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Bright and Colorful Scene Cards with Larisa
by Larisa Hohman on Dec 16 2020
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Hello! Larisa here and today, I have two very bright and very colorful scene cards to share with you! For my first card, I paired A Walk in the Park with Bugville. I stamped out my park scene and masked it off. Then I stamped Bugville in the background. I colored up the scene with copics and trimmed it to fit my A2 size card. Then I stenciled in my sun with distress inks. A very vibrant way to say, "hello!"
For my second card, I used the Slimline Die cutting system and cut 2 birch tree panel from the center. Then I stenciled in some clouds and stamped my grass on a separate piece of paper. I trimmed that to fit behind my card panel and adhered the two pieces together. Then I mounted that on a piece of teal card stock. I stamped out my flower and leaf images on Copic-friendly card stock and colored them up. Then I die cut them out using the coordinating dies and popped them on top of my card front. The "happy birthday" sentiment across the top finishes it off.
Products Used:
A Walk in the Park Clear Stamp
A Walk in the Park Coordinating Die
Corner Sun Stencil
Slimline Cloud Coverage Stencil
Black Hybrid Ink
Life Changing Blender Brushes
Slim Line Die Cutting System
Bugville Clear Stamp Set
A2 Tall Grass and Waves with Tiles and Wood Floors
Leaves for Flowers Clear Stamp Set
Leaves for Flowers Coordinating Dies
Beautiful Girl Flowers
Beautiful Girl Flowers Coordinating Die
Gin and Tonic Sequin Mix
Do Good Recklessly Clear Stamp
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!
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Coffee Awesomeness with Karen Reategui
by Karen Reategui on Oct 09 2020
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Hi friends! Today I’m up at Picket Fence Studios Blog sharing this card for all coffee lovers and I’m featuring Coffee Understand Stamp Set and Dies, Coffee Word Die, Favorite Notification Stamp Set and Fancy Flourish Stencil along with WOW! Etched Platinum, WOW! Bahama and WOW! Weathered Gold Embossing Powders.
Let’s start! I placed this beautiful and intricate Fancy Flourish Stencil on top of a white A2 panel, applied WOW! Embossing Pad and then heat embossed it with Etched Platinum Embossing Powder. Then, I adhered a white notecard at the back using liquid glue.
I die cut a white circle out of cardstock and glued it on my background. Additionally, I stamped two cups from Coffee Understand Stamp Set using LDRS Creative Hybrid Inks and die cut both using the coordinating die. I also, added the cups to my background.
Finally, I die cut the Coffee Word Die and heat embossed it using WOW! Bahama Embossing Powder. I put this word die next to the cups. A strip with my sentiment was also placed below and I used Favorite Notification Stamp Set and WOW! Weathered Gold Embossing Powder to heat embossed it. This card is flat so it’s perfect for mailing. I hope you enjoy this card and send good wishes to your coffee lover friends.
Have a fabulous weekend and stay safe! Your friend,
Karen
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New Release Projects with Larisa
by Larisa Hohman on Sep 02 2020
Hello! Larisa here and today I'm sharing a few projects using some of the new goodies released a couple weeks ago. Let's get started!
For my first card, I used the NEW A World With Octobers stamp set. As someone who absolutely loves fall, I have to say, this stamp set is a MUST. I just love both of the sentiments on the set and that it can be used for Halloween or just fun fall card. To create my card, I stamped my images out on Copic-friendly card stock and colored them with Copics using the no-line coloring technique. Then I die cut the panel into a stitched square and layered that on top of some kraft card stock. I added a few patterned paper page flags underneath my panel and adhered the whole thing to some green plaid paper. Such a fun and simple card. Love it!
