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Muted Sunset

by Michelle Bala on Jan 30 2023

Hello there! Michelle here, sharing a mini slim line card. Here are the supplies I used: Ocean View Slim Line Die Cutting System Insert Coral Reef Sequin Mix Mini Slim Line Double Stitched Rectangles Die Cutting System Baby Butterfly Beauties I used the Ocean View Die Insert and cut the main kraft card stock panel. Than I die cut the several pieces of card stockin different shades. I trimmed each color to fit the section I wanted to cover. Thanks for stopping by! Michelle

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English Roses All Die Cut Card

by Bonnie Crane on Jan 27 2023

Today’s card features a gorgeous two piece die set, English Roses. Included are shadow and the detail dies. The beautifully and intricately designed image is easily coloured with some simple masking.

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I Whaley Love You

by Brenda Noelke on Jan 26 2023

Hello, Picket Fence friends!! How’s your week going? I hope it’s going well!! I’m sharing a sweet card today that would be perfect for Valentine’s Day!! I began by stamping the adorable whale from the Even More of a Fishy Lot Stamp Set onto white cardstock with PFS Black Hybrid Ink. I colored the whale with Copic markers, added highlights with a white gel pen, then used the Coordinating Die to cut it out. For the background, I masked off the sky and blended Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Ink onto the bottom of panel of Bristol smooth cardstock with Life Changing Blending Brushes for the sea. I splattered it with water and picked up the excess with a paper towel. I removed the mask and blended Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide onto the sky, also with a blending brush. The Scene Building: Sand Stamp was stamped onto Kraft cardstock with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink. I repositioned the stamp and stamped it again with white pigment ink, then added some shading with the brown ink and a blending brush. Once the ink was dry, I trimmed it by hand and adhered it to the bottom of the ink-blended panel. I trimmed the panel and adhered it to an A2 panel of red cardstock, then to a white top-folding card base. The sentiment, also from the Even More of a Fishy Lot Stamp Set, was stamped onto white cardstock with red ink and cut out with its Coordinating Die. I also stamped a couple of hearts from the Somebunny Loves You Stamp Set with red ink and cut those out with their Coordinating Dies. The whale, sentiment and hearts were all popped up with foam adhesive and this card was finished. Such a simple and sweet card to show your love!! Thank you so much for dropping by and spending a bit of your day with me!! Have a great one!! Brenda

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Tankful for You

by Nancy Thomas on Jan 25 2023

Good morning crafty friends. Nancy here with a fish filled card. First I did some two step stamping on three of the fish from the new O-fish-ally stamp set from the January release using cheeky/pucker, seafoam/ocean and celery/pearfection inks. All were cut with with the matching dies. I also cut pieces from the previously released Layering Flora: Leaves and Twigs die set from various colors of cardstock to represent ocean floor seaweed and other flora. For the background I masked off the upper portion and used a brush from the from the Life Changing Blender Brushes to blend on antique linen distress ink to represent the ocean floor or the bottom of a fish tank. I then partially stamped the new Scene Building: Sand using kraft ink. After masking again, I blended on seafoam ink to represent water and stamped the Sand image using surf ink. I assembled the scene then attached the sentiment from the O-fish-ally set which was stamped using surf ink and cut out with the matching die. I hope you like this simple but colorful underwater scene.

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A Wonderful Butterfly!

by Claudia Cubas on Jan 23 2023

Hello everyone dear PFS friends, today we start the week and I want to bring you my inspiration. It is a card that opens on the front and you can insert a photo or a message, I find it very versatile and simple.To make it I chose the set Soar Butterfly Die with this beautiful butterfly that I shaded with purple, fuchsia and green. I then applied Paper Glaze Luxe - Wandering Gypsy with a brush to give shine to the center of the butterfly and the Paper Glaze - Raw Kale on the outside of the wings. For the base of my card, I first shaded with purple, fuchsia, apple green and yellow, and decorated with the stencil Sea Scales 6x6 Stencil and Paper Glaze Velvet - Duckling Fuzz deluxe. For the sentiment I chose the set A Little Note Word DieI hope you like my inspiration today, see you next time!Claudia

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A Little Mermaid Wiper Card

by Heejung Hunsberger on Jan 20 2023

Hello Crafty Friends, I made another wiper card featuring the We are Fishy Lot stamp set, one of January’s releases @Picket Fence Studios. This We are Fishy Lot stamp set is a large version of one mermaid image from the More Fishy Lot stamp set. The mermaid is one of my favorites so I was so happy to have a bigger size of the mermaid. This card fits the A2-sized envelope. when the card is folded, you can see the dolphin. You can see the dolphins when opens it up! I love to make interactive cards with beautiful stamp sets like the We are Fishy Lot Stamp set. When I made this card first. I didn’t like the blank section when it folded. So I had to add a mirror image to cover it up. See, how looks better with the mirror image! CARD RECIPE: We are Fishy Lot Stamp set Evan More Fishy Lot Stamp set We were Mermaid for Me Stamp set Sun with Ray Stencil 6×6 The wiper card tutorial is below, Wiper Card Tutorial That’s all for today. I hope you enjoyed this post and give you inspiration. Heejung SUPPLIES

