Category: Pinkfresh Studio

Be Courageous by Pinkfresh Studio

2/5/2021

Hello friends and happy Friday! I hope you have fun things planned for the weekend ahead. Today I am sharing another Valentine's Day slimline card using the Be Courageous stamp set and coordinating dies from Pinkfresh Studio. I have combined this stamp with some large letter framelit dies spelling out the world L-O-V-E in red glitter paper since the stamp set itself wasn't designed with love themed sentiments.

Card details:

This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2". Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular #10 business sized envelope and require no additional postage. The base of this slimline card was made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White cardstock. On a 8 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of the same white cardstock, I stamped the large floral background (Be Courageous by Pinkfresh Studio) in Memento Tuxedo black ink. Once the ink drink, I colored the flowers with Copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to die cut teh image out and adhere it to the front of the card. I die cut the large letters L-O-V-E from red glitter cardstock and adhered the letters to the center of the card using strips of 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment "Happy Valentine's Day" in Versamark ink on a thin strip of vellum cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder. I notched both ends and adhered it to the center of the card over the words "love."

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative weekend!

XO, Crystal

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Tux by Brutus Monroe

1/13/2021

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Hello friends and happy Wednesday! Today I am sharing more elegant masculine themed cards featuring the Tux stamp set from Brutus Monroe. I absolutely love this stamp set and think that it could be used for a wide variety of occasions! If you are looking for a really classic and timeless stamp set to add to your collection for future masculine themed cards, I'd highly recommend this one.

Card details:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from black cardstock. Using the Diagonal Stripes with Window die from Pinkfresh Studio, I cut the background frame from black cardstock. I placed a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of light gray cardstock behind the frame. Using the Gilded Holiday paper pack from Whimsy Stamps, I cut a piece of the gold and black polka dot paper to fit inside the window. I stamped the tuxedo in Versamark ink on black cardstock and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I fussy cut the tuxedo out and adhered it to the left side of the card using 3M foam adhesive. I stamped the sentiment "you're a classic" using the You're A Classic stamp set and coordinating dies from Honey Bee Stamps in Memento Black ink on white cardstock. I used the coordinating die to cut the sentiment out. I adhered the sentiment to the card using 3M foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a couple white sequins randomly to the card for texture.

Here is the second tuxedo card I created using the same Brutus Monroe stamp set:

Card details:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from black cardstock. For the first mat, I used a piece of paper from the Gilded Holiday paper pack from Whimsy Stamps. I adhered this black, gold and white striped paper directly to the card base. I cut a 4 " x 3" piece of black cardstock and stamped polka dots over it in Versamark ink. I heat embossed the polka dots with black embossing powder to give it a subtle shine and pattern. I adhered the black rectangle to the center of the card at a slight angle. I stamped the tuxedo in Versamark ink on white cardstock and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I fussy cut the tuxedo out and adhered it to the right side of the card using 3M foam adhesive. I stamped the words "happy birthday" in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I used the coordinating die to die cut the sentiment out and adhered it to the card using foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a couple gold sequins to the card for added dimension and sparkle.

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

XO, Crystal

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Pinkfresh Studio: Season's Greetings

11/27/2020

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Happy Black Friday, friends! Christmas season is officially here! Today I am sharing two very traditional wreath cards using the Season's Greetings stamp set and coordinating dies by Pinkfresh Studio. Lately, I have been drawn to more classic and elegant stamps and Pinkfresh Studio had many beautiful designs that caught my eye upon a recent purchase.

Card details:

*A full supply list is located at the end of this post.

*Please note both cards were made using the same cutting measurements and instructions, I simply alternated between red, green and blue color combinations. The base of each A2 sized card is made from 80 lb. Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock. I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of plaid paper and adhered it directly to the card base. I cut a white scalloped frame and adhered it to the center of the card. On a separate piece of white cardstock, I heat embossed the wreath with gold embossing powder. I colored the wreath using Copic markers and die cut the wreath.

I adhered the wreath to the center of the scalloped frame using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension. I stamped the sentiment in the center of the wreath in Versamark ink and heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder. On a scrap piece of blue cardstock, I heat embossed the bow with gold embossing powder and used the coordinating die to die cut the bow. I adhered the bow to the bottom of the wreath using a Tombow dot runner.

Typically I would say that I like the blue wreath more (because blue is my favorite color). But, this time, I'm leaning more toward the red and green wreath! Do you favor one design/color combination more than the other?

Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

XO, Crystal

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Heart & Soul by Pinkfresh Studio

4/29/2020

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Hello readers and thanks for visiting! If you are new here, welcome! I hope you find creativity and inspiration as you look around. If you are a regular follower of mine, thank you for your continued support and I hope you keep returning here for that same creativity and inspiration.
Today I am sharing two shaker cards created using the beautiful Heart and Soul stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio. This is only the second stamp set that I own by Pinkfresh Studio and I have had it sitting in my craft room for longer than I care to admit! Thanks to Covid-19, and being on a reduced schedule at work, I am finding far more time to craft than usual and I have so much to share!

Card details:

*A full supply list is located at the end of this post.

Both of these A2 sized cards were made the same way simply using a different color scheme. The base of this card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I cut a frame from Pretty Peacock cardstock using the Reverse Scallop Rectangle frames. I lined the back of the frame with a sheet of acetate. Then I lined the back of the frame with thin strips of 3M foam adhesive for a raised frame that sequins can fit under. I stamped the sentiment in the center of the white base cardstock in either Pretty Peacock or Gorgeous Grape ink. I added about two tablespoons of sequins before adhering the frame on top. On a separate sheet of Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock, I stamped the large floral image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I die cut the image using the coordinating Heart and Soul die cuts. I adhered the image directly to the cardstock with 3M foam adhesive. Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the flowers for added sparkle.

Shaker cards are one of my favorite interactive cards to make (probably because I think they're the easiest)! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!