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With Sympathy - The Cards We Never Want To Make

by Lisa Tilson on Oct 20 2021

Hello there, Lisa here today to share a sympathy card with you. These are the cards that we never want to make. I actually find it easier to have a few ready on hand to send out, then at least I am not struggling to do it when the need arises. For sympathy cards, I often keep my colours muted, or at last keep the card really simple. I never feel it's the time for a lot of clutter or "noise" on a card. I started by taking a panel of 80lb white cardstock and securing the Slim Line Changes Stencil to it (from behind) with low tack tape. Then, using Life Changing Blending Brushes, I blended Cracked Pistachio, Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxides randomly through the stencil. I removed the stencil and cleaned it off. Next I took the Slim Line Oversized With Sympathy Word Die and die cut it from Lawn Fawn Mermaid cardstock. The shadow was die cut from vellum. I adhered the die cut sentiment to the vellum using tiny dabs of wet adhesive so that they wouldn't be visible and then I set it aside to dry. I put an acrylic block on it to make sure it was really stuck down tightly. You could even add extra layers of the word die if you want, to give the card a little bit more dimension. Next, for a bit of extra interest, I took the Leaves For Flowers stamp set and stamped a selection of the leaves onto vellum using Versamark Ink. I then applied white detail embossing powder before heat setting. They were then cut out with the coordinating dies. I trimmed the stencilled panel down slightly and adhered it to an A2 top folding horizontal base card using wet adhesive. I then added tiny bits of adhesive onto the back of the vellum and adhered that down over the centre. I put some glue onto the little leaves and placed those around the sentiment. It is definitely possible to use this slim line word die on an A2 card. I just trimmed off the excess from the sides and I like how it was the focal point. I hope that this gives you some inspiration for a clean and simple sympathy card. Until next time, happy crafting!

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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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One Set, Two Ways!

by Larisa Hohman on Oct 06 2021

Hello! Larisa here and today, I'm sharing two very different cards using the same stamp set: Winter Has Come To Town. I love to stretch my supplies and come up with creative ways to use them! Today, I'm showing you how to use one set two ways! For my first card, I stamped out the village scene using black ink. Then I colored it up using Copics. For the sky, I added some distress inks and then popped up my sentiment with foam tape. A pretty simple card that packs a colorful punch! For my second card, I stamped the village scene again, but this time, I used light grey ink. Then I stamped out my sentiment using red ink and used a black pen to add some shadows. I paired the NEW Winter Scene Building People to my scene and colored them up with Copics. A bit of foam tape, helps them stand out in the scene. Then I layered the whole thing on some dark green card stock. I just love that both of the cards use the same stamp set, but look so different! Thanks so much for stopping by! Products Used: Winter Has Come To Town Winter Scene Building People Winter Scene Building People Coordinating Die Black Hybrid Ink

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Seek To See More - Full Size Shaker Fun

