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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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Let's Pucker Up No-line colouring!
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Aug 10 2021
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Hi guys!
It's Erica, in full summer mode, on the blog today! As it's full-on summer here in Spain, and it's hot, hot, hot, I´m really into limonada (Spanish lemonade) to cool me down. It's so refreshing and zesty. I love it!
I'm incorporating my love for limonada in today's post by making a card with the Pucker Up stamp set, that is a couple of lemons hanging from a branch. I decided to do some no-line colouring with Copics, so I stamped it up with Fadeout Ink from Ink On 3 and my Mini MISTI, to make sure I got a solid print with the ink.
The Copics are yellows for the citruses, greens for the leaves and browns for the branches. It probably took about half an hour to colour this, thanks to the no-line colouring way of doing it. It will take less time if you stamp it up with Black Hybrid ink and just coloured in the images.
I wanted to use the Seeing Double Alpha dies and spell out ´zest´ but I wanted sparkly card stock, so I grabbed the Lime Christmas Green paper glitz and spread some on a piece of card stock. This I set aside to dry thoroughly before doing anything else with it.
In the Pucker Up stamp set there is a sentiment that says ´sweet with a little sass´ and I customised it to say ´sweet with a little zest´ by cutting out the letters and puzzling the sentiment together.
That's one of the fab ways of stretching your sentiments that you already have, with the help of an alphabet die set, so this is a must have in your stash.
That's it from me for today, but I hope you like the card!
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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CAS Paper Glitz Nativity Scene with Rachelle
by Rachelle Oltean on Jul 21 2021
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Hello! It’s Rachelle here and I’ve got a CAS Christmas Card to share with you today featuring Paper Glitz blending and the NEW Nativity Slim Line Die Cutting System Insert! This card would be so easy to mass produce and the two-toned Paper Glitz background is perfect against this peaceful die cut nativity scene.
I began by spreading quarter-sized dollops of “Snow Drifts” and “Fall Golds” Paper Glitz onto a piece of 100# white card stock. I ran my offset palette knife across it several times to soften the edge where the two colors met. There was a bit of color blending in that area and that’s the effect I was going for in this scene.
Here’s a shot of the Paper Glitz panel once it was dry – that shine is amazing!
I cut a 4” x 5.25” panel of white card stock and centered the Nativity Insert Die into the top portion using my clear ruler to finalize the position. Once the interior pieces were removed from the die cut, I heat embossed the large sentiment from the “Joyeux Noel” Stamp Set underneath the scene with gold powder. I love all the different fonts in this large sentiment set – there’s something for every single winter occasion!
I backed the Nativity scene with a small piece of the Paper Glitz panel, allowing the gold area to highlight the figures inside of the stable and then blend up to the turquoise night sky. This panel was backed with a piece of craft foam for dimension and attached to the center of a top-folding A2 card base.
Using one of the smaller dies that comes with the Nativity Insert Die Set, I cut a Christmas star from the “Fall Golds” Paper Glitz area and attached it to the card front above the scene to finish up the card.
Thanks so much for joining me today and head over the Picket Fence Studios' Shop to check out all of the other amazing products from the latest release!
Happy crafting and have a wonderful day! Rachelle
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by Erica Andersson-Burke on Jun 08 2021
Hi guys!
It's Erica back on the Picket Fence blog with a card I made with the darling Cats Are Family stamp and whilst I didn't use it, it has a coordinating die set. It's purr-fect, if you ask me.
I stamped up the biggest image in the set with Black Hybrid Ink on Copic friendly ink, on Neenah card stock.
Naturally I went with a rainbow theme for the books the cat is perched on. I mean, duh, right? LOL.
The cat was coloured grey as I have a stray cat living with me, who's grey and I call him Carlos The Cat. He's very cheeky and likes to perch on top of our gate post, taunting The Cheeky Chicas (my dogs)
The final thing I added was a shadow from the books and the cat, as we live in sunny Spain and I love sunshine. Oh, and the sentiment in the top right corner was stamped with Black Hybrid ink. I almost added sequins, because cats love bling and round things, right? But I managed to resist!
That's it from me for today but thanks for stopping by! If you would like a colouring tutorial for this, let me know in the comments and I will start working on it.
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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by Sandi MacIver on May 07 2021
Hey cardmaking friends, welcome back. Sandi here and today I have Color Blocked Wild Daisies to share with you.
I have been circling back around to some cardmaking techniques I have enjoyed in the past and color blocking came to mind. I decided to do a little masking to create the Stripes and use my Distress Oxide Inks for the blending.
The beautiful Wild Daisies outline stamp from Picket Fence Studios was perfect for this application with it's big bold image.
How to create the Color Blocking Technique
Start by masking off the left side of the card front with Post It Tape. I prefer this tape as it doesn't leave any residue.
TIP - I work on grid paper which allows me to keep my lines straight.
Next use a blending brush to blend Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink along the exposed edge of the card.
Remove the tape and heat dry the ink.
Finally, repeat across the the left side of the card front making the stripes different widths for added interest.
Remember for the next three colors you will need to mask off both sides to protect the color you have already laid down.
Colors of Distress Oxide Inks Used in order: Worn Lipstick, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers and Mustard Seed.
TIP - if you are using the same pieces of Post It Tape, rub off the excess ink with a paper towel before moving on to the next color
Completing the Card:
Trim the card front to 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" and place it into your Misti Stamping Tool.
Use the Black Hybrid Ink to stamp the Wild Daisies Stamp Image over the front of the card.
Once the ink is dry, attach it to a top folding A2 white card base.
Stamp a sentiment in black ink on a white piece of scrap paper and trim before attaching with foam squares to the bottom left corner of the card.
Embellishing:
I decided not to embellish this card. With the bold stripes and the detailed stamped image there was plenty going on.
The Color Blocking Technique is a fast and fun way to add a bunch of color to your cards without having to do detailed coloring. It's also quick and easy so if you are strapped for time, this technique will work for you.
Picket Fence Studios also has a variety of large image floral stamps perfect for this technique.
Want another card idea using this stamp set? I shared THIS ONE a couple of weeks ago.
I hope you enjoyed today's quick and easy card. Find more card ideas using products from the April Release on my blog.
Happy Stamping