Hi there! Today I’m joining Pinkfresh Studio for their April Essentials Release Blog Hop!
I’ve created a couple of projects using these fun new essential dies. My first card features the Braided Ovals dies.
I blended distress inks onto the smaller oval and splattered some liquid watercolor on it as well. For the sentiment I used one of the Classic Words dies with gold foil cardstock, and I layered it with one of the gold foil leave ephemera from the Everyday Musings Scrapbook collection.
Next is a simple tag showcasing one of the Classic Tags with Fillable Elements dies.
Again I blended the tag with distress inks and splattered liquid watercolor. For the sentiment I used another one of the Classic Words dies with gold foil cardstock as well as another gold foil leave ephemera.
Pinkfresh Studio is offering two shopping promos during the release.
-Free House die with purchase. No code necessary.
-Free/discounted shipping from April 8-11th on orders $50+. Must use the code APRESSFREESHIP50. Shipping is free in the USA, and $5.50 off for our International friends
GIVEAWAYS:
Pinkfresh Studio is also giving away the full April Essentials release on the Pinkfresh blog, and on their IG feed!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a $25 giftcard
Winners will be posted on Sunday, April 14th on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. Please check that page & claim their prize within 2 weeks.
Here is the full blog hop!
104 Comments
Lauryne Cunningham
April 8, 2019 at 7:15 amI love the gold foil on your projects! Gorgeous details on these PinkFresh dies!
Lytona K
April 8, 2019 at 7:23 amI love the oval dies. The card is so beautiful.
Rose Browoleit
April 8, 2019 at 7:43 amYou do beautiful work. I love your simplistic designs, they have a real WOW factor.
Becky Green
April 8, 2019 at 7:43 amHOW BEAUTIFUL, Laura!!!! Your card & your tag, BOTH! I will DEFINITELY HAVE TO check this release out! LOVE that Oval Die & how you blended ink on them!!!! 😉 JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!
trainwithmeghan
April 8, 2019 at 7:54 amStunning background with the splatters! Really helps highlight the gorgeous dies!
Laurie Brown
April 8, 2019 at 7:55 amWow those are awesome dies-can never have too many dies!!! Gorgeous cards!
Maureen Reiss
April 8, 2019 at 7:56 amThese are sooooo Beautiful!!! Love the gold embossing!!
Connie
April 8, 2019 at 8:00 amBeautiful cards. I really like the braided oval die.
Evelyn Burton
April 8, 2019 at 8:02 amLove those braided ovals. They will be so much fun to use! I like your use of two of them and the colors added!
MarciaScantlin
April 8, 2019 at 8:04 amLike that oval die. You don’t see that shape too often.
mjmarmo
April 8, 2019 at 8:07 amSimply lovely!
Revital Zuckerstein
April 8, 2019 at 8:28 amI just love these cards and your work in general, I get so many emails every day but yours with your amazing cards are the only ones I wait for. You are so talented!
Michele
April 8, 2019 at 8:33 amSo beautiful, Gorgeous!
=]
Jeanne Beam
April 8, 2019 at 8:36 amBeautiful card and tag! Really awesome dies.
Thanks so much for sharing…
Kelsey Thomas
April 8, 2019 at 8:36 amThese are pretty! 🙂
Jeannie
April 9, 2019 at 12:29 pmLovely projects! Those word dies are my must have!
Nancy Dempsey
April 8, 2019 at 8:39 amSuch a departure from your usual rainbow style! Love these projects and this release.
Stefanie
April 8, 2019 at 8:51 amThis braided die is amazing. It add so much style to a card. Love how adding just a couple of details made such a beautiful card.
Susan b
April 8, 2019 at 8:53 amI love the way you used the Braided Oval dies. The blended inks really look great!
sentsue
April 8, 2019 at 9:07 amThose tag dies are incredible, your projects are as well!!
elainemwilson
April 8, 2019 at 9:13 amBeautiful!
Julie L
April 8, 2019 at 9:23 amI love the Classic Word dies in this release.
Dee Earnshaw
April 8, 2019 at 9:31 ambeautiful work, Laura – thanks for sharing:)
kmd2009journey
April 8, 2019 at 9:34 amThanks for sharing your creativity.
Sharon Gullikson
April 8, 2019 at 9:55 amYour color fading, speckled look is so cool. LOVE IT!!!
Brian Poteraj
April 8, 2019 at 9:56 amAdding the gold to the changing colors is a cool idea. You have style…
Debbie Rumpza
April 8, 2019 at 10:09 amLaura I love these! I really like the touches of gold with the pretty pastels. But where is your rainbow? BAHAHAHA! Just kidding. Have a great day and thanks for always inspiring me with your talent!
anushreevaish
April 8, 2019 at 10:47 amBoth the card and tag are adorable…thanks for sharing!!
