Pinkfresh Studio “Essentials” Release Blog Hop – Pinkfresh Studio

Hello and welcome to Pinkfresh Studio Essentials Release Blog Hop !!!

If you arrived here from the Raquel Arribas’ Blog, you’re right on track. If not, please head on over to the Pinkfresh Studio Card blog to get all the information about the full release and to start the blog hop!

It’s release day at Pinkfresh Studio!  Eight new Essentials die sets are debuting today! These versatile sets are perfect for cutting panels in various shapes or adding unique elements to elevate your card designs.

I made a couple of cards for the blog hop featuring some of the new items!

The first card features the Nested Squares: Diagonal Stitch and Nested Rectangles : Diagonal Stitch die sets from this release.

For the focal floral image, I used the Kindness in Bloom suite, and for the background, the Print Shop: Modern Botanicals press plate.

To start, I pressed the Kindness in Bloom images in black and stenciled them using the coordinating stencil set, which includes three stencils. I used Sunkissed, Apricot and Sage for each stencil. These stencils create a block coloring effect, so I used only one color for each layer to achieve this look. After stenciling, I die cut the images using the coordinating die and set them aside.

To create the background, I first watercolored a panel of watercolor paper with Ballet Slippers, Peach Fuzz, Coral Reef and Marigold watercolor (to be released soon). After the panel was dry, I pressed the Print Shop : Modern Botanicals onto it in Peach Fuzz ink. I then cut the panel using the Nested Rectangles : Diagonal Stitch die.

To create a smaller square mat for the flowers, I cut a square from the background panel using the Nested Squares: Diagonal Stitch die and attached the negative piece to a white cardbase. I die cut one more square from white cardsotck, one size larger than the small square piece, foam mounted it to the background, and added the square piece cut from the background panel using foam tape. 

I added some white Curvy Leaves to the background and placed the stenciled flowers onto the square mat. 

The sentiment is from the Always Smiling suite, pressed in black and die cut with the coordinating die. The finishing touch for this card was a few Sparkling Champagne Metallic Pearls.

The next card I’d like to share showcases the Nested Elongated Ovals: Blanket Stitched die set from this release. The flowers are from the Always Smiling suite. 

I started by stamping the Always Smiling image on watercolor paper two times in Detail Black and coloring the images with Pinkfresh Studio watercolors (to be released soon). For the flowers I used Bubble Gum, Clementine and Coral Reef, and for the leaves, Bay Leaf and Evergreen. After watercoloring, I die cut the images using the coordinating die. 

To create an oval window and cut the image in the shape of the window as well, I placed the flowers on a pale pink A2 sized panel and secured them with a sheet of Stick’NSeal. 

I cut an oval window from the center of the panel with the Stick’NSeal using the Nested Elongated Ovals: Blanket Stitched die. Next, I detached the flowers on the Stick’NSeal from the background panel to work on the background. 

I ink blended the negative piece with Paradise and Storm and dry embossed the oval edge with two dies from the Nested Elongated Ovals: Blanket Stitched die set. I adhered the panel to a white cardbase and splattered white opaque ink on it. 

I adhered foam tape to the back of the flowers on the Stick’NSeal and added them to the card. Next, I foam mounted the central oval piece using two layers of foam tape for more dimension and added the flowers to it using foam tape. 

For the die cut sentiment, I created a small oval mat using two small dies from the Nested Elongated Ovals: Blanket Stitched die set. I cut a small oval panel from soft pink cardstock and matted it with an oval vellum piece. 

I finished off the card with a few turquoise clear drops.

GIVEAWAYS

Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog and YouTube channel.

There will be a total of TEN $25 gift cards given to the winners chosen from all the blogs on the hop list.

The winners will be picked from the comments.

All the winners will be announced on the Pinkfresh Studio Giveaway Page on November 13, 2024

*Please check the Giveaway page and claim your prize within 2 weeks !

HOP ALONG

The next stop is the amazing Tina Smith’s blog ! Below is the complete hop list !

Thank you so much for stopping by and hopping along! Hope you enjoyed looking my cards and could get inspiration!

Tomorrow there will be a huge Instagram Hop ! So please mark your calendars for more inspiration and giveaways!

Happy hopping!
Hugs,

TaeEun

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