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April 10, 2021

Colorado Craft Company | Anita Jeram April 2021 Release Card Showcase + GIVEAWAY

Happy Saturday and welcome to the Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram April 2021 Blog Hop!

Today I have a set of three mini slimline cards featuring new stamps and dies from the release. I love the mini slimline size. Simple masking and inking provides the perfect backdrop for these sweet and simple designs.

Affiliate links are used throughout this post at no additional cost to you. This allows me to keep bringing you content. Thank you all for your support!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of these mini slimline Anita Jeram scene cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

AMAZING MOM CARD

Products featured:

Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Amazing Mom Stamp Set
Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Amazing Mom Dies
Simon Says Stamp Slimline Masks
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The images from the Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Amazing Mom Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored in with the following Copic Markers:

Mice: E40, E43, E44, E47, R00
Stroller: Y000, Y08, Y19, BG11, BG13, C6, C7

A Mini Slimline Card Base was inked with Hero Hues Reactive Inks in Pool Party and Green Apple using a Simon Says Stamp Slimline Masks stencil.

The image was die cut with the coordinating Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Amazing Mom Dies and adhered to the card as shown.

Sentiments from the Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Amazing Mom Stamp Set were stamped on the front with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and Hero Hues Reactive Ink in Pool Party. An additional sentiment from the set was stamped inside the card.

Heart embellishments were added to the card front to complete the design.

LOVE ART CARD

Products featured:

Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Love Art Stamp Set
Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Love Art Dies
Simon Says Stamp Slimline Masks
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The images from the Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Love Art Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored in with the following Copic Markers:

Mice: E40, E43, E44, E47, R00
Plant: Y000, Y08, Y19, G24, G28, E55, E57
Planter: BG11, BG13, BG49
Coloring Supplies: RV52, RV55, R35, R46, YR04, YR09, Y08, Y19, YG21, YG17, BG11, BG13, B01, B06

A Mini Slimline Card Base was inked with Hero Hues Reactive Inks in Splash, Pool Party and Green Apple using a Simon Says Stamp Slimline Masks stencil.

The image was die cut with the coordinating Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Love Art Dies and adhered to the card as shown.

A sentiment from the Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Love Art Stamp Set was stamped on the front with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

A heart embellishments was added to the card front to complete the design.

PROUD OF YOU CARD

Products featured:

Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Proud Of You Stamp Set
Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Proud Of You Dies
Simon Says Stamp Slimline Masks
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The image from the Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Proud Of You Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored in with the following Copic Markers:

Mice: E40, E43, E44, E47, R00
Cat: E81, E50, E23, E99
Dog: W00, W2, W5, W8
Bunny: W00, W2, W5, R00

A Mini Slimline Card Base was inked with Hero Hues Reactive Inks in Pool Party and Green Apple using a Simon Says Stamp Slimline Masks stencil.

The image was die cut with the coordinating Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Proud Of You Dies and adhered to the card as shown.

A sentiment from the Colorado Craft Company Anita Jeram Proud Of You Dies was stamped on the front with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. An additional sentiment from the set was stamped inside the card.

Star confetti was added to the card front to complete the design.

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project(s). Click the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

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Simon Says Stamp Stencil SLIMLINE... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Reactive Ink Pad LEMON DROP... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Reactive Ink Pad GREEN... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Reactive Ink Pad POOL PARTY... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Reactive Ink Pad SPLASH AF428 [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Reactive Ink Pad BLUE... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn JET BLACK Premium Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink... [ SSS ]	Sakura BLACK GLAZE GEL PENS Pen 2... [ SSS ]
Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153 [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp MINI SLIMLINE WHITE... [ SSS ]
Buttons Galore and More SPRINKLETZ... [ SSS ]	Little Things From Lucy's Cards Itty... [ SSS ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 10 BLENDING... [ SSS ]
Gina K Designs SET OF 4 Blending... [ SSS ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 2 Blending... [ SSS ]	Crystal Ninja CRYSTAL KATANA Black... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn GLUE TUBE Adhesive LF1664 [ SSS ]

S H O P P I N G

Shop the April 2021 C3 Anita Jeram Release by clicking the links below:

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G I V E A W A Y

C3 is giving away a $25 at each stop along the hop. Be sure to visit each designer and leave a comment in order to be entered to win. The giveaway will end on April 13th at midnight. Winners will be announced on April 14th.

K E E P H O P P I N G

Adrienne Kennedy (CCC)
Amber Rain Davis
Angelica Conrad
Bibi Cameron
Caly Person
Cathy Zielske
Chari Moss
Chris Dayton
Daniel West
Donna Hitz
Emily Midgett
Erin Thompson
Jennifer Gross
Jennifer Kotas
Jennifer McGuire
Jennifer Shurkus
Joe Sysavath
Kassi Hulet
Kathy Racoosin
Kelly Griglione
Koren Wiskman
Kristina Werner
Laura Volpes
Mansi Bhatia
Marci Snee
Nichol Spohr
Sandy Allnock
Sara Torzullo
Traci Jenkins
Yana Smakula

April 08, 2021

Lift Ink Floral Backgrounds (Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition 2021 Mother's Day Card Kit)

Hello friends! I am sharing this trio of lift ink floral background cards with you today featuring components from the Simon Says Stamp 2021 Limited Edition Mother's Day Card Kit, Beautiful Humans. I am using twelve products from the kit on these cards/envelopes. Products from the kit are noted throughout this post. I just love the elegance of lift ink stamping, don't you?!!! I also wanted to show how to use this kit for cards other than Mother's Day. Let's get started!

Affiliate links are used throughout this post at no additional cost to you. This allows me to keep bringing you content. Thank you all for your support!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of these lift ink floral backgrounds cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

MOM LIFT INK CARD

Products featured:

Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Beautiful Humans Card Kit
Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Mother's Stamp Set
Simon Says Stamp Bouquet For Mom Stamp/Die Set
Simon Says Stamp Mom & Dad Dies
Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies
Ranger Willow Alcohol Ink
Ranger Cloudy Blue Alcohol Ink
Ranger Alcohol Lift Ink Pad
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

Ranger Cloudy Blue Alcohol Ink(kit), Ranger Willow Alcohol Ink(kit), and Pinata Brass Alcohol Ink were applied to Yupo White Cardstock (kit). Inks were moved around with the Tim Holtz Air Blower.

A Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Mother's Stamp Set (kit) image was stamped over the alcohol ink background with Ranger Alcohol Lift Ink Pad (kit). I like to stamp the image twice.

The "mom" Simon Says Stamp Mom & Dad Die was die cut from Thermoweb Toner Cardstock and foiled with Gold Foil (kit). The shadow for the sentiment was die cut from white cardstock (kit). The foiled sentiment was adhered to the white shadow and adhered to the background as shown.

Sentiments from the Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Beautiful Humans Card Kit (kit) were stamped on Craft Consortium Bloom & Wild 6x6 Paper (kit) with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The phrases were die cut with Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies and adhered to the card with foam adhesive.

Butterflies from the Simon Says Stamp Bouquet For Mom Stamp/Die Set were stamped on vellum with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The butterflies were run through a Xyron Sticker Maker and placed on the background.

FRIEND LIFT INK CARD

Products featured:

Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Beautiful Humans Card Kit
Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Mother's Stamp Set
Simon Says Stamp Bouquet For Mom Stamp/Die Set
Simon Says Stamp Big Friend Dies
Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies
Ranger Willow Alcohol Ink
Ranger Cloudy Blue Alcohol Ink
Ranger Alcohol Lift Ink Pad
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

Ranger Cloudy Blue Alcohol Ink(kit), Ranger Willow Alcohol Ink(kit), and Pinata Brass Alcohol Ink were applied to Yupo White Cardstock (kit). Inks were moved around with the Tim Holtz Air Blower.

A Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Mother's Stamp Set (kit) image was stamped over the alcohol ink background with Ranger Alcohol Lift Ink Pad (kit). I like to stamp the image twice.

The Simon Says Stamp Big Friend Dies was die cut from Thermoweb Toner Cardstock and foiled with Gold Foil (kit). The shadow for the sentiment was die cut from white cardstock (kit). The foiled sentiment was adhered to the white shadow and adhered to the background as shown.

Sentiments from the Simon Says Stamp Inside Friendship Messages Stamp Set were stamped on Craft Consortium Bloom & Wild 6x6 Paper (kit) with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The phrases were die cut with Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies and adhered to the card with foam adhesive.

YOU DA BEST LIFT INK CARD

Products featured:

Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Beautiful Humans Card Kit
Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Mother's Stamp Set
Simon Says Stamp Bouquet For Mom Stamp/Die Set
Simon Says Stamp You Da Best Dies
Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies
Ranger Shell Pink Alcohol Ink
Ranger Cloudy Blue Alcohol Ink
Ranger Alcohol Lift Ink Pad
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

Ranger Cloudy Blue Alcohol Ink(kit), Ranger Willow Alcohol Ink(kit), and Pinata Brass Alcohol Ink were applied to Yupo White Cardstock (kit). Inks were moved around with the Tim Holtz Air Blower.

A Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Mother's Stamp Set (kit) image was stamped over the alcohol ink background with Ranger Alcohol Lift Ink Pad (kit). I like to stamp the image twice.

The Simon Says Stamp You Da Best Dies was die cut from Thermoweb Toner Cardstock and foiled with Gold Foil (kit). The shadow for the sentiment was die cut from white cardstock (kit). The foiled sentiment was adhered to the white shadow and adhered to the background as shown.

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project(s). Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

Limited Edition Simon Says Stamp Card... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps BEAUTIFUL... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies BOUQUET... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Clear Stamps BOUQUET FOR... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp BOUQUET FOR MOM... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps INSIDE... [ SSS ]
CZ Design Wafer Die MOM AND DAD czd53... [ SSS ]	CZ Design Wafer Dies YOU DA BEST... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp BIG FRIEND Shadow... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp SENTIMENT LABELS... [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp VELLUM SSSVEL12 [ SSS ]
Craft Consortium BLOOM AND WILD 6 x 6... [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz WHITE ALCOHOL INK YUPO... [ SSS ]	Therm O Web GOLD Value Pack Deco Foil... [ SSS ]
Therm O Web TONER SHEETS Deco Foil... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes AUDREY... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink SHELL PINK... [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink WILLOW Ranger... [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink CLOUDY BLUE... [ SSS ]	Jacquard BRASS Pinata Color Alcohol... [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Ranger ALCOHOL BLENDING... [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz ALCOHOL LIFT-INK PAD Ranger... [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Ranger ALCOHOL INK... [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz ALCOHOL INK AIR BLOWER... [ SSS ]
Ranger Inkssentials PIPETTE... [ SSS ]	Xyron STICKER MAKER XRN150 [ SSS ]	Darice ADHESIVE FOAM 33 Double Sided... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn GLUE TUBE Adhesive LF1664 [ SSS ]

April 07, 2021

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Cistus Layering Die Set & Gradient Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Welcome to the Altenew Craft-A-Flower Cistus Release Blog Hop!

I created an all over repeating layered flower background with the brand new dies. A simple vellum wrap with a stamped and embossed sentiment is the perfect way to add a greeting to this pretty design.

Affiliate links are used throughout this post at no additional cost to you. This allows me to keep bringing you content. Thank you all for your support!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of this Craft-A-Flower Cistus card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

CRAFT-A-FLOWER CISTUS CARD

Products featured:

Altenew Craft-A-Flower Cistus Dies
Altenew Fairy Tale Rose Stamp Set
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

A background was created by trimming SSS Lemon Chiffon Cardstock to 4" x 5 1/4".