Sheri Kempke
April 8, 2019 at 10:53 amLovely projects Laura–so pretty! Have to go to Pinkfresh blog and check out all the goodies.
susan odeh
April 8, 2019 at 10:59 amDie is fabulous
Denise Mlady
April 8, 2019 at 11:06 amThese projects are really pretty! These new oval dies are gorgeous.
shawninaz
April 8, 2019 at 11:15 amLaura I love this post, but no video, lol! I’m a Laura Bassen video junkie so excuse my teasing! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Kathleen Dippner
April 8, 2019 at 11:16 amLove the colored oval die on top the of the white. It really shows the pattern off.
Collette
April 8, 2019 at 11:41 amA simple oval revamped! Love.
June Stengel
April 8, 2019 at 11:42 amOOOOO! You know I have to have the Essentials Word Dies- Love it when it comes with the shadow1
beccab33324
April 8, 2019 at 11:42 amYour card is so elegant! Just like the new dies. I really love them all.
jellybeanerz
April 8, 2019 at 11:56 amHooray for a beautiful pair of cards for the hop! Nicely done!
Dina Glass
April 8, 2019 at 8:05 pmYour braided circle card to beautiful! Love using frames. Great release pink fresh!
DJ Doss
April 8, 2019 at 11:59 amAs always your blending is flawless. I love your projects especially the card with the layered ovals. Very pretty.
Karthikha Balasubramanian
April 8, 2019 at 12:08 pmWhat a beautiful and elegant card! The tag is so pretty 🙂 I love this oval die! 🙂
Super Stick Chick
April 8, 2019 at 12:56 pmGorgeous card and tag! Love the blended, die cut backgrounds and gold foiled accents.
Ericka Strange
April 8, 2019 at 1:14 pmBeautiful job and I love the ink blending. So pretty and fun with these great dies! Awesome job!
Laura Casselman
April 8, 2019 at 1:19 pmLaura you are so creative! These are so cool! BTW – I love your name!
Neha Mahajan
April 8, 2019 at 1:36 pmVery intricate and pretty dies. The gold ephemera is stunning. Love the tag and card you created, Laura. Always happy to see your creations.
Sharon Brand
April 8, 2019 at 1:41 pmAwesome card and great shades!
Just love the oval die set!
Judy
April 8, 2019 at 2:01 pmI love the braided oval dies and your beautiful card!
Joy Meadows
April 8, 2019 at 2:03 pmLove these beautiful cards, Laura! Your use of some of the new dies is stunning.
Stephanie Z
April 8, 2019 at 2:57 pmLovely card and tag! Your color blending always looks beautiful 🙂
Rae
April 8, 2019 at 2:58 pmRainbow is there (spread across the two projects!) Beautiful.
Sue D
April 8, 2019 at 3:15 pmVery pretty card and tag. I like these dies.
Brenda S. West
April 8, 2019 at 4:08 pmAs usual, beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
scraphousemom
April 8, 2019 at 4:18 pmI really like those small word dies with the shadows. I could get tons of use of of them.
Suzi Metcalfe
April 8, 2019 at 4:19 pmThis seems like a totally different style for you, Laura, but you aced it anyway! Those dies are awesome and the gold adds an amazing touch! I wanna play with gold now! Thanks!
Lisa Petrella
April 8, 2019 at 4:26 pmGorgeous clean designs, beautiful ink blending, and I love the touches of gold too!
Kandice J
April 8, 2019 at 4:29 pmLove your hooray tag! Love the colors, such a beautiful job! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Anne Sturgeon
April 8, 2019 at 4:39 pmReally gorgeous. I can’t say enough about the Braided Oval. It is so great and your example really makes me want it more.
noraln44
April 8, 2019 at 6:05 pmOh I LOVE both of these projects. That Braided Oval card is delightful!
Jane McGill
April 8, 2019 at 6:12 pmBeautiful cards. These new dies make awesome cards and tags.
Lindarub
April 8, 2019 at 6:14 pmBeautiful cards!
Kelly Schirmer
April 8, 2019 at 6:29 pmI love your gold sentiments and simple sprigs paired with these fancy intricate dies!
Maria Giselle B.
April 8, 2019 at 6:33 pmNicely done projects.
Connie G
April 8, 2019 at 8:00 pmYour card is beautiful!! Love the look of that braided oval!
Carolee McCaslin
April 8, 2019 at 9:12 pmLOVE your card and Pinkfresh!!
Tona
April 8, 2019 at 9:28 pmWhat a great release! Love your cards.
Noreen
April 8, 2019 at 10:34 pmYou make those dies look so good. And enticing!
Carla Hundley
April 8, 2019 at 10:54 pmSuch pretty cards
and I love the Braided
Oval die.
Carla from Utah
Niki Pool
April 8, 2019 at 10:58 pmGeez, your ink blending is stunning and the perfect addition of color to your cards!!
Jane Booth
April 9, 2019 at 2:35 amLove your cards!
Dorothy Ayo
April 9, 2019 at 2:36 amI love what you created with the dies and inks, and embelishments. Sooo beautiful!
