Hey friends! It’s time for another exciting release from Pinkfresh Studio, and if you like nice shiny things, you are going to love this one because…
…there’s hot foil! Yes, that’s right. Pinkfresh has just launched some gorgeous hot foil plates – their very first – and when I saw them, I was instantly sold on getting a hot foiling machine. Today I’ve got 2 coordinated cards to share for the blog hop. If you (like me) are a total newbie to foiling, know that these are super easy and a LOT of fun to make!
For my first card, I began by using the new Bougainvillea layering stencil and Pinkfresh inks in Candy Violet, Slumber and Olive to create a floral background. Once that was done, I plugged in my hot foil machine and used some washi tape to align and temporarily hold the Bougainvillea hot foil plate as closely as I could over my stenciling. I knew it would be a little off, but wasn’t bothered by this because I was going for a more artsy look.
With my foil “sandwich” assembled (stenciled panel, silver foil, hot plate, and shims), I placed it on my foiling machine and waited for the timer light to indicate that it was ready. After running the sandwich and the platform beneath it through my die cutting machine, I carefully peeled away the hot foil to reveal the result…. which was so pretty and shiny!
While I had the foiling machine out, I used the Bougainvillea hot foil plate once more, this time with rose gold foil and a plain white card panel. Even without the stenciling underneath to “colour in” the flowers, the result was beautiful, shiny… gah! I was in love with this magical machine, so I carried on with the Best Wishes hot foil plate, one in silver and one in rose gold. Which look do you prefer, stenciled with foiling, or just the foil outline on its own? I can’t decide!
Next up, it was time for die cutting. I used the coordinating Best Wishes die to cut the sentiments, then pulled out my near and dear Slim Strips die set to create a whole bunch of 1/4″ strips from coloured cardstock. With the strips trimmed to the width of my underlying Bougainvillea card panels, I adhered them with tape runner, then mounted the panels to two heavyweight white card bases.
To finish, I backed my sentiments with some skinny double-sided foam adhesive, then secured them on my cards. I absolutely love how these turned out, and can’t wait to play with these hot foil plates more. (Stay tuned to watch me foil allll the things in upcoming posts. #cantstopwontstop!)
Feeling inspired? You can check out all the products in the latest release here, and this coming Friday I’ll be back with a couple more Bougainvillea creations to share. In the meantime, today I’m part of Pinkfresh Studio’s blog hop, along with many other talented crafters as you’ll see below. As usual, there’s prizes to be won! Read on for the details…
Giveaways
Pinkfresh will be giving away the FULL release over on their blog and YouTube channel, and there will be a total of 10 $25 gift cards chosen from all the blogs on the hop list. Winners will be picked from the comments, so be sure to leave a comment below, and visit all the other stops on the hop! Winners will be chosen on April 5th, and you’ll want to keep an eye on this page. If your name is chosen, you’ve got 2 weeks to claim your prize. Good luck!
I like the foil on this.
Very, very pretty cards!
Pretty cards!
Your color choices are beautiful. Love these cards.
Beautiful! Foiling just the image is absolutely stunning, very elegant.
These are all so beautiful.
Yes! So pretty!
Gorgeous cards! I love this new release!
Such lovely cards!
Angela, so gorgeously made! Thank you fir sharing!! I sure do love this release! I can’t get enough of seeing all the inspiration!
-Leag Stevens, Indiana
Ooooooh I love you cards and I love the colors too. Spring is in the air for sure.
I like the foil on its own. It’s simple
but striking. The colored stripes
give it a little extra push. thanks
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I love your color combinations. Quite gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
Dynamic colors. These make me think of picking wild raspberries in the summertime out behind my grandparents farmhouse. Love the feels.
Love those strips of color! Really fabulous cards and so eye catching! Wonderful release!
Spectacular colors! Love the strip accents too! I am now saving up for a foiling system – good to hear it’s easy to master! Thanks for this inspiration!
Love your use of beautiful products!
I really love the off set foiling on your first card! Amazing cards and a fantastic release.
Love your cards, and colour combos. The glimmered sentiments are amazing, I might have to buy a machine!
