Hi everyone, and welcome to your next stop on the Pinkfresh Studio “Essentials” Release Blog Hop! This release contains dies you’ll keep reaching for when working in your crafty space. Each of them provides a fun detail to the edge of whatever die-cut shape you’re using. I used Pinkfresh Studio’s new Blanket Stitched Brackets for a sweet and simple card with layers of color!
I started by going through my paper collection and picking colors I liked together. These ended up being from Spellbinders. I used an A2-sized Ivory cardbase. I cut each panel of colored paper to 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 in. before I used one of the two bracket dies included in the set on one end of the panels. When that was done, I put each of them in my guillotine paper cutter and ensured they measured, from tip to cut, 3 inches so that I could overlap and fan them along the card front.
When everything was sized as I wanted, I started lining them up and applied glue just to the cut end before lining them up on the card base. I wanted to leave the tip and border with the stitching detail free to curl and add dimension. In fact, I grabbed a large barreled paintbrush and encouraged the tip of the die-cut panels to curl up slightly. After I glued the last piece of die-cut paper down and trimmed off the excess, I set it aside and dug through my flower stamps.
I wanted a curly flower with scalloped edges, something very feminine. I ended up using Pinkfresh’s Never Give Up stamp and die sets. Perfect! I stamped and heat-embossed the design onto vellum twice: once with white embossing powder (I like Simon Says Stamp’s fine detail white) and once with a sparkly pink embossing powder that I’ve had for a while (I could only find it at the Frantic Stamper) but haven’t been able to use yet.
After I used the accompanying die to cut them out, I started fussy cutting. I placed blooms and branches randomly around the card, tucked under the tipped-up corners and edges of the die-cut pieces of colored cardstock. Before adhering it to my card, I placed some under the sentiment, Here For You Sentiments hot foil plates and die. I placed iridescent clear drops for more shine and glimmer and was done with my card! I love how curly, flirty, and feminine this card looks. Its simple design meant I only had to choose cardstock colors that work together and a flower from my stamp collection.
I hope some of these design choices have inspired you to make something new today! Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Anne
This post is just after Anett Gelencser in the hop order, and Carissa Wiely is next. To see the whole line-up, here is a link to the Pinkfresh Studio blog.
🥳 GIVEAWAYS:
-Pinkfresh Studio is giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.
-They will also give away TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments.
The winners will be picked and posted on November 13, 2024, on our GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page and claim your prize within 2 weeks.
Always love your cards. The us of the bracket die is great!
Hi Anita! Thank you! 🩷
What a unique and beautiful design! I love all the layering!
Oh, thanks so much, Lauryne! 💛
Beautiful and very creative; love the colors, too!
Thank you, Gayle! 🩷
I LOVE the soft colors and the way you layered the dies! GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, thanks so much, Meghan! 💛😊
Love the way you used the brackets here!
Thank you, Kathy! 🩷
I absolutely LOVE this card!! Such a creative use of the bracket dies! And the soft colors are beautiful!
Wonderful! Thank you! 💛
I think this layout would work for a wedding card too.
It does look very wedding-cakey. Great idea! Thanks, Roxanne! 🩷
Beautiful elegant card. Love the use of the vellum flowers to accent the layers.
Thank you, Cindy! 💛
Beautiful card. I love the waterfall effect.
Thank you! 🩷
Fabulous card! I love how you layered the bracket die in different colours!
Thank you so much, Stacey! 💛
Another great example of how to use my bracket dies! I appreciate your inspiration!
Thanks so much, Michael! 🫡
Fantastic card. Love the beautiful color combo. Makes me think of Neapolitan ice cream
Yes! Me too! Thanks, Anneleise! 🩷
Nice. I love the design and colors
Hi Sharon! Thank you! 💛
This is such a gorgeous design!
Oh wow, the vellum florals are so dainty and beautiful!
I love to work with vellum. Thanks so much for coming by, Michelle! 😊
Very pretty!
Thank you! 🩷
Lovely card, love all the layers!
Thank you! 💛
I love this!
Thanks, Avra! 🩷
Gorgeous!!
Thank you! 💛
Lovely card! So sweet and feminine, great color combination, and the embossed vellum flowers are beautiful
Oh, thanks so much, Laurie! 🩷
Beautiful layout on this card…just lovely!
Thank you! 😊
So pretty! Love the layered die cuts in the various colors! Well done!
Thanks, Donna! 💛
Beautiful card💕
Thanks, Michele! 🩷😊
Fabulous design; beautiful card!!!
Hi Karen! Thank you! 💛
I love the use of the bracket card. Your card is gorgeous!
I’m so glad you like it. Thank you! 🩷
Beautiful card, love the colors and the way you’ve utilized the vellum!!
What a fun way to use the dies! I love it!
Thanks, Stacy! 💛
my fave so far on the hop
What a fun card. I really like the new die set you used, all of the layers and the colors you picked! Thanks for sharing.
Love the layers and the vellum flowers spilling out.
You are so clever!! First, the layers of each and the instructions were fab. LOVE your feminine design with each of the white embossed pieces placed perfectly between each layer. So pretty!!
This is one of my favorite cards. Original and beautiful.
Oh, that’s so kind of you. Thank you, Chris! 🩷
the brackets make great tucking spots. Lovely
Hi, BMJ! Gorgeous card 💜
Such a beautiful design and your color are spot on!
Cool idea and beautiful colours
Totally fabulous! Thank you for your inspiration!
Such a beautiful, soft card. I love your colors and the vellum flowers!
Thank you!
Beautiful card!
Gorgeous layering and colors! Love the way you used these pretty bracket dies!
So very unique and gorgeous!
Beautiful card and very creative!
Beautiful card! Love the design.
I love the way you layered these new brackets! The card is stunning. 🤍
Thank you, Cassi! 😊
Love the cascading look created by the die and tucked in vellum flowers.
This reminds me so much of my aunt’s fancy and frivolous aprons from the 50’s with all their froth and furbelows!