Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Essentials Blog Hop! Some might think essentials are a little boring but Pinkfresh has a way of adding little details that make a BIG difference. Before we get into the card let’s talk about the giveaway!
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I chose to work with the Nested Rectangles Diagonal Stitch Dies for my cards today. I paired it with the florals from Always Smiling to create three different cards.
I started by stamping an all over pattern. An easy trick to make sure your pattern looks like it continues on is to stamp off the sides of the card. I typically start with stamping in the middle of my cardstock to make sure I don’t end up with an empty awkward space. I also stamped an extra floral image on a separate piece of cardstock. Once the stamping was done I added some rainbow ink blending randomly over the entire card front.
Once the ink blending and stamping was done, I used the stencils to add colors to the full floral image. Then I wanted to create a frame by die cutting out the middle. I also used the largest rectangle to add the fancy diagonal details. Taking the middle out gives me a ready made rectangle for another card. I mounted the rectangle on a piece of black cardstock and again used the A2 sized die to add the additional detail. I then went in with a black alcohol marker and colored in the negative space. This gives tons of drama with the bright colors popping off the black background.
As dark and dramatic as the first one is, this one is as equally light and airy. For this one I cut another frame but this time the rectangle was much smaller. I connected the pieces using some vellum to add interest. The floral image was trimmed into two pieces and tucked into the frame. All the cards were treated generously with clear sparkle markers and accented with Glacier Jewels. You can see the entire process for all three cards in the video below
I still can’t choose between the all black and the all white! I hope you found some color inspiration for your ink blending. Please continue on the hop by following the links below.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
 Pinkfresh Studio Essential Dies Bundle Shop at: PFS |
 Glacier Jewels Shop at: PFS |
 1/2″ Blending Brush set Shop at: PFS |
 Calico White Pigment Ink Shop at: PFS |
 Amalfi Coast Ink Cube Pack Shop at: PFS |
 1” blending brushes Shop at: PFS |
 Always Smiling Stamp Shop at: PFS |
 Always Smiling Dies Shop at: PFS |
 Always Smiling Stencils Shop at: PFS |
 Always Smiling Press Plate Shop at: PFS |
 Over the Hills Ink Cube Pack Shop at: PFS |
 Nested Rectangles Diagonal Stitch Die Shop at: PFS |
 PFS Detail Black Ink Shop at: PFS |
 Fairy Dust Ink Cube Pack Shop at: PFS |
 Rise & Shine Ink Cube Pack Shop at: PFS |
 Soul of Provence Ink Cube Pack Shop at: PFS |
 Indian Summer Ink Cube Pack Shop at: PFS |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS |
 Fiskars Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS |
 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS |
 Copic MARKER 100 BLACK Shop at: SSS | BA |
 White Detail Embossing Powder Shop at: HA |
 Create Your Own Magnetic Glass Craft Mat Shop at: SSS |
 ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Marker Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS |
 Cottontail Embossing Powder Tool Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS |
 Precision Glue Press Shop at: SSS | SB | BA | HBS |
 UNIVERSAL PLATE SYSTEM Shop at: SB |
 Classic Vellum Layering Paper Shop at: SSS | SB | HA | HBS |
 Black Card Stock Shop at: SSS | HA | HBS |
 MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Shop at: SSS | SB | BA |
 MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Shop at: SSS | SB | BA |
 iCraft Pixie Tape Shop at: HBS |
About Kelly Taylor Cards
Beautiful cards! Your flowers are stunning!
Both cards are great but love the dramatic look on black!
I literally said Woooooow out loud when I saw these cards. Well done.
Beautiful cards. So colorful and bright. I also love the black background.
I love the dramatic version, but the white one is equally appealing. Great inspiration! Thanks.
Absolutely stunning cards, Kelly! Love the rainbows!
These are so pretty!
What a fun way to use the dies!!!
Gorgeous cards! I love the black base around the rainbow colored florals.
Kelly!! Love your cards! You are so fantastic!!
Love your stories of your kids and family!!
Will definitely try this type of rainbow card!!
Your beautiful cards demonstrate how versatile these new Essential Dies are!
Beautiful colors! and Cards! Thank you!
What a fun set of cards. I really like the new die sets you used and the colors you picked! Thanks for sharing.
Love those colors on white and black! Beautiful cards 🙂
Am loving your trio of cards and the solid black to me was the one that pops off the rainbow coloring so different than you though all were gorgeous!! Loved your tips and the whole process video! I own the slimline card die that’s similar to this. PF is so wonderful with their essential dies and are so versatile and these are more that I need!! Thank you for all of the inspiration!! Am going to color with my black copic next time!
Love the cards. Beautiful design.
Well this definitely is not boring! The colors are fabulous and great to see the black base and how you used it.
Love your rainbow card. Watched the video earlier and forgot to comment.
Your cards are striking! A great way to showcase this release!❤️
I love the beautiful edge detail on these gorgeous cards! Awesome flowers and colors!
Such beautiful cards! Love the drama of the black card, the colors really pop!
Such stunning designs, I especially love on the black!
Being a quilter I love the effect of the blanket stitch on the dies. Great coloring job. thanks as always for sharing and all the inspiration.
Gorgeous cards Kelly–that stamp and stencil floral set is gorgeous–I especially love the black background which combined with that brilliant edge die is stunning!
Thanks for the inspiration–I need to thing dark backgrounds!