The Altenew Craft-A-Flower Cistus Dies were die cut from SSS White Cardstock, SSS Cream Off Cardstock, Lawn Fawn Vanilla Malt Cardstock, SSS Lemon Chiffon Cardstock, and Lawn Fawn Sunflower Cardstock. The leaves from the set were die cut from Lawn Fawn Cilantro Cardstock, Hero Arts Meadow Cardstock, and Lawn Fawn Noble Fir Cardstock. The pieces were assembled and layered as shown. The excess was trimmed off the sides of the panel. Extra pieces were used to fill in open spots around the edges.

Greetings from the Altenew Fairy Tale Rose Stamp Set were stamped on SSS Vellum with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Cream Embossing Powder.

A Scor Pal was used to score 1/8" along each long side. The strip was wrapped around the panel and secured to the back. The background was adhered to a white top fold card base to finish the design.

S U P P L I E S

Altenew FAIRY TALE ROSE Clear Stamps... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock WHITE... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn VANILLA MALT Cardstock LF1576 [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn SUNFLOWER Cardstock LF1119 [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn CILANTRO Cardstock LF1372 [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn NOBLE FIR Cardstock LF1120 [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp VELLUM SSSVEL12 [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]
Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring... [ SSS ]	T 024 Spellbinders REVERSE TWEEZERS [ SSS ]	T 023 Spellbinders DETAIL TWEEZERS [ SSS ]

G I V E A W A Y

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 04/13/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 04/15/2021.

K E E P H O P P I N G

This post is part of the Altenew Craft-A-Flower Cistus & Gradient Cardstock Release Blog Hop:

April 05, 2021

Mail It Monday (March 22, March 29, and April 5, 2021 Recipients)

Happy new week friends! I'm moving this post to Monday's from now on (since this series IS Mail It Monday!).

If you follow me on Instagram HERE you will know that I am doing a year-long series where I send out ten cards weekly to followers randomly selected from a Google Form my friend Lori Craig set up for me. I came up with this for a couple of reasons:

I have SO. MANY. CARDS. and not enough friends/family to send them to. You all are so kind and supportive of what I do here and on YouTube and I want to give back!
With how hard 2020 was it has reinforced in me that there's nothing like a handmade card in your mailbox to give a little sunshine to others. Not only does it brighten someone else's day, but it brightens MINE to share with you.

If you would like a chance to receive a card, please fill out the form HERE. I can not promise that I will be able to send a card to all of you. The response has exceeded my expectations. I already have over 1300 people signed up. But.... I do make a lot of cards every week so I am going to do my best! 🥰

NOTE One of the questions I receive the most is if I mail cards internationally. Yes I do! It may take a bit to get to you.

NOTE I have a favor to ask. When you're filling out the google doc form please make sure you add your state and/or zip code to your address. There have been several I skipped simply because it's time consuming to look up info and pray it's correct. I don't want you to miss your chance because of missing information. Thank you!

Every week I will do a little weekly recap with the list of cards I'm mailing out. Here are the cards I mailed this week. (I am catching up on three week's worth of cards. Running a bit behind but I'm caught up now!) Please check weekly to see if you are expecting a card.

Thank you to everyone who follows, likes, subscribes and purchases products through my affiliate links. Your support means I can continue providing you with FREE content via my blog and YouTube Channel. You ALL mean the world to me! Hugs!!!

Tina McKay
Tennita Clark
Nancy Roth
Jeannie Boudet
Annette Vrable
Jeanine Ford
Valeria Kelleher
Clair Mixon
Joanna Shoemaker
Billie Sue Woolley
Susan Nelson
Midge Hammon
Janine Matsuo
Tina Lewis
Rene Collins
Jeanette (no last name given)
Tina Thomas
Janet Hockenberry
Rose Reynolds
Lois Kennedy
Karen Lathrop
Racquel Infante
Rebecca Stonecipher
Danielle Dietz
Jennifer Barnaby Alecozay
Vickie Nipp
Dorene Dean
Cindy Carsey
Frances Stanley
Rhonda Cesana

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HERO ARTS APRIL 2021 MY MONTHLY HERO BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY

Happy Monday and welcome to the April 2021 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop!

It's new release day! The Hero Arts April My Monthly Hero Release is here and today I'm sharing a couple of rainbow-themed watercolor critter cards with new stamps, dies, and stencil from the Add Ons Release. Let's get started!

Affiliate links are used throughout this post at no additional cost to you. This allows me to keep bringing you content. Thank you all for your support!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of these rainbow watercolor critter scene cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

BUG YOU CARD

Products featured:

Hero Arts Bug You Stamp Set
Hero Arts Bug You Dies
Hero Arts You Lift Me Up Stamp Set
Hero Arts You Lift Me Up Dies
Hero Arts Soft Landscape Window Fancy Die
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The Hero Arts Soft Landscape Window Fancy Die was die cut from a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock and colored in with the following Tombow Dual Brush Markers and a water brush pen:

Trees: 277 Dark Green, 245 Sap Green, 296 Green, 133 Chartreuse, 131 Lemon Lime, 291 Alice Blue, 243 Mint
Mountains: 969 Chocolate, 947 Burnt Sienna
Stream: 403 Bright Blue, 401 Aqua

Another 4" x 5 1/4" panel of Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock was watercolored with a wash of blue ink. Once completely dry, a sentiment from the Hero Arts Bug You Stamp Set was colored with green markers, misted with a Mini Mister, and stamped on the background.

The caterpillar, ladybug, and leaf from the Hero Arts Bug You Stamp Set were stamped on Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish No Line Coloring Ink and colored in with the following Tombow Dual Brush Markers:

Caterpillar: 055 Process Yellow, 090 Baby Yellow, 133 Chartreuse, 131 Lemon Lime, 296 Green, 291 Alice Blue, 401 Aqua, 403 Bright Blue, 452 Process Blue, 476 Cyan, 665 Purple, 673 Orchid, 800 Baby Pink, 761 Carnation, 845 Carmine
Ladybug: 845 Carmine, 761 Carnation, N25 Lamp Black, N75 Cool Gray 3
Leaf: 277 Dark Green, 245 Sap Green, 243 Mint

The images were die cut with the coordinating Hero Arts Bug You Dies and adhered to the scene as shown. The panel was adhered over the background with foam adhesive.

