Just a Note, Pinkfresh Daisy Wreath

Today's card features the Pinkfresh Studio Daisy Wreath set. Hope you like! 

I used a plum colored mat behind my card panel to coordinate with the flower centers, and dipped the edges of the card panel in gold embossing powder. I added a few extra leaf sprigs from another stamp set to add a little more fullness, then popped the wreath and sentiment with foam tape. 

Before adding all the goodies, I lightly stenciled the card panel using TH077, Tim Holtz flower background stencil, and TH007, Tim Holtz burlap stencil. I foiled the sentiment using the Perfect Sentiments stamps and dies, also from Pinkfresh Studio. 

Yummy goodies from Pinkfresh Studio.

Product List:
Pinkfresh Studio, Daisy Wreath hot foil die

Pinkfresh Studio, Daisy Wreath stencils

Pinkfresh Studio, Daisy Wreath die

Pinkfresh Studio, Perfect Sentiments stamp and die

Pinkfresh Studio, Perfect Sentiments hot foil die

Pinkfresh Studio, Metallic Pearls, gold
Pinkfresh Studio, ink cubes:
Blue Jay, Evergreen, Grassy Knoll, Olive, Regal Kiss, Slumber, Summer Shower

My Favorite Things, Main Squeeze stamps and dies (extra leaf sprigs)
Papertrey Ink, white cardstock
Copic Xpress it blending card
Foam tape, gold embossing powder, purple cardstock (Bazzill canvas; I believe the color is Pansy), Studio Katia jewel picker

Huge Hugs shaker card

I'm sharing my shaker card, only because I made it, not because it turned out like I wanted it to. LOL In all seriousness, I'm not happy with it but I will send it anyway. I don't know if I just did everything the hard way, or what, but it took a lot longer than it should have, and it's not as "clean" as I wish it was. So there's my breakdown. View at your own risk. 🤷

I do love the large words dies, which make easy windows for a shaker. I used glossy accents to adhere the acetate to the back of the panel, and added two layers of foam tape all around as well as a strip between the words and the hex cut-outs to make a second shaker area. I wanted to keep the bees and honey pots at the top, and the gold hex pieces at the bottom. 

For the background piece, I cut all the strips in a couple of different sizes and held them together on the back with post it tape, then glued it to the card front. Before I glued it, I should have trimmed it a bit, because it shows outside the shaker panel and I didn't want that. I'll remember next time. You can't see it from the front so it's not horrible I guess. Lesson learned. 

Product List:

My Favorite Things, Honey Bees stamps

My Favorite Things, Honey Bees dies

My Favorite Things, Huge Hugs words die

My Favorite Things, Skinny Strips dies

My Favorite Things, Fishtail Flags STAX dies (retired)

Honey Bee Stamps, Hexagon Bunches dies

Essentials by Ellen, Bear Ware by Julie (honey pot stamp and die)

Papertrey Ink, white cardstock

Scraps of various pattern paper, gold cardstock, black cardstock 

Copic Xpress it blending card

Copic Sketch Markers, Y24, E99, Y19, C6

Foam tape, scor-tape, acetate, glossy accents

You're the Best

Who would've thought to make a card with poinsettias that isn't a Christmas card. I don't know who else, but I did. Coloring the flowers in completely unexpected colors can make them look very un-Christmassy and more every-day, I think. What do you think? Does it work? Here's my card.  

The Pinkfresh Studio poinsettia set is what I used for my card today. I think I like how it turned out. The larger leaf sprigs and berries are from a set by  Ellen Hutson called Holiday Sprigs. I needed just a little more space filler and these fit perfectly. 

The sentiment is hot foiled in gold using the negative piece from the Modern Script Sentiments solid foil plate and die. I hadn't intended to use the negative piece until I placed it on the card and love the look of it. So the positive piece goes in the box for another card.  A piece of small paper doily adds a little more interest and dimension. 

The background piece is the Geo Tiles cover plate die. Behind it, I used the ink that was left on my brushes to add a little touch of color.

