Rubeena's Crafting Anniversary Blog Hop: Pinkfresh Studios Pretty Paisley

Hello and welcome to Rubeena's Crafting Anniversary 2-Day Blog Hop!  This hop is epic with more than 70 guests and over $1,000 in sponsored prizes!  Not only are we celebrating four years since Rubeena first discovered cardmaking, but also crafting in general.  This industry is made up of wonderful individuals who are creative, kind, and incredibly supportive.  I hope you hop along with us so you can learn about why we create and how much joy it brings us!  If you are hopping along, you might be visiting me from Libby Hickson's blog.  If you're jumping in here, you can start back at Ruby's blog for all the details and the full blog hop list.

You know when you come across someone who you can immediately tell you're going to get along with?  I still consider myself somewhat new to the cardmaking world, but I have been so fortunate to "meet" some really special people who I have really come to enjoy and admire.  My friend, Rubeena, is one of those people.  I still remember the first comment she left on one of my cards because it made me laugh and smile, and that's pretty much what I find myself doing just about every time we talk.  Not only is she insanely talented, she's incredibly supportive, encouraging, and helpful.  And dang, she is funny to boot.  So when she asked me if I would like to participate in her blog hop, my answer was, "OF COURSE!"  I am so honored to be a part of it.

I love that the theme of Ruby's blog hop is celebrating friendship and the joy of creating.  I grew up with an amazing crafty mom, so it wasn't a surprise to anyone when I started crafting myself.  Crafting has always been a source of comfort and peace for me and was actually a pivotal factor in me overcoming debilitating postpartum anxiety, which was one of the hardest times in my life.  I've dabbled in paper crafting and stitching for years, but it wasn't until I found cardmaking that I was able to figure out how to meld my two favorite mediums.  I am having so much fun and meeting so many truly kind, generous, and supportive people... I could not feel any more lucky to have stumbled across this hobby that has brought me so much joy.

I bought Pinkfresh Studios' Pretty Paisley stamp set a while back, but it really jumped out at me when I was choosing my project for this blog hop.  I absolutely love the "Thank you for making me feel good about myself" sentiment, and it was really perfect here because that's the way Ruby makes me feel.  ❤️  I started by stamping out two of the paisleys and painting the details with gouache.

I then added some hand stitched details to the paisleys with little stitches and lots of french knots, and popped up some of these details for dimension.  All that was left to do was pop the paisleys and the sentiment up and the card was finished!

GIVEAWAYS

In celebration of this anniversary, we have several amazing sponsors. Let’s thank them for their generosity! Winners will be randomly selected from comments left on all the blogs. The winners will be announced by Wednesday, September 5 on this page. Winners will have up to 2 weeks to contact Rubeena at ararerubycrafts@gmail.com to claim their prize before another winner is selected.

Studio Katia - $50 gift card

Hello Bluebird - $50 gift card

Altenew - $50 Gift card

Pinkfresh Studio - $30 gift card

Gina K. Designs - $50 gift card

Clearly Besotted - £25 gift card

Simon Says Stamp - $25 gift card

Spellbinders Card Kit ($55 value).

Jennifer McGuire - $50 Simon Says Stamp gift card

Winnie & Walter, LLC - $40 gift card

Mama Elephant - $25 gift card

Hero Arts - $25 gift card

Nichol Spohr LLC - Custom-sewn rainbow pencil case filled with brand new Spellbinders dies

Danielle Flynn - $25 Simon Says Stamp gift card

Picket Fence Studios - four $25 gift cards

Ellen Hutson - two $25 gift cards  

Pretty Pink Posh - two $30 gift cards

The Stamp Market - July 2018 Release (estimated $100 value)

Indigojade Art Shop - $50 gift card to Art Prints & Gifts Shop

Flora & Fauna - a 4x6 stamp set

Waffle Flower - $25 gift card

Power Poppy - $50 gift card

I hope you enjoyed this stop on the blog hop.  Feel free to leave me a comment for a chance to win one of these amazing prizes!  The next stop is the amazing Laura Bassen.  Enjoy the hop and have a WONDERFUL crafty day!