It's release day at Pinkfresh Studio, and we are so excited to bring our our brand new May 2021 Essentials release from Pinkfresh Studio!
This release is full of stamps, layering stencils & dies, along with a couple new hot foil plates too. I think you are going to just love all of it!
Hello Little Rainbow slimline card set
This might be my very favorite card made for this release! I started by ink blending the background with our Cloud Builder stencil in the following ink colors: Aquamarine, Ocean Breeze, Ballet Slipper, Sparkling Rose, Coral Reef, Passion Fruit, Sweet Mustard & Lemon Whip. Then I cut the panel down with the largest Essentials: Slim Stitched Rectangle. I used the brand new Essentials: Shaker Stars to cut a large white glitter star with the middle cut out, and a smaller gold star. I also used the smaller star in the set to cut out two peekaboo areas from my cloud background. Then I mounted the background to the front of a 4x9 slimline card with foam tape.
I diecut the word hello from our Phrase Builder: Hello die set three times: once from gold pearl paper and twice from 130 LB white cardstock. I also cut the shadow layer from vellum, then stacked & glued the layers together. I stamped the second part of the sentiment in Detail Black ink from the Simply Sentiments: Hello stamp set and trimmed it into a thin strip. With that finished, I adhered all of the stars & sentiment pieces to the card front as shown. I finished the card by accenting with our clear Crystals Mix.
This card is not completely finished. I also created a coordinating envelope using the brand new Essentials: Slimline Envelope die and a sheet of our Keeping It Real 12x12 paper. (Why yes...I purposefully match the cloud gradient to the stripes from the paper. Thanks for asking! Lol!) This die set is super easy to use, and it works perfectly with any papers you want to make your envelopes from. If you don't own any Pinkfresh Studio patterned papers, I HIGHLY suggest them. The paper is thick & luxurious, with the brightest white in the industry!
Birthdays Look Good on You mini slimline card
Something that we are super excited about is the introduction of mini slimline products into our Essentials collection! To be honest, I wasn't completely sure if I would love this size or not. But after I made this one, I was HOOKED. It's the CUTEST card size ever! And you can still fit a good amount of florals, embellishments, etc....on it. We are starting off with our Essentials: Mini Slimline Bundle, which is a perfect assortment of dies to get started on mini slimline cards. The bundle includes both our highly popular stitched and diagonal stitched rectangles, sized for mini slims. You also get two circle sets: braided circles and diagonal stitched circles, which are also sized to fit perfectly within a mini slimline card. Mini slimline cards are typically 3 x 6 or 3.25 x 6.25, and we've created this bundle to work with both of those sizes.
I started this card by hot foiling the Joyful Peonies design in Aura colored foil to white cardstock. I use 100 lb Hammermill smooth white cardstock pretty much exclusively these days, as it is perfect for pretty much all cardmaking. It is super smooth, which means that dye inks blend beautifully on it. It takes hot foiling perfectly, where I have heard that Neenah solar white does not. It also stamps beautifully, and while I don't color with Copics, I have heard from those that do that this cardstock works really well for that too. It's less expensive than Neenah as well, so I highly suggest trying it out if you haven't yet!
After foiling, I used the Joyful Peonies layering stencils to ink blend the images in the following colors: Coral Reef, Passion Fruit, Peach Fuzz, Apricot, Mint and Meadow. Then I cut it out with the coordinating die. I also cut out a white cardstock panel with the largest stitched rectangle from the Mini Slimline Bundle. As I accumulate scraps of colored cardstock strips, I use my Slim Strips die set to diecut paper strips from them. I grabbed a few different sizes in colors that match my card, and adhered them to the bottom of the stitched panel at an angle. Then I put it into my MISTI and stamped & heat embossed the secondary part of the sentiment in white to the middle strip from the Happy Birthday Sentiments stamp set. I mounted this panel to a 3.25 x 6.25 mini slimline cardbase, then trimmed the florals apart and adhered them as shown.
I grabbed the Celebrate sentiment from our Perfect Sentiments hot foil plate that I had foiled when I first received it, and diecut with the coordinating 1 piece die. That is the AWESOME thing about this set - you can foil it in all the colors, and have a perfect sentiment ready to go whenever you need one! I mounted that above the heat embossed sentiment with foam tape, then accented with our Crystals Mix. Finally, I used the Essentials: Mini Slimline Envelope die to create this adorable envelope using one of the papers from our Celebrate 12x12 paper pack. I can't even tell you how much I love these envelope dies!!
Cheers to You on Your Birthday square card
We have decided to add to our fan favorite Stitched Scallop edge, and this release includes both Stitched Scallop Square and Stitched Scallop Circle. The great thing about these dies is each die actually cuts out two frames: the outer frame and the inverted version. This allows you to color block with both frames, or use just one or the other. I love how versatile these dies are and I reach for the rectangle versions all the time. I seem to forget about square cards, but they are really fun to create! And while a square envelope requires additional postage, but you can also just pop it into a standard sized envelope with a piece of cardstock or thin cardboard and send it normally. :)
I started by ink blending the Simple Plaid stencil to white cardstock in Ballet Slipper and Coral Reef ink colors. I used the largest Essentials: Stitched Squares to cut down the panel. I diecut the larger Stitched Scallop Square three times: once from gold pearl paper and twice from 130 LB white cardstock. I stacked and glued those layers together to give the card added dimension. I stamped and heat embossed the word Cheers in gold from the Happy Birthday Sentiments stamp set, then cut it out with the coordinating die. Using the diecut frame and word as a guide, I placed the ink blended square into my MISTI and stamped the second part of the sentiment in Detail Black.
I stamped some blooms & leaves from the Simple Blossoms stamp set (using Ballet Slipper, Coral Reef, Passion Fruit, Mint & Meadow), then cut them out with the coordinating die set. I placed them in my splatter box, and added white acrylic ink splatters to them. Once they dried, I assembled the card as shown, popping many of the elements up with foam adhesive. To finished I accented it with our Crystals Mix in clear & pink.
Thanks So Much card
This card features one of our newest edges, Blanket Stitched! I've used the Blanket Stitched Ovals on this card, but we also introduced Blanket Stitched Circles this release as well. The cool thing about this die set is that die is dual edged, meaning that the blanket stitched element is included on both sides of the cut line. This will leave the design element on the outer edge if you are making a shaker or peekaboo frame, but it is also in the inner edge so that you will get that gorgeous design on your diecut shape as well.
I created this card as a sneak peek last week on YouTube Live, and you can watch it come together there. I've used the Garden Florals layering stencil set, and ink blended it in the following colors: Coral Reef, Passion Fruit, Lemon Whip, Sweet Mustard, Summer Shower, Mint & Meadow. I accented it with our Essentials: Jewels Mix, which you can now get refills for all of the colors! I've used Sapphire, Sunshine & Ballet Slipper jewels on this card.
You are the Sweetest card
My final card was basically created to be able to use those beautiful lemon pieces from the Some Days Elements pack, and that is what is so great about our Essentials dies! They don't have to be the star of the show...then can be used to highlight other beautiful things. I've used the Blanket Stitched Circles to cut a panel from a sheet of Some Days 6x6 paper. I stamped the sentiment from Floral Notes directly to the white card base in Detail Black ink, then popped the paper panel up with foam tape. I layered the element pieces around the sentiment, then added a heart from the Some Days cardstock stickers above it. I finished by accenting with our Essentials: Jewels Mix in Bubble Gum, Sunshine and Peach Fuzz.
PRIZES
You have the chance to win one of 10 $25 gift card sponsored by Pinkfresh Studio - all you have to do is leave a comment! You also have the chance to win the full release on the Pinkfresh Studio blog {linked below}, and the YouTube video I shared above.. The winners will be picked & posted to the Giveaway Page by end of business on May 31st, and you must follow the instructions on that page to claim your prize. We will have an Instagram hop tomorrow with even more prizes, so be sure to set a reminder in your phone!
BLOG HOP LINK LIST
Our card team and welcomed guests have been crazy busy creating inspiring projects using all these new products! You are going to LOVE hopping along this blog hop! If you have happened upon my blog, you can start the hop over at Pinkfresh Studio, or you can view the entire link list HERE. You should have arrived from the lovely Laura Bassen, and your next stop on the hop is to the wonderful Maria Willis. Be sure to leave a comment at each blog, as there is a giveaway at every stop!
Before you move along to the next stop on the hop, I wanted to invite you to follow me on social media. I would love to be crafty friends!