I love the colored stripes at the bottom! Beautiful!
Loved how you used the foil for this card with a little splash of color. Simply gorgeous.
Wow such beautiful cards!! What a great release!
Beautiful!
Fantastic cards! Lovely colors! Fabulous release!!!
So bright and beautiful!
Such gorgeous cards!
Thanks so much for sharing…
Both cards are bright and beautiful. I personally prefer the stenciling with the foiling. I love the colors with the stenciling.
These are such fun and vibrant designs, thank you for inspiring me.
fabulous!
Just beautiful! Lovely inspirations!
The colored stripes makes for such a beautiful design!
I love your colors and ideas. Great inspiration-thanks!!
Love these color combinations.
Beautiful cards love the magenta and blue color combo.
I love your cards, they are very pretty. The bands of color at the bottoms are nice.
Love your cards with this beautiful bougainvillea designs! So pretty!
So beautiful Angela! I love this new bougainvillea stamp!! Thanks so much for the great inspiration!! Stay safe! 🙂
So lovely.
Beautiful cards! I love ’em both ways – stencilled or not! Thanks for the inspiration. 😍
Lots of lovely inspiration!
Hi, Angela –
Your card reminds us that something does not have to be loaded with glitz, sparkles, embellishments and fifty layers to be breathtaking. It’s very, very pretty! Love the stripes at the bottom and that bougainvillea print is amazing! TFS!!
Lori S in PA
Your cards are so pretty! Those paper strips are a great idea…so original! TFS!!!
Fantastic release!!!
LOVE your fresh design and great pops of color! Such a beautiful stamp set!
Really nice, love the stencils.
Love how the strips on the bottom make the colors in the flowers pop – beautiful!!!
Very pretty cards. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous cards! Makes me want to break the bank and purchase the entire release. So pretty.
Awe these are so amazing, love the colours!
Valerija xx
So beautiful. Love the foil and coloring. Really stunning. This is a great release!
Beautiful simple cards!
love your cards – love the pretty designs
Your cards are simply lovely!
Love the colours!
This release blows my mind away. So stunning, next level pop for the PFS florals. And your design is so clever, LOVE IT, might steal it! Thanks for the inspiring.
Both cards are so pretty. The foil outline is very nice with no colors. I like the bougainvillea so much, I ordered the hot foil and stencils. And added other items from the new release too. Thanks for sharing.
I love the bright stripes that you added to your cards! So pretty!
Beautiful cards. That layering stencil is amazing.
Loving the rose gold foil! Beautiful cards!
Love these creative cards, the colored cs strips is so modern, love it!
I love the artsy look of your first card. So soft and pretty. It’s very hard to pick favorites of this new release. Thanks!
Gorgeous cards. I love the colors and that beautiful foiling is amazing.
Hello from Malta, New York. I love this new release from Pinkfresh Studio. I love how many different cards can be made from one box of goodies. I am impress how you stenciled and then hot foil on top. You did an amazing job. Mine would had been upside down.
Fantastic card designs! I love the bold and cheerful strips of cardstock, a fun balance to the delicate florals.
I love your cards. Whether you like a lot or a little color, your cards fit the bill!
Love your color choices! Beautiful cards!!!!!
Beautiful cards. Love the colors you used
Lovely and delicate, I love those colourful stripes!
Gotta love stripes!! Especially paired with florals!!! ♥♥
These are so pretty
I don’t remember the last time I was this excited about a product release! SO glad to see these new hot foil pieces! I love the fun strips in gorgeous colors on your cards!
Fabulous cards!
Beautiful cards. I do love the way the offset stenciling
So sweet and pretty! I love the fresh colors and the combination of stencils and foiling!
How fun! I haven’t tried using the foils yet, but I guess I could be persuaded to purchase the machine and get on board. Looks like SO much fun and you’ve inspired us all SO much.
Blessings,
Karen L
This is such a pretty foiled card! I love the bright colors and I’m excited about this release from Pinkfresh.
Gorgeous cards, I like the paper strips. Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards.
Lovely cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love the way you used the same products in different ways. Thanks for sharing!
I like the addition of color with the strips. Nice shares.
your design is amazing.