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Pinkfresh Studio July Release Blog Hop+Giveaway!

July 27, 2022

Hi there! Today, Pinkfresh Studio is releasing their newest collection of stamps, dies, washi tapes, and stencils, and we are hopping along to inspire you with all of the new goodies! This month’s new release has a wide variety of styles and multiple seasons, and I’m super excited to share a new autumnal color variation for the previously-released Sunflowers washi tape set, which I designed and painted for Pinkfresh Studio earlier this year. This new Autumnal Sunflowers features deeper, richer colors that are perfect for autumn and Thanksgiving cards. I have a mini slimline project to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!

I began by adhering the Autumnal Sunflowers Washi to plain white cardstock. I used a scraper from my old Cricut days to make sure that the washi was adhered tightly to the paper and that there were no air bubbles. I used the coordinating die to die cut the images. (I love that it is all one piece, so you can run your die through your machine one time and get a ton of pieces to use on your project! There is also a coordinating stamp set, also in one piece, so that you can use the washi tape or the stamp set and color with your favorite medium in whatever color combo you choose!)

When I first saw the images for this month’s release, I immediately knew that I was going to be pairing this new Autumnal Sunflowers washi tape with the new Dainty Plaid Stamp and coordinating Dainty Plaid Stencil. I think plaid epitomizes autumn fashion and style, like a big chunky plaid scarf! I heat embossed the Dainty Plaid Stamp on some white cardstock using gold embossing powder, then used blending brushes to blend Marigold, Clementine, and Sunshine inks to create a sunny yellow plaid background. I die cut a large circle from the plaid panel using the Nested Circles dies. I also die cut a gold foil Blanket Stitched Circle frame and adhered it around the edge of the plaid circle.

Once I had the die cut components complete, I trimmed down a coordinating deep purple mini slimline card base (3.5″x6″) to help make those purple berries in the washi tape pop. I arranged the floral washi die cuts around the edge of my plaid circle in a bouquet, adhering them with liquid adhesive and single and double layers of foam tape for tons of dimension. I adhered the entire piece to my mini slimline card base with foam adhesive, allowing some of the pieces to spill over on each side. (You can easily mail this in an A7 envelope, even with the overhanging bits!) For the greeting, I wanted to highlight some of the beautiful foiled accents on the Autumnal Sunflowers washi tape, so I used one of the Foiled Sentiments 3 from last month’s release, the edges of which I lightly blended some Marigold and Clementine inks to help it coordinate further. I popped the greeting up on the plaid circle using foam adhesive, then added a few Espresso jewels for one last element of shine!

Well, that’s all for my project today. To celebrate this new release, Pinkfresht Studio has lots of giveaways! They will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel. They will be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments. The winners will be selected and posted on August 5, 2022 on the GIVEAWAY PAGE. Winners must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

Here’s the full hop list:

Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy hopping!

Pinkfresh Studio March 2022 Washi, Stamp, Die, Stencil, and Hot Foil Release!

March 28, 2022

Hi there! I’m super excited to be a part of the Pinkfresh Studio March 2022 release blog hop today! You can find the full hop list at the bottom of this post. It’s always exciting to me when I am helping to introduce product that I designed, and in today’s release, I have a new washi tape product suite being released, with Hibiscus stamps, dies, washi tape, and stencils! I shared a video on the Pinkfresh Studio YouTube channel last week sharing a sneak peek of the stamps and dies, which you can watch here in HD or below:

For my project today, I am using the washi tape and coordinating die. I love that the Hibiscus stamps, washi tape, and stencils all coordinate with the dies, so that you can use the products interchangeably. Such an incredibly clever concept! The Hibiscus washi tape and Sunflowers washi tape are my first foray into creating washi tape, and it was so exciting for me personally as an artist and such an honor to have Pinkfresh use some of my original artwork for washi tape. (Reminder: if you purchase the Sunflowers stamps and stencils before 3/31, the generous folks at Pinkfresh are donating all of the profits of the sale of this suite during the month of March to Save the Children, which is providing direct humanitarian aid to children in Ukraine!) You can see some inspiration on how I used the stamps alone in this blog post.

For this first project, I used the Hibiscus washi tape and dies to create this clean card with a pop of bright tropical color! I began by adhering the Hibiscus washi tape to clean white cardstock, then die cut the images with the coordinating dies. I love the washi tape/die concept; it’s like having an almost-endless supply of stickers!