by Lisa Tilson on Sep 29 2021

Hello there, it's Lisa here with you today to share a shaker card. I often make shakers but rarely a full size shaker so I thought I'd shaker it up a little! See what I did there? So here is what I came up with. It uses one of my favourite sets, Mermaid Dear, and I paired it with the A2 Tall Grass & Waves With Tile & Wood Floors stamp set for my background. To begin, I took some Tim Holtz Distress Watercolour cardstock and popped it into my MISTI. I repeat stamped the waves image from the A2 Tall Grass & Waves With Tile & Wood Floors set using Versmark Ink. I then applied white embossing powder and heat set. I smooshed some Distress Inks onto my glass media mat and spritzed them with some water and then took a paintbrush and applied them over the embossed waves area. I didn't go over the whole of the embossed area,but concentrated my colour in all areas but the top left corner. I used Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio - this is a great mix for water scenes, at least in my humble opinion. To build up the colour, I did a couple of layers, heat setting in between. I set the panel aside to air dry after the last layer had been added. This beautiful mermaid is from Mermaid Dear and she was stamped onto 80lb Neenah Solar White cardstock using PFS Black Hybrid Ink. I coloured her with Copic makers (the numbers are below) and then cut her out with the coordinating die before adhering her onto my watercoloured panel with wet adhesive. I then took an acetate sheet that was an inch larger than a normal A2 card and I cut a section from each corner so that I could wrap it around my watercoloured panel. I used double side tape to secure it at the back but left the top edge open so that I could add my sequins before finally sealing them in. My shaker mix was a combination of Mermaid Water Sequin Mix along with Spring Fling Sequin Mix. I added some of each into the front of the shaker and then sealed the top edge of the acetate at the back, again with strong double sided tape. The sentiment comes from Mermaid Dear and it was stamped onto black cardstock using sticky ink. I then added white embossing powder and heat set before trimming it out and adhering it onto the outside of the shaker panel with wet adhesive. To finish I added the shaker panel to a top folding A2 card. The movement of the sequins and the noise it makes is just fabulous! Copic numbers: Mermaid Skin (E70, E53, E51, E50, R20), Mermaid Hair (E55, E53, E51, E50), Mermaid Clothes (V17, V04, BG13, BG11), Puffer Fish (BV13, BV02, BV01) (BG32, BG13, BG11)

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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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Capricorn Girl with Michelle

by Michelle Lupton on Sep 17 2021

I'm continuing on with my series of Zodiac Girl Cards - this month, the new stamp and matching die is Capricorn Girl. I coloured her with Copic markers and popped her onto a grey and purple stenciled background. I decided she needed a little pizazz, so I added some of the new Silver Bells Paper Glitz to her horns, her eyelids and her earrings. I also mixed some with water and splattered it in the background. Thanks for visiting :)

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Seamless Designs Stamps

by Sandi MacIver on Sep 10 2021

Hey cardmaking friends welcome back. It's Sandi MacIver here and today I'm playing with Picket Fence Studios Seamless Designs Stamps. Yesterday I pulled out some Seamless stamps and had a good look at them. I'm totally amazed at how versatile they are. I kind of hate when I spend money on a stamp set that I only use once, don't you? Not so with these little guys and let me take a few minutes to explain why. Today I'm going to share a couple of cards I created with these Seamless Designs Stamps. At the same time, tell you why I like them so much. Size of the Picket Fence Studios Seamless Designs Stamps: Don't be fooled by the size of these little guys. They may be small at just over 3.5" square - but they are mighty. As they are small, they also come in at a nice low price point. For a small investment, you get a HUGE return. Yesterday I created two A2 sized cards with two of these stamps: First way I like to use the Seamless Designs Collection: The first is this absolutely stunning Roses for All Seasons stamp and I created a simple A2 sized card with a small art piece on the front. I used a Misti to stamp the image in black and then heat embossed it in clear onto watercolor paper. Next, I colored it with my Karin watercolor pens. Unfortunately, we require a few sympathy cards so I used the Prayers Word Topper Die on this one. TIP - I could also change out the card front to the bright pink envelope color, change the sentiment die to Happy Birthday and completely change the feel of this card. Creating the Sentiment: Normally I would cut these word topper dies 3 or 4 times and stack them before adding them to my cards. Today, I cut one from a scrap of brown I had in my scrap bin, and gold heat embossed two layers onto it. The gold embossing really builds up and I have this beautiful sturdy sentiment which I glued across the bottom front of my art piece. Understated, but adds the perfect amount of bling. My Second Card in the A2 Size: My second card is created the same as the first, just with a different stamp. This one is new out in August called A Medley of Fall Collage. The image is stamped once and colored with Karin Markers. The Happy Fall Y'all Sentiment was created in the same manner as above. So, why are these called Seamless Designs Stamps? Because you can use your Misti or other stamping tool, and you can repeat stamp these little guys to create a larger stamped surface. Their edge illustration is created to line up with the illustration on the opposite side for "seamless continuous stamping". (cool or what). The Second Way I used the Seamless Designs Stamps: This Slimline Pumpkin card shows how I lined up the All the Gourds Seamless Stamp and stamped horizontally across the card stock three times to create my Slimline Card front. Here's another example using the More Hot Chicks Seamless Stamp. Again, stamped three times horizontally, colored and made into a slimline card with the PFS slimline dies. There is a video for this card here. You can stamp Seamless the other way too: Not only do these stamps line up horizontally, but the illustration also lines up vertically. The Third Way I like to use the Seamless Designs Stamps: In the card sample above, I used my Misti to stamp the image three times vertically to create an understated background for my card. Lining up the stamp to continue the repeat is very easy, as there are little pieces of the image you use to overlap for the continuous stamped image. You can get the details for this card here: Here is another vertical stamped example where I used the creepy Marching Spiders Seamless Designs Stamp to create the background for my Halloween card. Card Details here: The Fourth Way I like to use the Seamless Designs Stamp: You can stamp it twice horizontally, then move up and stamp twice vertically to create an entire A2 sized card front. TIP - you can also stamp vertically twice to create a background for a Mini Slimline Card, and I'll do one of those shortly as well. Where to get Seamless Designs Stamps. Picket Fence Studios introduced these these to me and you can see their collection here. Storing the Seamless Designs Collection Stamps: As I said in the beginning, these little guys are small. So, they take up a very little bit of space, unlike some of the HUGE slimline stamps I have purchased recently. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my slimline stamps and dies LOL, I just had to adjust my storage to compensate the tall storage. I subscribe to the Jennifer McGuire storage system of Fridge Bins (I order mine from Amazon), and these little guys fit perfectly in the 6" x 10" bins Thanks so much for stopping in and I hope you enjoyed today's cards. Give a Seamless Designs Stamp a try and then come on over to the Picket Fence Studios Facebook Group and share it with us. Here are the products I used today. Compensated affiliate links used where available at no cost to you. When you click on a thumbnail link and shop you are supporting my website allowing me to continue bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you.

