Pinkfresh Studio April Essentials Release Blog Hop

Hi all!  And I'm back with ANOTHER blog hop with Pinkfresh Studio and friends!  Today is all about a fun new release of Essential dies!  You know, tags, words, edgers, frames...those timeless things you can use on any project to add some extra details or combined with other products to make your card go from good to amazing!

We've got a fun lineup for you, and you can hop from one blog to the next, or head back to the Pinkfresh blog for the entire roster and all the details.  Before this stop, I'm sure you saw some truly beautiful projects from Natasha.  Before you leave here, there are prizes and special offers you'll want to hear about so be sure to scroll all the way down.

My favorite dies are usually words and sentiments.  I love being able to cut a word out of card stock, patterned paper, or even glitter paper, and being able to just add it to my project as an awesome die cut sentiment.  I'm sharing a couple examples of how I used the Classic Words today.  I think you're going to love these dies!

The concept of my first card is simple and fun!  I really wanted to showcase one of the phrases, and what better way than with a repetitive design of that phrase?  I chose 'Congrats' and cut it out of Joyful Day's Fresh Start paper multiple times.  I love the black, pink, and hints of green, and it was a great design for this skinnier die cut word.

I arranged the many 'Congrats' at an angle on my A2 card, spacing them out and testing the placement of each before committing to adhering them to the card.  I also cut the word out of gold glitter paper, and the outline of the word from bubble gum pink card stock.  Knowing where I would put that was important to the entire design scheme.  Once I had a pattern I liked, I used a glue pen to adhere the words to the card base.  I like some dimension so I only added glue to the middle portion of each word, leaving the ends to curl up.  If you're thinking of replicating a design similar to this, you can glue down the entire word if you'd rather.

I used 3-D foam dots to stick on the pink and gold 'Congrats' to give that element an extra pop!  Not wanting to add too much more to this card, but feeling like it needed just a little something more, I raided my stash of sequins to find some in black, dark and light pink, mint, and even some tiny gold stars.

Where this is a fun, celebratory greeting, my second card is a bit more soft and sweet (but no less celebratory).  I wanted to show how these dies work with any card style; while the first one was modern and somewhat minimal, the second one is florals and doilies.

The background paper comes from the Joyful Day 6x6 paper pad; it's called Simple Pleasures. I used the new Essentials Braided Ovals in the smaller size to die cut some Out and About Tickets paper.  While the papers are from 2 very different collections, I'm actually quite smitten with them together.

I used the 'Hooray' die and backer as my message for this card; cutting the traditional word out of gold glitter paper again, and the outline from the Simple Pleasures paper.

In keeping with the curves of the Braided Oval frame, as well as the bubbly outline of my sentiment, I added white and gold doilies behind the frame as my texture.  A 'shine on' puffy sticker completes the card.  A few frills and lots of femininity here!

Thanks for popping in today!  You're on to the lovely Svitlana's blog next!  If you get lost, you can always circle back to the Pinkfresh Studio blog where they've got the entire list of hop participants.  Before you go, here's a little more info on those prizes and shop specials...

Pinkfresh is giving away the entire April Essentials Release on their blog and also on their Instagram page.  Each blog on the hop will be giving away a $25 gift card and the winners will be picked from the comments, so be sure to leave some love along your journey today!

*Winners will be picked and posted on Sunday, April 14th, on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

There will also be two shopping promos during the celebration:

First is a free House die with purchase. There is no code necessary, and the die will automatically load into your cart while supplies last.

Second, PF will be offering free/discounted shipping from April 8-11th on orders $50+. You must use the code APRESSFREESHIP50. Shipping is free in the USA, and $5.50 off for International friends.

Happy shopping & hopping!