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by Ceal Pritchett on Jun 09 2021
Hello Everyone!
It's Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a quick and easy card with you that uses the Soar Butterfly stencil. We released 5 of these butterfly stencils last month and they are so fun to play with. Whether you ink blend, watercolor or Gel Print with them they are gorgeous.
To make my card I chose to ink blend some Squeezed Lemonade and Salvaged Patina. I added some sequins from the Ocean Breeze sequin mix and the Moonshine mix. The sentiment is from the set Favorite Notification.
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by Erica Andersson-Burke on Jun 08 2021
Hi guys!
It's Erica back on the Picket Fence blog with a card I made with the darling Cats Are Family stamp and whilst I didn't use it, it has a coordinating die set. It's purr-fect, if you ask me.
I stamped up the biggest image in the set with Black Hybrid Ink on Copic friendly ink, on Neenah card stock.
Naturally I went with a rainbow theme for the books the cat is perched on. I mean, duh, right? LOL.
The cat was coloured grey as I have a stray cat living with me, who's grey and I call him Carlos The Cat. He's very cheeky and likes to perch on top of our gate post, taunting The Cheeky Chicas (my dogs)
The final thing I added was a shadow from the books and the cat, as we live in sunny Spain and I love sunshine. Oh, and the sentiment in the top right corner was stamped with Black Hybrid ink. I almost added sequins, because cats love bling and round things, right? But I managed to resist!
That's it from me for today but thanks for stopping by! If you would like a colouring tutorial for this, let me know in the comments and I will start working on it.
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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by Julia Piksaykina on Jun 07 2021
Hello everyone! It's Julia today. I've got some inspirations for you today! My card feature beautiful Lilies for Spring stamp set and Pink Carnation Paper Glaze.
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by Michelle Lupton on Jun 04 2021
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Have you ever used one of the seamless stamps from Picket Fence Studios? They allow you to create a background panel covered in stamped images of any size, as you can stamp them top to bottom, left to right as many times as you like, and they line up seamlessly!
Well, I decided to use this seamless stamp a bit differently today, to come up with a clean and simple card design.
I coloured the images with Copic markers, fussy cut them out, and adhered them to a white card base. I used a sentiment from the Dragon Fruit set.
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by Larisa Hohman on Jun 02 2021
Hello! Today, I'm sharing a fun zodiac card! This is Libra Girl. As a libra myself, I knew I can to create a card with her. To begin, I started with a piece of white card stock and trimmed it to fit my A2 sized card. Then I used the middle tone of the NEW Paper Glaze Ombre Sky Blues to create a beautiful stenciled design across the paper. I let that dry for an hour or so and worked on my stamped image. I colored her up with Copics, and die cut the image using a large circle die in my stash. Then I placed it on top of my stenciled design and added a stamped sentiment across the bottom. I think this would make such a fun birthday card for that special Libra in you life!
Copic Colors:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04, R20
Hair: Y21, Y26, E87
Blue: B00, B02
Products Used:
Fancy Congratulations Sentiments
Fancy Congratulations Sentiments Coordinating Dies
Libra Girl
Paper Glaze Ombre- Sky Blues
Mixed Media Spatulas
Black Hybrid Ink
Center Flower Stencil
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!
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We Always Have Time for You with Susie Moore
by Susie Moore on May 31 2021
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Happy Monday!
I decided to get creative with our Slim Line Die Cutting System and make a mini slim card. I just used the partial die cutting technique and as I held my breath...it worked!
I stenciled my focal point using the Blending Stencil Tropical Drinks stencil. I spiced it up by using the Flower stencil to color the glass. And my sentiment is from the Nice Seeing You set. This was a very easy card to put together and could be easily replicated.
Don't forget about our Memorial Day Sale for your 20% discount! Have a wonderful day and I'll see you again very soon.
Susie
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Dandelion Delight and Shimmer Powder
by Sandi MacIver on May 28 2021
Hey cardmaking friends, welcome back, it's Sandi MacIver here. Today I have a Picket Fence Studios Dandelion Delight and Shimmer Powder card to share with you and the Embossed Resist Technique which is a fast and fun way to create fabulous backgrounds on your cards.
Shimmer Powders are from Tonic Studios and come in a dozen beautiful colors. For today's card I used the Falling Leaves and Blue Blitz.
Dig around in your stash, you may have some Brusho that was hugely popular a few years back. If you do, the Turquoise, Russian Blue and Leaf Green will give you the same effect as the card I'm sharing today.
Tips to create the Picket Fence Studios Dandelion Delight and Shimmer Powder Card:
Cut a piece of watercolor paper larger than 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 finished piece needed.
