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Blend a Radiant Sunset with Distress Oxide Inks

by Jennifer Kray on Jun 27 2024

Jennifer is on the Picket Fence Studios Blog today using Distress Oxide Inks for a stunning background. The silhouettes of the giraffes against the glowing sunset create a striking contrast that really makes the design pop.

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Dance to the rhythm of the sea card

by Silvana Chambon on May 08 2024

Hello and welcome to the Picket Fence Studios blog! I´m Silvana and today I´d like to share an inspiration card for you made with some of the last release´s products. This card features the new Dear Summer Loving stamp. It´s super cute and fits perfectly in an A2 card. I colored with some Copic markers and cut it with the coordinating die. The last thing I did was putting little white gel pen details to highlight some parts. For the background I made some ink smooshing with Distress Oxide inks over a watercolour paper. I let it dry and then I used the Inner Glow A2 Stencil with the new Sea Glass Blue Paper Glaze Glass. The colour is subtle and translucient but adds some shine and helps to emphasize how much fun she is having in the sea, don't you think? When I first saw the stamp set, I inmediately thought that she was dancing in the sea with her inflatable flamingo. So, I decided to use one of the sentiments from the new Signature Quotes: the Sea that fitted perfectly. I stamped it onto a black cardstock with Versamrk ink and some white embossing powder and heated it. I cut it with the coordinating die anf put some black foam tape under to give some dimension. And that´s it! I think this card turned out very well and it´s perfect for any sea lover who enjoys a good day in the beach. Thank you so much for being here and read the blog post. I leave you at the end the supply list for easy reaching. I hope you have an amazing day! See you on my next post. Silvana.

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A Magical Lot by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Sep 05 2023

Hello everyone! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this Halloween card that I hope will inspire you! To start I used the "A Magical Lot Stamps” which I stamped with the “Black Hybrid ink pad” and then painted with alcohol markers. Then to give the stamps more relief, I used the white Gelly Roll in the areas where I wanted to give shine and the black Micron Pigma in the areas where I wanted to give more depth. Below I used the “A Magical Lot Coordinating dies” to cut them out, but you can also carefully cut them out with scissors. For the background I used the “A2 Ghost House Cover Plate Die” that I cut in black cardboard and then I prepared a sunset with distress oxide inks in very typical Halloween colors. And for the sentiment I used a phrase from the “A Magical Lot Stamps” that i stamped with the “Black Hybrid ink pad”. 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!

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New Release - Haunted Ghost House

by Sammi Offield on Jul 25 2023

Hey crafty friends!! Sammi here to share a card featuring the A2 Ghost House from the new release! The new release is so AWESOME! It is such an amazing and huge release - definitely something for everyone! For this card, the first thing I wanted to do was to create my spooky sky. Using the moon mask from the new Mini Haunted Moon stencil, I masked where I wanted the moon to be and then ink blended the sky using Distress Oxide inks. After I was done, I removed the mask and then stenciled in the rest of the moon using the rest of the moon stencil set. I then created the bats with some Black Pansy Paper Glaze along with the Bat Crazy 6x8 stencil. While the Paper Glaze was drying, I then cut out the Ghost House with black card stock and then glued some yellow card stock in the window openings and where the light from the windows shines on the ground. I then cut another Ghose House out of black glitter card stock and glued it on top of the black piece, adding some white pigment ink to create a shadowy look. I then glued the house onto the card panel. I then added the sentiment from the People are my Favorite, Mummy stamp and die set and then glued the card panel onto a A2 card base. I absolutely love this set! So many possibilities and so easy to work with! Here is what you need from the new release to make this card: Bat Crazy 6x8 Stencil – Picket Fence Studios (pfstamps.com) Mini Haunted Blending Stencil – Picket Fence Studios (pfstamps.com) A2 Ghost House Cover Plate Die – Picket Fence Studios (pfstamps.com) People are my Favorite, Mummy – Picket Fence Studios (pfstamps.com) People are my Favorite, Mummy Coordinating Die – Picket Fence Studios (pfstamps.com) Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! Happy Stamping! -Sammi

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Pot It Like It's Hot With The Best Dirt Stamp Set!

by Jen Kray on Jun 26 2023

Pot It Like It's Hot With The Best Dirt Stamp Set! Hello there, lovely readers! My name is Jen Kray and I'm thrilled to be on the PFS blog today!

