The One with the Pinkfresh Studio February 2021 Stamp, Stencil and Die Release Blog Hop

 

Hello everyone. Today is the Pinkfresh Studio February 2021 Stamp, Stencil and Die Release Blog Hop. I have a fabulous card to share with you today. I'm using the NEW Seamless Starburst Circles stamp set and coordinating Stencils to create this beauty, as well as the NEW Happy Birthday Sentiments stamp set and coordinating dies. Products used on this project will be linked below. 

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Background:

    I started with a piece of Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass cardstock. I knew I wanted to create a mint candy inspired card with pink, red and mint. I cut my panel to the same size as the stencils I knew needed to be used first. The Seamless Starburst Circles Layering Stencils come in a set of six, numbered for your convenience. They are marked with corners so that that you can easily align your A2 sized card panel with each stencil. I found it easier to cut the card panel to the same size as the stencil, with plans to cut it down after its fully dry. The stencil measures about 5 by 6 1/4 inches. I used low tack tape to adhere both the stencils and my card panel to my glass mat. 

With my card panel and stencil firmly in place I started with stencil number one and used white chalk paint by Folk Art. The chalk white finish created a nice bright white base to start my color combo off with. I used the same white paint for stencil two. I found that the 6 stencils were broken down into two teams of three. The odd number stencils for one part of the completed design and the even numbers for the other. I will be using the same color combo for both sets of stencils creating a design with just one color combo. Although I am choosing to use the same combo for this project, my creative brain is overloaded with with possibilities of this stencil set. For stencils three and four I used Simon Says Stamp Hollyhock Hybrid ink. This was the perfect pink to layer over the white. It held its own while also creating a nice light pink gradient in between. 

    Before using the next couple stencils, I stopped and put my panel into my original MISTI. I wanted to use a gel paste with the next stencil, so I needed to add my stamped image before adding the dimension of the paste. The Seamless Starburst Circles stamp set coordinates together with the stencils. I easily lined up the large background stamp in the set over my panel concentrating on the center of the circles. Hint- As long as your circles are aligned it should be just fine. The design allows for it not to be stamped perfectly every time. Although, I think I nailed it! I used Altenew Industrial Diamond to stamp the solid lined image. Black was too harsh for the look I was going for. This dark gray did the trick. 

Moving onto stencils five and six, I used Gina K Designs Glitz Glitter Gel to make this stunning pop of red. I did however start with using the Gina K Designs Cherry Red as a base to make sure you only saw red. I love how this gel levels out and keeps a uniform structure, and it's so shiny!! 

This panel was set aside to dry completely and then cut down to 4 1/4 by 3 1/2. 

Sentiment:

    I used the NEW Happy Birthday Sentiments stamp to stamp my sentiment. I stamped the "cheers" onto My Favorite Things Cotton Candy cardstock with Gina K Designs watermark ink. I then heat embossed it using Simon Says Stamp White embossing powder and my Wagner heat tool. 

I absolutely love when there are coordinating dies to go with sentiments. I used the Happy Birthday Sentiments die set to cut it out. I love this look and the coordinating dies make it so easy. I popped up my sentiment with foam tape directly onto the finished card panel. 

Assembly:

    I added my completed card panel to a Simon Says Stamp fog card base cut to size A2 and scored in a top folding portrait orientation. The panel was popped up using a piece of white craft foam cut slightly smaller than the panel itself to conceal it's identity. 

    To finish off the card I added a few sparkling clear sequins. I also stamped the sentiment "I hope your day sparkles on the inside" also from the Happy Birthday sentiments stamp set. I used the same gray in to stamp it. 

I hope that I've inspired you to create something today. Don't forget to check out the rest of the hop. (CLICK HERE!) to visit Pinkfresh Studio. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today, 

Koren 

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