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June New Release Day! - Espresso Bar Table Dies

by Sammi Offield on Jun 14 2023

Happy New Release Day crafty friends! Sammi here to share a card made with the AMAZING new Scene Building: Espresso Bar Table Dies! I absolutely love this die set! I love the retro feel of the colors red and teal, so I went with that color scheme for my scene and I LOVE it! Here is how I made this card: First, I wanted a wood grained background for my wood wall, so I used the A2 Against the Grain Cover Plate die and then ink blended it with Distress inks. I edged the corners and edges with darker Distress inks to make it looked a little more aged. I then cut out the pieces in the Espresso Bar Table dies - I cut out the table, espresso machine, flower/vase, row of cups, 3 individual cups, and then the bread, donut, bananas, oranges, apple and pear. I then cut out the tier basket out of silver metallic cardstock. I then colored the smaller pieces with Copic markers and edged the espresso machine with Distress inks to make it look vintage. I then ink blended the table with Distress inks and ink edged it too. After that, I placed the table onto the card panel with some foam tape. I then started adding the espresso machine, flower/vase and cups using glue and foam tape. I then glued the fruit and breads into the tier basket and then added it to the table with glue and foam tape. I then decided I wanted to make a poster for the wall from the new Our Finest Selection background stamp so I picked out a image from the background stamp and then cut it down to a square and matted it with some teal cardstock. I then glued it onto the background wall. I then stamped the sentiment from the new Espresso Yourself stamp set with teal ink and then cut it down to size and added it to the card panel with foam tape and then added some bling from the All About the Teals Sequin Mix. After the card panel was complete, I glued it onto a A2 card base. Here is what you need to make this card: https://pfstamps.com/products/espresso-yourself https://pfstamps.com/products/scene-building-espresso-bar-table-dies https://pfstamps.com/products/our-finest-selection A2 Against the Grain Cover Plate Die – Picket Fence Studios (pfstamps.com) Sequin Mix - All about the Teals – Picket Fence Studios (pfstamps.com) Thank you for stopping by and HAPPY SHOPPING!!

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Let It Snow - Frolicking Winter Friends Scene

by Brenda Noelke on Nov 03 2022

Hello, Picket Fence friends!! Brenda here with you today to share a sweet winter scene card featuring the Frolicking Winter Friends Stamp Set!! I began by stamping the adorable mice from the Frolicking Winter Friends Stamp Set onto white cardstock with Black Hybrid Ink. I colored them with Copic markers, added highlights with a white gel pen, then cut them out with the Coordinating Dies. The background was created by stamping the snow and snowbanks, also from the Frolicking Winter Friends Stamp Set onto a panel of white cardstock with Black Hybrid Ink. It was also colored with Copic markers. The trees from the Scene Building: Winter Wonderland Trees Stamp Set were stamped several times onto another piece of white cardstock with Black Hybrid Ink. They were also colored with Copics, fussy cut and adhered to the background with liquid glue. I splattered the panel with diluted white gouache and brushed some Sparkle Paper Glitz onto the trees and snow with a paintbrush. Once it was dry, I trimmed it slightly, then adhered it to an A2 panel of red cardstock, then a white card base. The Let It Snow Word Die was cut once from red cardstock and three times from heavyweight white cardstock. The layers were stacked and adhered together with the red layer on top. I added some Snowfall Paper Velvet to the top edges of the letters with a palette knife. Once dry, it was adhered to the top of the card with liquid glue. The sweet mice were popped up with foam adhesive and I was finished. I appreciate you taking the time to stop by!! Have a great day!!

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Santa Scene Card

by Brenda Noelke on Oct 13 2022

Hello, Picket Fence friends!! I hope this finds you all well!! I love sending funny Christmas cards to friends who have a good sense of humor!! When I saw the Name Off the Good List Stamp Set, I knew immediately who I would send it to!! I LOVE when that happens!! Let’s get to my card!! I began by stamping the Santa and sentiment from Name Off the Good List onto white cardstock with black hybrid ink. I colored Santa with Copic markers, then cut it and the sentiment out with the Coordinating Dies. For the background, I die-cut the A2 Evergreens On a Hill Cover Plate Die from heavyweight white cardstock. I mixed Winter Snowfall Paper Glaze with a bit of Sparkle Paper Glitz and spread it onto the bottom of the panel with a palette knife. I added some Leaf Green Paper Glaze to the trees with my finger, to create some texture. Once that was dry, I adhered it to an A2 size panel of dark blue cardstock, then a white card base. I diluted some Winter Snowfall Paper Glaze and splattered it onto the background with a paint brush. That dried pretty quickly, then I adhered Santa and the sentiment with foam tape. The snowflakes are from the Letters to Santa Mix and were the perfect finishing touch for my scene!! I love how this turned out!! How about you…do you like humorous or traditional cards for Christmas? I like to tailor them to the recipient and, like I said, I have the perfect person in mind for this one! Thank you so much for spending a bit of your day with me!! Tomorrow is the 14th and you know what that means…it’s RELEASE DAY!! YAY!! Have a great Thursday!! Brenda

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Forever Friends Fairytale Scenic Card

by Sara Sherlock on Jul 13 2022

Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. I absolutely loved the fairytale/fantasy theme of many of the June stamp sets. Once I had the new Princessland Dear Stamp Set, in my hands, I knew I had to create a scenic card that looked like it was taken right out of a storybook..

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Somebunny Loves You

by Amanda Garrett on Feb 03 2022

Hi friends, its Amanda, I am so excited to share with you this fun card I created using this this adorable stamp set form this month's new release Somebunny Loves You along with the Coordinating die Somebunny Loves You Coordinating Die. I used Distress Oxide inks Tattered Rose, Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord, And Chipped Sapphire for the sky and Rustic Wilderness and Pine Needles for the ground I used my Life Changing Blending Brushes To create this fun little scene by first ink blending the background and then using Chipped Sapphire for Rainbow of Hearts Stencil behind these adorable little critters! Copic markers used: Gray Bears C1, C3, C5, C7, Bunny E50, E51, E31, Brown Bear E23, E57 E35 They are so cute in this little scene. Ok well that's all from me today thanks for stopping by!

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A Special Day!

by Claudia Cubas on Jan 17 2022

Hello everyone , I am very happy and excited to be here with you all, my name is Claudia and I live in Italy, I love to color and I love to create scenes where the characters are the protagonists of the stories. I hope my cards bring you joy and inspire you! For my first card I chose this stamp Somebunny Loves You I love these cute little bears and bunnies! I prepared the scene with the masking technique and stamped it on craft paper with Black Hybrid Ink Pad I completed the scene with this wonderful tree , taken from the set Listen For Joy For coloring I used colored pencils, the effect I really like, I think is one of my favorite coloring techniques! Let me know what you think, I hope you like it !!! Claudia