A Blog Called Wanda

Hero Arts Summer 2023 Catalog Release Blog Hop! Boho Butterflies!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday - and a fun Monday it is actually! The brand new Hero Arts Summer 2023 new catalog just launched! And we are celebrating the new catalog with a big fun blog hop! Prize information, supplies, and hop information are all at the bottom of my post! If you're new to my blog - welcome! Nice to see you! And of course, welcome back to all my stamping friends! Thank you to Hero Arts for the invitation and the beautiful new products! I always love working with Hero Arts! 

I am aware that some of my project photos are still missing from random blog posts! I can't fix it on my end (ugh) and I'm waiting for Typepad to resolve it for me. Thank you for being patient while this all gets ironed out. It's been super frustrating! Photos are my mode of communication and it's making me kinda cray cray!

My card for today's hop features the brand new Butterfly Transfers (so pretty), the brand new Scallop Rectangle Infinity Dies, and the Brand new Mixed Textures stamps! I also used some of my previously released favorite things from Hero Arts! My card took on kind of a vintage/mixed media vibe and I love how it came out!! My finished card is an A2 cream cardstock card base. I layered kraft woodgrain paper and then a cream tag for the focal point. 

 

Here's a side view of my layers. I used foam tape to pop the tag up from the card. Everything is nice and inky too!

 

 

 

These new Butterfly Transfers are SO BEAUTIFUL! And really just super easy to use! I used three different transfers onto cream cardstock and then die cut them out with the matching dies. I splashed on some gold watercolor paint and set them aside to dry to make the rest of my card. 

 

I used the Mixed Textures stamp set to stamp pretty text, clock faces and a fleur de lis too! To make the tag I used the Hero Arts Nesting Tags Dies. I used three shades of Distress Inks to create a nice wash of matching colors behind the butterflies. All the stamps were stamped with brown ink. On the edges of the tags I rubbed on Embossing Ink and gold embossing powder for shimmery accents.

 

I used the sentiment from the Tropical Flowers set and inked it onto a banner.... I inked it up to match the feel of the tag.

 

 

Once the tag was dry I used liquid glue to glue down just the centers of the butterflies. While the glue was drying I used my bone folder to hold the bodies in place and held the wings up with my fingers. I love this look!

 

A bit of twine and some old Hero Arts Pearls from my stash!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for joining me today for the fun Hero Arts Summer 2023 Catalog Blog Hop! Have a great week! XOXO

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW CATALOG!

PRIZE INFORMATION: Hero Arts will be giving away two $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left along the blog hop! To enter, please comment on all the blogs for more chances to win! You have until Sunday, May 28 at 11:59pm to enter. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog! Good Luck!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)!

 

BLOG HOP LINK LIST! ENJOY THE HOP!

Channin Pelletier
Dana Joy
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Kelly Taylor
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Pocono Pam
Seeka

BreAnn Loveland
Cathy Zielske
Daniel West
Erica A-B
Jaycee Gaspar
Laura Bassen
Laurie Willison
Nichol Spohr
Vicki Boutin
Wanda Guess

 

Lawn Fawn Mini Release! Just Plane Awesome!

Helloooooo friends! Today is new release day for Lawn Fawn! They have a new "mini" release out today and they kindly sent me a few new products to work with beforehand so I could share with you! I just adore Lawn Fawn, don't you? The cutest critters to color with Copics! I hope you are having a great week this week!! 

My card features the brand new Just Plane Awesome stamps and dies along with some of my previously released favorites from Lawn Fawn. My finished card is an A2 white card base that I covered with Rainbow Plaid paper!! I layered some clouds, and then those cute mice flying by in their paper airplanes!!

 

The background was made using the Stitched Cloud Background in white paper and then inked with Oxide ink! I stamped and die cut out the mice, clouds and airplanes and colored them all in. I added white gel pen accents too! My sentiment is from the new set, and I used the Wavy Banners dies to stamp the sentiment on.

 

I die cut out the sun from the Spring Showers Die set - I used yellow paper and also yellow Oxide ink blended onto it.... The clouds are from the Yay Kites stamp set.

 

I attached the elements onto the card using adhesive foam circles so they pop off the page!! 

 

I think you are JUST PLANE AWESOME! I will see you back here soon!! XOXO

 

The Greetery - Hip Hip Hooray - Mini Cake Birthday Card!

