Hello friends. It's Bobbi Lemanski here. I'm excited to share that I have joined the design team for Picket Fence Studios and this is my first post as a design team member. I have lots of fun stuff to share with you featuring products from the January release so let's get started with these two sweet cards showcasing the following products: 

I'm using the following new sets for these two cards: 

A Spring Retreat stamp set and coordinating dies

Postage Around the World stamp set

Friendly Fred stamp set ("thinking of you," phrase only)

A Watercolor Easter A2 Glossy Card Fronts

Lovely Gingham A2 Glossy Card Fronts

Sequin Mix Plus - Blissful Beauties

Both of my cards below are A7-sized or 5" X 7" cards. 

A Retreat in the Garden

To make this 5" X 7" card, I used Neenah 80lb white cardstock for the card base. I used the Lovely Gingham A2 Glossy Card Fronts in a light aqua and the Pinking Shear A2 Cover Plate Die to create a backdrop for my feature image. I stamped, colored, and die cut the design. For my coloring, I use Copic Sketch Markers. Here's a list of the main colors I used for this sweet garden scene: 

• Reds: R24, R17, R14, R22, R21, R20
• Blues: BG75, BG72, BG71, BG49, BG11, B000
• Yellows: Y19, Y21, Y08, YR68, YR61
• Browns: E53, E44, E43
• Greens: YG67, YG17, YG03
  
• Neutrals: W5, W4, W3, W1, W0

I wanted my card to stand out a bit from the background so after die-cutting the full design, I hand cut the flowers in the vase and the houses on the ground and popped them up with foam tabs to make the scene dimensional. This does a lot for the overall look of this set and really makes it come to life. Everything was attached to the gingham. 

Lastly, I stamped the "Thinking of you" sentiment from the Friendly Fred stamp set in the lower right corner, under the gingham backdrop. I added a six pink pearlized pearls around the design to complete the look. I love how this turned out. The image is so unique and the gingham and pearls just add a touch of sweetness to it. It has whimsy, sweetness and the feel of home all in one! 

Welcome to the Neighborhood

For this charming and quaint, 5" X 7" -"Welcome to the Neighborhood" card, I thought it would be fun to use one of the miniature houses in the "A Spring Retreat" stamp bouquet as a birdhouse and a larger house on the ground. I fussy cut two of the houses and colored them in the same colors as the card above (Colors listed above.)

This card was so easy to make thanks to the "A Watercolor Easter A2 Glossy Card Fronts." product. I used one of the backgrounds that includes a tree and attached the mini house to the wood platform hanging from the tree. I used another matching card front and hand cut the fencing to extend it at the bottom. I added the second house in front of the fencing. I attached the house using foam tabs to make the pink house stand out from the background. 

I also added the new border, Postage Around the World to the bottom to give it a stronger European and vintage look that I think works well with the Spring Retreat set. I stamped the border in black and then shaded the tickets with some W Copics (warm grays). 

I used the scraps from the pinking cutout in the first card to add a gingham frame around the A2-sized card front design. I think this adds a level of whimsy and design to the sweet scene. In addition, I stamped the "welcome" from the stamp set, "Swanky Sentiments: Salutations" at the lower bottom, center on an A7 white card base. I also splattered some black watercolor over the card base and attached the gingham-pinked frame scene above the "welcome" sentiment. I love how this card came out. That vintage-colored background just works so well with these cute houses. 

You can shop the entire Picket Fence Studios new release here. If you decide to place an order, please use the links in this post so that Picket Fence Studios knows which ideas inspired you! Thanks for stopping by today. If you want to see more ideas and inspiration from me, subscribe to my blog, BobbiHartDesign.com. I'll send you updates on new posts. You can also fine me on Instagram as @BobbiHartDesign and Facebook at Bobbi Hart Design.