VIDEO | Acetate Window Card with Pinkfresh Studio

Hello there, I am over on the Pinkfresh Studio YouTube channel today, sharing an acetate window card using the Sunlit Garden suite. This suite is perfect for creating window cards as the image is in the shape of a frame. By adding in the acetate, it gave me somewhere to add a sentiment, which is fun as it looks like it is floating! 

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I started off by stamping the floral frame from the Pinkfresh Studio Sunlit Garden Cling Stamp onto white cardstock using black ink. I then die cut it into an A2 panel using the largest die in the Pinkfresh Studio Single Stitch Rectangle Die Set. I added temporary/removable adhesive to the back of the panel and adhered it to the front of an A2 sized white card base. 

I then placed the Pinkfresh Studio Sunlit Garden Die on top and held in place with low-tack tape. This die cuts out the window. I opened up the card and ran it through my die cutting machine. I removed the stamped panel from the card base and set it aside. I knew that the die wouldn't cut through both the panel and card base, but it did leave an indentation in the card base, so I was able to use that to get the die back into place and run it through my die cutting machine again. 

I added ink blending to the stamped panel using the Pinkfresh Studio Sunlit Garden Stencils and Pinkfresh Studio 1/2" and 1/4" Blending Brushes. I used Soft Lilac and Hydrangea for the small flowers, Lemon Whip, Marigold, Doe and Gathered Twigs for the sunflowers, and Grassy Knoll and Key Lime for the stems and leaves. 

I adhered a panel of Pinkfresh Studio Heat Resistant Acetate onto the back of the stamped panel and then adhered that to the front of the card base. I wanted some colour to show through the window, so I added ink blending to a panel of white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Waterfall Ink and a 1" Blending Brush. It was adhered to the back inside panel of the card. 

To finish, I stamped a sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio Lemon Blossom Crest Stamp Set onto white cardstock using black ink. It was die cut out using the coordinating die. I cut the die again three times. Two were adhered to the back of the stamped one for added dimension before adhering to the card. The other one was adhered inside the card to cover up the adhesive showing through. 

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing how I made the card:

If you are viewing this blog post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I feel like the card does look a little unfinished without embellishments but I tried adding a few onto the acetate and I didn't like how it looked so left them off! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day! 

Altenew | Wishing You Comfort and Calm

Hello there, I hope you are well! Today is release day over at Altenew and the June 2026 release is amazing! There is an underwater theme for a lot of the products this month but also some of Altenew's signature florals too. My card today uses the new Lilypad Dreams Embossing Folder & Stencils. At the end of this post, I will also be sharing some sneak peeks of the other cards I have made for this release, which I will be sharing in full on Saturday. 

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I started off my card by placing a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of white cardstock inside the Altenew Lilypad Dreams 3D Embossing Folder. I then ran it through my die cutting machine. I placed the Altenew Lilypad Dreams Stencils on top, one by one, to add ink blending to the image using Altenew Mini Blending Brushes. 

I used Altenew Green Valley and Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Inks for the lily pads and foliage, Delectable Delights Fresh Dye Inks for the rocks/sand, Enchanted Garden and Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the flowers, and Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks for the water. 

The panel was adhered to a white US A2 sized card base using Glue Tape. I stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Build-A-Garden: Leaning Lily Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I then die cut it out using the coordinating die. I cut the die again twice and adhered them behind the stamped one before adhering to the card. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Crystal Clear Enamel Dots. 

Here is a peek of some of the cards I will be sharing on Saturday for the blog hop. I had a lot of fun making these!

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day! 

Spellbinders | Party Time Dragon

Hello there, it's Spellbinders Paper Arts 23rd Birthday this month and they are celebrating with lots of fun events, releases and free gifts. The releases will be taking place every Wednesday in the month (including today!) of June. If you spend over $150/£150 in a single transaction (club subscriptions are not included), you can receive Sir Spelly - Party Time Dragon Etched Dies for free (full terms and conditions are listed on the Spellbinders website). I had to make a card with him because he is just too cute! 

