Hi everyone! Welcome to your next stop on the Pinkfresh Studio June 2023 Stamp, Die, Stencil, and Hot Foil Release blog hop! I have a couple of projects to share today, made with the pretty new Humbled & Grateful stamp, stencil, and die. This charming design of flowers is perfectly sized for a mini slimline card, but I wanted to see it filling up the length of an A-2 sized card (and a tag).
I started by stamping out the image in light colored ink and coloring them with colored pencils. When I was done, I decided that while I liked them, I wanted a bolder look with more saturated colors, so I put them aside. I stamped the flowers again on ivory cardstock and colored them with my Pinkfresh inks using reds, oranges, blues, and purples for the blooms and yellow and green for the leaves.
When I was done coloring them, I put my image back into the stamping platform, and gold heat embossed the detail. I die-cut them out and started on the background. I used the birdcage die from another new release: Best Thing die set. I die-cut it from cream cardstock and used my blending brush and Warm Buff ink to give it more dimension and interest.
I love the birdcage as a garden feature and decided to stamp and color more flowers from the Humbled & Grateful stamp set. I cut them apart and placed them behind the birdcage, which had been glued to vellum to diffuse the flowers in the background. I used the Folk Edge Rectangles on ivory cardstock and glued it down on top of a gold panel that was also die cut with the Folk Edge die; I like how those gold pips show up so well along the border. That edged panel was glued down to a heavyweight cardstock base.
The birdcage was glued straight to the cardbase, and the long stems of the Humbled & Grateful flowers were popped up over it with foam tape. I used the bow die from the Wrap Around Elements die set (I’ve been going nuts putting that bow on everything!). I thought, spatially, the arrangement of the card benefitted from having that sparkly gold bow placed right there. The sentiment was gold heat embossed onto more ivory cardstock (Simon Says Stamp cardstock), and I used a few Gold Glitter Drops around it. Then I was done!
For my tag, I used a die from Classic Edgers on two 3 X 5 1/2 in. panels of white card stock, so they stacked on top of each other. Then I embossed one with Pinkfresh’s Lush Vines hot foil plate and adhered my drawn flowers to it with foam tape. I used the new Basic Banners: Everyday Sentiments stamp, and the Basic Banners die for my “Thank You” sentiment. I added a few Iridescent clear drops; I like to tuck them behind stuff so they peek out. I added some white seam binding ribbon to my very fancy-looking gift tag, and I was done.
I hope some of my design choices have inspired you to make something new today! I answer every comment I receive, so if you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks so much for coming by!
-Anne
Andrea Moritz was just ahead of me in the hop order, and Betty Wright is next! If you’d like to see the whole line-up, here is a link to the Pinkfresh blog.
GIVEAWAYS:
-Pinkfresh will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.
-They will be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
The winners will be pulled and posted on July 5, 2023 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.
Hello, Anne! I adore these delicate little blooms and every way you’ve colored them today for their premiere!
BTW, I happen to have those edgers – thanks for the tip and another wonderful way to use them! I love your ‘fancy’ gift tag!
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Hi Michele! Ever since I first saw them I knew I wanted a tag with those edges. I do like “pretty”. Thanks so much for coming by, Michele!
WOW! That floral is fabulous! Wonderful colors, great design! That birdhouse is my most favorite, it’s magnificent!
Hi Donna! Thanks so much for coming by!
Your card and tag are stunning! Absolutely beautiful coloring. I don’t use my colored pencils enough-this was the inspiration for me to get them out and use them!!
You’ll get out of practice if you don’t use them now and again! Thank you so much, Julie!!
The birdhouse is just amazing! 🙂 love that floral tag too! 🙂
Thank you!
You are SO creative!
That’s so kind of you to say, Isabel, thank you! ❤️ (I have deficiencies in ALL other areas, it’s okay that I have this one thing that I’m good at.)
Love your card! So pretty!
Thanks Kathy!
Beautiful card and tag! Love the design.
Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful! Thank you!
Your cards are always so gorgeous, and today’s entry is no exception. The tag… SO CLEVER.
Oh, I’m so glad you like them! Thanks Samantha! 😊
These are gorgeous and your colors are truly beautiful! So soft and pretty!
