Hello friends! I am guest designing for Pink & Main using their August 2019 Crafty Courtyard subscription box. The kit theme is Fruit Salad. It includes a fun 6×6 paper pad, stamp set, dies, twine, sequins, and more. As with most monthly kits, there are a limited number available.
Pink & Main does require a 3 month subscription commitment. But they offer other discounts to subscribers and the kits really do include a lot of fun crafty goodies.
Go HERE to see everything that’s included in the kit.
I made 16 cards using the August subscription box by Pink & Main.
Watch the video below or click HERE to see it on YouTube.
Most products used are from the August Pink & Main Subscription Box. I did include some additional card stock, ink, dies, and a few other items from my craft stash.
Here are close up pictures of the cards I made, including sketches and measurements. Operation Write Home and the newer Mojo Monday sketches are the only ones that already provide measurements. For all the other sketches, I simply figure the measurements out on my own, for what works for me. All of my cards are A2 size. Go HERE to see my video explaining how I determine card sketch measurements. All cards are made using the August Subscription Box by Pink & Main.
Sketch – Cardztv #26
Dies – Pink & Main
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Sketch – Sweet Sunday #264
Dies – Pink & Main and Spellbinders
Ink – Pink & Main and Reverse Confetti
Sketch – Sketch Saturday #532
Dies – Pink & Main
Ink – Reverse Confetti
Sketch – Mojo Monday #466
Ink – Pink & Main, Reverse Confetti and MFT
Nuvo glitter drops
Brads – The Eyelet Outlet
Sentiment stamp – Pink & Main
Specialty cardstock – previous Pink & Main kit
Ink – Lawn Fawn
Markers – Copic
Wink of Stella glitter pen
Sketch – Mojo Monday #503
Ink – Pink & Main and Reverse Confetti
Dies – Pink & Main and Spellbinders
Sketch – Reverse Confetti #5
Dies – Pink & Main
Ink – Pink & Main and Versamark
Sketch – Sweet Sunday #211
Dies – Pink & Main
Ink – Pink & Main, Reverse Confetti and MFT
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Pink & Main – Fruit Salad Subscription box
Pink & Main – Kit Add ons
Pink & Main – Reverse Scallop Circle dies
Pink & Main – Reverse Scallop Square dies
Pink & Main – Thin Fish Tale Banner Dies
Pink & Main – Stitched Circle dies
Pink & Main – Stitched Rectangles Set 1
Pink & Main – inks
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Tonic Studios – Guillotine paper trimmer
Scotch – Pink ATG (AdvancedTape Glider)
Sizzix Big Shot die cut machine
Spellbinders dies – Standard Circles Small
Spellbinders dies – Standard Circles Large
Nuvo – Deluxe Adhesive
Nuvo Glitter drops – White Blizzard
Versamark – Watermark Stamp pad
Heat embossing tool – Pink
EK Success – Powder tool
3L Scrapbook Adhesives – Thin Foam Squares
Uchida – Jewel Picker
Crop-a-Dile – Corner Chomper
Lawn Fawn ink – Jet Black
Ranger adhesive – Multi Medium Matte
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Lovely job as always!
I subscribe to this box and always look forward to your cards for great ideas and inspiration. Thanks so much.
Another terrific job is in the books for you! Such a fun and fruity set. Really like the bright and cheerful colors.
So much fun! What a cheerful, summery set of cards. I am usually not a fan of layering stamps (I don't know why) but I LOVE these. Such bold and bright colors! Favorites this time: Sweet Sunday 264 (#2), MjM 503, and the last one with the strawberry! Thank you for the blast of sunshine!
Thank you, Heidi! 🙂
Thank you, Shelley! Pink and Main always puts together great kits. This one was so fun to use. 🙂
Aw, thanks Jeanne! I loved the fruit theme and cheerful summer colors in this kit. So fun! 🙂
Thanks, Jennifer! I love layering stamps, but I don't use them very often. This set was very easy to line up the images. And it spared my eyes from coloring this month. 🙂
oh my gosh…how awesome this collection of cards is. how do you mail your cards with those bigger gems? or even your shaker cards? 🙂
Thank you! This is a really fun card kit.
I usually hand deliver my cards with thick bling or shakers. It's easy since I give so many cards to the residents at local retirement homes. Otherwise, I'll add the thick cards inside packages for friends or family.
Kristie, I have a suggestion! I would love for you to work with your DT companies to produce a kit – a 6×6 pad, enough card stock and embellishments, and a sentiment stamp set – and then offer a class video where you go through each card and let us work along with you, offering suggestions as you go. Not necessarily a shaker card or fancy die cut class, but just a basics class – like the Pink and Main Be Brave video I'm watching right now from Nov, 2017. Maybe more classes / kits with shakers or fancy die options later… I would definitely pay for a kit / class with you!
Tricia, what a great suggestion. Not sure how this would really come together. I'm still looking into offering my own classes and am a bit overwhelmed by it. I think a lot of people would also be interested in this style class. 🙂
I love your videos and card ideas. Thank you for taking the time to do this for all those interested. I do have a coment about your new blog format. I like to be able to see the full card picture when I am looking at it. Currently I have to scroll up or down to see the whole card because the picture is too big for my screen. Is there something I am not aware that I can change to fix that?
Thanks
Bonnie
Thank you so much Bonnie! I know with the new website, the card pictures are on the larger size. Generally you can change your computer screen settings with Ctrl -/+. Then you should be able to view the entire card. I can see it on my mobile devices as well as my computer screen. Hopefully that will help. 🙂