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Hi Pinkfresh Studio friends! I am over on the Pinkfresh Studio blog today writing my final blog post of 2023 for Pinkfresh Studio. What a year it has been! December saw the release of the first ever Pinkfresh Studio Press Plates and it was so exciting. I hadn't used the BetterPress system until this release but it is so easy to use and you can get magnificent results. Today, I am sharing the Fairytale Frame Press Plate and as I write this, it is already sold out.  But, more are on the way so make sure you add your email to be notified as soon as it comes in stock. For my design, I used the Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black ink with the Fairytale Frame Press Plate. I wanted to colour with Copic markers and the PFS Detail Black ink does not bleed when colouring the images. As I had Valentine's Day inspiration in mind when designed this card, I opted for strong reds to contrast with the black. Once coloured, I die cut the frame and added some foam dots to the back. I then placed the frame over an A2 Dotted Scallop die cut panel. This added some interest to the background but allowed the red and black of the frame to pop. Guess, what I did? Well, I heat embossed in champagne gold, one of the sentiments from the brand new Favorite Things Sentiment Press Plate! It foiled beautifully. To tie in the hot foiling with the bold black and reds, I added some Pinkfresh Studio Gold Metallic Pearls. Voila.....Valentine's inspiration just for you! I filmed my process and made a reel, so make sure you head over to Instagram  @pinkfreshstudio to check it out. Well friends, I will sign off......but before I do... I want to wish each and every one of you a happy and fulfilling holiday season. Big hugs

Hi Pinkfresh Studio friends! Today, Pinkfresh Studio is celebrating the December release with a big blog hop! This release is new and exciting because Pinkfresh Studio have released their first ever Press Plates!!! Also, you are going to be totally spoiled because Pinkfresh Studio have released some incredible top quality glitter cardstock in soooooo many colours Eeeek! I think it's wonderful that PFS have released products that can now be used with the BetterPress. I have always loved the florals from PFS and now being able to add extra elegant detail with a Press Plate is fantastic! Myself, the rest of the design team and some guests, have been beavering away with the Press Plates and the BetterPress to bring a ton if inspiration just for you! To celebrate with us, why not join in the hop for your chance to win? Giveaways: Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel. Pinkfresh Studio will also 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. Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on December 19, 2023 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. Remember to check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. My Design-Medallion Border For my card I used the Medallion Border Press Plate with a Porcelain A2 cotton card panel. I used the Medallion Border Press Plate at the top and the bottom of the panel to frame a sentiment from the brand new Favourite Things Sentiments Press Plate. This basic layout then needed a flash of colour and so I used some lilac and pink markers to the pattern. Following this I then added some lilac ink splatter just lightly across the bottome right and the top left. At this point, this could have been left and it would be an easy one layer card and good for mailing without bulk. But, I cannot do that so out came the Silver Metallic Pearls. I just couldnt help myself! I wish you could touch and feel my card, as I dont think photos can pick up the amount of detailed impression there is. I have been playing with all the new Press Plates by Pinkfresh Studio and so I have some inspiration coming up that I will share over on my Instagram @cherylespiecreates, so keep an eye out for that! Well, I hope you like my card and I have helped inspire you to get crafting. For some further inspiration and your chance to win, click on each designers link below ....good luck!!

Hi friends I am over on the Pinkfresh Studio blog today sharing this whimsical, and fun card design inspired by this months challenge. I have been on the Pinkfresh Studio team all through 2023 and I still cannot believe it! Anyway, all this year I have never wrote a blog post that uses the regular Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge as inspiration. I wanted to use the colours in the challenge and I wanted to design something whimsical, pretty and sparkly! The Folk Snowflake is the best snowflake stamp ever (in my humble opinion) and so I visioned this image over a card base with candy cane stripes. Hence the name of my card today. First I heat embossed the Folk Snowflake three times in white over an A2 card panel. Then, I used the colours suggested in the challenge to ink blend fun stripes over the snowflakes. The ink colours used were Candy Apple, Slumber, Lush Forest and Cherry Blossom. I only ink blended very lightly as Candy Apple and Lush Forest can be beautiful bold colours but I wanted them to be a bit lighter. When I was finished blending I grabbed some kitchen towel and ribbed over the snowflakes to take off any excess ink. Of course, I had to add some something extra so I splatter the whole panel with gold. I chose gold because I knew I would be using sparkly gold for the lettering. Using the Kaitlin Alpha Die Set I cut out NOEL. The font in this set is perfect for the whimsical, sparkly candy cane backdrop. I die cut the letter bases in sparkly gold and the top letter in white. This would tie in the white snowflake and the white border trim. Once placed and popped up with foam dots, I added a bold black and white sentiment from the Basic Banners Christmas set. To finish, I added some of the Pinkfresh Studio Champagne Glitter Drops in the centres of the Folk Snowflakes as well as around the black and white sentiment. I was torn here, as I could have used any colours really that coordinated with the inks used. How cute is this card? It turned out so fun, whimsical and pretty, with lots of seasonal sparkle. As always, I have a reel that you will be able to view over on Instagram @pinkfreshstudio Make sure you enter the challenge too, especially if you are already making seasonal cards! Until next time friends.....

