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Pinkfresh Studio Watercolor Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

4 Jun

Good morning!  I am thrilled to be celebrating the new liquid watercolors release from Pinkfresh Studio!!  These watercolors are ridiculously vibrant and the colors are gorgeous!  I had a lot of fun playing with them this weekend and you’ll be seeing more from me in the future! 😉 But I didn’t want to take up too much of your time today so I’m just sharing one card!  Make sure to read all the way to the bottom of my post for information on several giveaways!!

When It's Dark Look for Stars by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pinkfresh Studio

Aren’t those colors GORGEOUS?!  I wanted to see how the colors moved on the paper so I tape a piece of watercolor to a piece of hardboard and tried out some ombre washes.  I started with the lightest color and blended Sky Blue, Sapphire, Lavender, and Licorice across the panel.  I blotted off the excess and let it dry.  Meanwhile I stamped the sentiment from Constellation onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder before trimming it down to a label.

When It's Dark Look for Stars by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pinkfresh Studio

Once the panel was dry I splattered white acrylic paint across the paper to create stars in the distance.  I let it dry and then added additional stars with a white gel pen.  Next I die-cut the constellations from the coordinating die set and spread liquid glue across the top of the dies.  I sprinkled them with white glitter and let them dry.  Once the glue dried I added the sentiment with foam mounting tape and then adhered the stars and constellations to finish the card! 🙂

Pinkfresh Studio is giving away three FULL sets of their new liquid watercolors: one on their blog, one on instagram, and one on Facebook!  Each hop stop is also giving away a $25 gift card to Pinkfresh Studio so leave a comment before 11:59PM CST on Saturday, May 9th and Pinkfresh Studio will announce the winners and post them on Sunday, May 10th on their Giveaway page!  You should have arrived from Janna and Kim is your next stop!  You can find the full hop list below:

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Thanks so much for stopping by today and enjoy the rest of the hop! 🙂 Have a wonderful Monday!

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Comments

  1. Annalisa says

    June 6, 2018 at 3:19 am

    Gorgeous gradient you made, and really, how can you go wrong with vivid colors and a galaxy background? Just a beautiful card and design; I really like how you incorporated the Pinkfresh diecuts over the top to give that extra oomph to your galaxy. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  2. Denise Mlady says

    June 6, 2018 at 9:37 am

    Your sky background is beautiful! Love the colors you chose. These watercolors are so vibrant.

    Reply
  3. Amy Williams says

    June 6, 2018 at 12:14 pm

    Wowzers! What a fabulous background you created with those watercolors!

    Reply
  4. Helen says

    June 6, 2018 at 12:26 pm

    Love the way you used these watercolors to create such a great night sky scene. tfs

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  5. Rona Yardley says

    June 6, 2018 at 1:05 pm

    I love the ombre look to this card! Beautiful.

    Reply
  6. Marisela Delgado says

    June 6, 2018 at 6:45 pm

    Great card!!! I love stars!

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  7. Christy Q says

    June 6, 2018 at 7:29 pm

    What a gorgeous panel, Jess! I love the colors you chose and how the constellations pop against it.

    Reply
  8. F. Andre says

    June 6, 2018 at 9:27 pm

    These colours are oh so lovely together. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  9. Tricia OBin says

    June 6, 2018 at 9:52 pm

    This is a gorgeous card!!! Love it and need to get the constellation set!

    Reply
  10. Carina Nilsson says

    June 7, 2018 at 4:02 am

    Gorgeous card! The colors are amazing.

    Reply
  11. Diana K says

    June 7, 2018 at 11:27 am

    love how these blend Beautiful

    Reply
  12. Marjorie DUMONTIER says

    June 7, 2018 at 11:54 am

    Oh my goodness !! What an amazing card ! This background is simply stunning !!
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    Reply
  13. kathleen dumpert says

    June 7, 2018 at 1:23 pm

    Thanks for sharing you beautiful watercolored card. I can’t wait to try these new watercolors out and I love the bottles they come in!

    Reply
  14. LisaZ says

    June 7, 2018 at 4:36 pm

    I’m behind the times and I’m just starting to love doing galaxy backgrounds. I love your how bright these watercolors are!

    Reply
  15. Iris M Soscia says

    June 7, 2018 at 4:53 pm

    So pretty – love the watercolors and the stars.

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  16. Flo says

    June 7, 2018 at 4:55 pm

    Love your starry night background. These colors are so beautiful.

    Reply
  17. Rebecca says

    June 7, 2018 at 10:00 pm

    Beautiful card!

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  18. Jean marmo says

    June 8, 2018 at 1:31 am

    Gorgeous cards. Absolutely love these colors. They seem more vibrant.

    Reply
  19. Corinne says

    June 8, 2018 at 1:31 pm

    I love how you really showed how vibrant the colors are!

    Reply
  20. Patty Eifert says

    June 8, 2018 at 2:47 pm

    Love your card! I agree these are gorgeous colors!

    Reply
  21. Alma Dirpaul says

    June 8, 2018 at 3:32 pm

    Love your galaxy background.

    Reply
  22. StarSpry says

    June 8, 2018 at 4:04 pm

    Your card is gorgeous! I just love the night sky and stars 🙂

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  23. lisascreativeniche says

    June 8, 2018 at 10:25 pm

    How pretty! Love the night sky!

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  24. polkadotorchard says

    June 8, 2018 at 10:38 pm

    Oh my, In love this. You back is out of this world amazing.

    Have a wonderful day,
    Jessica

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  25. polkadotorchard says

    June 8, 2018 at 10:43 pm

    Beautiful card, Love the background, you did an amazing job. My last comment didn’t show so I’m trying again. If they both show up I’m sorry, please delete one if they do.

    Reply
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