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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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Watercolour Tulips

by Michelle Lupton on Jul 24 2020

Hello - it's Michelle here today, and I have a card to share today using the Early Tulip Bouquet stamp set. I started by ink smooshing some Distress Oxide inks onto a piece of watercolour paper. I then stamped the main image from Early Tulip Bouquet in Picket Fence Studios Black hybrid ink, and coloured the image using Copic markers in colours to match the Distress Oxide inks. I then stamped the Hello from Fancy Sentiments, but I masked off part of the flourishes on the word so that it would fit a bit better on the card. Have you heard? Picket Fence Studios is the Brand of the Month at Simon Says Stamp! Thanks for visiting :)

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Is it Halloween Yet? with Larisa

by Larisa Hohman on Jul 22 2020

Hello! Larisa here and I'm so excited to be sharing a couple of Halloween cards with you guys. I don't know about you, but Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday and I always get so excited when companies release their Halloween goodies! For my first card, I used the New Autumn Harvest Collage Stamp. I stamped it just one time in Black Hybrid Ink. Then I die cut a black rectangular frame and and created a shaker element by adding some acetate and a handful of Black Magic Sequin Mix. After my shaker element was created. I stamped my image again and fussy cut the raven from the collage. I popped him up on a die cut scalloped circle from my stash and added it to the bottom left of my card. I also layered on some glitter washi and a stamped sentiment from the Inside Quotes: Christmas Stamp Set. I just masked off the "Christmas" portion of the sentiment. And there you have it, a festive fall card with a bit of a spooky feel. For my next card, I couldn't resist the New Jack O Lanterns Stamp Set. In fact, the instant I saw it, I squealed with delight. To begin, I stamped my image once on some copic-friendly card stock. Then I colored all the pumpkins white except one. I chose the largest pumpkin in the bottom left corner and colored him up in the traditional orange. Then I trimmed my paper into a square and mounted that on top of some black card stock. I trimmed that so there was a 1/8 inch frame all the way around and then mounted that on a deep purple card stock. I love this stacked frame effect. It really draws your eye into the image. Finally, I stamped my sentiment from the Believe in the Magic Set and heat embossed that with white embossing powder. Sure, this sentiment was meant for Christmas, but if you ask me, it's perfect for Halloween! Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you are having a great week!

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Dreaming of a White Christmas with Susie Moore

by Susie Moore on Jul 20 2020

Happy Monday! Christmas in July! It's hot here in Texas, but maybe we can pretend a bit! You know, I will be super happy to have some cards already completed when the real Christmas season sneaks up on me! Here is the stamp set I used for my card called Most Wonderful Time of the Year. It is a great (and easy) layering set upon which you can create a gorgeous winter scene. I ink blended my background and then stamped the green portion of the tree and the sentiment. Then I added the snowy layer which is fine detailed white embossing power. Quick and easy card...but don't tell anyone! How are you coming along with your holiday cards? It's fun to get ahead! You can see these products and so much more by visiting Picket Fence Studios today. I have linked the products I used below if you are in a shopping mood! Susie Created4Creativity

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A Bride's Bouquet

by Becky Roberts on Jul 17 2020

Happy Friday to you! Becky Roberts here from Inking Idaho with a beautiful wedding card. Weddings might look a little different but the bride and groom still get celebrated. We have three weddings this summer that we would have attended but now we will just send a beautiful card and perfectly packaged gift...the benefits of having a ton of stamping stuff! I used the beautiful stamp set called A Bride's Bouquet. It has this image and several great sentiments for that special day. I colored the bouquet with Copic markers and hand cut it out. I stamped the same image directly on the card so the stems would be there and I didn't have to cut them out. I placed foam squares behind the image and gently placed it over the stamped card. I used markers to continue to color those little stems. I added Gin & Tonic Sequins - oh how I LOVE this mix of sequins!! Before I did all that I lightly stenciled the background with the Fancy Kaleidoscope Stencil, which unfortunately is currently sold out and the Life Changing Blender Brushes. Life Changing Blender Brushes. A Bride's Bouquet Happy Friday Stampers! Becky

