Hey everybody! Happy Monday! And it’s a super fun and fabulous Monday because I’m part of a big blog hop! We are hopping today to celebrate the brand new Essentials 3 Release from Pinkfresh Studio! Yeah! LOADS of new essentials dies that will take your card making to the next level! Frames, background dies, tags, stitched shapes…it’s all so so good! I am very excited that I get to be one of the crafters to share it with you first. CLICK HERE to shop the Pinkfresh Studio store. The blog hop links are at the bottom of my post… Guess what? Prize information is at the bottom of my post too! Yippeee! Have a blessed and beautiful day my creative friends.
My first card is an Alpine inspired card. I am obsessed with the adorable skiing animals in the Skiing By stamp set! I used that to inspire me, along with pretty plaid paper. But, the best part of this card is the brand new Ornate Oval Die! I can think of a million uses for this gorgeous die. My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered black and then plaid papers. I mixed in red and kraft for an overall cozy winter feel.
I die cut the Ornate Oval Frame from woodgrain cardstock from my stash. I splattered some white paint on it for a snow effect. I used the Skiing By stamp set and matching dies to stamp and cut the bunny, squirrel, trees and mountains. LOVE. The mittens are from the Skating By stamp set. It all works together perfectly!
I love these tiny mittens!!
Here is a close up of that pretty frame die! It cuts like a dream! For the animals’ sweaters I cut out red cardstock and then drew snowflakes on the front with a white gel pen. They needed alpine sweaters! LOL.
Next up is another Christmas card featuring one of my favorite Pinkfresh Studio stamps of all time – that pretty Christmas Unicorn (Chrismacorn!). I chose the awesome new Radiating Background 2 Die and the perfect background for this card. My finished card is a white A2 card base. The background die fits the A2 size exactly, so I die cut it in gray cardstock and glued it to the front of the card base.
I stamped and die cut out the Unicorn and colored her with Copics. I paper pieced silver cardstock for her mane and tail. (Of course, right?). I added a small pink bell and silver cord for her neck. I stamped snowflakes and splattered white paint onto the background piece.
The fantastic double layer Classic Holiday Words dies were used for the sentiment. The bottom layer is vellum and the top layer is red cardstock. I glued this piece together and then glued it to the front of the card with liquid glue.
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Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full Essentials 3 release on the Pinkfresh blog, and on their Instagram feed.
I will be giving away a $25 gift card HERE on my blog!! The winner will be randomly selected from the blog comments here on my blog! YEAH!!
PLEASE MAKE NOTE: Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on Monday, Dec 16th on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks!!
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THANK YOU for stopping by today! If you’re a new visitor from the Blog Hop! Welcome! I hope you come by again! Nice to meet you!
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86 responses to “Pinkfresh Studio Essentials 3 Release Blog Hop!!”
Oh my, just gorgeous, off hopping love Jane x
I am loving this release! The versatility of the new frame dies continues to impress and who doesn’t want a card with a Chrismacorn on it. I mean reall?!
Dear Wanda
Be it the oval card with the two critters or the unicorn card they are super duper beautiful. blessinsg gto you and your family
Aww the first one is so sweet 🙂 Such an adorable scene, beautiful in plaid and frame design!
Excellent use of these new dies. Your cards are too cute.
You used my favorite little critters!!!!! I just bought that stamp set and have made some bookmarks with them. I LOVE how you added the plaid. It is PERFECT!!
Gorgeous cards, love them both – such a cute scene on the first one, and that little jingle bell on the unicorn – perfection!
Your cards are so cute! Love the unicorn and those tiny mittens!!
Wow such gorgeous cards you created 🙂 What a fun release 🙂 The ornate oval is my favorite 🙂
Two a-mazing cards! But those little skiing critters/plaid/frame…..GAH!
That frame looks great on the plaid background. Thanks for the chance to win a gift card!
such sweet cards!
Seeing your use of the Ornate Oval Frame really gets my mind whirling as to how I can use it! Always enjoy seeing your work, thanks!
LOVE the unicorn card, and that gorgeous background die!
Wonderful post Wanda! Your Winter Wishes is such a fabulous way to use the frame! 😊
Adorable card and I love these dies especially with the cute critters. Great job.
Sweet cards. Love them both but the first one is my favorite. That beautiful frame when used with the plaid and the cute skiers reminds me of an old time photo scene. I would not have thought to use that frame with whimsical critters but love the look. Thanks for sharing!
Darling cards!
Cute cards! I love that Christmas unicorn too!
I love how you used the die on the first card. It is stunning. I love the little critters skiing, so cute!!
stunning cards – LOVE them both – thanks for the ideas:)
Your cards are adorable!
Beautiful cards! They are so cute and sweet. My favorite is the second card.
