Hi friends! I am hopping along with Pinkfresh Studio today, sharing inspiration using their new Magical Holiday collection, featuring tons of absolutely gorgeous new stamps, dies, Press Plates, and stencils in classic and elegant holiday themes. You should have arrived here from Dawn, and your next stop is Enza. One of my favorite parts about this job is having a good excuse to be able to play with holiday goodies for more than just the last few months of the year! I am in love with the new collection from Pinkfresh Studio, with many new items illustrated by some of the most talented artists in the industry. I used two of the new product suites to create this incredibly vibrant pair of holiday cards, so let’s get started with the details!
I am always trying to create fresh holiday color combinations that tweak the traditional red and green, and so today’s combination of coral, magenta, and jade green is right up my alley! The reddish coral and vivid magenta are adjacent to the traditional cherry red, and they pair beautifully with the jade green.
For my first project, I used the beautiful new Poinsettia Frame stamp and die (all products will be linked at the end of the post!). I began by stamping the lovely festive frame image on some white cardstock using pale gray ink so that I could do some no-line coloring with my favorite OLO markers in shades of vibrant coral and magenta, adding in some jade green foliage. After I had finished my coloring, I die cut the image with the coordinating die, which cuts out the center of the frame as well as the edges of the image, creating a lovely and intricate floral frame.
After I had finished coloring this beautiful frame, I used a large blending brush to blend Peony ink around the edges of my white A2 card front, adding a bit of a coral-pink halo behind the floral arrangement. I popped up the floral arrangement on the blended background using thin foam adhesive squares. For the greeting, I hot foiled one of the classic holiday sentiments from the new Magical Holiday Press Plate set using a shining charcoal foil, then popped it up with a double layer of foam adhesive to help it stand out from the colorful background. I used one of the same OLO markers used on the florals to dye a length of white silk ribbon, tying it into a festive bow and tucking it amongst the die cuts with some liquid adhesive. Finally, I added some Magenta Glitter Drops to add a bit of sparkle for my holiday card! I don’t think you can ever have enough sparkles for a holiday card.
I kept that same color palette going with my second project, this time featuring some fun hot foil and die cutting techniques featuring the new Festive Foliage Tree product suite. I began by hot foiling the Festive Foliage Tree Press Plate into the center of a panel of heat safe clear acetate using some sparkling jade green hot foil. If you haven’t tried hot foiling onto acetate yet, this is your sign to try it out; the smooth surface of the acetate almost always yields near-perfect results with hot foil plates, both with delicate lines or more solid image, and you can do lots of fun techniques with the hot foiled images! I chose to create a window out of the negative space of the die cut, allowing the negative space to frame my shiny, shimmery hot foiled tree image. I used the coordinating Festive Foliage Tree die to cut the center of a panel of vibrant coral cardstock and arranged the hot foiled tree behind the opening. I adhered the acetate panel to the window, and could easily have created a shaker card using this technique!
After creating my foiled window, I trimmed the panel down a bit and blended some Raspberry Bliss ink from Pinkfresh Studio around the edges, creating a “glow” from the Christmas tree and making that vivid coral cardstock even more vibrant! I popped up the tree panel in the center of a vibrant magenta A2 sized panel of cardstock using some thin foam adhesive squares, then turned my attention to the greeting. The Festive Foliage Tree stamp set features some simple-but-still-elegant holiday sentiments, one of which I heat embossed onto some more of the deep coral cardstock using Brutus Monroe Jade embossing powder, pulling in that gorgeous green foil from the tree itself and tying all of the different elements together! I popped up the greeting with some more foam adhesive, then added a sparkling pink twine bow as the “tree topper” and a few Magenta Glitter Drops for some “ornaments” on the tree!
Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now for some fun giveaway information:
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel. They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. Winners will be selected from the comments, so the more comments you leave along the hop, the more opportunities you have to win!
Winners will be posted on August 13, 2024 on the Pinkfresh GIVEAWAY PAGE. Winners must check that page & claim their prize within 2 weeks.
Here’s the full hop list in case you get lost:
Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!
Look at that color!!!! These are so, so beautiful!
Beautiful. Love how made the shaker card.
Emily, have I just been introduced to my next addition to my ever-growing collection of Poinsettias? Me thinks so! So beautifully colored!
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Your no line coloring is amazing!
Striking cards Great job
Just love your Peace, Joy, Love card… beautiful work!
Love, love your creativity and talent! Your cards are always beautiful!
Stunning cards! I’ve never tried foiling on acetate. The results are gorgeous! On my list now!
Gorgeous coloring! The tree is so unique. I love both of the cards!
I love your cards! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!
Emily…while I love your shaker, I knew you would be doing the watercolor with the poinsettia frame. It is absolutely gorgeous. I love your watercolor.
Lovely set of cards! The poinsettia frame card is absolutely amazing.
What brilliant colors! Perfect for the holidays
Wow Emily, just gorgeous
Beautiful designs on your cards and so colorful!
I never would have tried hot foil on acetate. Now it is time to play. Your cards are so beautiful and colorful.
WOW! Just LOVE your colours!
Love how bold these are!