Card Details:
A World With Octobers Clear Stamp Set
Copic Colors:
Orange: YR04, YR16, YR18
Brown: E43, E47, E49
Green: YG21, YG25, YG67
Yellow: Y21, Y26
Red: R35, R56, R59
For my next card, I used the oh-so-sweet Your Friend Dear Stamp Set and paired it with the NEW Evergreen Stencil. I have to tell you, I had so much fun creating this card! To begin, I stamped out my image on Copic-friendly card stock and colored it up using Copic Markers. Then I created a mask, layered that over the top, and used distress inks to add my trees to the background. Then I removed my mask and colored in the ground using Copics. I also added some definition to the trees with my YG67 Copic Marker. I die cut the whole thing into a stitched square and layered that on top of a kraft card base. Then I added a sweet sentiment from the New Songbirds Set.
Card Details:
Your Friend Dear Clear Stamp Set
Evergreen Stencil
Songbirds Clear Stamp Set
Copic Colors:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04, R20
Hair: Y21, Y26, E87
Red: R24, R56, R59
Blue: B21, B24, B26
Orange: YR04, YR16, YR18
Tan: E50, E53, E55, E57
For my final project, I used the NEW Songbirds Clear Stamp Set to create some fun little tag pockets. I had the little kraft pockets in my stash and decided these little birds would be the perfect way to embellish them. First, I die cut some white tags from a die in my stash and added some ribbon and clothes pins to the top. Then I trimmed a piece of patterned paper to fit the front of the pocket and adhered that together. I colored up my birds using Copic Markers in fun, bright colors and die cut them out in a circle. Then I used foam tape to mount them on top of some scalloped circles and placed those on top of my pockets. A few glitter embellishments, some washi tape, and some stamped sentiments finish these little pockets off.
Card Details:
Songbirds Clear Stamp Set
Copic Colors:
Blue: BG10, BG11, BG13
Pink: R00, R11, R20, R22
Yellow: Y21, Y26
Green: YG21, YG25, YG67
Additional Products Used:
Black Hybrid Ink Pad
Life Changing Blender Brush Set
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!!!
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Leaf Mandala Madness with Erica
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Aug 18 2020
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Hi guys!
It's Erica back on the PFS Blog today, with three cards all using the Leaf Mandala stamp from the August release.
The first two cards are done with Rose Gold embossing powder, one clean and simple and the other rich and sparkly.
On the clean and simple one I coloured in the leaves with Zig Clean Color markers, in autumnal colours to complement the colour of the embossing powder.
This one was finished off with a stamp set from Levels Of Friendships in three different Distress Oxide inks to create a gradient look. It's Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey and Abandoned Coral.
One last finishing touch were a few sequins from the brand new sequin mix Bourbon Maple Splash.
The second card was done with the same Distress Oxide inks, only ink blended this time. Using the Life Changing Blender Brushes I added the colours out to all the edges.
In order to bring some attention to the leaves, I brought in my Zig Clean Color markers again and used these to add more depth and colour. A final sentiment from Live Happy was stamped over the wreath. I also added some shimmer to it. I did this by splattering some Golden Rose Paper Glaze mixed with water to create a gold water colour.
The final card is coloured with Copics, and I have also added the pumpkin from A World Of Octobers on it. The background is made up with the Leaf Mandala stamped up about two thirds on the top and the bottom of a card base, then coloured in. I did mean to make them perfectly mirrored but that did not happen. Oh well.
The pumpkin was also coloured up with Copics, after being stamped up with Black Hybrid ink on a scrap piece of Neenah card stock.
I also added one of the sentiments from A World Of Octobers on it, and then trimmed it down. This strip I adhered straight to the card and as a last flourish, I added some sequins from the Bourbon Maple Splash sequin mix to balance out the wonkiness of the Leaf Mandalas.
That's it from me for today, I hope you enjoyed these cards and found some inspiration here!
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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by Sara Sherlock on Aug 04 2020
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Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today, I'm popping in to share a rather "Fancy" card with you. This card features the Fancy Kaleidoscope Stencil - used two ways - as well as the More Fancy Sentiments Stamp Set.
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More July Release Fun with Judy Rozema
by Judy Rozema on Jul 27 2020
The July release has some COOL products - yep! Christmas and Fall goodies so you have plenty of time to work on those cards for the cooler months.
Today I am sharing three cards for today's post; two are made to highlight the new stencils, and one is with a new stamp.
The first is a beautiful floral stencil called SHADING FLOWER STENCIL.
