Friday, November 20, 2020

Pinkfresh November 2020 Essentials Die Release: Stitched Floral Card Featuring Diagonal Stitched Plaid Die

Hello, friends! I am thrilled to be participating in Pinkfresh Studios' November Essentials Die Release, and I'm so happy you stopped by! You may be stopping by from Lea Lawson's blog (you can see the list of all blog participants below). This blog hop is full of gorgeous inspiration using Pinkfresh's new dies, all of which are diecutting staples that add such beautiful dimension to cardmaking projects. Stay tuned on how to win a $25 gift card from my blog... details are below! Woohoo!

My project today features the new Diagonal Stitched Plaid background die. If you know me at all, you know I love anything stitched. And I love die cutting. So I decided to highlight the stitched feature of this background die by adding lots of floral die cuts enhanced with hand stitching. To start, I die cut my background panel onto a piece of blush cardstock and ink blended Pinkfresh Studios' Ballet Slipper and Coral Reef inks using a blending brush in a light gradient from top to bottom.

I then die cut a bunch of floral images from Pinkfresh's Lovely Blossoms stamp set onto white cardstock. Before I cut them out, I poked holes into the floral and foliage images and used 2 strands of embroidery floss to add simple backstitching and french knots (tip: I recommend adding stitched details before cutting the images out because they are small and a little unwieldy to handle once they are cut out). Once the stitching was done, I fussy cut the images out (another tip: even though I have the coordinating dies for this set, I find that die cutting smushes the stitching down, especially french knots. Fussy cutting yields better results, and don't worry about getting them perfect. All the details bring the eye away from any imperfect edges!)

I then used Pinkfresh's Leafy Wreaths die set to cut two wreaths out of white and green cardstock. I adhered the green wreath to my plaid cardstock panel, then adhered the white wreath on top, rotating it a bit so the wreaths were not perfectly aligned. I also spent some time fluffing up the white leaves on the top wreath to create dimension. I then arranged my florals on top of and around this wreath, using foam tape when needed to pop the florals up over the leaves.

I die cut the center of the wreath from dark gray cardstock and heat embossed my sentiment in two colors from Pinkfresh's Flower Garden stamp set. I used some white pigment ink and a blending brush to create a bit of a chalkboard effect, then added a few french knots here and there. Once I adhered the center to the wreath, this card was finished!

GIVEAWAY + PROMO!

I hope you enjoyed this project! To enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card, leave a comment on my blog (I'd love to hear what your favorite new product is!). A winner will be chosen from the comments and will be posted to the Pinkfresh Giveaway Page on November 30, 2020. Winners will have 2 weeks to claim their prize. GOOD LUCK!

Pinkfresh is also discounted shipping and a FREE Hey Gorgeous die for all orders over $50!

Your next stop on the blog hop is Maria Willis. A list of all the blog hop participants is below. Thanks again for stopping by and have fun on the hop!