Hello Hello Hello!! How are you today?! I have been making A LOT of birthday cards lately! And today I have one more for you! I think that's good, because we always need birthday cards around! It's my day to share a project on The Greetery Blog today, and I also wanted to share my card here on my blog with all of you.... I used some supplies from the newest release along with some previously released birthday products to make today's card. I made a rainbow mini cake! Yippeeee! Hip Hip Hooray indeed!

***I am aware that some of my project photos are still missing from random blog posts! I can't fix it on my end (ugh) and I'm waiting for Typepad to resolve it for me. Thank you for being patient while this all gets ironed out. It's been super frustrating! Photos are my mode of communication and it's making me kinda cray cray!***

My finished card is an A2 white card base... I used the awesome Delightful Digits background die in teal for the base of my card.... I layered on some streamers too! My feature is that super adorable Mini Cake from the latest release! I used a bright and vivid tropical color palette and added some sparkle! I splashed on silver watercolor paint for a hint of shimmer.... It's a party basically! Ha.

I die cut a white tag using the Tag Team Duo dies for my focal layer. On the tag, I stamped a few yellow starbursts and added rhinestones. Next up, I die cut all the pieces for the cake! I used the Takes The Cake Mini dies and cut out a tropical rainbow of cardstocks to layer. The cake stand is silver cardstock.

 

 

To finish up I added a twine bow in matching teal, and made the tiny cake banner out of vellum. I stamped the sentiment in rich black ink using the Takes The Cake stamp set. I really love the font on this set! I assembled the card using foam tape to 'pop' up the tag and the cake. 

 

The background die cut perfectly covers the front of an A2 card... 

 

 

 

I really love those little sparkly stamps! I stamped them in yellow and added rhinestones to the centers of the large ones... 

 

 

I used Scalloped Edge scissors to cut the bottom of the tag....

 

 

That's my little party-on-a-card-birthday-card for today!! This would also look good in any color combo! I'm thinking pinks and creams, or even graphic black and white!! I will see you back here soon! Until then, happy crafting my friends! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies I used in today's project (Affiliate Links Used).

 

Sunny Studio Stamps - Summer Release Guest Designer - Cupcakes and Kitties!

Hi everyone! Happy Weekend! Hope your week was excellent! I had a busy and good week. I donated Platelets and Plasma again on Wednesday after a great Bible Study class.... And I actually built in a day of pampering for myself during the week (reading, facial, quiet time, organizing...)  Last night was really fun too! Our church puts on the "Enchanted" Prom for teens and young adults with special needs, and it is seriously the most uplifting thing ever. I volunteered to be paparazzi and greet the guests and take photos!! Everyone gets to dress up and walk the red carpet and dance dance dance. Makes my heart incredibly full. Today is a day to get caught up at home! Chores and blogging and creating! I hope you have a fun weekend planned! I think we are finally at Summer here - it's the 90's every day now! 

***I am aware that some of my project photos are still missing from random blog posts! I can't fix it on my end (ugh) and I'm waiting for Typepad to resolve it for me. Thank you for being patient while this all gets ironed out. It's been super frustrating! Photos are my mode of communication and it's making me kinda cray cray!***

I have a fun blog post for you today! I am a guest designer this month for the wonderful new Summer Release from Sunny Studio Stamps! I have loved their stamps and dies from day one.... Everything is so happy and cheerful and fun to create with. I made two birthday cards to share with you! CLICK HERE to visit the Sunny Studio Store!!

My first card for today features the brand new (and perfectly named) Scrumptious Cupcakes stamps and dies! I made a rainbow of swirly cupcakes using the genius three step stamps!! My finished card is a white A2 horizontal card base. I covered the card with teal stripes and then a frilly frame.... I used vellum and silver heat embossing too!! It's a confection! I wish I could eat this card. LOLZ. 

 

Here's a side view of the card. I put all the layers together first, and then wrapped the embossed vellum around the entire card front. Then I glued it onto the white card base. I didn't want to detract from all the colorful cupcakes!! The cupcakes were affixed to the card using foam tape.

 

Silver embossing, that pretty sentiment and that perfect font!!!  The white card layer is made from gorgeous dies from Sunny Studio!! 

 

I stamped each cupcake top in a rainbow shade using three colors of inks.... I kept the cupcakes the same (brown) and the papers the same (gray) to make the colors pop!! All my ink colors and ink pads used are listed in the supplies at the bottom of my post - or click here!