I used my Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion to hold the stencil on my cardstock, and then used Broken China and Peeled Paint DOX inks to color my flowers and leaves. I added some silver Krenik thread and sequins from the Spiked Ocean Water and Gin and Tonic mixes for embellishments and sparkle! The sentiment is from the new MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR stamp set, stamped with BLACK HYBRID ink.
My next card shows how easy it is to increase the 4x4 size of AUTUMN HARVEST COLLAGE, and line up the images beautifully in the repeating pattern using the MISTI.
The background and middle strip are made with the smooshed ink technique, using Dusty Concord and Twisted Citron DOX inks. Once that was dry, I stamped the background stamp four times (twice vertically and twice horizontally) to fill out the width and height of my card panel. I used VersaFine Clair Morning Mist - a little gray/blue ink combo. I finished off the card with a simple gold metallic thread from Krenik.
My final card today moves to Christmas with the FLOWER OF LIFE STENCIL. I again used my Wendy Vecchi Stay-tion (it makes stenciling SO much faster!) to hold my stencil in place. Festive Berries DOX was my color of choice here. I wanted to give the illusion of red poinsettias and/or Christmas plaid by fading out the edges. My sentiment is from the new BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE stamp set, stamped in BLACK HYBRID ink. I added clear rhinestones in the center of each flower.
It's a simply fabulous release, so head over to see it all! There is so MUCH MORE to check out! Shop {HERE} or click one of the links below!
Don't miss the BIG RETIREMENT SALE going on too! Lots of fabulous products at slashed prices. Grab them before they are gone!
You can see more of my projects on my blog: Joy in a JAR.
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by Angela Bode on Jul 10 2020
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Hi Everyone! We made it to Friday, yay!
I went to an online retreat this spring and had a burst of stamping inspiration that I want to share with you today.
First up is the adorable A Little Nuts Squirrel! He cracks me up! I love that there is also a Coordinating Die with this set so you can stamp and color the tiniest acorns and simply die-cut them! My squirrel is colored a little different because one of the challenges at the retreat was to color an animal an unusual color. I love him pink! :) I stenciled a simple but striking background with the Funky Leaves Stencil using LC Blender Brushes.
Next up is happy mail with our favorite rabbits, Peach and Piper Check out the Post! It's so easy to create sweet scenes with the Coordinating Dies.
For the background scene, I stenciled Layers of Grass and the Layers of Clouds with my LC Blender Brushes. Lastly, I added thinking of you from the Ways to Say Get Well set. This sentiment set is a wonderful set that includes sweet ways to let someone know that we care. I love that it has one-word sentiments as well as longer sentiments.
I love it when you stop by, so thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
ANGIE
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Fireburst Stencil in action with Erica
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Jul 07 2020
Hey guys! It's Erica, aka The Stencil Addict, back on the blog today! Today it's all about the Fireburst Stencil.
This first card you might have seen already, but just in case you haven't, I have included step-by-step instructions here:
Step 1: Make COLOURFUL background. I used Copics, and simply swiped them back and forth on the card stock to create this vivid rainbow. The markers in the photo are the exact ones, in order.
Step 2: Spray your stencil with Pixie Spray and let it cure for a few minutes. Place over background where you want to create the pattern. Protect your project by covering the edge with Washi tape or something similar. I have used PostIt Tape here.
Step 3: Pick out your Paper Glaze choices. I used Golden Rose and Black Pansy for this one. Work fast and apply the glaze. Thin if you want just shimmer and a little texture. Add lots if you want more texture. My base layer was Black Pansy.
Step 4: For extra pizzazz, add a thin layer of another colour on top. I used Golden Rose here to add some gold shimmer.
Step 5: Stamp sentiment on it and hey, presto! Done! For this card I used one from the After The Storm stamp set and stamped it up in Black Hybrid Ink with the help of a MISTI.
On the next card I ink blended some fiery colours first, using Atelier Inks from Ink On 3 in Bee Sting Yellow, Marigold Orange and Marilyn Red, using Life Changing Blender Brushes.
