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Grow Through What you Go Through
by Angela Bode on Apr 17 2020
Hello! I couldn't decide what I wanted to share with you today so I am sharing two encouragement cards and one belated birthday card!
I watercolored the beautiful Ponchatoula Strawberries image and then highlighted several areas with Inktense Pencils. This set comes with a coordinating die set which allows you to not only die-cut this large image but several smaller leaves, flowers, and berries as well! The berries overflow the gorgeous Terranium Die in silver foil. Lastly, I added a sentiment from the amazing Face the Sun stamp set.
Next up is a fun belated birthday card. I need more of this type of card than any other. I am always late! I watercolored on black cardstock for the background. Such a fun technique! The Wild Wildflowers was heat embossed in white and the sentiment is from Seriously, Literally, Always.
After creating several cards in a row with dark backgrounds it was time to lighten things up a bit! I used the Leaves and Flower Stencil with LC Blender Brushes also sold in a Bundle. The sentiment is once again from the fabulous Face the Sun set.
In conclusion, embrace the day, grow through what you go through and send out those birthday cards even if they are late!
Love ya!
Angie
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Stencilling Madness with Erica!
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Apr 16 2020
Hi guys!
Erica back on the PF Blog today and I've got quite a few cards for you!
All the cards in this post are made with stencils one way or another, or a third. I do love them and it's so great that there are new ones in each release. For these cards I have used Flowers and Stars.
My first two cards are very simple and fun, as well as quick. I have used the Flowers stencil for these. With the help of some Life Changing Blender Brushes and Atelier inks I ink blended the inks directly onto card bases. The stencils have all had a good spray of Pixie Spray on them to keep them in place. It's such a must have for those intricate stencil. It's almost impossible to get clean, crisp lines without it.
For these two I started with a light blend of Bee Sting Yellow ink in the middle of the Flowers stencil and worked my way out towards the edges. Then to create some contrast and depth, I added some Marigold Orange on one and Marilyn Red on the other.
To finish these off I cut out the Hey You in black and white card stock. The background piece I cut out four times and layered up to raise the whole thing up.
On the next card I've used the same Flowers stencil but stead of ink blending, I've used Paper Glazes to create a rainbow.
The colours I used, from left to right, are Agapantha Purple, Peony Pink, Marigold Orange, Golden Rose, Daffodil Yellow, Leaf Green and Ocean Poppy.
Make sure you clean off your stencils and tools quickly after you have used Paper Glazes as they do dry fast. I have an old kitchen sponge and tooth brush I use to clean off mine. DO NOT use your Stamp Scrubber on Paper Glaze. I repeat: DO NOT use your Stamp Scrubber to clean off Paper Glaze! It will ruin it!
The sentiment is from Never Faked A Sarcasm and I stamped it with Black Hybrid ink on white card stock, trimmed it down and adhered it to the card right in the middle.
My next card is also very simple, although it took a lot longer to create the background for this one. It's done with Copics and it is done as a dark night sky.
The stencil used on it is called Stars and I used Black Pansy Paper Glaze with a palette knife. I thought maybe it would look too dark but it's gorgeous!
To make it look more like a galaxy, I added some details with a white Posca pen. I don't have much luck with white gel pens but the Posca pen works quite well for me. If you want splatters, the Snowdrop White Paper Glaze might work a treat, seeing as it's shimmery too.
The Love Ya word die is cut out of matte black card stock and silver mirror card stock. It's adhered to the card with foam tape cut to shape using the die to cut it.
Well, that's it from me for today but I hope you like the cards and found some inspiration here!
Thanks for stopping by, stay safe and stay home if you can! MAD props to those of you keeping our societies going, I am so proud of you and so grateful to you!
BIG (germ free) HUGS from Erica
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Face The Sun with Ceal Pritchett
by Ceal Pritchett on Apr 15 2020
Hello Friends! It's Ceal, here to share a card with you today using our new release set Face The Sun. Y'all this stamp set is Gorgeous! and fun to color I might add.
I colored it using the Karin markers which blend so nicely on Bristol paper. If you haven't tried these markers they are dreamy.
To create my card I started with a white heavy weight card base, a black panel for the mat and a Bristol panel to stamp the image. I stamped the sunflower using our Black Hybrid ink and then colored it with the Karin markers. After I got it all colored I added some soft clouds in the background using the Layers of Clouds stencil. To finish the card I added the sentiment from the same set, Face The Sun.
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Release Day!! Rainbow BFF My Tribe cards with Erica!
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Apr 14 2020
Hi guys and HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!
Today is the 14th, which means a new release from Picket Fence Studios! I'm popping in with a couple of cards made with the BFF My Tribe stamp. In these uncertain and scary times where we can't be with our friends, it's a nice reminder that, whilst not physically together, we are stronger together. Even in spirit or via FaceTime.