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Secret garden by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Apr 26 2023

Hello everyone! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this card that I hope will inspire you! To start I used the "Summer Beach Friends Dear Stamps” which I stamped with the “Black Hybrid ink pad” and then painted with alcohol markers. Then to give the stamps more relief, I used the white Gelly Roll in the areas where I wanted to give shine and the black Micron Pigma in the areas where I wanted to give more depth. Below I used the “Summer Beach Friends Dear Coordinating dies” to cut them out, but you can also carefully cut them out with scissors. For the background I used the "Secret Garden A2 Cover Plate Die" die that I cut out of white card and then painted with distress oxide inks. For the grass I used the die "Scene Building: Grassy Hill Die” which I also painted in the same shades of green. For the sentiment I used a phrase from the same set of stamps to which I added white embossing 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!

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Plant Happy Thoughts

by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Apr 07 2023

Hello, Eugy here! I have always had a love for indoor plants. They bring a fresh, vibrant energy to any room and are a great way to reconnect with nature. However, despite my best efforts, I seem to struggle to keep them alive for very long, unlike the ones on the cards 😂. Today I would like to share this card with you. It's very easy to make! First, I blended light inks using the Life Changing Blending Brushes. Then I chose a stamp from the Plant Happy Thoughts set and applied various colored inks to it. Before stamping, I blended them with the new Paper Pouncers. To finish up my card, I used my absolute favorite sentiment from this set. Well, that's it, just a couple of simple steps and the card is ready! And finally, just a quick reminder that there will be an Easter sale on the website from Friday, April 7 to Monday, April 10, stay tuned. Happy crafting and have a wonderful weekend! Eugy

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Chicks in Grass Embellishments Shaker card

by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Feb 24 2023

Happy Friday! Eugy here! Today, I'm sharing another shaker card I made using one of the new sequin mixes released in the February release. This beautiful “Chicks in Grass Embellishments” mix includes a variety of pastel colors and shapes, perfect for a spring-themed project like this one. Here I used the negative space from “Layering Flora: Fantasy Floweret Dies” to create a window for the shaker, and the Plumeria Flower 6x8 Stencil to make colorful background. The stencil is a great tool for adding interesting textures and patterns to any project. Additionally, the Plumeria Flower stencil added a tropical and playful touch to the project, making it perfect for spring or summer-themed occasions. To finish the card, I added a die cut sentiment from the Done Adulting for the Day stamp set. I hope you like this card and feel inspired to create your own shaker card using the new sequin mixes or stencils! Have a great weekend and happy crafting! Eugy

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Birthday card by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Feb 22 2023

Hello everyone! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this card that I hope will inspire you! To start I used the "Peter bunny and Friends" 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 "Peter bunny and Friends" coordinating dies but you can carefully cut them out with scissors if you prefer. Next I prepared the background: for this I used the "Plumeria Flowers 6x8" stencil that I painted with distress inks in a corner of the card. For the sentiment I used a phrase from the same set of stamps that I cut out of white cardstock. To decorate I added some "Gems mixes fire" to give the card a little more contrast. 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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Sea card by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Feb 01 2023

Hello everyone! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this card that I hope will inspire you! To start I used the "Even more of a fishy lot" 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 "Even more of a fishy lot" coordinating dies but you can carefully cut them out with scissors if you prefer. I also used the "You were mermaid for me" stamp to make the seabed, which I also painted with alcohol markers. Next I prepared the background: for this I used a sky blue cardboard to which I applied the "Sun with rays" 6x6 stencils with blue distress oxide inks. For the sentiment I used a phrase from the same set of stamps that I cut out of white 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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Thanks card by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Jan 11 2023