Leaving the stencil in place, I also added some Black Pansy and Golden Rose Paper Glaze around the edges. The middle I left clear so I could stamp up a sentiment.
Because it's so fiery I thought the sassy 'My hobbies includes having no time for bullshit' was perfect. It's one of two in the Do Not Take Any Shit set.
The final card is done with only Paper Glaze and the stencil flipped 45 degrees.
It's so dramatic and elegant against the white background! I did make a bit of a mess at the top right corner, but never mind.
To finish off the card I heat embossed 'happy birthday' from Fancy Sentiments, in gold on vellum. This strip I wrapped around the background and then adhered it to a card base.
Well, that's it from me for today! I hope you found some inspiration here with me, and will try some of these techniques for yourself.
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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Fancy Kaleidoscope Stencil Cards with Erica
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Jun 30 2020
Hi everyone! It's Erica back on the PFS blog.
Today I have LOTS of cards, using the brand new Fancy Kaleidoscope stencil from Picket Fence Studios's June release, to share with you. I do love a good stencil, and it's possibly I went a tad overboard here but it just took off. I did ink blending, water colouring, ink smooshing and all sorts went on. Let's get to it, shall we?
First of I sprayed the Fancy Kaleidoscope stencil with Pixie Spray and stuck it down on a big square of water colour paper. Then I grabbed my palette with Ink On 3 re-inkers in them. There are six wells, one each for Bee Sting Yellow, Marigold Orange, Marilyn Red, My Jam Purple, Peacock Blue and Goddess Green. All of these are already mixed with Liquid Pixie Dust, this creates a shimmery water colour, which is fabulous. You can see this in action in the video I have up on my YouTube channel too.
While I was cleaning up after the colouring, I thought, why not try another few things? My first attempt was adding more colour to the stencil and dabbing water colour card stock on top. This turned out fab but there was still colour left on it so I dabbed another piece on it, and this one turned out soft and pretty too. There was STILL colour left so I kept going! I ended up with four pieces in total, as well as a smaller one. I love that from the same stencil you can get so many different looks!
Because I'm obsessed with ink blending as well, of course I had to do some of that too. Because why not, right?? I used a different Life Changing Blender Brush for each one of the Atelier Inks I used: Bee Sting Yellow, Goddess Green, Peacock Blue, Marilyn Red and Marigold Orange. It's so effortless to do ink blending with the Life Changing Blender Brushes. I LOVE them.
With a ton of backgrounds done it was time to turn them into cards! With loads of fun, sassy and girl boss sentiments available from Picket Fence it was a breeze. The ink blended piece was quickly finished off with a sentiment from After The Storm stamped up with Black Hybrid Ink, which also has been heat embossed with some sparkles on top.
The next two are each one half of the big piece from the beginning. One I adhered to a piece of black card stock, only slightly bigger than the background piece, to frame it. Also to coordinate with the Best word die, that's also partly cut out of black card stock.
The second of the two was adhered directly to a white card base. Both cards have sentiment from BFF Girl Gang and stamped up in Black Hybrid ink.
One final card was done on a background piece done with the Atelier re-inkers as water colours. Here I used the stencil and Paper Glaze in Snowdrop White. The sentiment is from Charles The Chameleon.
Phew, well, that's it from me for today. I hope you found some inspiration here and will try some of these techniques for yourself and have some fun!
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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by Lisa Henke on May 13 2020
Happy Wednesday crafty friends. We are one sleep away from the May Release, but until then, I am happy to share this beauty with you. It's neutral, and full of texture and the sentiment steals the show. The Never Fake a Sarcasm stamp set is back in stock. It's awesome and so so, so funny.
I decided to show off the sentiment with some Paper Glaze and the Flowers Stencil. I started with the Flowers Stencil (it might be out of stock, but you could use any stencil to create your own background and texture. PFS has so many great ones to choose from), some ink, and. blending brush. I blended on the ink and then stamped the sentiment over top. On a separate piece of card stock, I added the amazing texture with Fern Green Paper Glaze.
