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by Erica Andersson-Burke on Jun 30 2021
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Hi guys!
It’s Erica back on the PFS blog today with a card using a mix of the releases from this year. Can you believe it’s nearly July already?? Time is just absolutely flying by.
I never actually got my May release stuff in time to take part of the release day fun, that package decided to go on a holiday at the UPS facility here in Spain. It only arrived this week, if you can believe it!! The first set I wanted to use was the Nice Seeing You set, it’s so fun with the little selfies and the nod to social media, the internet and how we have been connecting this past year and a half.
With the help of my MISTI, I stamped up the image with the people with Black Hybrid ink as I wanted to do some Copic colouring. Once happy with the stamping, I left the stamp on the door of the MISTI and used the fab Stamp Scrubber to clean it. All you need is water, which is great for me because strong smells give me a headache.
I am a bit rusty with skin tones though, and that showed with this card. I will keep working on it with practice, practice, practice!
Of course I coloured the clothes in a rainbow fashion, it had to be done, lol! And I used SO MANY markers for this small image! Just check out the video on the Picket Fence Studios YouTube channel if you want to see.
Below you can see the darkest of each colour I used, then I blended with lighter shades.
With the colouring done, I trimmed it down and set aside while I worked on the other bits for the card. I had originally thought to make this a bookmark, as the cellphones in the image could be kindles, you know the e-readers? Recently I’ve been going back to actually books and I need a bookmark, but that will have to be the next one of these I colour.
I had a ready made background I decided to use for the card, it’s made with the Slim Line Plaid one stencil, some Distress Oxide inks and Life Changing Blender Brushes. This stencil is so lovely and I can see myself using it for loads of projects! To add some fun interest to it, I cut it out using the smallest of the scalloped frames in the SDCS Scallop Frame set.
For the sentiment, I decided to make one with letters cut using the Seeing Double Alpha die set. This set is genius, you basically get THREE in one! You can leave the letters intact, poke out the skinny inside or use the bold outline. So cool!
I spelled out ‘Let’s catch up’ and adhered these to the card above where the coloured image was adhered. The last thing to do was to add the whole shebang to a white card base and the card was done!
If you get a chance, pop over to the YouTube channel and check out the video! If you aren’t a subscriber yet, make sure to subscribe and click that bell button so you get notifications when new videos arrive!
That’s it from me for today, thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you like the card!
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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Whatever You Decide To Do In Life, Make Sure It Makes You Happy
by Lisa Tilson on Apr 14 2021
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Hello everyone, it's Lisa here today on our favourite day of the month - Release Day! And I have two things to share with you - a card using lots of gorgeousness from the new release, plus I have a release reveal video up on my channel which shares all the new items for this month with you, along with my sample cards. If you want to catch the video, then scroll to the end of this post.
But first, for my card today, I wanted to use the new Slim Line Scallop Framed Dies set, along with the new Slim Line Details Of A Wing Stencil. For this card, I also used the Monarch Butterfly Insert. So, here is my card!
I began by taking an 8.5" x 3.5" panel of white cardstock and laying the Slim Line Details Of A Wing Stencil on top. I secured the card panel from the back using low tack tape. I then took some Distress Inks and blended rainbow colours through it using Life Changing Blender Brushes. Once I'd removed the stencil, I took the smaller scalloped rectangle die from the new SLDS Scallop Framed Dies system and ran the panel through my die cutting machine.
Next I took one of the circular frames from the Scallop Framed Die set and cut a window into my ink blended panel. And I kept the resulting thin circular frame as I needed that later on. The two butterflies were cut from the Monarch Butterfly Slim Line Die Cutting Insert. This insert die will actually cut a window/insert into a panel and leave the butterfly intact, but I wanted to separate it out, so I just trimmed it out twice. I could then stack them on top of each other for some dimension.
I adhered the ink blended panel to an 8.5" x 3.5" base card and then I glued the tiny circular frame around the window - the one that I had saved from earlier. It finishes off the circular window nicely! The two stacked butterflies were then added in and I decorated them with a few gems from the new Reflections Gem Mix.
To finish the card, I took a sentiment from Dance Mode On and stamped it onto white cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied gold embossing powder, heat set it and then popped it up with foam tape.
All the items I have used are listed below. And for those of you that would like to see the release in full, here is the video. I am sure you are going to love all the new stamp sets, dies and stencils!
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by Becky Roberts on Oct 30 2020
Hello Stamping Friends, Becky Roberts here from Inking Idaho.
Since tomorrow is Halloween, I thought I would share one more spooky project with you using the haunted house from A Spooky Day.
The house is colored with Copic markers and die cut. The background is ink blended with Distress Oxide inks and the Life Changing Blender Brushes. Once that was complete, I stamped the tree, clouds and the kids.
A Spooky Day
A Spooky Day has a coordinating die too!
Life Changing Blender Brushes
For more creative ideas, I invite you to follow me on Instagram.
Happy Halloween!
Becky
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by Becky Roberts on Dec 20 2019
Hi friends, it is Becky Roberts from Inking Idaho here today.
I have gorgeous cakes to share with you, well not really, but that would be fun! I really love this set because it is classy and pretty and not just the standard birthday cake we see so often.
The images are all colored with Copic markers. The stripe background is Rough Around The Edges background stamp. The brown is a bit of Distress Oxide Ink blending with the Life Changing Blender Brushes and I have a 3/8" white organdy ribbon tied around the card.
Let's Decorate Stamp Set Let's Decorate Dies
I just love how dianty and beautiful these images are and the set has fun sentiments too! I've got a few more cakes on my blog if you are interested in seeing more.
Happy Friday!
Becky