The sun from the Hero Arts You Lift Me Up Stamp Set was colored with yellow Tombow Dual Brush Markers, spritzed with water from a Mini Mister and stamped on watercolor cardstock. The sun was die cut using the coordinating Hero Arts You Lift Me Up Dies and adhered to the scene.

The card was finished with a scattering of red heart accents.

GRAPHIC REEF CARD

Products featured:

Hero Arts Graphic Reef Stamp Set
Hero Arts Graphic Reef Dies
Hero Arts Flowy Stripes Stencil
Hero Arts Slimline & Bookmarks Infinity Dies
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

A 4" x 5 1/4" panel of smooth white cardstock was inked with Hero Hues Reactive Ink in Pool Party, Splash, and Blue Hawaii inks. The panel was spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer and allowed to air dry.

The Hero Arts Flowy Stripes Stencil was stenciled over the background with Hero Hues Sea Salt Reactive Ink.

Greetings from the Hero Arts Graphic Reef Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Splash, and Blue Hawaii inks and die cut with a Hero Arts Slimline & Bookmarks Infinity Die, and adhered with foam adhesive.

Images from the Hero Arts Graphic Reef Stamp Set were stamped on Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish No Line Coloring Ink and colored in with the following Tombow Dual Brush Markers:

Purple Fish: 665 Purple, 673 Orchid, 025 Light Orange, 090 Baby Yellow
Pink Fish: 800 Baby Pink, 761 Carnation, 025 Light Orange, 090 Baby Yellow
Red Fish: 761 Carnation, 845 Carmine, 025 Light Orange, 090 Baby Yellow
Orange Fish: 933 Orange, 025 Light Orange, 025 Light Orange, 090 Baby Yellow
Lime Fish: 133 Chartreuse, 131 Lemon Lime, 025 Light Orange, 090 Baby Yellow
Teal Fish: 296 Green, 291 Alice Blue, 025 Light Orange, 090 Baby Yellow
Blue Fish: 476 Cyan, 452 Process Blue, 025 Light Orange, 090 Baby Yellow
Red Coral: 845 Carmine
Orange Coral: 025 Light Orange, 020 Peach
Seaweed: 245 Sap Green, 133 Chartreuse, 131 Lemon Lime

The images were die cut with the coordinating Hero Arts Graphic Reef Dies and adhered to the card with foam adhesive. The bubbles were stamped with Splash ink and the eyes and bubbles were finished with Crystal Lacquer.

S U P P L I E S

Hero Arts Clear Stamps BUG YOU CM535... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Frame Cuts Dies BUG YOU... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Clear Stamps GRAPHIC REEF... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Frame Cuts Dies GRAPHIC... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Clear Stamps YOU LIFT ME UP... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Frame Cuts Dies YOU LIFT ME... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Stencil FLOWY STRIPES SA161... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Fancy Cuts Dies SLIMLINE... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Reactive Ink Pad POOL PARTY... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Reactive Ink Pad SPLASH AF428 [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Reactive Ink Pad BLUE... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Reactive Ink Pad SEA SALT... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn JELLYFISH Premium Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Tombow PERFECT BLENDS Dual Brush... [ SSS ]	Tombow FLORAL PALETTE Dual Brush... [ SSS ]
Tombow PORTRAIT Dual Brush Pens 10... [ SSS ]	Tombow MONO DRAWING PEN Set 66403 [ SSS ]	WATERCOLOR BRUSH Pen SWCBP100 [ SSS ]
Arches COLD PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD... [ SSS ]	Buttons Galore and More SPRINKLETZ... [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4... [ SSS ]
Ranger MINI MISTER Spray Bottle Tool... [ SSS ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 10 BLENDING... [ SSS ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 4 Blending... [ SSS ]
Gina K Designs SET OF 2 Blending... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts CRYSTAL CLEAR LACQUER PEN... [ SSS ]	Darice ADHESIVE FOAM 33 Double Sided... [ SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM... [ SSS ]	Therm O Web Gina K Designs WHITE Foam... [ SSS ]

S H O P P I N G

Shop all the April My Monthly Hero kit add ons by clicking the links below:

Hero Arts Rubber Stamp HANDWRITTEN... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Rubber Stamp HANDWRITTEN... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Cling Stamp CIRCLES AND... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Cling Stamp FOREST SHAPES... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Clear Stamps GRAPHIC REEF... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Frame Cuts Dies GRAPHIC... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Fancy Cuts Die SOFT... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Clear Stamps YOU LIFT ME UP... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Frame Cuts Dies YOU LIFT ME... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Clear Stamps LINE ART... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Frame Cuts Dies LINE ART... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Clear Stamps BUG YOU CM535... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Frame Cuts Dies BUG YOU... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Fancy Cuts Die GEOMETRIC... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Stencil FLOWY STRIPES SA161... [ SSS ]

G I V E A W A Y

We will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, April 11th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

K E E P H O P P I N G

Hero Arts
Channin Pelletier
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka
Special Guests:

Jennifer Kotas
Jennifer McGuire
Mansi Bhatia
Nichol Spohr
Rachel Juanita Bellamy
Rebecca Keppel

This post is part of the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero April Blog Hop.

April 02, 2021

Dimensional Spring Flowers (Spellbinders Susan's Spring Flora Collection)

Happy Friday, friends! Last fall I shared this Dimensional Autumn Flowers Card with Spellbinders dies and today I'm sharing a spring version with brand new dies! I paired the new Parrot Tulip Etched Dies and Double and Single Peonies Etched Dies with a foiled background and sentiment and a few of the previously released Button and Daisy Chrysanthemum Etched Dies. I hope you love this as much as I enjoyed creating it!

