Joyful Bouquets

 I treated myself to some new goodies recently. Today's cards show the Joyful Bouquet washi and matching dies that I have been waiting to get.  I love this washi tape!  It was very easy to transfer to some white cardstock, using my stencil pal, and then use the matching die to cut out all the pieces at one time.  Please excuse the wonky shapes on today's cards - I had to tilt them to show you the gorgeous gold highlights.

supplies: white, Cotton Candy, and gold metallic kraft cardstock, Pink Fresh Studio Joyful Bouquet Washi and matching die, Stitched Scallop Rectangle dies, The Greetery Love die, adhesive foam to lift central rectangle and bouquet

This Cotton Candy card is the perfect backdrop for the bouquet.  The scalloped stitched framing makes this card definitely feminine, and the beautiful font of the sentiment only adds to that.

Next up is a card that uses the tiny bouquets that are included in the tape.

supplies: white and Cotton Candy cardstock, Pink Fresh Studio Joyful Bouquet washi and matching dies, MFT Sending You Hugs die, adhesive foam

On this one I used the negative die-cut popped up above the card base, with several small bouquets underneath the "hugs" and another on top of the card.  The lovely gold is so appealing!  

And 1 more, mixed with a new cover die.  The sentiment dies are a part of that set.

supplies: white and metallic gold cardstock, watercolor dp from Lawn Fawn, Ink to Paper Dainty Deliveries border and sentiment dies, Pink Fresh Studio Joyful Bouquet washi tape and matching die, stencil pal, gold thread and gem

This may be too busy for some people, but I really like this new border die also, for its daintiness.  Because of the gold in the bouquet, I added a gold sentiment and a little bow made of gold thread, secured with a gold gem.  I chose the watercolor background because of the single purple flower in the bouquet, but so many colors will work with this washi.  There are 10 yards on the roll, so this will be perfect for last-minute cards I need in a hurry. 

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Joyful Bouquet

 I finally got the last piece of a suite of products called Joyful Bouquet!  I started with the washi tape and the matching dies first, then the stamp set, and just now the matching layering stencils!  Here are some cards using the stencils.

supplies: white cardstock, PinkFresh Studio Joyful Bouquet stamp, layering stencils, and matching die, Altenew mini ink cubes, Simon Small Blending Brushes, PTI Border Bling: Dainty Deliveries Frame die, Birch Press Design Sugar Script Sentiments foiling plate and die set, gold foil     

I think this is a darling bouquet image!  A good size, too.  The set also includes 6 small floral images.  So I stamped and stencilled them, and then did a 2nd batch using only the stencils to see the differences.

As you can see, when you don't stamp, you lose a few details, but I still think they're pretty.  Here are 2 more cards using these once I die-cut them.

supplies: white and yellow cardstock, PinkFresh Studio Joyful Bouquet floral sprigs stamps, stencils, and matching die, Rise & Shine yellows, Heather and Violet purples, and Lime and Fresh Leaf green inks, blending brushes, Simon Blossom Fields embossing folder, Spellbinders Picot Edge Oval die, Mama Elephant Paola's Wishes sentiment

supplies: white cardstock, Impression Obsession Painted Stripes cling stamp, Firefly ink, PinkFresh Studio Joyful Bouquet Floral sprigs stencils and matching die, Mama Elephant Paola's Wishes sentiment, yellow enamel dots

Thanks for stopping by - hope your day is going well!

A Pink Bouquet

I've been enjoying playing with my Joyful Bouquet suite of products!  Here's another card using the biggest image.

supplies: white cardstock, pink dp from Doodlebug My Happy Place pad, Pink Fresh Studio Joyful Bouquet stamp, stencils, and matching die, Altenew Cherry Blossom, Enchanted Garden, and Green Meadows mini ink cubes for stenciling, blending brushes, Fancy Oval Frame die, Perfect Sentiments hot foil plate and matching die, gold glimmer foil, adhesive foam squares

HERE are some other cards I've made with Joyful Bouquet products.

As always, thanks so much for stopping by!

For My Sister

 Here's a card that I made for my sister's birthday yesterday.

supplies: white cardstock, Pink Fresh Studio Stitched Scallop Rectangle die, Stitches Background die, Joyful Bouquet stamp and matching die, markers to color, Hero Arts sentiment from Sending Love Mail, fishtail die from Boutique Accessories, small adhesive foam squares

I've had the matching die from when I bought the washi tape from the Joyful Bouquet suite, so I decided I "needed" the stamp set so that I could make my bouquet and little swags different colors.  I popped the frame, bouquet, and sentiment above the stitches background for a bit of dimension, and Simon's new little adhesive foam squares were the perfect size to do so!

I think this works for the current Pink Fresh August Challenge, so I'll try my luck there!  It is called Beautiful Backgrounds.

Hope your weekend is a lovely one!  Thanks for stopping by!

Joyful Bouquet

 I wanted to enter another card into Pink Fresh Studios current challenge, and I'm coming in just under the wire with this one!

supplies: white and mauve card, PFS Stitched Scallop Rectangle dies, Joyful Bouquet Washi and matching die, Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil plate and matching die, matte gold glimmer foil, adhesive foam to lift bouquet

I fastened on the color of that purple flower and tried to find a cardstock to match it - I found it in a Memory Box Vibrant Violet pad.  

