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DIAGONAL GATEFOLD CARD

by Silvana Chambon on Feb 28 2024

Hello, crafters and welcome to the PFS blog! It´s Silvana here and on this new post I´m sharing a creative fold card: a diagonal gatefold card that will allow you to make two cards with this closing form out of one sheet. I´m using some of the new products from the amazing February release. Let´s see how the finished card looks: The card opens to the left and to the top, with the diagonal cut. To make this, you have to start with a piece of heavy cardstock and make two score lines on the half on both edges of the cardstock, that means at 4 1/4" inches on the 8 1/2" side and at 5 1/2" on the 11". After that you will have to cut the cardstock diagonally meeting the left bottom point with the right top angle. I made a scheme for you just in case: After this you will have two diagonal gatefold base cards. Just press the score marks very well with your bone folder in order to get the flaps flat. Now, the fun part! I started by making an impression with the I bee home 6x8 stencil in the left flap, making sure that the stencil covered all the card first, but leaving the upper flat out of the plates. After that, put the upper flap down and, making sure that the pattern aligned correctly in the embossed area, I covered it with a paper and started to apply the new Paper Glaze Bee Sting. I colored and cut some images from the Wreath Building: Greetings from our hive stamp set and arranged them in the embossed area. To finish the card and to make the flaps down, I created a shape in form an hexagon in black heavy cardstock and cut it three times. I heated embossed the sentiment form the same stamp set in one and glue the three forms together making a strong heavy piece to go in the middle of the card, but just glued on the top flap. I added some white details to the stamped images and that´s the end! I really like how this card turned out with the creative fold. And I hope you like it too! Many thanks for stopping by and read my post for today. Have a great day and happy creations! Silvana.

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HiHeyHello - Longneck Family Kit

by Sammi Offield on Jun 09 2023

Hey crafty friends! Sammi here to share a card made with the AMAZING Longneck Family kit! This kit is FULL of so many goodies to play with! There are stamps, dies, glazes, sequins, a stencil, paper, twine and more! Today I am sharing a card made with the Hi Hey Hello, Giraffe stamp and the Long Neck Family kit Paper Glaze. This glaze is amazing! Here is how I made this card! Fist I stamped the giraffe with the PFS Black Hybrid Ink Pad and colored him with Copic markers. I then fussy cut out him out and then edged the edges with brown distress inks. I really love the vintage piece of paper that comes with the kit. It is bigger than a A2 sized card, so I tore it down to size and then edged it with Distress inks to make it look aged. I then took the stencil and stenciled the piece with the Long Neck Family kit Paper Glaze and let it dry. After it was dry, I then curled in the edges in various spots to make it look more aged and added some more Distress ink. In the kit are many colors of cardstock. I chose to use the darker hunter green color and I cut a piece down to a A2 size. In the kit is a small little sander. I love it! I took the sander and sanded the edges of the green piece of cardstock and then added some Distress ink to make it looked aged. I then cut a sentiment piece and repeated the same process. I then embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder. I then glued the stenciled piece of paper onto the green card panel, then I glued the sentiment onto the card panel. I then added the giraffe with some foam tape and then glued the card panel onto a A2 card base. To finish the look, I added some sequins that come with the kit. Here is what you need to make this card: Long Neck Family Exclusive Kit – Picket Fence Studios (pfstamps.com) Black Hybrid Ink Pad – Picket Fence Studios (pfstamps.com) I love how this card came out! It looks so safari! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

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Fanciful Feather by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Apr 05 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 "Fanciful Feather die" that I cut out of gold cardstock. Then I cut a white cardboard for one of the feathers and painted it with distress oxide inks in blue and green tones. For the background I also used the same tones, first I painted the cardboard and then I used darker colors with the "Tree bark 6x6" stencil. I did it diagonally to give the card some movement. Finally I placed a gold strip to separate the two sides of the card. For the sentiment I used the word "Celebrate" that comes on the "A2 Full Front Shaker" die set. 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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A Wonderful Butterfly!

by Claudia Cubas on Jan 23 2023

Hello everyone dear PFS friends, today we start the week and I want to bring you my inspiration. It is a card that opens on the front and you can insert a photo or a message, I find it very versatile and simple.To make it I chose the set Soar Butterfly Die with this beautiful butterfly that I shaded with purple, fuchsia and green. I then applied Paper Glaze Luxe - Wandering Gypsy with a brush to give shine to the center of the butterfly and the Paper Glaze - Raw Kale on the outside of the wings. For the base of my card, I first shaded with purple, fuchsia, apple green and yellow, and decorated with the stencil Sea Scales 6x6 Stencil and Paper Glaze Velvet - Duckling Fuzz deluxe. For the sentiment I chose the set A Little Note Word DieI hope you like my inspiration today, see you next time!Claudia

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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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Paper Glaze Resist featuring This Rain Will Pass & Thx Word Die

by Bonnie Crane on Aug 12 2022

I have a fun and easy resist technique to share with you using Picket Fence Studios’ paper glaze. I will be featuring two of their fabulous products in three cards; This Rain Will Pass and THX Word Die.

