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Pinkfresh Studio 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

2 Apr

Pinkfresh Studio Birthday Blog Hop

Good morning!  It’s a busy on the blog today and we’re kicking it off with the Pinkfresh Studio Birthday Bash blog hop!  I’m so thrilled to be invited to hop along with the super talented Pinkfresh Studio design team to help them celebrate their 4th birthday!  And what’s a birthday without prizes?!  Pinkfresh Studio has some amazing giveaways going on and you can find all the details at the bottom of my post!  I created two cards today using some of their gorgeous stamps…here’s the first:

Pinkfresh Studio Birthday Blog Hop

When I saw this adorable mouse stamp from Happy Everything I thought he’d be perfect for a galaxy scene using the Word Series: Dream set!  I started by stamping the mouse with copic-friendly intense ink and then I colored him with copics.  I cut him out and added spectrum noir clear sparkle so he’d be sparkly!  I also stamped my sentiment onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  Then it was time for my galaxy!

Pinkfresh Studio Birthday Blog Hop

I blended mustard seed, chipped sapphire, wilted violet, picked raspberry, peacock feathers, blueprint sketch, and black soot distress inks onto a piece of bristol smooth cardstock and then spritzed them with water to create stars and galaxies in the distance.  Then I smooshed black soot distress ink onto a craft mat, spritzed it with iridescent shimmer spray and water, and pressed the panel into the craft mat to create a little more dimension and texture.  I let that dry and then sprayed the panel with shimmer spray, white spray, gold spray, and black spray.  I let it dry completely and then stamped the stars with versamark and heat-embossed them with white and silver embossing powder.  I also added a few dots of white gel pen to create more stars.  Finally I added the tiny mouse and my sentiment with foam mounting tape.  I love how he’s looking up at the sky! 🙂

Pinkfresh Studio Birthday Blog Hop

My second card is a little more straightforward but for fun I used the same shades of blues, purples, and yellows from my first card.  I stamped the Floral Background stamp onto watercolor paper with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I watercolored the flowers with my mijello mission gold watercolors and let them dry before going over them with a spectrum noir clear sparkle pen.

Pinkfresh Studio Birthday Blog Hop

Once it dried completely I trimmed it down and adhered it to a black card base.  I stamped the sentiment from Word Series: Believe onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I trimmed that down to a label and adhered it to the card!  And that’s it!  They’re very different cards and yet they kinda work together which is neat! 🙂

Pinkfresh Studio is generously giving each stop on the hop a $40 gift card to give away to one lucky random commenter!  Please leave your comments before 9AM EST April 9th, 2018 and the winner will be announced later that day on the Pinkfresh Studio blog!  Here are all the stops on the hop:

  • Pinkfresh Blog
  • Adrienne Alvis
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
  • Vicky Papaioannou
  • Amanda Baldwin
  • Amy Tsuruta
  • Ashley Horton
  • Crystal Thompson
  • Melissa Bickford
  • Erum Tasneem
  • Flora Farkas
  • Lea Lawson
  • Heather Hoffman
  • Kathleen Gramuller
  • Lorilei Murphy
  • Laura Bassen
  • Nina-Marie Trapani
  • Veera Saarivuo
  • Zsoka Marko
  • Isha Gupta
  • Elsie Robinson
  • Elena Roussakis

And there are more giveaways over on the Pinkfresh Studio blog and their instagram so make sure to head over and check them out!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a fabulous Monday!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!

Floral background – Pinkfresh Studio
[ PNK | SSS ]
Word series: Dream – Pinkfresh Studio
[ PNK | SSS ]
Word series: Believe – Pinkfresh Studio
[ PNK | SSS ]
Happy everything – Pinkfresh Studio
[ PNK | SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
[ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK…
[ SSS ]
Altenew JET BLACK Ink Spray ALT2126
[ SSS ]
Altenew PURE WHITE Ink Spray ALT2127
[ SSS ]
Altenew ANTIQUE GOLD METALLIC Ink…
[ SSS ]
Altenew IRIDESCENT SHIMMER Ink Spray…
[ SSS ]
Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll…
[ SSS ]
Mijello MISSION GOLD WATER COLOR SET…
[ SSS ]
Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12…
[ SSS ]
Canson MONTVAL WATERCOLOR 9×12 Pad…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
[ SSS ]
Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder…
[ SSS ]
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
[ SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
[ SSS ]
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun…
[ SSS ]
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
[ SSS ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE…
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167 Comments
Categories:
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Tags:
mijello mission gold watercolors, pinkfresh studio

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Comments

  1. tsurutadesigns1 says

    April 2, 2018 at 7:17 am

    Jess, both of your cards are wonderful! Love that sweet mouse and the blooms are gorgeous!

