Reverse Foil Rose

I tried a bit of an experiment today!  I used the reverse foil of a background plate that didn't turn out very well.  There were sections of it that were quite good, and others not so much - but I was hoping it would give a bit of a distressed vibe.

I first used rose gold foil to glimmer a piece of peach cardstock with the Art Deco plate from Pinkfresh Studio (love this!), and used two colours of Pinkfresh ink to colour it with the coordinating stencils.

I used the Build A Flower: Rose dies from Altenew to cut out the base layer of the rose and leaves from my unsuccessful reverse foiling.  Then cut the remainder of the pieces out from peach and pale green cardstock.  I used the same ink colours to darken the layers, and assembled my flowers.  The sentiment was also layered on the reverse foil panel, and attached with 3D foam adhesive.  I spattered some rose gold metallic paint on my card.

Not my favourite card, but the process was fun.

Painted Daisies

 I am revisiting an older set from my craft room.  This is Painted Daisies from Pinkfresh Studio.

This stamp set has a set of stencils that produce the most amazing floral cluster.  I used three colours of Distress Oxide ink (Scattered Straw, Bundled Sage and Faded Jeans), then used the coordinating die to cut it out.

I mounted it to my white card base with 3D foam adhesive, and added my gold metallic sentiment from the Serenade Sentiments die set by Spellbinders (doubled!).  A few gold pearls finished it off.

Ink Blended Golden Bloom

My second project with the January Betterpress Society plate is using the stencils that came with it.

I wanted to do a two-tone blend on each petal, so am not using the stencils as they were intended, but it just meant repeating the same blend on each petal on each stencil.  And I wanted each flower to be different!  

I pressed the plate on a Porcelain Cotton Card panel with Betterpress Black ink, and stenciled with Pinkfresh Studio inks (Slumber/Blue Jay/Mint/Passion Fruit).  The sentiment is included with the main plate.  I felt the upper left corner was a little stark, so took my blue blending brush, using just the remaining ink on the brush, and added a little soft blending.  A few black jewels finished it off.

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Butterfly Thank You

Here's a set that I haven't pulled out in a while.  This is Butterflies and Perfect Sentiments from Pinkfresh Studio.

I needed a thank you card, so pulled out the image that was already stamped and stenciled.  I also have a bunch of these sentiments ready to go, which made for a quick card!

I used the Starshine Background die on some warm pink cardstock as my base, then cut a white Hemstitch Oval to go behind the butterfly.  The butterfly was attach only with adhesive on the body, and the wings are bent up for a little dimension.  The sentiment was attached with 3D foam adhesive, and some gold pearls were used as the head, and dotted around the card.

Sweet Leaves Valentine

I have owned the Sweet Leaves Frame stencil & die set from Pinkfresh Studio for a while, and had stenciled up a panel, and never used it - until now!  I still make valentines for my adult children, and decided this would be a pretty one for my daughter.  I used the coordinating die to cut out the images, not realizing until I was assembling the card, that the frame actually has a right side up - I thought it was the same in either direction.  You can see across the middle, where the die/stencil don't line up!  Oh well, my daughter will still appreciate the colours and sparkle.

Classic Twinkle Tidings

My second project with the October Betterpress Society plate, Twinkle Tidings was a more classic colour combo.

I pressed the plate with a Pinkfresh Studio green ink to mimic a classic strand of Christmas lights.  I used the coordinating stencils to ink blend the other colours onto the lightbulbs.

I cut a Pinkfresh Studio frame die in matching green cardstock, and layered it a couple of times for a bit of dimension, adhering it to the base.  I cut the Merry and Bright dies (old Echo park dies) in some red glitter cardstock, layered them once and adhered them over the frame and base.

The 'and' was from a stamp set in my stash.  And that was it!  Quick and easy.

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Skiing By

I made up these cards several months ago, and actually stamped the images several years ago!!  But today I finally added the sentiments and a little glitter to finish them off.

This is the Skiing By set from Pinkfresh Studio.  I think it's long retired by them, but it will be a favourite of mine for years to come.

I decided to try some off-beat colour combos!  I ink blended several Distress Oxide inks on the sky and mountains, and coloured the critters with Copic markers.

I just adore the little trees that are included with the set - kind of a retro vibe to everything.  I added a few ink splatters with Distress Spritz, and some chunky glitter for some shine.

The sentiments are Foilables from Pink & Main, silver on the purple card, and gold on the warm toned one.

Folk Floral Stem Wedding Card

The Folk Floral Stem set from Pinkfresh Studio is my go-to for wedding cards.  This week I did it in their soft peach/pink tones, gold embossed the outline, and cut it out with the coordinating die.

I used Altenew's Dotted Tile background plate that was inked on the corners, and added the word dies from Spellbinders in metallic gold.

A2 Floral Notes

When I created the slimline card that I posted yesterday with Floral Notes by Pinkfresh Studio, I had created a second stenciled image, and decided to make it up into an A2 card.