 

I added tiny hearts to the bottom of each cupcake for a bit of LOVE! 

 

 

 

 

My second birthday card for today features the brand new Birthday Cats stamps and dies and the brand new Bright Balloons Dies!! My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with rainbow stripes, red and an inked panel.... It's so bright and colorful! And birthday cats??!! SO CUTE!!!

 

Here's a side view of all my layers! 

 

 

For the top, focal, panel, I die cut a white zig zag rectangle with the MIni Mat 4 die set, and ink blended just the top with Distress Oxides and Blender Brushes. I stamped the sentiment right onto the blue portion after it was dry. How adorable are those birthday kitties??!! I stamped and die cut the three images and colored them with Copic Markers. One is Lucky, of course! The other one is Buddy, my sweet orange Tabby who passed away...and that third one is my childhood pet Tippy!! Hee hee.

 

Here's a close up of my layers and that pretty balloon! I want to take a moment to stress how much I LOOOOOVE Sunny Studio patterned papers!! I have a stack about a foot tall and I used them all the time!! Think stripes, gingham, polka dots and more. The reason I love them is that they are super thick, and double sided patterns...and the colors are incredibly saturated and vivid. I am telling you - check them out!! CLICK HERE to see the papers!

 

I used my MISTI for perfect placement of my sentiment.... PURRRRRFECT!! 

That's it for me today! My cards today are also up on the Sunny Studio Blog! Big thanks to Mendi for having me as a guest for her wonderful new release. I hope you have a fantastic weekend! XOXO 

CLICK HERE TO SHOP SUNNY STUDIO STAMPS!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's cards (Affiliate Links Used)!

 

Pretty Pink Posh May 2023 New Release - You're SO Tweet!

Hi guys! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? We had a nice weekend here in Sacramento! Hope you're ready for a fresh new week and some creating and crafting! Last week I shared a card I made with the new Pretty Pink Posh release for the big Blog Hop.... And today is the first day of the big Instagram Hop for the new release. I have a fun card to share with you - more birdies, Copic Markers and some ink blending too.... If you have Instagram, be sure to head over and leave a comment on all the posts for the hop so you can be eligible to win a prize. Let's get started on my card for today!

My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with kraft, teal and white. I used the brand new Swiss Dots Stencils with white ink on the kraft to create my background. My card features the brand new A Little Birdie stamps and dies and the brand new Spring Birdhouses stamps and dies. I also used the previously released Floral Corners stamps, and the pop up box dies in a different way too!

 

This sentiment is really cute!! I could see this as a thank you card or a just because card.... Here's a side view of my layers and pieces....

 

I started by stamping and die cutting out the birdhouse, branch, floral spray and birdies, and coloring everything with Copic Markers. I added white gel pen accents as well. 

 

To frame my little scene, I used parts and pieces of the Scalloped Box Pop Up Card dies! I used the back portion for the arch and the front panel for my sentiment. I wanted a little pop of yellow, so I ink blended Distress Oxides in yellows on both white panels. Yellow just automatically makes everything more cheerful.

 

 

 

 

 

This Floral spray was just the right touch for a bit more color up there in the corner of my card. I have loved this stamp set since it came out!!

 

 

That's it for today! Happy Monday, and cheers to a great week! XOXO

CLICK HERE TO do the INSTAGRAM HOP TODAY!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's card (Affiliate Links Used)!

 

 

Pretty Pink Posh May 2023 New Release Blog Hop - Just a Note Birdhouse Card!

Hello crafting pals! It's MAY! Wow, the year is flying! It's almost Summer! I hope you're having a great week so far. My week has been busy and starting tomorrow we are going to a church conference which I am very excited about! Life is good in the neighborhood!! Today I'm here on the blog as part of the giant blog hop celebrating the new May 2023 release from Pretty Pink Posh! You know Paulina has made more new cute things for us to create with, and everything is perfect for late Spring and early Summer..... 

The blog hop this month is three days, and as usual, there will be an Instagram hop next week and I'll share another card then too. Today is my day in the hop lineup and I'm happy to share a project with you! Prizes, supplies, discounts and the link list are at the bottom of my post today. Let's get started!

THE PPP NEW RELEASE IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR SHOPPING NOW!!