Hi crafty friends, Welcome back to the Pinkfresh Studio card blog. Today, I am sharing an interactive seasonal card design using the brand new Side Slider Die. Now and again, it's so fun to make an interactive card and this die makes it a breeze! I had the idea of somehow having floating/sliding snowflakes. I spied the newly released Folk Snowflake but it was a bit too big. Therefore, I decide to use the Large Snowflakes dies that were released in August. I wanted some subtle flecks on the snowflake die cuts. To achieve this, I hot foiled the Sparkle & Shine Hot Foil Plate in silver. Then, I die cut the snowflakes out of this. Very cool effect! I built up the Side Slider Die using pink and white cardstock. On the pink front panel I ink blended some Coral Reef and splattered with silver. This all adds interest to the backdrop. The snowflakes were popped up on foam dots including the one on the slider. Just in the centres to allow them to look floaty (if you know what I mean?) Using detailed black ink I stamped two different sentiments from the Holiday Sentiments-Large. One directly onto the inside slider, the second on spare white cardstock. I die cut this out a couple of times and place it on the front pink panel. The newly release Clear Drops really added that extra something, something. It's very rare that I mix two different coloured blings on my designs. But, it really worked here so I alternated between the Blush and Ice Clear Drops. I hope I have inspired you to get interactive this season friends. Remember, you can also check out the reel that shows how this card came together over on Instagram @pinkfreshstudio Until next time....

Hi Pinkfresh Studio friends! Today, Pinkfresh Studio is celebrating the November release with a big blog hop! This release is packed full of stamps, dies, stencils and, fabulous embellishments that are always popular! The design team and guests have a ton of inspiration for you! To celebrate with us, why not join in the hop for your chance to win? Giveaways: Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel. Pinkfresh Studio will also 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. Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on November 21, 2023 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. Remember to check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. My Design- Farm Fresh I absolutely adore this little milk churn stamp and die from the brand new Farm Fresh Set. What really makes me smile, is the wonderful fonted sentiments in the stamp set that you can stamp on the milk churn...Eeeek! For this card I die cut the Farm Fresh Coordinating Die from champagne cards]tock and attached this to the back panel.. I then used the same die to cut out the from panel as I planned to make a shaker. On heat resistant acetate, I stamped one of the sentiments in detail black and heat set it with clear embossing powder. Inside the shaker I added some of the new and versatile Ice Clear Drops. After attaching the front shaker panel to the card base, I then pulled out the co-ordinating Farm Fresh Stencils and coloured them with some of the new inks Cherry Blossom, Begonia & Mulberry Blush. To finish, I added a beautiful gold foiled butterfly and Thanks sentiment. Also, I forgot to mention, that front panel is the Floral Backdrop Coverplate Die. Well, I hope I have inspired you today friends, but I also hope I have got you in the mood to hop! For some further inspiration and your chance to win, click on each designers link below ....good luck!!

Hi Pinkfresh Studio friends I really enjoyed sharing a card last time using non seasonal products with seasonal ones, and judging by the feedback, you did too. So, in that same vain I am sharing a card design using the Songbirds on Branches Hot Foil. Though, if you do not have a hot foil machine you can get the Songbirds on Branches Cling Stamp which you could heat emboss instead. This set is one of my all time favourites released by Pinkfresh Studio. It's so elegant and can be used for any occasion. The co-ordinating stencils make colouring the images such a breeze. I imagined the bird and branches hanging off a Christmas bauble and thought it would make the perfect seasonal design. To begin I hot foiled in Champagne. I then used the coordinating stencils to colour the images with some of the new inks. Sage, Lush Forest, Peony & Mulberry Blush. The background felt a little bland so I die cut the new Snowflakes Cover Die then cut the die cut in half, corner to corner. I hot foiled one of the Nested Circles Hot Foil and popped this up on foam dots. After die cutting the coloured images I chose just one of the birds with some of the branches and arranged them over the bauble. I wanted the bauble to look as though it was hanging so I die cut the bow and ribbon from the Wrap Around Elements in Champagne cardstock. To finish, I pulled out some Ruby Glitter Drops and placed them around the branches in three's which, I think finished this seasonal card off perfectly. Gosh, I love how this turned out! Great job Cheryl! I have made a reel that you can find over on Instagram @pinkfreshstudio so keep an eye out for it if you want to watch this card come together. I also share reels @cherylespiecreates if you want more inspration from me. Until next time friends....

