World Cardmaking Day 2024

It's World Cardmaking Day 2024! I recently received the entire Pinkfresh Studio Magical Holiday collection and have been trying to wind my way through all the things! Today, I used my Spellbinders Betterpress for the first time, paired with the PFS Magical Holiday press plates. Scroll down for more. I'll have clickable product links at the end of this post, if you'd like to browse or shop!

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Now, if you don't have the Betterpress system, Pinkfresh Studio also has a stamp set with the same image, which I'll also have linked up at the end of this post.

I used the festive border across the top and bottom of my cardstock, using black hybrid ink from my stash. Because I used a lighter weight of Neenah cardstock, I didn't get as deep of a Letterpress impression. There was cardstock included with my Betterpress system but it was a light gray and I needed white. I will definitely be getting my hands on some heavier weight cardstock.

However, if you don't have a stamp positioner, let me tell you, you can actually use the Betterpress as a stamp positioner as well! 

To color my images I used my OLO Markers. I wanted to keep it simplistic so I selected 3 complimentary colors of green and brown. I think traditionally, colorists go with red for berries, but I'm not traditional, haha!

I've actually got some brownish berries in my backyard blooming on some bushes. as we speak.

To finish my card, I splattered some gold paint for a little shine and shimmer, and also splattered white paint around my greenery.

I picked some olive green paper from one of my paper pads as the backing for my card panel. Both the panel and paper were adhered flat for easy mailing.

I'm also linking my card up to the Simon Says Stamp World Cardmaking Day challenge:

SSS Challenge

I hope you find time to get creative today and celebrate this fun event. If you wish to browse or shop, please use my affiliate links, provided at no added cost to you. As an affiliate for SSS, Scrapbookcom and OLO Marker, I will receive a small commission if you shop through my links and make a purchase, (a few cents per dollar). Every little bit helps and I appreciate it so much!

Terri

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Pink Foiled Snowflake Card

I recently received a lovely package from Pinkfresh Studio, courtesy of a giveaway they were having on their Instagram account. After seeing the Radiating Snowflake Press Plate in action from some of their designers, I decided that would be my first project with the Magical Holiday collection.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

Although no two snowflakes are alike, the Radiating Snowflake press plate is absolutely perfect! I immediately decided to go with a pink tone on tone theme, pairing the press plate with my Glimmer Hot Foil System, pink foil, and my Platinum 6 die cut machine.

I love that the press plates can be foiled and let me tell you, the foiling came out perfect-o!

I also chose to create a contrast to that perfection by ink smooshing my card panel for a bit of a messy look. I pressed my Catherine Pooler Pucker Up ink pad onto a craft mat, spritzed with water, then randomly dabbed my card panel into the mixture.

I also embossed my inky panel with an embossing folder in my stash, for added dimension.

I didn't want a sentiment that would cover up too much of my snowflake, so I decided to foil one of the sentiments from the Magical Holiday Press Plate with the same pink foil, and trimmed out the line "many blessings" after die cutting with  the coordinating dies. 

Those sentiments are also available in a stamp set for those who prefer to stamp their sentiments.

Lastly, I glued some sparkly embellishments and called it a day. Although it's hard to capture a good photo of foiling head on, I shared several angles above, so you can see how different it looks from various angles.

I'm so thankful to Pinkfresh Studio for sending me these goodies. As an affiliate for Scrapbook.com, I've also provided affiliate product links that include all the items used for today's products. These links are provided at no additional cost to you.

Please note, you can find the pink foil at Pinkfresh Studio or Spellbinders but it is not currently available at Scrapbookcom. Of course, it may also be available elsewhere online.

Thanks for stopping by!

Terri

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