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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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

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.

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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! 

Hero Arts | You've Got a Friend

Hello there, today I have a card and tag to share using the Hero Arts You've Got a Friend collection. I am using the Abstract Floral Stamp & Cut, as well as the wonderful Hello Friend Stamps & Dies (the dies can be used to coordinate with the stamp set or used as standalone like I have today). 

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I started off by stamping the Hero Arts Abstract Floral Stamp Set onto white cardstock. The set can either be stamp layering, so you can stamp the flower centres directly on top of the first layer, or die cut layering - you can stamp them then die cut them out and add them on top that way. I stamped the flowers using Hero Arts Core Inks in Ultra Pink, Orchid (I did these flowers twice for both the card and tag), Paradise and Lemon Yellow. 

I then stamped the centres using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink directly on top. I also stamped the leaves using the black ink as well as the branch like pieces for the tag (these are supposed to have flower heads on the top but I left them off!). They were then all die cut out using the Hero Abstract Floral Dies. 

For the card, I adhered a panel of white cardstock on top of a US A2 sized white card base using thin foam tape. The leaves were cut apart and adhered to the card using Bearly Art Glue. The flowers were adhered using thin foam squares. I die cut the 'hello' from Hero Arts Hello Friend Die Set. I cut the word itself from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock three times and the shadow from white cardstock twice. 

They were layered up one on top of another using liquid glue and then adhered to the card using a combination of foam tape and liquid glue. The sentiment, from Hero Arts Hello Friend Stamp Set, was stamped onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and cut into a strip. It was adhered below the 'hello'. To finish, I added black dots using an Altenew 0.1 Fine Liner Pen. 

For the tag, I die cut the Hero Arts Tag Infinity Die from white cardstock, as well as the hole reinforcer/eyelet that was adhered over the hole. I adhered the leaves and branches to the tag flat using liquid glue and the flowers with thin foam squares. 

I then threaded twine through the top of the tag and tied in a bow. I die cut the 'friend' from Hero Arts Hello Friend Die Set. I die cut the word itself from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock twice, and the shadow from white cardstock twice. They were layered up and adhered using together using liquid glue. 

It was adhered flat to the tag using liquid glue. I stamped a sentiment from Hero Arts Hello Friend Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and cut it onto a strip. It was adhered below the 'friend' using thin foam tape. To finish, I added black dots using an Altenew 0.1 Fine Liner Pen. 

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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 am not going to lie, I did struggle a little with these flowers. They are very abstract but they are also fun too! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Altenew | Minimalist Magic: Less Is More Class

Hello there, I hope you are well! I just wanted to pop in and let you know that I am teaching a lesson in the new Altenew Minimalist Magic: Less Is More Class. Charlene Madrid, Lea Lawson and myself are all sharing pre-recorded videos for the class and Maryam Perez will be teaching a live session. 

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

The class will take place in June and both the pre-reordered lessons and the live and can watched at any date, you get lifetime access to them! There are also printable step by step instructions provided for every project. 

There are three ways to take the class - the class pass only, the class along with the regular kit, and the class with the deluxe kit. The Altenew website shows what you get in the kits. My lesson uses products from the regular and deluxe kit. 

If you do want to purchase the kits, you can use the code MINIMALR1 for $10 off the regular kit. Use code MINIMALD1 for $10 off the deluxe kit. Codes expire 27th May 2026. 

In my lesson, I talk about the rule of thirds and share a twist on it for clean and simple cardmaking! As you can see from the graphics, the class has a fun underwater theme to it! 

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Here are the links to the class bundles. Affiliate links are used. 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.

If you love clean and simple design, I hope you'll take a look! Thanks so much for popping by, I really appreciate it. I hope you have a great rest of the day! Take care! 

VIDEO | Let's Build a House using Yana's Everyday City Holiday Collection!

