Watching You Bloom with Pink Fresh Studios

 

Hi There!  Ever have one of those days where you need a pretty card, but don’t have a lot of time to create?  Today was one of those days, and these new products from Pink Fresh Studios from the Peony Perfection Suite were perfect!  I started off with the Washi Tape in Pink and the coordinating Peony Perfection Dies for quick and showstopper blossoms.  

Next, I used the new Leafy Lattice Press Plate and coordinating Dies with foiling to create the gorgeous lattice.  I ink blended the background and then placed all the elements onto the page.  A little splash of gold paint adds that metallic touch.  

The sentiment is from the Peony Perfection Stamp set, and I embossed it in gold, and a few gold enamel dots are the pretty jewelry accents. 

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Watching You Bloom with Pink Fresh Studios

Creamy Magnolias with Crafty Meraki

 

Hello!  I’m back today with another lovely design using the Meraki Harmony Release from Crafty Meraki!  Today the designers are joining together with another hop to celebrate!  Be sure to pop on over to this post Instagram to enter to win!  

Today I have a rich design using the new Whimsical Magnolias Stamp, and Whimsical Magnolias Coordinating Meraki Para-Dies.  I created a design that opens on the 3/4 mark to allow the beautiful Magnolias to spill over the edge.  

I stamped the flowers in a soft ink to let the cream of the petals show through, then placed them over a background created of weaving different strips from the Crafty Meraki Strip Suite - ZigZag Zoom Die Set with straight strips for texture.  I've also foiled a pretty butterfly on vellum from the Flutter Glow Presstacular Plate.  Colouring the back of the vellum with Copics.  

The sentiment is also from the sent and embossed in gold to coordinate with the pretty old sparkly paper on the 3/4 edge.  

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Creamy Magnolias with Crafty Meraki

Sketches of Spring Bouquet with Power Poppy

I am so excited about Spring flowers this year.  We are a few weeks away from that ....but I can’t wait to see things pop up in the flower garden this year.  Being so in the mood for flowers, I pulled out this beautiful floral arrangement from Power Poppy called Sketches of Spring Vol. 1.  It is a dreamy combination of different daffodils, fritillaria, and a viridiflora tulip, with its varigated colours.  

Colouring is primarily with Copics, with a few smoothing details with coloured pencils.  The beautiful frame is from Pink Fresh Studios called Essentials:  Rounded & Braided Rectangle die, with a little out of the box cutting to make that tulip leap from the page.  

I love that daffodils are such a welcome sign of Spring!  

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Sketches of Spring Bouquet with Power Poppy

The Eiffel Tower with RAM Stamps

In the fall of 2024 my husband and I took a wonderful trip to celebrate our 30th Anniversary to Europe, and one of our stops was Paris.  One of our first nights there we wanted to see the Eiffel Tower lit up, so we took the subway to the area, and walked in the pouring rain to the site.  It was truly magical when the lights came on!  So, when I saw this adorable image from Rachelle Anne Miller called Paris, and it depicted the tower when it was raining, I knew I had to create with it!  

I coloured up the image with Copics, adding in some extra iron work into the tower with a multiliner, and coloured it up as if the lights had just come on.  To keep with the travel theme, I added in some coordinating postal stamps I had in my stash, and stamped the background with a map stamp.  It gives that perfect world traveller style I was going for.  I also coloured in the rain drops with a white Sharpie to define them.  

Here is a picture of us in Paris that night in the rain with the glow of the lights.  Isn’t it magical!?  It was such a delight!  We also went to see it in the day, in the sunshine, and took the elevator to the top (combining that with the stairs part of the way down).  It is so much more magestic and enormous than I ever imagined.  

Isn’t she the cutest? I brought back some wonderful memories too!  

 

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The Eiffel Tower with RAM Stamps

Parcel of Petals with Concord & 9th

 

I had a fun creative session with this pretty bundle from Concord & 9th called Parcel of Petals.  I wanted to make a vibrant Spring arrangement that was full of colour.  I pulled out a number of Concord & 9th colours including Oceanside, Grapefruit, Lemongrass and Peacock and die cut the pretty pieces.  It’s a great way to use up scraps of cardstock!  I stamped the liner of the envelope using the coordinating stamp set, and then started arranging the floral details (always the fun part!).      

For the background, I ink blended a panel of Oceanside paper in an ombre fashion, and die cut soem texture with Concord & 9ths. Triangle Background Die. I like the variation of colour it brings, just adding a simple detail like that.  The triangles are a fun nod to the open shape of the envelope too!  

Once I had the arrangment I liked, I added in some enamel dots, and the pretty sentiment dies.  Its really such a versatile set!  

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Parcel of Petals with Concord & 9th

Meraki Harmony Hop with Crafty Meraki

 

Today I’m excited to hop along with the Crafty Meraki Design Team celebrating the recent Meraki Harmony Release on Instagram.  There are prizes and giveaways, so be sure to join us there!  For my card today, I created a sweet little design with the Feathered Friends Suite of products.  I’ve used the Crafty Meraki Feathered Friends Press-tacular Plate, the Feathered Friends Layering Stencil, and the coordinating die.   

To create the background texture of this richly coloured design, I used the Crafty Meraki Parisienne Slimline Para-Dies, and then layered the image overtop.  With all the jewel tone shades, it feels very tropical!  

The sentiment from the coordinating Feathered Friends Stamp Set is embossed, and I’ve added Jade Shadows Dew Drops for some sparkle.  

Be sure to pop on over to my Instagram page and this post to join in on the hop, and enter to win!  

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Meraki Harmony Hop with Crafty Meraki