Pinkfresh Studio “Kindness in Bloom” Release Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY!!
Hello October and welcome to my blog!
Today I’m hopping along with Pinkfresh Studio and friends to celebrate the beautiful Kindness In Bloom collection being released! There is a blog hop today, and Instagram hop tomorrow Wednesday 9th of October. Both of these hops offer chances to win some FANTASTIC prizes so make sure to check them out.
I have a few cards to show you today, and I also made A YOUTUBE VIDEO! You can check that out over on YouTube, and don’t forget to subscribe to my channel if you are not already a subscriber.
One of the cards is only shown in the video, the actual making of it is not shown in the video itself but you can see it in the photo above and below.
For my cards I have focused on the beautiful Always Smiling product suite. It comes with a stamp set, a Press Plate, coordinating layering stencils and of course, a coordinating diecut set.
For my first card I have used the Always Smiling Press Plate and the BetterPress system. I don’t actually have a black ink pad from Pinkfresh Studio, so I used Licorice, which worked great!
To add colour I used the coordinating layering stencils and inks in Cherry Blossom, Peony, Hydrangea, Sage and Eucalyptus. I went quite light with the ink blending for a soft look, and love how it turned out.
To add some interest and texture to the card, I have used the coordinating diecut on the panel, as well as cut out another two pieces that I stacked up with some liquid glue.
I have also cut out the Dotted Fancy Frame, the biggest one, out of black and white card stock. These are also stacked to add some dimension. The sentiment is also stacked… of course!
I have also used the Press Plate as hot foil plates, with Matte Gold and Champagne foil. For both of these panels I have used the same ink colours, but with different results. One the panel with Matte Gold foil, I have gone very soft and dreamy, almost gone for a pastel look.
The ink colours used with the coordinating layering stencils can be seen in the photo.
On this card I have also used the coordinating diecut to cut out the image, as well as the sentiment. I thought I was going to use a gold Fancy Rectangle Frames diecut on this, but I ended up using the ‘leftover’ rectangle instead.
I finished this one off with some gorgeous Clear Drops Iridescent. The gold block behind the floral image really makes it pop, don’t you think?
The Champagne panel was trimmed down with the Blanket Stitch Octagon diecut, just to add some interest, before adding this to a card base.
Embellishment wise I have gone simple with the Glitter Drops in Gold, and they were the perfect little finishing touch.
My final card has all my favourite techniques and bits on it: Heat embossing, rainbow ink blending, layers and texture, and of course BLING!
If you want to learn how to do this sort of rainbow ombrè ink blending, make sure to check out the YouTube video. I show you how to do it, and talk tips and tricks.
I would love to hear which one of these is your favourite, and seeing as a comment counts as an entry for one of those $25 gift cards, why not let me know?
Now it’s time to hop along the rest of the hop and the next stop is the amazing Heather Hoffman!! If you find any broken links along the hop, check out the full list via the inLinkz list here, below or the post on the Pinkfresh blog.
Thank you again for stopping by, and for hanging in there. I know this was a bit of a long one, so yay for still being here. A big cookie for you!!
Lots of love and light, sparkle and creativity,
Erica