Affiliate links are used throughout this post at no additional cost to you. This allows me to keep bringing you content. Thank you all for your support!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of this gorgeous dimensional spring flowers cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

DIMENSIONAL SPRING FLOWERS CARD

Products featured:

Spellbinders Parrot Tulip Etched Dies
Spellbinders Double and Single Peonies Etched Dies
Spellbinders Button and Daisy Chrysanthemum Etched Dies
Spellbinders Skinny Stripe Background Hot Foil Plate
Spellbinders Essential Glimmer Sentiments Hot Foil Plates
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The background was created by foiling the Spellbinders Skinny Stripe Background Hot Foil Plate on SSS Sea Glass Cardstock with Spellbinders Skybright Foil. A sentiment from the Spellbinders Essential Glimmer Sentiments Hot Foil Plates was foiled on the background with Magenta Foil. The background was die cut with a Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Etched Die.

A phrase from the SSS Inside Friendship Messages Stamp Set was stamped on the background with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

The Spellbinders Parrot Tulip Etched Dies was die cut from Hero Arts Peony Cardstock, SSS Lemon Chiffon Cardstock, Lawn Fawn Apricot Cardstock, and Lawn Fawn Cilantro Cardstock. The flowers were inked with Lawn Fawn Plastic Flamingo Ink and the leaves inked with Lawn Fawn Jalapeno Ink. The flowers and leaves were distressed and shaped with Susan's Garden Ultimate Tools Kit.

The Spellbinders Double and Single Peonies Etched Dies were die cut from SSS Doll Pink Cardstock and inked with Lawn Fawn Yeti Ink and the leaves were die cut from Hero Arts Palm Cardstock and inked with Pinkfresh Studio Evergreen Ink. The flowers and leaves were distressed and shaped with Susan's Garden Ultimate Tools Kit.

The Spellbinders Button and Daisy Chrysanthemum Etched Dies were die cut from SSS Cream Cardstock and inked with whatever ink was left on my yellow blending brush. The flowers were distressed and shaped with Susan's Garden Ultimate Tools Kit.

The flowers were assembled and adhered to the card as shown.

S U P P L I E S

S6 169 Spellbinders DOUBLE AND SINGLE... [ SSS ]	S4 1082 Spellbinders PARROT TULIP... [ SSS ]	S4-1074 Spellbinders BUTTON AND DAISY... [ SSS ]
S5-411 Spellbinders ESSENTIAL... [ SSS ]	GLP 249 Spellbinders SKINNY STRIPE... [ SSS ]	GLP 278 Spellbinders ESSENTIAL... [ SSS ]
T 021 Spellbinders SUSAN'S GARDEN... [ SSS ]	T016 Spellbinders TOOL 'N ONE [ SSS ]	T 024 Spellbinders REVERSE TWEEZERS [ SSS ]
T 023 Spellbinders DETAIL TWEEZERS [ SSS ]	GLS-001 Spellbinders GLIMMER HOT FOIL... [ SSS ]	GLF-039 Spellbinders MAGENTA Glimmer... [ SSS ]
GLF-015 Spellbinders SKYBRIGHT... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps INSIDE... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# DOLL... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn APRICOT Cardstock LF1843 [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn SUNFLOWER Cardstock LF1119 [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn CILANTRO Cardstock LF1372 [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SEA... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn GROUND COFFEE Cardstock LF1572 [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn PLASTIC FLAMINGO Premium... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn JALAPENO Premium Dye Ink... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn YETI Pigment Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]	Trinity Stamps TIC TAC JELLY DROP... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn GLUE TUBE Adhesive LF1664 [ SSS ]

S H O P P I N G

Click the links below to shop the entire new Susan's Spring Flora Collection:

T 021 Spellbinders SUSAN'S GARDEN... [ SSS ]	S2 311 Spellbinders SWEET PEA Etched... [ SSS ]	S3 406 Spellbinders KERRIA JAPONICA... [ SSS ]
S4 1082 Spellbinders PARROT TULIP... [ SSS ]	S4 1083 Spellbinders HYACINTH Etched... [ SSS ]	S4 1084 Spellbinders SPIREA Etched Dies [ SSS ]
S4 1085 Spellbinders LILY OF THE... [ SSS ]	S4 1086 Spellbinders FERNS AND IVY... [ SSS ]	S6 169 Spellbinders DOUBLE AND SINGLE... [ SSS ]
STP 026 Spellbinders SPRING QUOTES... [ SSS ]

April 01, 2021

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Coneflower Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Welcome to the Altenew Build-A-Flower Coneflower Release Blog Hop!

Extend a hand in gratitude and friendship with this delightful floral layering set. This stamp set features two beautiful layering coneflowers. For ease of use, we have included two coloring layers for each part of the flower: the flower center, petals and leaves, and stem. The larger flower has three color layers for the petals. The Build-A-Flower: Coneflower special edition stamp and die set is only sold as a bundle. It includes one 6" x 8" clear photopolymer stamp set (24 individual stamp images) and one coordinating die set (2 dies).

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V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of this Build-A-Flower Coneflower card with matching envelope from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

BUILD-A-FLOWER CONEFLOWER CARD & ENVELOPE

Products featured:

Altenew Build-A-Flower Coneflower Stamp & Die Set
Altenew Whimsical Herringbone Stamp Set
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The flowers from the Build-A-Flower Coneflower Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder.

The images were stamped with the following Pinkfresh Studio ink color combinations:

Purple flowers: Candy Violet Ink, Regal Kiss Ink, Stargazer Ink, Sweet Mustard Ink, Marigold Ink, Olive Ink, Evergreen Ink
Pink flowers: Bubble Gum Ink, Raspberry Bliss Ink, Candy Apple Ink, Sweet Mustard Ink, Marigold Ink, Olive Ink, Evergreen Ink

The images were die cut with the coordinating Build-A-flower Coneflower Dies.

Hero Hues Plum Cardstock was stamped with the Altenew Whimsical Herringbone Stamp Set using Pinkfresh Studio Regal Kiss Ink. The panel was trimmed to 4" x 5 1/4" and the flowers were adhered all over the panel as shown.

