Hello Crafters! Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio December 2023 Blog Hop! I am so excited to see the beautiful florals I love from Pinkfresh in the form of BetterPress Plates! The intricate detail of their illustrations makes this a match made in heaven. Before we get to the card let’s talk about the giveaway.
Pinkfresh Studios is generously giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh Studio blog & YouTube channel. They also will be giving away a total of TEN $25 gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops – the winners will be picked from the comments. They will pull the winners & post them on December 19, 2023 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. Good Luck!
As you can see I decided to bring the drama! I love black with a bright floral. It just makes my heart so very happy. Usually, I would copic color but since alcohol markers aren’t friendly with the Better Press ink I went for my next favorite option, watercolor.
I ink smooshed my distress ink down onto my work surface and then smooshed two different pieces of watercolor paper into the ink. I added water and ink until I was happy with the outcome. I chose to do my ink smooshing first because I knew I’d be using lots of water and I wanted to maintain the texture of my letterpress. If you’re using less water you can Better Press first.
Once my watercolor paper was completely dry I pressed my plates using the black ink. After cutting the images out with their coordinating dies I colored in the outside border with a black marker. I’ve used this trick before and it works just as well with pressed images.
In order to create interest in the background I treated black cardstock with some of the gorgeous cover plates Pinkfresh has. For some more shine I used the nested dies to cut out a black glitter diamond and hexagon. The last thing I did to the background is splatter some white copic ink to break up the black just slightly. It also ties in my sentiments.
For a bolder sentiment you can always hot foil those amazing sentiments. However, I chose to stick with my usual white on black. The letterpress look adds a fun texture element and the sentiment is just slightly softer. I actually really love the way they came out! A few pearls and some clear glitter finished the cards off perfectly.
I hope you’ll give this technique a try. It really makes those florals the star of the show.
I finally got around to editing the video. I hope you enjoy!
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Oh Kelly you are the DRAMA queen! So beautifully stunning 😍
I love the bold bright colors on the black background! You really brought the drama!
Love this look! Such a good take on this set!
Wow! Your card is just amazing!
Love the pop of color on dark background.
Just lovin’ this stunning set of cards. The black background makes all the other elements pop 🙂 TFS!
Stunning cards! Rainbow florals on the black background is such a dramatic and fresh look,
Kelly, what can I say that hasn’t been said already…Your cards are always well put together! I’m loving the black background and I love how you “smooshed” the ink to achieve the colors on your florals. You made my heart happy too!
What fun cards–love the bold colors!
Kelly….you are do awesome! Absolutely gorgeous card and one that I want to duplicate. I love all the cards you make and it makes my heart happy to watch your tutorials! Nice watercoloring too, but you are my copic queen! Love, love, love!
Wow! Layers of color & texture!
What a fabulous look. The flowers just pop off the page. Then your eye gets drawn in further and further so much interest
Fresh look. Great colors. Inspiring:)
Your background looks so cool and different
I am so excited about this new release. If there would have been a “buy it all “ option….phew….it would have all gone in my cart with one click:) The fairytale plate is just stunning. Great job on this release. Love it
The pop of color against the dark background is so striking, Kelly. Thank you for sharing!
Wow! Awesome designs! The flowers really pop against the black background!
I always love your cards. This is beautiful with the dark background.
your cards are stunning – really pop with a dark background
What beautiful cards! Making examples using black card stock is awesome!
Gorgeous.. love the black contrast.
Beautiful card! I love the black background and the black glitter frames!
Kelly, what artistry! Stunning cards! Thank you!
Can’t get enough of your beautiful black cards!
Really a gorgeous inspiration!
Beautiful floral designs and colors! So striking against the dark background!
Love the vibrant colors against the black background.