Hey everybody! Happy Monday! And it's a super fun and fabulous Monday because I'm part of a big blog hop! We are hopping today to celebrate the brand new Essentials 3 Release from Pinkfresh Studio! Yeah! LOADS of new essentials dies that will take your card making to the next level! Frames, background dies, tags, stitched shapes...it's all so so good! I am very excited that I get to be one of the crafters to share it with you first. CLICK HERE to shop the Pinkfresh Studio store. The blog hop links are at the bottom of my post... Guess what? Prize information is at the bottom of my post too! Yippeee! Have a blessed and beautiful day my creative friends.
My first card is an Alpine inspired card. I am obsessed with the adorable skiing animals in the Skiing By stamp set! I used that to inspire me, along with pretty plaid paper. But, the best part of this card is the brand new Ornate Oval Die! I can think of a million uses for this gorgeous die. My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered black and then plaid papers. I mixed in red and kraft for an overall cozy winter feel.
I die cut the Ornate Oval Frame from woodgrain cardstock from my stash. I splattered some white paint on it for a snow effect. I used the Skiing By stamp set and matching dies to stamp and cut the bunny, squirrel, trees and mountains. LOVE. The mittens are from the Skating By stamp set. It all works together perfectly!
I love these tiny mittens!!
Here is a close up of that pretty frame die! It cuts like a dream! For the animals' sweaters I cut out red cardstock and then drew snowflakes on the front with a white gel pen. They needed alpine sweaters! LOL.
Next up is another Christmas card featuring one of my favorite Pinkfresh Studio stamps of all time - that pretty Christmas Unicorn (Chrismacorn!). I chose the awesome new Radiating Background 2 Die and the perfect background for this card. My finished card is a white A2 card base. The background die fits the A2 size exactly, so I die cut it in gray cardstock and glued it to the front of the card base.
I stamped and die cut out the Unicorn and colored her with Copics. I paper pieced silver cardstock for her mane and tail. (Of course, right?). I added a small pink bell and silver cord for her neck. I stamped snowflakes and splattered white paint onto the background piece.
The fantastic double layer Classic Holiday Words dies were used for the sentiment. The bottom layer is vellum and the top layer is red cardstock. I glued this piece together and then glued it to the front of the card with liquid glue.
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Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full Essentials 3 release on the Pinkfresh blog, and on their Instagram feed.
I will be giving away a $25 gift card HERE on my blog!! The winner will be randomly selected from the blog comments here on my blog! YEAH!!
PLEASE MAKE NOTE: Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on Monday, Dec 16th on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks!!
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Cute cards. My fave is the first one--I like the framing and the plaid.
Posted by: Sue D | 12/15/2019 at 03:46 PM
Adorable!!! The radiating background looks like it was made with a unicorn in mind for a focal image! Love the little winter critters, too!
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Posted by: Janis in ID | 12/14/2019 at 11:55 PM
Lovely cards! I especially adore the second, unicorn one. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Mona Sen | 12/14/2019 at 09:11 PM
I really like the fine line sentiment dies with the shadow.
Posted by: Debbie Selby | 12/14/2019 at 01:49 PM
Love how you combined stamps with the new dies.
Posted by: Chandhini | 12/14/2019 at 09:30 AM
Awesome cards!! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Casey Thrush | 12/13/2019 at 09:42 PM
Beautiful cards! Great new essentials to make fabulous cards.
Posted by: Kathy Dippner | 12/13/2019 at 11:45 AM
Beautiful cards! I love the Alpine inspired card. Those thing mittens!
Posted by: Echo | 12/13/2019 at 07:12 AM
Your cards are super sweet and adorable! Love them!!
Posted by: Sarah Biswabic | 12/13/2019 at 04:14 AM
Hooray! Love the essentials- look forward to using them a lot! Especially like the fillable tag dies! Thank you for the chance to WIN them!
Posted by: Stephanie Stratton | 12/13/2019 at 12:32 AM
Such sweet cards! They are so well balanced and I love the little whimsical touches - the mittens at the bottom of the frame and the little bell, perfec!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | 12/12/2019 at 08:52 PM
So cute! Great job!
Posted by: Joyce Myers | 12/12/2019 at 05:01 PM
I love the plaid paper with the ornate oval - great cards!
Posted by: Heidi V | 12/12/2019 at 08:43 AM
Gorgeous cards! I love the cute critters skiing within the Ornate Oval frame! And, the plaid background is so festive1
Posted by: Lauryne Cunningham | 12/12/2019 at 05:35 AM
Beautiful cards!! Love the unicorn one! So pretty!
Posted by: Holly Lau | 12/11/2019 at 07:49 PM
The frame is so elegant on your winter card, and the unicorn is just regal with the radiating backdrop!
Posted by: Andre M. | 12/11/2019 at 05:42 PM
You always rock it!
