Pinkfresh Studio May Essentials Release Blog Hop

Happy Monday, friends! Today I am excited to share that our second release of Essentials went live in the Pinkfresh Studio store. This release includes 6 new diecut sets, 1 set of flat backed jewels and 1 set of shaker crystals, with 12 colors in each set. 

 The diecut sets includes label frames, edgers, a tag, and so much more. In true Pinkfresh fashion, we've worked very hard to make these Essentials versatile, unique and we think you will love adding them to your crafting studio!

Here is a look at all of the new products:

SHOPPING PROMOS

There is so much to go over, but first - why don't I share the awesome shopping promos we have going on! First up is this free die with ANY purchase from the Pinkfresh Studio store. It will automatically load into your cart!

We are also offering FREE shipping in the USA on orders $50+, or discounted shipping for our International friends! Just use the code: 

MAYESSFREESHIP50

This promo is valid until Sunday, May 26th 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.

Now, I will put the rest of the blog hop & GIVEAWAY info down at the bottom of my post, but how about we get to my projects for today? I've channeled my inner Cathy Z. in my cards today, as I needed some grad cards this year too. However, I didn't personalize them and went with WTG, meaning "Way to Go!". I focused my cards around the brand new Pretty Frames 2 die, and combined it with the highly popular (and just re-stocked) Adore Alpha die set, Stitched Rectangles diecut set from our 1st Essentials release, and sentiments from Through the Trees and Abstract Builder. And finally, I have accented each card with our brand new Jewel mix.

I did do a video for today, including an introduction to all of the new items and my card process. You can check that out below - I'm still getting over all the germs our foster daughter would bring home from daycare, so my voice is a bit gravely & scratchy.

I know that not everyone loves to watch videos, so I will still write out the process too! I started by diecutting the Pretty Frames 2 die from heavyweight white cardstock 3 times. Then I diecut the Adore Alpha letters 4 times: once from gold glitter paper, and three times from white cardstock. Then I stacked & adhered all the white layers together with a Zig glue pen. Finally, I diecut the Stitched Rectangle from Bazzill Jellybean cardstock. At this point, all the diecutting was complete.

Next I stamped the sentiments to white cardstock in onyx black Versafine, then trimmed into thin strips. I added banner edges to the sentiment strip for the purple card.

Then I put together the purple version of the card by layering all the elements to the front of a white A2 cardbase, popping some of the items up with foam adhesive. This gave the card great dimension, and also made it very sturdy. Finally, I added our new flat backed jewels to the front of the card with mixed media glue and my new Crystal Katana jewel picker. My friend, Heather Hoffman, told me about this tool and I finally broke down & ordered one. Let me tell you this - I shouldn't have waited so long. This is the best jewel picker I have EVER used - it actually works correctly!

The blue card was put together almost exactly as the purple card above, with the exception of one added step at the beginning. I splattered the navy cardstock panel with Gansai Tambi gold paint and watered down titanium white acrylic paint. Once dry, I put it together in the same fashion as the card above.

 I really hope that you liked my fun set of grad cards today! I really love how they turned out!

Those are the projects that I have for you today, so how about we get to the rest of the info you need?

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 can also win the full Essentials release on the Pinkfresh Studio blog and Instagram feed. You have until Sunday, May 26th at 11:59pm CST to leave a comment. Winners will be posted on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE on Monday. You must check this page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

BLOG HOP LINK LIST:

You can access the entire blog hop link list HERE.

You should have arrived to my blog from Laura Bassen.

The next stop on the hop is Natasha Valkovskaya.

And you can always head over to the Pinkfresh blog post if you get lost along the way.

And that is all I have for you today! I wanted to invite you to follow me on social media if you'd like. I would love to be crafty friends!

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Happy Hopping, and have a great start to your week!

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