I added a Mist scalloped border and some twine to finish it off. I really enjoy creating cards with limited supplies. This one uses a stamp and stencil and some fun with ink and paper glaze. Have you tried it yet? You should. Check out all the colors. See you back here tomorrow for the New Release!
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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.
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Stencilling Madness with Erica!
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Apr 16 2020
Hi guys!
Erica back on the PF Blog today and I've got quite a few cards for you!
All the cards in this post are made with stencils one way or another, or a third. I do love them and it's so great that there are new ones in each release. For these cards I have used Flowers and Stars.
My first two cards are very simple and fun, as well as quick. I have used the Flowers stencil for these. With the help of some Life Changing Blender Brushes and Atelier inks I ink blended the inks directly onto card bases. The stencils have all had a good spray of Pixie Spray on them to keep them in place. It's such a must have for those intricate stencil. It's almost impossible to get clean, crisp lines without it.
For these two I started with a light blend of Bee Sting Yellow ink in the middle of the Flowers stencil and worked my way out towards the edges. Then to create some contrast and depth, I added some Marigold Orange on one and Marilyn Red on the other.
To finish these off I cut out the Hey You in black and white card stock. The background piece I cut out four times and layered up to raise the whole thing up.
On the next card I've used the same Flowers stencil but stead of ink blending, I've used Paper Glazes to create a rainbow.
The colours I used, from left to right, are Agapantha Purple, Peony Pink, Marigold Orange, Golden Rose, Daffodil Yellow, Leaf Green and Ocean Poppy.
Make sure you clean off your stencils and tools quickly after you have used Paper Glazes as they do dry fast. I have an old kitchen sponge and tooth brush I use to clean off mine. DO NOT use your Stamp Scrubber on Paper Glaze. I repeat: DO NOT use your Stamp Scrubber to clean off Paper Glaze! It will ruin it!
The sentiment is from Never Faked A Sarcasm and I stamped it with Black Hybrid ink on white card stock, trimmed it down and adhered it to the card right in the middle.
My next card is also very simple, although it took a lot longer to create the background for this one. It's done with Copics and it is done as a dark night sky.
The stencil used on it is called Stars and I used Black Pansy Paper Glaze with a palette knife. I thought maybe it would look too dark but it's gorgeous!
To make it look more like a galaxy, I added some details with a white Posca pen. I don't have much luck with white gel pens but the Posca pen works quite well for me. If you want splatters, the Snowdrop White Paper Glaze might work a treat, seeing as it's shimmery too.
The Love Ya word die is cut out of matte black card stock and silver mirror card stock. It's adhered to the card with foam tape cut to shape using the die to cut it.
Well, that's it from me for today but I hope you like the cards and found some inspiration here!
Thanks for stopping by, stay safe and stay home if you can! MAD props to those of you keeping our societies going, I am so proud of you and so grateful to you!
BIG (germ free) HUGS from Erica
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by Becky Roberts on Apr 03 2020
Happy Friday Picket Fence Stampers!
Becky Roberts here from Inking Idaho with a pretty little baby girl card.
To get the onesie shape I made a few cuts. Start with a 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of cardstock. Fold in half like you would for a regular card.
1. Sleeves: Measure on the sides of the card where the sleeves will go, from the top corners down to 1-1/2". Make a tiny pencil mark. From that pencil mark measure 3/4" in towards the chest. Cut on that 3/4" line.
2. Sides: From that cut 3/4" line, use a ruler to draw a line diagonally to the bottom corners of the card and then cut on that line.
3. You now have a onesie with sleeves. Use a corner rounder on the sleeves to round and soften the sharp corners.
4. Legs: I used a 1-1/2" circle punch to add the leg holes. After you make the punch, use your scissors to slightly straighten the crotch area so it look more like how the leg holes should look.
5. Neck: I used the same hole punch to create the neck opening.
6. Now it is time to decorate.
Rose Stencil
Sleeping Baby Stamp Set
I stenciled the roses and leaves onto the light pink cardstock with Distress Oxide Inks and the Life Changing Blender Brushes.
I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock measuring approximately 2-1/8" x 1". I hand cut the tag shape and punched a hole to attached to the ribbon sash.
