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Clean and Simple five-minute cards - Picket Fence Studios

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by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Jul 29 2022

Happy Friday! Eugy here, today I’m sharing some Clean and Simple card ideas using the Fancy Life Events Sentiments stamp set (it has coordinating dies!) and other gorgeous products from the July release. All of my cards were super easy to make! But first, just a little reminder that we have a Flash Sale on site (exclude the July release). I made my first card using heart stamp from Ink Swatching stamp set. I was so excited to try this new stamp and I found it’s super fun and easy to use - I already created swatches for all my “inks for stamping”! After I stamped my background, I added a sentiment and some glitter cardstock. Voila, my card is ready! To get beautifully blended two-tone gradient impressions, I used Life Changing Blender Brushes to blend ink before stamping. And the best thing about Fancy Life Events Sentiments stamp set is that it has coordinating dies! For my second card, I prepared the card base by coloring it using ink pad technique. After that, I simply diecutted a white card panel with new gorgeous Opulent Negative Strip Die and mounted it on my pre-colored card base using 3d foam squares. The sentiment stamped in black ink seemed too bright to me, and I muted it with some pearl embossing powder. For my last card, I wanted something not usual, maybe some dry embossing effect. So I embossed white A2 panel with new Opulent Negative Strip Die (I use a standard sandwich for Cuttlebug), added colorful sentiment and some crystals for an extra sparkle. As you can see, all those cards can be done in five minutes! Go check out the entire July release or Flash Sale! Happy crafting and have a great weekend! Eugy

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Stretching Your Stencils with Ink Lifting featuring Picket Fence Studio's Shadow of Leaves

by Bonnie Crane on Jul 22 2022

I have a set of cards featuring Picket Fence Studio’s GORGEOUS 6 by 6 and Slim Line SHADOW OF LEAVES STENCILS using an easy ink lifting technique.

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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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Marvelously You Foiled Rainbow Heart

by Sara Sherlock on May 11 2022

Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today, I have this fun card full of rainbow goodness to share with you. I used a different technique to foil the background, using the new Swirly Heart A2 Stencil.

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Hippity Hoppity Slimline

by Michelle Bala on Feb 28 2022

Hello there! Michelle here, sharing a slimline Easter card using some beautiful stamps and dies from Picket Fence Studios newest release. I stamped Vintage Easter Hodgepodge -part of the Seamless Stamps collection- 3 times using the Misti, which takes the guess work out of aligning stamps for repetition. I chose to do a no line coloring technique and used a beige ink on kraft cardstock. I colored the eggs with Prisma Colored Pencils in pastel shades than added some paint splatter with white paint. Allow to dry. Next, I used Hoppin' Down the Bunny Trail and coordinating Die and followed the same no line coloring technique. I also used Hippity Hoppity to All Coordinating Die for the sentiment. I die cut the word with glitter cardstock and the shodow with white cardstock. I used the large slimline rectangle from Slim Line Die Cutting System and die cut the kraft cardstock panel. I die cut the scalloped panel using Slim Line Die Cutting System- Scallop Frames. I layered the panels, sentiment, and bunny ears onto the card base with Extra Wide Foam Adhesive Tape in white.I added some silver thread behind the sentiment and scattered some Sequin Mix- City of Lights. That's all for me! Hope you enjoyed this post! Have a great week! Michelle

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Follow your Path

by Ceal Pritchett on Apr 07 2021

Hey Y'all! It's Ceal here. Today I am sharing a couple slimline cards using some of the amazing March products . First up, I created this shaker card using the Fish for Infinity Slimline stencil, some distress inks, sequins and diecuts. I started by creating a background using distress inks in Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers. I used the SLDCS to cut a frame for the shaker. I placed the Fish for Infinity stencil down on the base using Pixie Spray and blended Blueprint Sketch distress ink over it. Next I stamped the sentiment from the Follow Your Path set which happens to be at a great price right now on the background I had created and added it to the front. Next I created the confetti for the shaker, to do this I die cut several of the whales from the Mermaids of the Sea die set in holographic papers and then added some of the Sharkbite Sequin Mix and the Oceans of Green Gem Mix. For my next card I used the Whales & Mermaids Slimline Stencil and some paper glazes. For this card I started with a background I created using Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch distress inks. After the background was dry I placed the Whales & Mermaids Slimline Stencil down with Pixie Spray. I mixed some of the new Paper Glaze Enhancer with Mint Hydrangea Paper Glaze and spread it across the whale part of the stencil, I also watered down some Artemisia Silver Paper Glaze and added it on top to get the blueish gray color. For underneath I mixed some Artemisia Silver with some glitter.

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Hello Beautiful

by Sara Sherlock on Jan 19 2021

Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today, I'm throwing back to the Rainbow Stamping technique I used during one of the Picket Fence Blog Hops back in May. This is a super fun and easy technique that really makes an impact on larger images - especially combined with a little shading work, as shown in today's card.

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Fancy and then More Fancy

by Sara Sherlock on Aug 04 2020

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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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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Creating Dimensional Embellishments with Paper Glaze

by Sara Sherlock on Mar 31 2020

Hello! It's Sara from Much Love Sara, here to share some fun today. Today I'm sharing a card, that has 3D embellishments made from Paper Glaze! Have you ever been playing with a product, and had a random "I wonder..." go through your mind? This happened to me recently, with the Paper Glazes - I wondered how they would work in silicone molds. So, I quickly dug out a mold, and filled a few spots with the Snowdrop White Paper Glaze.

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Fancy Sentiments and Flourishes with Sara

by Sara Sherlock on Feb 18 2020

Hello! I'm Sara, from Much Love Sara, and I'm excited to be sharing a pretty wedding card with you today - featuring a dry emboss technique using a stencil. Today's card begins with...