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Gate Fold Wedding Card

by Heejung Hunsberger on Aug 05 2022

Hello! Today, I share a wedding card design featuring the I Do cover Plate die and the Lavish Negative strip die which are release last month. The card size is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (A2 size) COVER CARD RECIPE Gates- Lavish Strip Die Card Band- Opulent Negative Strip Die (die-embossing) Sentiment on the band- the Fancy Life Events Sentiments Stamp (White embossing powder) & the Fancy Life Events Sentiments Coordinating Die INNER RECIPE Navy Blue Card Stock: 4 x 11 inches Tile Montage Stencil 6 x 6 Add a texture to the background using the Huckleberry Blue Paper Glaze. Word Die- Slim Line I Do Cover Plate Die INSIDE POP-UP Couple Silhouette Die- Slim Line I Do Cover Plate Die Word Die- Slim Line I Do Cover Plate Die I added the pop-up feature inside of the card, it makes more special. I hope you have enjoyed this post. SUPPLIES

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A Mum

by Claudia Cubas on Jul 18 2022

Hello all friends, I am very happy to show you my card today, because I love flowers and in this release we have really beautiful flowers. For my mixed media card I used the A Mum and A Mum Coordinating Die , coloring it with copics. I created the background on craft paper, stamped some lettering and used the stencil Slim Line Tile Montage with Paper Glize Luxe Artic Fox, I love the pearl effect. To embellish the flower, I die cut two beautiful autumn leaves More Ash Leaves Dies and More Maple Leaves Dies I really like the result, I hope you do too! I remind you that we have the 7 on 7 with a chance every day to win a nice prize, I will leave you the dates so you don't miss anything!!!

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Hello There-Current of Fish

by Heejung Hunsberger on May 13 2022

Hello Friends, Today I have a card to share with you using the Current of Fish Stencil and Gold Rose Glaze. I colored three different blue colors of water coloring on the watercolor paper first, and dry it completely. This current of fish stencil is 6 x 6 size, taped the stencil from behind of water-colored paper. Using a mixed media spatula, I applied a paper Glaze Gold Rose. I removed the stencil, cleaned it and the spatula and set the panel aside to dry. I guess it might be not easy to color with water color for the beginner. but it is very easy to do stencil. I want to have some dimension to the word die-cut,I would have die cut the hello there die a third on white card stock and added it on top. I think having a bit of dimension really helps to make it stand out. I hope enjoyed this project, Thank you for stopping by! I will be a card with new release next month! Happy Crafting! Supplies

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I'll Always Pick You

by Lisa Tilson on May 04 2022

Hello there, today I have a card to share with you using a stencil that was released last month. I love a stencil, you can do so much with them and today I decided to play with some Paper Glaze. The stencil that I am using today is Momma And Baby Giraffes A2. It's a lovely stencil and because of it's subject, I thought I would use some colours that you might see in an African sunset. I started by taking the stencil and a piece of black cardstock and I taped the stencil from behind. Using a Mixed Media Spatula I applied all three colours from Paper Glaze Ombre Pumpkin Spices through it. I tried them on a separate panel with a more random spread of colour but I preferred the tiered look that I got on this card panel that you see today. So, I applied the gold at the top, followed by the brown and then the beautiful red at the bottom. I removed the stencil, cleaned it and the spatula and set the panel aside to dry. Once it was dry, I trimmed it down and added it to a black top folding A2 card base using black Extra Wide Foam Tape. The sentiment is from I'll Always Pick You and it was stamped using Versamark Ink onto black cardstock. I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set before trimming it out and adding it onto the panel, also with black Extra Wide Foam Tape. A very quick and easy card to make but I love the pretty colours against the black cardstock. The gold in particular is stunning but always difficult to photograph! Thank you for joining me today, I hope that you have a wonderful day and I will be back soon with another card for you. Happy crafting!

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Hugs from Afar with Julia

by Julia Piksaykina on Feb 08 2022

Hello everyone! Julia here and today I have 4 cards inspiration to share with you using Big Beautiful Bumble Bee Die and Big Beautiful Butterfly Die from the latest February 2022 release.

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Love, this card is for you

by Claudia Cubas on Feb 01 2022

Hello dear friends, Valentine's Day is approaching and I created the card that I will give to my husband. It's not always easy to create cards for men, but I believe that men have kind souls too, especially him who loves animals. That's why I added these little bunnies. All in shades of blue that he loves. To create it I prepared the background using the stencil Slim Line Raimbow of Hearts with my Life Changing Blender Brush I then prepared the paper for the word Love from the set Mini Slim Line Stitched and Scalloped Rectangles applying it in this gorgeous blue Paper Gliz Navy Wingtips, let it dry well and die cut it. I then die cut Love in black and white to give depth to the wording. And here is my finished card, a couple of half pearls Gradient Flatback Pearls Navy Blu and Charcoal Gray to give shine. I'm happy with the result and I think my love will like it too!!! Claudia

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Everyone sends Lots of Love with Julia

by Julia Piksaykina on Jan 20 2022

Hello! Julia here and today I have some Spring inspiration for you.