A greeting from the stamp set was stamped on the background with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The panel was adhered to a white top fold card base.

An envelope was stamped with the Build-A-Flower Coneflower using Pinkfresh Studio inks in Candy Violet Ink, Regal Kiss Ink, Stargazer Ink, Sweet Mustard Ink, Marigold Ink, Olive Ink, Evergreen Ink.

S U P P L I E S

Altenew Build a Flower CONEFLOWER... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio BUBBLE GUM Dye Ink... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio RASPBERRY BLISS Dye... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio CANDY APPLE Dye Ink... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio SWEET MUSTARD Dye... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio MARIGOLD Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio OLIVE Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio EVERGREEN Dye Ink... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio STARGAZER Dye Ink... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio CANDY VIOLET Dye Ink... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio REGAL KISS Dye Ink... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Pigment Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes WHITE ssse18 [ SSS ]
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION... [ SSS ]	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0... [ SSS ]

G I V E A W A Y

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 04/07/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 04/09/2021.

K E E P H O P P I N G

This post is part of the Altenew Build-A-Flower Coneflower Release Blog Hop:

March 31, 2021

Simple Interactive Birthday Cards (Spellbinders Sweet Street Collection)

I can't believe it's the last day of March!!! One fourth of the way through 2021. How. Did. That. Happen?!!!!!! 😜

We are celebrating this final day of March 2021 with a trio of birthday themed cards featuring amazing Spellbinders Sweet Street Collection products! Each card features a super simple interactive element: a bakery box opening, an expanding cake and a pocket cupcake. I hope you enjoy these projects as much as I enjoyed putting them together!

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V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of these simple interactive birthday cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

SENDING COOKIES AND HUGS CARD

Products featured:

Spellbinders Sweet Treat Box Etched Dies
Spellbinders The Cookie Corner Etched Dies
Spellbinders Sugar Coated Sentiments Stamp Set
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The bakery box front from the Spellbinders Sweet Treat Box Etched Dies was die cut from Lawn Fawn Mermaid Cardstock. The window was die cut from the box front and embellished with a white scallop die cut frame and an acetate panel.

A greeting from the Spellbinders Sugar Coated Sentiments Stamp Set was stamped on the window with white Staz On ink. I love this look so much! The "pull" from the stamp set was stamped on the tab.

Cookies were die cut and assembled as shown in the video.The cookies were adhered to a backing panel trimmed to 3 3/4" x 5" panel of Lawn Fawn Mermaid Cardstock. The front of the bakery box was adhered over the cookies with foam adhesive.

A 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of patterned paper was adhered to a card front and the bakery box adhered on top.

CELEBRATE LAYER CAKE SURPRISE CARD

Products featured:

Spellbinders Layer Cake Surprise Etched Dies
Spellbinders Party Cupcake Pocket Etched Dies
Spellbinders Sweet Treat Box Etched Dies
Spellbinders Sugar Coated Sentiments Stamp Set
Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Etched Dies
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

A background was created from Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Etched Dies and Lawn Fawn Mermaid Cardstock. The die cut panel was adhered over a red cardstock panel and then adhered to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of patterned paper.

The Spellbinders Layer Cake Surprise Etched Dies and Spellbinders Party Cupcake Pocket Etched Dies were die cut from cardstock, assembled, and adhered to the background as shown.

Greetings from the Spellbinders Sugar Coated Sentiments Stamp Set were stamped and embossed with white embossing powder on the "frosting" for the cake.

HAVE A DELICIOUS DAY CUPCAKE POCKET CARD

Products featured:

Spellbinders Party Cupcake Pocket Etched Dies
Spellbinders Sweet Treat Box Etched Dies
Spellbinders Sugar Coated Sentiments Stamp Set
Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Etched Dies
Spellbinders Skinny Stripe Background Glimmer Plate
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The Spellbinders Skinny Stripe Background Glimmer Plate was foiled on Lawn Fawn Mermaid Cardstock with Spellbinders Moondust Foil. Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Etched Dies were used to die cut the glimmered background.

The die cut panel was adhered over a red cardstock panel and then adhered to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of patterned paper.

A greeting from the Spellbinders Sugar Coated Sentiments Stamp Set was stamped and embossed with white embossing powder on the background.

Spellbinders Party Cupcake Pocket Etched Dies were die cut from cardstock, assembled, and adhered to the card as shown.

Another phrase from the Spellbinders Sugar Coated Sentiments Stamp Set was stamped on the cupcake insert as shown.

S U P P L I E S

S4 1099 Spellbinders LAYERED CAKE... [ SSS ]	S4 1097 Spellbinders PARTY CUPCAKE... [ SSS ]	S4 1096 Spellbinders THE COOKIE... [ SSS ]
S4 1094 Spellbinders SWEET TREAT BOX... [ SSS ]	STP 027 Spellbinders SUGAR COATED... [ SSS ]	SCS 125 Spellbinders SWEET SPRINKLES... [ SSS ]
S5-411 Spellbinders ESSENTIAL... [ SSS ]	GLP 249 Spellbinders SKINNY STRIPE... [ SSS ]	GLS-001 Spellbinders GLIMMER HOT FOIL... [ SSS ]
GLF-035 Spellbinders MOONDUST Glimmer... [ SSS ]	Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn GUAVA Cardstock LF1117 [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn SUNFLOWER Cardstock LF1119 [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn CILANTRO Cardstock LF1372 [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn MERMAID Cardstock LF1121 [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn VANILLA MALT Cardstock LF1576 [ SSS ]
Hero Arts Hues Premium Cardstock Pack... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn PAPER BAG Cardstock LF1574 [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn CHOCOLATE BAR Cardstock LF1936 [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn GROUND COFFEE Cardstock LF1572 [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn ACETATE Clear Sheets LF1940 [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn LET IT SHINE Petite Paper... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn PEACOCK Premium Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]
Tsukineko Stazon COTTON WHITE Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS ]	Tonic WHITE BLIZZARD Nuvo Glitter... [ SSS ]
T 024 Spellbinders REVERSE TWEEZERS [ SSS ]	T 023 Spellbinders DETAIL TWEEZERS [ SSS ]	T016 Spellbinders TOOL 'N ONE [ SSS ]
T 021 Spellbinders SUSAN'S GARDEN... [ SSS ]	Therm O Web Gina K Designs WHITE Foam... [ SSS ]	Lawn Fawn 0.125 INCH DOUBLE SIDED... [ SSS ]
Lawn Fawn 0.25 INCH DOUBLE SIDED TAPE... [ SSS ]

