Pinkfresh Studio June 2022 Stamp, Die, Stencil, and Hot Foil Release

 Good morning! Today is the blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's June 2022 Stamp, Die, Stencil, and Hot Foil Release! Several of the items in this month's release were part of the Create and Connect event we did in May - and there are a few new surprises as well! 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! 

I don't have as many cards to share today as usual - time was a bit shorter by the time my package arrived, and my nephew's wedding was this past weekend, so I was a bit busy there as well! But...this first card I am in love with enough that it may as well be several cards! I had so much fun with the color combo on this one!

I used the Fancy Rose Bunch set, heat embossing in gold, then actually skipped some of the stencil layers for this one - leaving the base layer of some of the florals as white for some variation. And one of my favorite techniques lately has been mixing ink colors. I tried a new mix of blues and greens for the leaves on this card - Emerald City and Sapphire - and I love the way they blended together! I used the same ink colors for both layers of the leaves, just varying the blending to get a lighter and deeper shade.

Once I did the leaves, I knew I wanted to keep the florals soft to allow those leaves to shine. So I used a mix of soft brown and gray, and I'm not gonna lie, I love that too! I decided with those colors, a mint colored background was perfect. I die cut the background with the gorgeous new Dotted Scallops coverplate die for some fun texture.

I also added a die cut frame using the stunning new Ornate Circle die, die cut from gold cardstock. I adhered it sideways, and just trimmed off the bit that overlapped the edges. I cut the florals in half (I know - scary! But worth it!) and tucked them on coming from the top and bottom of the card. I added a sentiment from the new Foiled Sentiments 3, and a few of the new Clear Drops: Iridescent to some of the flower centers. I mean, this whole color combo just feels happy and relaxing to me - how about you?

The next two cards especially feature the new Arches hot foil plate (from the Create and Connect event) and the newly releasing coordinating Layering Stencils for it! I love the stunning background this makes - and because the colors don't overlap, you can mix and match colors to your hearts content! I used Ballet Slipper, Storm, and Raspberry Bliss, and added a layer of glitter paste over the deep pink layer for extra sparkle.

Once all that had dried, I die cut a heart out of the center of the panel using Shaker Hearts die. This now gave me the ability to get a two for one design! Love that!

The first card with the negative panel, I turned into a shaker card! I filled it with some of the smallest size pink and blue crystals from Essentials: Crystals Mix, and some tiny circle confetti from Pretty Pink Posh that I love!

I added a gold frame using basic Stitched Rectangles to set it off, and added a sentiment using a mix of Heart Smiles stamp and die set, and a smaller sentiment from Folk Floral Stem stamp set.

For the second card, I decided to create a mini slimline design! I used Mini Slimline Frames die, and also used a die cut white portion with Floral Backdrop coverplate die. I mounted all that on a navy cardbase, and then added the heart with foam adhesive.

I added a sentiment from Heart Smiles, stamped in detail black, and trimmed into a banner shape. I also added some white leaves die cut from Leafy Branch die, and tucked around to add some movement. A few of those lovely Clear Drops: Iridescent are the perfect sparkly finishing touch!

I love when I can use one panel and get two cards - how about you?!?

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, July 5, 2022 - 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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