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Christmas Shaker Card with Karen Reategui

by Karen Reategui on Jul 16 2020

Hello my crafty friends! Today I’m sharing this Christmas shaker card over Picket Fence Studios Blog. For this card, I have used new stamps from the July Release HO HO HO and Reindeer Stamps along with Gin & Tonic Sequin Mix. Let’s begin! I die cut this slim panel and applied inks to it using the Life Changing Blender Brushes. Next, with the help of my MISTI I stamped the Reindeer Stamp all across the slim panel using WOW! Embossing Pad and heat embossed it with WOW! Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder. Then, I adhered a piece of cellophane wrap from a sheet of chipboard stickers. I cut the cellophane slightly bigger than my slim panel. Then, I folded every side of the cellophane and secured only three sides at the back of my panel using double sided tape. I added the Gin & Tonic sequins through the side that was still opened and then I closed it with more double sided tape. On a piece of acetate I stamped the HO HO HO Stamp Set using WOW! Embossing Pad and the heat embossed it with WOW! Metallic Silver Embossing Powder. I think this silver matched great the color of the sequins. I also, adhered this piece of acetate to the shaker. Finally, I added a white scalloped slim panel at the back and a red folded note card and my Christmas shaker card was ready! I hope you enjoyed this card and give it a try. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day! Karen

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New Release Fun Continues

by Lisa Henke on Jul 15 2020

The new release is amazing. I hope you checked out all the new products and what the DT created with all the goodness yesterday. You can find all the NEW RELEASE HERE! It was full of fall and Christmas stamps but I wanted to ink up this new Shading Flower Stencil. It's a beautiful image and makes beautiful cards. I have two cards, one with bright cheerful colors and another one monochromatic . The first one I created with colors from this week's Color Throwdown Challenge. I inked up the flower with Salty Ocean, Dried Marigold, and Mowed Lawn Distress inks. I used post-it notes to cover up areas I didn't want to transfer other colors to. The Life Changing Blender Brushes make the ink blending easy and quick. Once the ink was dry, I added a sentiment from More Fancy Sentiments with Intense Black Ink. I added some gold splatter with Golden Rose Paper Glaze. I added a bit of water to thin it out and then flicked it on to my card base with a paint brush. I finished it off with a little more shimmer thanks to Spiced Cider Sequin Mix. I didn't want to put this Shading Flower Stencil away, just yet. I wanted to create another card, this time in a monochromatic color scheme. I used Speckled Egg and lightly added in touched of Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink. I kept th layout the same but wanted to show how easy you can switch up a card with color. I used a different sentiment from More Fancy Sentiments and used sequins from Martini Mix Sequins. Thanks for stopping by today. Grab a Life Changing Blender Brush and a Stencil and have some fun.

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Holly Jolly July Release!

by Sara Sherlock on Jul 14 2020

Hello! I'm Sara, from Much Love, Sara. And, today, it's the MOST WONDERFUL TIME of the month - it's release day for Picket Fence Studios! This month the stamps and stencils being released, are focused around the holidays. On release day, I like to share a quick peek of all of the new products in the release. Then, I have a couple of cards to share with you, using some new stamps. I'm also sharing a massive crafty "fail" today - because now I can look back on it and laugh.

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My Venting Friend

by Ilina Crouse on Jul 13 2020

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I have a card for you using the new BFF Girl Gang stamp set. I love how large is the main image and it covers a whole card front. This is also great image for coloring, however I went different route and decided to emboss with sparkle gold embossing powder on plum card stock. I love the effect. Also I added a holographic gold card stock on the bottom for extra sparkle!!!

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Splendid Stencils!

by Angela Bode on Jul 10 2020

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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Summer Fireflies with Ceal Pritchett

by Ceal Pritchett on Jul 08 2020

hello everyone! Since it's officially summer now the fireflies or lightening bugs as I call them are out at night and I love watching them and even more so I love to watch my dog try to catch them. To create my card I started with a pale aqua card base, and a white panel. I used the Broken Fence Stencil and the Life Changing Blender Brushes to create the background. I stamped the Jar from the Fireflies on a Warm Night set on Brstol card stock and colored it with Daniel Smith Watercolors and cut it out with the Coordinating die. I added fireflies to the jar and made "light" by using Daniel Smith Watercolors. To finish the card I added some bakers twine around the neck of the jar.