Place the watercolor paper into the Misti and stamp the two Dandelion Delight stamps with the VersaMark Ink Pad.
Cover the stamped image with White Embossing Powder, shake off the excess and heat set.
Tape the art piece down to a core board (stiff board used for watercoloring to keep wet paper flat).
Lay the art piece onto the Waffle Flowers Water Media Mat to help protect your work surface.
Spritz the surface of the art piece and lightly sprinkle the Falling Leaves and Blue Blitz Shimmer Powders.
Use a wet paint brush to move the color around, and/or pick up the hard board and tilt it to move the color around.
Add more water and shimmer powder as required.
Finishing the card:
Cut the art piece down to 4-1/2 x 6-1/2Mount it to a 4-5/8 x 6-5/8 mat BlueAttach to a top folding white card base finished size 5 x 7Stamp the sentiment front the stamp set in black onto a scrap of white and cut it out.Attach it to the card front in the bottom right corner with foam squares
Embellishing the card:
Picket Fence studios Oceans of Green Gem Mix is the perfect color embellishment.Add a sprinkle of them across the top of the piece in between the seed pods.
For a printable PDF for this card, please visit my blog here:
used for the Picket Fence Studios Dandelion Delight and Shimmer Powder Card:
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by Lisa Tilson on May 26 2021
Hello there! Lisa here today to share a card with you using the new Dream With Me Cover Plate die. As soon as I saw this die, I knew I would want to use it as a silhouette. But don't let that limit you, you can die cut and watercolour it or ink blend over it, or colour it with markers, like you can with many dies. But I wanted a dreamy night time sky, behind the silhouette.
To start, I took some Arches Cold Pressed cardstock and watercoloured the background using Gansai Tambi paints - numbers 63, 62, 60 and 20. Number 20 is actually black and that ended up getting hidden just behind the die in the end. As always with watercolour I work in layers, letting each layer dry in between. I worked my colours down the card panel to just over half way. I wanted to keep the bottom area white and free to highlight the girl on the swing. Once dry, I adhered this to a top folding notecard.
I took some black cardstock and ran it through the die cutting machine with the cover plate die and then I adhered gold cardstock behind, so that the stars and moon would stand out against the black. This was then glued down over the top of the watercolored panel. Before gluing it down, I went around the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker so that you couldn't see any gold peeking out anywhere.
To finish I popped the card in the MISTI and stamped a sentiment from Que Sera Sera using Black Hybrid Ink. I thought that the sentiment was just perfect for the mood of the card and the vibe of someone travelling through the sky and arriving into someone's world. If I told you how long it takes me to find sentiments to go on my cards, you probably wouldn't believe it! I'm very fussy about having the right font, composition and meaning on a card. Rooting around all my sets is all part of the fun of cardmaking! Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you again soon. Happy crafting!
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by Sara Sherlock on May 25 2021
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today's card features a simple layout, that is perfect for the many beautiful large floral images found here at Picket Fence Studios. I began this card, by stamping the new Tropical Hibiscus Bouquet image in Black Hybrid Ink...
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by Ilina Crouse on May 24 2021
Hi everyone!
Ilina here! Today I am sharing two slim line cards using the new Soar Butterfly stencil. What's better than rainbow butterflies?
To make the cards start by die cutting two panels from white card stock (I used 130lb cardstock) using the Slim Line Nested Rectangles dies. Next secure the stencil over them (one at a time) and ink blend some distress oxide inks using the Life Changing Brushes.
Once done, we just need to add sentiment and add to note card. For the first card I die cut You Are the Best word die from black card stock (3 times, and stacked the letters to get more dimensional look) then adhered to my panel. For the second card I stamped sentiment from Dandelion Delight set.
To finish off the cards I adhered them to black slim line note cards and added some Sands of Time gems!
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Sending Love with Ombre Paper Glaze
by Angela Bode on May 21 2021
Hello! Angie here today featuring the new Paper Glaze Trios!
The set I used for this card is Ombre Sunset Purples. It's nice to have a trio and not worry about mixing just the right shades! I spread the glazes through the Slim Line Broken Fence Stencil. Once the layer was dry, I tidied the edges by die cutting with the Slimline Nested Rectangle Dies. Then I created a bottom layer with the Slim Line DCS Scallop Frames. The SLDCS Scallop Frames set is not just for cutting out layers but it also includes words and shapes, including the hearts I used today. I splattered them with paper glaze mixed with water for a fun effect! Lastly, I added Sending Love.
Every month there is loads to love at Picket Fence Studios! HERE is a link that will take you straight to the PFS Shop so that you can browse!
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
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by Ceal Pritchett on May 19 2021
Happy Wednesday!