I am seriously in love with everything from the new release!! Today's card features the brand new Decorative Birdhouse Dies and the brand new Stitched Birds Dies! I also used the previously released Just a Note Script Dies! LOVE.... My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with blue, gingham and white. I wanted a real hot Summer day vibe... You know, a gingham tablecloth, sunflowers, and birdies chirping....

 

 

Here's a side view so you can see all my layers! I adore that new sentiment die...it will be perfect for so many cards! 

 

 

I had my idea for my card and I knew I wanted Sunflowers....so I got out my Spring Foliage Dies set and used yellow and brown to create small scale Sunflowers to add to my birhouse. They are so dang cheerful!! My birdhouse was constructed with two colors of brown cardstock and gingham paper. I matched the blue in the bird to the gingham paper for a nice look.

 

I gently pinched the petal of the sunflowers to make them a bit 'rustic' and to pop up off the card. Here are the different elements of the birdhouse... I added a sweet red heart over the door!

 

I used the Stitched Birds Dies to make that little guy! I can't wait to make more birdies too! I'm thinking Christmas Cardinals already! Love.

 

 

 

 

That's it for today's project! I hope you have a blessed and happy day! Keep on crafting, and I'll see you soon! XO

BLOG HOP PRIZE INFO!! Pretty Pink Posh is giving away THREE $30 gift certificates (one winner each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop so be sure to comment on all the posts! Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 5/8. The lucky winners will be announced on the PPP blog.

SHOP THE NEW PPP RELEASE HERE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see my supply list for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)!

BLOG HOP LINEUP FOR TODAY!

Pretty Pink Posh blog 
Wanda Guess
Gemma Campbell
Melody Rupple
Stefanie Loh
Carly Minner
Leica Palma

 

Hip Hip Hooray! The Greetery New Release Day! And a SALE!

 

HIP HIP HOORAY!

IT'S GREETERY NEW RELEASE DAY!

ALL THE NEW ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!

AND THERE'S AN AWESOME SALE TOO!

 

 

The sale starts wednesday 4/26 at 10am EST and ends Saturday 4/29 at 11:59pm EST!! The 15% storewide code is automatically applied at checkout!

 

It has been my pleasure to share the new release with you this week!! I hope you enjoy your new goodies and enjoy many hours of creativity and fun!! XO

The Greetery - Hip Hip Hooray Collection - New Release Day Two! More Birthday Excitement!

Welcome back to day two of the new release reveals for The Greetery!! The Hip Hip Hooray release - product reveals yesterday and today - and then release day will be tomorrow April 26th at 10am EST!! Did you love all the birthday projects for Day 1? Are you ready to get all your birthday cards caught up? I have so many ideas still. It's all perfect for mixing and matching. I have three more birthday cards to show you today - more color and more PARTY!! Thanks for stopping by for day two! Let's go!

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS FRIDAY MARCH 10TH AT 10AM EST!

My first card today is a sweet pink confection! If I had to pick a favorite of the release, I think it would be this card! My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with gold, white and pink!! Yummy!! My card features the brand new Takes The Cake stamps, stencils and dies...And the new Cake Banner Die, Cake Stand Die and more!! It's all soooooo fabulous!!! The cake dies have a matching flower overlay and it's divine. You guys are going to have so much fun with this suite of products.

 

Here's a side view of all the layers and pieces.... That pretty banner - I made it from vellum and gold heat embossed the sentiment on it.... The flowers are made with a set of stencils, and then die cut out with the matching die. I used foam tape to pop it up off the cake. My cake base layer is very light pink cardstock.

 

For the background I used the background stamp heat embossed in gold and then ink blended soft pink ink at the top only. This card is so girlie!!

 

 

 

 

I die cut the candle flames and the cake stand out with gold glitter cardstock. I do love shimmer.... I added Stickles to the flowers also.

 

 

Aren't those the cutest little candles??!! 

 

My next card is also a sweet treat! This finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with pink and cream.... This card features the brand new Hey Cupcake Dies and the brand new Sweet and Fancy Labels stamps and dies! Everything you need to make treats!! I used kind of a vintage color palette for this one - kraft, pink, creak and brown...

 

 

You can build the cupcakes and treats in any combination! The possibilities are endless!! Mix and match all the toppings and frostings... I used vellum for the bottom paper, then kraft, then pink. I love the tiny cherry and strawberry add ons!