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I love your smile with Julia

by Julia Piksaykina on Jan 03 2022

Hello everyone! Julia here and I am so excited to be starting the New year with these two cards I made using one off my favorite products of 2021 year: Paper Glaze Ombre.

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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.

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Paper glaze and glitz with gilding flakes with Michelle

by Michelle Lupton on Oct 08 2021

Hello! It's Michelle Lupton here today, and I have two quite different cards to share today, both using gilding flakes, one with Paper Glitz and one with Paper Glaze Luxe. And I made a video to show you how I did these - I used two different techniques to get very similar results. Thanks for visiting :)

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Northern Lights Magic with Paper Glaze Lux

by Rachelle Oltean on Sep 22 2021

Hello Crafters! It's Rachelle here and I've got a special card to share with you today: an easy CAS design featuring a background created with a brand new product from Picket Fence Studios...the Paper Glaze Lux Ombre "Nutcracker Ballet"! Paper Glaze Lux is a mixed media glitter-based art medium, which blends heavy body mica with a glitter infusion, providing a MAXIMUM level of shine and thickness in a spreadable glitter glaze. Your application thickness allows you to determine the opacity level and so I experimented with painting a small, diluted amount directly onto black card stock and achieved a 'Northern Lights' Effect! You can see the base color of the pearly mica pigment body and the highlighted areas of glittery shine where the Lux was a bit thicker with color "C" from this Ombre collection! I was so excited with the result and this literally took me less than 5 minutes to create! After the Paper Glaze Lux panel was dry, I trimmed it down to 3.75" x 5" and attached it to the center of a top-folding A2 black card base. Using the "Santa's Snowy Hills" Die , I cut a panel from aqua card stock and trimmed off some of the silhouette, leaving a scattering of pine trees and the single house in the distance. This panel was cut to fit the width of the card front and adhered on top. A sloped panel was cut to size from white card stock and the sentiment (from the "Winter Has Come To Town" Stamp Set) was stamped using my MISTI. I glued the small stamped/colored/die cut figure of the man carrying home his prize Christmas tree (from the "Winter Scene Building People") onto the sentiment panel, which was attached into place on the card front. A few "Spring Fling" Sequins finished up this clean-and-simple card! This design will be so easy to mass-produce and the effect of that painted Paper Glaze Lux is stunning in real life! I encourage you to stretch all of your Paper Glaze products by using them as painting mediums! Happy crafting and have a great day! Rachelle ♥

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This is a Paper Hug with Julia

by Julia Piksaykina on Jun 28 2021

Hello everyone! Julia here and today I'm sharing this slimline card featuring Drop by to say Croak stamp set, Paper Glaze Ombre-Grass Greens and the new Word Topper die - This is a Paper Hug.

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Libra Girl with Larisa

by Larisa Hohman on Jun 02 2021

Hello! Today, I'm sharing a fun zodiac card! This is Libra Girl. As a libra myself, I knew I can to create a card with her. To begin, I started with a piece of white card stock and trimmed it to fit my A2 sized card. Then I used the middle tone of the NEW Paper Glaze Ombre Sky Blues to create a beautiful stenciled design across the paper. I let that dry for an hour or so and worked on my stamped image. I colored her up with Copics, and die cut the image using a large circle die in my stash. Then I placed it on top of my stenciled design and added a stamped sentiment across the bottom. I think this would make such a fun birthday card for that special Libra in you life! Copic Colors: Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04, R20 Hair: Y21, Y26, E87 Blue: B00, B02 Products Used: Fancy Congratulations Sentiments Fancy Congratulations Sentiments Coordinating Dies Libra Girl Paper Glaze Ombre- Sky Blues Mixed Media Spatulas Black Hybrid Ink Center Flower Stencil Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

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Sending Love with Ombre Paper Glaze

by Angela Bode on May 21 2021

Hello! Angie here today featuring the new Paper Glaze Trios! The set I used for this card is Ombre Sunset Purples. It's nice to have a trio and not worry about mixing just the right shades! I spread the glazes through the Slim Line Broken Fence Stencil. Once the layer was dry, I tidied the edges by die cutting with the Slimline Nested Rectangle Dies. Then I created a bottom layer with the Slim Line DCS Scallop Frames. The SLDCS Scallop Frames set is not just for cutting out layers but it also includes words and shapes, including the hearts I used today. I splattered them with paper glaze mixed with water for a fun effect! Lastly, I added Sending Love. Every month there is loads to love at Picket Fence Studios! HERE is a link that will take you straight to the PFS Shop so that you can browse! Thanks so much for stopping by today!