Hi and welcome back to my blog!
Today is a great day because the Pinkfresh design team, and friends, are blog hopping to celebrate the April release! If you have arrived here from the insanely talented Emily Midgett’s blog, you are in the right place. The next stop is the one and only Heather Hoffman!

It’s another fabulous release (duh, what else, right??) and I am crazy excited about the Peony Print suite. Peonies are one of my fave flowers ever, and I have used this suite for an array of cards.



In the suite you have a Peony Print rubber background stamp, a Peony Print Hot Foil plate and coordinating layering stencils for quick and easy adding of colours.

My first card is done with the Peony Print hot foil plate and Rose Gold foil, and then some colour was added with Sparkling Rose, Apricot, Sunshine and Grassy Knoll inks using blender brushes.

The panel is so pretty as it was, so I trimmed it down a little, added it to a white card base. A frame was added using the Stitched Scallop Rectangle die, which has been layered up a little.

The last touch was added in a sentiment using ‘sending hugs‘ from the Phrase Builder: Sending diecut set, as well as some Ballet Slipper jewels.

My second card was done in the same way, only in a rainbow instead.
From top to bottom I’ve used Grassy Knoll, Aquamarine, Summer Shower, Sparkling Rose, Coral Reef, Apricot and Sunshine.

The card is finished off in the same way with the Stitched Scallop Rectangle Die, and the ‘sending hugs’ words. The jewels are also in a rainbow order, and there are quite a few more than on the first card.

I have made other cards with the same Peony Print suite, but I will share those on social media later instead, and move on to some other new goodies.

For this card I have used two new products: the Floral Diamonds cover plate, as seen below. It’s really lovely, and quickly became my favourite out of the new cover plates.

and the Simplest Gestures suite. It has a stamp set, a hot foil plate, a coordinating diecut and coordinating layering stencils.




The Floral Diamonds cover plate was used on black card stock and then added on top of a striped background to make the colours shine through the pattern. The ‘thank you’ is done using the Simplest Gestures layering stencils, which have a different sentiment on each layer, as well as coordinating diecuts in the Simplest Gestures diecut set.

I did use the Stitched Scallop Rectangle Dies for this card too. I love those dies! The final touch was some Stargazer jewels and then the card was done.

My final card was finished without a sentiment on the front, I will keep this one clear until I know who I am sending it out to.
I used the Floral Diamonds Cover plate again, but on white card stock this time. This was added to a white card base, and I used the floral image in the Simplest Gestures set. First I used the Hot Foil plate with gold foil, and then I used the coordinating layering stencils on top, before cutting it out with the coordinating diecut.

This is propped up with foam tape and then I used a few colour coordinating jewels to add to the middle of the flowers.
That’s it from me for today, and now it’s time to hop along. You can find the whole line-up for the hop via the InLinkz link here, if you want to just hop on to the next stop on the hop that’s the fabulous and inspiring Heather Hoffman.
Don’t forget that there are TEN $25 gift vouchers to be won, and all you have to do is leave comments along the blog hop.

The more you comment, the better your chance of winning. Winner will be drawn from the comments, randomly, and will be announced on the Pinkfresh giveaway winner page on May 10th. Please note that you need to check this page and get in touch within two weeks to claim your prize, if you are a winner.
You can also win the ENTIRE RELEASE by commenting on the Pinkfresh release blog post, as well as their release YouTube video, so make sure to comment on those too!
I have made a YouTube video too, and you can find that via THIS LINK HERE. Don’t forget to subscribe to my channel, hit that notification button and the thumbs up button! I look forward to seeing you there.

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Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
All 3 cards are lovely.
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I loved both these cards!
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Amazing cards! I love the peony card and the stunning background created with the floral diamond cover plate.
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So wonderful, thanks for the inspiration!
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Beautiful cards!
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Peony collection is my favorite too! Thanks for the inspiration.
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lovely!!
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Beautiful cards in beautiful colors! That Peony Print is Gorgeous! Love it!
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Beautiful cards! Love the delicate, lacy peonies!
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Really pretty
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Your cards are just beautiful!
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Beautiful result with the foiling. I can’t wait to get those stars!
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WOW! Your cards are fabulous! The black card with the rainbow colors peaking through the cover plate die is my favorite.
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This is a beautiful release! And I agree, what else would we expect from Pinkfresh! Peonies are a favorite of mine but they don’t grow well where we live… so I love using them in crafts!
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Those cards are so very pretty! I’m loving the coverplate dies!
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Such pretty cards, Erica!! I especially love the floral cards and their soft colors.
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Love the “thank you” card. The black
with all the other colors is fun. The
flowers on your cards are beautiful.
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Gorgeous! Fabulous cards! I especially like the first card! Terrific!
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I have the simplest gestures stamp and die from a virtual event I attended, and am so excited there is a hot foil plate to go with it!
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Gorgeous cards! LOVE them all! The new release is fantastic.
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A wonderful release! Such gorgeous cards!!
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Great cards! I especially like the Simplest gestures card
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Well yeah, totally fabulous release!! Great cards!
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The sentiments are so helpful in making cards. I love the layering touch from the stitched rectangle die. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
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Pretty cards. Thanks for sharing
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Love the Simplest Gestures set! Perfect card to have on hand too!
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Love these gorgeous designs! The cover plates and Simplest Gestures set are favorites!
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Thanks for the fun video! I love your cards, especially the last one!
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Beautiful cards. Love the peony print card with the rainbow colors. Thanks for sharing.
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What gorgeous colors. I love how you made your color combos.
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I love the added touch of layering with the scallop rectangle. The peonies are beautiful .
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Beautiful
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I love the frames on the two floral cards and how the borders of the colored stamps peak out past the frames to the full card size..great coloring too.
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Very pretty. I like the colors and the framing.
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Great project shares. I like the ideas for adding color and layers.
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My favorite is the rainbow. No surprise there. (good luck with the roof)
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Your cards are gorgeous! I love the way you’ve used the scalloped frame dies. The cover plate cut from black with the bright colors behind is truly inspiring!
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Love it!
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Your floral cards are fabulous! I especially love the rainbow colors.
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Absolutely beautiful cards!!
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Great idea to use the cover plate behind the floral.
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What a neat idea to cut out the floral diamond die in black!! Your cards are so pretty
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Beautiful cards, I love the black coverplate diecut over bright stripes!
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Very pretty. I like how you made the various colors show through the holes.
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