Ingenious Inkling

Rainbow Foiled Thank You

When I saw the Simon Says Stamp Fun with Foil Challenge, I realized it had been a while since I had created with foiling.  

I had some foiled Pinkfresh Studio background in my stash from our stamping getaway (where we all spent a good part of the weekend foiling), so I decided to create a card with a background created with the Pinkfresh Studio Diamond Hot Foil Plate and rainbow foil.

 

 

I used the sketch from Global Design Project with a Pinkfresh Studio Foiled Ephemera Sentiment in the center.

 

 

I finished with gold bling and a gold glitter frame.  

Go Boldly

The November Pinkfresh Studio Challenge is all about Texture.

 

 

I started with new paper from the Pinkfresh Studio Delightful Collection.

The first texture I added was the Pinkfresh Studio Art Deco Frame attached with foam tape.  Then I added Pinkfresh Studio Curvy Leaves also cut from white cardstock.

 

Next I chose my sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio Delightful Puffy Stickers together with a tiny sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio Delightful Title Ephemera.  I added more Puffy Sticker flowers & a butterfly, and then finished with a coordinating Enamel Dots from the Pinkfresh Studio Delightful Collection.

 

 

I'm also joining the Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies Challenge.

Texture Terrific in my opinion. 

Berry Branch Christmas Redux

I had stamped an extra Berry Branch Christmas from Laura Bassen's Pinkfresh Studio Class, and I couldn't resist trying it in some different colors.

 

I stenciled in Purples and Blues and than added a blue card base with the detailed die cut frame from the class.  I also used one of the already-embossed sentiment with the gorgeous new Pinkfresh Studio Gold Glitter Drops.  They come in 12 new colors.

Berry Branch Christmas

I finally had time to create the cards for Laura Bassen's Pinkfresh Studio class, and I love every single thing about them.

The first one used lime greens and corals with the stamp and stencil (and 2 of the 3 stencils for the background).

 

 

For the second one, I used grey blues and greys ... such a peaceful design.

 

 

I can certainly see myself making these again.

Winter Foliage

I had fun taking a Pinkfresh Studio Winter Foliage class with Lea Lawson over the weekend.  It featured a background cling stamp and three coordinating stencils for coloring in the leaves and berries.

I really loved this minty coral color combination with the gold glitter frame.

 

 

The next cards used a bit more traditional holiday colors.

 

 

The diagonal cut of the stenciled panel made it possible to get two finished cards (and since the background really isn't directional, they could have been basically identical vs. a top and bottom panel).

 

 

I just love those glittery snowflakes with the gold embossing.

Snowflakes

I had fun joining Carissa Wiley's Snowflake Class at Pinkfresh Studio yesterday.

So many ideas from this card design that I plan to use again ... the embossed sentiments on Vellum are perfection.

 

 

More learning on card number two.  I love the purple ink blend with a bit of dark blue at the top ... and the Vellum snowflakes are magical.

 

 

Always grateful for some learning time in the studio.

Making Spirits Bright

Pinkfresh Studio is having a great bit Anything Goes Challenge for World Cardmaking Day.  

I used lots of their paper products on my fun holiday card together with a Vertical Sketch from the Paper Craft Crew Challenges.

My background paper is from Pinkfresh Studio Keeping it Real.

 

 

 

I added a kraft paper strip to ground my tags from Pinkfresh Studio Oh What Fun! Journaling Bits.  

 

 

 

Then I decorated my tags with Pinkfresh Studio Dream On Rubber Chips (that adorable tiny house) and Pinkfresh Studio Christmas Wishes Acrylic Stickers.  

I'm so excited to be joining the Pinkfresh Studio Christmas Card classes next weekend ... the new stamps, die cuts and stencils are amazing.

bestie

The September Card Challenge at Pinkfresh Studio is Stripes & Gradients.

 

 

I used ink squares of four of the five colors to create my striped gradient background.  Then I used the fifth color (Passion Fruit) to ink my Pinkfresh Studio Gazebo die cut and my Pinkfresh Studio Phrase Builder - Hello bestie die cut background.  I also used it for my card base to tie it all together.

 

 

I used the Pinkfresh Studio Dotted Scallop Cover Plate on my background and then die cut the Pinkfresh Studio Curvy Leaves from white cardstock and wove them through the gazebo.  I finished with some Pinkfresh Studio Clear Iridescent Gems.

New Chapter

The August Challenge at Pinkfresh Studio is to create your own Beautiful Background.

 

 

I started by embossing the Dotted Scallops Coverplate Die on white cardstock.  Somehow I thought it would coordinate with the Geo Arch Stencils, but it does not.  However, I decided that things didn't need to line-up exactly to be beautiful, so I stenciled on top of the dotted background anyway using the pink, light blue & mint green hues form the inspiration photo.

I framed it in the blue & mounted it on a pink card base.

 

 

I found a Pinkfresh Studio Keeping it Real Chipboard sticker that coordinated with the colors, so I die cut and cut out one of the dies from the Pinkfresh Studio Classic Tags with Fillable Elements Die Set using white cardstock and then backed it with pink before framing my sentiment sticker.  I added a navy band pulling the color from one of the books to help tie it all together.

Slimline Christmas

We've got Lela Menke joining us as a Guest Designer at Jingle Belles this week with her theme Skinny Santa Slimline - to create a slimline (or mini slimline) holiday card.

I chose the mini-slimline for my card featuring the Pinkfresh Studio Mini Slimline Frames.  I paired the frames with Pinkfresh Studio Indigo Vines Washi Tape for my holiday wreath.

 

 

I decorated my wreath with dark red Pinkfresh Studio Crystals.  

 

 

The Sentiment was cut from a piece of Pinkfresh Studio Christmas Magic Warm Wishes Designer Paper.

I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp Summertime Blues Challenge (to use the color Blue or Music).

 

 

And one lucky slimline card maker participant will win a fun holiday prize package.

Come share your slimline holiday cards with us at Jingle Belles.