Pink Fresh Studio Challenge Card March 2024

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Welcome back and today I have another card to share with you today that I made for the Pink Fresh Studio March 2024 Challenge. The challenge for this month was to use frames and the Pink Fresh Studio inks – Mango Sorbet/Fruit Punch, Sunkissed, Sweet Mustard, Eucalyptus, and Ocean Breeze.

For my card I have used the Fancy Circles frames for the frame component and I have used all the inks to colour in the Pink Fresh Studio Nothing But the Best image using the coordinating stencils. I am enjoying these challenges because it makes me use different colour combinations to what I normally use like the pink inks.

To make my card I have made a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card out of white cardstock. I cut a piece of lighter weight white cardstock and die cut it using the Pink Fresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds Cover Plate and this was added to the front of the card. I die cut two large frames using the Pink Fresh Studio Fancy Circles Frames dies out of white cardstock and stacked them together. I adhered the frame to the front of the card slightly lower than centre using foam tape. I then added one of the extra circles to the inside of the frame.

I stamped the image from the Pink Fresh Studio Nothing But the Best Stamp set on Neenah Solar Crest 80 Ib in Tuxedo ink. I coloured the images with the Challenge inks using the coordinating stencils and then die cut the image. I die cut another plain die and added the coloured image to the top and adhered it to the top half of the circle using foam tape for added dimension and strength.

To complete my card I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Tuxedo ink on white cardstock and die cut it with the coordinating die. I die cut two extra plain sentiments and stacked the three dies together with the stamped sentiment on top. This was glued to the inside the frame at the base of the circle. Then I added some blue jewels around the sentiment and flowers.

Products Used:

Pink Fresh Studio Nothing But the Best Stamp, Stencil and Coordinating Die Set

Pink Fresh Studio Fancy Circles Die

Pink Fresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds Cover Plate

Pink Fresh Studio Jewels – Sky Blue

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Mango Sorbet/Fruit Punch, Sunkissed, Sweet Mustard, Eucalyptus, and Ocean Breeze.

Pink Fresh Studio Blending Brushes

Memento ink – Tuxedo Black

House of Paper White Cardstock 300 gsm

Heartfelt Creations White Cardstock

Neenah Solar Crest 80 Ib

My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Foam tape/squares

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Patricia

Watercolouring Pink Fresh Studio Nothing But the Best Stamp

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I have been working on my colouring techniques with both watercolour and alcohol markers. I am really enjoying the process and see my self getting better with each practice session. I used to do watercolour painting many years ago and even had an exhibition but life got in the way and it got pushed to the back burner. However, with all the beautiful floral stamps that are available now I have got back into watercolouring.

For my image I have done a no-line watercolouring of the Pink Fresh Studio Nothing But the Best Stamp on Spellbinders Better Press Watercolour Paper. I am not that happy with the watercolours as they are not very transparent – the greens were very grainy in particular – and it was not as easy to do all the shading. I have started another image using Windsor and Newton Artist Quality Watercolour paints and it is so much better. I will look at getting some hot pressed watercolour paper from the local art supply shop shortly.

I have made a frame for the image using two large Postage Edge dies from Amazing Paper Grace. I have scored at 1/2″ along the top edge to create the hinge which was glued to the top of the front die. I added a stitched edge rectangle to the front and then I then die cut the image using the Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Rectangles Dies and adhered it to the front of the frame with some fun foam for dimension.

Products Used:

Altenew Pan Artist Watercolour Paints

Spellbinders Better Press Watercolour Paper – White

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper

Amazing Paper Grace Postage Edge Squares Dies

Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Rectangles Dies

Pink Fresh Studio Nothing But the Best Stamp

Hero Arts Contour Ink Pad

Princeton Neptune No. 4 Round paintbrush

Princeton Neptune No. 2 paintbrush

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