Hello!
Welcome to the second to last stop on the new release blog hop for Pinkfresh Studio! I've got two cards to share with you showing different ways to use one of the background cover plates.
You may have just come from Karin's blog, but if not feel free to start at the beginning with Pinkfresh Studio!
Both cards feature these two products:
Grant Yourself Grace Stamp Set
Stitched Diamonds Coverplate Die
Let's take a look!
Love love love the new Grant Yourself Grace Stamp Set with the coordinating die and stencil. You might be thinking, well, it's just another pretty floral set with stencils to color.
Nope! This stencil set has been cleverly designed to block off certain areas of the design which will be open on other stencils. This means now you can finally ink two light colors independent of each other! They are not going to be muddied together when you're blending on top of an existing layer.
One way to see what I mean is to look at the orange areas in the flowers above. You'll probably recognize that typically spaces like this would be in a shadow, and we'd naturally colors those areas in a darker red, to be layered upon . In this case however, it's colored in a purely lighter orange, not a color that had to be layered upon.
Here's another great sentiment that's included in this set. I heat embossed it in gold on vellum and wrapped it around the card panel. The top forals/leaves are placed on top of the vellum, and the bottom set underneath.
And let's not forget that gorgeous background from the Stitched Diamonds Coverplate Die! Just a simple ink blending on top of all of those dashes soakes the ink right into your panel.
The next card uses the same Stitched Diamonds Coverplate Die.
Instead of leaving the panel plain as a way to add texture like the first card, I blended different colors into the stencil I made, and ended up with 3 different rows of color. You can see the stencil I made on the left with all the red and purple ink. I just cut the stitched diamonds out of one row.
Another difference is this time I used gold thread to stitch around the outline of each diamond. It was so easy to do because the coverplate leaves tiny holes in the point of each design, just right for your needle to go thru.
I love all the added sparkle it gives with the gold!
The flower is from the same Grant Yourself Grace Stamp Set as the first card, I just switched up the colors. Now I have a darker color where it's "supposed to be" in the darker crevices.
The sentiment is a new one from Modern Script Sentiment Hot Foil. As always, after hot foiling the first round of sentiments, I used the full plate to hot foil the negative space, and then die cut those out. Such a great 2-for-1 project!
GIVEAWAYS:
We will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel!! We will also be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards, so comment along the hop for more chances to win. The winners will be posted on June 3, 2022 on the GIVEAWAY PAGE, so check back and claim any prize within 2 weeks. GOOD LUCK!!
I'd like to send you now to the blog of the super talented Kelly Taylor, who has some delightful projects to share with you!
Here's the complete list if you need it:
Thanks for stopping by!
-Kelly
Supplies Used (affiliate links used at no additional cost to you, thanks for your support!):
Grant Yourself Grace Stamp Set Grant Yourself Grace Dies Set Grant Yourself Grace Stencil Set Modern Script Sentiment Dies Modern Script Sentiment Hot Foil Stitched Diamonds Coverplate Die
These are stunning! I LOVE your colors and designs! The coverplate is amazing!
ReplyDeleteI like the addition of the Vellum with the Gold heat embossing on the first card and the colorful diamonds on the second card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Gorgeous cards! I love the way you colored the stained glass diamonds!
ReplyDeletesuch pretty cards, and I love how you did the backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful creative colorful backgrounds. Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards. The first card is done in my favorite colors. And I love what you did to the background die. I will now look at my other backgrround dies in a new light.
ReplyDeleteAll your cards are beautiful, but I really liked how you put the sentiment on vellum. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous inking and I love the stitching you did! Great background die!
ReplyDeleteI like how you used several different flowers on your card. They look so pretty together. The peachy look is so pretty
ReplyDeletePinks and gold are always so beautiful together! Love the florals! I adore gold embossing on Vellum and that gold stitching. FABULOUS!
ReplyDeleteMore great inspiration! I ordered the Grant Yourself Grace this morning and can't wait for it to get here. I didn't order the Stitched Diamonds since I already had a Diamonds Piercing Plate from another company, but can still try out your ideas.
ReplyDeleteFantastic cards! I really love how you accented sections of the Stitched Diamonds panel!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors used with the Stained Glass background!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Liz Balaam from South Africa. Hello. I have followed the whole hop. I adore the release and all the creations but the Going for Grace set is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteWow!! These cards are amazing. I love them both but the way you have used the cover die and colour to create the diamonds on the background is gorgeous. It really is a stand out!! :)
ReplyDeleteGasp! I LOVE what you did with the diamond cover plate. You were really thinking outside the box, creating the stencil to add color and then stitching. Gorgeous. Now I've got to have the cover plate. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI love to stop by and see all the clever ways you use new products, Kelly, and you didn't disappoint. Making a stencil to color portions of the diamonds was such a great idea but then stitching gold thread around them really adds an elegant yet playful feel. The other card is gorgeous and what a wonderful sentiment.
ReplyDeleteLove your cards. They are beautiful 😍 I really like the vellum piece with the text on the first cards. It is such a good way to make the text stand out
ReplyDeleteSo creative how you altered the background die. I need to try this as soon as I get the diamond background die.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. I love the stamp set that you used. My favorite from the new release is the Stain Glass set ... absolutely love it!
ReplyDeleteHi, Kelly - You consistently offer all of us dynamite inspiration! What you have shared is so pretty! Love the Stiched Diamonds cover and THOSE FLORALS! That Grant Yourself Grace (the theme of my year as a teacher!!) is fabulous! I thought my list consisted of Wildflowers, Painted Daisies and the Diamonds plate but now I am thinking I will have to add Grant Yourself Grace (it has fantastic sentiments in addition to gorgeous floral images). Thanks for providing us with these excellent exemplars!
ReplyDeleteLori S in PA
Love the second card, so clever!
ReplyDeleteI love your cards.... I especially love the one you used the gold thread and stitched around the diamonds..... so creative.
ReplyDeleteawesome cards - love the first one with the sentiment on vellum - very nice look
ReplyDeleteVery pretty cards!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty cards! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! I love the layers and color combination on the first one. The stitching on the second one looks great.
ReplyDeleteLove both your cards, but have to say that second one is my favorite!! What a great idea to make a stencil to color in special areas..looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteThat second card is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteLove the gold thread outlining the
diamonds. The coloring inside some
of them was a wonderful idea. Feel
sorry for the first card - pales in
comparison to the second. thanks
for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Great cards, I love the background and stencils.
ReplyDeleteYour ink blending and gold thread on the Diamond Coverplate is so beautiful---and so creative!
ReplyDeletelove the ethereal feel of those leaves
ReplyDeleteBeautiful designs! I love the coverplate die! Gorgeous flowers too!
ReplyDeleteI love how you showed off the magic of the Grant Yourself Grace stencil, that you can blend light colors! Woohoo! Beautiful cards.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. I like the colors, use of vellum and stitching.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Fabulous release!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your lovely cards, that background cover plate die is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful cards!!
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