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.

Set of Thank You cards

 I made up ten thank you cards to give as part of a bridal shower gift.  I made the shower invitations for this bride, so wanted to make the cards in a similar design.  

I made five of each design.  Both use the Fresh Picked Buttercups dies (even though they're 'supposed' to be Forget-Me-Nots!).

I used Altenew's Dotted Tile piercing plate for all the backgrounds, adding a little ink blending behind the arches.  I created an arch using Essential Arches for the peach arch, and Arch Pierce and Punch dies for the blue one.  The sentiments are all cut in brushed silver, double layered - using Serenade Sentiment dies all from Spellbinders.

Bridal Shower card

 I had these bits and pieces on my craft desk from another project, and needed a bridal shower card - so they were perfect!  

This is the Arch Pierce and Press plate, Fresh Picked Buttercups and Serenade Sentiments.

I used the Essential Arches dies to cut the card base into the arch shape.  All dies are Spellbinders.

The outer and inner arches are popped up with 3D foam adhesive.  I added a little ink blending to the flowers and to the peach arch shape.

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. 

Rainbow Mosaic Path

My third project with the May Betterpress Society plate, Mosaic Path was done with a rainbow ombre background.

I used five Pinkfresh Studio inks: Blue Jay, Aquamarine, Sunshine, Sparkling Rose and Candy Violet, inking directly onto the plate, following the design.  Since I didn't want any sharp edges, I used my blending brushes to smooth out and blend the ink.

I huffed on the panel before pressing, as it takes a minute to get all five colours inked and blended - but it pressed beautifully onto a Porcelain Cotton Card Panel.

I had a bunch of "Floral Spray" die cuts already in my stash - and they just happened to work really well with my panel, so I created a little grouping on one side of my background.

I added "Best Wishes" in metallic gold cardstock, double stacked, to match the gold centers on the flowers.

You can get a Betterpress Society subscription from The Papercrafter's Workshop.

 

PCW Sketch Challenge

The Papercrafter's Workshop has a monthly sketch challenge, so I am playing along with April's sketch today.  I am in 'use up' mode lately, so I pulled out these floral bits (Citrus Bloom by Pinkfresh Studio), that I had inked up a few months ago, and used them up!

I cut my oval out of some linen textured white cardstock, and inked up the top edge in pale yellow, and the bottom in pale green to coordinate with the flowers.  The sentiment is the Serenade Sentiments die set from Spellbinders, cut in a pale green cardstock that I did an ombre ink effect on, and layered it with a second die cut for some added height.

I am using the Inspirational Easter paper pack from Art Impressions, and I added a few irridescent jewels for some added sparkle.

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.

Masculine Birthday

 It's my husband's birthday!  I put together a card using a couple of foliage stamp sets from Pigment Craft Co., arranging them in a sprig on some old Photoplay plaid paper (intended for Christmas, but I think it works fine for a winter birthday).  The sentiment is from the Serenade Sentiments die set from Spellbinders - which I am so happy with!  It's my first time using them, but won't be the last.  I love using old & new product together.