″ x 5.5″ Fancy Cover Plate Die
1 Key Fancy Die
4 Ink Cubes (Key Lime Fizz, Taffy, Green Apple, Cup O’ Joe)
Red Iridescent Gems
Value: $80.00: Cost: $34.99
My first two cards feature the January My Monthly hero kit. These two cards really showcase the beautiful and ornate dies included in this month’s kit.
For the shaker card I first ink blended the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with Taffy, Fruit Punch and Lemon Drop Reactive Inks. I then die cut an A2 panel of satin gold cardstock with the included cover plate die. I then adhered an A2 panel of acetate to the backside of the panel. Next, I added foam adhesive to the blended card front, being careful to keep the foam to the edges so it wouldn’t be visible through the key hole window. I then filled the well with sequins from the Champagne Sequin Mix and then adhered the gold panel on top.
Next, I die cut a key out of a scrap of the satin gold cardstock and then adhered it to the card front. Lastly, I stamped and gold heat-embossed a sentiment from the included stamp set, fussy cut it out and adhered it to the card front with foam adhesive.
For my second card I first created a simple mask my die cutting a piece of copy paper with the cover plate die. I then placed the mask over an A2 top-folding white card front and ink blended with Taffy, Fruit Punch and Lemon Drop Reactive Inks.
Next I die cut two keys, one out of satin gold cardstock and the other out of white. I then ink blended the little heart negative from the white key with Taffy and Fruit Punch inks and then adhered the gold key and the tiny blended heat to the card front with foam adhesive. Lastly I stamped and gold heat-embossed a sentiment, fussy cut it out and adhered it the card from with foam adhesive.
My last card features a few add-on products; specifically, the Chain Linked Fence Bold Prints, Locks Fancy Dies, as well as the Key to My Heart stamps and dies.
To create this card I first stamped and gold heat-embossed the Chain Linked Fence Bold Prints onto the front of an A2 top-folding white card base. I then ink blended over the card front with Lemon Drop, Fruit Punch, Taffy and Galaxy Purple Reactive Inks.
Next, I stamped and gold heat embossed a couple keys from the Key to My Heart stamp set onto matte gold cardstock. I then die cut the keys out with the matching dies and then set them aside. Next, I die cut several locks using the Locks Fancy Dies out of satin gold cardstock.
I then adhered the keys and locks to the card front with foam adhesive. Lastly, I finished the card with a gold heat-embossed sentiment from the Key to My Heart stamp set.
GIVEAWAY:
Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, January 16th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
Hello friends!! It’s Hero Arts countdown time!! Wahoo!! Myself and several other designers are starting off the January My Monthly Hero Kit countdown with some sweet inspiration for you all!!
Even though there is a beautiful stamp set in this kit, the card I’m sharing today showcases the included dies.
To create this card I first ink blending the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with Taffy, Thistle and Pool Party Reactive Inks. I then die cut two tree boughs using a die from the kit out of Pesto cardstock.
I then ink blended over the boughs with Moss Bold Ink to add some depth. Next I created the swing by die-cutting Sand and Chestnut cardstock. I then trimmed the seat out from the Chestnut diecut and adhered it on top of the Sand swing.
Next, I die cut an A2 panel of Dove White cardstock with the cover plate die included in the kit. I then arranged and adhered the tree boughs and swing onto the card front with liquid glue and foam adhesive. I then adhered the diecut panel to the card front doubled-up foam adhesive. Lastly, I stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment, fussy cut it out and then adhered it to the card front with foam adhesive.
I hope you enjoyed my card! Thank you so much for stopping by!
Hello crafty friends!! Today Pinkfresh Studio’s newest release is now available!! I’m so excited for you to see all the gorgeous new stamps, stencils, dies and hot foil plates!!
One of my favorites from this release is the Built on Dreams stamps, stencils, and dies!! This set is so creative and prefect for making thank you’s for your host/ess, congratulating a friend on a new home, or welcoming someone into your neighborhood, plus its gorgeous to boot!!
