Sunday, August 17, 2025

BE TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE/A CHERRY ON TOP

Good morning, friends. Nicole here with another handmade card I created using Pinkfresh Studio's Be Fearless stamps, stencils, and metal dies. I have been in the mood to play with my layered stencils...and I have so many beautiful stamps and stencils that I have yet to play with...they were just sitting on my shelf... I tend to buy pretty stamps and stencils and not use them... I'm just waiting for the right time, you know?
To begin, I stamped the flowers using black ink onto white cardstock using my Misti. Next, I used the Be Fearless layered stencils to color in the images. I used Peach Fuzz, Coral Reef, Passion Fruit, Grassy Knolls, and Key Lime ink. After that, I used the metal die to cut out the flowers using my Big Shot machine.
I used the Stitched Circle metal panel to create a fun background and inked around the edges using the Grassy knoll ink. Next, I mounted down the flowers using foam and layered the "Be true to who you are" sentiment onto the card using foam strips.

To complete the card, I added a few gold glitter drops and ribbon. This card was so much fun to make. I totally enjoyed the process...I just love playing with layered stencils! Shop for products through my affiliate link, here. Click here to watch the full process video for more tips and techniques and thank you for visiting today!

Nicole 


Thursday, August 14, 2025

LOVE LIKE OURS/PRETTY LITTLE STUDIO

Hello, friends. Nicole here with a few more travel notebook spreads I created using the Love is Kind collection. I just cannot get enough of this adorable collection...it's just so dang cute.
For these spreads, I decided to make it more blue with the touch of pink and yellow. I used some of my favorite embellishments such as the die cuts, banners, word ie cuts and hearts. They are so pretty and this collection blends so nicely with the photos.
Love the Timeless Tape Pieces. I used them at the top to create a fun cluster of embellishments to fill in the white space. Also, I used foam stickers to pop up the cloud and flower to add dimension.
I placed the "Story of Us" Word Ephemera at the top of the photo and then tucked the die cut tab above it with the butterfly.
For the bottom, I added the smaller banner to kind of pull the bottom together and added a few more ephemera to fill in the white space.
I layered a few hearts together using foam stickers and then glued the butterfly with a few gems. Aren't these layouts lovely? The cute kiddos, help, too. :) Thanks so much for visiting today!


Nicole

Tuesday, August 05, 2025

BIRTHDAY HUGS CARD/A CHERRY ON TOP

 

Good morning, friends! I spent this past weekend making birthday cards, and I cannot wait to mail these out to my friends and family members for upcoming birthdays! I mass produced several cards using the same product, but different colors. This card came together fairly quickly and I'm excited to share my process with you!

To begin, I placed a piece of white cardstock inside my Misti and then I placed the Nothing but the Best stamp onto the cardstock to get the image lined up. Next, I used black ink to stamp the floral images onto the cardstock. After that, I used a the Nothing but the Best stencils, blending brushes and ink to color in the images.
I used created a fun medallion background using a metal panel. Also, to add dimension to the card, I popped the flowers and Birthday Hugs sentiment up using foam. Then, I added the glitter drops to complete the card. I just love how beautiful this card turned out. I especially love the airy look to this card. 
Check out my process video here for more tips and techniques on how this beautiful card came today. Please click here to shop for products used through my affiliate link. Thank you so much for visiting today!

Nicole