Hello friends, and welcome! Today I have a beautiful new project to share featuring some of the latest products from Pinkfresh Studio! We’re celebrating with a fun blog hop filled with inspiration and, of course, a giveaway! Be sure to read through the post for all the details on how you can join in.
I also filmed the process of creating today’s card and hope to have that video available later today. In the meantime, let’s take a closer look at this colorful floral shaker card!
For today’s project, I’m featuring the new Dragonfly Floral Frame from Pinkfresh Studio. This beautiful design includes a floral frame and a delicate dragonfly that can be used together or separately.
The products are available individually, including the coverplate die and coordinating stencil set. The stencils make it easy to add color to all of the beautiful details, and the guides on the die help with lining everything up for die cutting. One of my favorite features is that the dragonfly cuts out separately, allowing you to position it anywhere on your card.
I started by adding color to the floral frame using an assortment of teal and green inks, including Ocean Breeze and Aquamarine. I love how these colors work together to create a fresh, vibrant look!
For the flowers, I brought in Sparkling Rose and Bubblegum for some pretty pops of pink. I finished the flower centers with Gathered Twigs to add a little contrast and definition.
Originally, I had colored the dragonfly using Peach Fuzz and Apricot. While those colors were beautiful on their own, I wasn’t completely happy with how they looked alongside the teal and green floral frame. Sometimes you just have to change direction! I decided to die cut the dragonfly from white cardstock instead, and I really liked how that looked with the rest of the design.
Once the floral frame was die cut, I had a better idea of how I wanted to finish the card. The frame measures slightly smaller than an A2 card front, which gives you a great opportunity to use a colored card base and have a little color peeking out around the edges.
I considered that option but ultimately decided to stick with white to keep the overall design light and fresh.
Instead, I created a separate panel sized to fit perfectly behind the floral frame. Using Soft Lilac and Candy Violet inks, I blended a beautiful purple background, keeping the color darker around the outer edges and lighter toward the center.
This gave me a soft glow behind the dragonfly while providing a nice contrast to the teal and pink flowers.
To add a little sparkle, I splattered the background with Shimmer Splash in Gilded. Those tiny gold splatters are such a pretty detail, especially when they catch the light!
I couldn’t resist turning this design into a shaker card! The floral frame is perfect for this because it creates a beautiful decorative border around the shaker window.
After die cutting the frame, I adhered a piece of clear acetate behind it and then added foam strips to create the shaker well.
For the shaker elements, I pulled out an assortment of iridescent stars and confetti sequins from my stash. I love mixing different shapes and finishes because they add so much movement and sparkle without taking away from the design.
Once the shaker was filled, I attached the ink-blended purple panel to seal everything in place. I then adhered the completed shaker panel to my white A2 card front.
I really love how the purple background brings out the teal and green tones in the floral frame, while the iridescent shaker elements add just the right amount of shine.
To finish the card, I reached for the Heirloom Cottage stamp and die set for my sentiment. I stamped the greeting in black ink and used the coordinating die to cut it out.
I positioned the white dragonfly in the center of the floral frame and placed the sentiment directly underneath. Keeping the dragonfly white really helped it stand out against the purple background without competing with all the color in the flowers.
As one final detail, I added a few highlights to the flowers using a white gel pen. It’s such a simple finishing touch, but those little highlights can really bring the flowers to life!
I’m so happy with how this card came together! Between the colorful floral frame, soft purple ink blending, and all that shaker sparkle, there’s so much to love about this design.
The Dragonfly Floral Frame is such a versatile set, too. You could easily skip the shaker element for a simpler card, experiment with different color combinations, or move the dragonfly to a completely different position for another look.
GIVEAWAY
First, Pinkfresh is giving away the entire release over on their blog and Youtube channel so be sure to check that out.
We are giving away FIVE $50 gift cards during the hop. Winners will be randomly selected from comments left along the hop.
Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners and post them on November 2, 2026, on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. Be sure to check this page and claim your prize within two weeks.