To create this card I first die cut the house out of white cardstock using the Built on Dreams die set. I then stamped stamped and gold heat embossed the house frame with the Built on Dreams Stamp Set.
Next, I ink blended all the flowers and leaves inside the house using the Built on Dreams Stencils and several Pinkfresh Studio Inks (Marigold, Clementine, Persimmon, Olive and Evergreen). After I ink blended the flowers I then stamped “thank you” from the Built on Dreams Stamp Set in Persimmon and then die cut it out with the matching dies.
I then stamped and gold heat-embossed a sentiment from the same set onto a scrap of yellow cardstock. Next, I trimmed the sentiment down to a strip and then finished the card by adhering everything, the house and the two sentiments to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base.
GIVEAWAYS:
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.
Pinkfresh Studio will also be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
Winners will be posted them on December 21, 2021 on Pinkfresh Studio’s GIVEAWAY PAGE. If you are one of the lucky winners you have 2 weeks within which to claim your prize.
Hello crafty friends!! The new Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit releases TODAY!! This kit is jam-packed with so many awesome products, I truly can’t believe how much is in this kit!
Kit Contents:
4″ x 6″ Clear Stamp Set
11 Coordinating Frame Cuts
Fancy Cover Plate Die (4.25″ x 5.5″)
City Cling Stamp (6″ x 6″)
4 Sheets of Black Cardstock (5.5″ x 8.5″)
3 Reactive Ink Cubes (Berry Smoothie, Fruit Punch, Lemon Drop)
10 Clothespins
Kit Value: $70
Kit Cost: $34.99
The first card I’m sharing features the December kit, but I actually only use the City Cling and the clear stamp set to create the card.
To create this card I first stamped the front of an A2 top-folding card base made from Pebble cardstock in Soft Granite Shadow Ink using the the City Cling Stamp included in the kit.
Next, I stamp the City Cling again onto a scrap of Dove White cardstock in INTENS-ified Black Ink. I then copic colored some of the houses and then fussy cut them out. Next, I colored the edges of the houses with a black copic marker it give them houses a clean and polished look.
I then stamped a sentiment from the kit in INTENS-ified Black Ink onto the card front and lastly finished the card by adhering the houses to the front with foam adhesive.
My next card features the Wherever You Go stamp set and frame cuts, an add-on product from this release.
To create this card I first stamped all the images from the Wherever You Go stamp set in INTENS-ified Black Ink onto Dove White cardstock. I then copic colored the images and then die cut them out with the matching dies.
Next, I adhered the die cuts to the card front of an A2 top-folding card base made from Arctic cardstock. I then stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from the stamp set onto Pitch Black cardstock.
Next, I trimmed the sentiment down to a strip and then finished the card by adhering it to the card front with foam adhesive.
GIVEAWAY:
Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, December 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
I can NOT wait till you see the whole kit, there are so many products included! You guys are going to be blown away! The card I share today actually only uses two of the products included in the kit!
To create this card I first stamped the background scene with the kit’s included background stamp in INTENS-ified Black Ink onto Dove White cardstock. I then copic colored the scene and when I finished I trimmed it down to create a panel approximately 2 1/4″ by 3 1/2″.
Next I stamped a cat and dog using the included stamp set in INTENS-ified Black Ink. I then colored a hill for them to sit on with a black copic marker.
Next, I stamped and white heat embossed a sentiment from the same set and then finished the card by adhering the panel onto the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with foam adhesive.
And that’s all folks! I hope you enjoyed my card! The December My Monthly Hero Kit as well as all the add-on products will release Monday, December 6th! See you then!
To create this card I first stamped the image of the children and the sled in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the front of an A2 top-folding white card base. I then created a mask for the kids out of a post-it note and then stamped the trees and the house.
I then created a mask for the house and hand cut a mask to create the hill out of copy paper. With the masks in place I then ink blended the sky in Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress Oxides and added a little of Tumbled Glass to the lower right corner.