It's Ceal here. Today I am sharing a card using the Tropical Hibiscus Bouquet stamp set.
To create this card I started with a white top folding card base, a black panel and a white heavystock panel for the image. I stamped the image with our black hybrid ink and then watercolored it using Karin markers. I love how these watercolor markers have so much pigment and are so bright.
For the greeting I used a sentiment from the More Fancy Sentiments stamp set stamped in versamark ink on black and then embossed with white powder. I used the More Fancy Sentiments die to cut it out.
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Enjoy each step of the way with Julia
by Julia Piksaykina on May 17 2021
Hello everyone!
It's Julia! today I am over Picket Fence Studios blog showing this Slimline scenery card featuring the Peach and Piper Stamp set and Dies, Scallop Frame Slimline Dies, Mushroom fields die, Tree Scenery and Slim Line Short Grass Die.
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by Michelle Lupton on May 14 2021
Happy release day! Two of the brand new stamps released today are zodiac signs - Libra Girl and Virgo Girl.
I went with a gold theme for Virgo Girl. I coloured her with Copic markers, giving her blonde hair and a gold background (using the Coloring Book Stencil and Distress Oxide Inks). I added some sparkle to her hair and earrings, too. I finished the cards with a sentiment from Fancy Sentiments.
For my 2nd card, I used the Centre Flower Stencil with one of the new Paper Glaze trios. I coloured the girl with Copic markers again, and finished with her zodiac sign white embossed onto black cardstock.
These are the Copic markers I used for these two images:
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by Susie Moore on May 10 2021
Happy Monday!
Do you ever look at a large stamp and wonder if you can do it justice? I know I do. And sometimes what that looks like to me is returning to simplicity. Cue the gold embossing powder and black card stock.
This beautiful wreath stamp was begging to fill a card front with elegance and using fewer products helped to make it work. A side benefit to using fewer products is that a card becomes quick and easy and that is always a plus for me! Design does not have to be complicated to be beautiful.
I have listed the products I used below in case you would like to take a closer look. Have a wonderful day and I'll see you again soon.
Susie
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by Sandi MacIver on May 07 2021
Hey cardmaking friends, welcome back. Sandi here and today I have Color Blocked Wild Daisies to share with you.
I have been circling back around to some cardmaking techniques I have enjoyed in the past and color blocking came to mind. I decided to do a little masking to create the Stripes and use my Distress Oxide Inks for the blending.
The beautiful Wild Daisies outline stamp from Picket Fence Studios was perfect for this application with it's big bold image.
How to create the Color Blocking Technique
Start by masking off the left side of the card front with Post It Tape. I prefer this tape as it doesn't leave any residue.
TIP - I work on grid paper which allows me to keep my lines straight.
Next use a blending brush to blend Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink along the exposed edge of the card.
Remove the tape and heat dry the ink.
Finally, repeat across the the left side of the card front making the stripes different widths for added interest.
Remember for the next three colors you will need to mask off both sides to protect the color you have already laid down.
Colors of Distress Oxide Inks Used in order: Worn Lipstick, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers and Mustard Seed.
TIP - if you are using the same pieces of Post It Tape, rub off the excess ink with a paper towel before moving on to the next color
Completing the Card:
Trim the card front to 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" and place it into your Misti Stamping Tool.
Use the Black Hybrid Ink to stamp the Wild Daisies Stamp Image over the front of the card.
Once the ink is dry, attach it to a top folding A2 white card base.
Stamp a sentiment in black ink on a white piece of scrap paper and trim before attaching with foam squares to the bottom left corner of the card.
Embellishing:
I decided not to embellish this card. With the bold stripes and the detailed stamped image there was plenty going on.
The Color Blocking Technique is a fast and fun way to add a bunch of color to your cards without having to do detailed coloring. It's also quick and easy so if you are strapped for time, this technique will work for you.
Picket Fence Studios also has a variety of large image floral stamps perfect for this technique.
Want another card idea using this stamp set? I shared THIS ONE a couple of weeks ago.
I hope you enjoyed today's quick and easy card. Find more card ideas using products from the April Release on my blog.
Happy Stamping
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Mixing Custom Blends with Paper Glaze - Stencilling Fun!
by Lisa Tilson on May 05 2021
Hello everyone, Lisa here today to share two cards using A Rose, some Paper Glaze, Paper Glaze Enhancer and a stencil that I love! Both cards are similar in design, but changed up a little with the sentiments. I had spare Paper Glaze that I had mixed so I couldn't let that go to waste so two background panels were created. I think both these cards would make great Wedding/Engagement cards. One would also be a great all occasion card for your stash.
