Pinkfresh Studio January Release Blog Hop

Happy Monday, friends! I'm super excited because today is not only my birthday, but also the Pinkfresh Studio January Release blog hop! What a way to celebrate my day! We've been hard at work behind the scenes, and are over the moon for this release! I say this every time, but it is one of our best yet!

I've got SO much to share with you in this post! We have an amazing blog hop line-up full of so much talent, it makes me smile! We've got GIVEAWAYS, 2 fantastic shopping promos and so much more! But first - for your shopping convenience, here is a full link list of all our new products or you can see them all HERE:


I will get to all the amazing things I mentioned at the end of my post, but how about we get to my cards first? I have used our newest stamps & dies to create a Valentine's Day card trio! I have focused on the Adore Alpha stamp set, Adore Alpha dies, Circle Frame with Botanicals die, and Scripted Bold Sentiments 1.

I want to tell you a little something about the Adore Alpha set - between the two items, there are SO many ways you can use them! You can stamp just the letters, or you can layer the adorable filigree to them with either darker ink or heat embossing. The dies cut the full alpha, plus a thin outline around it. You can do the inlaid diecutting technique, you can use all of the options together, or mix & match. Seriously friends - this set is a bit of an investment, but there is SO much you can do with it! And you can create really any type of sentiment you want! I focused on Valentine's Day, but you could use this for literally any occasion. They would also be perfect for scrapbooking layouts, Traveler's Notebooks, pocket pages, mini albums, etc... Can you tell I am super excited about this set? I think it is a must have!

I ink blended a background for all of these cards using Distress Oxide inks in Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick and Tattered Rose. I spritzed them with my Distress Sprayer, then picked the water up with a paper towel. Then I spritzed them with shimmer spray. Once dry, I diecut XOXO from the middle of the landscape blended background, then proceeded to diecut the letters 5 more times from white cardstock, and one time from gold glittered paper. I layered them together as shown, then proceeded to work on the inlaid diecut card.

I stamped the letters & filigree to a block of white cardstock using Catherine Pooler inks in It's A Girl and Party Dress. I layered the diecut background over top of the stamped block with foam tape, then adhered the gold outline into each letter. I mounted this entire piece to an A2 card base made from Bazzill Candy Hearts cardstock. I accented with gold hearts, then stamped & heat embossed the second part of the sentiment in white to black cardstock. I trimmed it into a thin strip, then mounted underneath the letters with Darice thin foam strips.

For my next card, I diecut the Gatsby die set from white cardstock & gold glitter paper and layered together. I mounted the other landscape ink blended panel to an A2 black card base, then adhered the Gatsby die to the bottom. I adhered the remaining XOXO letters to the middle of the card, then stamped the sentiment below them to finish.

I used the Circle Frame With Bontanicals die, and turned the final card into a shaker. I cut the circle frame four times - three times from white cardstock, and once from gold glitter paper. I layered them together, and created a shaker window. Then I added sequins to the middle of an A2 white card base, then mounted the shaker panel to the front. I stamped & heat embossed the sentiments, then layered them to the front. To finish I accented it with some sequins.

Those are the sweet Valentine's cards that I created for you today! I hope that I was able to show you how versatile our new products are, and how you can use them for all the upcoming card giving holidays, even though they aren't made specifically for it! So, now let's get to all the info you need for this new release!

PRIZES

You have the chance to win a $25 gift card sponsored by Pinkfresh Studio from my blog {and all the other posts on the blog hop too!} - all you have to do is leave a comment!

You also have the chance to win the full release on the Pinkfresh Studio blog {linked below} and their Instagram feed.

BLOG HOP LINK LIST:

Our card team, and some very welcomed guests have been crazy busy creating inspiring projects using all these new products! You are going to LOVE hopping along this blog hop! Here is a full link list in case you've happened upon my blog, and want to participate in the full event!

An InLinkz Link-up

All you have to do is hop along to each stop & leave a comment along the way to be entered to win! You have until Saturday, October 13th at 11:59pm CST to leave a comment. Winners will be posted on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE on Sunday by 2pm CST. You must check this page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

NEW RELEASE PROMO:

Promo #1: Every new order of $25+ will receive this adorable Love Balloon die for FREE while supplies last! We are testing out a new function with our website, and this die should automatically load into your cart once you hit $25. But if it doesn't, please just proceed with checkout because we will be adding them to the applicable orders regardless.

Promo #2: We will be offering FREE shipping in the USA on orders $50+, or discounted shipping for our International friends! Just use the code: 

JANFREESHIPWITH50

This promo is valid until Thursday, January 17th at 11:59pm. The code will deduct $5.50 from your order, which is the equivalent of free U.S. shipping, or discounted International shipping.

That is all I have for you today! I wanted to invite you to follow me on social media. I would love to be crafty friends!

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Happy Hopping, and have a great Monday!

SUPPLY LIST
For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. {Includes affiliate linking where possible - this allows small compensation for me at no cost to you. Never fear - I will only ever link to products that I truly love & use!}