I did two cards for this post, one with Copics and one with Zig markers. There is also a YouTube video over on my channel if you want to have a look at the rest of the release as well as the making of these cards.
With the help of my new black, shiny and pretty Mini MISTI I stamped the BFF My Tribe up with Black Hybrid ink on Neenah #110 card stock and Bristol Vellum paper. The one on Bristol I also stamped with VersaMark ink and sprinkled Clear Gloss embossing powder on, which I set with my heat tool.
However I cleaned it off with the Stamp Scrubber in between though. I don't want to contaminate my ink pad and the Stamp Scrubber gets all the ink out of the nooks and crannies. I love the fact that it only has to be wetted with water, and you don't have to use any nasty smelling chemicals with it, for it to work. Then when it's dirty, you just wash it with some soap and you are good to go!
The BFF My Tribe images themselves have been coloured in a rainbow fashion, I tried sticking to the same colours and shades in the same places, as much as possible on both cards. Not sure why I felt the need to do that, but I love how they turned out.
I do have to work on my skin tones a bit though, especially with the Copic markers, but that's ok. The colouring challenge #TheDailyMarker30Day is still going on, thank goodness, so I'll be practicing a lot.
With the colouring done on them both, I trimmed the panels down just a smidge to 5.25"x4" and then adhered these to white card bases. A fun sentiment from the I Freaking Love You set, stamped up with Black Hybrid ink later and the cards were done. I *almost* added some clear sequins but managed to rein myself in. What is the world coming to, eh?? LOL!
Well, that's it from me for today but don't forget to check out the rest of the release HERE.
Thanks for stopping by, lots of love and big hugs from Erica.
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by Judy Rozema on Apr 13 2020
I love working with stencils for making backgrounds, don't you? The Fancy Flourish Stencil is a beautiful design, and was a perfect choice for Sandra Girl.
I used VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze ink and my Life Changing Blender Brushes to create the background. The sentiment from Fancy Sentiments was stamped right on top of the stenciled backgound with VersaFine Clair Nocturne. Sandra Girl and her butterfly were stamped on Hammermill White and cut out using the coordinating die. I backed the main panel with Peacock Curios Metallic cardstock and the base is Hammermill White.
I colored in her flower with a Copic marker. I love how it turned out! Did you know that everything at Picket Fence Studios is 20% offuntil further notice? What a fabulous gift to have during these different times. Use code PFS20. Head on over to the site by clicking one of the PFS links below and start shopping!
Be sure to check out the site and blog TOMORROW as we unveil the April Release! It's SO much fun!
You can find more of my projects on my blog at Joy in a JAR.
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Watercolour Tulips with Michelle
by Michelle Lupton on Apr 10 2020
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Hello! It's Michelle here today to share a watercolour emboss resist card I made using the Early Tulips Bouquet stamp set from Picket Fence Studios.
I stamped the floral image onto watercolour cardstock with Versamark ink and white embossed it. I then added scribbles of red, orange, emerald green and olive green watercolour markers (I used Zig markers) and then sprayed the panel with water. I dried the panel with a heat tool before adding more colour and repeating the process. When I came to the background, I added the deep blue and the aqua colour, but I used a waterbrush to spread the colour instead of spraying with water, beecause I didn't want to risk the colours bleeding where I didn't want them to and ending up with a murky brown mess!
Thanks for visiting :)
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Sleeping Baby with Mindy Eggen
by Mindy Eggen on Apr 08 2020
Welcome everyone! It's Mindy Eggen with you today and I want to share with you my card featuring the new Sleeping Baby
I first stamped the image in copic friendly ink and colored with copic markers. I used the coordinating die to cut it out and then added to a piece of Moonstone cardstock to create a blue blanket.
On Blue Jay cardstock, I lightly ink blended clouds using the Layers of Clouds Stencil and Sea Salt Reactive Ink. Then flicked on Liquid Pixie Dust for sparkle. I attached my Sleeping Baby to my cloudy background and die cut with a Nesting Circle die.
On white cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2", I stamped the sentiment which is also found on the Sleeping Baby stamp set, in Blue Jay ink to tie in all of my blues.
I finished it off by attaching my circle piece to the front of the card using foam squares. How absolutely precious right?! Such a great way to welcome a little one!
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The Ocean Will Set Your Soul Free with Susie Moore
by Susie Moore on Apr 06 2020
Hello Monday Friends!
I used a stencil, pastel rainbow ink blending and two stamp sets to create today's card.
Here is a look at the Tropical Angelfish stencil I used:
Additionally, I used the Things on the Sea Floor stamp set and the Swim in the Sea stamp set. Take a look:
I love mixing in various stamp sets and stencils when I am creating. It makes me feel like a paper chef!
