Hello Crafty Friends and Creative People!! Happy Monday! Let's have some fun! It's going to be a busy couple of weeks here on the blog and I have a lot of fun things to share with you! Today, we're starting the fun with a blog hop celebrating the gorgeous new Holiday 2021 Release from our friends at Pinkfresh Studio! Pinkfresh Studio always has the most classy and beautiful holiday releases, and this year is no exception!! So put on your Santa hat and let's have some Winter inspiration!! It's a big blog hop, with lots of prizes. Be sure to read to the bottom of my post!! Thanks for being here!
My first card for today has a cheerful retro feeling to it. I used shades of pink, mint and aqua to mimic the Christmas cards of the 1950's.... Soft and pretty! My finished card is an A2 card base in cream cardstock. I used the Diagonal Stripes background die and then the top features the brand new Holiday Ornaments Stencils and Dies.... (I am quickly becoming a big stenciling fan!!)
The sentiment is from another new stamp set: Under the Christmas Tree! I loved just putting a simple sentiment on this card!!
I started by choosing my pastel ink colors - and stenciling the ornaments and the pine boughs. Then I used the matching die cuts to cut them out so precisely! I used Antique Linen Distress Ink to gently 'age' the ornaments and the top cream layer. The small yellow starbursts are also on the stencils!! Easy to place them wherever you like.
I used two pine boughs in shades of cool green. I splattered some white paint 'snow' onto everything! Very festive!
The images are all affixed to the card with foam tape.
I added just a few blue Sprinkles to pick up some more aqua to the card!
Next up is another Christmas card, featuring beautiful stencils! This one in traditional red and green with a pop of silver! I used the Holiday Botanical Stencils to create the pretty greenery frame. The finished card is a red A2 card base.
I stenciled all the different colors using the layering stencils and then die cut out the stenciled paper using a stitched rectangle die. I layered some vellum and then a red circle as my paper layers.
I used the new Perfect Sentiments: Holidays Hot Foil plate (with silver foil) and die cut the words out with the matching dies! LOOOOVE!!! LOVE. LOVE. So fresh!! I die cut several snowflakes from silver glitter cardstock to make it nice and icy.
Here is a photo of my stenciling by itself. Isn't that nice? So easy to get this look with the layered stencils!!!
I added a few white glitter sprinkles to the centers of the snowflakes.
That's it for my cards for today! Thank you for coming by to see me on this fun blog hop. Please make sure to stop by all the blogs and leave some love. I will see you back here real soon! CLICK HERE to shop the Pinkfresh Studio Store!
PRIZES AND SPECIALS: Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel!! Also, they will be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the blog hop. The winners will be picked from the comments on all the blogs. Pinkfresh Studio will draw the winners & post them on September 14, 2021 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. Pinkfresh Studio is offering free US shipping on all orders $75+ from September 6th to September 12th.
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Am in love with your classic vintage holiday cards!! Perfect to showcase these stunning Pinkfresh Studio products!! Am loving all of the details and wishing I could buy them all with more of the pastel inks too! Gorgeous inspiration and festive cards!
Posted by: Beverly Jordan | 09/11/2021 at 08:06 PM
Pastel touches to Christmas cards are my favs!
Posted by: Elaine | 09/11/2021 at 03:04 PM
These cards are both so pretty! I especially love the cream and pastel color scheme of the ornament card. The splattering and the diagonal background peeking out are the perfect touches!
Posted by: berryblue | 09/11/2021 at 02:23 PM
Beautiful cards, Wanda! I especially love the retro ornaments! Reminds me of some very special ornaments I have that were my Mom's!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | 09/11/2021 at 12:13 PM
I really like how you used the green, red, blue palette in both cards, but managed to make them look so different with the distressing. Both are so lovely.
Posted by: Annalisa | 09/11/2021 at 11:55 AM
Such clean fun cards. Great job!
Posted by: Suzanne Hue | 09/10/2021 at 02:17 PM
Beautiful cards!
Posted by: Jennifer Berwanger | 09/10/2021 at 01:33 PM
Such gorgeous cards! Thanks for sharing…
Posted by: Jeanne Beam | 09/10/2021 at 12:25 PM
Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Peggy Pighetti | 09/09/2021 at 06:38 PM
Oh I love the retro feel of the ornament card!
Posted by: Dawn Haddad | 09/09/2021 at 06:08 PM
beautiful cards!!! I am feeling the spirit of Christmas already!
Posted by: Amy Adams | 09/09/2021 at 04:40 PM
Oh my gosh...these are gorgeous!
Posted by: Katie Rose | 09/09/2021 at 09:40 AM
Beautiful work!!love the dimension and the candy cane border on the first card!!
Posted by: Amber Bissonnette | 09/08/2021 at 10:47 PM
Beautiful ornaments card. Amazing color!
Posted by: Anneleise Hampson | 09/08/2021 at 09:05 PM
What a great old fashioned feel with the pastels and the shading! I love it!
Posted by: Ronda Scroggins | 09/08/2021 at 07:12 PM
Love your cards Wanda--they are gorgeous! Another home run for Pinkfesh Studios!