Add jewels, pearls or little buttons to the top.
Have a lovely weekend, friends - stay safe out there!
Becky
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by Lisa Henke on Mar 11 2020
Hello and happy hump day. Are you surviving the week of full moon, time change, and almost Friday the 13th? And we won't even mention the other hot topic of concern. I'm keeping things light and cheery and uplifting.....see what I did there? lol. I am thankful I can escape the day to day crazy with a paper, ink and a punny sentiment. The Tightening Her Bra Straps stamp set from the February release is a fantastic friendship set and I love the encouraging words included with it.
I colored up the pretty bra and used the matching Tightening Her Bra Straps Dies to cut it out. The detail in the image, had me reaching for the gorgeous Fancy Flourishes (it's back in stock! Yay!!) stencil. I did a quick, soft and pretty inking with the Life Changing blender brushes with some blush and light grey inks.
I stamped the sentiment in Stormy ink and added the bra image above it with foam dimensionals. I never underestimate the support of a good bra and I always rely on the support of a good friend. Both are priceless. I hope this card makes you smile and that you get some crafty time soon.
Hugs, Lisa Henke
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Funky Leaves Stencil cards, two ways, with Erica
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Mar 03 2020
Hi guys!
It's Erica back on the PFS Blog today. I've used the Funky Leaves Stencil, in two different ways. Ok, so the cards both started out the same way but I finished them off differently and I got very fun results.
To start with I sprayed the Funky Leaves Stencil with Pixie Spray to make sure it stays in one place so I get clean straight lines. Then, armed with a Life Changing Blender Brush and some inks (Mountain Mist from Altenew and Goddess Green from Ink On 3) I blended a panel each with each colour. Not all over, oh no, my ombré obsession is going nowhere fast.
On the Mountain Mist panel I then went back in with the Embossing Pad from WOW! Embossing and on top of that I sprinkled Aquamarine Glitter Powder. This I set with the dual heat gun on the lowest setting, from underneath the panel, to keep the glitter in place. I also trimmed this panel down a little bit.
I didn't want to cover up all that gorgeous glitter too much so what to do? I heat embossed the Happy Birthday from Fancy Sentiment on a strip of vellum, in Platinum embossing powder and then wrapped this around the panel.
This I adhered to a light grey card base and with that card no1 was done.
Card no2, done with the Goddess Green ink, I did the same Happy Birthday sentiment for. Also in Platinum, on vellum. After wrapping the sentiment strip around the background I adhered the whole thing to a card base.
To give this one a bit more interest, I added lots of Nuvo Jewel Drops in Key Lime. I used the leaf shape and added drops of different sizes to them and then set the card aside to dry.
Which one is your favourite? The one with glitter or the one with texture?
Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed these cards and will try one of these techniques yourself. Don't forget to tag @picketfencestudios in your posts when you show off your creations!
That's it from me!Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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Soft and Pretty and Stencil Obsessed
by Lisa Henke on Feb 26 2020
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Good morning friends. It's Lisa Henke and it's always an honor to show up on the PFS blog and get to share some of my creations with you. As a paper crafter I love all the stuff, it's exciting to get the latest and greatest tools. We are collectors of all the things, right? *wink*wink* I collect and I love using all those tools but some days it's nice to keep it simple. Simple is where I go when I have lost my mojo, or if I am just simply short on time. I love that I can still create a pretty card with minimal products, and PFS stencils ALWAYS save the day.
I still have the brand new Fancy Flourishes stencil on my desk so I taped that down on some white card stock and reached for a few of my Life Changing Blender Brushes and got inky. I used three colors of ink Blush, Citrine, and Tropical Teal. With a light hand I blended on the ink colors, overlapping them just a bit in the center of the Fancy Flourishes Stencil.
I trimmed the panel down to 4 x 5.5 and added the sentiment from Favorite Notification. This sentiment set is such a fresh, new, and sweet friendship set. I love the mix of fonts, especially the one I used today. I am fairly certain we all have that friend that fits this sentiment. I used a grey ink to stamp the greeting and mounted the whole panel onto a soft grey card base. Soft, pretty, and a flat card makes for easy mailing. No excuses. A card like this can take 5-10 mintues max. Get inky and mail a card today!
