Hi everyone! Happy November! Time to get in the spirit of the holidays! The rest of the year is coming fast and we're here today to help you plan out your holiday cards! I'm so excited to be part of this awesome Pinkfresh Holiday Cards Blog Hop today! This is a huge TWO DAY blog hop with fun, inspiration, prizes and a free gift with your order too! Please CLICK HERE to see the entire beautiful line of holiday stamps and dies from Pinkfresh Studio - one of my favorite companies! CLICK HERE to go to the Pinkfresh Blog to see all the details each day, or if you get sidetracked along the hop! The full list of all the designers is at the bottom of my post! Grab some cocoa and relax with us and get inspired for the Winter Holidays! Thank you for coming by today. If you're new to my blog - welcome welcome! Glad to see you!
I made two cards to share today - one is icy blue and the other is warm and extra sparkly. Both are made with gorgeous stamps and dies from Pinkfresh in their truly unique whimsical and pretty style. The images are happy and they make me happy too.
First up is a Magical Chrisma-corn! I just made that up! A Christmas Unicorn! Love her! She is flying through the air to spread glitter and sparkle over everyone. This stamp set is called Magical Christmas. Love. The card base is A2 in white. Then I layered red, some pretty patterned paper, and then vellum. I love the look of vellum over patterned papers...
I stamped and die cut out the Christmas Unicorn and then colored her mane and tail with Copic Markers in red and green. Her horn is silver embossed and the scarf is red ink. The head, body, scarf, and horn are all different stamps - so you can make them different colors. Genius I'd say! Made it so easy to stamp a red scarf and emboss the horn. I used a bit of white twine and pretty small silver bells to put around her neck. She is a Chrisma-corn after all!
The sentiment and the snowflakes were stamped onto the vellum with white pigment ink. I also used Copic Opaque White to make snowy splatters onto the vellum. Be sure to set that aside and let it get good and dry before attaching it to your card.
Isn't she beautiful?
Next up are these adorable bunnies skating by to say hello and Merry Wishes! This card was made with the Pinkfresh Skating Bunnies stamps and dies. I used an icy blue and grey color palette for this card. I love how it came out! This is also an A2 white card base. I layered grey and then pretty plaid patterned paper on a diagonal..
I stamped and die cut the bunnies and colored them with Copic Markers. I die cut a circle for them to skate on and used Distress Ink and a blending tool to make a pretty matching blue sky. I stamped snowflakes in blue onto the sky portion. I also splattered some of the same Copic Opaque White as on the first card. (Supplies are all listed below).
They are just so so sweet skating around. The one on the left reminds me of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever! He's going for it out on the ice! This card is perfect for any winter holiday occasion.
I glued on a few sparkly blue gems at the end to finish off the card.
Now for the good stuff! Prizes and Free GIfts! Pinkfresh Studio will be picking SIX random comments from the designer blog posts, from each day to win a $25 gift card to the Pinkfresh Studio store. That's twelve total prizes! How awesome is that? AND - there will be TWO GRAND PRIZES picked from the Pinkfresh Blog posts: each day a different bundle of their holiday stamps & dies. (The prizes will be pictured each day on the Pinkfresh blog).
Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on Sunday, November 11th by 2pm CST on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. Note: You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.
BUT WAIT! Pinkfresh is also offering a FREE Holiday Vibes die with $25 purchase in the Pinkfresh Studio shop. A photo of the free die is below! Yay!
SUPPLIES FOR TODAY!
FULL LIST OF TODAY'S DESIGNERS! ENJOY THE HOP!
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Love the vellum on the first card!
Posted by: Lisascreativeniche | 11/10/2018 at 07:20 PM
The blue Skating Bunnies card is adorable but the Magical Chrisma-corn card is AWESOME, I love her! Thanks for sharing both cards and for the inspiration (I see a Magical Chrisma-corn or two in my future :)). ([email protected])
Posted by: Mindy Drummond | 11/09/2018 at 11:45 PM
Super cards - your coloring as usual is fantastic! Love the vellum on the unicorn card- great idea over the patterned paper.
Posted by: Karenajo | 11/09/2018 at 11:02 PM
Great cards! I love vellum with everything. =)
Posted by: Marisela Delgado | 11/08/2018 at 03:51 PM
Both of your cards are lovely. I particularly like the vellum over the black patterned paper. However, my favorite is definitely the grey and blue bunnies. That color combo, the layering you did, all of it is just perfect! Thanks for sharing with us.
Posted by: Annalisa | 11/07/2018 at 02:14 PM
Beautiful winter cards!
Posted by: Laura J. | 11/06/2018 at 09:48 PM
I just love those dancing bunnies! Such a fun stamp set! And that unicorn is magical! The silver paper/shine in each of the cards adds such a nice touch, and I love the bells!
Posted by: Annette Gordon | 11/05/2018 at 06:42 PM
Pretty card. Love the unicorn. Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Chris W | 11/05/2018 at 05:08 PM
Awesome cards!! I really love that unicorn!!
Posted by: Dana W | 11/05/2018 at 07:40 AM
Beautiful cards, Wanda! Your Chrisma-corn is just magical! Love the vellum over the patterned paper. The bunny card is so adorable. Such a pretty color palette.
Posted by: Cathy Lillie | 11/04/2018 at 11:25 PM
I can't decide which I like better!! Great job!!! Thank you for sharing!!
Posted by: Karen | 11/04/2018 at 07:42 PM
Awesome projects, I especially love the unicorn!
Posted by: Lagene | 11/04/2018 at 10:49 AM
Love your beautiful cards. Fabulous designs.
Posted by: Gilda (McStamper) | 11/03/2018 at 11:24 PM
Great cards - they are both fun and festive and both bring a big smile to my face!