Posted by: Sheri Kempke | 09/08/2021 at 03:11 PM
Wonderful cards! I especially love the pastel ornaments- they bring to mind such happy days of family holidays and decorating.
Posted by: Dorothy A | 09/08/2021 at 02:53 PM
I love these colors! So bright and cheery!
Posted by: Mimi Allen | 09/08/2021 at 02:48 PM
love the cards. foiling is awesome
Posted by: Lara Read | 09/08/2021 at 01:19 PM
Such fun holiday cards..they really bring a smile to my face. So sweet!!!!
Posted by: Lorie | 09/08/2021 at 12:24 PM
Love, love, love the first card! You highlighted it so well! Thanks for the inspiration
Posted by: Vikki H | 09/08/2021 at 11:54 AM
Beautiful holiday cards!! Love these!
Posted by: Holly Lau | 09/07/2021 at 10:16 PM
Beautiful cards.
Posted by: Rene | 09/07/2021 at 07:38 PM
Beautiful cards! What an amazing release!
Posted by: jean marmo | 09/07/2021 at 06:58 PM
Lovely cards! I especially love the non-traditional colors of your ornaments. Great way to show off the Pinkfresh products!
Posted by: Cynthia Baldwin | 09/07/2021 at 06:27 PM
Beautiful cards!
Posted by: Bonnie Seaton | 09/07/2021 at 05:36 PM
Darling cards, Wanda! So pretty!!
Posted by: Carmela Hubler | 09/07/2021 at 05:23 PM
The way you aged the ornaments gives such a cool retro feel to your card. Great job!
Posted by: Barbara Schmitz | 09/07/2021 at 05:19 PM
Beautiful cards Wanda! I love the soft colors with the ornaments and the vellum really makes the snowflakes and sentiment stand out on the second card.
Posted by: Debbie McKelvey | 09/07/2021 at 03:15 PM
Fantastic cards. The colors really pop.
Posted by: Chrissy | 09/07/2021 at 03:13 PM
These are so pretty!
Posted by: Kelsey Thomas | 09/07/2021 at 02:53 PM
Big fan of all your work….really like the Christmas in pastel shades. You always find a different twist.
Posted by: Geneva Null | 09/07/2021 at 01:24 PM
BEAUTIFUL!!! LOVE those retro Christmas Bulbs! JUST MY STYLE! And your second card is EQUALLY AS STUNNING, Wanda! I'm LOVING that stencil work! & just the OVER-ALL DESIGN!!! Are you singing "Jingle-Bells" yet? HOPE the beginning of your week is going FABULOUSLY!!! ;)<3
Posted by: Becky Green | 09/07/2021 at 12:56 PM
Two beautiful cards. I especially like the vintage/retro look of the first one. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Michele W | 09/07/2021 at 10:52 AM
BTW, always nice to find someone new to follow! :-)
Posted by: Marie Hansen | 09/07/2021 at 09:52 AM
Beautiful cards - love the colors you choose! Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Gail Spresser | 09/07/2021 at 09:50 AM
Wonderful cards. Love the blend of vintage and modern in the first one.
Posted by: Marie Hansen | 09/07/2021 at 09:47 AM
Christmas in cotton candy colors. So fun!
Posted by: roxanne tellini | 09/07/2021 at 09:45 AM
Loving this retro look...brings back memories of the ornaments we had on our tree in my childhood days. Great colors. Pinkfresh has really knocked it out of the park with this awesome holiday release. I want it all....
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 09/07/2021 at 09:40 AM
Love the stenciled background on you Peace and Joy card!
Posted by: Deborah S | 09/07/2021 at 09:37 AM
Wonderful cards
Posted by: TrudyBarker | 09/07/2021 at 09:03 AM
Your cards are beautiful! I love this release!
Posted by: Amy McCue | 09/07/2021 at 08:49 AM
Just lovely! Soft color and bright crisp colors. Thanks for always having such inspirational ideas!
Posted by: Jules L | 09/07/2021 at 07:58 AM
These are such pretty cards!! I love the layering stencil sets in this release and plan to purchase a few of them!!
Posted by: Patty A Eifert | 09/07/2021 at 07:49 AM
Your cards are beautiful! I love the ornaments!
Posted by: Lauryne Cunningham | 09/07/2021 at 07:29 AM
Your cards are all beautiful, but the photos are also very good photography!
Posted by: Robin frechette | 09/07/2021 at 06:06 AM
Love the colors, they make such a fresh card
Posted by: Susie Sonnier | 09/07/2021 at 05:29 AM
Gorgeous cards Wanda! And your photography just amazing! Love Pink Fresh!
Posted by: sue t. | 09/07/2021 at 05:07 AM
So pretty Wanda! Can't decide which is my fav, but I keep going back to the 1st vintage card (your sentiment is perfect). They are both lovely though. Can't wait for Christmas!
Posted by: Donna Moran | 09/07/2021 at 04:39 AM
Lovely cards. I love the soft colours that you used on your cards. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Sherri H. | 09/07/2021 at 04:15 AM