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I started off by die cutting Spellbinders Sir Spelly - Party Time Dragon Etched Dies from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I cut the base of his body and head from Lavender, his tummy and nose/snout from Fairy Tale, his eyes from Classic White and Raven, his teeth from Classic White, and his wings and horns from Seaside. 

They were assembled and adhered together using Bearly Art Glue. I added two layers for his snout and tummy for some added dimension. I die cut the balloon from the set twice from Lilac, and the string from Fog. The balloons were adhered one on top of another and the string adhered on top. 

I die cut a a Spellbinders Everlasting Circles Etched Die from a panel of white cardstock and adhered it to a US A2 sized card base made from Spellbinders Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock. The dragon was popped inside the opening, adhering with foam squares. The balloon was adhered beside him. I cut the string in two parts and added the smaller part below his teeth so it looks like he is holding it. 

I die cut the flowers from the Spellbinders Mini Blooms and Sprigs Etched Dies from Spellbinders Classic White (petals) and Beeswax (centres) ColorWheel Cardstock. I cut the leaves from Spellbinders Peridot ColorWheel Cardstock. They were adhered together and then on to the card. 

I stamped the 'happy birthday' from the Spellbinders Summertime Sentiments Clear Stamp Set onto Spellbinders Raven ColorWheel Cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Simon Says Stamp | Hopping By to Say Hello

Hello there and happy Saturday to you! Today I have a card to share using the new Token Terrarium Stamp Set from the Simon Says Stamp Always There May 2026 release. This is a really fun set! There is a terrarium and you can add all kinds of plants, trees and rocks inside, as well as a cute frog/toad. You can use the images without the terrarium too!

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I started off by stamping the frog from the Simon Says Stamp Token Terrarium Stamp Set onto a panel of white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I then stamped it again onto Altenew Masking Paper and fussy cut it out. I removed the backing off the masking paper and adhered it over the stamped image. 

I then repeated the process for the rocks, followed by the plants and then finally stamped the terrarium on top. I removed the masks and coloured it using Copic Markers, adding in a little Polychromos Pencils in some areas. I also used pencils to create the reflections on the glass of the terrarium (white and aqua) and added white gel pen highlights. 

The image was then fussy cut out using scissors. I took a white A2 sized card base and added scoring lines on to the front panel using a scoring board and bone folder. These are difficult to see in the photos but do add a nice extra detail in real life! I wrapped black twine around the front panel and tied in a bow at the front. 

The terrarium was adhered on top with thin foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Token Terrarium Stamp Set onto black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into two strips using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies and adhered to the card using black foam tape. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Frog - G09, YG07, YG05, YG01, Y00 + 158 & Black Polychromos. Rocks - C7, C5, C3, C2. Grass - G29, YG17, YG23, YG01. Purple plant - V09, V17, V15, V01. Green leaf plant - G29, G09, YG07, YG05, YG03, YG01 + Black Polychrmos. Wood - E49, E59, E57, E55. Glass - BG45, BG13, BG11, BG10 + Polychromos 156 & White. 

Whilst this card did take a long time to make with the masking of the images, it was nice to sit and colour for a while. I don't do it as much as I would like these days! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

Pinkfresh Studio | Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Pinkfresh Studio for a fun Instagram Hop today to continue the celebrations for the May 2026 release. For my card today I am using the new Bloom & Buds suite. I am using the stamp, die and stencils. There is also a press plate, but I am not using that today. 

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I started off by stamping the image from the Pinkfresh Studio Bloom & Buds Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Ink. I then placed the Pinkfresh Studio Bloom & Buds Stencils over the top, one by one, adding ink blending using Pinkfresh Studio 1/2" Blending Brushes to add colour to the image. 

