Sunday, March 17, 2024

Sending Love - Pinkfresh Studio Craft Along Card

 Good morning! Last year we started something new at Pinkfresh called Craft Along - we just finished the March Craft Along night before last, and have begun to open registration for the next one sooner! What is Craft Along? Well, it's basically a mini event, that is far more affordable and flexible for those who want community, crafting, and connection, but perhaps want the flexibility to use what they already have, or purchase a smaller bundle at a discount. We include alternatives to our chosen sets to give you all the options, and some previous month's attendees even came up with other fabulous options! You can always check out all our event options HERE for more info.

The event is through a private Zoom link - so you are able to chat, ask questions, and we can even see your lovely faces if you wish! You are (of course!) welcome to leave your camera off, and your sound muted as well if you are more comfortable with that. It has been so fun to be able to see some of your lovely faces as you crafted as well.

Since this was part of that event, I'm not going to share any details of how I created it - but I wanted to share some photos, and I've included a supply list at the bottom as well. I really love this card I created for the March Craft Along - and can't wait to share my April one with you all as well! We also have a bundle of supplies, so you can choose to use what you already own, or grab the bundle at a discount if you wish. The additional essentials we used are also available at a 10% discount (use code APR24CA) if you don't have those in your stash and want to grab them - I've linked them below as well! We hope you will join us in the new year for this fun adventure and event! You can find all the details HERE for registering for the event, as well as the bundle HERE at a discount if you don't have the product or something similar you'd like to create with. 

Here is a look at Friday's Craft Along card:











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Friday, March 8, 2024

Springtime Butterfly - Pretty Pink Posh March Release Blog Hop Day 3

Good morning! I'm so excited today to be joining Day 3 of the release blog hop for the March Pretty Pink Posh release. It's such a fun spring theme release, and I was super excited to play with all the cuteness included! Keep reading for more details on my cards, as well as hop and giveaway info at the bottom! 

I decided to layer up some pattern paper and die cut elements for my card to share today. I used the lovely new Pierced Leafy Vines coverplate on some pattern paper - it isn't as clear on it, but does add some fun texture, which was nice! I also ran it through my die cut machine with a piece of a bubble mailer - this actually poked complete holes through on some of the places, instead of just embossed texture. I used a paper piercer to finish that, which helped make the pattern a bit more apparent on the pattern paper. I layered up two of the new Eyelet Circles dies, one cut from ivory glitter paper, and one cut from white cardstock. I used a bit of thin foam adhesive between the layers. Next up, I chose a few of the butterflies from the new Stitched Butterflies dies, and cut them from more pattern paper, including the body of the butterfly. I layered them up with a touch of liquid glue in just the centers, and then also adhered just the center of the entire butterfly onto my circle panel with liquid glue. Leaving the wings floating free helps add even more dimension! I finished off with a sentiment from the new Sentiment Strips: Easter stamp set, trimmed into a banner shape. When I chose my pattern paper, I grabbed the newest 6x6 pattern paper pad from Pinkfresh Studio - so new, that I didn't realize it was available for purchase yet, but the wait is short, I promise! It is from the Picture Perfect collection, and will be released on Monday, March 11th. :)

Make sure to scroll to the bottom for blog hop info - and here are all the photos of today's finished card:







GIVEAWAY INFO:
Now the fun part - there are a total of 3 $30 Gift Certificates up for grabs - 1 for each day of the hop!!! Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Make sure and leave comments by 11:59 PM PDT on March 13, 2024 to qualify! Winners will be announced after that on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog!

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

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Monday, March 4, 2024

Best Wishes Folk Floral Card - SB dot com Freebie set

Good morning! Dropping by to share a card using some Pinkfresh Studio supplies - including the special new Ornate Floral Print stencil set that was is currently available exclusively at Scrapbook.com - and is available today as a free gift with any $20 purchase for the next couple of days, or while supplies last! You can click HERE for more details! There are also some other promos going on - you can check all those out HERE