Hi crafting friends I'm not sure if you know but, I am a regular monthly guest designer for Gina K Designs! I was pretty thrilled when Gina asked me (obviously!) For this month's release I received the pretty Wishful Roses stamp set. This is a layering stamp set but some images could also be used for one stop stamping. My Designs - Wishful Roses My first card uses three full rose images from the stamp set. To achieve that bunched effect, I stamped one image, then masked it, then I repeated this again until all the roses were covered. That allowed me to work on the ink blended background. I uses Speckled Egg oxide ink for that, then splattered with gold and dark grey. After peeling off the masking, I coloured the images with my Copic Sketch markers. Reds: R17 & R29/Greens: G94 & G99/I shadowed the bunched roses with C5 As it was all pretty flat I added some dimension by die cutting Gina K's HUGS die three times and layering them up. Finally, I added some neutral bling and then some accents with my gold and white gel pens. My second card is quite different. I used the laying stamps in the set for this design. First I stamped the full background images in Bubblegum Pink. Then, when COMPLETELY dry, I heat embossed the next layered stamp in gold embossing powder. I cut the panel down and then matted it on an A2 panel of the Dots Poly Glaze that I had foiled in Champagne Gold. As there is b=no die for the big 'Wishing you' sentiment, I decided to heat emboss that in gold on a small panel which I then matted on the front of the card. The Happy Birthday sentiment is stamped with Gina K's Amalgam Black Ink. To finish, I added some neutral bling and some black dotted outlines around the rose images. So, there you go. One stamp set and two completely different card designs to inspire you for this months Gina K Designs October 2023 release. Until next time friends!

🎄🎁 Introducing Crafty Meraki's #merakicraftober Christmas Extravaganza! 🎁🎄 Rediscover the joy of holiday crafting & slide effortlessly into the season with our phenomenal #merakicraftober release! Every single product in this curated collection has been passionately designed to help you create jaw-dropping Christmas cards in a flash—while making it look like you've spent days perfecting each one! From our game-changing new line of Effortless Artistry Papers (EAPs) to perfectly coordinated stamps, dies, meaningful sentiments, and hot foil plates, there's something here you won't want to miss. 🎉 Celebration Times Eight! 🎉 To make this season truly unforgettable, we're hosting not just one, but EIGHT fantastic hops! And guess what? We’re rolling out show-stopping prizes like MISTIs™, a MASSIVE set of Karin Markers, and even products from the new release. So come along and hop for a chance to make this crafting season the most magical yet! We are celebrating this gorgeous release with a FUN Blog Hop and we are giving away a regular size MISTI(TM) !! 👉 How To Enter: 1️⃣ Follow Crafty Meraki on Instagram & Facebook 2️⃣ Hop along to each stop on the Blog hop and leave a comment. 3️⃣ For bonus entries, tag your craft-loving friends! Next Stop Jo Herbert Previous Stop Bonnie Crane Winners will be randomly selected from the comments left across all participating designers' channels. Winners will be announced on Nov 6th. 📅 on the Crafty Meraki Blog here: https://craftymeraki.com/blogs/news/merakicraftober-hop-winners-announced Don't miss this chance to kickstart your festive crafting spree! 🎅 Open in USA ONLY due to shipping constraints. Giveaway accounts do not qualify. By entering, entrants confirm they are 13+ years of age, release and agree to the Crafty Meraki's terms of use. My Design For my design I used the Jingle Jewels EAP and that wonderful sentiment is from the brand new Gilded Holiday Greetings Hot Foil . As the EAPs are already coloured for you, you can still add your own little touches like I did here, i.e. White gel pen, bling and maybe some frosting?! Make your cards your own! I hope I have inspired you to hop along with us. Make sure you follow the hop and comment for your chance to win! Good luck!