88 Comments
Jun 4, 2021, 10:00:01 AM
Barbara Schmidt - I haven’t tried slimline cards yet but I think the Essentials Mini Slimline bundle would be a perfect place to start.
May 31, 2021, 8:18:39 PM
Beverly Jordan - So many beautiful cards with these great newest releases!! So much gorgeousness!!!! Love your creativity and great use of bright colors and shading!!
May 31, 2021, 8:59:45 AM
Scraporcraft - Great project shares for the release. I like the ideas for envelpes.
May 30, 2021, 11:34:55 PM
Tiffany P - Absolutely love your cards! Amazing detail and color. Thanks for the inspo!
May 30, 2021, 10:26:09 PM
Cherry Robinson - I am very excited about this release Lea. Love all of your cards. You always give me fantastic inspiration! ❤️❤️❤️
May 30, 2021, 8:03:42 PM
tina z - so beautiful!
May 30, 2021, 9:41:57 AM
berryblue - I always love seeing all the things you create! I love those colorful clouds in the first card, but the lemon-y card ended up stealing my heart! I've really enjoyed seeing which previously released products the designers are using with the new essentials. So much inspiration all around!
May 30, 2021, 8:16:33 AM
Jenny Dix - Loooove your Cards Thankyou
May 30, 2021, 4:44:08 AM
Gail Davidson - Gorgeous cards as always Lea! I'm loving the mini slimlines, but your square card is so much fun too. I can see I'll need the entire release (enabled!). xo
May 30, 2021, 1:02:00 AM
Lorie C - This has to be the best release ever...but I really believed that about the last release and I’m sure I will say that about the next release. LOL..Love all the cards..beautiful colors, beautiful layouts and the embellishments of course!!!
May 29, 2021, 10:04:24 PM
Lisascreativeniche - I love all of the different color combos! Especially the rainbow clouds!
May 29, 2021, 1:58:33 AM
Anja curvers - Ooohhh you really outdone yourself each and every card is gorgeous love them all. Thanks for sharing.
May 28, 2021, 6:26:48 PM
Luanne Ford - Oh my, your cards are fantastic! I especially love the mini slimline things in this fabulous release!
May 28, 2021, 5:27:51 PM
Dawn Tooley - So many pretty cards. I think my favorite is the thanks so much card. They are all great though.
May 28, 2021, 4:26:42 PM
Catelijne - Love the 'Cheers to You on Your Birthday square card'! The yellow of the Stitched Scallop Square, the ballet slipper + coral reef coloured flowers and mint leaves are just stunning ! Thank you for sharing and your inspiration Lea. ♥
May 28, 2021, 4:25:14 PM
Patricia Coleman - Beautiful cards and envelopes!! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
May 28, 2021, 3:20:03 PM
Dee Earnshaw - OMG you have so many cards to share with us - I am over whelmed by all the beauty being show cased - thanks for so many ideas:)
May 27, 2021, 9:02:16 PM
Sue D - So many beautiful cards!
May 27, 2021, 4:33:10 PM
Jackie S - Lea, you and your cards are always an inpsiration. Thanks for sharing your amazing talent
May 27, 2021, 2:08:25 PM
Sheri Kempke - Your cards are gorgeous, love the soft colors. The new dies are terrific!
May 27, 2021, 10:21:25 AM
MichelleLL - A a-mazing array of colorful beauties!! LOVE it all..... but especially the rainbow and the cute square creation!
May 26, 2021, 11:06:46 PM
Sue Godin - Wow! Thanks for taking the time to explain in such detail!!
May 26, 2021, 7:14:05 PM
Lyn Huecker - WOW! I'm blown away by this collection of cards. The square birthday card is darling and I love how you coordinated the clouds on the first card with the paper on the envelope. Another fabulous release from Pinkfresh.
May 26, 2021, 6:44:09 PM
Karen B Walker - As always, your collection of cards is just amazing! I especially love the square birthday card!
May 26, 2021, 6:09:46 PM
Amy Cooley - Your cards are so inspiring! I just love your rainbow cloud card. This is such a great new release. I want it all!
May 26, 2021, 4:45:07 PM
Valerija - Oh wow, this is an amazing set of cards! So beautiful! Love them all!
May 26, 2021, 2:28:27 PM
Holly L. - Beautiful cards!! Love these designs and great release!