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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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It's All About the Lime!

by Judy Rozema on Jul 06 2020

Today I am sharing three foodie cards for today's post; two are made with the new Fruitylicious stamp. While this fruit could be any citrus, I chose to make two lime cards today, because limes are my favorite citrus fruit. The first is a cute shaker card using the Gin and Tonic Sequin Mix. You will love the new mixes -- different sizes and shapes, all in a beautiful easy-to-see packaging! I stamped with VersaMark ink, and then embossed with Bullfrog EP. I colored with Copic markers, making one of the limes stand out with brighter colors, and Stickles around the rind. I added some fun lime patterned paper for a little interest on the back panel. My sentiment is from the previously released Pucker Up. My next card shows how easy it is to increase the 4x4 size, and line up the images beautifully in the repeating pattern using the MISTI. I again embossed with the Bullfrog EP, and colored with Copics, using a brighter palette. My sentiment is stamped in VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. I added three strands of Krenik silver metallic thread between the two panels. My final card today is also food related -- from the new Cooking is Art with a partial background using the new Triple Weave Stencil. I used Gina K's Blue Raspberry ink with my stencil and Life Changing Blender Brushes. I stamped the chef in Black Hybrid ink and colored with Copics. I fussy cut him out, and popped him up with foam tape. The sentiment is stamped with VersaFine Clair Morning Mist. And of course, there is lime on that shrimp! It's a simply fabulous release, so head over to Picket Fence Studios 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!

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Red roses

by Michelle Lupton on Jul 03 2020

I have a bold floral card to share today, using stamps from the May release. I white embossed the image from "A Rose" in the top left and bottom right of a piece of Canson watercolour paper. I painted the image using Distress Oxide inks in a variety of blue, pink and red colours. I added a sentiment from the Bird of Paradise Flowers stamp set white embossed onto a scrap of black cardstock. I finished with some sequins from the Gin and Tonic sequin mix. Did you know? Thanks for visiting :)

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Two For One Stencil Technique Video with Geo Pineapple

by Lydia Fiedler on Jul 01 2020

*Compensated affiliate links used where possible at zero cost to you. * I'm a guest of Picket Fence Studios today! They have TWO exciting things happening - an AMAZING sale, and they are Simon Says Stamp's Brand of the Month! Follow that link throughout the month for giveaways and surprises! I'm so happy for them - they are such sweet people and work harder than anyone I know. I used their Geo Pineapple Stencil and Paper Artsy Infusions for a 2-for-1 technique for today's cards. I finished them with Margarita and Irish Coffee Sequins. The sentiments are from this reverse sentiment strip set. I love the way the black makes the sentiments pop. Here's the second part of the twofer technique. So fun and different. So here's the video! Come back for brownies! :) Geo Pineapple Stencil – Picket Fence... [ PFS ] Sequin Mixes. The Entire Collection –... [ PFS ] Paper Artsy GREEN MAN Infusions... [ SSS | JGG ] Simon Says Stamp SENTIMENT STRIPS... [ SSS ] Pre-Cut & Scored Cardstock [ CTC ] Sakura CLASSIC WHITE Fine Line 05... [ SSS ] Art Anthology BIG CRAFT MAT 24x36 311473 [ SSS ] Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White [ GNK ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSP | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | UNT ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] LightView 2in1 LED Magnifier for... [ BRG ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Crafter's Companion GEMINI... [ SSS ] Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring... [ SSS ] Essentials by Ellen Storage... [ ELH ] Die Storage - Clear Storage Pockets... [ CHC ] XL Stamp Storage Pockets [ ELH ] Mermaid tidy towel case and glue... [ ETS ] Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045 [ SSS | CST ] Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies [ ART ] All – Picket Fence Studios [ PFS ] Picket Fence Studios [ SSS ] Nicole was kind enough to let me share my latest project with you guys today - I've produced large, zippered canvas project bags, made with my own original prints using leaves in my yard! They are such high quality bags and the colors are so vivid - I love mine! Here is just one the designs I currently have - you can see the rest here. Click the graphic below to enjoy a sale and free shipping at Picket Fence Studios this weekend! I hope you have a lovely holiday weekend. Stay safe.

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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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Let the Rain Wash All the Pain of Yesterday Away with Susie Moore

by Susie Moore on Jun 29 2020

Happy Monday! I'm here today to acknowledge that we all have storms...but isn't it grand that the sunshine and the rainbows always seem to appear again!! On today's card I got to use so many techniques I love - heat embossing, stenciling, stamping and Copic coloring. I'd say that's a rainbow sort of day right there! Here are the two main ingredients for today's card: I hope you are experiencing some wonderful rainbow filled days because even the storms can yield something beautiful! You can see these products and so much more by visiting Picket Fence Studios today. I have linked the products I used below if you are in a shopping mood! Susie Created4Creativity