I started off by taking a panel of Neenah 80lb cardstock and securing the Watercolor Brush Strokes stencil down over the top. I really love this stencil - as I think it adds a very unobtrusive background to your card. Sometimes you don't want the stencil to be the star of the show, but still have it's place on the card and that is what I think this stencil does brilliantly, especially when you use soft colours. I used three colours of Paper Glaze, but my bottom colour is a custom blend of Pink Carnation and Golden Rose. I was attempting to make a coral colour and tried mixing the two together. I wasn't sure it would be what I wanted and I was right, but what it did produce was this GORGEOUS ballet slipper blush colour (bottom 6 or so lines below).
I then added some Paper Glaze Enhancer to it, to remove some of the shine and that results in a more textured matt finish. I used the Paper Glaze Enhancer with each of the glazes. So, I applied the mixed blend through the bottom of the stencil with a spatula, cleaned the spatula off and then added Pink Carnation with enhancer above it, and then Snowdrop White with enhancer above that, fading out towards the top and making sure not to have the lines stretching all the way across the card, a more unfinished finish at the top! And as I had some of the custom blend left, I cleaned off the stencil and secured it to another panel and went through the same process.
These were set aside to dry whilst I worked on my main image. I really love A Rose, and thought it would look pretty over the background. So I grabbed some Arches Hot Pressed card and stamped the image twice using Versamark Ink. I applied gold embossing powder and heat set. Both images were watercoloured with Mijello Mission Gold paints and left to dry.
For my first card, I popped the rose up with foam tape and I used the Always Word Die with it's shadow die. The shadow was cut from vellum, and the word part was die cut twice from Neenah 80lb cardstock. As I wanted my gold to match the gold of the embossing powder on the rose, I smooshed my Versamark ink pad onto some scrap white cardstock, applied the gold embossing powder and heat set before die cutting the final layer from that. All my layers were then stacked together and adhered over the top.
For the second card, I adhered the rose flat onto the panel and then took a strip of vellum which I prepped with an anti static bag. I stamped a greeting from More Fancy Sentiments using Versamark Ink, applied gold embossing powder and heat set. This was then placed over the rose and secured at the back of the panel with tape.
Both panels were then adhered flat to a top folding notecard. And that finishes my two cards.
I hope that you will try mixing your Paper Glazes - I love the sometimes unexpected blends you can create when you do this. And If you don't have time to use up your spare glaze, you can always pop it into a pot and save it for another day. Picket Fence sells spare containers for this exact reason.
Thanks for joining me today. I'll be back soon with another project for you!
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by Sara Sherlock on May 04 2021
Hello! It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara. Today's card features the adorable Cats are Family Stamp Set, along with a scene background created with stencils.
This card began by adhering the English Brick Wall Stencil to a white panel of card stock. Using a Life Changing Blender Brush, I blended Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide Ink through the stencil. Then, using a smaller brush, I added a bit of Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Ink to areas. I used Painter's tape, to reveal a small "strip" of card stock above the stencil, and blended Pumice Stone and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Inks to form the top of the wall. Once I removed the stencil, I added a little Hickory Smoke Ink to the revealed grout lines to add some shading.
I taped off the inked portion, and used the Slim Line Cloud Coverage Stencil, to create the clouds on the top of the card front. I blended Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink on with a Life Changing Blender Brush, and rotated the stencil on each level to change the pattern.
On white card stock, I stamped two of the cat images from the Cats are Family Stamp Set, using Black Hybrid Ink. I also stamped the sentiment onto the inked panel, with the same ink. Using Prismacolor Pencils, I colored in the cat images, and added some detail to the brick wall created earlier. Then, I used the Cats Are Family Coordinating Dies to cut the cat images out. The cat images were adhered to the card front using foam tape, and then the card front was attached to a white card base made from heavyweight white card stock.
I hope you enjoyed today's card. Find more cards using products from the April Release over on my blog. Have a fantastic Tuesday!
Much Love,
Sara
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by Angela Bode on Apr 30 2021
Hello! Happy Friday to you!
Today, I am over at Splitcoaststampers hosting a "texture" challenge. To create my texture I mixed Golden Rose Paper Glaze with Paper Glaze Enhancer. I love how easy it is to spread the mixture through the Slimline Broken Fence Stencil! I used both the SLDC Scallop Frame Dies and the SLDC Nested Rectangle Dies for layering. The SLDC Systems include so many dies that it makes them great buys! As an example, the "celebrate" die is included in the Scallop Set! See the photo link at the bottom of this post for the list of dies included in these sets! For a fun embellishment, I die-cut Maple Leaves and painted them with Golden Rose Paper Glaze mixed with water for a little "gold leafing". Lastly, I sprinkled a few Purple-Rita Sequins.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!