I used Pinkfresh Studio Sweet Mustard, Apricot and Bubble Gum Inks for the flowers, and Key Lime and Olive Inks for the stems and leaves. The image was then die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Bloom & Buds Die. I die cut a Pinkfresh Studio Double Stitched Elongated Oval Die from white cardstock and adhered the floral image on top using thin foam tape. 

I created a US A2 sized (4.25" x 5.5") card base from Pinkfresh Studio Heat-Resistant Acetate Sheets and adhered the oval on top using more thin foam tape. I then cut another three ovals to adhere inside the card and on the back to cover up the adhesive and give me somewhere to write a message. 

I stamped a sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio Bloom & Buds Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Ink and die cut it out using the coordinating die. I cut the die again from white cardstock and adhered it to the back of the stamped one before adhering onto the card using a combination of Pinkfresh Studio Precision Clear Craft Glue and thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Pinkfresh Studio Iridescent Dew Drops. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

For the hop, please head over to my Instagram page HERE and Pinkfresh Studio's HERE. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Simon Says Stamp | A Little Note

Hello there, I hope you are well! Today I have a card to share using the new Dewpierce Butterfly Die from Simon Says Stamp. The die is part of the May 2026 Always There release, which is out now! 

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I started off my card by die cutting the new Simon Says Stamp Dewpierce Butterfly Die twice from white cardstock. I added ink blending to the wings using Altenew Bubblegum Dreams Fresh Dye Inks for one, and Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the other. 

The butterfly wings were adhered together first, using Bearly Art Glue, followed by the bodies on top. I then lifted up the wings using my fingers to create some movement. 

I took a US A2 sized black card base and splattered Altenew Titanium White Artists' Gouache on top (mixed with a little water) and then set aside to dry. Once dry, the butterflies were adhered on top using Bearly Art Glue. 

I stamped a sentiment from the new Simon Says Stamp Token Terrarium Stamp Set (I will be sharing a card using this set on Saturday) onto black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies and adhered to the card using thin foam squares. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Onyx Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I really love that butterfly, I think it is so pretty! I will be sharing another card using it next month. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I have another post up this afternoon but in the meantime, I hope you have a great day! 

Pinkfresh Studio | Sunlit Manor May 2026 Release Blog Hop

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Pinkfresh Studio today to celebrate the Sunlit Manor May 2026 release with a fun and inspirational blog hop. I have two cards to share with you today using two different product suites. 

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LEMON BLOSSOM CREST

My first card uses the new Lemon Blossom Crest suite. The suite consists of a stamp set, die set, stencils and a press plate set. I started off by stamping the image from the Pinkfresh Studio Lemon Blossom Crest Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Ink. I then placed the stencils over the top, one by one, to add colour to the image using ink blending. 

I used Pinkfresh Studio Inks in Sunshine and Sweet Mustard for the lemons, Grassy Knoll and Key Lime for the leaves, Sparkling Rose for the flowers, Warm Buff for the wreath/crest base, and Waterfall and Turquoise for the ribbon bow. 

It was die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Lemon Blossom Crest Die. I took an A2 sized white card base and die cut a Pinkfresh Studio Double Stitched Elongated Oval Die from it, overlapping the top of the oval with the edge of the card base, so that not only is the fold intact, the top of the oval gets cut off. I then cut a little off the bottom of the back panel of the card so that it can stand up nicely. 

The wreath/crest was adhered on top using thin foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Ink. It was die cut out and adhered to the centre of the wreath using thin foam tape. To finish, I added a Pinkfresh Studio Iridescent Dew Drop to the centre of the bow. 

CARDINAL KISS

My second card today uses the Cardinal Kiss suite. This consists of a stamp set, die set, stencils and press plate set. I started off by stamping the image from the Pinkfresh Studio Cardinal Kiss Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Ink. 

I placed the stencils on top, one by one, to add ink blending to colour the image in. I used Pinkfresh Studio Hydrangea and Summer Shower Inks for the petals, and Grassy Knoll and Key Lime Inks for the stem and leaves. It was die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Cardinal Kiss Die Set. 

