Hello crafters! Thanks so much for coming by my stop on the Pinkfresh September Holiday Release blog hop! This release is by far one of my favorites ever and the Pinkfresh team and talented guests have so much inspiration for you today. There are also prizes to win by commenting on each stop, but I'll get into that in a bit. First, let's take a look at one of my favorite sets from the release, the Cozy Christmas Wishes stamp set.

This set is one large stamp made up of a beautifully lettered sentiment surrounded by small, festive  images. It's a wonderful set to emboss, as shown here. I masked off the center so that I could emboss the images in a deep green color and use gold for the sentiment. I think this just gives a bit of a different look and draws a bit more attention. I also used the die cut bow from the partial cut flowers die set to add the feel of a present to the design.

I also used the Cozy Christmas Wishes stamp set to create a colorful yet simple design that offers a little more to look at than the embossed version above. I kept this one super simple, and used some colored pencils to add details and dimension to the small images.

Let's get into some of the prize details! 

Pinkfresh is giving away the entire release to one lucky commenter over on the Pinkfresh Blog. You can boost your chances to win by commenting here on my blog and every stop along the way for a chance to win $25 to the shop! Winners will be announced on Monday, October 7th on the GIVEAWAY PAGE. 

My next card is using the Skiing By stamp and coordinating die set. I love these cute characters and how they're immediately put into motion just by pairing them with the mountain and slope dies that are included in the coordinating die set.

Here, I decided to use no-line coloring with my colored pencils to give a fluffy look to this super cute Polar Bear. The colorful mountains and sky are ink blended with some super special inks that you may see a little sneak peek of in this picture! I wonder what those could be? More on that soon!

As I mentioned before, the slope , mountain, and the snowy top dies are all included in the Skiing By coordinating die set! It's like two for one with coordinating and scenery dies. 

Finally for today, I've got a card using the Layered Wreath die set. This set is so great because it gives you so much creative freedom to create your own wreath. The outer and inner dies will create a textured wreath that you can use with several different colors of card stock to create a personalized image. It's complete with either berries or flowers with are also included in the die set. 

I hope that you've enjoyed seeing some of my creations using the new Holiday Release from Pinkfresh Studio! Don't forget to leave a comment before hopping on for your chance to win $25 to the shop. Your next stop is my incredibly talented friend, Caly Person. You can find the list and order of the entire hop just below the supply list. Thank you so much for stopping by! See you soon.

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Hi friends! Thank you so much for stopping by today. I'm over on the Pinkfresh Studio Youtube channel today with these two surprisingly simple cards using a few of my absolute favorite dies, both old and new! These cards are extremely intricate but I was able to whip them up in no time with just a few tricks and some gorgeous background dies. Check out my video tutorial here:

As promised in the video, all supplies are listed below! Thank you so very much for stopping by! I'll see you again soon.

Hello again! Thank you so much for hopping along with us today for the September Stamp/Die/Stencil release from Altenew. Before we get into the giveaway details, I'd love for you to check out my video tutorial showing some simple tips that you can use to perfect your no-line watercoloring skills. (Trust me! You can do it!)

This release includes a few winter holiday sets that are perfect to get started on all of your Christmas/Holiday card making. The card below shows a design using the new Birch Impressionism set. The sentiments included in the set are great for holidays or everyday cards which makes it easy to stretch the uses of this stamp.

Next is one of my favorites from the release, the Festive Foliage stamp and die set. I love the combinations that can be made with the different layers of the set. For this card I used the full layer tree stamp with the solid heart stamp in the center. I love the clean and simple design this creates and how simple it would be to create multiple cards at once. 

Finally for today, I've got a card featuring the new Tall Alpha die set. These letter dies are small enough to create substantial sentiments on card front, but large enough to be easily legible. I used them here to create a large Hello as the focal point to my smaller sentiment "you make my world brighter"

I hope you've enjoyed seeing some of the inspiration that I've created using the newest release from Altenew. Your next stop on the hop is my friend Caly Person. I know that she'll wow you with her inspiration. You can find the full hop list just below the product links. See you again soon!

Hello! Thank you so much for stopping by today. I'm over on the Spellbinders blog showing how I created a few different DIY Christmas cards using the newest holiday collection of glimmer plates by Paul Antonio for Spellbinders. You can check out my new video tutorial here:

You can find the full post if you CLICK HERE to go to the Spellbinders blog. 

You can find the full list of products used today just below the photos underneath. Thank you so much!

Hi there! Thank you so much for hopping along with us celebrating the newest Build A Flower release from Altenew. This month they're featuring the Hellebore flower and I can't wait to share a quick and fun tip on how to elevate your layered stamping using this set. Check out my video tutorial linked here:

Did you know that Altenew offers a Build A Flower Subscription?! It's true. CLICK HERE to save $5 on each new Build A Flower bundle! 

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. 

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s
blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 9/7/2019.

I love pulling inspiration from supplies I already have in my stash and the Mid Century Frame die from an earlier Altenew release was the perfect addition for this card.

I loved the idea of the die peeking over the flowers like a sun set or rise and adding a gold mirror card stock was a wonderful way to give that feel to the design. I decided to add some dark purple flowers for an autumn feel because I am absolutely ready for cooler weather.

To brighten things up a little bit I added a nice yellow budding flower to this card nestled just being a dark purple one. To add a little more dimension and interest to the design, I used the Leaf Clusters stamp set in a very light gray just behind the floral arrangement. 

I hope that you've enjoyed getting to know a little more about how I created these cards using the new Hellebore Build A Flower stamp set. Your next stop on the hop is my incredibly talented friend, Caly Person. You can find the full hop list just below the supply list links. Thank you again for stopping by today!