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January Guest Designer | Amy Kolling

by Sara Sherlock on Jan 19 2023

This month we are joined by Amy Kolling (@amykolling). Amy has guest designed for Picket Fence Studios in the past, as part of our Mr. Frosty Limited Edition Kit, and we were so happy to work with her again! Here's a little about Amy: "I am a mom and wife and when I'm not hanging out with my family, I work full time as a dialysis nurse. I love papercrafting and making cards!" Products Used on this card: English Roses Die, Coral Reef Embellishments, Even More of a Fishy Lot Products Used on this card: Even More of a Fishy Lot, Even More of a Fishy Lot Coordinating Dies, Sun with Rays 6x8 Stencil, Fish Food Sequin Plus Mix Thank you so much for joining us this month Amy! To find these products, and more, please check out our shop!

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Under the sea scene card

by Silvana Chambon Scarenzio on Jan 18 2023

Hello, everyone! Happy New year! It´s Silvana here with another inspiration card featuring some of the new products from the January release. This card has a background story. I live in the southern hemisphere and here we´re in summer, with very high temperatures, the ideal climate to go to the beach. One day, as I was walking in the shore, the Atlantic Ocean was so clear and blue that inspired me to create the sea for this card. But, I didn´t have any ocean themed stamps, so I just kept my photo of the ocean in my phone just in case. When I received the DT package and saw all the products of January release, I realize that this card was meant to be made. The new release not only has these beautiful stamp set called Even more of a fishy Lot with the coordinating die, but has a lot of fishy themed products! It was amazing and incredible. This release also have a lot of stencils that goes perfectly with the ocean themed. I use the Sun with Rays 6x8 stencil to make the sunset sky. It´s a very special time, the sunset in our beaches. When the sun goes down over the sea, and dissapears completely, we applaude to say thanks for another beautiful summer day. It´s a special time to be in the beach. Of course, I couldn´t make this beautiful background without the help of my favourite tool for inkblending: the Life Changing Blender Brushes. Our beaches are special, and we can have the opportunity to see some whales in a few specific months. We´re blessed with their visits. So, as I said, this is a unique and special card for me. I hope you enjoyed the story and give this products a try. Thanks for reading. Silvana.

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January Guest Designer | Holly Brown

by Sara Sherlock on Jan 17 2023

This month, we are joined by Holly Brown (@hollystamper). Holly is a regular in the Community Group, and loves the Paper Glaze products. We were really excited to see what she would create with the new products from the January release. Here's a little about Holly in her own words: "My name is Holly and I'm so excited to be a guest designer for Picket Fence Studios this month. I love playing with different mediums, and the Paper Glaze Luxe is my favorite medium to use with stencils. Who can resist all that glittery goodness?? When I'm not making a mess in the craft room, I am making a mess in the kitchen. You can find me on social media or on my blog, Glitter, Stamps, and Ink." Products Used in this card: English Roses Die, Duckling Fuzz Paper Glaze Velvet, Raw Kale Paper Glaze, Spanish Olive Paper Glaze (these three glazes were used to paint the die cut), Flit Butterfly Die, Flaunt Butterfly Die, Wander Butterfly Die Products Used in this card: Even More of a Fishy Lot Stamp and Coordinating Die, Sea Scales 6x6 Stencil, Sea of Dolphins Embellishments Products Used in this card: Flit Butterfly Die, Sun with Rays 6x6 Stencil, Duckling Fuzz Paper Glaze Velvet, Daffodil Yellow Paper Glaze, Aztec Sunflower Paper Glaze Luxe Products Used in this card: Sea Scales 6x6 Stencil, O-Fish-Ally Stamps and Coordinating Dies, Golden Rose Paper Glaze, Marigold Orange Paper Glaze (both glazes used to color the fish), Scalloped Frames Slim Line Die Cutting System Products Used in this card: Flit Butterfly Die, Flaunt Butterfly Die, Wander Butterfly Die, Layered Flaunt Butterfly Stencil, Wandering Gypsy Paper Glaze Luxe, Butterfly Bush Sequin Mix, Slim Line Die Cutting System Thank you so much for joining us this month Holly! To find these products, and more, please check out our shop!

