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by Sara Sherlock on Jul 06 2021
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today's card features the new I'll Always Pick You Stamp Set, along with the new My Bike and I Stamp. The bike image is super adaptable to whatever genre of card you are making, and because the image is a "loose" style drawing, your coloring doesn't need to be fancy. This image works well with "messier" coloring, or even watercoloring.
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by Sara Sherlock on Jun 15 2021
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Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. The new release is here, and did you see all of the adorable mermaid sets? I had so much fun playing with the new sets this month!
The adorable mermaids on this first card, are from the A Fishy Lot Stamp Set. I stamped the images in Black Hybrid Ink, onto white card stock, and colored them in using Prismacolor pencils. Then I die cut the images using the Coordinating Dies.
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by Sara Sherlock on May 25 2021
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today's card features a simple layout, that is perfect for the many beautiful large floral images found here at Picket Fence Studios. I began this card, by stamping the new Tropical Hibiscus Bouquet image in Black Hybrid Ink...
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by Sara Sherlock on May 04 2021
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today's card features the adorable Cats are Family Stamp Set, along with a scene background created with stencils.
This card began by adhering the English Brick Wall Stencil to a white panel of card stock. Using a Life Changing Blender Brush, I blended Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide Ink through the stencil. Then, using a smaller brush, I added a bit of Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Ink to areas. I used Painter's tape, to reveal a small "strip" of card stock above the stencil, and blended Pumice Stone and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Inks to form the top of the wall. Once I removed the stencil, I added a little Hickory Smoke Ink to the revealed grout lines to add some shading.
I taped off the inked portion, and used the Slim Line Cloud Coverage Stencil, to create the clouds on the top of the card front. I blended Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink on with a Life Changing Blender Brush, and rotated the stencil on each level to change the pattern.
On white card stock, I stamped two of the cat images from the Cats are Family Stamp Set, using Black Hybrid Ink. I also stamped the sentiment onto the inked panel, with the same ink. Using Prismacolor Pencils, I colored in the cat images, and added some detail to the brick wall created earlier. Then, I used the Cats Are Family Coordinating Dies to cut the cat images out. The cat images were adhered to the card front using foam tape, and then the card front was attached to a white card base made from heavyweight white card stock.
I hope you enjoyed today's card. Find more cards using products from the April Release over on my blog. Have a fantastic Tuesday!
Much Love,
Sara
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by Sara Sherlock on Apr 13 2021
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. I used the new Paper Glaze Enhancer on today's card. The Enhancer makes the Glaze super silky, along with making the pearlized finish of the Glaze more matte. It allows for a really smooth application as well. I had the idea of playing with the change in finish to create a fun background, and today's card was the result.
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by Sara Sherlock on Mar 23 2021
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Growing up, my grandmother had a double row of Orange Asiatic Lilies growing in her front flower bed every summer - along with numerous other flowers throughout her yard. I did not inherit her green thumb AT ALL, but I have managed to keep a single Asiatic Lily coming back for a few years now. I can see it from my kitchen window and it always reminds me of her flowers. When I saw the Lilies for Spring Stamp Set, I knew I had to color them as the lilies I remembered.
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by Sara Sherlock on Mar 02 2021
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. I'm here to share this super soft and pretty Get Well card with you today, using one of the new stencils and stamp sets from the February release, along with a couple of previously released items.
For today's card, I began by inking the background of the card front. I used Tattered Rose Distress Oxide Ink, and one of my Life Changing Blender Brushes, through the Center Flower 6x6 Stencil, onto white card stock. I slightly offset the stencil when I inked it, and inked heavier in the center of the stencil, blending outward.
Then, I white heat embossed the sentiments from the Life Sucks Without You Stamp Set, onto a strip of gray card stock. I die cut multiple sets of leaves from Vellum, and Mirror Silver card stock, using the Maple Leaves Dies. I layered the pieces together, and matted the card front with more gray card stock. The card front was attached to a white card base, and finished off with a scattering of my favorite Gin & Tonic Sequins.