Hi Pinkfresh Studio friends Today, I am sharing a card that brings together some non-seasonal Pinkfresh Studio products and adding a seasonal flare to them. I enjoy doing this sometimes. Also, I have been waiting for a chance to use the new inks with this incredible background stamp called Magnolia Pattern. It is GORGEOUS! I began by first heat embossing the whole Magnolia Pattern Background Stamp with Gilded embossing powder. With this stamp come Magnolia Pattern Layering Stencils and these stencils do an amazing job in highlighting some areas of the images, but leaving some other areas untouched. Unique and I love it! For my colour choices, I used all brand new inks from last months Pinkfresh Studio release: Cherry Blossom, Begonia, Mulberry Blush, Sage and Lush Forest. How gorgeous do these look together?? Wow! After die cutting the coloured background down to an A2 panel, I die cut JOY using the Jeff Alpha Die Set. I opted to add back cardstock for the white letters to sit on as it coordinated with the Basic Banners Christmas that I had also heat embossed in Glided embossing powder. You may laugh, but I could not bring myself to throw away the remnants of that beautiful stencilled background. So, I used some of it to add a wee tag to go with my card. That little tag is from the Shaker Tag Book Dies that was released in July. As my usual, I have made a reel showing all the colours coming together so make sure you check it out over on Instagram @pinkfreshstudio Well, that's all from me today friends See you very soon!

Hi friends A couple of months back I was invited to be a regular monthly guest designer for Gina K Designs by Gina K herself! I think this was such an honour because Gina K is a legend in the world of cardmaking, in my opinion. She was the original on camera and certainly the lady that got me into cardmaking many moons ago. The stamp and die set I received from the September 2023 release was Everything Merry. I like to design a couple of cards do demonstrate options with a set and I think I achieved that with this months release. My first card has cool colour tones. I masked of an oval shape, then ink blended very lightly in Gina K's Slate ink. While it was still masked off I splattered with light blue paint. For the tree, I heat embossed this in white and then ink blended over the top in Gina K's Seas Glass. I popped the tree on foam after dies cutting it a couple of times to give good dimension. I finished with clusters of silver bling and a sentiment from the stamp set. My second design primarily used the plain triangle die which I die cut directly in the middle of an A2 heavy weight white cardstock panel. Before I did this though, I heat embossed the panel using one of the patterned stamps in the set with clear embossing powder. This always adds a bit of extra something and I love it! Then, I stamped and die cut some of the greenery from the set in alternating Gina K inks Jelly Bean and Fresh Asparagus. I added double sided sticky tape to the inside of the triangle and then I was able to add my greenery. To finish I added the sentiment and then red bling. I hope I have inspired you in your seasonal cardmaking ventures with these two contemporary Christmas cards?! Until next time friends....

Hi crafty friends! Today it's our day to shine! It's World Card Making Day 2023! Pinkfresh Studio is celebrating this with an Anything Goes Challenge with 5 x $75 gift cards up for grabs! I designed this card just for today using all Pinkfresh Studio beauties including the new inks. So why don't you get yourself over to Pinkfresh Studio and join in...you may jus win! Good luck!

Hi crafty friends It's that time of year again when seasonal cardmaking is in full swing therefore, I decided to continue with seasonal inspiration for you. I am sure you have some seasonal supplies as well as non-seasonal in your stash so, today I show you how you can use an everyday die set to make a snowflake card. I titled my blog post Unique Snowflake because, each snowflake is different and your cards will be too depending on the supplies you choose. For the background I pulled out the lovely Dotted Scallop Coverplate Die. Love it! One of my favourites. Then, using the brand new Calico White Pigment Ink, I ink blended around the edges of the pink die cut panel. This softened the background perfectly. I put it aside to allow the pigment some drying time. Don't you just love the new Pinkfresh Ink release??? I fell in love with them especially especially the Sage Dye Ink! I needed a colour to alternate with the Sage and knew Cherry Blossom would be perfect. On a card panel I spread the full ink pad across the panel several times to allow me to have enough coloured cardstock to die cut. One in Cherry Blossom and one in Sage. Using the Foliage Shaker Dies, I die cut four background dies and four front dies in each of my coloured cardstock. Once glued together, I arranged them over the base panel. When I was happy with my arrangement, I used Press n Seal to keep it together while I added some dimension with foam dots on the back. From the Holiday Large Sentiments Stamp Set I stamped and die cut a good sized sentiment for the centre of the snowflake. To finish, I added Iridescent Clear Drops along the spine of the leaf die cuts. This really finished the design off nicely. As usual, I made a reel so if you want to see the card come together why not check it out over on Instagram @pinkfreshstudio Well, thats all from me today friends. Have fun cardmaking!