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We are thrilled to introduce our July Guest Designer - Latisha Yoast. An often-published concept artist, Latisha's designs are clean, colorful and fun. Here she is in her own words: As a native Californian, I spent my formative years in Mendocino and Sonoma counties. This is where I developed my love for fresh ingredients, wine, finding the beauty in the mundane and my granola hippy side, like wearing salt water sandals and Birkenstocks.  The first time I met my husband, we were 9 or 10 years old. We were playing against each other in Little League. I was one of...

I unapologetically love Christmas!  Lucky for me Picket Fence Studios July Release features several new Christmas items.  For the first two cards, I used the beautiful Brocade Stencil which is not really a Christmas stencil but paired with Christmas colors and a Christmas sentiment it's Christmasy!  The sentiment is included in the wonderful Believe in the Magic set. I don't have a lot of variety in my watercolor powder colors so I decided to change the look of my powders a bit by first brushing Distress Ink through the Brocade Stencil with my Life Changing Blender Brushes.  (also sold in a discount Bundle) Next,...

Hello Everyone, It's Ceal, here to share a few cards made with different stenciling techniques.  For the first card I used the Roses stencil and created a background by running the stencil through the die cut machine and embossing it. Then I used some acrylic paint and spread over it using a credit card.    The second card I used the Brocade stencil. I put down some powdered watercolor, spritzed it and then laid the stencil on top and allowed it to dry naturally.  For the third card I used the Flower of Life stencil with the reverse stenciling technique....