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Hello, friends! Justin Adkins here, and today I am so excited to be on the Picket Fence Studios blog with my first post using the October 2024 release! For this card, I am showing off the brand new A Peony of Contrast stamp set! This stamp is HUGE!! It is so easy to make this gorgeous flower the star of your project! I paired this stamp with the brand new Frame of Mind stencil make a sweet and soft background!
Here is a list of Picket Fence Studios products I used to create this card:
A Peony of Contrast Stamp Set
Vintage Heart Stamp Set
Vintage Heart Coordinating Dies (buy the bundle here for additional savings)
Frame of Mind Stencil
Day and Night Gem Mixes
Opaque Silver Paper Splatter Watercolor
Beyond Basics Die Set
A Peony of Contrast Stamp Set
Vintage Heart Stamp Set
Vintage Heart Coordinating Dies (buy the bundle here for additional savings)
Frame of Mind Stencil
Day and Night Gem Mixes
Opaque Silver Paper Splatter Watercolor
Beyond Basics Die Set
Now, let's get into the details for how this card came together!
One thing I have been tapping into when creating recently is paying attention to stamped images that would be really easy to mask. The Peony of Contrast stamp set offers a flower that is SO easy to use this technique with! I used a gray alcohol marker safe ink to stamp my peony image on an A2 size panel, colored it up with Copic Markers, and then used Masking Magic to apply a cut out stamped mask over the image.
I blended the entire panel with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink, and then blended the edges using Broken China Distress Oxide Ink. Next, I placed the Frame of Mind Stencil over the panel and ink blended using Broken China Distress Oxide All over the stencil, and Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink around the edges. I removed the stencil, and splattered the panel with Opaque Silver Paper Splatter Watercolor. Once dry, I removed my mask, revealing my colored image. I used the 4" x 5.25" die from the Beyond Basics die set and die cut my panel. I adhered the panel to an A2-size card base, which gave the panel a nice border.
Using the Vintage Heart stamp set, I stamped the sentiment "thinking of you" in Twilight Versafine Clair ink. I heat embossed the sentiment using clear embossing powder, and then ink blended over the sentiment using Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the sentiment. I adhered the sentiment using foam tape, and also applied a few embellishments from the Day and Night Gem Mix to give my card some more sparkle! My card was finished and ready to be mailed off to a friend!
Using the Vintage Heart stamp set, I stamped the sentiment "thinking of you" in Twilight Versafine Clair ink. I heat embossed the sentiment using clear embossing powder, and then ink blended over the sentiment using Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the sentiment. I adhered the sentiment using foam tape, and also applied a few embellishments from the Day and Night Gem Mix to give my card some more sparkle! My card was finished and ready to be mailed off to a friend!
Thank you so much for stopping by the Picket Fence Studios blog today! I hope this card sends you some sweet inspiration on ways you can use this huge flower image to send some extra thoughts of care to a loved one!
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Happy Crafting!
Justin