Hi friends! Today I’m joining Pinkfresh Studio in celebrating their latest release, and I’m one stop along a blog hop that’s bursting with inspiration. If this is your first time here, welcome! My name is Angela I’m so glad you stopped by.
When I first saw all of the products in this release, I instantly fell in love with the Charming Floral Border hot foil plate. This plate coordinates with the Charming Floral Border layering stencils and die, and if you’re not into foiling, no worries – there’s a stamp set too! It’s got some great everyday sentiments in it that fit easily onto A2, slimline and mini-slimline cards, and I’m pretty sure you’ll see me using this set a lot in the future.
In order to put the Charming Floral Border set to the test, I decided to make a gatefold card. If you’re not familiar, this is exactly like the name suggests – a card that opens in the middle, just like two gate doors. It has the same measurements as a standard A2 card (4.25″ wide x 5.5″ tall), and to begin, I started by cutting my card base from a piece of cardstock cut to 8.5 wide x 5.5″ tall. I scored at 2 1/8″ from each end, then folded those flaps inward – voila, card base complete!
Next I moved onto the foiling. I foiled the Charming Floral Border twice (one for each side of my card) in shiny silver foil. I did this on the edge of 2 separate A2 panels, leaving the rest of the panels white – and you’ll see why in a second. I colored them in with the Charming Floral layering stencils, blending brushes, and Pinkfresh inks in Storm and Regal Kiss, and then prepared to doing some partial die cutting.
I wanted to ensure that the floral border pieces could be grabbed as handles to open the card, so I needed to create some way to secure them to the rest of my card. To do this, I used my scoring board and bone folder to score a straight line down the left side length of the foiled images. I folded along this line, then temporarily taped the Charming Floral die in place, over my foiled images. Had I run the entire thing through my die cutting machine at this point, I’d get my floral border piece, as well as a plain white die cut. Instead, I used partial die cutting to leave part of that scored and folded part in tact. This gave me flaps that I could use to secure the foiled florals.
While my die cutting machine was out, I used the Pinkfresh Studio Chevron hot foil plate and my embossing pads to create a textured white background panel. You can’t see much of this on the final design because the florals cover the majority, but it does add just a bit of subtle texture underneath. I trimmed this panel to be slightly smaller than an A2 card front, then cut it straight down the middle so that I had one panel for each side of the gatefold. I also cut a simple circle using the Folk Edge Circle die set, made 2 small side-by-side holes in the center, and cut that straight down the middle as well.
With all my components ready, it was time for assembly. For each floral die cut, I used liquid adhesive to secure the flaps to the back of the textured chevron panels. I backed those pieces with foam tape, then mounted them on my gatefold card base. For the semicircle pieces, I ran a piece of silver ribbon through each of the holes, secured the ends behind with strong double-sided adhesive, and then adhered them directly next to each other so that they covered the flap area on the foiled floral pieces beneath. After tying the ribbon into a bow, I embossed the ‘sending so much love’ sentiment from the Charming Floral Border stamp set on navy cardstock, cut it out with a die from the Fancy Label Frames die set, and secured just the left half to the left side of my card so that it could still open freely once the bow was untied. Done and done!
Blog Hop + Giveaways
There’s a lot more in this release, so I encourage you to check out the creations of all the other amazing designers on the hop. 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 November 11th, 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!
What a great idea to use the image twice to make a bigger card.
Really soft and beautiful card
Gorgeous coloring. I am totally loving the floral border set!
Your card is amazing! The colors are so pretty together.
Lovely card! And good idea to turn it into a gate fold card.
I love your gatefold card, the colors are beautiful (why don’t I use more purple?) The Charming Floral Border is perfect to me, it’s just the right amount of florals. Thanks for the inspiration.
Who wouldn’t love getting a card like this one!
Oh, your colour choices are gorgeous! Love the different card design, too 🙂
I love the way you used this set on a gate fold card. Beautiful!
I love that floral border set. Your card is beautiful, love the opening at the front for a change of pace. THe colors are so pretty!
What a beautiful card love the ribbon I don’t see much of that any more.
Great idea and lovely card!
This is so pretty and the gatefold is a great idea.
Love the card and the tip on how to use this set.. Thank You.
Such pretty colors and I love gatefold cards. They are so fun and something different for the recipient! Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful card…awesome design! I love those ink colors, and I think that Floral Border is my favorite of the release!!
Beautiful. Great color choices!
Such a pretty card, love this entire release.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Very pretty, love the purple and blue together!
What a gorgeous gate fold card. I love you color choice
Such a great idea! Beautiful results. Thanks for the inspiration!
Your unexpected blue leaves look WONDERFUL. And the purple petals are just perfect. Great job.
Gorgeous use of the border die
Such a fun and creative card! Love it!
Love your card!
Such an elegant gatefold card! I LOVE the colors!