May 26, 2021, 11:49:43 AM
Lauryne Cunningham - Your cards are beautiful! I love the square one!
May 26, 2021, 9:09:28 AM
Anushree Vaish - Your cards are very pretty , Lea !! Thanks for inspiring !!
May 26, 2021, 7:51:16 AM
Jeanne Beam - Such beautiful cards! Love the colors and designs...awesome release. Thanks for sharing.
May 26, 2021, 7:39:40 AM
jean marmo - A stunning release and gorgeous cards!
May 25, 2021, 11:26:52 PM
Denise Bryant - Gorgeous cards with these awesome new dies! Really loving the Mini Slimline Essentials Bundle and all the possibilities with the set! I love the card you created with the Shaker Stars!
May 25, 2021, 11:18:07 PM
Nandini Karmarkar - All the cards are beautiful. The last one is my favorite. I really love all the layering.
May 25, 2021, 10:50:16 PM
Sharon Gullikson - The lemony cards are SO CUTE!~!!!!!
May 25, 2021, 8:04:26 PM
Marie Hansen - Yummy, yummy! I need all the things!
May 25, 2021, 7:09:35 PM
Manny L - loooove all the colors on these cards! Esp loving the last card, soooo pretty!
May 25, 2021, 6:53:18 PM
Lynette - Your cards are amazing. Love watching your lives too!
May 25, 2021, 6:39:26 PM
Teresa Hall - Beautiful cards!
May 25, 2021, 5:15:15 PM
Kathy T. - I love the Hello Little Rainbow card. So bright & cheery.
May 25, 2021, 4:38:49 PM
Anny Hale - Lea, I love all your cards are also pretty. I especially love the sweetest card. I love how you almost always use the jewels!
May 25, 2021, 3:11:33 PM
Cyndi Morris - Your cards are amazing! Beautiful colors, wonderful styles -- great showcase of this fantastic release.
May 25, 2021, 12:08:36 PM
Andre M. - You've shared such a fun set of cheerful designs with the new release. Thank you for sharing your creative cards!
May 25, 2021, 11:58:16 AM
Maggie Arambarry - Beautiful cards!
May 25, 2021, 11:49:24 AM
BETH CARUSO - Love how you used both pieces of the oval die in the card. Really looks beautiful.
May 25, 2021, 10:55:57 AM
Mary Holshouser - Fantastic cards. Great explanation of each. thanks for sharing txmlhl(at)yahoo(dt)com
May 25, 2021, 10:41:57 AM
Becky Reames - Oh my gosh. Every single one of these is absolutely stunning. I have never thought of doing clouds in any color other than blue or gray and I absolutely love it!
May 25, 2021, 10:12:18 AM
Denise J - Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing your ideas!
May 25, 2021, 9:26:10 AM
Missy Verhey - Ok, loving all these cards! Color, layers, design!
May 25, 2021, 1:05:38 AM
Cheriese H - super gorgeous cards!!
May 25, 2021, 12:41:34 AM
Marisela Delgado - Absolutely gorgeous cards, Lea!
May 24, 2021, 11:13:35 PM
Anna M - Wow! All gorgeous cards.
May 24, 2021, 10:56:44 PM
Kailash - Amazing card designs, love all the layers and colors!
May 24, 2021, 10:50:21 PM
Carla Hundley - Really pretty new goodies and lovely card! Carla from Arizona
May 24, 2021, 10:08:30 PM
Traci Lord - Where do you find the time to make so many Wonderful Cards? So Beautiful & Colorful! Love! ❤
May 24, 2021, 10:03:17 PM
Donna Walls - Wow, gorgeous cards with fresh and fun colors. Thanks for the inspiration!
May 24, 2021, 9:11:02 PM
Deborah L - Wow! Look at this release! It’s amazing! I really love that rainbow cloud card! Such pretty colours! And how cute is that mini slimline card?! Aaah! You’ve knocked it outta the pro again!
May 24, 2021, 8:53:58 PM
Laurie - Seriously great cards. Thanks
May 24, 2021, 6:58:07 PM
Jan C - Lots of inspiration. Thank you.
