Happy Thursday, friends! I think I'm becoming an evening poster. It just works better with my work schedule! I've also given myself a goal to participate in this month's 30 Day Coloring Challenge from Kathy Rac at The Daily Marker. Even if I end up not coloring every single day, I still want to try to share projects several times per month for it. Please join in the fun if you'd like! So far I've created something for the first 3 days, and I am super proud of myself!

Today I've made a slimline card using one of the dies that I didn't have a chance to play with during our March Slim Cuts release at Pinkfresh Studio. I was also inspired by my friend Channin, who created a card with the A2 version of this die and tucked beautiful flowers in the stripes. Hers is WAY better, but I am happy with how mine turned out. Lol!

"Be Amazing! Beautiful" card features:

• Pinkfresh Studio Essentials: Slim Fancy Diagonal Stripes die
• Pinkfresh Studio Floral Elements stamps set
• Pinkfresh Studio Floral Elements coordinating dies
• Pinkfresh Studio Beautiful word die
• Pinkfresh Studio Pretty Paisley stamp set
• Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black hybrid ink

Fun fact: my hubby has called me beautiful for most of our relationship. He's the cutest!

I started by creating a slimline card from pink cardstock. Then I diecut the Slim Fancy Diagonal Stripes background from white cardstock twice. I used spray adhesive to point the first one to the card front, then set aside. The florals were stamped & heat embossed in Gilded, then colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. Once colored, I diecut them with the coordinating die set. I diecut the word beautiful 3 times: once from champagne glitter cardstock and twice from white cardstock. I stacked & adhered the layers, then adhered to the middle of the second striped background. Finally, I stamped the smaller part of the sentiment to white cardstock in detail black ink, and trimmed into a thin banner. I mounted it above the word die with foam tape.

Next I arranged the floral pieces to the front, tucking parts of them under the thinnest strips in the die. When I was happy with their placement, I glued them down in place, then adhered this second striped panel to the front with spray adhesive as well. Finally, I added a good amount of sequins and jewels to the front to finish.

Once again, I did the fun drop & glue technique when adding the clear sequins to the front. Basically, you take a small pinch of sequins and hold them over your panel and let them drop. Then you adhere them down wherever they land! I will admit, I took a couple off here & there, and maybe made some sight adjustments...but for the most part I kept them very close to where they landed. Then I strategically added jewels to help compliment the areas where the sequins landed.

This card was done very randomly, which is quite odd for me. I typically have a very specific plan when I create a card. It was kind-of fun to watch it come together. It's not my most favorite card ever created, but I am happy with how it turned out. 

That is everything I have for you today! If you have any questions about my card, feel free to leave them in the comments and I will be sure to reply.

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Happy Wednesday, crafty friends! I hope that you are having a good week so far! I've given myself a goal to participate in this month's 30 Day Coloring Challenge from Kathy Rac at The Daily Marker. Even if I end up not coloring every single day, I still want to try to share projects several times per month for it. Please join in the fun if you'd like!

I actually colored these cards at The Ton's Watercolor Retreat, which was in NYC at the beginning of March. Seriously friends - that feels like it was ages ago, rather than just a month. We fell in love with the city during the week we spent in Manhattan, and my hearts breaks over how hard it has been hit by COVID-19. Josh and I had the greatest time together, walking & exploring all over - eating tons of great food and taking in all the sites. We were able to see Wicked & Hamilton on Broadway, which just left me in utter awe. I think I had a permanent smile on my face through them, except during a part of Hamilton when instead, tears were flowing. No spoilers - you'll just have to see it. ;) There was so much life and so much vibrancy while we were there, and my greatest hope is that NYC will get back to that place. It may take some time, but I believe in the resiliency of that city, and of our country.

You are getting a peek at a stamp set that will release this month from The Ton called Bountiful Magnolias. I believe the release week starts tomorrow, so you shouldn't have to wait too long for it to become available! I've colored both images in with the gorgeous Spectrum Noir Sparkle markers, which were SO much fun to use. You will definitely get to see how much they shimmer & sparkle in the photos below.

"Happy Mother's Day" card features:

• Bountiful Magnolias stamp set (available sometime this week)
• Spectrum Noir sparkle markers: Peony, Fig, Olive Jade, Macaroon
• Pinkfresh Studio Essentials: Stitched Rectangles die set
• Pinkfresh Studio Essentials: Basic Label Frames

For this card I stamped & heat embossed the floral image in Gilded to Bristol Vellum cardstock. Then I proceeded to color the image using the Spectrum Noir sparkle markers and my set of water brushes. Last summer I ordered THIS SET from Amazon, and I am very happy with it! It's got a great price point too, so I thought I would share. I diecut the floral panel using the largest stitched rectangle, added a full sheet of foam adhesive to the back & mounted it to an A2 card base. I stamped & heat embossed the word happy to white cardstock in Gilded, then diecut with the smallest label frame in this shape. I stamped & heat embossed the second part of the sentiment to black cardstock in white, then trimmed into a thin strip. I mounted both pieces of the sentiment to the upper left corner of the card with foam tape. Finally, I accented with jewels & clear sequins to finish.


"Sending a Birthday Hello" card features:

• Bountiful Magnolias stamp set (available sometime this week)
• Spectrum Noir sparkle markers: macaroon, harvest moon, sage
• Pinkfresh Studio Essentials: Stitched Rectangles die set
• Pinkfresh Studio Essentials: Basic Label Frames

This card was put together almost exactly the same, with the exception of marker & heat embossing colors. There are some small differences in the sentiment, including stamping part of it in Detail Black ink and diecutting with the next size of this basic label frame. Other than that, they really are basically the same card.

 I did the fun drop & glue technique when adding the clear sequins to the front. Basically, you take a small pinch of sequins and hold them over your panel and let them drop. Then you adhere them down wherever they land! I will admit, I took a couple off here & there, and maybe made some sight adjustments...but for the most part I kept them very close to where they landed. The exception to this, of course, is the accenting done around the sentiment labels. Those were placed strategically.

That is everything I have for you today! If you have any questions about my card, feel free to leave them in the comments and I will be sure to reply.
Before you move along with your day, I wanted to invite you to follow me on social media. I would love to be crafty friends!

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!



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!

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!

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!



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.

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!
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.

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.


Before you move along to the next stop on the hop, I wanted to invite you to follow me on social media. I would love to be crafty friends!

Happy Hopping, and have a great weekend!