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So soft and pretty! Love that dragonfly!
Hi Mindy, this is a beautiful shaker card using the amazing release from PinkFresh!!! This dragonfly floral frame is my first favourites of the release so it’s great to see your beautiful take on it! I also love how you can use the dragonfly separately. It’s the first product to go into my wish list!
This is beautiful, Mindy!
Stunning shaker! I LOVE the colors and dragonfly! Beautiful!
This is so sweet Mindy!! I just finished watching you make a shaker card for SCT’s PPP class and visit your blog to find another dragonfly! So sweet.
Lovely shaker card!
So beautiful Mindy. Love the colours.
Another beauty Mindy! This set is a such a good one.
A real beauty!! I love this, Mindy !!
This is my favorite of the new release items, and the coordinating stencil makes it so stunning! Your colors are gorgeous! Inspired!
I love anything dragonfly. Beautiful card!
Stunning! The Dragonfly Floral Frame is another favorite from this collection.
I like how you colored the flowers and vines in the background. Really sweet look.
Both the Heirloom Cottage Frame set and the Dragonfly Floral Frame are terrific sets for making a card. Just get creative with your color choices and you’ve got it made! Then, even more special, make it a shaker card! Love it!
The Dragonfly Floral frame is one of the items on my Wish List from this release. I like that the dragonfly is cut separately from the frame so that I can put flowers or a sentiment in the middle and put the dragonfly on the side. Love the shaker idea and this frame is perfect for it. I think making the dragonfly in white was the right choice. It blends in nicely with the rest of the card.
Mindy, love this gorgeous shaker card. The soft colors that you stenciled are so pretty.
Such a lovely card, Mindy!! You consistently impressed me with your cards!!!
Such a lovely card, Mindy!! You consistently impressed me with your cards!!!
What a sweet set
Mindy-What a fun card. I love the colors you picked and the dragonfly is sweet!!
This is beautiful Mindy, love the color combo for this.
absolutely gorgous
Absolutely stunning! The frame, the dragonfly, the shaker elements and the colors all call to me. I also love how the panel behind the frame accentuates the dragonfly. The sentiment you chose fits perfectly, too!
Beautiful 💜
This set gives us options! I love that you left the dragonfly white to create that center focal point. Gorgeous card, this is definitely a favorite from this release. This set and the new cover plates are very exciting
aka Kristen Snoozy
Beautiful card, I love the soft colors!!
One of my favorites is Dragonflies so of course I love this card!
Gorgeous! Love the colors you used, too!
Beautiful card and glad you made it into a shaker too! Gorgeous!
Love dragonflies!
This Frame is gorgeous and I adore the sweet little dragonfly! Your colors look marvelous! This is just so pretty!
Beautiful shaker card
Love all you do Mindy, what talent and pink fresh rocks
Anything pink I am in love with! A great card as always Mindy
What a beautiful card. Very delicate and lovely!
the shading and ink blending are lovely. Dragonflies are wonderful.
This is my favorite design. I love that you turned this into a shaker
My favorite!!! Love thta you made this into a shaker!
Gorgeous card, Mindy! I love those soft colors.
The Heirloom Cottage collection looks absolutely lovely! I especially love the timeless feel of these designs.
Absolutely love your beautiful card-Dragonfly Floral Frame is one of my favorites from this PFS release!
Your change in direction paid off! That white dragonfly just pops against all the rest of the colors. This is such a beautiful shaker and the white gel pen on the florals does add more interest. Love it!
As always, your blending and card design are so beautiful and inspiring! I do love the choice of the white dragonfly
gorgeous card! The dragonfly is one of my favorite from the release!
So sweet!
Such a beautiful card! I love shakers and dragonflies. You even used some of my favorite colors.
So pretty. Great color choices Mindy.
So soft and pretty! I love your colour choices and love the shaker! This is a very pretty and versatile set. Thank you for the inspiration!
Love your card and that vibrant pink.
Pretty colors! I love the dragonfly!