I love this beautiful set - perfect for creating a lovely background like this on your cards! I used some soft ink colors, and focused on shading darker in certain areas for depth in the finished image. The greenery was one single stencil, so I used 2 colors of ink to get additional shading in my image. I added a frame from Ornate Rectangles die, cut from Pinkfresh Glacier glitter cardstock, and added a sentiment heat embossed in gold from Basic Banners: Celebrate stamp set, cut out with the coordinating die. I also cut out another banner from the glitter cardstock to offset for additional sparkle. Finished off with lots of clear drops in Champagne, Blush, and Leaf! Here are more photos of this finished card:






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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Castle Wishes Cards - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! I have a couple cards to share with you using a mix of a few somewhat newer supplies from Simon Says Stamp - and creating a couple of magical princess cards! I thought the castle in the slightly newer Once Upon a Time stamp set would be fun to feature for some emboss resist - and I love the bright monochromatic effect on these cards in 2 different colors schemes! So fun to create!

I started off by die cutting a banner from Basic Banners dies, then lining up the castle image near the top of it, and heat embossing clear embossing powder. Then, I used two tones of Pawsitively saturated inks to blend over the top, which made that embossed image pop. I faded down to white at the bottom, and used that area to stamp my sentiment in crisp black. I added a few tone on tone sparkles from the stamp set in the deeper shade of ink already blended on. For the background, I used some panels embossed with the Dibble Tile embossing folder, and layered some strips of colored cardstock in coordinating colors at a diagonal behind the banner. Finished off with a few sparkly clear drops from Pinkfresh in coordinating tone on tone colors! Here are more photos of these finished cards:









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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Friend Shaker Card - Pinkfresh Studio Instagram Release Hop

Hello! Today I am part of a fun Instagram hop to celebrate the new Pinkfresh Studio February "Pure Joy" Release. There are giveaways up for grabs, so hop on over to check that out if you haven't yet! I have had so much fun creating with this release - yesterday was the blog hop, and I shared a LOTS of cards for that! Today I'm sharing a a fun die cut card I created on YouTube Live earlier this week with Lea Lawson using similar sets but in slightly different ways. You can watch that video HERE if you want to see more details!  

Here is the replay of the live video if you'd like to watch it here:










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Monday, February 26, 2024

Pinkfresh Studio February 2024 “Pure Joy” Release

Good morning! Today is the blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's February 2024 "Pure Joy" Release! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY! You can find links to all of the new release items I used on today's cards at the bottom of this post! We are starting off 2024 with a great release - can't wait for you to see it all! 


We also have a special freebie promo to celebrate the release! You can get the Gatsby Frame hot foil set for FREE with any $50 or greater purchase, while supplies last! No code needed - it will automatically be added to qualifying orders. 


All right - now that we've gotten past all the introductory information, how about we get to the cards with the new release! I only have 2 cards to share today - I'm blaming that on all the preparations needed for our last Create and Connect Cardmaking Event that was this past weekend - there just wasn't as much time as I would have liked to create all the cards in my head!

First up - I have this card using a fun new stencil and die combo:


We released a new concept of dies last month, and the new Cherry Blossoms set follows up on this - a layering stencil to quickly add color to multiple layers, then coordinating dies with details to cut those out - so you can quickly and easily create textured floral elements! Super fun! I layered them over a background created with the new Stippled Plaid press plate - and since press plates work so beautifully for hot foiling,  I used it to create a foiled background. I also added a Nested Arch to tuck my cherry blossom branch into, and added a sentiment from the new Happy Vibes sentiment set! A few Clear Drops in Blush finish this card off! Here are some more photos of the finished cards:








Next u - I used one press plate with the Betterpress plate, and a different one to hot foil! Love the options!


The new Breezy Blossoms stamp set is going to be super popular I know! I used the press plate with Paradise ink, then used the coordinating die to cut out all the little pieces. The background was created with the new Dotted Petals press plate, also hot foiled for this one. Sentiment is another one from the Happy Vibes stamp set, and I added a Scallop Stitched Rectangle to frame it all up. A few Clear Drops in Turquoise finish this card off. Here are more photos of this card:








GIVEAWAY INFO:

Make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win one of 10 $25 gift certificate to Pinkfresh Studio chosen from comments left across the hop! All winners will be chosen and posted on the Pinkfresh Blog on Monday, March 5, 2024 - so make sure and check back to see if you were a winner! Winners must check that page and claim their prize within 2 weeks.

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