 

 

I stamped the sentiment using brown and pink inks and gently inked the edges of the little label!! Isn't it pretty??

 

The background was made by stamping with white ink onto pink paper. It's subtle but so pretty! And it reminds me of a pastry shop for some reason! I splattered on some white paint on the cupcakes to look like powdered sugar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, finally, my last card for the new release!! My finished card is an A2 white card base....and then PRESENTS!! This card features the brand new Gifts Galore stencils and dies. There also is a hot foil plate that goes with this suite!! Presents for any occasion!! I used a fresh color combo of aqua blue, yellow and lime green! All my ink colors are listed in my supply list!

 

This is the entire image of the stencils....I used the entire panel, but you could easily use parts of it and/or die cut out the gifts to use in a different way. I really wanted to showcase the cool full panel. I used silver glitter paper to make all the bows and ribbons to keep it cohesive. 

 

 

Dots and stripes and stars, oh my!!!

 

I used the previously released All Kinds of Happy stamps and dies for the sentiment.

 

I splashed on some white/silvery paint splatters for more shimmer (never enough shimmer)....

 

 

 

Yahhooooo! That was a party!! So happy you could join me! The past two days have been so fun! I love to share new things with you! What are you excited for? Is the creativity flowing already?? Thanks for spending some time with me here this week. The new release will be for sale tomorrow - Wednesday, April 26th at 10am EST! Have a blessed day! XOXO

DAY TWO PRIZE INFORMATION!! The Greetery will be giving away FOUR Hip-Hip-Hooray complete collections! The giveaway includes all of the stamps, stencils, hot foils, accessories, etc. Total value is $447 per bundle. Comments will only be open today - Tuesday, beginning now, and closing at 11:59pm EST today - Tuesday April 25th!!  To be entered to win, leave a comment on each blog for today!  Random comments will be chosen and announced on The Greetery Blog! WOW - GOOD LUCK!! 

Thank you for spending part of your week here with me! It is most definitely my pleasure to share The Greetery products with you! I feel very lucky to be part of this team. Happy Shopping tomorrow! I truly appreciate it if you remember to shop via my links! XO

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for these cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION LINKS FOR TODAY!

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laurie

Melissa

Wanda

The Greetery - Hip Hip Hooray Collection - New Release Day One! Let's Party!

 

****I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! PLEASE SCROLL TO SEE THE PINKFRESH STUDIO BLOG HOP POST!****

Hi friends!! VERY exciting news for you today! I'm here to share the product and project reveals for the April 2023 new release from The Greetery! Yay! This release is called "Hip Hip Hooray" and it's all about celebrations! Think birthdays, and weddings, and graduations! Any reason to have a party and celebrate! This release is seriously so cheerful and I know it will make you smile!! We will have two reveal days this release - today and tomorrow. The design team will be sharing projects on our blogs and revealing all the new products for you. SO exciting! I have six cards to share with you the next two days and they are ALL birthday cards! Yeah - so many great ideas for the type of cards we make the most! I used loads of color on my cards and I hope they make you happy too. Are you excited?? Let's get started, shall we?! 

THE NEW RELEASE DAY IS WEDNESDAY APRIL 26TH AT 10AM EST!

My first card for today features the brand new All Aglow product suite - stamps, dies, stencils...and the brand new Make A Wish Dies!! My finished card is an A2 white card based, layered with aqua, vellum and white. All set up to showcase those cool candles!! I used all my favorite sherbet-y birthday colors!

 

Here's a side shot of my layers... The candles image is the star of the show.... The candles and the flames and the stripes/dots etc are all stencils! Yes, it's that easy to create this cool image! The rays on top of the flame circles are the coordinating stamps. Sooo cool. 

 

I used champagne glitter drops for the flames and gold glitter paper for the sentiment. I really wanted a bit of shimmer on this card!! It's nice and flat for mailing too. 

I added a few sparkles from the stamp set also! It's so neat. Can be retro too, don't you think?? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up is another birthday card that features hot tropical colors! I used the brand new Tear Strips Banners Dies and Tear Strips Tags Birthday stamps! I also featured the SUPER cool new Sparkler Background stamp!! My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with hot pink, then white....

 

Here's a close up of the Sparkler Background Stamp. I heat embossed it in white embossing powder onto vellum. This is a fun look and I'm happy with how it turned out!!