Have a fantastic Tuesday!
Much Love,
Sara
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by Sara Sherlock on Feb 09 2021
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Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today, I'm sharing a card made with the new Vintage Apple Stamp and Coordinating Die. As soon as I saw this image, I was looking forward to coloring it.
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by Sara Sherlock on Jan 19 2021
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Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today, I'm throwing back to the Rainbow Stamping technique I used during one of the Picket Fence Blog Hops back in May. This is a super fun and easy technique that really makes an impact on larger images - especially combined with a little shading work, as shown in today's card.
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by Sara Sherlock on Dec 29 2020
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today, I'm sharing two cards using stamps from the new Do Good Recklessly Stamp Set, along with some additional stamps and stencil. Both cards include ink blending in the background, so get those Life Changing Blender Brushes ready! Lif
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by Sara Sherlock on Dec 08 2020
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Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today, I wanted to share a really cute baby card with you, that uses a few products from the recent release. While this card is set for a baby girl, you could easily swap the Baby Girl of All Seasons stamp set for the Baby Boy of All Seasons, and change the colors, to make a baby boy card...
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by Sara Sherlock on Oct 06 2020
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Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today I have a fun - and fast - Halloween card to share with you, featuring one of the newest colors of Paper Glaze.
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Peace on Earth Blending Brush Painting | Video Tutorial
by Sara Sherlock on Sep 15 2020
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Hi there! It's Sara from Much Love, Sara.
Today, I have a card to share with you, using a new stamp set from Picket Fence Studios. This card features the brand new Fancy Christmas Sentiments Stamp Set, and Blending Brush Painting. Blending Brush Painting is technically just ink blending, but rather than just creating a simple gradient, you are creating a scene with some detail.
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by Sara Sherlock on Aug 25 2020
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. I love using multiple stamp sets together. Having a variety of background and focal image stamp sets, gives you lots of ways to mix and match images to create unique cards. Images like the new Leaf Mandala Stamp make beautiful backgrounds, or can act as an additional layer to bring attention to your focal image - such as in the card I'm sharing today.
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by Sara Sherlock on Jul 14 2020
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Hello! I'm Sara, from Much Love, Sara. And, today, it's the MOST WONDERFUL TIME of the month - it's release day for Picket Fence Studios! This month the stamps and stencils being released, are focused around the holidays.
On release day, I like to share a quick peek of all of the new products in the release. Then, I have a couple of cards to share with you, using some new stamps. I'm also sharing a massive crafty "fail" today - because now I can look back on it and laugh.
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by Sara Sherlock on Jun 23 2020
Hello there! It's Sara from Much Love, Sara. I have a bright and cheery card to share with you today - featuring the new Fruitylicious Stamp, the Pucker Up Stamp Set, and the Pucker Up Coordinating Die. As soon as I saw the new Fruitylicious Stamp, I knew I had to combine these two into a card!
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by Sara Sherlock on Jun 02 2020
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Hi there! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today I have a card for you that features the AMAZING burger image from the new Dad's Day Stamp Set that was part of the May release.
I began the card by stamping the image onto my favorite coloring paper, with a light ink for no-line coloring. I used...
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by Sara Sherlock on May 12 2020
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Hello! It's Sara from Much Love, Sara. I'm here today to share a card with you using the Fireflies on a Warm Night Stamp Set, and Coordinating Dies from the April Release.
I love images that allow me to color, but sometimes - with large images - I like a bit of a shortcut with the coloring. The Fireflies on a Warm Night Stamp Set, is one that you can use an easy "cheat" to get a pretty image, using colored pencils.
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Sarcasm, Flowers, and Paper Glaze
by Sara Sherlock on Apr 21 2020
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love Sara. I'm here to share three cards with you, that are all variations using a fun technique. Each card uses the new Never Faked a Sarcasm Stamp Set, the Flowers Stencil, and Paper Glazes - and the colors of the glazes are custom blended.