Of course, one must add bling, which I did here with the Pinkfresh Studio Metallic Pearls in gold. Ahhh, just right! Plus, a few bits of foam tape to the sentiment pops it up to finish the card. 

Product List:
Pinkfresh Studio, Poinsettias stamp and die

Pinkfresh Studio, Modern Script Sentiments hot foil plate and die

Pinkfresh Studio, Solid Hot Foil Plate

Pinkfresh Studio, Geo Tiles cover plate die

Pinkfresh Studio, Metallic Pearls, gold
Pinkfresh Studio, Ink Cubes: Apricot, Emerald City, Fresh Pear, Gathered Twigs, Grassy Knoll, Marigold, Olive, Peach Fuzz, Stargazer

Copic Sketch Markers, colors that match the inks I used: Y17 YG11 YG63 B26 B37

Copic Xpress it blending card

Ellen Hutson, Holiday Sprigs, stamps and dies

Foam tape, blending brushes, glossy accents (my favorite adhesive for attaching bling)

Summer Fun Box card

It's been a while since I made a box card, and with this new set from My Favorite Things, I decided on this mini slimline box card for the My Favorite Things, Outside The Box Challenge (Summer Fun) as well as the Color Challenge (192).  

The piggies, sailboat, and lighthouse are from the Pig Time Fun stamp set. They are so cute! I added some other elements from a couple of other MFT sets too for a little extra beachy fun. 

The snowdrift dies work great for waves if you ink them blue.

I love this tiny little lighthouse. Isn't it the cutest. 

And it folds flat for mailing in an A6 envelope, also known (at least used to be) as a check envelope. I haven't written a check in a hundred years, but these envelopes are perfect for the mini slimline size cards. 

Supplies

Copic colors used

Product List:
My Favorite Things, Pig Time Fun stamps

My Favorite Things, Pig Time Fun dies

My Favorite Things, Island Shell-ebration stamps and dies (ball, shell, pail, crab)

My Favorite Things, Sunny Vibes stamps and dies (tree, sun, sentiment)

My Favorite Things, You Keep Me Afloat stamps and dies (fish and sailboats background)

My Favorite Things, Mini Slimline Level Up Outside the Box dies

My Favorite Things, Mini Slimline Snow Drifts dies (waves)

My Favorite Things, Ink cubes (natural, blue breeze - discontinued colors)

Papertrey Ink, white cardstock
Copic Xpress it blending card
Copic Sketch Markers (see photo above)
Ink blending brushes

Color Challenge for My Favorite Things

Today's card is for the color challenge at My Favorite Things. I haven't done one of the challenges in a long time, and I had this birthday card to make and decided to use the color palette for the challenge. 

Mostly I used Pinkfresh Studio products, but the inside is My Favorite Things, as you will see. This one is for my sister. I love the dimensional window frames by Tim Holtz from the ideology collection. I used a little of the gilded foundry wax on this one as well as on the stained glass backdrop behind it. It takes just a tiny bit of it to make a giant impact. 

Closer view of the elements stacked up on the frame.

Even with the frame it adds lots of dimension, but I went further and added foam tape in spots and stacked things in spots because that's what I do.

Inside message:
I have to confess, I've been DIE.ING. for nearly 6 months waiting to use this sentiment on her birthday card. LOL!

Some of the goodies used on this card. 

Product List:
My Favorite Things, Old Friends stamps and dies (old lady inside)
My Favorite Things, Mini Birthday Messages (birthday wishes sentiment)
Pinkfresh Studio, Peony Fantasy stamps and dies
Pinkfresh Studio, Stained Glass cover plate die
Pinkfresh Studio, Sparkling Diamonds embossing die
Copic Xpress it blending card
Copic Sketch Marker colors:
     B0000  B000  B00  B21
     E01  E30  E41  E42  E43
     YG91  YG93  YG95
Tim Holtz, Ideology Window Frames
Tim Holtz, Distress Foundry Wax, Gilded
Foam tape, glossy accents, gold embossing powder, small flat paint brush, computer generated sentiment label