These are SO very cute!! Especially in love with that first one!!
Awesome release! Wonderful creations! I especially love your skiing critters card!
Love the unicorn card with the Radiating Background 2 die!
Playful, festive and adorable cards! Wonderful details and compositions.
Such adorable cards! Great inspiration 💜
Breath-taken-away by your whimsical, classy cards! Love the skiing bunnies tucked into the frame (the kraft/plaid are swoon-inducing); the Chrismacorn is absolutely magical! Awe-mazing! Starting a wish list once I’m finished commenting!
~carol
I love the plaid and the beautiful unicorn! Gorgeous Designs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My granddaughters will go nuts for this Chrismacorn… that radiating background is so perfect here. I think there a million and one uses for this ornate frame. Great work girlfriend…
Fabulous cards! Love these new dies!
Oh wow, love your cards, especially that first one!
LOVE what you created!
Just an amazing release and beautiful cards. Thanks
Lovely cards–I especially love the pairing of an older stamp with the newer die! The unicorn card is beautiful!!
Fun cards..love those Skiing bunnies.
These backgrounds are killing me! So gorgeous! That Be Merry sentiment is awesome!
Super festive and beautiful card, love the gorgeous oval frame for these adorable skiing critters.
Such adorable cards! Love your creativity…
Thanks for sharing.
Oh, the card is so cute! I love those little critters and capturing them inside the new frame looks great.
Fun cards!
Such cute inspiration Wanda! Love the skiing squirrel!
Love these ideas … but a skiing squirrel??? Who can match that ….
Awesome cards with the newest Essentials! Love the pretty Ornate Oval Frame! Darling winter scene! And the Radiating Background 2 Die is great to show off the unicorn!
Absolutely adorable!!!!!! You did a fantastic job. Can’t wait to try!
Adorable skiing bunny and squirrel! The oval frame die and mittens finish your card off so nicely.
OMG…so many products I want. Great card!
great dies and love the plaid..
Such fun cards! Thanks for sharing.
Wanda, thanks for the great holiday ideas and fun techniques!
Merry Christmas!!
Love the winter scene. The
skiing animals are so cute.
That plaid background is great.
The unicorn is spreading rays
of fun. Great card.
thanks for sharing
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Adorable cards!!! I love this new release!!
These little skiing critters are so charming. I love the red plaid background.
Your cards are wonderful!
Stunning cards! I love the unicorn! Such a delicate and whimsical card!
What lovely cards. I LOVE the frame on the first card with that little scene. The second card with the unicorn is fantastic!!
You always make such cute cards.
Your cards are so dang cute!!! I mean who doesn’t love cute lil skiing animals!!!! And I love the plaid background and the dies are fantastic!!! TFS
Your unicorn card is just adorable. I bought that die recently and can’t wait ’til it arrives! So cute!
I also love the cozy winter feel of your cards. Beautiful!
My granddaughter would loooove that unicorn card. I will need to make her one. Thanks for the inspiration. Love the new release!!
Beautiful cards! The unicorn card is so sweet.
Very beautiful cards, love the grey unicorn, unsual for a Christmas card, but it totally works.
I love how you incorporated the new products with the critters. The grey background die looks great with your Christmacorn.
I can always count on you to inspire me with delightful, beautifully made projects! I’m loving your Chrismacorn and must.make.one.now! Thank you for sharing your gifts with the rest of us.
These are so sweet! I love the plaid…and the hanging mittens :)!
Love these beautiful, fun cards. The Ornate Frame die is gorgeous.
The frame die looks great with the plaid pattern paper
You always rock it!
The frame is so elegant on your winter card, and the unicorn is just regal with the radiating backdrop!
Beautiful cards!! Love the unicorn one! So pretty!
Gorgeous cards! I love the cute critters skiing within the Ornate Oval frame! And, the plaid background is so festive1
I love the plaid paper with the ornate oval – great cards!
So cute! Great job!
Such sweet cards! They are so well balanced and I love the little whimsical touches – the mittens at the bottom of the frame and the little bell, perfec!
Hooray! Love the essentials- look forward to using them a lot! Especially like the fillable tag dies! Thank you for the chance to WIN them!
Your cards are super sweet and adorable! Love them!!
Beautiful cards! I love the Alpine inspired card. Those thing mittens!
Beautiful cards! Great new essentials to make fabulous cards.
Awesome cards!! Thanks for sharing.
Love how you combined stamps with the new dies.
I really like the fine line sentiment dies with the shadow.
Lovely cards! I especially adore the second, unicorn one. Thanks for sharing!
Adorable!!! The radiating background looks like it was made with a unicorn in mind for a focal image! Love the little winter critters, too!
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Cute cards. My fave is the first one–I like the framing and the plaid.