    Reply
  2. Toni says

    April 2, 2018 at 7:26 am

    Cute little mouse takes me back to the days of Mighty Mouse, the cartoon superhero😊

    Reply
  3. Holly M. says

    April 2, 2018 at 7:35 am

    Love the adorable mouse and your Galaxy BG! The floral card is stunning as well.

    Reply
  4. Gingham Girl says

    April 2, 2018 at 7:36 am

    Great cards! I especially love the floral design since I am really feeling the spring vibe right now.

    Reply
  5. Joyannie says

    April 2, 2018 at 7:42 am

    Love the design and theme…I need the card to be brave enough to dream big

    Reply
  6. Peggy M says

    April 2, 2018 at 7:59 am

    Both cards are so lovely! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  7. anncre1 says

    April 2, 2018 at 8:00 am

    Love the sentiments you’ve used Jessica!

    Reply
  8. Keena says

    April 2, 2018 at 8:03 am

    I just love galaxy cards and your is adorable! Your watercoloring is beautiful!

    Reply
  9. Julie-anne Hoffmann says

    April 2, 2018 at 8:12 am

    Lovely cards. Thanks for sharing them.

    Reply
  10. Kristin McCann says

    April 2, 2018 at 8:16 am

    The mouse is adorable! I love the galaxy background! The colors look great on the flowers as well! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  11. shawninaz says

    April 2, 2018 at 8:22 am

    I adore the color palette you used on your second card, gorgeous! That sweet mouse is perfect for a galaxy card, awesome!

    Reply
  12. Sue D says

    April 2, 2018 at 8:36 am

    So cute with the mouse and the galaxy background. Pretty floral card too.

    Reply
  13. Carolyn S says

    April 2, 2018 at 8:46 am

    What great cards (once again!)! I really love the sentiment on your lovely galaxy card

    Reply
  14. Cindy C. says

    April 2, 2018 at 8:59 am

    Same colors but both so different and beautiful!!!

    Reply
  15. Lisa says

    April 2, 2018 at 9:07 am

    your galaxy scene is soooooo cute ! well done !!

    Reply
  16. Stefanie says

    April 2, 2018 at 9:14 am

    Wow! All the work you put into your galaxy background sure was worth it. Love that mouse. I also love your flower card. The color are gorgeous.

    Reply
  17. Keiren Dunfee says

    April 2, 2018 at 9:15 am

    The color scheme is beautiful and that little mouse is so cute!

    Reply
  18. Marcia Rollins says

    April 2, 2018 at 9:31 am

    Your galaxy is wonderful! The little mouse added to the feel of infinity.

    Reply
  19. hsmom24kids says

    April 2, 2018 at 9:35 am

    Whata. great galaxy card. I love it and that sentiment is perfect for it. I love the contrast of the giant galaxy and the little insignifical (adorable) mouse. What a great concept.

    Reply
  20. Lea Lawson says

    April 2, 2018 at 9:43 am

    These are SO pretty, Jessica! I adore the sweet little mouse with the gorgeous galaxy behind him…and those puple florals are gorgeous! We are so excited you joined us for our birthday celebration – thank you so much! ♥♥

    Reply
  21. Sylvia says

    April 2, 2018 at 9:55 am

    WoWZA! beautiful cards!

    Reply
  22. Teresa Selby says

    April 2, 2018 at 10:08 am

    Love the little mouse card. The background was awesome! The flowers are really bright colors which I love bright colors. You did a great job on both of your cards. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful week.

    Reply
  23. Leslee Barrow says

    April 2, 2018 at 10:15 am

    Your cards are just beautiful!

    Reply
  24. Jeanne Beam says

    April 2, 2018 at 10:18 am

    Both cards are wonderful. Love the mouse and the gorgeous flowers. Thanks so much for sharing..

    Reply
  25. Samantha says

    April 2, 2018 at 10:21 am

    Love the mouse card! That background is phenomenal!

    Reply
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