Next, I copic colored all the images and then stamped a sentiment. I then heat set the card front to insure the ink was dry and then stamped and white heat embossed several snowflakes to complete the card.
To create this card I first ink blended over the Holiday Foliage Stencil onto the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with several Distress Inks (Pine Needles, Spun Sugar, Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn, Cracked Pistachio, Tea Dye, and Vintage Photo).
I then added white gel pen accents. Next, I stamped and white heat embossed a sentiment from the Holiday Home Stamp Set onto black cardstock.
I then trimmed the sentiment down to a square and then finished the card by adhering it to the card front with foam adhesive.
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Hello crafty friends!! Welcome to Waffle Flower’s October 2021 Release Day! I’m happy to be hopping with the folks from Waffle Flower to show you all the fun new stuff awaiting you on the Waffle Flower website! This month, we’re brining you some fun floral dies and special wrappers!
My first card I’m sharing features the beautiful Sunrise Mountain Stencil Quad and the indispensable Oversized Thank You – Print Die Set.
To create this card I first ink blended an A2 panel of white cardstock with the Sunrise Mountain Stencil Quad and several Distress Oxides (Evergreen Bough, Shaded Lilac, Blueprint Sketch, Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, and Ripe Persimmon). I then die cut the panel with one of the sentiment dies from the Oversized Thank You – Print Die Set.
I then die cut a scrap of white craft foam with the same sentiment die. Next, I adhered the cardstock and craft foam “thank you” together and then adhered the panel and the sentiment to the front of an A2 top-folding white card base. Lastly, I finished the card by stamping and white heat-embossing a sentiment from the Special Delivery Sentiments stamp set.
My next card features the Oversized Thank You – Print Die Set again as well as the Small Bouquet Combo and the Vase Variety Die Set.
To create this card I first stamped the bouquet from the Small Bouquet Stamp Set in Memento Tuxedo Black and then copic colored it. After I colored the image I then die cut it out with the matching dies. Next, I die cut a vase using a die from the Vase Variety Die Set out of white cardstock and then glued the flowers and vase together.
I then die cut a sentiment using the Oversized Thank You – Print Die Set out of white cardstock. Next, I stamped a sub-sentiment from the Oversized Thank You Stamp Set in VersaFine Onyx Black onto the front of a A2 top-folding white card base turned on its side. I then finished the card by adhered the flower, vase, and sentiment to the card front with foam adhesive.
My next card features the Stems Die Set, the Special Delivery Die Set and the Postcard Stamp Set.
To create this card I first die cut several flowers and leaves out of colored cardstock. I then die cut two vases out of white cardstock using the Special Delivery Die Set. I then stamped and gold heat-embossed a sentiment from the Postcard Stamp Set onto one of the vases. I then adhered some of the flowers and leaves to the vases and then adhered string to the back side of one and then lastly adhered the two together to create a spinner.
I then die cut the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with a die from the Nesting Ovals Die Set. I then die cut an A2 panel of pattern paper with a die from the Nesting Oval Frames DieI and then adhered the string between the pattern paper panel and the card front. Lastly I finished the card by adhering the oval frame to the card front and another A2 panel of pattern paper to the inside of the card.
My last card features the Stems Die Set and the Postcard Stamp Set once more but in a completely different way.
To create this card I first die cut several flowers and two vases out of white cardstock using the Stems Die Set. I then copic colored the die cuts and then adhered them inside one of the vases. I then adhered the second vase behind but upside down.
I then trimmed down a sheet of pattern paper and adhered it to the front of an A2 top-folding Kraft card base. Next, I stamped a sentiment from the Postcard Stamp Set in Fired Brick Distress Oxide and then finished the card by adhering it to the card front with foam adhesive.
Specials:
From now till Thursday December 2nd, 2021, all orders placed at waffleflower.com will receive a mysterious gift (No code required!). For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a Last Chance section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection!
Giveaways: For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Sunday December 5th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 12/8/2021. There are more giveaways to enter on Instagram including 1 winner to receive the entire release! Follow us at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out!