Hello everyone! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this clean and simple card that I hope will inspire you! To start, I cut several pieces of "Layering flora blooming blossoms dies" on white cardboard and then I painted them in different colors with distress oxide inks. I also cut out a few "Layering flora leaves and twigs die" in green cardboard. Next I prepared the background: For this I used the "A2 pierced blanket cover plate die" die that I cut out of white cardboard. For the sentiment I used the "Thx word die" that I cut out of gold cardstock. I also used the "Gems mixed fired" to decorate... 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. Don´t forget to come tomorrow for more Christmas inspiration! A huge kiss and until next time! Laura

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Christmas Countdown: Christmas wishes by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Dec 22 2022

Hello and welcome to the Christmas countdown on PFS blog! 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 the stamp "My World Revolves Around You" that I also stamped with "Black Hybrid ink pad" and then painted with alcohol markers. Then I used the "A2 She Said Yes Cover Plate" die to make the frame and painted it with distress oxide inks. For the sentiment I used the "Joy Word Die" that I cut out of metallic red 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. Don´t forget to come tomorrow for more Christmas inspiration! A huge kiss and until next time! Laura

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22 Days of Christmas Crafts Left: A Countdown to the Holidays

by Michelle Bala on Dec 03 2022

Michelle here, continuing the countdown with 22 days left! I am the ultimate Christmas shopper proscatinator! Every year I tell myself this will be the year I have all my shopping done/ wrapped the week before Christmas. My saving grace is the fact that my Christmas cards are done. Leaves plenty of time to shop and decorate the house! For today's Christmas card I used the following products: Seasonal Christmas Flowers Stamp Set Seasonal Christmas Flowers Coordinating Die Winter Rings 6x6 Stencil A2 Evergreens on a Hill Cover Plate Die A Christmas Classic- Sequin Mix I inked up some teal cardstock with peacock feathers distress oxide ink and the Winter Rings Stencil. I trimmed the cardstock to fit and A2 card base. After I adhered the stenciled panel to the card base, I added some black apint splatters. Set aside to dry. I stamped the Christmas Flowers with black ink and colored with Copic Markers in shades: R32 R35 R37 R39/ Y18 G40 G43 G46 G29 I die cut the flowers and layered them on the card base. I layered the die cut word die in gold glitter cardstock onto the flowers. For a finishing touch I scattered some sequins! I think this card would work perfectly for any winter holiday. Hope you enjoyed this blogpost today! Michelle

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Happy Holidays From Our Family To Yours cards.

by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Nov 27 2022

Happy Sunday! Eugy here and today I’m sharing these two Christmas cards I made using non traditional color palette. I started making my cards with background preparation. I blended some distress oxides and added splashes of water and white gouache. The backgrounds turned out to be very cute and delicate, and I wanted to add some contrast. So I collected all my dark-colored materials and started creating. The base of the first card I cut out with with the second largest die from the 5x7 Double Stitched Layering Rectangle Die set from the November release. After that, I added some dimension using Christmas Ornaments Stencil and the Blackboard Paper Glaze Velvet. Then I cut out a bow from the Autumn Splendor Fabric Cork Paper for an even greater 3D effect. Oh, how beautiful it turned out! I love diecutted sentimets, here i used one from the An Animal Crackers Christmas Hello stamp set. And as a final touch, I added some sequins from the All about the Galaxy Sequin Mix. I diecut the base for my second card with an outline die from the Santa's Hot Cocoa Mug Die set and then I diecut the part for the shaker using the Autumn Splendor Fabric Cork Paper. After that I stamped and diecut small images and sentiments from the An Animal Crackers Christmas Hello stamp set. All I had to do to finish the card was to assemble the shaker and fill it with sequins and tiny diecuts. Easy enough, isn't it? You can find some of the products I use on the Black Friday sale on the site, which ends on November 29. Hope you liked this project. Happy crafting and have a nice day!