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Winter Floral with Rachelle

by Rachelle Oltean on Sep 01 2021

Happy Wednesday! It's Rachelle with you today and can you believe it's September 1st already??? I had to look at the calendar twice just to be sure it was correct and that means it's time to get rolling on Christmas and holiday cards right now! The recent Picket Fence Studios' releases have been full of wonderful new products to get our Christmas crafting off on the right foot! I send out quite a few cards to folks who don't celebrate Christmas and the card today is the perfect way to share a bit of general winter and/or holiday cheer! I used the NEW "A Christmas Flower" Stamp Set to create this winter floral card design. I began with an A2 panel of 110# Neenah Solar White card stock and using my MISTI, I aligned the poinsettia image in the top left corner of the panel bleeding off the edge. I stamped this image using Picket Fence Studios "Black Hybrid Ink" and then turned the panel 180 degrees and stamped it again so that the image appeared in opposite corners. I watercolored the poinsettias, spattered the panels with diluted paints and then added a graduated blue wash around the flowers for a bit of depth. I went back into the images with a tiny paint brush (a 000) and using my gold paint, added touches of fine detail throughout; this panel was trimmed to 3.75" x 5". I heat embossed the sentiment from the "A Happy Winter To You" Stamp Set with fine gold powder onto heavy-weight vellum, trimmed it to size and wrapped it around the floral panel, securing it behind. This was attached to an A2 top-folding black card base and I added a few matte gold sequins from the NEW "Pumpkin Cookies" Sequin Mix Plus to finish up the card! I just love the sprinkling of gold on this design and those gorgeous poinsettias are the star of the show! There are so many different ways to color this beautiful image and be sure to check out Picket Fence Studios' Instagram Page where you'll find great design inspiration! Thanks so much for joining me today and happy crafting! Rachelle

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Sagittarius girl with Michelle

by Michelle Lupton on Aug 27 2021

Hello! Michelle here and I'm continuing with my series of Zodiac Girl cards. This month, the new set released is Sagittarius, and I paired her up with some Paper Glitz in the colour "Pecan pie filling" over the centre cut flower stencil. I also used Fall Golds paper glitz on the word die, and I painted it onto her earrings, choker and the arrowheads. Thanks for visiting :)

