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The Sleeping Tree

by Michelle Lupton on Jan 29 2021

As soon as I saw this new stamp from Picket Fence Studios, I saw it as a rainbow. I stamped and white embossed the image from The Sleeping Tree, then added colour using Zig markers and a water brush. I added a stamped sentiment form BFF Favorite Hello Thanks for visiting :)

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No-line colouring rose from Michelle

by Michelle Lupton on Sep 04 2020

Hello! It's Michelle here today, and I'm sharing a card using the no-line colouring technique. I stamped the rose image in very pale ink, then coloured it with Derwent pencils. I fussy cut around the left edge of the rose and adhered it to a pink card base with a strip of red cardstock. I stamped and white embossed the sentiment from Fancy Sentiments onto matching red cardstock, and added it to the front of the card, along with some Gin and Tonic sequins. IMPORTANT NEWS!!! Click HERE to shop the sale! Thanks for visiting :)

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August Release with Michelle

by Michelle Lupton on Aug 14 2020

Hello! It's Michelle here today, and it's release day for Picket Fence Studios! I have an eclectic bunch of cards for you today, using a variety of stamps and stencils from the August release. This first card is a simple, one layer card - I used an older circle stencil to create a spotlight in the centre of the card to highlight the beautiful songbird and the sentiment. My next card is one I will share with a friend who is a breast cancer survivor. I white embossed the Hope Ribbons stamp multiple times onto some pick cardstock (lining up the image so that is a continuous image on the card) and white embossed the image. I cut the panel and added it to a white card base, then added a layered "love ya" sentiment. I finished with a scattering of sequins. This next card is a little outside my comfort zone! I started with a piece of black cardstock and added the Evergreens stencil to add paper glazes using a foam ink blending tool. (There was some glitter stuck on my pink foam in blending tool, which added a little certain something to my card!) I added green, blue and pink to mimic the Aurora Australis (or Borealis, depending on where you live!). I finished with a white embossed sentiment. There is a video of how I made this card on the Picket Fence Studios YouTube channel! All of the products in the new release are linked below - it's a great release with such a great variety of images! I know you're going to love it! Thanks for visiting :)

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Watercolour Tulips

by Michelle Lupton on Jul 24 2020

Hello - it's Michelle here today, and I have a card to share today using the Early Tulip Bouquet stamp set. I started by ink smooshing some Distress Oxide inks onto a piece of watercolour paper. I then stamped the main image from Early Tulip Bouquet in Picket Fence Studios Black hybrid ink, and coloured the image using Copic markers in colours to match the Distress Oxide inks. I then stamped the Hello from Fancy Sentiments, but I masked off part of the flourishes on the word so that it would fit a bit better on the card. Have you heard? Picket Fence Studios is the Brand of the Month at Simon Says Stamp! Thanks for visiting :)

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Red roses

by Michelle Lupton on Jul 03 2020

I have a bold floral card to share today, using stamps from the May release. I white embossed the image from "A Rose" in the top left and bottom right of a piece of Canson watercolour paper. I painted the image using Distress Oxide inks in a variety of blue, pink and red colours. I added a sentiment from the Bird of Paradise Flowers stamp set white embossed onto a scrap of black cardstock. I finished with some sequins from the Gin and Tonic sequin mix. Did you know? Thanks for visiting :)

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Mixing Paper Glaze

by Michelle Lupton on Jun 12 2020

Hello - it's Michelle here today to share this card that I made a little while ago by mixing Agapantha purple and Cornflower Blue paper glazes to create a new colour. I love using a gradient of colour over a stencil - I usually do this with ink and Life Changing Blender Brushes, but you can do it with Paper Glazes and a palette knife, too! They mix beautifully, and spread over the stencil just like cake frosting - so satisfying! I called my new colour Royal Blue. I used the Mermaid Scales stencil and a sentiment from Fancy Sentiments on this card. Thanks for visiting :)

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Happy Anniversary

by Michelle Lupton on May 22 2020

Hello, crafty friends! Michelle here today, and seeing as it is my parents' wedding anniversary tomorrow, I couldn't resist but share this card with you today. I used the Fancy Flourish Stencil on a piece of black cardstock, along with Paper Glazes in Snowdrop White and Golden Rose. I stamped and gold embossed the sentiment from Fancy Sentiments onto a strip of black cardstock, then mounted this entire panel onto a mat of gold mirror cardstock, before adding it to a square white card base. I added some sequins as a finishing touch. Thanks for visiting :)

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Picket Fence Studios + WOW! Embossing Collaboration Blog Hop - Day 1

by Michelle Lupton on May 01 2020

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Welcome to a very special post - Picket Fence Studios and WOW! Embossing are collaborating with a blog hop! PRIZES - No Blog hop is complete without a prize! WOW! Embossing Powders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to either their UK or USA store. Picket Fence Studios is giving away a $50 gift certificate to their store. The Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on THE POSTS. To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on each blog post to have a chance at getting your hands on the prize. This hop is open internationally. It's Michelle here today to share a card I made using a gorgeous stamp from the April release from Picket Fence Studios, with WOW! Embossing powder. I embossed the Wild Wildflowers stamp with WOW! Opaque bright white embossing powder onto watercolour cardstock before adding colour using Zig clean colour real brush markers. I then sprayed the panel with water to get the colours moving, and I repeated this process a couple of times until I was happy with the depth of colour. I added a white die cut "Love Ya" sentiment adhered to a strip of vellum which I wrapped around the watercolour panel before adhering to a white card base. I finished with a few clear sequins to add some shine. You've reached the end of the hop for today - if you missed any stops on today's hop, here's the complete list: WOW! Embossing Powder Blog Ashlee McGregor Judy RozemaKaren J ReateguiIlina CrouseAmber Rain Davis Becky Roberts Dunja Traumann Angela BodeLisa Henke Ericka StrangeCeal Pritchett You are Here! ---> Picket Fence Blog But wait, there's more! Come back tomorrow to the Picket Fence Blog for even more stops on the hop!! Thanks for visiting :)

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Watercolour Tulips with Michelle

by Michelle Lupton on Apr 10 2020

Hello! It's Michelle here today to share a watercolour emboss resist card I made using the Early Tulips Bouquet stamp set from Picket Fence Studios. I stamped the floral image onto watercolour cardstock with Versamark ink and white embossed it. I then added scribbles of red, orange, emerald green and olive green watercolour markers (I used Zig markers) and then sprayed the panel with water. I dried the panel with a heat tool before adding more colour and repeating the process. When I came to the background, I added the deep blue and the aqua colour, but I used a waterbrush to spread the colour instead of spraying with water, beecause I didn't want to risk the colours bleeding where I didn't want them to and ending up with a murky brown mess! Thanks for visiting :)

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Hello from Michelle Lupton

by Michelle Lupton on Mar 20 2020

Hello! Michelle Lupton here today to share an alcohol ink card using dies and a stamp from the February release from Picket Fence Studios. I started with a panel of Yupo and added some alcohol inks in blues and greens. I then took some black cardstock and die cut the "Hello" word die three times and layered them up. I cut the shadow from vellum, adhered the word to the shadow and then covered it with Glossy Accents to give a glassy shine. I decided I needed a bit more, so I stamped the sentiment from Favorite Notification and fussy cut it before adhering it below the die cut. Thanks for visiting :)