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Pinkfresh Studio January Release Blog Hop

14 Jan

Good morning!  I’m thrilled to be a stop on the hop of the Pinkfresh Studios January release blog hop!  Last month I checked off one of the items on my bucket list: seeing NYC at Christmastime!  And one of my favorite photos I took was looking up at the enormous buildings in Rockefeller Center.  Can you see the moon peeking out from the clouds?

So when the January release landed on my doorstep I was so excited to be able to basically recreate that feeling of looking up at the night sky surrounded by all these city buildings!

Hello There by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pinkfresh Studios

To start I placed the Lost in the City stamp on the lid of my MISTI.  I also placed the large sentiment from Scripted Bold Sentiments 2 onto the lid of a second MISTI.  First I inked the city stamp with soft granite ink and stamped it onto the smooth side of a piece of arches watercolor paper.  Then I stamped it again with versamark.  Without embossing I moved the panel to the second MISTI and stamped the sentiment with versafine.  While all the ink was still sticky I heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  This ensured that the sentiment and buildings would be nice and smooth.  If I had embossed the building first it might have cause the sentiment to be a little lumpy stamping it over the embossed buildings.

Hello There by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pinkfresh Studios

Next I taped the panel to a hardboard and watercolored it with liquid watercolors.  I used watered down Licorice for the buildings and Aquamarine, Sky Blue, Lavender, and Sapphire for the sky.  (Also, just FYI I own the original version of these liquid watercolors in the glass bottles.  They’re the same as the new bottles, just different packaging!)  While that was drying I stamped the sentiment from Lost in the City with versafine onto white cardstock and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I trimmed it down to a thin label and added foam mounting tape to the back.  Once the watercolors were dry I trimmed that panel down and adhered it to a black card base.  I added a few stars to the sky with a white gel pen and adhered the rest of the sentiment with foam mounting tape.  And that’s it!

To celebrate the Pinkfresh Studio January release, EVERY stop on the hop is giving away a $25 gift certificate!  The full January release is also being given away on the Pinkfresh Studio blog and instagram account!  To enter, leave a comment on all the hop stops before 11:59PM ET Saturday, January 21st for the most chances to win!  Winners will be posted on the Pinkfresh Studio blog on Sunday, January 20th.  Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Laura Bassen!!  If you get lost or encounter a broken link, here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:

An InLinkz Link-up


Thanks so much for stopping by, have an amazing day, and enjoy the hop!

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!

Pinkfresh Studio LOST IN THE CITY…
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Pinkfresh Studio SCRIPTED BOLD…
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Pinkfresh Studio at Simon Says STAMP!
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Simon Says Stamp SENTIMENT LABELS…
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Pinkfresh Studio AQUAMARINE Liquid…
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Pinkfresh Studio SKY BLUE Liquid…
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Pinkfresh Studio SAPPHIRE Liquid…
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Pinkfresh Studio LAVENDER Liquid…
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Pinkfresh Studio LICORICE Liquid…
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Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 6…
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Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 2…
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Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 4…
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Arches COLD PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder…
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Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad SOFT GRANITE…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun…
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Sakura WHITE MEDIUM POINT Gelly Roll…
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3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE…
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
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MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping…
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MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool…
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Tim Holtz Tonic MAXI GUILLOTINE…
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Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR…
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Comments

  1. Nancy Ketcham says

    January 14, 2019 at 8:22 am

    Love this card!

    Reply
  2. Isabel Z says

    January 14, 2019 at 8:23 am

    you are so incredibly talented

    Reply
  3. Denaha J Doss says

    January 14, 2019 at 8:25 am

    Love the card. The sky is gorgeous! TFS!

    Reply
  4. Sharon O says

    January 14, 2019 at 8:40 am

    Awesome photo and the card so perfectly captures the feelings you can see in the photo! Very talented.

    Reply
  5. joycemc57 says

    January 14, 2019 at 8:42 am

    Great card! Great stamp set for making masculine cards.

    Reply
  6. Yasmin says

    January 14, 2019 at 9:14 am

    This is a very Fabulous card!!!

    Reply
  7. Mary Lehett says

    January 14, 2019 at 9:35 am

    Wow, Jessica, what a creative card! Love all of your stamping techniques and coloring!

    Reply
  8. Debroh Murphy says

    January 14, 2019 at 9:38 am

    Oh! I love the starry sky, how beautiful.

    Reply
  9. Debbie Rumpza says

    January 14, 2019 at 9:41 am

    What a beautiful and unique card, Jessica! I love the perspective and the colors in your sky. So inspiring!

    Reply
  10. Patchi says

    January 14, 2019 at 9:43 am

    Stunning!

    Reply
  11. Christy H says

    January 14, 2019 at 9:49 am

    I do believe I NEED this stamp! Also, what a great tip for the embossing!

    Reply
  12. Krystal Overby says

    January 14, 2019 at 9:53 am

    I adore this card for so many reasons! It’s absolutely beautiful! You did an amazing job with the whole idea of what a night sky looks like in the city!

    Reply
  13. dannscraftingwhims says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:02 am

    Ah, the city at night!! What a cool perspective Pinkfresh has done with the Lost in the City stamp!! Love your night sky!

    Reply
  14. Karen Carlson says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:22 am

    I love your night sky! Awesome!

    Reply
  15. Barbara M says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:25 am

    I love the city look…and what you did to pull together was fabulous!

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  16. Kathryn S says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:46 am

    Wow, Jessica, this is awesome! I love how you created the night sky above the buildings – so realistic! I love how pinkfresh creates really unusual, fresh and modern designs that work for so many different occasions and recipients. Thanks for sharing!

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  17. Tara Prince says

    January 14, 2019 at 10:55 am

    Very cool design!

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  18. Sharon Gullikson says

    January 14, 2019 at 11:19 am

    OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to say, even though I have loved so many already, the city sky is my favorite.

    Reply
  19. Brian Poteraj says

    January 14, 2019 at 11:20 am

    Such a great idea to add just the sky. You did a great job.

    Reply
  20. Subhashini says

    January 14, 2019 at 11:21 am

    In love with your card, amazing and picture perfect coloring!!! Love the 3D effect.

    Reply
  21. Vera W. Yates says

    January 14, 2019 at 11:46 am

    Great card, Jess!

    Reply
  22. mjmarmo says

    January 14, 2019 at 12:07 pm

    Wow – just amazing!

    Reply
  23. karen514 says

    January 14, 2019 at 12:12 pm

    What a fun card!!!

    Reply
  24. Rosali says

    January 14, 2019 at 12:28 pm

    Cool photo and I love the card! Beautiful coloring!!

    Reply
  25. Sue D says

    January 14, 2019 at 12:37 pm

    Love this creative design looking up at the stars.

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