I created another card base the same as I did for the first card (but this time using it landscape format) using the Pinkfresh Studio Double Stitched Elongated Oval Dies and adhered the flower on top using thin foam tape, cutting the excess stem off the bottom using scissors. 

I stamped a sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio Cardinal Kiss Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Ink. It was die cut out using the coordinating die. I cut the die again from white cardstock and adhered it behind the stamped one for added dimension. It was adhered to the card using a combination of Pinkfresh Studio Precision Clear Craft Glue and thin foam tape. To finish, I added black dots using a fine liner pen. 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun and inspirational blog hop. Please click on the other participants links below to visit their blogs. 

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GIVEAWAY:

Pinkfresh Studio will give away ten $50 gift cards along the hop, selected from the comments left along the hop at random. They will also give away the full release over on the Pinkfresh Studio blog and YouTube Channel. Winners will be announced on the Pinkfresh Studio Giveaway Page on 3rd June 2026. Please make sure to check if you are a winner and claim your prize within two weeks.

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I will be back tomorrow sharing another card using the release but until then, thank you so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful time on the rest of the hop and a great day! 

Spellbinders | Shiny New Day

Hello there, I am delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog today sharing a card using the new Shiny New Day Collection. This fun collection is cleaning themed but there are also some flowers in there too (which I am hoping to use soon!). 

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As you can see in the peek above, I used an aqua/teal, white and yellow colour palette for my card. I used the Spellbinders Squeaky Clean Etched Dies cutting them from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock and arranging them on the left of the card base. I accompanied them with the sentiment from Spellbinders Shiny New Day Sentiments Clear Stamp Set. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I am not going to lie, cleaning isn't a job that I love but I did have a lot of fun making this card! Those dies are made so very well with all the different layers. For more photos and the step by step instructions on how I made the card, please head over to the Spellbinders Blog. Thank you so much for stopping by. As always, it is very much appreciated. I hope you have a great day! 

VIDEO | Achieve Smooth Ink Blending with this Vellum Trick!

Hello there, today I have two tags (and a video) to share using a fun trick to get the appearance of smooth ink blending even if you didn't! I am using this technique for tags today but this will work for cards and other projects too! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my tags by stamping one of the images from the Altenew Flowers & Flourishes Stamp Set onto Altenew Translucent Vellum Paper using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. I repeated the process so that I had two stamped vellum panels. 

I then die cut one of the larger tags from the Altenew Terrific Tags Die Set twice from white cardstock. I die cut the coordinating die for the stamped image onto the tags. I added adhesive onto the back of the tag pieces and then lined them up on top of the stamped image vellum panel. 

I cut off the excess around the edges using scissors. I then die cut two more tags from white cardstock and added ink blending to them using Altenew Fresh Dye Inks and Altenew Small Blending Brushes. 

The yellow-pink tag uses Chamomile at the top, Snapdragon in the middle, and Fuchsia at the bottom. 

The aqua-blue tag uses Aqualicious at the top, Tide Blue in the middle, and Starlight at the bottom. 

Once the tags were dry, I adhered the vellum layer on top. This softens the look of the ink blending and removes any imperfections! Even if you didn't get smooth ink blending, it now looks like you did! 

I threaded twine through the tops of the tags and tied in bows at the front. 

For the sentiments, I die cut the 'hello' word from Altenew Stylish Greetings 2 Die Set five times for each word (so 10 times in total) from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock. I layered them up one on top of another, adhering with liquid glue before adhering to the tags. 

For the accompanying sentiment, I stamped the 'sending hugs' from the Altenew Flowers & Flourishes Stamp Set onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock and heat embossed in the same way as the vellum. They were cut into strips and adhered to the tags using Altenew Instant Dimension Black Foam Tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing how I made the tags:

If you are viewing this blog post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great weekend!