Hi there! Today, I am especially excited to be hopping along with Pinkfresh Studio for their March release. You should have arrived here from Dilay Nacar, and your next stop is Heather Hoffman. This release is full of fantastic, innovative products (the kind that we’ve come to expect from the designers at Pinkfresh) and…. Pinkfresh is releasing another of my illustrations! I have to say: it’s one of my all-time favorites that I’ve ever drawn! Floral Focus is a detailed A2 background featuring butterfly ranunculus and more traditional ranunculus flowers, with some big, beautiful leaves and just enough blank space! I am in love with these new-to-me butterfly ranunculus. They’re so big and fluffy and totally great for coloring, because there is plenty of room on the petals to really work the shadows and add lots of depth.
Floral Focus is designed to cover an entire A2 card front and made of deeply etched red rubber. I used my Misti to stamp the image on some Neenah white cardstock with some no-line coloring ink, then colored the image using Copic markers to create some ethereal pale lavender butterfly ranunculus and deep mauve ranunculus. (I’ve listed the specific colors above.) The Copic colors in the lavender ranunculus are a bit unorthodox, but I find that if you blend enough and work the colors, they will blend nicely to create a really unique shade!
Once I had finished coloring the image, I wanted to maintain focus on the pretty flowers, so I kept the rest of the card fairly simple. I trimmed the edges of the colored panel slightly, then mounted it on a full size A2 panel of deep maroon cardstock. This dark mat coordinates nicely with the deep maroon shadows in the smaller traditional ranunculus blooms.
For the greeting, I die cut the “hello” from the Phrase Builder Hello die set using some more deep maroon cardstock and some heavyweight vellum cardstock. I also white embossed a greeting from the Simply Sentiments Hello on a strip of the same maroon cardstock, both of which I popped up on the card front using foam adhesive. Finally, I added a few iridiescent gems from the Essentials Jewels set from Pinkfresh Studio for a hint of sparkle.
For my second project, I wanted to feature the Floral Focus Layering Stencils that are designed to work with or without the Floral Focus stamps! I began by stamping the image from Floral Focus onto some white cardstock using Ocean Breeze ink from Pinkfresh Studio. I then used only the inks from the Island Oasis ink quartet to finish blending all of the layers using the Floral Focus Layering Stencils. I love how totally different the illustration looks with the non-traditional aqua color palette!
In order to soften the super graphic and colorful background a bit, I die cut a vellum panel using the Slimline Ornate Banner die set using some heavyweight vellum, then used my score board to score about 1/8″ from the top, which I then folded over the slightly-smaller-than-A2 stenciled panel in order to hide the adhesive. I also die cut from some pale aqua cardstock one of my all-time favorite dies from Pinkfresh: Essentials Ornate Oval Frame, which I mounted to the vellum panel, again hiding some adhesive behind the solid die cut.
For the greeting, I used the Phrase Builder: Sending dies die cut from some deep teal cardstock, which I also used to mat the floral stenciled panel to create a nice contrasting frame. A few iridescent aqua gems from the Essentials Jewels set finished it off.
Now, Pinkfresh is sponsoring some wonderful giveaways to celebrate their latest release!
–We will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel. (They will also be giving away the release on their Instagram page during the Instagram hop, so keep your eyes peeled on Instagram for that!)
–We will be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards (also note the change here) along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on April 5 , 2021 on the GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.
Your next stop is Heather Hoffman. Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!
Your coloring is OUTSTANDING! I Love the Blue and teal one! WOW!
Love the blooms on the floral focus and the colors you used on the first card.
Copics skills! You have made something really beautiful here with the Floral Focus. Thank you very much for designing it.
This is gorgeous!
So gorgeous!
Dear Emily
Your coloring rocks love the colors and I saved the images to look and get inspiration. It will take ages for me to come even a teeny weeny bit closer to you in coloring. Tc stay safe
Your copic coloring is exceptional & appreciated your monochromatic blending! Thanks for your artistry & showing options on using these products!
Fabulous coloring and design!! Thanks for the inspirations.
The coloring is wonderful.
I love the way you transformed the flower image. Absolutely beautiful
Gorgeous cards. Your coloring is amazing. Thanks for sharing
Your Floral Focus card, the first one, is so amazing I couldn’t hardly believe what I was seeing. Simply stunning.
Your Copic coloring is amazing as always. TFS!
Oh my goodness………..exquisite colouring.
Thanks so much for the great ideas and wonderful details! As a beginner, I really appreciate all the inspiration. I can do this now!
GORGEOUS cards! I love this release!
The floral focus card is awesome! Your copic skills are unbelievable – wow!!
Such beautiful designs and cards Emily!
These are all so beautiful.
Gorgeous cards. Love the colors
Such depths to your coloring! Love, love, love!