Hello crafty friends!! It’s that exciting time of year, that time of year when Pinkfresh adds a whole bunch of new products to their Essentials line!! I always look forward to the Essentials releases. They are pack with so many versatile dies, dies that I know I will find myself coming back to time and time again!!
For today’s release I have created a couple of cards, both featuring some of the new Essentials dies! These two cards feature a simple technique of filling a window with smaller die cuts to create a dramatic and highly textured focal point but I used the new Essentials Shaker Heart and the Essentials Blanket Stitched Square Die Set to create the window.
To create these cards I first die cut the square frame using the first two Blanket Stitched Square dies and the heart window using the Shaker Heart die set out of white cardstock. Next I added double-sided tape to the backside of the square and heart opening. I then die cut a bunch of foliage using the Garden Wreath Die Set out of white cardstock. Next, I ink blended over the die cuts with several Pinkfresh Studio Inks (Sparkling Rose, Clementine, Lemon Whip, Key Lime, Aquamarine, Summer Shower, and Blue Jay).
When I had finished ink blending over the die cuts I then arranged them on my work surface. When I had all the die cuts in place I then removed the backing on the double-sided adhesive and stuck the frame or the panel to die cuts to pick them up. Next, I added foam adhesive to the frame and the panel and then stuck them down onto either a square or A2 card base.
With my focal point in place I then moved onto my sentiments. I die cut both sentiments (“Hello” and “Celebrate”) out of white cardstock using the Scripted Greetings Die Set. I die cut four Hello’s and two Celebrate’s and then adhered them together. Lastly, I finished my cards by adhering the sentiments onto the card fronts with liquid adhesive.
GIVEAWAYS:
Pinkfresh will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel! In addition Pinkfresh will also be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
The winners will be posted on November 30, 2021 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. Winners must claim their prize within 2 weeks after they are posted.
Hello crafty friends!! It’s time for a new Pinkfresh Studio release!!! This release has a bit of everything, including stamps, dies, stencils and hot foil plates!!
I have two cards to share, both featuring the Scripted Greeting Dies and the Folk Garden 2 stamps, stencils and dies.
To create these cards I first stamped the outline for the foliage with the Folk Garden 2 Stamp in Tidal Pond. I then colored the flowers and leaves by ink blending over the Folk Garden 2 Layering Stencils with several Pinkfresh inks (Key Lime, Grassy Knoll, Lemon Whip, Marigold & Clementine). Once I finished ink blending I then die cut the images out using the Folk Garden 2 Die.
For my first card I die cut an A2 panel of white cardstock with Essential: Fancy Oval Frame Die. I then arrange several flowers and leaves behind the panel and frame. Once I had my foliage in the right spot, I then picked everything up with a piece of press-n-seal, flipped it over and added foam adhesive to the backside. Next, I removed the backing and then adhered the panel, frame and flowers to an A2 top-folding white card base. I then adhered several of the Peach Fuzz jewels inside the white spaces between foliage.
Next, I die cut three “Hello” out of white cardstock using the Scripted Greeting Dies, I then die cut a shadow for the sentiment out of vellum. Next, I adhered two of the “Hello” together and then adhered them to the vellum shadow. I then finished the sentiment by adhering my last “Hello” on top. Lastly, I finished my card by adhering the sentiment to the card front.
For my second card I first dry embossed the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with the Folk Garden 2 Hot Foil Plate. I then die cut three “Celebrate” outlines out of white cardstock and a shadow layer out of vellum using the Scripted Greetings Dies. I then adheres the “Celebrate” die cuts together in the say manner I assembled the “Hello”.
Next, I arranged my flowers and sentiment and then adhered them to the card front with liquid glue and foam adhesive. I then finished the card by adding some more Peach Fuzz jewels to the flowers.
GIVEAWAY:
Pinkfresh will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.
Pinkfresh will also be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments. The winners will be posted on our GIVEAWAY PAGE on November 11, 2021. Please check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.
Crafts by Channin 