May 24, 2021, 6:25:29 PM
Gail Spresser - Love all your cards and the wonderful colors. The new essentials release is wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
May 24, 2021, 5:22:02 PM
Meghan Kennihan - OMG! These are all STUNNING! I LOVE the rainbow clouds and all the layers and embellishments!
May 24, 2021, 4:07:53 PM
Susanbcards - Each of your cards are a work of art! I think the mini slimline card is a great size, sometimes I'm at a loss as to how to fill the original slimline card size. And the envelope? Over the top!
May 24, 2021, 3:56:32 PM
Roxanne Tellini - The color of the clouds matching the patterned paper of the envelope is so cool. Excellant job.
May 24, 2021, 3:54:26 PM
Lori Spitzer - Hi, Lea - You always provide what the French call an embarrassment of riches for us to ogle. No different this time! You went bananas, woman! The cards are ALL AMAZING! Thanks for the detailed descriptions. Love how the clouds on that first one match the gradient of the paper in the new print collection. Now THAT'S coordination! I also love the "celebrate" card - so beautiful! I enjoyed watching you create the "thanks" card last week and the lemon "the sweetest" card is cheerful and uplifting. Great job on all of the cards you've shared! Lori S in PA
May 24, 2021, 3:51:52 PM
BECCA YAHRLING - So very pretty! I am loving all of the new dies shown today, especially the envelope die.
May 24, 2021, 3:10:29 PM
Dorothy A - Beautiful cards! I love all the layers, especially the lemon card.
May 24, 2021, 2:57:44 PM
Lara Read - Love your cards! I really like the square one. So so cute!
May 24, 2021, 2:24:03 PM
Fran - Beautiful!
May 24, 2021, 2:18:52 PM
Melissa Leftrick - These are amazing but rainbows are my absolute favorite so of course I am loving that card!!!
May 24, 2021, 2:13:50 PM
Avra Williams - These are all so gorgeous!
May 24, 2021, 1:41:29 PM
Barbara - Wow, you made a lot of beautiful cards with this new release. Love them all, but the star one is my favorite.
May 24, 2021, 1:19:22 PM
Sherry Jones - Stunning! Slimline cards are now my new favourite size of cards to make. TFS. Sherry
May 24, 2021, 1:15:10 PM
Anneleise Hampson - Gorgeous cards. I always love watching your lives on PFS!
May 24, 2021, 12:57:31 PM
Ingrid Aries - I love seeing what you create! Your cards are so beautiful and inspiring!
May 24, 2021, 12:53:12 PM
Terrie D. (StarSpry) - Your cards are beautiful! I especially love the 'hello little rainbow slimline card'! The shaker stars die set is one of my favorites from this release. :)
May 24, 2021, 12:44:15 PM
Amy Moore - I think you made your cards for my birthday this month. Thanks for such a great inspiration.
May 24, 2021, 12:28:58 PM
Karen Campbell - I keep telling myself that I have to quit adding to my craft supplies, but your beautiful releases tell me otherwise.
May 24, 2021, 12:26:19 PM
Dianna L Jacobs - Every card is amazing!!
May 24, 2021, 12:08:49 PM
Pat Bethke - This is a wonderful release, love the slimline essentials and envelope die but they all are great and to highlight other stamps and stencils.
May 24, 2021, 12:08:15 PM
Nancy Roth - Everything is beautiful, Lea! Not sure I have a favorite as I love them all.
May 24, 2021, 12:04:01 PM
Mary Kay Ross - What can I say, Lea. This release is absolutely awesome. I need it all.
May 24, 2021, 11:38:27 AM
Sherry - Love this release and your creative cards! Can’t wait for my order to arrive!
May 24, 2021, 11:27:01 AM
Doreen - Oh wow Lea, these are all so beautiful! I really like the shaker stars.
May 24, 2021, 11:14:14 AM
barbara lassiter - I agree with you about the cuteness of the mini slimline card size and it's my favorite right now. I might have to have some supplies to make it easier to create! Lol! Your cards are beautiful BTW!
May 24, 2021, 10:26:33 AM
Pennie - Awesome cards!
May 24, 2021, 10:15:32 AM
Linh - Gorgeous cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
May 24, 2021, 10:10:47 AM
Melissa Baskin - Wow love your cards, they are so cheerful
May 24, 2021, 10:08:21 AM
Lea Lawson - Test.
May 24, 2021, 10:06:36 AM
Sarah P - Test