Crafty hugs and happy hump day. It's almost the weekend, it's almost March, and SPRING is getting closer.
-Lisa Henke
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Fancy Flourish Ink Blending with Erica
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Feb 23 2020
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Hi guys!
Erica back on the PFS Blog with a quick card. It’s blue, it’s ink blended and it has bling on it. All my favourite elements.
As I was going to do ink blending I got a panel of Bristol Vellum card stock out. I also generously sprayed my Fancy Flourish stencil with Pixie Spray to keep it in place while doing the ink blending.
I had three shades of blue inks from Catherine Pooler picked out. Something Borrowed, Suede Shoes and Juniper Mist. With my beloved Life Changing Blender Brushes I did the ink blending in an ombré fashion with the darker colour at the top.
Thanks to the Pixie Spray the lines are super crisp and clean! This product is absolute genius and a must-have if you are into ink blending.
As the stencilling is so fabulous, I didn’t want to cover it up too much so I kept the sentiment simple. I cut out the new Hello word diecut out of black and white card stock and layered these up.
On Lawn Fawn Blue Jay card stock, I heat embossed ‘I’m obsessed with your awesomeness’ in white. The sentiment is from Favorite Notifications, which is a super fun and relevant stamp set.
This I then trimmed down to a slim strip and adhered to the card. The Hello was added above it.
The final flourish were some Iridescent Crystals from Studio Katia. For a bit of bling, you know.
This design would be so easy to do in different colours for different occasions and different people.
Ok, well, that’s it from me for today. I hope you like the card!
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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Scroll Stencil with Mindy Eggen
by Mindy Eggen on Feb 05 2020
Welcome everyone! Mindy Eggen here with you today and if you follow me you know I love my stencils and Glitz Glitter Gel. Today's card features them both!
This is really a quick card to put together. I'm going to be using the new Scroll Stencil from Picket Fence Studios. This is such a great design! I sprayed the back of the stencil with Pixie Spray and temporarily adhered to Black cardstock.
I'm applying Wild Lilac, Turquoise Sea and Grass Green Glitz Glitter Gel over my stencil. How gorgeous are these colors together?! After I remove the stencil, I'll rinse it off immediately with soap and warm water. Then set my panel off on the side to dry. Depending on how thick you applied the Glitz, I would say give this a good hour at least.
After it was completely dry, I trimmed the panel down to 4" x 5 1/4" and attached to a Black A2 size card front.
I really didn't want to add much more to the card so I used this small sentiment from the Peach & Piper Checking the Post stamp set.
I hope you enjoyed today's inspiration!
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Yoga, Punching People is Frowned Upon
by Lisa Henke on Jan 29 2020
Hello friends! I am always excited to get to share with you here on the PFS blog. It's Lisa Henke and I am FINALLY getting a chance to show off my favorite card from the latest release. Did you see all the NEW products from the January Release yet? You can check it all out and SHOP HERE.
So here is the sweet little yoga girl from Eat Sleep Yoga. She looks so sweet and innocent and perfectly in her zen, right? Then you read the sentiment.Bawhaha! I LOVE a great snarky comment and this one is just awesome. I stamped it in a grey ink to keep the soft, calm feeling of the card.
I colored her up with copic markers and then used the coordinating Eat Sleep Yoga dies to cut her out. I used a few foam dots to pop her up.
So let's talk about the background for a quick second. IT might just be my favorite thing from this release. It's a new stencil called Flowers in a Heart Stencil. I picked out a few smaller Life Changing Blender Brushes and added in some different tones of green from The Stamp Market inks. I didn't really want the full effect of the heart shape, just a focus on the gorgeous florals, so I faded out the ink at the eges to give a softer edge.
I hope you love my card today and this new release. I am still getting inky with all the goodness. We added a scrub pad to the store, lots of stamps, dies, and stencils. Have a beautiful day and if you are feeling punchy, go do some yoga!
Hugs, Lisa