Pinkfresh Studio January 2020 Stamp & Die Release Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY

Happy Friday, crafty friends! It's release day at Pinkfresh Studio, and we are so excited to bring our first stamp & die release of 2020 to you! This release has a very floral & botanical feel, with a great mix of coloring, ink blending and stamp layering options. We made sure that this release would be a perfect fit with the 48 premium dye inks that we recently released. There are also 14 new standalone die sets that we think you will leave you swooning! There is really something for everyone in this release. Here is a look at all the new products!

JANUARY 2020 RELEASE

We've got a fantastic blog hop lineup and prizes at every stop! I'll get to all of that info at the end of my post, but how about we get to my cards first? I didn't get to every single item in this release before having to leave for Creativation, but it's a good start!

LAYERED BOUQUET STAMPS & DIE WITH PHRASE BUILDER: YOU

I started by using the new Layered Bouquet stamp set and coordinating die. I stamped it with our premium dye inks in the following colors: Coral Reef, Passion Fruit, Mint & Meadow. I paired the stamp set with the amazing word die from the Phrase Builder: You die set.

You are also getting a peek at two more brand new products that will be releasing in February. We debuted them at Creativation, but just in case you've missed it - we will be releasing red rubber background stamps & our amazing detail black ink. We worked on this watercolor & copic friendly ink formula for a year until it was PERFECT. I can't wait to share more about these items in February!

One tip I have for using this set, is to diecut first and then stamp. Use the block you cut it from as a jig in your MISTI, and you will get perfect stamping every time!

FULL BLOOM STAMPS & DIE WITH PHRASE BUILDER: SENDING 
AND SENTIMENT SUITE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY

The first thing I do when creating for a release is stamping any coloring images three times: once in detail black, once in fadeout ink, and once heat embossed in gold. I don't typically color all three right away, but it gives me options. Often why you don't see videos from me when it comes to coloring is because I do a lot of coloring when I am waiting for appointments, on calls, or while watching TV. It is just an efficient way to use my time.

For the next two cards, I have used two of the stamped versions of the Full Bloom stamp set and coordinating die. For this first one, I paired it with the Sentiment Suite: Happy Birthday die set from this release, and the Essentials: Ornate Banner die set.

This card features no-line coloring using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I diecut just the words from light gold glitter paper & cardstock, then stacked them & adhered together with a Zig pen. I arranged them to the front of an A2 cashmere colored card base, along with the largest Ornate Banner diecut from white cardstock.

The final step was accenting with our Essentials: Jewels Mix in yellow, pink & light blue. 

The next card features the same stamp set, but I used the gold heat embossed version and painted it with our liquid watercolor in Candy Apple, Bubblegum, Emerald City & Key Lime. I paired it with the Phrase Builder: Sending die set to create the Hugs & Kisses sentiment.

This was created very similarly to the card above, but I splattered white & gold paint to both the painted image and red card base to give it a more artsy feel. The words were diecut from shiny gold paper this time, and stacked white cardstock cuts.

I completed the sentiment with a puffy ampersand sticker from the My Favorite Story collection, which will be available for purchase soon. And of course, the final step was accenting with our Essentials: Jewels Mix in dark pink, gold & white.

Here is a look at both cards together! Same stamp set - very different look. There are SO many possibilities!

JUST BECAUSE STAMP SET & DIE

For this card set, I've used the Just Because stamp set and coordinating die. I'm also giving another sneak peek of our detail black ink, which will release in February.

On this square card, I've colored in the black stamped outline version with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. I splattered it with watered down titanium white acrylic paint for some added detail. I stamped the background in Misty Coast, which is another peek at our February release. Then I diecut a white frame using the largest option from Essentials: Diagonal Stitched Squares.

I stamped the sentiment directly to the background panel in detail black, then assembled it as shown using foam tape for the frame & florals. I finished by accenting with jewels.

The second card is super simple, but SO elegant. After stamping the sentiment to it in detail black, I diecut the gold heat embossed panel using the largest option from our Essentials: Stitched Rectangles die set. Then I mounted it to an A2 black card with a full panel of foam adhesive. I finished by adding a very light amount black splatter using our Licorice liquid watercolor.

I love this set of cards that is a little bolder than my usual!

LEAFY DECOR STAMP SET & DIE

Up next, I've used the Leafy Decor stamp set and coordinating die. I've colored it in with our liquid watercolor in Bubblegum, Emerald City and Aquamarine. And I did some ink blending directly to the white A2 card base using our premium dye inks in Passion Fruit & Coral Reef.

I used the gold heat embossed version for this, and with the leaves & florals being fairly small, it was super easy to color in. I also stamped the sentiment directly to the ink blended card base in our detail black ink. As I've already mentioned, this will be available in February!

I did finish by accenting with our Essentials: Jewels Mix in dark pink, light pink & white.

SENTIMENT SUITE: HELLO & PHRASE BUILDER: SENDING DIE SETS

I will share these next two cards in full in February, but I wanted to show off their sentiments. These use the Sentiment Suite: Hello and Phrase Builder: Sending die sets. They also feature some of those background stamps that will be releasing in February.

I used the shadows on this card so you can see how they look together!

Those are all the cards I have to share with you today! How about we 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 our Instagram feed. You have until Thursday, January 30th to leave your comments. The winners will be picked & posted to the Giveaway Page on Friday, January 31st, and you must follow the instructions on that page to claim your prize.

BLOG HOP LINK LIST

Our entire card team and some very welcomed guests have been crazy busy creating inspiring projects using all these new Essentials dies! You are going to LOVE hopping along this blog hop! Here is a full link list, and please note that there is a second page of links. It's come to our attention that the Inlinkz lists aren't always showing up in all browers, so you can also view the entire link list HERE.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Happy Hopping, and have a great weekend!

SUPPLY LIST

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below, including affiliate linking when possible - this allows small compensation for me at no cost to you. I typically link to 2-3 sites, in hopes that your preferred retailer will be among them. I only support legitimate retail sites, that are true partners to stamp, die and scrapbooking wholesalers.