Pinkfresh Studio March 2021 Stamp, Stencil, Die, and Hot Foil Release

 

Hi Friends! Since I've been on the Pinkfresh Studio design team this year, each release I wonder to myself, how can they top this one? And then a new release comes out and I think yep, they did it again! Well, there is a stamp/die/hot foil combo in this release (actually two different versions) that will be a game-changer for your sentiment production!

You may have come from the blog of Keia Shipp-Smith, but if not feel free to start at the beginning with the Pinkfresh Blog.

 

What is this amazingness, you ask?!?

The very second I saw the Celebrating You stamp with seven different sentiments, and its coordinating die THAT CUTS THEM ALL OUT AT THE SAME TIME (!!!) I told Kinnari, the owner of Pinkfresh Studio, that I'm going to make a rainbow of die cut sentiments and surround myself with them! And I did!

After basking in these glorious sentiments for quite a bit, I broke out a new fancy storage page (a.k.a., my kids' baseball card page protector) and put them safely away. It will be such a joy to finish designing a card and have all of these sentiments at my fingertips. And not have to feel like I'm using too many of them ... this may be a lifetime supply : )

After my rainbow-making spree, I turned to my favorite sentiment "color" of all time, embossed gold. And because it's Pinkfresh Studio, you know there is a hot foil alternative! I thought it would be fun to compare the two and share the results with you!

Here are the uncut sheets so you can see what they look like before die cutting. Can you tell which is which?

The embossed version is on the left, and the hot foiled version is on the right.

 
Both very pretty, but different. I have to say that for thin-lined font it's a toss-up for me. The hot foil may have a slight edge in appearance, but I'm still more comfortable with embossing, and it's not something I have to get out of my chair to do. 

But for the thick, bold font like these sentiments, I do prefer the hot foil. It's easy to get smooth, even coverage with the foil, where embossing a font this thick does leave some bumps (unless you do a couple rounds of embossing, which takes awhile and leaves room for shifting and error.)

So let's see some cards, right?!

This is a classic case of not wanting to mess with a good thing. With a rainbow of sentiments at my disposal, it would have been a crime not to use as many as possible!

As a recipient, who wouldn't want to read all those nice things about yourself, right? Pile it on! I used a couple enamel dots from the Some Days collection to fill in the gaps. Originally I had six of the sentiments on the card, but it looked a little plain, so I ended up swapping one out in favor of some Curvy Leaves in the corner to break up all the text.

This card features the new Heartfelt Thanks Slimline Stamp and Layering Coloring Stencil Set. So easy to put together!

I went out of my comfort zone and tried yellow flowers, red buds, and pink leaves.

To add some interest, I added white Curvy Leaves Dies by cutting a slit next to the flower and slipping the stem underneath. This way they stand up nicely without needing any foam tape and can mail flat.

The main sentiment is die cut from gold and tucked a little behind the leaves. I appreciate all the different secondary sentiments included in this Heartfelt Thanks set, including this one that I split into two different lines. I like that the message is specific to help you customize your card for the occasion.  

SHOPPING PROMO:

We are offering free US shipping on all orders $50+ from April 29th to May 6th. See the graphic above for the US and International code.

GIVEAWAYS:

The full release will be given away on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel!

There will also be a total of TEN $25  gift cards given away along the hop! As per usual with blog hops - the winners will be picked from the comments. Winners will be posted on May 6 , 2021 on our GIVEAWAY PAGE and must be claimed within 2 weeks. 

 
I'm pleased to send you to Kelly Lunceford's blog where you'll be wow'd with two incredibly gorgeous cards! 

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Thanks for stopping by!
- Kelly

Supplies Used (thanks so much for your support!):

Heartfelt Thanks Slimline Stamp Set

Heartfelt Thanks Slimline Stencil Layering Set

Celebrating You Stamp Set

Celebrating You Die Set

Celebrating You Hot Foil Plate

Some Days Enamel Dots

Curvy Leaves Die Set