The flowers in the first card are
gorgeous. I feel like I could
touch the petals – there is so
much depth to them.
thanks for sharing
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Beautiful cards! My favorite is the first one with the pink flowers. I love the coloring! Greetings from Finland!
Your coloring is just beautiful. I also love how you chose to create a softer look using the vellum. So pretty.
Floral Focus is my favorite from this release. What a beautiful job you did illustrating this stamp. Ranunculus flowers are so beautiful and your coloring is fantastic!
Your coloring is stunning & your cards are not just mantel-worthy but frame-worthy. I’m in love <3
Well I’m just blown away by the stamp and the coloring. I need more sentiments dies they really complete the whole card. And I need those copic colors, and I need….well….everything now!
I do want to add that I think its not right that the company giving away stuff to not reach out to the winner themselves. They have the contact info afterall. And it’s a challenge for those to remember and find contests entered. Sometimes there’s so many giveaways entered. Sometimes I even found it too hard to find where the winners were listed. IMHO. <3
Love the card! Beautiful colors.
The coloring on the ranunculus card is stunning. Your copic blending is superb.
Wow. Your coloring is exquisite!! Beautifully done!
These cards are very delightful and the beautiful colors make me feel like Spring is here. So Inspiring.
The blues and greens used on your second card are stunning! I just love this entire release!
This is a lovely image, and I love the Copic coloring!
such a gorgeous design and amazing coloring!
Your design is so awesome! Love both projects, and I love that you can just used the stencils alone!
You know your Copics. Loved stencil coloring.
Gorgeous cards, love the coloring. Fantastic release.
Your work is incredible… such wonderful coloring. I do so appreciate you giving the shades of copics you used. Being relatively new to coloring, it really helps so much. Gorgeous release, AGAIN!
Your Copic coloring is amazing and gorgeous!!! I am very, very impressed! Thank you for sharing the markers you used.
Wow! So pretty!
Emily,
Your work in designing some of these items is phenomenal. Congrats on a tremendous, innovative release. Love the cards you provided for the hop, too.
Lori S in PA
Love your samples and this release. Great cards.
I love, love your cards…especially the pink one…stunning!!!
Your cards are absolutely gorgeous! and congraturations on your release! Your floral illustration is truly fantastic!
Your colouring is amazing! You can almost see the petals fluttering. Beautiful !
Such beautiful cards! Love the colors… awesome release.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Beautiful cards! Love how you colored the first card.
Beautiful cards!!! Love the new release.
Wow.. your inspiration for Floral Focus is simply gorgeous.. drop dead gorgeous. I hope I can win this release as they were all simply amazing sets.
Absolutely gorgeous, love your coloring!
Emily it must be a pinch-me moment every time you see one of your very own designs come to life! Bravo, my friend. It’s a beauty!
I’ve got my eye on this set!!
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Oh my. What a beautiful flower. I love both cards and your use of color. Such talent you have. Thank you for your design. You are most talented.
Your coloring is amazing! I would love these flowers in my garden and my craft room!
Gorgeous flowers and cards! You did an awesome job on the design.
aren’t Pink Fresh stamps wonderful. Beautiful cards.
So stunningly gorgeous!
Your Floral Focus coloring is stunning! I am envious of your awesome abilities. 🙂
Beautiful cards!
Your floral focus card is spectacular and in my favorite color too! Love it!
Your copic coloring on your first card is absolutely stunning!! Beautiful new products!
I’ve just recently discovered Pink Fresh products….love this flower for inspiration. Nice work.
So life like flowers with a 3d look!
Your art is amazing. Beautiful cards!
You beautiful card made me buy the beautiful background stamp!
Both cards are lovely! The coloring on the first is just amazing!
Gorgeous 😍😍 I love the colors and the stamp is just beautiful
Awesome cards!!!!
Gorgeous cards and color choices!
Floral Focus is stunning!! Love those colours together, so fab!
Your coloring is just amazing. Love it
Your card is exquisite–your coloring shows how amazing the Floral Focus stamp is…it’s a must have for those of us who enjoy coloring. tfs-stay well.
What a talented illustrator you are! Absolutely stunning! And your Copic colouring is not too shabby either! LOL 😍
Both cards are gorgeous . I really like the use of the vellum on the second card. The softened look lets the words shine.
Such a beautiful card and stamp Emily!
Your coloring is exquisite, love your card designs!
Your copic work is so lovely! I love the flowers against the maroon card. I love the two very different cards from the Floral Focus line.
Your first card sold me on this set. A must have.
Absolutely breathtaking!!!! Thank you for sharing!! Big Hugs!
Your cards are gorgeous. I love the coloring and brightness of the first but blue makes me think of the beach. I love them both!
Emily, your flowers look as if we could pick them off the card and smell them. Gorgeous cards.
