Pinkfresh Studio November 2021 Essentials Release

 Good morning! Today is an amazing blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's November Essentials Release! There are so many fun items in this release - all great essential items that you can use on all your projects! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY!

I combined lots of the new dies on my 3 projects to share today!

For this first card, I used the adorable new Shaker Hearts die as a focal point for my card. Love the size of these, and how they have the stitching on both sides of the die - so you get the stitching on the die cut, as well as the negative. Love the negative space on this card!

I created the frame using the adorable new Sweet Leaves frame - it's a great simple 2 layer stencil, perfect for testing out layering stencils if you want to see how they work! I used Blue Jay and Marigold for a nice bold and fun color combo.

I die cut the smaller heart from some gray cardstock, and tucked it behind the leaves, popping it up on some scraps of paper (to keep the dimension a bit toned down from foam adhesive).

I added a bit of yellow cardstock behind the heart to coordinate with the yellow flowers, popping up that panel with some more paper scraps for a shadow effect. Finished off with a sentiment from Daisy Slimline Frame stamp set, heat embossed on a bit of black cardstock and hand trimmed into a banner shape. A few of those new Matte Silver Metallic Pearls finish this one off!

My next card all started simply with the heart I die cut from the gray cardstock for the first card - and I use a total of SIX different new products on it!

The background of this card uses the recently released Dahlia Bunch cling stamp, stamped with Rocky Slope for a tone on tone soft effect.

Next, I layered up the heart over the top of dies cut from these sets in order: Blanket Stitched Squares, Folk Edge Squares, Blanket Stitched Rectangles, and Foldable Shaker Tags (I folded this in half just to make a simple white tag). 

I love all the white layers with the texture from the dies. And I used some paper scraps tucked between for dimension, without using ALL foam adhesive - that would have been a bit TOO dimensional!

I added a sentiment from Charming Floral Border stamp set stamped in Detail Black ink on a strip of white cardstock to mount over the sentiment. Finished off with some sheer ribbon, and a few more of those Matte Silver Metallic Pearls tucked on each side. Monochromatic and fun!

And finally - perhaps one of my favorite cards to share today! The washi never gets old, and is a perfect pair for the new Essential dies in this release!

For this card, I die cut a panel of white cardstock with the largest Blanket Stitched Rectangles, and die cut a Blanket Stitched Square out of the center on a diagonal (that is actually the one I used on the last card - love when you don't have to waste anything!).

I used a bit of Ivory cardstock behind the window, adding some foam adhesive between, for a bit of soft contrast with the white card front. I love the combo of cream and white together!

Then I framed around the window a bit with some Hydrangea and Rose washi tape, die cut with the coordinating dies. I adhered it with liquid glue, curling up the edges for some more dimension.

I used a sentiment from Brushed Sentiments hot foil plate, also die cut with the coordinating dies. I love how the gold sentiment sets off the gold foil on that washi tape!

Final touch was a few of those Matte Gold Metallic Pearls - you wouldn't think the matte would work with the hot foil, but surprisingly, it works so beautifully together!

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 Tuesday, November 30, 2020 - 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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