I hope you enjoyed today's card. Sharing it with you gives me so much happiness! You can see these items plus so much more by visiting Picket Fence Studios today.
Susie
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by Becky Roberts on Apr 03 2020
Happy Friday Picket Fence Stampers!
Becky Roberts here from Inking Idaho with a pretty little baby girl card.
To get the onesie shape I made a few cuts. Start with a 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of cardstock. Fold in half like you would for a regular card.
1. Sleeves: Measure on the sides of the card where the sleeves will go, from the top corners down to 1-1/2". Make a tiny pencil mark. From that pencil mark measure 3/4" in towards the chest. Cut on that 3/4" line.
2. Sides: From that cut 3/4" line, use a ruler to draw a line diagonally to the bottom corners of the card and then cut on that line.
3. You now have a onesie with sleeves. Use a corner rounder on the sleeves to round and soften the sharp corners.
4. Legs: I used a 1-1/2" circle punch to add the leg holes. After you make the punch, use your scissors to slightly straighten the crotch area so it look more like how the leg holes should look.
5. Neck: I used the same hole punch to create the neck opening.
6. Now it is time to decorate.
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Sleeping Baby Stamp Set
I stenciled the roses and leaves onto the light pink cardstock with Distress Oxide Inks and the Life Changing Blender Brushes.
I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock measuring approximately 2-1/8" x 1". I hand cut the tag shape and punched a hole to attached to the ribbon sash.
Add jewels, pearls or little buttons to the top.
Have a lovely weekend, friends - stay safe out there!
Becky
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Welcome Baby Girl with Karen Reategui
by Karen Reategui on Apr 02 2020
Hello friends! Today I’m over Picket Fence Studios blog sharing how I created this baby card. I’m featuring the Sleeping Baby Stamp and Die and the Fancy Flourish Stencil.
Let’s begin! This card was very easy to create. I stamped the Sleeping Baby stamp using WOW! Embossing Pad and heat embossed it with WOW! Rose Glintz embossing powder. This color of embossing is very similar to skin color so I thought it would be perfect for this baby.
Then, I colored the baby using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and die cut it with the matching die. Also, using an oval die I die cut a piece of pink cardstock, placed the Fancy Flourish Stencil on top and applied white ink. I adhered this piece of cardstock to a white card base using glue.
Next, I wanted to create a baby comforter and I was inspired by my little daughter’s comforter she used for her crib. I had this wonderful ruffled ribbon long time ago and thought it was perfect for the comforter. I cut three pieces and glued them to my background, one on top of each other.
Finally, I added the baby using foam tape and heat embossed the sentiment using WOW! Metallic Gold Embossing Powder and placed it on top and this card was finished.
Hope you can get some inspiration with this card. You can change the colors and the ribbon for a baby boy card too. Have a wonderful day!
Karen
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by Lisa Henke on Apr 01 2020
Happy April! I have been creating encouragement cards like it's my job lately. This sentiment felt pretty relevant considering the times right now. I am so thankful to have my card making, it helps me escape the crazy. It brings me peace, there will be life after chaos.
I started this card with the really cool new stencil Tropical Angel Fish Stencil and Life Changing Blender Brushes. I blended in a few different colors of ink to create a soft serene background. I made sure to use all three of the fish stencils.
I could have just stamped the sentiment from Swim in the Sea and left this a simple one-layer card, but I stepped it up a bit by adding some ocean greenery with some of the images from Things on the Sea Floor. I colored them with my Copics and then used the matching Things on the Sea Floor Dies to cut them out. I love how the fish look like they are swimming amongst the stones and plant life.
I added the sentiment to the top, and then tucked in a scattering of sequins, because, why not?! I hope you are all staying healthy and safe and embracing the slower pace of life. Keep creating. Hugs, Lisa
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Creating Dimensional Embellishments with Paper Glaze
by Sara Sherlock on Mar 31 2020
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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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by Angela Bode on Mar 27 2020
Hello! Picket Fence Studios has a wide variety of stamps and dies so that you can create something new and unique for every personality type in your life! With more and more of us currently sheltering in place, there has never been a better time to send out homemade happy mail. Today I am featuring two different card styles with sentiments from one beautiful floral stamp. This is a fine example of how versatile PFS Stamp sets really are!
First up is a graphic style card. I die cut the Word Bubbles from an alcohol background then I created a shadow from black cardstock. The sentiment is from Early Tulips Bouquet. Lastly, I adore the birds from the Chirp, Chirp set so I added one! (Chirp Chirp also comes in a bundled set)
For my next card, I created a soft floral card with A Bride's Bouquet. I stamped the bouquet and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. Next, I used Inktense pencils to watercolor the image. Lastly, I added a sentiment from Early Tulips Bouquet.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Love, hugs, and wishes for your good health.