Posted by: Bonnie Eng | 11/03/2018 at 02:36 PM
Oh my gosh! I LOVE your Chrisma-corn! But your bunnies are just too cute! Great job on both!
Posted by: BrendaLea | 11/03/2018 at 01:01 PM
Love your cards, especially the skating bunnies - so cute!
Posted by: Margaret | 11/03/2018 at 10:42 AM
Stunning cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Judie Attard | 11/03/2018 at 09:46 AM
Awesome cards The stamps & the colors you used are unique.
Posted by: Geneva | 11/03/2018 at 09:31 AM
Yes, your Chrisma-corn is beautiful! Love both of your cards! Looking forward to trying velum over patterned paper.
Posted by: Sue Washburne | 11/03/2018 at 08:22 AM
What a wonderful card! That unicorn is too cute! Holiday cards are my favorite to make!
Posted by: Heidi Rees | 11/03/2018 at 05:44 AM
Wonderful cards! So full of fun and merriment. Love the circle base to ground your elements.
Posted by: Super Stick Chick | 11/02/2018 at 09:06 PM
Hi Wanda. Two very sweet and pretty cards. Love those images! Thanks so much for sharing.
Posted by: Bev Page | 11/02/2018 at 08:10 PM
How excited am I that I just ordered this skating bunnies set! Thank you for the sweet inspiration...now I think I NEED the unicorn, too!!
Posted by: Kelly Schirmer | 11/02/2018 at 06:26 PM
Such sweet cards! My favorite is the first one, love the jingle bells you added to the unicorn!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | 11/02/2018 at 06:17 PM
These cards are so cute! I love the way you used patterned paper, especially under the vellum.
Posted by: Denise Mlady | 11/02/2018 at 05:54 PM
Love those skating bunnies! And the unicorn card is magical looking.
Shirley
Posted by: Shirley Baker | 11/02/2018 at 05:39 PM
Love the use of the vellum on the
first card. It gives the background
colors an muted look that is great.
the bunnies are fun. thanks for
sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | 11/02/2018 at 04:50 PM
beautiful cards as always! I don't comment much but always see your insta posts!
Posted by: Farhana S | 11/02/2018 at 03:27 PM
I am loving all the detail of your beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing with us!
Posted by: Sheri Kempke | 11/02/2018 at 03:20 PM
I really like the vellum over the top of the background to give it a softer look on the unicorn card & like the colours you've used. On your skating bunnies sweet card I also like the way you cut the piece of DP on an angle & then pout the die cut circle with the bunnies skating on top. Well done!
Posted by: Teri S. | 11/02/2018 at 03:09 PM
Oh what happy, sweet and wonderfully festive cards! Fantastic inspiration.
Posted by: Dana M | 11/02/2018 at 01:57 PM
Love the sparkly Christmas Unicorn & the great use of plaid on the sweet bunny card!
Posted by: Patt H. | 11/02/2018 at 01:09 PM
I love both of your cards! I really like how you placed vellum over patterned paper. All the layers on both cards gives such great dimension and interest!
Posted by: Lauryne Cunningham | 11/02/2018 at 12:32 PM
Both cards are really gorgeous! Love the bunnies and the unicorn. The images are very cute and sweet.
Posted by: Nandini Karmarkar | 11/02/2018 at 12:29 PM
I love the unicorn and the bunnies!!! So adorable....you made them look incredible on your gorgeous cards!
Posted by: Ruth Tacoma | 11/02/2018 at 12:24 PM
These are so sweet, I am absolutely in love with the unicorn card and your idea of adding the jingle bells - too cute!
Posted by: Mirella Rogan | 11/02/2018 at 11:43 AM
Adorable cards Wanda! I love the layering on your unicorn card! It looks beautiful with the stamped vellum ❤️
Posted by: Amy Vitriani | 11/02/2018 at 11:06 AM
Both are lovely. Love the unicorn and how you used the vellum on it.
Posted by: Nana Griffin | 11/02/2018 at 09:12 AM
Such fun cards! Great colors!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | 11/02/2018 at 09:07 AM
Love how you added bells to the unicorn's scarf! :) Such a cute idea.
Posted by: Kelsey Thomas | 11/02/2018 at 08:42 AM
Adorable holiday cards! Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Peggy M | 11/02/2018 at 08:19 AM
Love the idea of vellum over patterned paper. Both are great cards.
Posted by: Althea Joseph | 11/02/2018 at 08:14 AM
The colors on these cards are just perfect. The blue plaid really added a nice touch to the bunnies card. And the vellum helped to soften the paper behind it, and make it look like it was iced over. Great job.
Posted by: Michelle Hackett | 11/02/2018 at 07:19 AM
beautiful layered cards - love them both:)
Posted by: Dee Earnshaw | 11/02/2018 at 06:59 AM
Love your fun and whimsical cards Wanda. Thank you for your great inspiration!
Posted by: Jane | 11/02/2018 at 06:53 AM
LOve those bunnies, AND your Chrisma-corn!! In fact, I think she's UNI-MAS!! Thanks for the inspiration, and fun, Wanda! xx
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Posted by: Michele | 11/02/2018 at 06:47 AM
Such fun and whimsical cards, Wanda! Love them both!
Posted by: joy meadows | 11/02/2018 at 06:44 AM
These are such beautiful cards, Wanda! I love the bright colors and all of your perfect little details! Stunning!
Posted by: Michele K. Henderson | 11/02/2018 at 06:33 AM
Your cards are adorable, especially the bunny one!
Posted by: teresamnj | 11/02/2018 at 06:24 AM
Both cards are adorable Wanda, the glitter paper behind both focal panels really sets them off. Well done as always.(BTW, the Chrstma-corn IS pretty funny! LOL)
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | 11/02/2018 at 05:36 AM