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Scene Cards with Larisa

by Larisa Hohman on Aug 25 2021

Hello, Larisa here and today I'm sharing a couple of scene cards featuring the New Release! For my first card, I paired the NEW Lots of Christmas Cheer Stamp Set with the NEW Slim Line Our Town Cover Plate Die. To begin, I started with the Scallop Frames Slim Line Die Cutting System and used it to cut a piece of white card stock and a red scalloped piece to mat behind it. Using my Life Changing Blender Brushes, I added some blue distress ink to the background. Then I die cut a piece of black card stock with the Our Town Cover Plate Die. I adhered that to the center of my background piece. Then I tore a piece of white card stock and added that just under the town to mimic the look of snow. I stamped out the grouped animal image, colored it using Copic Markers and cut it out using the coordinating die. Using foam tape, I added it to the right side of the card. On the left side, I stamped my sentiment in black ink. For the final touch, I added several tiny snowflakes from the NEW Santa Is Here Slim Line Die Cutting System Insert. My next card is a fun little back-to-school scene that features two of the little cuties from the NEW Your Next Book Dear Stamp Set. To create this card, I stamped out the NEW Medley of Fall Collage Stamp in red ink on orange paper. Then I trimmed that into a square. Across the bottom, I added a skinny piece of grey card stock. On top of that some die cut grass. Then I stamped out my images, colored them up with Copics, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I used foam tape to add them to my scene and stamped my sentiment just below. Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Crafting! Your Next Book Dear Your Next Book Dear Coordinating Die Slim Line Short Grass Die Lots of Christmas Cheer Lots of Christmas Cheer Coordinating Die Slim Line Our Town Cover Plate Die Santa is Here Slim Line Die Cutting System Insert Medley of Fall Collage Stamp Products Used: Scallop Framed Slim Line Die Cutting System Black Hybrid Ink

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Guardian of the Graveyard!

by Rachelle Oltean on Aug 11 2021

Hello! It’s Rachelle and I’ve got a spooky graveyard ‘rocker’ card for you today featuring lots of the amazing Halloween products from the July Release! I began by die cutting a 5” circle from heavy weight black card stock and scoring it in half to create my ‘rocking’ card base. I applied “Lime Christmas Green Paper Glitz” to the bottom half and set it aside to dry. A second 4.75” circle was die cut twice from heavy weight orange card stock, glued together, coated with “Autumn Persimmon Paper Glitz” and set it aside to dry as well. The standing ghost from the “Not Scared? You Should Be!” Stamp Set was heat embossed with white power on heavy vellum and fussy cut. Since there are a lot of small intricate pieces on this gorgeous scene, I die cut the “Halloween Graveyard Cover Plate Die” on heavy black card stock using my metal plate adaptor and it cut perfectly! I backed the windows in the haunted house with lime green card stock to coordinate with my Paper Glitz, heat embossed the sassy sentiment and added some sequins from the “Trick Or Treaters” Sequins Mix Plus. To assemble, I reinforced the score line on the ‘rocking’ card base with my Teflon Bone Folder and attached the orange Paper Glitz circle with Scor-Tape. After determining the ghost’s position, it was adhered in place onto the orange backdrop and the graveyard die cut panel was attached on top with foam tape and liquid adhesive. A couple of tiny die cut bats (from the Witch Slim Line Die Cutting System Insert) were added to finish up the card! I just love this interactive design and that giant ghost guarding the graveyard as it rocks from side to side! Thanks so much for joining me today and happy crafting! Rachelle

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Rainbow Christmas card with Michelle

by Michelle Lupton on Aug 06 2021

Who says Christmas cards can't also be rainbow? i used three colours of Distress Oxide ink to create this rainbow over the Handcut snowflake 6x6 stencil, and added a stamped sentiment from the Joyeux Noel set. Quick, easy, and a one layer card, so very easy to post. Thanks for visiting :)