Thank you so much!
Gorgeous tag. Much too pretty to ever give away!!!!!
😆 Thank you, Judith!
Beautiful florals. Just lovely.
Thank you!
Beautiful cards!!
Thank you!
Gorgeous work! Truly my favorites! The tag is so clever, that die set is on my way!❤️
Hi Debbie! Thank you so much, my friend!
Your card is amazing – love the bird cage with those delicate flowers!
Thanks for coming by, Tina!
Gorgeous projects! Your colouring is spectacular! And I really love the flowers behind the vellum on the bird cage!
Thanks so much, Stacey! ❤️
Wow! That tag is amazing and the card is just beautiful.
Hi Rosemary! Thank you!
Absolutely love your color choices and the use of vellum in the birdcage to defuse the flowers in the background was a brilliant idea. The use of the gold thread was the choice and placement. Your tag is beautiful too. I am in love with this release and you’re making harder for me not to purchase all of it, lol.
You’re very kind, thank you Lee Ann!
I love these colors together and hope this step makes it into my shopping basket. Your card is just lovely!
I’m so glad you like it, thank you Cathy!
This is such a pretty card and tag with a sweet stamp set–very colorful!
Thank you very much, Barb!
I love the tag and gorgeous birdhouse and flowers!
Hi Meghan! Thank you!
I was already in love with Humbled and Grateful, but you’ve totally sealed the deal! I love the way you’ve colored them–so inspiring!
Oh, that’s so kind of you! Thank you so much, Karen!
I’ve ordered both sets because of the cards you’ve made! Stunning!
I think you’ll really like making pretty cards with this design. Thank you so much, Jane!
Oh I love the vellum effect.
Thanks Tabitha!
Your card and tag are so lovely
Thank you!
Just absolutely beautiful
I’m so glad you like them, thank you!
Beautiful! The vellum adds such a special touch!
I love to use vellum! Thank you Stacy!
Pretty sure I’m going to have to have that sentiment set. Such a great assortment of phrases
So useful, right?! Thanks for coming by Denise!
Beautiful creations!
Thank you!
Oh Anne, the way you colored the florals in, stunning! I just love the birdcage with the florals.
That’s so kind of you to say, thank you Susan!
Beautiful colors and design and I love the tag!
Wonderful! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the project ideas. I cannot purchase due to the cost, but I enjoy the cards made to improve my card making.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
So pretty. Love this stamp set and the bird cage is a must have. Beautiful colors
Thank you!
Fun tag design!
Thank you, Vickie!
WOW, totally beautiful, love how you combined the two new sets together and the tag is gorgeous!!
Oh, I’m so glad you like them!
Both of these are gorgeous!!
Thanks so much, Carla!
Loved the tag! So elegant!
Thank you, Joan!
Beautiful Beautiful card! I love the flowers and vellum behind the cage.
Thank you so much, Linda!
Wow! I’m so inspired by your projects. I love the softness that the vellum brings to your images.
Oh, that just makes me happy. Thank you so much for coming by, Amy!
Oh my gosh it took me forever to figure out how you did that tag!😂 what an awesome project I just added all of the products to my cart
I think those edgers are beautiful! Thank you so much for coming by and leaving a kind note!
I loved the card with the hint of flowers peaking beneath the vellum in the birdcage when I saw a glimpse of it on the Youtube video. So glad to see it up close. Your color choices are beautiful!
Oh, that’s so cool! Thank you Nancy!
Thanks for sharing. I love the softness of your lovely card.
Thank you, Kathryn!
Wow Anne, I’m speechless. The colors are stunning.
Oh, that’s so kind of you to say, thank you Donna!
Wow! Amazing work. I really love the tag.
I’m so glad you like it, thank you!
Lovely cards!
Thank you!
So beautiful and creative!!
Thank you, Melissa!
BMJ, one day I’m going to break into your house and steal all of these beautiful cards. And maybe some food, too. 😂😂😂 You’re awesome, BMJ!
The FOOD, Mari, the food! 😆 That’s very kind of you to say, thank you my friend. -BMJ
Such a pretty card and the tag is just gorgeous! Using the vellum to diffuse the flowers inside the birdcage was a great design choice – it makes the flowers on the outside of the cage really pop.