Here's another shot to catch the gold shimmer highlights in the washi Bouquet.  The matte gold glimmer foil is a nice match to those soft gold highlights.

Thanks for stopping by - wishing you a lovely week!

Washi and Gold

 Playing again today with some pretty washi tape that is highlighted in gold, so I followed suit and used gold sentiments.  These washi tapes come with a large focal point, like a wreath or a bouquet, plus 6 or so smaller images that can be used alone or layered over the focal point.  I chose those smaller images for my cards today, and mixed them with a variety of supplies from lots of companies.

 

supplies: white, Doll Pink, and Metallic Gold cardstock, Pink Fresh Studio English Garden washi, PTI (retired) mix & mat Scallops dies, Simon Happy Birthday dies, adhesive squares to lift up focal panel

I hadn't played with this pretty mix & mat scallops set for a long time.  It has a lovely floral lace center, plus stitching and a scalloped border.  Then I proceeded to cover up most of it with the little rose bouquets!  As I said, because the washi highlights the designs with gold, I added a metallic gold sentiment die, then lifted that whole panel above the card base.  

My next cards brings in my favorite gingham motif, using a peachy color that matches these florals from the Joyful Bouquet washi.

supplies: white and peach cardstock, Doodlebug peach Buffalo Check dp, Pink Fresh Studio Joyful Bouquet washi and Perfect Sentiments stamps and dies, Simon Ultrafine detail gold embossing powder, Penny Black Stitched Stacker dies in 2 sizes, adhesive foam to lift florals

I just stacked up my gingham and stitched backgrounds, added my gold-embossed sentiment, then popped up the washi florals.

When I use something gold, I'm finding that I can get better pictures when I take my cards outside and photograph them.  Taken in the usual place inside, the gold shows up pretty dull.

Thanks for your visit today - hope your weekend is a fun one!

A Mix of New Things

 Today's card is a real mix of some new-for-me items that just recently came to live with me.  

supplies: white and Surf Blue cardstock, Simon's Picnic Floral embossing folder, Pink Fresh Studio Ornate Oval Frame, Sending Phrase Builder dies, Joyful Bouquet stamps and matching die, markers to color

I played a few days ago with the largest floral from the Joyful Bouquet set, but there are also 6 little sprigs in that set that can be colored.  Today I did just that, coloring them in warm tones, then adding 2 of them to this pretty frame and putting everything over a floral embossing folder.  The scale works well, and I like the blue mixed with the warm colors.

I think this works for the current Pink Fresh August Challenge, so I'll try my luck there!  It is called Beautiful Backgrounds.

Hope you're enjoying your Sunday, many thanks for stopping by today!

Playing with some Oldies

I saw a card on Instagram recently that made me remember a card wrap die from Simon Says Stamp, and I wanted to play with it once again.   In the past I've used it to make only square cards, but I thought Sharyn's card was interesting in an A2 size.  I also incorporated some old washi tape into the design.

Here it is all put together, with the wrap around a green card base.

supplies: white, green, pink, and peach cardstock, Simon Modern Flowers Card Wrap, a large circle die, Pink Fresh Studio Joyful Bouquet washi tape, Simon Says Stamp Pretty Bows die

And here it is when you slide the card out from the wrap.  On the front of the card I used some smaller elements of the same washi set, and a Spellbinders banner sentiment foiled in gold to bring out the gold foiling on the washi.

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I wanted to line the lacy details, so I cut out a big circle in pink, cut it in half, and glued it under the lacy parts of the wrap.  Then I glued the washi bouquet to that, and a bow.  I trimmed my A2 card just a bit in width to make it very easy to slide the wrap over it.  

This was fun to put together, and makes for something just a bit different!

It's almost September!  Enjoy your week!

Flower Power - Peach and Lavender

I wanted to enter the current PinkFresh Studio challenge - it's called Flower Power.  I chose to use a retired stamp/die/stencil combo and some unusual (for me) colors this time.

supplies: white and peach cardstock, PinkFresh Studio retired Joyful Bouquet stamp, stencils, and die, Ornate Oval Frame die, Stitched Essentials cover plate, Hero Arts sentiment, lavender seam-binding ribbon

In my mind, Pink Fresh has always been a company that makes beautiful flowers for us to play with, so this challenge is perfect!  

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Foiling and Washi for a Birthday Card

 I needed some birthday cards this month, so I pulled out my new Scattered Dots glimmer plate for a background and topped it with a washi tape wreath.

supplies: white card, Spellbinders Scattered Dot glimmer plate and Aura glimmer foil, PinkFresh Studio English Garden washi wreath topped with Joyful Bouquet washi floral sprigs, Perfect Sentiments hot foil plate and matte gold glimmer foil, Perfect Sentiments cutting plate, adhesive foam to lift sentiment

These washi tapes have gold foiled outlines and details, so I piled on more gold with my background and sentiment - makes for a festive card in these dull days of January!

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For the Pink Fresh challenge

 I am all about flowers, so I had to enter this month's Pink Fresh Challenge: flowers!  Here's my card.

supplies: white cardstock, PinkFresh Studio Dainty Plaid cling stamp and matching stencils, Altenew Cotton Candy and Peach Perfect inks, Joyful Bouquet washi tape and matching die, Perfect Sentiments hot foil plate and matching die., gold glimmer foil, Altenew Fine Frames die

I really like this combination of products!  

Thanks for your visit!  Have a lovely Sunday!