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Eiko Girl

by Larisa Hohman on Aug 04 2021

Hello! Larisa here and today, I'm bringing you a bright and colorful card featuring the Beautiful Girl Eiko Girl Clear Stamp Set! To create my card, I started with some colorful patterned paper in my stash and trimmed it to fit the front of my A2 sized card panel. Then I stamped out the BUZZ 4x4 Seamless Stamp, colored it with Copics, and die cut it using a large circle die in my stash. I layered that on top of a bright blue doily and adhered them both to the center of my card. Next, I stamped out the Eiko Girl image, colored her with Copics, and cut her out using the coordinating die. Using foam tape, I added her to the center of the card and layered up some patterned paper strips behind her. A big bold sentiment across the center finished it off. Products Used: Eiko Girl Stamp Set Eiko Girl Coordinating Die Buzz 4x4 Seamless Stamp Favorite Notification Stamp Black Hybrid Ink Pad Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Crafting!

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CAS Paper Glitz Nativity Scene with Rachelle

by Rachelle Oltean on Jul 21 2021

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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Winter lights with Michelle

by Michelle Lupton on Jul 16 2021

Hello! It's Michelle here today, and I'm sharing a card I made using a die, a stencil, a sequin mix and Paper Glitz. I used Distress Oxide inks to create the sunset in the background, and then used part of the Handcut Snowflake 6x6 Stencil and some Paper Glitz Sparkle to create the pattern in the sky. I used the Santa's Snowy Hills die to create the three tiers of snowy hills, and ink blended with some blue ink to create dimension between them. I finished with a stamped sentiment, and some snowflake shaped sequins from the Icicles sequin mix. Have you seen our 7 in 7 event on Facebook? We have 7 free classes over 7 days! Drop by the Picket Fence Studios Community page on Facebook at 6pm CDT (that's 9am AEST for my Aussie friends) A $50 gift card to PFS shop will be given to one lucky person from the comments in each live video, each day. Winners will be announced on July 21st. The 7 classes are at 6pm CDT, so I hope to see you at the Picket Fence Studios Community page on Facebook! Thanks for visiting :)

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Release Day! The July 2021 Release is AVAILABLE NOW!

by Larisa Hohman on Jul 14 2021

Hello! Larisa here and guess what...it's Release Day!!!!! This month is packed with so many must-have products; you do not want to miss it! Best of all, everything is AVAILABLE in The Shop NOW! Be sure to head over there to check it out! Today, I'm sharing several Halloween cards made with just a hand-full of all the new goodies! All Hallow's Eve is just around the corner and this release is sure to scare up some fun! For my first card, I created a quick and easy shaker using acetate and my sewing machine. I stamped out this ghost image from the Not Scared You Should Be Stamp set and fussy cut it out. Then I adhered it on top of some clear acetate. I sewed that to the top of some orange patterned paper in my stash and before closing it up completely I filled it with some of the new Midnight Tales Sequins Mix. Then I added my sentiment and that's it. Such a quick and easy way to create a shaker, but still makes a big impact! This next card features the new Spider Web Cover Plate Die. This die is so intricate and creates a total wow factor on your projects. To create my card, I started with a piece of black card stock. I die cut the spider web from white glitter paper and adhered it the black. Then I stamped out and colored up Lexi Girl. I used the coordinating die to cut her out and then I layered her on top of my web. Across the bottom of the card I added some strips of patterned paper and layered my sentiment on top. To finish the card off, I added a fun sentiment from the Not Scared You Should Be Clear Stamp Set. I just love how this turned out! My final card features the cutest little monsters. These not-so-scary guys are part of the new You Creep Me Out Clear Stamp Set. To create my card, I used the Scallop Frames Slim Line Die Cutting System. After cutting the layered out of patterned paper and card stock. I layered it all together, creating three shaker windows down the center of the card. I used the NEW Trick Or Treaters Sequin Mix Plus. It is a Must Have! Then I stamped out my images, colored them up with Copics, and cut them out using the coordinating dies. Using foam tape, I popped them onto my card and added a few of the bat die cut from the Slim Line Die Cutting System Witch Insert. Finally, I added my sentiment across the middle and there you have it. You Creep Me Out Clear Stamp Set Slim Line Funky Christmas Envelopes You Creep Me Out Coordinating Dies Slim Line Die Cutting System Witch Insert Not Scared You Should Be Spider Web Cover Plate Die Midnight Tales Sequins Mix Plus Trick Or Treaters Sequins Mix Plus Scallop Framed Slim Line Die Cutting System Lexi Girl Lexi Girl Coordinating Die Gem Pick Up Tool Black Hybrid Ink Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Crafting!