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by Ceal Pritchett on Mar 25 2020
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Hello Everyone!
It's Ceal here! Right now times are tough and everyone could use a little encouragement so I have been making cards to send out to friends and family just to let them know I am thinking about them.
To create this card I started with a white top folding card base and a bristol panel, I have found that ink blends really well using the Life Changing Blender Brushes and Bristol card stock.
I started by blending Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean distress oxide inks with the Life Changing Blender Brushes and a little water to create my background. Next I stamped the water bubbles from the set A Bottomless Sea with embossing ink and embossed it with Under The Sea embossing glitter by WOW embossing. They are so sparkly here is an up close photo
I stamped the sea turtles from the Swim in the Sea set, colored them using Copic markers and then cut them out with the Coordinating dies. These sea turtles remind me of Squirt and his dad in the Finding Nemo movie I love them!
To finish my card I added a sentiment from the A Bottomless Sea set that is so encouraging and reminds us that no matter what we are going through we are never alone.
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Early Tulip Bouquet Cards Two Ways with Erica
by Erica Andersson-Burke on Mar 24 2020
Hi everyone!
It’s Erica here on the PFS blog today, with two spring-feel cards, using the lovely Early Tulip Bouquet stamp.
The first one is a simple sympathy card, with the image part coloured with water colours and lots of white space.
I stamped up the Tulips along the right hand bottom corner, using the Black Hybrid Ink. On this card I kept it horizontally. This is Ranger water colour paper and I used the smooth side. After setting the ink with a heat tool, I used some purple tape and taped the panel down. I placed the tape over the image, along the edges, to keep those parts covered.
The colours I have used are Daniel Smith water colours and I did the tulips in spring like colours. When it was dry, I stamped up the sentiment in the top left corner with Black Hybrid ink and with that the first card was done.
For the second card I used Kraft card stock and stamped up the Tulips with Inkon3 Fadeout ink. To switch things up a little, I did it vertically for this one.
I used coloured pencils to colour it in and whilst it takes a long time, it’s so worth it!
To finish off this card I stamped up the Tulips with the Fadeout Ink in the top left corner. Mainly just to fill the space a little. On top of this I heat embossed the sentiment ‘You Are Lovely’ in Metallic Rich Gold embossing powder from WOW! Embossing.
Whilst this one took a lot longer than the first one, it’s lovely to see how different the outcome is using different mediums and card stock. Even such a little thing as switching up the way you stamp the image on your card stock can make a big difference.
That’s it from me for today, thanks for stopping by and I hope you found some inspiration in this post!
Lots of love and happy crafting from Erica
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by Judy Rozema on Mar 23 2020
The new Paper Glaze at Picket Fence Studios is so much fun to work with! This is the Snowdrop White on red cardstock with the Always Word Die and Fancy Flourishes Stencil.
I taped my stencil down with Purple Tape, and then used a palette knife to apply the glaze. You have to work fairly quickly, as it dries quickly! Once completely dry, I adhered my word die (cut from Silver Metallic cardstock, and backed with red and gray cardstock) and some fun clear rhinestones for added shine! A super elegant valentine or anniversary card!
Be sure to check out all the colors of the Paper Glaze - they are lovely! You can find more of my projects on my blog at Joy in a JAR.
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by Michelle Lupton on Mar 20 2020
Hello! Michelle Lupton here today to share an alcohol ink card using dies and a stamp from the February release from Picket Fence Studios.
I started with a panel of Yupo and added some alcohol inks in blues and greens. I then took some black cardstock and die cut the "Hello" word die three times and layered them up. I cut the shadow from vellum, adhered the word to the shadow and then covered it with Glossy Accents to give a glassy shine.
I decided I needed a bit more, so I stamped the sentiment from Favorite Notification and fussy cut it before adhering it below the die cut.
Thanks for visiting :)
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Current of Fish with Mindy Eggen
by Mindy Eggen on Mar 18 2020
Hello everyone! Mindy here with you today and I have a fun card to share using products from the Picket Fence Studios release. There is a new stencil out called Current of Fish that is an amazing design!
I started by ink blending a panel of Neenah Solar White cardstock with Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide with my Life Changing Blender Brushes. Then flicked with water and dabbed it up with a paper towel. This effect looks awesome when creating an underwater scene.
I sprayed my stencil with Pixie Spray to temporarily attach it to my background. Using a spatula, I applied the Black Pansy Paper Glaze to the stencil.
Once the panel was completely dry, I attached a sentiment from the Swim in the Sea stamp set using foam squares.
Very simple to create and love the silhouette look of the fish.
Hope this brightened your day and inspired you!
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