Good morning! We are thrilled that you are joining us for week two of our Partner Celebration. Today we're happy to be celebrating our wonderful friends at Pinkfresh Studio! Let's get started with a few inspiring projects by their design team member May Sukyong Park.
Pinkfresh Studio is pleased to offer the sets used to create these cards, an $82 value, to one lucky winner!
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Would you love an opportunity to win these amazing stamps and dies? Pinkfresh Studio would love to share this prize package with one lucky reader! Be sure to leave a comment below by September 5th! All Partner Celebration winners will be randomly selected and revealed on September 8th! Good luck!
We know you are also our best cheerleaders and would love for you to take a moment to let Pinkfresh Studio know how much you appreciate this amazing celebration prize! We hope you'll take a moment to visit them on their Facebook page with a big "SCT thank you!" It' goes a long way friends and we appreciate the time you take to let our partner's know they are appreciated.
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And that's not all for today! It is Magazine Monday with Susan and this week we are Crazy for Cardstock!
"Happy Magazine Monday, friends!
Cardstock is one of the most basic things any paper crafter has in her stash, and I feel like sometimes it’s overlooked as merely a card base or a building block for a layout. If you’re anything like me, you have SO MUCH cardstock.
I recently spent some time in my craft room working on taming a big pile of cardstock. I tend to work on a project, and the scraps and unused pieces end up in a pile. I figured it was high time to take care of it!
The first thing I did was pull out pieces that would be big enough to make an A2 (4.25” x 5.5”) card base. I cut, scored, and folded those so that I have a stash of card bases to easily grab when it’s time to create! Takes a little time, but saves time for later, right?
Next, I found pieces that could be made into 4.25” x 5.5” panels. These are a great resource for building a card front. And again – a little work to begin with, but I’m already reaping the benefits of this little pile of loveliness!
In the end, I was left with little bits that still have the potential for use, so I sorted them by colour, and stashed them away. I pitched some pieces that were REALLY small, but when it comes down to it, it’s hard to part with most of the scraps. Sometimes you’ll find JUST the right colour, and those scraps can create magic.
So what to do with all of that glorious cardstock? I recently made four cards that just might inspire you.
yay
BY SUSAN R. OPEL
supplies CARDSTOCK: Bazzill Basics, My Favorite Things; STAMPS: CZ Design + Simon Says Stamp.; INK: Tsukineko; EMBOSSING POWDER: American Crafts; DIES: My Favorite Things; ADHESIVE: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
This card was inspired by one I saw by the checkout in my local grocery store. I always love looking at cards in the store for inspiration! I actually came home and created this card within the hour! The inspiration card had a rounded rectangle with three bold colours with small white lines in between. Due to the celebratory nature of the card, I thought that lots of silver accents were appropriate! And bold, colourful cardstock steals the show!
muchas gracias
BY SUSAN R. OPEL
supplies CARDSTOCK: My Favorite Things; STAMPS: Avery Elle.; INK: Tsukineko; EMBOSSING POWDER: American Crafts; DIES: My Favorite Things; ADHESIVE: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Ooooh, this one was fun! I had created the circle (it’s actually two rainbow dies with the sentiment hiding the seam) some time ago, and didn’t use them on a project. The heat embossed sentiment was also set aside for later use. I had the brilliant idea of this design using little unused bits in a bowl I keep on my table, and this came together in about five minutes! Those cardstock panels I mentioned above were great! I placed the rainbows on several colours until I landed on the aqua. Perfect!
miss thang
BY SUSAN R. OPEL
supplies CARDSTOCK: Bazzill Basics, My Favorite Things; STAMPS: CZ Design + Simon Says Stamp.; INK: Tsukineko; EMBOSSING POWDER: Stampin’ Up!; DIES: Simon Says Stamp; ADHESIVE: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
This card was another simple one. I gathered a bunch of cardstock scraps and just started playing with colour combinations. I cut each strip to 1/2 an inch, and then adhered them snugly side by side on thin cardstock. Next, I grabbed the heart die, and voila – a custom striped heart! A gray cardstock panel looked perfect with these colours, and I die cut a heart from the middle of it so that the striped heart could be inlaid for a flat design. Heat embossing the fun sentiment in white really allowed the colours to POP!
like, wow
BY SUSAN R. OPEL
supplies CARDSTOCK: Bazzill Basics, My Favorite Things; STAMPS: CZ Design + Simon Says Stamp.; INK, DIES: My Favorite Things; SEQUINS: Simon Says Stamp; ADHESIVE: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Now this card. This one is SO SO me! Bold and colourful to the max. I seriously wish I could have a blouse with this design. I did the same cardstock strip thing as with the heart card above, but this time I die cut a hexagon and cut it in half. I played around with placement until I found this magical look! Let me tell you, I was nothing short of GIDDY when I got this one done! And these brand new sentiment stamps from CZ Design and Simon Says Stamp just absolutely KILL ME!
What will you do with your cardstock scraps? I hope this has inspired you to dig and unleash the power of this forgotten paper crafting basic!
Here’s to colour and cardstock!"
Susan R. Opel, Editor-in-Chief
Love the unicorn!!!! What a great set!!!
Posted by: Sarah Crossley | August 07, 2017 at 09:56 PM
What fabulous cards! Running to my craft room to play with scraps now 😉
Posted by: Tona | August 07, 2017 at 09:57 PM
WOW I love these cards - am definitely inspired to pull out my scraps and make some cards now too!
Posted by: Brenda | August 07, 2017 at 10:42 PM
wonderful projects today... love the pinkfresh studio projects!! their dies are so clever!!
Posted by: Rosemary D | August 07, 2017 at 11:11 PM
I just LOVE all of Susan's brilliant ideas on using coloured scraps. She has inspired me to do a good sort of my own scraps and see fun projects I can make with them. May Sukyong Park is such a talented designer. How fun would it be to be able to create beautiful cards like hers with the awesome stamps and dies from Pinkfresh Studio?!? Thank you SCT and Pinkfresh Studio for the chance to win this fabulous prize!
Posted by: LC | August 07, 2017 at 11:14 PM
Wow!! Those Pink Fresh stamps are so fun and I'm thrilled to have a chance at winning!
Posted by: shartl | August 07, 2017 at 11:48 PM
I'm fairly new to stamping, I would love ❤️ to win this prize package. The stamps are wonderful.
Posted by: Lori A. Geise | August 07, 2017 at 11:50 PM
I love the tips on using cardstock other than to layer. Fabulous.
Posted by: Deepa Lakshman | August 08, 2017 at 12:28 AM
May's cards are simply amazing, love her designs so much and would so love to win the Pinkfresh Studio prize!! And I've got to say Susan, you totally rocked those 'cardstock' cards, they are so cool and modern. I'm especially in love with the last one, its spectacular!!!!
Posted by: Shona Chambers | August 08, 2017 at 02:11 AM
The Pink Fresh stamp sets look beautiful and I am so impressed with May and Susan's card designs. The card stock patterns are so creative and lovely!
Posted by: stampnk | August 08, 2017 at 02:47 AM
I love these new Pinkfresh stamps! May did a wonderful job showcasing them and I especially love the flower card. So pretty! Susan has truly inspired me to tackle my scrap pile! I love the idea of having layers ready and the examples are just beautiful! Such great color coordination and a brilliant way not to waste our precious papers :-)
Posted by: Michele Smith | August 08, 2017 at 07:00 AM
PinkFresh Studio is amazing--LOVE their products!!! To win this amazing package would be fantastic!
Posted by: Laura Gauthier | August 08, 2017 at 07:11 AM
Love how the colors are stacked.
They are bright and vibrant.
Beautiful projects.
thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | August 08, 2017 at 09:52 AM
It is fun seeing PinkFresh branching out from their pattern papers. Great cards. And speaking of great cards - way to rock the scraps Susan!
Posted by: super stick chick | August 08, 2017 at 10:02 AM
Beautiful stamps from Pink Fresh!
Posted by: Roslyn | August 08, 2017 at 10:38 AM
Pinkfresh Studio is awesome!!! Love that unicorn!!! And those cardstock cards.........AMAZING!!!! Nice to be reminded that just cardstock can make a huge impact as well. Off to do some scrapliting !!!!!!! Thanks for all the chances to win!!!!
Posted by: Lynne Gaudet | August 08, 2017 at 01:19 PM
Fantastic giveaway and lots of great card ideas. Susan's card stock cards are really fun - bright and fresh colours.
Posted by: Susan McClelland | August 08, 2017 at 02:36 PM
What cute cards love them all. Thanks for the great give away.
Posted by: Sherry S | August 08, 2017 at 03:57 PM
Pink Fresh Studios card products have the same innovative feel of their scrapbooking lines. Superb products. Susan's cards are WOW! I will definitely be looking at my cardstock in a different way.
Posted by: Jeannine H | August 08, 2017 at 04:10 PM
OMGosh...Love the stamps and dies...
Your cards are really neat. I love how you used the cardstock strip thing...so colorful and fun! Thanks for all the great tips too! Can't wait to give them a try!
Posted by: Lynn Gauthier | August 08, 2017 at 04:42 PM
Love the cards. What inspiration.
Posted by: Colleen Flathers | August 08, 2017 at 04:51 PM
I am not familiar with Pinkfresh Studio - I like their style a lot, as well as the pretty projects you created with their supplies. Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Posted by: Crafty Math Chick | August 08, 2017 at 05:13 PM
Love this prize. Fun contest.
Posted by: Debbie Bartlett | August 08, 2017 at 05:23 PM
Such delightful stamp designs... I'm a big fan of Pinkfresh Studio!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | August 08, 2017 at 05:25 PM
Gorgeous cards...awesome giveaway ... thanks
Posted by: Pauline Zarlenga | August 08, 2017 at 05:26 PM