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Beautiful Girl Sandra Summer Shaker

by Larisa Hohman on Jun 23 2021

Hello! Larisa here and today I'm sharing a very bright and festive shaker card. This beauty features Beautiful Girl Sandra! I've paired her with the NEW City Lights Sequin mix as well as the Wave Sun Stencil. This card just screams SUMMER to me! To create my card, I started with a piece of yellow card stock. I stenciled my sun pattern onto it using my Life Changing Blender Brushes and some Orange Distress Oxide Ink. Then I trimmed it to fit an A2 sized card and mounted it onto a piece of hot pink card stock. I used my sewing machine to stitch on some tulle and filled it with sequins before stitching it closed Then I stamped out my image, colored her up with Copics, and cut her out using the coordinating dies. Using some foam tape and hot glue, I added her to the center of my card panel. Then I added a stitched paper ribbon just under her and layered my "just because" sentiment on top. I just love how this turned out. It's sure to brighten someone's day! Products Used: More Fancy Sentiments More Fancy Sentiments Coordinating Dies Beautiful Girls Sandra Sandra Girl Coordinating Die Wave Sun Stencil Sequin Mix City of Lights Gem Pick Up Tool Black Hybrid Ink Life Changing Blender Brushes

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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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Then You Came Into My Life

by Lisa Tilson on May 26 2021

Hello there! Lisa here today to share a card with you using the new Dream With Me Cover Plate die. As soon as I saw this die, I knew I would want to use it as a silhouette. But don't let that limit you, you can die cut and watercolour it or ink blend over it, or colour it with markers, like you can with many dies. But I wanted a dreamy night time sky, behind the silhouette. To start, I took some Arches Cold Pressed cardstock and watercoloured the background using Gansai Tambi paints - numbers 63, 62, 60 and 20. Number 20 is actually black and that ended up getting hidden just behind the die in the end. As always with watercolour I work in layers, letting each layer dry in between. I worked my colours down the card panel to just over half way. I wanted to keep the bottom area white and free to highlight the girl on the swing. Once dry, I adhered this to a top folding notecard. I took some black cardstock and ran it through the die cutting machine with the cover plate die and then I adhered gold cardstock behind, so that the stars and moon would stand out against the black. This was then glued down over the top of the watercolored panel. Before gluing it down, I went around the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker so that you couldn't see any gold peeking out anywhere. To finish I popped the card in the MISTI and stamped a sentiment from Que Sera Sera using Black Hybrid Ink. I thought that the sentiment was just perfect for the mood of the card and the vibe of someone travelling through the sky and arriving into someone's world. If I told you how long it takes me to find sentiments to go on my cards, you probably wouldn't believe it! I'm very fussy about having the right font, composition and meaning on a card. Rooting around all my sets is all part of the fun of cardmaking! Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you again soon. Happy crafting!

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Just Because

by Ceal Pritchett on May 19 2021

Happy Wednesday! It's Ceal here. Today I am sharing a card using the Tropical Hibiscus Bouquet stamp set. To create this card I started with a white top folding card base, a black panel and a white heavystock panel for the image. I stamped the image with our black hybrid ink and then watercolored it using Karin markers. I love how these watercolor markers have so much pigment and are so bright. For the greeting I used a sentiment from the More Fancy Sentiments stamp set stamped in versamark ink on black and then embossed with white powder. I used the More Fancy Sentiments die to cut it out. Supply List with affiliate links at no extra cost to you.