Hi and welcome to a blooming big blog post. Pun intended. It’s probably not going to be that long, but I couldn’t resist the word play. It’s release day from Crafty Meraki and it’s a bloom… ok, ok, once is enough, lol. It’s a layering stencil with coordinating diecuts, and stand-alone hot foil plates release. I have had so much fun with this and have some clear faves, it has to be said.
My first favourite is the gorgeous Damask Layering Stencils. Oh, it’s just so lovely!! I have two cards to show you, and I’d love to hear which one is your favourite out of the two. I think I know which mine is but what do you think?
I used Pinkfresh inks for both of the cards, but different colour combinations. The coordinating Damask diecut makes it a breeze to cut these out, and layer up for that delicious dimension. Laura Bassen isn’t wrong when she says dimension is life!
For the backgrounds I have used the Diamond Dazzle hot foil plate. It QUICKLY went straight to the top spot out of all the new hot foil plates. For the yellow card I used Champagne foil, and for the pastel card I used Rainbow foil.
Both of the floral clusters have some gold splatters on them too, for that extra sparkle and panache! I also used sentiments for both of them from the Good Vibes stamp set. They are heat embossed in gold on slim banners to let the flowers shine and take centre stage. Although that hot foiling is rather dazzling, isn’t it?
There is a video coming for these two on the Crafty Meraki YouTube channel tomorrow, if you want to see the card making in action!
Next up we have more Diamond Dazzle hot foiling, this time Lavender Petal foil on matte black card stock. It looks STUNNING! If I may say so myself.
Here I have done some ink blending with Distress Oxides on the Lavender Whimsy layering stencil set, which is not my go to ink for ink blending layering stencils but I figured I’d give it a go. This set also has a coordinating diecut!
I’m not exaggerating when I saw the Diamond Dazzle hot foil plate is my favourite. I used it for a fourth card too! Yes, I did! This time with Champagne foil on the matte black card stock. It looks incredible and is such a classic combination!
On this card I have added a Protea Paradise flower, and this time I went back to my trusted Pinkfresh inks. The pinks really make it pop! The Protea Paradise coordinating diecut makes it a breeze to cut out, and I’m so thankful for the coordinating diecuts as I do not have the patience or the skills to fussy cut and make it look good.
Next up it was time so move on to something different from the Diamond Dazzle, no matter how much I love it. Some other product needs some love too, right?
If you like butterflies you will have some fab products to chose from in this release. There is the Timeless Elegance hot foil plate, which I actually had some design input into too! That’s pretty special and exciting. Here I have foiled it with Speckled Aura foil, which you can find in this 4 Roll Variety Pack, you also get Moondust, Prism and Fuchsia Flower in this set.
There are also two butterfly layering diecut sets to chose from, the Emperor Wings layering dies, as seen above and the Luna Layering Dies, as seen below.
On this card I have also used the Blooming Halo layering stencils and the coordinating diecut. I went for pastels for this card, and it’s again all Pinkfresh inks. I also used the Parisienne A2 cover plate to add texture to the whole shebang.
Finally I have a card with the Loopy Hearts hot foil plate. I made this one a shaker card but cutting out a heart shape out of the Rainbow foiled panel, and then filling it with the limited edition Dew Drops gems. Because it wasn’t sparkly enough as it was, lol!!
The sentiment and the heart diecut are both from the Affluent Heart hot foil and diecut set.
The Limited Edition Dew Drops are drop dead gorgeous, and are the only bling I have used on these cards. As the name suggests, these are only available while stocks lasts so if you want them, I’d highly recommend you get them sooner rather than later. You can also take 10% off your Crafty Meraki order with the code ERICA10 at checkout. It’s not a one time code, you can use it again and again too.
That’s it from me for today, but I hope you have enjoyed this post and seen something you like. I have linked all the products used to the Crafty Meraki shop, with compensated affiliate links at ZERO extra cost to you. This is how I earn a little bit of money to help with the cost of running a blog and all the crafting shenanigans. Thank you so much for your support! Also, don’t forget the discount code too! 10% off means 10% more goodies.
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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