Hello there, today I have a card and video to share using Yana's Everyday City Holiday Collection from Spellbinders. This collection coordinates with the City Holiday Etched Dies that were released for Christmas and the holidays. Now you can make your apartment buildings/houses/shops etc. into everyday and not just holiday related. I am combining a few new sets today along with the original one. 

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

I started off my house/apartment building by die cutting the main apartment building die, as well as the bricks, from the Spellbinders City Holiday Etched Dies from Spellbinders Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock. I cut the roof, door frame, steps and large window frame from Spellbinders Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock and the cat from Spellbinders Raven ColorWheel Cardstock. 

The door itself was cut from Spellbinders Waterfall ColourWheel Cardstock and the inside of the large window cut from Spellbinders Fog ColorWheel Cardstock. 

The window frames, window sills and flower boxes, from the Spellbinders Everyday Windows, Curtains and Flower Boxes Etched Dies, were also cut from Spellbinders Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. The base layer of the windows were cut from Spellbinders Fog ColorWheel Cardstock and the curtains cut from Spellbinders Waterfall (for the straight curtains) and Teal Topaz (for the ones with tie backs) ColorWheel Cardstock. 

The foliage was cut from Spellbinders Peridot ColorWheel Cardstock and the roses from Spellbinders Chiffon ColorWheel Cardstock. 

The awnings, from the Spellbinders Everyday Awnings Etched Dies, were cut from Spellbinders Blue Spruce and Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. 

I adhered the bricks onto the building first, using Bearly Art Glue, cutting off the excess overhanging the sides using scissors. I then assembled the windows. I adhered the curtains to the back of the window frames first and then adhered the frame to the base layer using thin foam squares. The window sills were then adhered on top. I adhered the windows (and the door) to the building using Bearly Art Glue. 

I adhered the awnings together first and then adhered them to the windows. The small ones were adhered using Bearly Art Glue and the large one with thin foam squares. I adhered the foliage and roses to the flower boxes and then adhered them to the windows using Bearly Art Glue. The cat was adhered to the door step using thin black foam squares. 

I adhered the building to a white US A2 sized card base (adhering two other layers behind for dimension). I then adhered the roof on top with thin foam tape (where it overlaps the card base). I hot foiled the sentiment from Spellbinders Welcome Home Sentiments Press + Foil Plate & Die Set onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Opaque Black Foil. It was die cut out and adhered to the card. To finish, I added a Spellbinders Onyx Color Essentials Gem to the door for the handle. 

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 love that you can make these houses/apartments/shops in so many different colour combinations and so many different designs with the different windows, curtains, flower boxes and awnings! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Stargazers

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the Lisa Horton Summertime collection from Spellbinders. This is such a pretty collection and as soon as I saw the Stargazers, I knew I had to make a card with them! They are one of my favourite flowers! 

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

I started off my card by die cutting the Spellbinders Stargazers Etched Dies from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I cut the petals from Blush, the centres from Beeswax, and the stems/leaves/buds from Peridot and Rainforest. I added dots to the stargazers using R85 and R83 Copic Markers and then assembled them using Bearly Art Glue. 

I die cut the bouquet wrapper from Spellbinders Containers and Foliage Etched Dies from Spellbinders Vellum Sheets. The bow was cut from Spellbinders Seaside and Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock. I adhered the stems behind the wrapper, followed by the top layer, making sure to only add adhesive where the bow would be adhered on top, so you couldn't see it through the vellum. 

I took a US A2 sized card base made from Spellbinders Raven ColorWheel Cardstock and splattered Spellbinders Sparkle Splatter Effects on top. It was set aside to dry before adhering the bouquet on top using thin black foam squares behind the flowers and Bearly Art Glue behind the stems/wrapper/bow part. 

I stamped the Spellbinders Love and Hugs Sentiment Clear Stamp Set onto more Raven cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. It was die cut out using the coordinating die and then cut down further into two strips, before adhering to the card with black foam squares. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Pink 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 went traditional with my stargazers today but I have seen loads of lovely colour combos for the stargazers cut from different shades of cardstock from other designers. If I get time, I will have to try some out myself! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend!