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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THANK YOU for stopping by today! If you're a new visitor from the Blog Hop! Welcome! I hope you come by again! Nice to meet you!
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Lovely cards--I especially love the pairing of an older stamp with the newer die! The unicorn card is beautiful!!
Posted by: Judy | 12/09/2019 at 04:41 PM
Just an amazing release and beautiful cards. Thanks
Posted by: Mary M. | 12/09/2019 at 04:39 PM
LOVE what you created!
Posted by: Isabel Z | 12/09/2019 at 04:03 PM
Oh wow, love your cards, especially that first one!
Posted by: Gab | 12/09/2019 at 04:02 PM
Fabulous cards! Love these new dies!
Posted by: Dana W | 12/09/2019 at 03:41 PM
My granddaughters will go nuts for this Chrismacorn... that radiating background is so perfect here. I think there a million and one uses for this ornate frame. Great work girlfriend...
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 12/09/2019 at 03:41 PM
I love the plaid and the beautiful unicorn! Gorgeous Designs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Meghan Kennihan | 12/09/2019 at 03:06 PM
Breath-taken-away by your whimsical, classy cards! Love the skiing bunnies tucked into the frame (the kraft/plaid are swoon-inducing); the Chrismacorn is absolutely magical! Awe-mazing! Starting a wish list once I'm finished commenting!
~carol
Posted by: carol | 12/09/2019 at 03:04 PM
Such adorable cards! Great inspiration 💜
Posted by: SimplyAJ | 12/09/2019 at 01:52 PM
Playful, festive and adorable cards! Wonderful details and compositions.
Posted by: Dana M | 12/09/2019 at 12:23 PM
Love the unicorn card with the Radiating Background 2 die!
Posted by: Patricia Coleman | 12/09/2019 at 11:39 AM
Awesome release! Wonderful creations! I especially love your skiing critters card!
Posted by: Lagene | 12/09/2019 at 11:21 AM
These are SO very cute!! Especially in love with that first one!!
Posted by: Lea Lawson | 12/09/2019 at 10:57 AM
Beautiful cards! They are so cute and sweet. My favorite is the second card.
Posted by: Nandini Karmarkar | 12/09/2019 at 10:53 AM
Your cards are adorable!
Posted by: Kelsey Thomas | 12/09/2019 at 10:45 AM
stunning cards - LOVE them both - thanks for the ideas:)
Posted by: Dee Earnshaw | 12/09/2019 at 10:32 AM
I love how you used the die on the first card. It is stunning. I love the little critters skiing, so cute!!
Posted by: Lisa Byers | 12/09/2019 at 10:26 AM
Cute cards! I love that Christmas unicorn too!
Posted by: Wanda Radler | 12/09/2019 at 10:00 AM
Darling cards!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | 12/09/2019 at 08:55 AM
Sweet cards. Love them both but the first one is my favorite. That beautiful frame when used with the plaid and the cute skiers reminds me of an old time photo scene. I would not have thought to use that frame with whimsical critters but love the look. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Michele W | 12/09/2019 at 08:48 AM
Adorable card and I love these dies especially with the cute critters. Great job.
Posted by: Ericka Strange | 12/09/2019 at 08:40 AM
Wonderful post Wanda! Your Winter Wishes is such a fabulous way to use the frame! 😊
Posted by: Stephanie Clapper | 12/09/2019 at 08:31 AM
LOVE the unicorn card, and that gorgeous background die!
Posted by: Karen Walker | 12/09/2019 at 08:21 AM
Seeing your use of the Ornate Oval Frame really gets my mind whirling as to how I can use it! Always enjoy seeing your work, thanks!
Posted by: Susanbcards | 12/09/2019 at 08:21 AM
such sweet cards!
Posted by: Debbie d | 12/09/2019 at 08:08 AM
That frame looks great on the plaid background. Thanks for the chance to win a gift card!
Posted by: Charlene Dann | 12/09/2019 at 07:48 AM
Two a-mazing cards! But those little skiing critters/plaid/frame.....GAH!
Posted by: Michelle Leone | 12/09/2019 at 07:46 AM
Wow such gorgeous cards you created :) What a fun release :) The ornate oval is my favorite :)
Posted by: Tina | 12/09/2019 at 07:44 AM
Your cards are so cute! Love the unicorn and those tiny mittens!!
Posted by: Lindar C | 12/09/2019 at 07:41 AM
Gorgeous cards, love them both - such a cute scene on the first one, and that little jingle bell on the unicorn - perfection!
Posted by: Mirella Rogan | 12/09/2019 at 07:34 AM
You used my favorite little critters!!!!! I just bought that stamp set and have made some bookmarks with them. I LOVE how you added the plaid. It is PERFECT!!
Posted by: Sharon Gullikson | 12/09/2019 at 07:30 AM
Excellent use of these new dies. Your cards are too cute.
Posted by: Marla Harris | 12/09/2019 at 07:09 AM
Aww the first one is so sweet :) Such an adorable scene, beautiful in plaid and frame design!
Posted by: Karthikha Uday | 12/09/2019 at 07:08 AM
Dear Wanda
Be it the oval card with the two critters or the unicorn card they are super duper beautiful. blessinsg gto you and your family
Posted by: Surekha Galagoda | 12/09/2019 at 06:00 AM
I am loving this release! The versatility of the new frame dies continues to impress and who doesn't want a card with a Chrismacorn on it. I mean reall?!
Posted by: Tavia Cheney | 12/09/2019 at 05:46 AM
Oh my, just gorgeous, off hopping love Jane x
Posted by: Jane Brown | 12/09/2019 at 05:38 AM