Posted by: Marisela Delgado | 12/11/2019 at 03:32 PM
The frame die looks great with the plaid pattern paper
Posted by: Subhashini S | 12/11/2019 at 08:45 AM
Love these beautiful, fun cards. The Ornate Frame die is gorgeous.
Posted by: Cyndi Morris | 12/11/2019 at 08:11 AM
These are so sweet! I love the plaid...and the hanging mittens :)!
Posted by: Kelly Schirmer | 12/11/2019 at 07:21 AM
I can always count on you to inspire me with delightful, beautifully made projects! I'm loving your Chrismacorn and must.make.one.now! Thank you for sharing your gifts with the rest of us.
Posted by: Kristi H. | 12/11/2019 at 06:08 AM
I love how you incorporated the new products with the critters. The grey background die looks great with your Christmacorn.
Posted by: Christine A | 12/11/2019 at 04:51 AM
Very beautiful cards, love the grey unicorn, unsual for a Christmas card, but it totally works.
Posted by: Kaylene | 12/11/2019 at 04:50 AM
Beautiful cards! The unicorn card is so sweet.
Posted by: Yasmine Omar | 12/11/2019 at 04:46 AM
My granddaughter would loooove that unicorn card. I will need to make her one. Thanks for the inspiration. Love the new release!!
Posted by: Liisa Stewart | 12/10/2019 at 10:52 PM
I also love the cozy winter feel of your cards. Beautiful!
Posted by: roni | 12/10/2019 at 08:50 PM
Your unicorn card is just adorable. I bought that die recently and can't wait 'til it arrives! So cute!
Posted by: SunnyK | 12/10/2019 at 07:14 PM
Your cards are so dang cute!!! I mean who doesn't love cute lil skiing animals!!!! And I love the plaid background and the dies are fantastic!!! TFS
Posted by: Joni A | 12/10/2019 at 06:54 PM
You always make such cute cards.
Posted by: Marisela Delgado | 12/10/2019 at 04:18 PM
What lovely cards. I LOVE the frame on the first card with that little scene. The second card with the unicorn is fantastic!!
Posted by: Nora Noll | 12/10/2019 at 02:59 PM
Stunning cards! I love the unicorn! Such a delicate and whimsical card!
Posted by: Laba Devic | 12/10/2019 at 02:25 PM
Your cards are wonderful!
Posted by: Tona | 12/10/2019 at 02:22 PM
These little skiing critters are so charming. I love the red plaid background.
Posted by: Amy Cooley | 12/10/2019 at 02:15 PM
Adorable cards!!! I love this new release!!
Posted by: Wendy Ellen Fisher | 12/10/2019 at 02:14 PM
Love the winter scene. The
skiing animals are so cute.
That plaid background is great.
The unicorn is spreading rays
of fun. Great card.
thanks for sharing
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Posted by: Mary Holshouser | 12/10/2019 at 01:02 PM
Wanda, thanks for the great holiday ideas and fun techniques!
Merry Christmas!!
Posted by: Susan Viley | 12/10/2019 at 11:22 AM
Such fun cards! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Michelle | 12/10/2019 at 11:21 AM
great dies and love the plaid..
Posted by: nancy hassan | 12/10/2019 at 05:48 AM
OMG...so many products I want. Great card!
Posted by: Jan D., FL | 12/10/2019 at 04:42 AM
Adorable skiing bunny and squirrel! The oval frame die and mittens finish your card off so nicely.
Posted by: Kim U | 12/10/2019 at 03:27 AM
Absolutely adorable!!!!!! You did a fantastic job. Can't wait to try!
Posted by: Dorothy Ayotte | 12/09/2019 at 10:55 PM
Awesome cards with the newest Essentials! Love the pretty Ornate Oval Frame! Darling winter scene! And the Radiating Background 2 Die is great to show off the unicorn!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | 12/09/2019 at 09:30 PM
Love these ideas ... but a skiing squirrel??? Who can match that ....
Posted by: Jen F | 12/09/2019 at 08:27 PM
Such cute inspiration Wanda! Love the skiing squirrel!
Posted by: Chris Lawlor | 12/09/2019 at 07:24 PM
Fun cards!
Posted by: Sandra W | 12/09/2019 at 07:14 PM
Oh, the card is so cute! I love those little critters and capturing them inside the new frame looks great.
Posted by: Vikki H | 12/09/2019 at 06:54 PM
Such adorable cards! Love your creativity...
Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Jeanne Beam | 12/09/2019 at 06:51 PM
Super festive and beautiful card, love the gorgeous oval frame for these adorable skiing critters.
Posted by: MELISSA FRIEDRICH | 12/09/2019 at 06:34 PM
These backgrounds are killing me! So gorgeous! That Be Merry sentiment is awesome!
Posted by: Kimberly | 12/09/2019 at 06:09 PM
Fun cards..love those Skiing bunnies.
Posted by: Mary-Anne V | 12/09/2019 at 05:44 PM