Renee VanEpps
April 9, 2019 at 4:41 amSo beautiful, and I’m obsessing on gold right now so these are truly inspiring 🙂
Joni Arcocha
April 9, 2019 at 6:16 amThese are just beautiful! I love the ink blending and the watercolor technique…just makes for a great background!!! Makes me want to go practice my blending skills!!!
Donna Phelan
April 9, 2019 at 6:52 amBeautiful celebration card. Those layers!!! Love the sweet little tag too!
Linda Gorun
April 9, 2019 at 7:20 amWow, love these dies and how you used them! The simplicity of the card and tags is enhanced by your beautiful coloring!
Amy Cooley
April 9, 2019 at 7:49 amGorgeous projects! I love the new dies.
KathleenA
April 9, 2019 at 8:28 amLove that gold sentiment – these dies in this release are amazing!
Lisa A creations
April 9, 2019 at 8:30 amBeautiful card and tag!
KimberlyM
April 9, 2019 at 8:50 amGorgeous creations! The sentiments really pop in gold.
Katharine Rothaar
April 9, 2019 at 9:05 amOh no! Now I want the oval too! Love your cards, Laura!
Donna Hufman Warrington
April 9, 2019 at 9:35 amI just love decorating a gift….I normally take my time to find just the right gift so when I wrap it up, I want it to be beautiful, just like the gift inside…love the tags.
susie sonnier
April 9, 2019 at 9:36 amWOW!!!!
Mary Holshouser
April 9, 2019 at 10:26 amthe new dies are fantastic. I love the card.
it reminds me of the vintage frames that
hung on grandma’s wall. Wonderful.
thanks for sharing
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
mjmarmo
April 9, 2019 at 10:55 amLovely card and tag! BEautiful colors and loving the gold!
Mirella Rogan
April 9, 2019 at 11:40 amThese are fabulous, Laura! Love them! How amazing is this release?! The words and tags are to die for! 😉
Janis in ID
April 9, 2019 at 12:49 pmLove the gorgeous blended backgrounds you made with these new products. Such lovely projects.
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com.
Janis in ID
April 9, 2019 at 1:05 pmNot sure if my first comment worked. I don’t see it.
Love so much the beautiful ink blending you did on the panels cut with the new dies. So very, very pretty!!!
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
Jan Metcalf
April 9, 2019 at 1:15 pmVery nice creations! I am loving the Pink Fresh blog hop! Fresh ideas!
Cheryl Rigney
April 9, 2019 at 3:20 pmBeautiful projects!! I love those Braided Oval dies.
Denise Bryant
April 9, 2019 at 11:08 pmGorgeous card and tag! I really love the beautiful Braided Ovals with their pretty edge detail! Beautiful colors on your creations!
Posturecorrectorreviews
April 10, 2019 at 9:50 amThank you, thank you, thank you so muchposture corrector reviews
Jen
April 10, 2019 at 10:19 amThe Essentials release is amazing! Your projectsare all beautiful, thanks for sharing your designs.
Melissa Friedrich
April 10, 2019 at 10:31 amGorgeous and colorful card and tag, love that braided oval and the Classic Word dies!
LauraJane
April 10, 2019 at 1:23 pmCan I just say that your perfectly tied bow reminds me of WIDA?!? How I miss her inspiration. Lovely inking on your card and tag Laura!
Surekha Galagoda
April 10, 2019 at 1:42 pmDear Laura
love your cards and colors. Thanks for sharing. Love and hugs
Surekha Galagoda
April 10, 2019 at 1:48 pmDear Laura
elegant beauties created in cards. Love and hugs
Nandini Karmarkar
April 10, 2019 at 2:21 pmThe new release is fabulous. I really love the new sentiment dies. The braided oval die also looks great. And thanks for the amazing inspiration.
Marisela Delgado
April 10, 2019 at 7:31 pmso pretty
Kirsty Vittetoe
April 10, 2019 at 10:29 pmLove your card and tag designs! Beautiful!
Wendy Lambert
April 11, 2019 at 7:13 amSuch pretty designs. I really love that gold foil cardstock. That card is so elegant looking with the oval dies.
Annette Reed
April 11, 2019 at 1:31 pmBeautiful projects-especially that card Your frames look fabulous. I really like the inkblending.
Megan
April 11, 2019 at 5:18 pmLovely cards, and a great new release!
Jennifer Rasnick
April 12, 2019 at 9:26 amFantastic projects! I just love all of these dies!
Linda Duensing
April 12, 2019 at 9:52 amLove all of your beautiful cards and tag with and the beautiful colors. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Michelle Hackett
April 12, 2019 at 2:00 pmLaura, I always love seeing what you create. You have the most beautiful blending on your projects. Great job.
Annalisa
April 12, 2019 at 3:40 pmI love how you popped up your layers and sentiments. The sentiments look like they’re floating on your projects! Thanks for sharing; I always love seeing what you create.