I love all the Charming Floral Border products! Sad they are OOS already! But I understand why. Love the cool way you used them! Your card is beautiful!
So beautiful! The foiling and coloring are incredible!!!!
So pretty!
Beautiful!!!! I love this release!!!!
Using this fabulous border for a gate-fold card was genius! It is absolutely stunning!
Perfect way to use this collection! Beautiful card!
The Charming Floral Border is my fav of the release. Love how you used it and your lovely colors.
Gorgeous card! I love the purple/blue color combination.
This is such a sweet, feminine card…it’s beautiful!
Very pretty. I love the design!
This is my favorite from this release. your card is beatiful
GORGEOUS and ELEGANT!! Love the colors you used and the card’s format!
Lori S in PA
I am sure glad we have people like you to learn how to use these gorgeous release pieces, because I would never have thought to do what you did with your card! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Gorgeous card! I love how you flipped the image on its side and used it twice.
Great idea with this card. Really like the colors too.!
Just lovely! Your choice of colors is perfect!
You had me at purple! Gorgeous! 💜💜💜
Love the color palette you used. So beautiful.
I love the blue and purple you chose on your card. Just beautiful!
Beautiful card! I love the little bow and unique design and I’m in love with the Charming Floral set!!
Gorgeous card! The colors you used are fabulous! I love this new release!
This border is gorgeous and aren’t you clever to use it on a gatefold! Such a pretty card!
Love your card! Fantastic release!
Love your color combination. A very sweet card design. Thank you for sharing.
Very pretty Angela! The delicate florals and the interesting fold make a big impression !
This card is wonderful. The gatefold is a perfect use of this stamp!
fabulous gatefold card – such a clever way to use the Charming Floral Border!
Your card is so beautiful. I love the colors that you used too. Thank you so much for sharing.
Beautiful card
Beautiful card! That purple and blue combo is gorgeous!!! I can’t wait to get these products!
A clever idea to make a beautiful gatefold card from the Charming Floral set – love it!
Blue and purple together, yay! Gorgeous card, I might just make a similar one for mom’s birthday:-)
Oh what a beauty! Striking design and color palette. I love the gatefold design.
Another stunning card, Angela! I love your color combo!
Very pretty, these colors look great together would have never thought about blue and purple together.
Beautiful card! This Charming Floral Border is quickly becoming my favorite set in the release- it’s quite lovely!
Beautiful gatefold card! I love how you used the charming floral. That is my favorite set from this release. I’m a huge fan of the foiling.
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing…
What a beautiful card! I love how you created a gatefold card with the charming floral. I’m definitely going to get that one. Thank you for the inspiration.
Oh my what beautiful colors. Purple is my fav.
Beautiful color choices.
Gorgeous card.
thanks for sharing
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Gorgeous gatefold card! I love your design and colors. I’m going to get this one!
Lovely card!
The Charming Floral Border is my favorite product(s) in the new release and I love how you used it on this card! Lovely!
Soooooo beautiful!!! I just love this card and coloring!
Beautiful card ❤
Great use of that floral border.
Genius gatefold card and my favorites colors.
Does anyone else get weirdly happy when they see a card made with supplies they own? I saw this and I perked up right away- “I have that ribbon!”
Gorgeous colors!
What a great way to use the beautiful Charming Floral Borders. If one is pretty, two will be twice as pretty.
Beautiful card. Just love the colors used and the foiling. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love how you have used this set, Gorgeous!
This is a genius card. I love it! The Charming Floral Border is my absolute favorite of this release. You have showcased it so beautifully. Thanks! 💖
So stunning! I love the gorgeous colours and the clever design!! Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Stay safe! 🙂
Beautiful card!! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
These stamps, dies, foil plates and stencils are a stamping world changer. The stencils allow one to color in the stamped image in a matter of seconds. No longer have to sit and color each little design and make sure you stay in the lines. The foiling dies add the touch of bling that tops off the entire design. Love all of the designs. Hard to pick just one.
What a beautifully designed card using the Charming Floral set- I love it!
Gatefold cards are fun and yours turned out so pretty! I love the silver foil with the cool purple and blue colors. Thanks for the inspiration!
Fabulous gatefold card, the floral borders make great handles. Love the blue, purple and gold combo.
Beautiful! The colors you chose for your card are my favourites.
This color combo is so pretty! I love the foiling and the pretty ribbon to finish it off.
Your card design is why I love these hops!! You use the PF tools to show us inspiration we would never have thought of!! Great double use of the image, foiling and gorgeous color combo!! Love it all!
Gorgeous as always. I cant wait to see more of your creations. Its always such an inspiration!
Beautiful card! Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful card…I love your purples and blues. This is my favorite set of the new release!
Lovely gatefold card and such pretty colours. Love this x
Gorgeous design and colors!
What a sweet gatefold card! I love how you did the partial die cut edges!