S H O P P I N G

Click the links below to shop the entire new Sweet Street by Tina Smith Collection:

SCS 125 Spellbinders SWEET SPRINKLES... [ SSS ]	STP 027 Spellbinders SUGAR COATED... [ SSS ]	S4 1099 Spellbinders LAYERED CAKE... [ SSS ]
S4 1098 Spellbinders THE SWEET SHOPPE... [ SSS ]	S4 1097 Spellbinders PARTY CUPCAKE... [ SSS ]	S4 1096 Spellbinders THE COOKIE... [ SSS ]
S4 1095 Spellbinders SWEET... [ SSS ]	S4 1094 Spellbinders SWEET TREAT BOX... [ SSS ]

March 30, 2021

Zigs vs. Tombows (Watercolor Florals - Simon Says Stamp April 2021 Card Kit)

Hello friends! I'm thrilled to be sharing a comparison of Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and Tombow Dual Brush Pens featuring the Simon Says Stamp April 2021 Card Kit, Friendly Flowers. While the markers are both water based and perform similarly, the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers really perform best on Bristol Smooth Cardstock only (at least in my experience) and the Tombows will work on Bristol Smooth Cardstock but I absolutely love using them with watercolor cardstock like the Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock. I really enjoyed watercoloring these deigns and I hope you enjoy the projects and video! Let's get started!

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V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of these watercolored floral cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

ZIG CLEAN COLOR FLORALS CARD

Products featured:

Simon Says Stamp April 2021 Card Kit, Friendly Flowers
Simon Says Stamp Friendly Flowers Stamp Set
Spellbinders Essential Duo Lines Rectangle Glimmer Plates
Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Etched Dies
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The Spellbinders Essential Duo Lines Rectangle Glimmer Plates was foiled onto Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Spellbinder Polished Brass Foil. The panel was die cut with the largest Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Etched Die.

The image from the Simon Says Stamp Friendly Flowers Stamp Set was stamped on the panel with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Cream Embossing Powder and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush pen:

Yellow berries: Bright Yellow, Pale Yellow, Geranium Red
Aqua leaves: Turquoise Green, Pale Green
Green leaves: Deep Green, Light Green, Yellow Green
Purple flowers: Geranium Red, Pale Orange
Lilies: Light Violet, Pale Yellow

A light wash of Pale Green was applied around the image to help it stand out from the background.

A sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Friendly Flowers Stamp Set was stamped on the background with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder.

The design was finished with a scattering of Trinity Stamps Hint of Mint heart embellishments.

TOMBOW FLORALS CARD

Products featured:

Simon Says Stamp April 2021 Card Kit, Friendly Flowers
Simon Says Stamp Friendly Flowers Stamp Set
Spellbinders Essential Duo Lines Rectangle Glimmer Plates
Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Etched Dies
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The Spellbinders Essential Duo Lines Rectangle Glimmer Plates was foiled onto Arches Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock with Spellbinder Polished Brass Foil. The panel was die cut with the largest Spellbinders Essential Rectangles Etched Die.

Yellow berries: 985 Chrome Yellow, 090 Baby Yellow
Aqua leaves: 296 Green, 291 Alice Blue
Green leaves: 158 Dark Olive, 126 Light Olive, 131 Lemon Lime
Purple flowers: 757 Port Red, 761 Carnation
Lilies: 685 Deep Magenta, 090 Baby Yellow

A light wash of Tombow Dual Brush Marker in Alice Blue was applied around the image to help it stand out from the background.

A sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Friendly Flowers Stamp Set was stamped on the background with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder.

The design was finished with a scattering of Trinity Stamps Hint of Mint heart embellishments.

S U P P L I E S

Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps FRIENDLY... [ SSS ]	S5-411 Spellbinders ESSENTIAL... [ SSS ]
GLP 258 Spellbinders ESSENTIAL DUO... [ SSS ]	GLF-024 Spellbinders POLISHED BRASS... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]	Tombow PERFECT BLENDS Dual Brush... [ SSS ]
Tombow FLORAL PALETTE Dual Brush... [ SSS ]	Zig CLEAN COLOR 90 SET Real Brush... [ SSS ]	Zig CLEAN COLOR 48 SET Real Brush... [ SSS ]
Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12... [ SSS ]	Arches COLD PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Envelopes CREAM ssse17 [ SSS ]
Trinity Stamps HINT OF MINT JELLY... [ SSS ]	GLS-001 Spellbinders GLIMMER HOT FOIL... [ SSS ]	T017 Spellbinders QUICK TRIMMER [ SSS ]
Medium WATERCOLOR BRUSH Pen MWCBP101 [ SSS ]	Ranger .5 oz MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE... [ SSS ]	ScraPerfect SMALL NO CLOG WRITING CAP... [ SSS ]

March 29, 2021

Pinkfresh Studio March 2021 Cling Stamp, Stencil, Die, and Hot Foil Release

Happy Monday, friends! Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio March 2021 Cling Stamp, Stencil, Die, and Hot Foil Release Blog Hop! I am so glad you're here. I am so very excited about the brand new Hot Foil Plates included in this release. I absolutely love adding foiling to my projects and I know you will too! No foiling machine? You can also use the hot foil plates with your die cutting machine for letterpress looks. Today I am sharing a trio of cards created with new hot foil plates, stamps, dies, and stencils. All the things! I'm even stenciling some matching envelopes (because I love layering stencils for this. Let's get started!