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The January 2023 Release is Now Available!

by Sara Sherlock on Jan 14 2023

It's the 14th of the month, and that means that our Newest Monthly Release is now available! This month we are thinking of warmer temperatures, and ocean scenes. Watch the video below for a glimpse at everything available. To enter the Release Giveaways, be sure to comment on the video directly on YouTube, and on the Release post on our Instagram. And join us on Instagram beginning at 11AM, Central time, for a Hop to celebrate the new release! Our January Guest Designers: This month, we are so happy to share that we are joined by both Amy Kolling and Holly Brown. We will be featuring both of their projects here on the blog next week, and throughout the month on our Instagram. Live Launch Party with Nicole Petersen: Join us on Facebook, or YouTube for a live launch party for today's release with Owner and Designer Nicole Petersen. These videos are an opportunity to hear the thought process and stories behind new products, see project samples, as well as to ask questions. The live begins at 6 PM, Central - tonight, January 14th. Happy Shopping!

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Quick and easy shaker cards using sequin mixes.

by Evgeniya Ishbul’dina on Jan 13 2023

Happy Friday, Eugy here! Today I would like to share with you these two similar cards. You know, I just love making card shakers and I just couldn't help but make a couple using new sequin mixes! For my first card, I used a beautiful, bright and sunny mix called All About the Yellows. This card was so easy to make. I simply cut out the window for the shaker using the Flying Butterfly Slim Line Die Cutting System Insert and added a sentiment from the Baby Butterfly Beauties stamp set. After that, I blended the background and filled the shaker with a sequin mix. Five minutes and you're done! Then I made the second card using the same steps, but only added A2 Pierced Blanket Cover Plate Die to the front of the card. For the shaker I used the Chandelier Slim Line Die Cutting System Insert and the sentiment is from the Fancy Life Events Sentiments stamp set. And I filled it with an incredibly beautiful mix from the latest release - Flower Beds. Happy crafting and have a great weekend! Eugy

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Thanks card by Laura

by Laura Nistal on Jan 11 2023

Hello everyone! I'm Laura and I'm very excited to be here again on the Picket Fence Studios blog showing this clean and simple card that I hope will inspire you! To start, I cut several pieces of "Layering flora blooming blossoms dies" on white cardboard and then I painted them in different colors with distress oxide inks. I also cut out a few "Layering flora leaves and twigs die" in green cardboard. Next I prepared the background: For this I used the "A2 pierced blanket cover plate die" die that I cut out of white cardboard. For the sentiment I used the "Thx word die" that I cut out of gold cardstock. I also used the "Gems mixed fired" to decorate... Finally I prepared the composition, glued all the pieces and this is how the result was! I hope you like it and that it inspires you, I remember that you can find all these products and many others in the Picket Fence Studios store. Don´t forget to come tomorrow for more Christmas inspiration! A huge kiss and until next time! Laura

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You Are...

by Michelle Bala on Jan 09 2023

Hello there! Michelle here, sharing a card of gratitude. Here is a list of supplies used: My World Revolves Around You Stamp Set Double Stitched Layering Rectangle Dies 5x7 Double Stitched Rectangle Dies Baby Butterfly Beauties Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies Sequin Mix -Rainbow I embossed the background stamp with gold embossing powder. I used Copic Markers to color the background and coordinate the ink colors for the butterflies. I added some black paint splatters. Thanks for stopping by fora peek!

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Combining Watercolour & Stencilling featuring Plumeria Rubra & Trapezoid Spiral

by Bonnie Crane on Jan 06 2023

Today’s card features the gorgeous Plumeria Rubra water coloured with a stencilled background.

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Butterfly Slim Line Shaker

by Brenda Noelke on Jan 05 2023

Hello, fellow crafters and happy Thursday!! I hope your week is going well!! I have a fun slim line shaker card to share with you today!! I LOVE butterflies!! They can be used for so many different occasions!! I began with my background panel, so it would have adequte time to dry (although it dries really quickly). I applied Snowdrop White Paper Glaze onto a panel of white cardstock through the Slim Line A Whole Lot of Polka Dots Stencil with a palette knife. While that was drying, I stamped the sentiment, from the Baby Butterfly Beauties Stamp Set, onto white cardstock with Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide Ink. I stamped some butterflies from the same set with Shaded Lilac, Kitsch Flamingo and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Inks, then die-cut the sentiment and butterflies with the Coordinating Dies. I LOVE the sentiments in this stamp set...they are so uplifting and positive!! I also die-cut the second largest die in the Nesting Ring Die Set from pink cardstock. Next, the stenciled background panel was die-cut with the smaller rectangle die in the Slim Line Die-Cutting System Set. The Monarch Butterfly Slim Line Die-Cutting System Insert was cut from the center of the panel. I adhered acetate behind the butterfly, then added foam tape to the back of the panel. A combination of All About the Pinks, All About the Yellows and All About the Purples sequin mixes were added for the shaker bits. I adhered a small piece of white cardstock behind the opening and then adhered the panel to a slimline panel of pink cardstock that was cut from the largest Slim Line Nested Rectangles Die. The Nesting Ring Die was adhered with liquid glue, while the sentiment and butterfly die-cuts were popped up with foam tape, for even more dimension. Whew!! I know that was a long one, but shaker cards are a little more involved and take more time to explain!! Thanks for hanging in there with me!! I appreciate you taking the time to stop by today!! Have a wonderful Thursday!! Brenda