 

 

The stars of this card are all those fun banner die cuts! I die cut out a bunch of the new banners and placed them on the card. Then I did one in black with white embossing for the sentiment. So graphic!

 

 

 

 

My finishing touch was to add a few champagne glitter drops. This would be fun in any of your favorite color combos!

 

And my final card for today is a big bold square card! You will recognize the awesome Pinwheel Party stencils as the background. Then this card also features the brand new Make A Wish dies and the brand new Make A Wish stamp set. I used a fav color combo of orange and blue. The colors could be changed up to match grad colors or party colors!! 

 

 

I used the new Tear Strip Banner to add my smaller sentiment. I inked the edges of the banner to match the pinwheels! I splattered on some gold paint and die cut my sentiment from gold glitter cardstock. Party!!

 

 

To make the background, I stenciled the pinwheels twice on the same paper. The top one, then flip the paper around, and do it again! It leaves just the right space for the sentiment. 

All my ink pad colors are listed out in my supplies list at the bottom of my post! 

 

 

It's your day to shine! I love that! 

So happy for a new release!! That's it for day one of the new release reveals! Be sure to come back tomorrow and I will be sharing three more cards featuring the new items! Yippeeeeeee! What's your favorite thing so far?  Do you make birthday cards the most? That's what I make the most of! The new release will be for sale on Wednesday, April 26th at 10AM EST!! See you tomorrow! XOXO

DAY ONE PRIZE INFORMATION! The Greetery will be giving away FOUR $50 gift certificates, in honor of our 4th birthday. To be entered to win, leave a comment on each blog for today!  Random comments will be chosen and announced on The Greetery Blog! Be sure to check the prize information for tomorrow too. Hint hint!!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for these cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION LINKS FOR TODAY!

Angelica

Dana

Dawn

Kelly

Laurie

Wanda

Pinkfresh Studio New Release Blog Hop - Sweet Cupcakes Birthday Card!

****I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! BE SURE TO VISIT MY OTHER POST ABOUT THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE!****

Happy Monday! It's going to be a FUN week here on the bloggy blog! I have two posts today - so make sure to visit both of them because there are prizes and fun information on both! Yeah!

Welcome to my stop on the awesome blog hop to celebrate the brand new, beautiful release from our friends at Pinkfresh Studio! Gosh, I do love Pinkfresh Studio and their pretty style.... NEW NEW NEW Stamps, dies, stencils, hot foil plates, accessories...and more!! There is supply information, prize information and the list for the hop participants at the bottom of my post. Let's take a look at my card for today!

My birthday card to share today features the brand new Sweet Day stamps, stencils and dies! A lovely birthday suite of products - that also has a matching hot foil plate! We always need more birthday stamps and dies, right? These are fresh and happy for sure! I used a pastel color palette of pink, aqua and yellow to make some cute cupcakes and that awesome banner. My finished card is an A2 card base in white. I layered pink and vellum then a top layer of white for my focal layer....

 

Here is a close up of my paper layers and those sweet cakes! I used the beautiful Intricate Ovals Coverplate die to emboss the design onto light pink cardstock for that layer. Then a layer of vellum, and a stitched white layer. These layers make a frame for my birthday scene.

 

 

 

I stamped the cupcakes in black ink and used the matching stencils to stencil on the color using my Pinkfresh Ink Cubes.... I die cut out all the pieces, and a banner too! The banner was also colored using the matching stencils. One very cool thing about this stamp set is that you can stamp the entire stamp set and die cut it all out in one pass!! Genius!!! The set also has a beautiful cake!! 

 

 

 

I do love a pretty banner!! I used the same colors for the cupcakes and the banner for a cohesive look. I added shiny glitter drops in matching colors on the tops of the cupcakes and the banner.

 

 

 

 

That's it for my card for today! If you're new here, from the blog hop, welcome! Thank you for stopping by to spend part of your day with me. I'm always super grateful to work with the talented and generous team at Pinkfresh Studio - they are a dream to work with. Thank you so much for joining me today on this fun blog hop day! Happy crafting! I will see you soon!

Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel! They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25  gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops - the winners will be picked from the comments left on each blog!! Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on May 3rd on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. Remember, you must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. GOOD LUCK!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW PINKFRESH STUDIO RELEASE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies for today's cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE ALL THE BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS!!