Affiliate links are used throughout this post at no additional cost to you. This allows me to keep bringing you content. Thank you all for your support!

V I D E O T U T O R I A L

Watch the creation of these foiled and stenciled cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:

THANK YOU SO MUCH CARDS & ENVELOPES

Products featured:

Pinkfresh Studio Thank You So Much Hot Foil Plate
Pinkfresh Studio Thank You So Much Die
Pinkfresh Studio Bougainvillea Print Hot Foil Plate
Pinkfresh Studio Bougainvillea Print Stamp
Pinkfresh Studio Bougainvillea Print Stencils
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

For the first card the Pinkfresh Studio Bougainvillea Print Stamp was stamped on SSS Lemon Cardstock with clear embossing ink and embossed with white embossing powder. The background was stenciled with Pinkfresh Studio Inks in Sweet Mustard, Apricot, Mint, and Meadow using the Pinkfresh Studio Bougainvillea Print Stencils.

The Pinkfresh Studio Thank You So Much Hot Foil Plate was foiled on SSS Lemon Cardstock with Spellbinders Gold Foil using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System and die cut with the coordinating Pinkfresh Studio Thank You So Much Hot Foil Plate. The die was used to die cut two more greetings and they were adhered one on top of another for a dimensional greeting. The sentiment was adhered to the center of the background and finished with a scattering of Hint of Mint heart embellishments.

For the second card the Pinkfresh Studio Bougainvillea Print Hot Foil Plate was foiled on SSS SSS Lemon Cardstock with Spellbinders Gold Foil using the Glimmer Hot Foil System.

The background was stenciled with Pinkfresh Studio Inks in Sweet Mustard, Apricot, Mint, and Meadow using the Pinkfresh Studio Bougainvillea Print Stencils.

The Pinkfresh Studio Thank You So Much Hot Foil Plate was foiled on smooth white cardstock with Spellbinders Green Foil using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System and die cut with the coordinating Pinkfresh Studio Thank You So Much Hot Foil Plate. The die was used to die cut two more greetings and they were adhered one on top of another for a dimensional greeting. The sentiment was adhered to the center of the background and finished with a scattering of Hint of Mint heart embellishments.

CELEBRATE CARD & ENVELOPE

Products featured:

Pinkfresh Studio Celebrate Hot Foil Plate
Pinkfresh Studio Celebrate Die
Pinkfresh Studio Fancy Floral Stencils
Pinkfresh Studio My Favorite Things To Say 2
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

The Pinkfresh Studio Fancy Floral Stencils were stenciled on smooth white cardstock with Pinkfresh Studio Inks in Lemon Whip, Marigold, Apricot, Berrylicious, Mint, and Meadow.

The Pinkfresh Studio Celebrate Hot Foil Plate was stenciled on SSS Lemon Cardstock with Spellbinders Spellbinders Gold Foil using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System and die cut with the coordinating Pinkfresh Studio Celebrate Die. The die was used to die cut two more greetings and they were adhered one on top of another for a dimensional greeting. The sentiment was adhered to the background.

A greeting from the Pinkfresh Studio My Favorite Things To Say 2 was stamped below the foiled greeting with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder.

The design was finished with a couple of Hint of Mint heart embellishments.

S U P P L I E S

PinkFresh Studio FANCY FLORAL PRINT... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio CELEBRATE Hot Foil... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio CELEBRATE Die Set... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio THANK YOU SO MUCH... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio THANK YOU SO MUCH... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio BOUGAINVILLEA PRINT... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio BOUGAINVILLEA PRINT... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio BOUGAINVILLEA PRINT... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio MY FAVORITE THINGS... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio BERRYLICIOUS Dye Ink... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio APRICOT Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio LEMON WHIP Dye Ink... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio SWEET MUSTARD Dye... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio MARIGOLD Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio MINT Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio MEADOW Dye Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 10 BLENDING... [ SSS ]	Gina K Designs SET OF 4 Blending... [ SSS ]
Gina K Designs SET OF 2 Blending... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#... [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Envelopes LEMON... [ SSS ]	Trinity Stamps HINT OF MINT JELLY... [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp BASIC RECTANGLES... [ SSS ]
GLS-001 Spellbinders GLIMMER HOT FOIL... [ SSS ]	GLF-014 Spellbinders GOLD Glimmer Foil [ SSS ]	GLF-008 Spellbinders GREEN Glimmer Foil [ SSS ]
T017 Spellbinders QUICK TRIMMER [ SSS ]

S H O P P I N G

Click the thumbnails below to shop the entire March 2021 Pinkfresh Release. Affiliate links used:

PinkFresh Studio FLOWER GARDEN... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio BLUSHING FLORAL... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio CELEBRATE Hot Foil... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio CELEBRATE Die Set... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio BEST WISHES Hot Foil... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio BEST WISHES Die Set... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio YOU SPARKLE Hot Foil... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio YOU SPARKLE Die Set... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio THANK YOU SO MUCH... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio THANK YOU SO MUCH... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio BOUGAINVILLEA PRINT... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio BOUGAINVILLEA PRINT... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio BOUGAINVILLEA PRINT... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio JOYFUL PEONIES Hot... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio JOYFUL PEONIES... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio JOYFUL PEONIES Die... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio JOYFUL PEONIES Cling... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio FLORAL FOCUS... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio FLORAL FOCUS Cling... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio FOLK ART BIRDS Hot... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio FOLK ART BIRDS... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio FOLK ART BIRDS Die... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio FOLK ART BIRDS Cling... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio FOLK GARDEN Hot Foil... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio FOLK GARDEN Layering... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio FOLK GARDEN Die Set... [ SSS ]	PinkFresh Studio FOLK GARDEN Cling... [ SSS ]
PinkFresh Studio FANCY FLORAL PRINT... [ SSS ]

G I V E A W A Y

Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.

Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. Winners will be picked from the comments and posted on April 5 , 2021 on the GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

K E E P H O P P I N G

This post is part of the Pinkfresh Studio March 2021 Release Blog Hop: