WOW! Embossing Powder Creative Guest - Fabulous layout!

Hi Creatives! 

Welcome back for my second official post as a Creative Guest Designer for



WOW Embossing Powder!

Yippeeee & lucky, lucky me!

If you missed my previous Creative Guest post earlier this month, you can check it out on their blog HERE.

For today's project I am focusing on incorporating more Glitter Embossing and Sparkles into your scrapbook layouts.

Here's what I'm talkin' 'bout.....

"Fabulous"

Oh how super cute & playful is this?!! 

So much glittery goodness here! 

You'll spy Black Twinkle, & Totally Teal Embossing Glitters, as well as those super sparkly, Celebration Sparkles! 

Here's a closer look at my layout....

Aboslutely darling!

And the best part? Well, it's super fun (& really easy) to recreate! 

Here's how....

Start with stamping the Pinkfresh Studio Heart & Soul Stamp set with the WOW! Embossing Pad, and then coat the images with WOW! Embossing Glitter in Black Twinkle. 

Use your WOW! Embossing Heat Tool to heat and set the Glitter Embossing Powder. 

Use the Heart & Soul coordinating metal die to precisely cut out the embossed image. 

(You will be amazed by the Black Twinkle Embossing Powder - see the close up below!)

Black Twinkle, indeed! Just look at that glittery result! SO incredibly beautiful!

Next, stamp up the owls, birds and butterflies from the Pinkfresh Studio Playful Animal Friends 1 stamp set, with the WOW Embossing Ink Pad. Sprinkle with WOW Embossing Glitter in Totally Teal, and heat set with the WOW Embossing Heat Tool. 

Be still my heart!!! Ga ga gorgeousness! 

This may a new favorite color of mine - so divine!!!

Fussy cut the embossed images to create your own glitter ephemera die cuts. 

Trim white cardstock to 11" x 11" and then use Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolors in Sky Blue to paint a small circle in the center of the layout. Add a few gentle flicks of paint splatter around the circle too! 

You can see the Sky Blue Liquid Watercolor is a beautiful match with the Totally Teal! 

SO pretty!!!

Attach the white cardstock to the Joyful Day 12 inch pattern paper called, Perfect Moment. This creates a soft border trim &looks really effective. Foam mount the Heart & Soul embossed image and tuck a framed photo beneath it. Embellish around the 'circle' with the Totally Teal Playful Friends. Add a Joyful Day ephemera tag and sentiment beneath the circle, and embellish with more of the Totally Teal Friends! 

For finishing touches, and that added WOW'Em factor, apply Celebration Sparkles to the layout....

The perfect glitter finish! 

To hold my Sparkles in place I applied a clear, fast drying glue sparingly around the design and sprinkled the Celebration Sparkles over the top. 

Add the layout title, I chose fabulous from the Joyful Day Puffy Phrase Stickers pack. 

Thankyou for making everything around me beautiful, 

& 

Thank YOU for joining me today!

I really hope I have inspired you to incorporate the beautiful Glitter Embossing Powders into your memory keeping crafts! 

And a super big thankyou to WOW! Embossing Powder for inviting me to be their Creative Guest this month! 

I just adore the products and can't wait to share more inspiration with them! 

'til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Products Featured:

Glitter Embossing Powder WS44 Totally Teal 

Glitter Embossing Powder WS01 Black Twinkle

Sparkles - Premium Glitter SPRK002 Celebration

WOW! Embossing Heat Tool

WOW! WV02 Clear Ultra Slow Drying Ink Pad 

Pinkfresh Studio Heart And Soul Stamp 

Pinkfresh Studio Heart And Soul Die Set

Pinkfresh Studio Joyful Day collection

Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolors - Sky Blue

Pinkfresh Studio 5th Birthday Blog Hop Celebration

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the Happy Arty Days blog!

I am so super excited to be part of the Pinkfresh Studio 5th Birthday celebrations!
This is such a momentus occasion and milestone achievement,

Biggest Congratulations Pinkfresh Studio!

This is one epic blog hop!
If you've just arrived here from the amazing
Lea Lawson's blog
then you're in the right place!
If not, or you're a lil unsure, go back to the Pinkfresh Studio blog HERE to check the hop order.

Like all good blog hops there are some Aaah-may-zing giveaways!!!!

There are 3 Grand Prizes which will be randomly picked from comments left on the
 Pinkfresh Studio 5th Birthday Blog Hop post. They are:

1. Full Set of Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolors
2. A set of the 3 current Pinkfresh Studio paper collections
and
3. The entire April Essentials Die release

Awesome!!!
But that's not all folks!
Every stop along the hop will also have a $25 Pinkfresh Studio Gift Card up for grabs too!

So be sure to type a comment at every stop along the way as winners will be randomly selected from the comments left on each blog.

All giveaway winners will be announced on the Pinkfresh Studio Giveaway Page HERE on Sunday, March 14th.
It is the entrants' responsibility to check the page, and claim their prize within 2 weeks of the announcement.
Good Luck!!!!

Oh, and because Pinkfresh Studio are so incredibly awesome, they're also hosting 2 very special birthday promotions....

1. Receive a free die (XO word) with purchase. There is no code necessary, and the die will automatically load into your cart while supplies last.   

and

2. Free/discounted shipping from April 5-7th on orders $25+. using code FREESHIP5THBDAY.

Shipping is free in the USA, and $5.50 off for our International friends.

Yay!

With all the formalities taken care of, 

here's what I've created for the 5th Birthday celebration! 

"Puppy Love"

Pinkfresh Studio Supplies: Everyday Musings 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Everyday Musings Puffy Stickers, Joyful Day 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Joyful Day Mixed Embellishments, Joyful Day Puffy Stickers, Joyful Day Puffy Alpha Stickers, Joyful Day Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers, Joyful Day Die Cut Ephemera, Liquid Watercolors - Lavender & Sapphire. 

Sigh! Isn't this pretty?!!

I've combined a few of my favorite Pinkfresh Studio things to create this layout. 

You'll spy both the Everyday Musings & Joyful Day collections, as well as the incredible Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolors (Sapphire & Lavender).

 Adore!

The cut file featured is designed by my fellow Pinkfresh Studio DT member, Anett Gelencser and is called, Floral Wreath. It's so delicate, and looks perfect backed with the 6 x 6 Paper Pad papers from the Everyday Musings & Joyful Day collections! 

Here's a closer look.....

I've adorned the flower centers with a wooden epoxy button from the Joyful Day mixed embellishments pack, as well 2 letter 'O's from the Joyful Day Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers. Such a cute touch! 

I scattered enamel dots and a few puffy stickers around the wreath too!

I love how the folded cardstock reveals that stunning pattern paper, reverse side of BIG IDEAS from the Joyful Day collection. Such a beautiful color! 

I used the Joyful Day Puffy Alpha Stickers to form my layout title too! 

Isn't that font errrrything?!!

Love it! 

And there you have it! 

I hope you enjoyed seeing my project!
***Don't forget to leave a comment below to go in the drawer to win a $25 Gift Card***

Time to send you hopping over to the incredibly talented Heather Hoffman's blog HERE!
Thanks so much for stopping by &
Good Luck with the giveaways!
til next time,

Happy Arty Days,
Amanda xo 

Pinkfresh Studio: Joyful Day Scrapbook Layout & Process Video!

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more Pinkfresh Studio inspiration! 

Today I am creating with the gorgeous new Joyful Day collection! 

Such a dreamy collection to work with! 

Here's what I came up with.....

"Birthday Girl"

Told you it was dreamy!!! 

So much pretty going on here! 

Here's a closer look.....

Sigh! 

This is totally swoon worthy! 

For this 8.5" x 11" layout, I decided to  make a real feature of the floral wreath pattern paper, Big Ideas. I fussy cut almost the entire sheet, and made a decorative border around my white cardstock base. I just love how effective this looks! 

I layer a few of the wreaths with foam tape for added interest & dimension. 

I tuck my sweet chipboard framed photos into the border too! 

I add my title with the tiny puffy alphabet stickers in coordinating colors, and embellish with die cut ephemera, and enamel dots from the mixed embellishments pack. 

Such a simple design, but oh so lovely! 

The sweetest! 

Big fussy cut Ideas never looked so good! 

If you're interested, I have a process video for you to watch...

I hope you enjoyed watching! 

Thanks so much for all your support, 

Have an amazing week!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Pinkfresh Studio: March Challenge

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more Happy Arty Days inspiration! 

Can you believe it's March already?!!

Time sure does fly! 

A new month signals a new monthly challenge over at Pinkfresh Studio. 

Here's what the March challenge looks like....

So.much.pretty!!!

And it's no secret that I LOVE me some florals! Yay!!!

I was totally drawn in by those gorgeous colors,
and the new Pinkfresh Studio Joyful Day collection was the perfect choice! 

Here's my take on this challenge, 

"Beautiful"

Oh my, isn't this pretty?!!

The soft colors and delicate nature of Joyful Day makes creating such a dream!

& that floral cut file is just exquisite!

It's a new FREE cut file which will be available in the 

Pinkfresh Studio Friends & Fans Facebook Group 

very soon. 

Let's take a closer look.....

Such a beautiful ballerina, I just love documenting her stories! 

Speaking of beautiful, how stunning is that Puffy Word Sticker?! 

Such an awesome font too! 

All the pretty pastels and florals here!

Those die cuts are too pretty for words!!!

Love it!

I hope my layout has inspired you to play along this month!
See all the challenge details on the Pinkfresh Studio page HERE 

Thanks so much for stopping by,
til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 
Amanda xo