This one was fussy cut, and chopped in half to create a whole new look.  I chose a lighter shade of pink for my base, and cut the Stitched Scalloped Rectangles die from Pinkfresh Studio from some matte silver cardstock.  I used the same for the Serenade Sentiments from Spellbinders.

All of my die cut pieces were layered several times to give them some extra stability as well as depth.  I adhered my florals down with some thin 3D foam adhesive.

Slimline Floral Notes

So happy to be pulling out some older product from my craft room!  This one is a favourite of mine, it's the Floral Notes stamp and stencils from Pinkfresh Studio.

I stamped the slimline image in grey Archival ink, which gave an overall softer feel that I love.  I used the coordinating stencils with five Distress Inks (Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, Pink Raspberry, Shabby Shutters and Mowed Lawn) to add in the blended colours.

I spattered the image with silver metallic paint, and added the silver die cut Serenade Sentiments by Spellbinders, and a few gems. 

Ink Swiping with Inkspired Wishes

Well this was fun!  I tried something new (to me!) with the April Betterpress Society plates, 'Inkspired Wishes'.  I thought it would be the perfect set of plates to try some ink swiping.

I used all four of the plates in the set, along with five Pinkfresh Studio ink cubes in a rainbow pattern.  Each ink was randomly streaked across the plate, overlapping a little with the other colours - enough to cover each plate, some areas being thicker than others.

I huffed a little before pressing onto regular white cardstock, and the results were gorgeous!  I inked up one of the sentiments from the set in Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink, then matted it and my main panel with a 1/16" grey mat.  A few irridescent discs from Pink & Main added a little extra sparkle.

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Wedding cards

I have two cards to share today that are remakes of cards of mine.  A friend picked them off of my Instagram feed, as she needed a couple of wedding cards.  I remade both of them with a few tweaks:

This is the Fresh Picked Buttercups die set from Spellbinders, remade exactly, just with the silver metallic sentiment from the Serenade Sentiments dies.

The slimline card had a few more changes, the stenciling was the same, but I added two of the white sprigs, changed the sentiment, and added a few blue iridescent jewels.

Chrysanthemum Slimline

The Chrysanthemum Slimline stamp set from Pinkfresh Studio is one that I haven't used in a while - but I adore how simple cards look just amazing with it.  It's intended as a slimline set, but works really well cut down as an A2.

I stamped the outline in Versafine Onyx Black, and used several Pinkfresh Studio inks with the coordinating stencils to colour it in.  After trimming the panel down, I matted it with a 1/16" black mat, and attached it to the white card base.

The sentiment is from the You Are Everything Sentiments set from Spellbinders, popped up with 3D foam adhesive.

I am playing along with the April Pinkfresh Studio Challenge - Floral theme!

Beautiful Blooms

As ever, I'm on a quest to use up the extra bits and pieces that are sitting around my craft room.  I've had these die cut pieces from Pinkfresh Studio's Beautiful Blooms coloured up for a few months, so I am happy to get them put onto a card!

The blooms were all inked with Pinkfresh Studio inks, and I paired them with a sentiment from a different PFS set, Charming Floral Border - that I white embossed onto some black cardstock.

I mounted the blooms on some patterned paper from my stash, and then onto some pale green cardstock.  A few black jewels finished it off.

I am playing along with the Pinkfresh Studio April challenge - which is Floral Frenzy!

Folk Floral Stem Wedding Card

I am in need of a wedding card, so I pulled out the Folk Floral Stem set from Pinkfresh Studio.

I stamped the image in Lisa Horton Crafts Copper Pot ink (lovely metallic shimmer!), then used the coordinating stencil to shade it in using 3 Pinkfresh Studio ink colours.  It was cut out with the coordinating die, and layered with another white die cut to give it some extra stability.

For the background, I ink blended the same three colours onto some white cardstock, then ran it through my die cut machine with the Dotted Tile Debossing Cover Plate from Altenew - which gives it the pierced design.  I spattered it with some Frayed Burlap Distress Spray and some of the matching inks.  To complement the warm colours, I mounted it onto a panel of rose gold metallic cardstock, that also shows through the tiny perforations on the panel.  I used the same cardstock to cut out the Scripty Sentiment dies from Spellbinders, and added two layers of cardstock to bulk them up a bit.

After adhering everything, I added a few champagne pearls from Pinkfresh Studio to finish it off. 

Citrus Bloom Wreath

I've had these bits and pieces of the Citrus Bloom set by Pinkfresh Studio, stenciled and die cut - in my stash ready to go for a while.  I was debating on putting them into a wreath shape, and settled on a crescent moon style of wreath instead.

I pulled out my favourite shade of dark blue cardstock, and decided on a square card with a cut out circle center.  The white background was a bit stark, so I pulled out my Slumber ink that I'd used in the stenciling, and inked the center area of my card base.

I arranged the pieces around the edge of the opening, and glued them down with my Bearly Arts glue, then attached it to my card base with 3D foam adhesive.  I'm using the Serenade Sentiments die set from Spellbinders, and cut the words twice, layering them for a little dimension.  They were adhered into the center of the circle.  I splattered a little gold paint to finish it off.