For the card base, I wanted to create something that was simple and clean that provided a bit of texture but still allowed the vibrant tropical flowers to be the star of the show, so I die cut the Diagonal Stripes with Window die from some crisp white cardstock and adhered it to a white A2 card base. The subtle texture of the white on white creates a great backdrop for the bright flowers! I layered the large Hibiscus bouquet with some of the smaller elements to create a huge floral swag, then adhered them to the side of the window using both foam and liquid adhesive for lots of dimension.

For the greeting, I used one of the Fancy Script Words hot foil plate and coordinating dies that I’d previously created using white cardstock and shiny graphite colored foil. I adhered it to the card front with a double layer of foam adhesive to give it tons of height, then added some Matte Silver Pearls for a touch of shine and to coordinate with the charcoal foil!

For my second card, I used the graceful and lovely new Rainbow Floral Stamps, layering stencils, and dies. I began by heat embossing the Rainbow Floral Stamps on some super pale pink cardstock using white embossing powder. I then used the Rainbow Floral layering stencils with some pretty pinks and greens to create the lovely roses. The pink of the cardstock is so pale that it doesn’t interfere with the green ink blending! I die cut the finished images with the coordinating dies.

Next, I did some hot foiling using the fantastic new Nested Hexagons Hot Foil Plates and coordinating dies. This new group of nested dies is going to become a staple in my craft room; the frames that the hot foil creates is so incredibly classy and are the perfect foil for the beautiful floral images from Pinkfresh! I used the same shade of blush pink with some beautifully shiny rose gold foil to create this tone-on-tone effect. Hot foil+colored cardstock is a winning recipe in my book!

I layered the foiled Nested Hexagons frame on an A2 card base of the same blush pink cardstock using foam adhesive, then arranged my stenciled floral die cut images. I did some selective trimming and arranging to create a cascade down the one side of my card. “Waste not, want not” is my philosophy in my craft room. The little pieces that I trim off of the edge are almost always used somewhere else on my card peeking out from behind a die cut or dripping off of the edge of the card base. I adhered the die cut pieces using liquid and foam adhesive, then added a coordinating rose gold foil/blush cardstock greeting that I’d created using the Brushed Sentiments Hot Foil Plates and Coordinating Dies. Finally, I added a few shining Ballet Slipper gems to add just a touch more sparkle to this pretty-in-pink card.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, for some fun giveaway information:

The folks at Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel, so be sure to check those out! They will also be giving away ten $25 gift cards along the hop. The winners will be selected from the comments, so the more comments you leave along the hop, the more chances you have to win. The winners will be posted on April 5, 2022 on the Pinkfresh GIVEAWAY PAGE. Winners must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

Here’s the full hop list:

Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy hopping!

Sunflowers for Ukraine from Pinkfresh Studio!

March 10, 2022

Hi friends. I know that the events happening in Ukraine are weighing on people’s minds. New horrors emerge in the news daily. As a momma of four, the atrocities affecting the children are weighing on my heart so heavily, as I’m sure they are weighing on many people’s hearts. Seeing daily reports of children’s hospitals and maternity hospitals being bombed, evacuation corridors being shelled, and the other countless horrific reports make me yearn to offer those poor babies solace and safety. I have been trying to figure out how I can help them, and I have donated money and formula and diapers, but helping these innocent people seems like such an impossible feat. To that end, I am very happy to announce that I have designed and painted my very first washi tape set for Pinkfresh Studio, the Sunflowers Suite, and Pinkfresh Studio is donating 100% of the profits from the sale of these pieces to the Save the Children organization.

The powers-that-be at Pinkfresh had already planned to release these products during our March release, but decided that in light of the fact that Ukraine’s national flower is the sunflower, they would release the set early and donate the profits from the entire month of March. (Wow, right?) The product suite was released Monday, but I was quite ill over the weekend, and just had the opportunity to do some work with them yesterday. I have four projects to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!

These first projects use the Sunflowers Washi Tape. These washi tapes are especially exciting for me to see in the final product, as it’s the first time that any of my paintings or coloring have been printed in any form. The tape comes on a large roll 4 inches wide by 10 meters long, and coordinates with a matching die to make a seemingly endless supply of floral embellishments. Both of my cards today have been created with Sunflowers washi tape that has been adhered to vellum, the translucence of which I think lends an airiness to the overall feel of the projects. I simply adhered a section of the washi tape to some heavyweight vellum, then used the coordinating die to cut the pieces for some incredibly quick embellishments.

My first project uses a soft watercolored background to allow the sunflowers to be the focal point. I taped down a panel of watercolor paper to my watercolor board, then added a very subtle pastel rainbow wash at a diagonal across the front of the card. Once it had dried, I trimmed the Sunflowers Washi Tape die cuts and adhered them to the corner of the rainbow background, adding them with both clear foam tape and liquid adhesive.