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Fall card by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Nov 09 2022

Hello everyone!! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this fall card that I hope will inspire you! To start I used the "Jolly Christmas Gnome" 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 "Jolly Christmas Gnome" 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 to which I added distress oxide inks in yellow and orange tones, also using the "Shadow of Leaves" stencil. Then I cut some leaves with the "More Oak Leaves" dies and added them to the background. For the sentiment I used the "Fancy Autumn Sentiments" Stamps that I used with the "Black Hybrid ink pad". 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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Joyeux Noel Nutcracker

by Michelle Bala on Nov 07 2022

Hello there! Michelle here, sharing a non traditional take on a Nutcracker. while scrolling through Google images, I came across some pastel water colored images I wanted to recreate. This A2 Tall Nutcracker Die, is my FAVORITE new product!!! I used pink, gold, white and black cardstock to dress up the nutcracker. I backed him on vellum cardstock. I dressed up his hat with a holly sprig from Santa's Hot Cocoa Mug Die and used the snowflake die for the background. I inked up the background with distress oxide inks in shades broken china and stormy sky. I added some splashes of water and than some paint splatters. I scattered some Vintage Bulbs Sequin Mix to the background. The sentiment is from the stamp set, Swanky Christmas Sentiments and the coordinating Die. Thanks for stopping by for a peek! Hope you have a great week! Michelle

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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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Magical Christmas Shaker!

by Sasha Omoniala on Sep 15 2022

Hello Lovely Crafty Friends, I am Sasha and I am so very honoured to be bringing you this blog post. This is my first time on the blog so please bare with me. I am OBSESSED with shaker cards, honestly I can’t get enough of them!I am equally obsessed with the Picket Fence Studios sequin mixes so a card that features both is perfect! Make sure to check out the reel on the PFS Instagram to get a better idea of this I like to call this type of shaker a floating edge shaker because it is fully transparent, let me know in the comments if you think it should be called something else.I started off by taking a DL plastic card/poly bag. The bag measures 10.5’ long x 4.5’ wide. I cut the card bag down to 6’ long, the width remains the same. I then cut a 6’ long x 4.5’ wide piece of acetate which will go inside the poly bag to add stability. TIP: if the acetate piece doesn’t fit inside the bag, just cut a sliver of it off. I splattered the acetate with white acrylic paint then I stuck down a few sequins from the gorgeous plum pudding mix. Whilst that dried, I took a 5’ x 7’ card base and used the A2 Evergreens on a Hill cover plate to cut the card base down to about 4’ long. I then cut out 4 other die cuts of this cover plate. I ink blended 2 of the die cuts with some Prize ribbon and Wilted Violet distress oxides to create some snowy To assemble the card, I put the acetate into the poly bag then added a bit of the plum pudding sequins before sealing it with double sided tape. I then stuck it down to the inside of the back part of the card base. To cover the tape, I stuck down one of the 4 cover plate panels over the taped area. To the front of the card I took a Santa’s Sleigh Ride snow globe die cut and cut it up so that the sleigh was separate from the houses. I stuck the houses down on the bottom part of the card, in front of the white trees then I propped up the ink blended panel on some foam tape and stuck that over I finished the card off with the ink blended greetings die cut on the front the snowy trees and the ink blended sleigh over the acetate. I think this is a fun way to create a shaker card. It’s so super light and not bulky at all but most importantly it is magical with all those beautiful sequins! There will be a reel over on the PFS Instagram showing another example of an edge shaker and a Full Video Tutorial on my YouTube channel LOVE BUIlDS UP CRAFTS on Friday. Hope to see you there! Crafty hugs, Sasha x

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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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Halloween scene card

by Silvana Chambon Scarenzio on Aug 18 2022

Hello there! It´s Silvana here and I´m so glad to be here again in the Picket Fence Studios. Today I´m sharing an interactive Halloween scene card featuring some new products of the new release. The first product I used was the A2 Spooky Tree die which I cut in a textured black cardstock and panel the little houses with vellum paper. This card has lights behind the house that turnoson when you press the Halloween word. I ink blended the background to make the night scene with the moon. With the Life changing Blender Brushes the transitions between colors are smooth and well integrated. Then I used then new A2 Cauldron of Bats stencil with the new Paper Glaze Velvet in Blackboard color. The word Halloween is heat embossed with white embossing powder and it comes from the new Cat plays Fiddle to the Silver Moon stamp set. I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I enjoyed making it! If you want to see the lights in action, be sure to check the post in my Ig account. Thanks for stopping by. See you in my next post, Silvana.