Wow, the colors are just gorgeous! The tree hot foiled on acetate is stunning and I love the depth of the surrounding color! Sue N
Stunning!
I especially like the Poinsettia card. So pretty
so pretty and vibrant!
How Creative–I love the colors as they are so bold! Thanks for sharing!
Wow your coloring of the poinsettias is very stunning. It came together to create an amazing Christmas card. Simply beautiful.
I LOVE the poinsettias! Your vivid colors are amazing! Gorgeous elegant cards!!!
Bold and beautiful cards! i really need that poinsettia frame suite!
Dramatic and beautiful cards.
WOW- look at those poinsettias!
Emily, your cards are beautiful! I initially thought the poinsettia card was my favorite of your two cards until I saw the foiling on acetate for the tree! It is gorgeous!!!
Beautiful color blending on your poinsettia s! So pretty!
Beautiful cards!! Love the stencil coloring!
Love all the red! So Christmasie! ❤️
Wow…those colors are amazing. Not being traditional is really cool. So much fun. Thanks for the inspirations.
Both cards are stunning. Wish I could color like you do!!
Pretty cards, love this release
The colors on these cards just JUMP out at you! Amazing!
Amazing colors cant wait ti try and replicate.
Your colors are amazing!
Very nice, thanks for the ideas!
Gorgeous cards Emily! Your coloring is spectacular
Wonderful cards! Love the way the pink just pops in such a merry way!
Oh WOW!!! Just outstanding colors, and lovely designs.
The poinsettias are gorgeous!
This is a big WOWWW!!!
WOW! Your color choices are gorgeous… Thanks for inspiring me to go bold..
Wow! Stunning cards!
Your poinsettia card a piece of art! Gorgeous!
Awesome cards. Love the poinsettia frame and how you used the tree too!
Emily, I am stunned by how vibrant the colors are on the poinsettia frame. It is absolutely gorgeous. I will have to try coloring with my alcohol markers.
Stunning colors – you are the coloring goddess!
Stunning cards again. You are magic with the bold colors.
Absolutely stunning!
Love the colors especially the poinsettia one!
Fabulos cards, love the bright pink!
Your colors are fabulous. The hot foiling the tree on acetate is a beautiful card
Stunning cards! I love the poinsettias card.
Your cards are beautiful, TFS!
The color work is so beautiful!!
Absolutely stunning cards. Your coloring always blows me away!
Both cards are gorgeous, but your poinsettia stole my heart!
Super creative and bold choices with the colors! Gives me the push to go beyond white cardstock!
Stunning cards!
The brightness of the red fake shaker tree is breathtaking. Also your Poinsettia frame almost looks life like.
I love the poinsettia frame design and the way you colored the image! The tree design is beautiful too! Wonderful colors!
WOW……so vibrant and gorgeous!!!
I love the Poinsettia Frame card! pretty colours 🙂
These are stunning.
Your coloring is gorgeous on the poinsettia frame.
lovely cards
fun release and such fun ideas for cards, thanks as always for sharing and all the inspiration.
Beautiful coloring in the poinsettia frame….loved it!
They are both stunning! Such rich colors!
I’m always amazed by your coloring. Stunning cards!
What pretty cards! The poinsettia one is my favorite! It just pops!
Beautiful coloring!
Stunning holiday cards!
Dear Emily – In my mind, there’s an indelible spot for you with your talent and your sense of color. These cards are brilliant – I especially love the poinsettia one!!
Lori S in PA
Beautiful card! The shading is amazing!
Gorgeous cards!!
So hard to pick a favourite since everything in the release is so great but the poinsettia die captures my heart ❤️
WOW! Your colors….those poinsettias! Marvelous!
Love that poinsetta card.
So very pretty!
Wow both cards are just stunning!! Love the magenta colors on the tree!
Like everyone else, I can’t get over the deep reds and greens in your cards! Just beautiful! The pointsettias look like they took a bit, but they sure came out great! Great examples for this release! Tyfs! 🤗❤️
Bold and beautiful!
Wow I love the beautiful rich ink colours you used on the flowers and card base.
What a fresh look at holiday cards! Your coloring with OLO markers is fabulous!
The colors are so vibrant. Really eye catching! Love these cards
Wow! Your cards are stunning, as always! I love the rich, bold red on these beautiful designs!
Love the rich colors and stunning Poinsettias. Beautiful cards!!
These cards are gorgeous–from the terrific colors to the uniqueness of the decorated tree!
Wow, wow, WOW! That green foil on the acetate is STUNNING! And I LOVE the deep, rich colors.
I love the coral and magenta on the poinsettia card too. A beautiful mix – giving traditional Christmas colors a beautiful kick!
I always love your cards. You are such a talented artist!!!
Oh Wow Emily! Your cards are both stunning! I love the non traditional colors but the combination you created mesmerizing!! My favorite is the poinsettia card!! Thanks for sharing and inspiring, as always!!
wow the colors are stunning
Stunning.. we are all saying the same thing. You just sold that tree to me. Wow factor to the max. And now I have to try that technique. You are an artist.
Great design and color shares!
Beautiful rich in color!
Amazing cards! I absolutely adore the poinsettia frame and the colors you used are fabulous!