What a stunning card, Emily! I love your colouring and the wonderful colours you’ve chosen certainly do give it that soft, ethereal look! Thanks so much for the great inspiration!! Stay safe! 🙂
Gorgeous cards! I love the beautiful Floral Focus design and the way you colored it!
Oh my goodness! Girl, your first card blew me away! Stunning!
Such cute cards and images. Your colouring is amazing too.
Valerija xx
Your Copic Colouring is SUPERB!! All our your cards are so beautifully done! I LOVE THIS RELEASE & Pink Fresh Studios!! God Bless & the Love of Christ to you & yours!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Absolutely stunning! I wish I could color like you!
This is a dangerous blog hop……such beautiful work! I want the whole release!
Beautiful stamp set, beautiful cards! Each is unique & I especially love the blues!
These are just beautiful
Your color choices are fantastic !!!
Your cards are gorgeous. Love the soft colors in that first card. Thank you for sharing.
Both cards are beautiful … but your copic coloring is a gift. Beautiful release … wow
Congrats on the new release! Your flowers are gorgeous! Can’t wait to get this set!
Absolutely gorgeous!
What beautiful artwork! Truly! Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow!! Stunning cards! Your coloring on that first one blows my mind! Congrats on creating such a beautiful stamp!
Your cards are beautiful. Who’d have guessed the second one was done just using stencils. Like the way you used a vellum banner on the second card.
I’m swooning over that flower coloring. So beautiful!!! LOVE THE STAMP YOU DESIGNED!!!
Wow, just wow! I wish I could color like that!
You brave girl! Coloring that image. If I could only. But that is why Pink Fresh is so amazing. They give you the option to color and give me the option to make it look great too, with the stenciling. LOVE their creative design and easy of both!
Hello from Malta, New York. I really love this new release. Emily what you did with your first card was amazing. I just wish I could do the same.
Absolutely incredible! Amazing coloring, I can almost smell the flowers. Gorgeous cards!
omg what amazing cards – LOVE your coloring – pure eye candy
Such beautiful cards!!
Just gorgeous!
Wow! Beautiful cards! Fantastic coloring!
Your no line coloring card is incredible Emily!!! Love your illustration set!
The no-line coloring is perfect with this image.
Wow! Absolutely love your gorgeous colouring of your beautifully illustrated Floral Focus stamp!
Your life k card is breathtaking!!! It is my favorite but I don’t have many Copics and can’t color to save my life so will just look at your rendition and dream! So talented!!!!!
Floral Focus is such an amazing stamp and what you did with it is truly amazing! Great work Emily!
Your 1st card is incredible. Your use of colors is amazing. I don’t think i have ever seen such a stunning handmade card
Your copic coloring is absolutely incredible!!!
Your card turned out gorgeous! Really appreciate the copic blend swatches!
Your cards are wonderful. I especially love the first one — absolutely gorgeous. Your coloring is awesome!
This is a gorgeous stamp and worthy of it’s own special honor. Your cards are really beautiful and they show how versatile the stamp is. your two cards have a completely different look, each has it’s own beauty. Thanks!
Your cards are gorgeous, I just ordered the stencil set, looking forward to using it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous cards. Love your coloring!
I love your copic coloring. The sets are gorgeous.
Gorgeous cards! I’m new to these flowers, as well!
Lovely cards. I am so impressed with the 2nd card, how the flowers are from layering stencils. They are beautiful, and look layered.
Amazing cards. Your coloring is beautiful.
You’re so talented! Such beautiful designs.
Beautiful cards! I love your color choices on the first card. I will definitely be using your lavender blend. Just gorgeous!
Beautiful, that first card stole my heart!
Such beautiful cards. Love the new products.
Fabulous cards!! The floral stamp you designed is gorgeous!!
Your copic coloring is amazing. Gorgeous floral focus card. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful cards, and I especially love the first one and colors you came up with blending the Copics.
I don’t remember the last time I was this excited about a product release! SO glad to see these new hot foil pieces! Your pink floral card is gorgeous!
Thank you for adding your used colors. I always struggle with which to use.
Your coloring is just breathtaking. These florals are stunning!
Loved your color combos and choices!! My favorite was the maroon and lavender and especially how you blended the lavender ones! These florals and designs with the dies are wonderful!! Taking notes for me!! Pinned too! You rocked these cards!
Your art is stunning. LOVE your color combinations and wonderful designs. Thanks for the amazing Pinkfresh inspiration.
Your cards are so beautiful! Thanks for sharing these new products from Pinkfresh.
Beautiful cards. I loved the design of the first card and the copic coloring. Thank you for sharing.
Emily, these are absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful coloring on the first card and I love the way you used the vellum. Thanks for sharing.
Great coloring.
Beautiful color combos.
Your Copic coloring is on point and just gorgeous!
Just LOVE the first card. The pinks are so inviting.
Stunning creations!