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Hi there! I have some super icy holiday inspiration using some new (and some old!) products from Pinkfresh Studio. I love the elegance of using white on white with pops of color for holiday cards, and it was so fun to pair this favorite monochromatic technique with these icy pastel colors for today’s projects. Let’s get started with the details!

For both projects, I created the backgrounds by layering white Folklore cover plate die cut and the Geo Floral cover plate die cut over some sparkling white glitter cardstock. This tone-on-tone background provides lots of texture, while also creating a sparkly and simple backdrop for the colorful focal points.

For the first card, I die cut PEACE from white cardstock using the Kelly Alpha Upper dies, then used Copic markers to add some ombre shading from navy blue to hyacinth purple. I also die cut some branches using the Leafy Branch die, again beginning with white cardstock and adding Copic coloring, this time in a pretty shade of mint green.

I adhered the PEACE die cuts to the center of the card front using foam adhesive, then added the leafy mint green branches beneath them. In hindsight, I wish that I’d used a bit deeper green for the branches, but I do like the subtlety of the mint; it allows the deep blue/purple of the greeting to really stand out. The final touch was to add some Essentials Jewels in pale pink as “berries.”

For my second card, I used the Share Cheer stamps and dies as my focal point. I began by stamping the main image and the bow on some plain white, Copic-friendly cardstock, then colored the image using that same blue/purple, mint, pale pink combination, adding in some touches of vanilla peach and teal.

I die cut the image and layered it on the sparkling tone-on-tone card front using foam adhesive for lots of extra dimension. The icy color scheme is the perfect pop of subtle color on the sparkling textured background!

Well, that’s all for me today. I hope your holiday cardmaking is going well, and if you haven’t started, I hope my projects have provided you with some inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Hi there! I was up on the Pinkfresh Studio blog today, and I thought I’d share the projects here, as well! I love searching Pinterest for unique color combinations as a jumpstart to my crafting, and I found a mood board with the most beautiful emerald and mauve color scheme that I just had to apply it to my Pinkfresh projects today! I used some brand new products, paired with some older products, to create my pair of cards for today. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping a variety of beautiful blooms from the Lovely Blossoms stamp set in shades of pink, emerald, and turquoise, then die cut them using the coordinating dies. I also die cut the Hi from deep magenta pink card stock using the new Kelly Alpha Upper and Lower Case dies.

I die cut a panel of deep emerald green card stock using the Braided Circles dies and backed it with a panel of glittery white card stock. I used the same glittery card stock to back the letters for the greeting, creating two-tone letter die cuts. I adhered all of the die cuts to the card front using foam adhesive, then added a bit of sparkle to the card front using the Essentials Jewels Mix!

For my second card I used the same color scheme, but wanted to pull out my watercolors and play with the new Floral Vase stamp set! I began by stamping the main images from the Floral Vase stamp set on some watercolor paper, then heat embossed them with some silver embossing powder. I used my Daniel Smith watercolors to create a subtle mauve and pink bouquet of flowers. I also used the coordinating dies to cut the images out.

After I’d watercolored my images, I die cut an emerald green frame from the Pretty Frames 2 die set, reserving the outer few frames for a later project! I also die cut a “hugs” from the Kelly Alpha Lower die set from some pretty pink foil.

I arranged the die cuts on a panel of A2 woodgrain card stock using lots of foam tape. I also added a bit of sparkle with some gems from the Essentials Jewels Mix.

Well, that’s all for these projects today! I hope this inspires you to go check out Pinterest for some pretty color inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!