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A Hug from Me to You

by Nancy Thomas on Jan 04 2023

Good morning. Nancy here transitioning out of Christmas card mode to the next big holiday of Valentine's Day with today's card. After stamping the new Picket Fence Studios Flow of Hearts onto Copic friendly cardstock, I cut out and framed with a die from the Slim Line Stitched and Scalloped Rectangles and Alpha Die Cutting System. Yes, that is a long name but there is a lot included in the die set. Next I stamped the sweet elephants from the previously released The Best Hugs Ever set onto Copic friendly cardstock, colored with Copic markers, then cut out with the matching die. I then stamped the sentiment onto a cherry kisses cardstock strip using Versamark ink and white heat embossed. A trio of sequins from the Poker Face Sequin Mix Plus provided a bit of sweet sparkle. I hope your new year is off to a great start!

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Welcome Sandra | New Design Team Member

by Sara Sherlock on Jan 03 2023

We are thrilled to announce that we have a new Design Team Member joining us beginning with the January Release! Please join us in welcoming Sandra to the team! Meet Sandra Petersen: "Hi! I am Sandra an absolutely coffee and crafting addicted mom of three from Germany who can't live without doing something crafty a day. It is not coloring and cardmaking only but I also love to sew, crochet or knit...unless the work calls for extra shifts. I work as a nurse in out-of-hospital critical care and take currently care for ventilated children. My coloring and cardmaking journey started in 2017 and I never thought that I could get that addictive to it!I am really looking forward working together with all the other talented ladies of the PFS Team to give you a lot of crafty inspirations.You can find me and my crafty work on IG"www.instagram.com/addicted_to_creativity We are so glad to have Sandra joining our team. To see all of our design team members, please visit this link.

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Hello 2023!!!

by Claudia Cubas on Jan 02 2023

Hello everyone dear friends and Happy New Year!!! I am very happy to show you the first card of the year 2023 here on the blog and thus welcome the new year. To make it, I chose the stamp My World Revolves Around You , I stamped with white embossing powder and shaded with different shades of yellow and orange. To decorate the shaker I chose Sequin Mix - All about the Yellows Then I prepared the black cardstock on which I smeared the Paper Glitz - Black Rainbow with Mixed Media Spatulas .Oonce dry I die-cut the cityscape from the set Slim Line City Skyline Cover Plate Die This die cut is really very useful because we can use it all year round! Hope you like my inspiration, see you soon!!! Claudia

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Pop-up Frame Birthday Card

by Heejung Hunsberger on Dec 30 2022

Hello Crafty Friends! Are you all ready for New Year? I wish you all the best in NEW YEAR! Today, I'm sharing a cute birthday card featuring the My World Revolves Around You Stamp and My Pet Unicorn Dear Stamp. I made this card for my niece's birthday card and wanted to make it very special for her. The card size is 5 x 7 inches, which is bigger than an A2 card, this is a good size of card for many people who prefer the bigger card to an A2 size. I really love the 5X7 Double Stitched Rectangle die @picket fence Studios. You will see many designs of the 5X7-sized card in the future. I made a pop-up frame feature in the front. The pop-up frame card tutorial is below, CARD MAKING TUTORIAL CARD RECIPE: Background stamp: My World Revolves Around You Stamp set. Accent Butterflies: Baby Butterfly Beauties Stamp set and coordinating die. Main images: My Pet Unicorn Dear Stamp set and coordination die. Frame: 5x7 Double Stitched Rectangle Die Half circle shape: Jolly Good Rainbow Die Sentiment: All Those Birthday Candles Stamp set That’s all for today. I hope you enjoyed this post and give you inspiration. Happy New Year! XOXO, Heejung SUPPLIES LIST

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A lifetime of love shaker card

by Silvana Chambon Scarenzio on Dec 28 2022

Hi, everyone! How are you in this Holiday´s season? I hope you enjoyed this time and are safe. Today´s post is about a shaker card featuring a lot of new products! So let´s go! Let´s start with the background. I used the new Petals 6x8 stencil over a previous inkblended background. For the shaker elements, I used the Shaker sheets and the new Sequin Mix All about the purples. To decorate I diecut one of the Nesting Ring dies and some leaves from the Layering Flora: Leaves and Twigs dies The sentiment is from the Fancy Life Events Sentiments stamp set and its coordinating die. I hope you like it and give it a try! Happy New Year to all! With love, Silvana.