I matted one corner of the watercolor sunflower panel with some matte gold foil cardstock to help enhance the gold foil accents on the washi tape, then butted both pieces into the corner of an A2 card base. I added a greeting from Incredibly Grateful, gold embossed on a square of white cardstock. I popped it up with some foam tape, then added a few gold pearls for one more accent of shiny gold.

The second project again features the Sunflowers Washi Tape and matching die. To conjure the image of a sunburst or sunshine, I die cut the Radiating Background 2 die from some white cardstock and layered it on a full A2 card base using foam adhesive.

I arranged the larger sunflower wreath image and some of the individual pieces of foliage around the opening in the center, popping some up with foam adhesive and adhering some with liquid adhesive. I added a greeting from Always Uplifting, heat embossed in gold on a strip of heavyweight vellum. A few more metallic gold pearls completed the card and added a touch of shine.

My next set features some watercoloring using the Sunflowers Stamps. The stamps include a variety of smaller bouquets, individual foliage, some sprigs of berries, and a larger wreath-just like the washi tape, except that with the stamps, you can use your choice of coloring medium to color them or “color” with the layering stencils! I chose to stamp them on some watercolor paper using no-line coloring ink, then used my Holbein watercolors to add lots of vibrant yellow, jade green, and sky blue. I die cut them with the coordinating dies, which are the same dies that are used for the washi tape. The entire suite coordinates, which I think is just splendid and makes the products incredibly versatile!

For my first project, I layered the watercolored images on top of a circular frame die cut from white cardstock, arranged to create a swag. I adhered them to a panel that I’d created using some silver holographic foil and the Arch Backdrop Hot Foil Plate.

I trimmed the hot foiled panel down slightly to mat it on a coordinating blue cardstock base. I white embossed a sentiment from the Sunflowers Stamps on a smaller strip of that same cornflower blue cardstock, which I matted with some holographic silver foil cardstock. I added it to the card front with some more foam tape, then added a few shiny silver pearls for even more shine.

My last card allows the large sunflower wreath to be the focal point of the card. I die cut an Ornate Oval Frame die from some iridescent white glitter cardstock, then die cut another from some navy blue cardstock. I ran the center oval through my die cut machine using the Tulip Love cover plate die to add a little texture and interest to that piece, which I then layered back inside the white glitter die cut. I adhered it to a coordinating navy blue A2 card base with foam tape. The pattern in the center is super subtle with that very dark blue cardstock, but it adds just enough texture to the background to add a touch of visual interest!

For the greeting, I used the Phrase Builder: Hello dies and Simply Sentiments: Hello stamps to die cut and heat emboss an uplifting greeting. I layered all of the die cut pieces on top of the sparkling die cut frame using another layer of foam tape, creating tons of heigh and dimension on this project. The final touch was to add some sparkling jewels for a bit of sparkle.

Well, that’s all for these projects. I hope that you will consider purchasing one (or all!) of the elements from the Sunflowers Suite from Pinkfresh Studio. It’s a great way to make your crafty dollars go farther and help those children whose lives have been upended by this horrifying war. I am honored to be a very small part of these donations to help the Ukrainian children. When Kinnari and I were brainstorming product ideas, we could not ever have planned that something like this would happen, but I am so honored and so grateful to work with such a wonderful company. As of yesterday afternoon, the crafty community has purchased enough of these sets to donate $18,000 to the Save the Children organization, and I am just astonished and speechless at the generosity of our community.

Thank you so much for reading, and have a wonderful day.

Altenew Plentiful Patterns Stand-alone Dies/Stencils Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

August 26, 2021

Hi there! Altenew is releasing some new, fabulous standalone dies and stencils in the Plentiful Patterns release! You should have arrived here from LauraJane, and your next stop is Michelle Short. You can also start back at the beginning at the Altenew Blog. I love a good standalone die… there are so many fun techniques and looks you can achieve with the same die!

I have had a long love affair with blue and white Delft china, so much so that our wedding colors were blue and white! The patterns in the Pattern Motif die set reminded me of beautiful fine china, so both of my projects today are modeled after that! Let’s get started with the details.

For my first project, I die cut the beautiful images from Pattern Motif using white cardstock for the base and some medium blue cardstock. I layered the detail images over the base images and adhered them with liquid adhesive in a pretty background pattern. I adhered the die cuts on to a white A2 card base. You know how much I love white-on-white die cuts; I love how subtly the white base layer accents the blue detail layer and helps it pop!