Thank you so much!
Wonderful projects. I especially love that gorgeous tag. I don’t make many tags but that one gave me inspiration!
It has a (flat) backing panel as well, so it really could do double duty as a card/tag. Thanks, Cyndi!
Your creations are always so inspiring! I just love the sweet birdcage with these stems, and the creative cutting is awesome!
Thank you, Luanne! 😊
Oh, that gift tag!!!
Yay! I’m so glad you like it, Carol!
I love how you embossed with the foil plate . Lovely!!!
Thanks, Connie!
Wow! These designs are so beautiful and unique! I love your use of vellum on the birdcage!
Thank you!
I noticed the tiny gold inlay in the frame! So clever!
Thank you! 😊
Anne, the combo floral and birdcage is just absolutely beautiful. 🙂
Thank you so much, Linda!
So beautiful, Anne!
Thank you!
What original and inspiring ideas you have shared with us! I love the use of velum in the cage. So great!
I love to hear that! Thanks Alison!
Beautiful card and tag!
Thank you, Ann!
GGorgeous card and release products 😍. I love the color blends.
Thank you!
Beautiful card and tag. The tag is very unique
Thank you!
Just love your projects. The vellum adds so much to the birdcage effect.
Thank you so much!
Stunning! It was this card that caught my eye in the sneak peek! I love this floral stem suite of products! My new fav!
I’m so glad you like it, thanks Anneleise! 😊
The Humbled&Grateful set is my favorite, and you did such a beautiful job coloring the flowers! The combo with the bird cage is so pretty, and the tag is gorgeous!
Thank you, Meredith!
This is so pretty that it took my breath away!
Oh wow, that’s so nice of you to say. Thanks Becky!
I love the extra details on your card such as the fancy border and the flowers are beautiful
Getting lost in the detail is something I have to guard against when I’m cardmaking. Thank you so much, Marilyn!
Blog Hops make me run out of adjectives for beautiful/wonderful/lovely!!! Lol You have great success here with the pops of gold and the layers- I am especially smitten with the use of florals behind the vellum!!! That’s a tip I will use! Fantastic. Thanks
I completely understand! 🙂 “Smitten” is really good! Thank you, Louise, for coming by and leaving a kind note.
WOW! The card & tag are absolutely GORGEOUS!! I love how beautifully you showcased this release!!
Oh, thank you so much! 😊
The birdcage is beautiful. Love the
stems of flowers to the side of it.
They also look fantastic on the tag.
thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for coming by, Mary!
so pretty! I like the addition of the vellum on the birdcage.
Thanks Sue!
Gorgeous card and tag, beautifully colored!
Thank you! 😊
Gorgeous! I love the design of the card, the colors, yes the bolder colors were needed. Love the bird cage color. It all goes so well together.
Wonderful! Thank you so much, Jeanne!
Beautiful card. I love how you combined the products and your design.
Thank you, Karen!
Beautiful card and tag! I love the colors and textures! Awesome birdcage!
Thank you so much, Denise!
Wow! What gorgeous and stunning colors! Elegant! Magnificent!
Thank you, Jade!
These cards are over the top amazing and my very favorites from this entire hop. Thank you for sharing these!
Wow! That’s so nice of you to say, thank you!
Beautiful projects
Thank you!
Anne, you made a beauty of a card. Funny how a card starts out and then you make a change in direction. That is the artist in you. Love all the elements that you used in making this card.
What a wonderful thing to say! 😊 Thanks so much for coming by and leaving a kind note, Jeane!
Your projects are gorgeous! I love that you put flowers behind the birdcage and that tag is so pretty! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, Dawn!
The birdcage is just lovely. It makes beautiful cards!
Thanks so much for coming by, Stacy!
These are so pretty!
Thank you!
Simply amazing–I love the addition of vellum to the background and all of the gorgeous layers. I loved how your card “evolved” as you worked on it, that happens to me often, my original idea often gets changed up for the better as I work and play. Thanks for the inspiration!
That happens to me a lot! Thanks so much for coming by, Sheri!
I love how you inked the edges of the die cuts. It is a great look on these cards