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Coffee Understands with Becky Roberts

by Becky Roberts on Jun 26 2020

Hi Stamping Friends! Becky Roberts of Inking Idaho here today with a couple of coffee cards to share with you. I used the stamp set Coffee Understands and the Coffee word die. I colored the girl with Copic markers and placed her on a hand cut tag. I embossed the sentiment in white and then lightly sponged over it with Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide Ink. Coffee Understands Coffee Word Die This card has the sentiments in the stamp set embossed in white for the background. Both cards backgrounds are stenciled with Distress Oxide ink in Speckled Egg with the Flowers Stencil and the Life Changing Blender Brushes. I stenciled first, and then embossed. Life Changing Blender Brushes Have you tried ink blending or stenciling with these brushes yet? Please do, you will find the application so much smoother and easier! Happy Friday, friends! Becky

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New Sequins Mix with Karen Reategui

by Karen Reategui on Jun 25 2020

Hello! Today I’m up at Picket Fence Studios Blog sharing these shaker cards using my the new Sequins Mix. This is a great idea to create simple but beautiful cards using your leftover die cuts from previous projects and put them to good use. You can also check out the how-to video at Picket Fence Studios YouTube channel here. Let’s begin with the first shaker. I’m using Picking Flowers and Fabulously Perfect Stamp from Picket Fence Studios. I die cut a circle die out of a white cardstock. I adhered a piece of acetate at the back. Then, I added some foam strips around the circle window plus more foam tape along the panel. Next, I added the Pink Lady Sequin Mix on top of a white note card and placed my panel with the acetate on top. This way my shaker is created! I had these flowers already done from a previous project and I added them off to the side of the shaker window so this way most of the shaker could be exposed. Finally, I stamped the Fabulously Perfect stamp using Hybrid Black ink from Picket Fence Studios. On my second shaker, I die cut another circle die out of a white cardstock and I also adhered a piece of acetate at the back. Then, I added some foam strips around the circle window and more foam tape. I added the Berry Infusion Sequin Mix on top of a white note card and placed my panel with the acetate on top. I added this girl from BFF Ballerina Girl Stamp using foam tape and finally I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set. On my following shaker, after die cutting the circle die I adhered the piece of acetate, plus the foam strips and foam tape at the back. Then, I added the Spiked Ocean Sequin Mix onto a white note card and closed the shaker window. I used this fish from One Year Older Stamp Set and the sentiment stamped is from the same stamp. As you can see all the shaker cards I created are very easy to make and have the same steps, this way you could definitely mass produce. My next example is perfect for a fall themed card. The sequin mix used here is Moscow Mule. It has these muted colors and a shiny orange. The critter and sentiment are from A Little Nuts Stamp Set. And here you have a Christmas Shaker Card, isn’t that beautiful? This deer and even the piece of red cardstock with the sentiment were leftovers from a previous card and I’m so glad I was able to use them on this shaker. I used Holiday Hopper Sequin Mix on this card and the deer is from On A Christmas Walk Stamp Set and the sentiment is from The Season of Giving Stamp Set. my sentiment has been white heat-embossed using WOW! Embossing Powder. My last shaker card was the easiest of all of them! I used here Christmas Punch Sequin Mix and this gorgeous Merry Christmas Foiled Impression Die. The size was absolutely perfect as a focal point on this card and you still can see the shaker almost fully exposed. I truly hope you enjoyed this post and some of the ideas to make easy, fast and beautiful shaker cards. Have a fabulous day! Karen Here is the video of how I made these 6 shaker cards. Enjoy!

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Fruitylicious Fun

by Lisa Henke on Jun 24 2020

Hey, hey PFS fans. Thanks for stopping by today, it's Lisa Henke here with some fun citrus cards for you today. I had a great afternoon creating with the Fruitylicious stamp set from our latest release. It's one of our background stamps that is created for continuous stamping. I used it in two different ways today. This one I combined with the 3.5 inch Blending Stencil. I used a 4x4 square card stock panel and taped it down in my Misti and then lined up the Fruitylicious stamp to cover the center of the circle opening. SO the blending stencil is acting like a mask and allowing the stamp to be added in a circle pattern. I inked the stamp up with two different colors of ink and blended those towards the middle of the stamp. I then added one of the More Fancy Sentiments along the bottom in Intense Black ink. I tucked in some of the awesome new sequins fro the Margarita Mix. For my second card I used the stamp Fruitylicious stamp but this time I embossed it with white embossing powder and wanted to do some water coloring with the paper glazes. I used three different colors in the Paper Glazes: Succulent Green, Marigold Orange, and Daffodil Yellow. You guys! It was so easy and turned out so pretty. I love the shimmer the Paper Glazes give. Check it. I added a strip of paper to added the simple, yet elegant sentiment from More Fancy Sentiments. I love when you can use a stamp in many different ways. This is just a few ideas with the background stamps. I think the fruit is great for summertime. It makes me smile. Have a great day!