For the greeting, I die cut the Hello from Simple Greetings, the base layer from Dazzling Diamond glitter cardstock and the detail layer from some more of the same blue cardstock. The glitter cardstock helps add some textural difference to the card front. To make the greeting stand out a bit more from the busy background, I adhered it to a strip of vellum, then ends of which I then tucked around the edges of the patterned card front.

FInally, I added some iridescent pearls to help hide some of the dots of adhesive I added to the vellum! Isn’t the chinoiserie pattern so pretty?

For my second project, I used the new You Matter die set and kept the same color scheme, this time using Bouquet Die Cut Tape to create the chinoiserie background. I added the tape to a blue A2 card base, then used a blending brush to blend some Ultramarine ink on the edge of the blue card base.

For the greeting, I die cut the You Matter from some white cardstock, then die cut the base layer from some more vellum. I love the slight halo the vellum adds to the detail layer! I also die cut the other portion of the sentiment from two layers of white cardstock (more white on white!).

I adhered the die cuts using Instant Dimension Foam Tape, then added some iridescent pearls for a touch of shine!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! To celebrate this release, Altenew is having a giveaway!

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 08/30/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/02/2021.

Your next stop is Michelle Short. Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy hopping!

Pinkfresh Studios June Washi and Stamp Release Blog Hop!

June 24, 2019

Hi there! Welcome to your next stop on the Pinkfresh Studio Stamp and Washi Tape release for June 2019! Pinkfresh is releasing some fantastic new products today, including some absolutely gorgeous new stamps and beautiful coordinating washi tapes (that will make your crafting so quick and easy, you’ll be able to churn out bunches of cards lickety split!). You should have arrived here from Erum Tasneem’s blog, and your next stop is Elsie Robinson’s blog! I have two projects for you today using both the Eucalyptus washi tapes and the new Eucalyptus stamps, so let’s get started with the details!

I have really enjoyed creating little mini card “sets” recently, using the same color scheme to create a cohesive pair of cards using multiple stamps and dies. I normally have lots (and lots and lots) of pink and/or purple on my cards, so I thought I would switch things up a bit and just use a soothing color combination of greens, creams, and pewter for my projects today.

For my first project, I used the new Eucalyptus Fantasy washi tape to create some super easy and beautiful die cuts. I began by unrolling and adhering the washi tape to some plain white card stock, then die cutting the large swag out using the coordinating die. I die cut a few more fronds of greenery using the individual dies in the coordinating die set, as well. I also used my Daniel Smith watercolors to do a light wash on a panel of watercolor card stock using very diluted Deep Sap Green and Undersea Green.

Next, I used the Pretty Frames 2 dies to die cut a warm gray frame and adhered it to the watercolored panel using liquid adhesive. I then die cut a label from the Essentials: Basic Labels die set using some heavyweight vellum and heat embossed a greeting from Eucalyptus Fantasy using Platinum embossing powder. I adhered the greenery and sentiment to the framed watercolor panel using foam adhesive, hiding the adhesive for the vellum behind the washi tape die cuts. The final touch was a few gems to add some sparkle to this fairly somber card front.

For my second project today, I wanted to create another muted-but-elegant project using the Eucalyptus Fantasy stamps. I began by embossing the full eucalyptus wreath on some watercolor card stock using white pearl embossing powder, then using the same two shades of Daniel Smith watercolors, did some wet-on-wet watercoloring. I started by saturating my embossed watercolor paper with clean water, then used very diluted shades of Deep Sap Green and Undersea Green to add some light color to my wreath, and after it had dried, went back in with some more concentrated watercolor to add some simple shading and details.

Next, I die cut the Thank You from the Essentials Classic Words die set using some dark green card stock, adhering it in the center of my watercolored wreath. I used another warm gray die cut frame from Pretty Frames 2 dies, adhering it with foam tape for added dimension. The last step was to add a few more gems for sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, we have some fun giveaways and promotions for you!

Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full June Washi release on the Pinkfresh blog and on the Instagram feed (@pinkfreshstudio).

In addition, each stop on the hop will be giving away a $25 gift card. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
The winners will be announced on Monday, July 1st on our GIVEAWAY PAGE. All winners must check that page & claim their prize within 2 weeks.

Shopping promo: We will also be offering free/discounted shipping from June 24-30th on orders $50+. You must use the code JUNWASHISHIP50. Shipping is free in the USA, and $5.50 off for our International friends.

Your next stop is Elsie Robinson’s blog! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

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