Technique – stencilling

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Bloomscape Thanks

Hello everyone!!

While I enjoyed focusing on using new products during January, I kept wanting to create with the beautiful Pinkfresh Studio Bloomscape suite that was released towards the end of last year. It really is one of my favourite Pinkfresh sets, especially as it includes a cling stamp which stamp thin lines so beautifully!

I found a very ‘me’ combo in my colour book and got crafty! Once again I could not stop messing around with the arrangement. It took far longer than it should have but I got there in the end!

I actually used another new product on this card – one which I bought in January – a die from the Fancy Edgers set. I’m very into lacy edging at the moment and this die is so pretty!

The sentiment is from a set by The Greetery.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

CAS – The Framed Mini Bouquet

Hi everyone!!

It’s been a super busy day but this card is proof to me that I don’t actually need hours to put together a CAS card!

I’ve coveted the Irregular Square Frames die set by Simply Graphic for a long time and was very happy to pick it up in their recent sale. It only arrived this morning, but I really wanted to use it so decided to put together a very quick, mailable CAS card.

When I created this card using the Pinkfresh Studio Garden Bouquet product suite, I coloured all the smaller images in colours that were much more in my comfort zone! I was really happy to have them to hand this evening!

I added a tiny sentiment from a Clearly Besotted set and some of my new favourite Twinkle Stickles for some sparkle!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

CAS – The Botanicals Frame

 

Hello everyone!!

Today I pulled out a Pinkfresh product suite that I’ve had for quite for a while – in fact I stamped, coloured and even die cut the leafy image from the Lantern Botanicals product suite some time ago but I never got round to turning it into a card… until today.

I’ve mentioned before that I find creating CAS cards with Pinkfresh products rather challenging as I always want to use all the images I create from their product suites! As I just had a single branch to work with today, I found creating a CAS card quite easy! I paired it with the Ornate Oval Frame cut from pearlescent card and added a sentiment from a Create & Connect event set. As this card has been created with a recipient in mind, I know I will be posting it. The downside is that the Royal Mail’s systems seem to hate any form of bling nowadays so I added a few die cut accents instead to complete my card.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Lovely frame

Hello everyone!!

Well it’s been 24 hours and my new computer hasn’t collapsed again…. not sure I’m ever going to feel compfortable about it but it was nice to not spend most of the day troubleshooting.

Here’s the card I made today – originally planned for Friday before the computer problems zapped my spirit!

This Pinkfresh Studio Making Things Happen product suite was very much a last minute impulse addition to an order but I have lots of ideas for it! Today I kept it simple and paired it with a stem from one of my oldest Pinkfresh products – the Dainty Blooms die set from 2018. How is that EIGHT years ago?

The sentiment is from the Blissful Butterflies stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Lots of layers

Hi there!

Well the computer frustrations are continuing and completely eroding my crafty time. I’ve never had these problems before… I had heard that build quality had diminished significantly since Covid but I never expected all this rigmarole less than a month after buying a new computer.

Between frustrating calls and online chats, I was actually able to craft today. Lots of layers and lots of Pinkfresh Studio products on top of a background I embossed with a Sizzix folder that I don’t think I’ve used before.

The flower and sentiment is from the You’re the Best product suite and the frame was created with the Notched Corner Frame set. I also tucked sections of the Secret Garden background die behind the frame and added a few pearls. This card is thick and delicate and will definitely not be subjected to Royal Mail’s card destruction processes!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Beyond happy for you

Hello everyone!!

I picked up this beautiful Playful Petals product suite by Pinkfresh Studio when Craftstash was closing down last year. I was so chuffed to get a Pinkfresh bargain and couldn’t wait to use it… and here we are 8 or 9 months later…. Better late than never I guess!

This was a fun stamp to colour – it took me longer than I usually spend but I’m so grateful for these stencils – even when I take a bit longer, I’m still much quicker than when I used paint or pencils. And it’s far less stressful!

I ran the beautiful Charming Stitched Florals coverplate die over a white panel and adhered the flower image and a few pearls. To complete my card I added a sentiment from the Beyond Happy set.

Today is Day 20 of working through my newish/unused box and it’s starting to look emptier! I still have a fair number of embossing folders to use though!

This is my third project that I’m entering into the January Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge. The theme for the month is ‘Year in Review’ – and I have chosen the April 2025 theme of Floral Frenzy.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG