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Rainbow Christmas

by Silvana Chambon Scarenzio on Oct 06 2022

Hello! It´s Silvana here from Casa Magnolia. Today I´m sharing this card showing a non traditional coloring for Christmas: rainbow! Because there are more colors than green and red, right? I started by making the background with a light blending of rainbow colors. the best tools to make the perfect soft coloring are the Life changing Blender brushes that you can purchase individually or in 2, 4 or 6 pack in the PFS web. With the Slimline Christmas Tree Lot Stencil I colored over the background with a generous and heavy amount of ink, to make the contrast. The Scene builder Brick wall stamp it´s perfect to use with the Animal Crackers Christmas wishes stamp because the animals are hanging off the wall. I also used the coordinated die for this cute stamp. To finish the card, I added the sentiment from the An animal Crackers Christmas Hello stamp set cut with the coordinated die. I hope you like it and try to put a little color into your Christmas cards! Thank you so much for stopping by. Silvana.

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A Polar Bear Winter Celebration scene card

by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Sep 30 2022

Happy Friday, friends! Eugy here! Today I’m sharing a quick New Year themed card featuring stamp set called A Polar Bear Winter Celebration from the September release! After I prepared a blended background using Life Changing Blender Brushes, I created some light accent using the Winter Rings 6x6 Stencil and some darker inks. Then I made a shaker and filled it with gorgeous A Classic Christmas Sequin Mix. After that I stamped, die-cutted and colored these two cuties from stamp set. I love how this new year celebration scene turned out, soo cute! Happy crafting and have a great weekend! Eugy

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Christmas card by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Sep 28 2022

Hello everyone!! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this Christmas card that I hope will inspire you! To start I used the "Animal Crackers Christmas Wishes" Stamps set that I stamped with "Black Hybrid ink pad" which is perfect for this type of stamps! Then I painted all the images with alcohol markers and then with a white marker I glossed it to make it stand out. Then i cut out the images using the "Animal Crackers Christmas Wishes" coordinating dies but you can carefully cut them out with scissors if you prefer. Next I prepared the background: for this I used a white cardboard that I painted with distress oxide inks and a green cardboard with which I used the "A2 Evergreen on a Hill Cover Plate Die" to which I then added the snow with the "Paper Glaze Luxe - Arctic Fox". For the sentiment I used the word "Greeting" that comes with the "A2 Evergreen on a Hill Cover Plate Die" that I cut out of blue metallic cardstock. Finally I prepared the composition, glued all the pieces and this is how the result was! I hope you like it and that it inspires you, I remember that you can find all these products and many others in the Picket Fence Studios store. A huge kiss and until next time! Laura

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Mass Producing Christmas Cards featuring There’s A Feeling of Christmas

by Bonnie Crane on Sep 23 2022

There’s A Feeling of Christmas is the perfect stamp for creating multiple cards quickly and easily. I love having a stamp set ready for making quick, last minute cards and for creating multiples. This wonderful sketched cityscape on an easy inked background fits the bill!

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A Polar Bear Christmas by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Sep 07 2022

Hello everyone!! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this Christmas card that I hope will inspire you! To start I used the "A Polar Bear Christmas" Stamps set that I stamped with "Black Hybrid ink pad" which is perfect for this type of stamps! Then I painted all the images with alcohol markers and then with a white marker I glossed it to make it stand out. Next I prepared the background: I used the "Grunge wall stencil" to which I added red distress ink to simulate some bricks. For the sentiment i use the "Goody Goody Gumdrops" Stamps which I stamped with white ink on a black cardboard. Finally I prepared the composition, glued all the pieces and this is how the result was! I hope you like it and that it inspires you, I remember that you can find all these products and many others in the Picket Fence Studios store. A huge kiss and until next time! Laura

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From Our Gang to Yours

by Nancy Thomas on Aug 31 2022

Nancy here to share a Christmas card using products from the latest release. After stamping the From Our Gang to Yours image onto Copic friendly cardstock, I cut out with the matching die and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment from the set was stamped using cherry kisses ink and also cut with its matching die. I cut out the background panel using a stitched edge die, then cut a circle from it and backed the space with patterned paper. The "snow" was cut out with a die from the Mountains Scene Building set, then stamped Winter Scenery Scene Building stamp using soft stone ink for a subtle look. I used my finger to randomly add streaks of Sparkle Paper Glitz. The image and sentiment were attached using a layer of craft foam. There is a 10% discount If you purchase the whole set of Animal Crackers consisting of three stamps and three matching die sets.

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Christmas card by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Aug 17 2022

Hello everyone!! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this Christmas card that I hope will inspire you! To start I used the "Build me a Gingerbread House" Stamps set that I stamped with "Black Hybrid ink pad" on a white cardboard using it as a background. Then I painted all the images with alcohol markers and then with a white marker I glossed it to make it stand out. Then I glued the white cardboard on top of a black one to make a frame. For the sentiment i use the "Goody Goody Gumdrops" Stamps which I stamped with white ink on a black cardboard. And this is how the result was! I hope you like it and that it inspires you, I remember that you can find all these products and many others in the Picket Fence Studios store. I remind you that we have the 7 on 7 with a chance every day to win a nice prize!!! Run to see it!! A huge kiss and until next time! Laura

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Stenciled Joyeux Noelle with Michelle Lupton

by Michelle Lupton on Dec 19 2021

Welcome to another day of our Christmas series at Picket Fence Studios! I've paired up the Joyeux Noel set with the Slim Line Lots of Blossoms stencil and some of the new Gradient Flatback Pearls Thanks for visiting :)

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FaLaLaLaaaa!

by Lisa Tilson on Dec 17 2021

Hello there, Lisa here today for 25 Days Of Christmas Inspiration. Christmas isn't too far away now, but maybe you are still creating the odd card here and there for close family and friends. Today I am sharing a card using two of the cutest woodland bears from Forest Critters Stopping By To Say Hey and I thought I would pair them with an older background stamp. It's called On An Autumn Countyside and I love it. I think it can be used just as easily for Christmas cards as well as Autumn cards especially when you white heat emboss as it looks perfectly frosty. We all like to stretch our stamps don't we?! I started by stamping the tree onto some white cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set and then set to work with my Distress Oxide Inks. Using Life Changing Blender Brushes, I blended Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar and Squeezed Lemonade from top to bottom. I trimmed the panel down and matted it onto some navy cardstock which i then added onto a top folding white 110lb notecard. Not a very traditional colour scheme but I love Seedless Preserves and wanted to use it today, and we can do whatever we want in cardmaking can't we! The two bears from Forest Critters Stopping By To Say Hey were stamped using Black Hybrid Ink and coloured with Copics (numbers listed a little later). They were then cut out with the coordinating dies and popped onto the panel using foam tape. To finish the card I stamped a greeting from Lots Of Christmas Cheer onto navy cardstock using Versamark Ink. Again, I applied white embossing powder and heat set before trimming it out into a little banner shape. I added some white gel pen stitching onto it and then added it to the panel with foam tape. And that finished the card for today! Copics used: E59, E57, E55, E53, E51, E50. Thank you for joining me here today on the blog and I wish you a wonderful day!

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Holly Jolly Christmas with Julia

by Julia Piksaykina on Dec 13 2021

Hello! Julia here today for the 25 Days Of Christmas Inspiration! I Hope you are all getting into Christmas spirit! Today I am sharing a mini Slimline card, which is very easy to make.

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No-Line Watercolor Wreath with Rachelle

by Rachelle Oltean on Dec 12 2021

Hello and thank you for stopping by as we continue our 25 Days of Christmas Inspiration! It's Rachelle, from Red Cre8s, and I'm so glad you've joined me today! I've got some great tips for a special no-line watercolor painting of the gorgeous image, "A Wreath For All Seasons"! I began with a piece of 110# Cougar Opaque White card stock - this is a bright white stock (cleaner than Neenah Solar White) and can absorb a lot of paint without pilling! I placed this large stamp into my MISTI and lightly brushed the surface with my kneaded eraser. This 'preps' the surface of the stamp and allows the ink to be applied evenly and completely. I don't always do this but this image has a lot of coverage and I wanted to be sure that it stamped correctly! I stamped it with "Antique Linen" Distress Oxide Ink a couple of times to get a good impression. When painting an image like this one, it's best to start with the areas in the background and work your way to the front. This allows you to cover up all of the areas from the previous layer with your most recent application. So I began with the peach buds, then the green leaves, and the magenta/ruby petals, etc. In areas where you want to play light against dark, start with the light (as in the ruby petals) and then paint the darker color value on top. I painted each tiny section of the magenta first, overlapping the shape and then carefully painted the dark ruby around it. I continued with the blues, olive green and gold until I ended up in the center. Using the Distress Oxide Ink allows you to cover all of the image lines - the ink reacts to the paint and in effect, blends right into the background. After all the watercolor painting was complete (about 4 hours) I outlined the entire image with gold metallic paint using a very tiny 000-sized brush! You can see that detailing in the photo below! I trimmed the panel down to 4" x 5.25" and mounted it to a magenta card front. Since the image was the star of the show, I simply added the one-word die cut from the "Slim Line Oversized Joy To The World Die" to finish up the card. I hope this has inspired you to try this watercolor technique! Be sure to visit the blog for more Christmas crafting inspiration tomorrow! Happy Crafting - Rachelle

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Blue and sparkly Christmas with Michelle Lupton

by Michelle Lupton on Dec 10 2021

Hello, and welcome to our 25 days of Christmas inspiration! The card that I'm sharing today uses the "A wreath for all seasons" stamp, silver embossed and coloured with Zig markers and sprayed with water. Thanks for visiting :)

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Happy New Year Mini Slimline Card with Julia

by Julia Piksaykina on Dec 06 2021

Hello! Julia here today for the 25 Days Of Christmas Inspiration!

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Clean And Simple, And FAST, Holiday Cards with Erica

by Erica Andersson-Burke on Dec 04 2021

HI guys! It's Erica with you today for your daily dose of 25 Days Of Christmas Inspiration! If, like me, you are not that great at getting your Christmas cards done early, you might be looking at a classic design that's easy to mass-produce. The cards I'm sharing today are perfect for just this! I have used the gorgeous Christmas Poinsettia Star stamp and heat embossed it with gold on white card stock. This was then trimmed down a little bit and adhered to a white card base. The sentiment is also heat embossed, in gold of course, and this is from the For The Holidays stamp set. Easy Peasy, and mass-produce-able in a jiffy! Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica

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Happy Holidays

by Karen Reategui on Dec 02 2021

Hello friends! Today I have two Christmas cards to share with all of you. There's a Copic coloring video over IG if you would like to see how I colored these poinsettias and you can click here. Thanks for all your support this year and I wish you a Merry Christmas and wonderful 2022! Below you will find the supplies used in both cards.

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Merry Christmas!

by Lisa Tilson on Dec 01 2021

Hello there, Lisa here today for the 25 Days Of Christmas Inspiration. I hope you are all well and getting into the Christmas spirit! We have lots of cards to share with you over the coming weeks, so if you are still looking for some ideas to create last minute cards, keep checking back to see what we have to help you on your way! So this is the card that I created for today. I took some dark navy cardstock and the Slim Line Double Tree Stencil and using Life Changing Blender Brushes, I blended some Black Soot Distress Ink to form the trees. Next I put a little Paper Glitz Sparkle onto my mat, added some water to dilute it and then spattered it over the panel. This adds the most gorgeous semi opaque snowfall! You might also be inclined to think that it is a starry sky? Either way, it works and I love to add the sparkle onto my projects. The santa and reindeer are from the Slim Line Our Town Cover Plate Die set and they were cut four times from white cardstock. I adhered them all together in a little stack for some dimension. I also die cut the Merry Christmas Word Topper Die once from white cardstock and a second time from a light green cardstock. To assemble the card, I trimmed the background panel slightly and matted it onto a top folding horizontal A2 base card using wet adhesive. I then added the two Merry Christmas strips along the bottom, trimming off the excess from the sides. The santa and reindeer were added to complete the card. I hope that you like the card and I wish you all a wonderful day. See you next time!

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Holly Jolly Mercury Glass Technique with Rachelle

by Rachelle Oltean on Nov 27 2021

Hello and welcome to Picket Fence Studios' "25 Days of Christmas"! It's Rachelle here today with some crafting inspiration and I'd like to share a new technique with you that mimics the look of mercury glass! I was experimenting with the Paper Glaze Enhancer in combination with some of the Paper Glitz colors and while you should NOT mix Glitz & Enhancer together into a single blended product, I did try using them separately on top of each other and came up with something that really resembles one of my favorite finishes - antique mercury glass. The Paper Glaze Enhancer is a soft, matte lightweight paste (resembling spackling compound in texture) and dries to a semi-transparent dull finish when used on its own. I though that I might be able to accent some areas by applying "Sparkle" Paper Glitz on top of the stenciled areas and when it was all dry, some of the areas of the Paper Glitz highlighted the Enhancer and some of it seemed to melt into the kraft background with a mirror effect! The photo can't quite capture it but believe me this looks so cool in real life! I just applied a thin coat of each product using the Slim Line "Changes" Stencil and set it aside to dry. It was trimmed down to 3.75" x 5" and adhered to a top-folding A2 card base. The leaf and berry cluster from the "Holly Jolly Christmas" Stamp Set was stamped/heat embossed with clear powder, watercolored and die cut. The wonderful sentiment from the "Winter Has Come To Town" Stamp Set was heat embossed and die cut. I looped some silver thread into a bunch, taped it together and adhered it to the stenciled panel. The holly image was popped up with foam tape and the sentiment strip was glued into place. I added pink and matte gold sequins (from The Pink Lady Sequins Mix) to finish up the card. I hope you'll give this look a try and I'd love to see you share what you come up with over on the Picket Fence Studios' Community Facebook Page! Thanks so much for stopping by today and take care - Rachelle

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A Happy Winter To You with Julia

by Julia Piksaykina on Nov 22 2021

Hello! Julia here and today I have some Winter inspiration for you. I'm sharing the scene card I made using A Happy Winter to you Stamp set.

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A Wreath for all Seasons!

by Larisa Hohman on Nov 17 2021

Hello! Larisa here and today I'm sharing two holiday cards featuring the NEW A Wreath for all Seasons Stamp! This beautiful stamp is the perfect addition to your cards and it's so versatile! For my first card, I started with a black piece of cardstock and trimmed it to fit an A2 sized card. Then I stamped out my image and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. On top of that I added a strip of black and white patterned paper from my stash. After stamping and coloring up Beautiful Girl Jill, I die cut her out using the coordinating die and added her to the left of my card with some foam tape. I also tucked a bit of iridescent twine behind her for added texture. A few sequins and a "Merry Christmas" sentiment finish this card off! For my next card, I chose some fun and whimsical colors to work with on this vertical design. I stamped my image out in teal ink on light blue card stock. Then I trimmed it to fit my card base. Then I die cut and paper pieced my little gnome adding some detail with Copic Markers. Across the bottom, I combined two different stamped sentiments in two different colors to add some interest to my card. A few sequins and a fuzzy pom pom on my gnomes had finish this fun little card. Products Used: Beautiful Girl Jill Stamp Beautiful Girl Jill Coordinating Die A Wreath for all Seasons Stamp Sequin Mix Plus - Crafty Friends Fancy Christmas Sentiments Fancy Christmas Sentiments Coordinating Die Billy the Gnome Die A Gnome Christmas Hugs Enclosed Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Crafting!

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The Reason for the Season with Julia

by Julia Piksaykina on Nov 01 2021

Hello everyone! Julia here today to share this Christmas card with you created with new products from Picket Fence studios.