Happy Wednesday to you! Hope your week is going well thus far. Here today with a super quick card. You see, I’m on Spring Break week with the family and we are off on adventures. But I did have a moment to make a card with this awesome sketch by our sketch designer Linda over at Freshly Made Sketches. As usual when I’m in a hurry, it seems that I didn’t quite follow the sketch. Sigh. Oh well, Linda will forgive me! *smile*
I was recently enable to try Catherine Pooler inks by my crafty friend Ardyth and boy was she right. I’m totally in love with these!! The clarity of stamping solid image is gorgeous! I purchased some of the families of minis and they are fabulous! I used the Give Thanks stamp set by Concord and 9th and sentiments by Gina K Designs. Clean, simple, fast!
Yep…it really is that short today. I hope to have more to share with you next week after all the spring fun! So glad you dropped in. See you soon!
Oh happy day!!! No really, it is a happy day! Release day for Picket Fence Studios starts now. I’m going to share two stamp sets and a new die in today’s post but the design team will be working together to show you the whole release so make sure to visit each one of them.
I’m starting with a new large flower image called Botan Peony. Oh my. When I say wow, I’m not kidding. This is not a small image (my card is 5.5″ square) but it is detailed and seriously gorgeous. I stamped the image in black in multiple times using my Misti onto Fabriano watercolor paper. Then I heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder. I like the extra dimension you get with the embossing and it is nice when watercoloring too. I got to work with watercoloring using Daniel Smith watercolor paints. They are amazing! If you are not sure about them, you can get dot sheets with actual samples of the colors to try (I linked it below). Once you do, you’ll be hooked. I combined pink, coral, gold and a little green and blue in a loose style. No real plan, nothing formal, but it is such fun to do on these big petals! Once done, I fussy cut the flower.
For the background, I used the Random Dots Stencil as an embossing folder to add a subtle texture. I then used this great sentiment from the new Hello, Beautiful stamp set. Again I stamped in black and heat embossed in clear.
Next up, I jumped on the alcohol ink bandwagon and used a background I created with the new Leaves Negative Die. I used just one color of Ranger Alcohol Ink (Stream) and the Gold Mixative on Yupo paper. I kept playing with the one colors and the gold and now have a few varied backgrounds that I’m sure you’ll see soon.
I took the panel and cut it with the Leaves and decided that I’d use gold glimmer paper in the negative space to play off the gold in the ink. Again I used the sentiment from Hello, Beautiful except heat embossed in gold.
I hope you like these two looks at the new release. Everything is available in the Picket Fence Studios store now! Thanks for stopping in to visit. See you again soon.
Happy middle of the week to you! Here with the latest sketch by Freshly Made Sketches where the wonderful Amy is our sketch hostess. This little trio sketch is sure to get you looking through your stamps for fun.
I had lots of ideas but finally settled on these trees from the City Stacks Stamp set by Concord and 9th. It is probably a stretch for the sketch but sometimes that is how it rolls. Besides, I wanted to play with my Daniel Smith watercolors. I just got a whole new split that has lots of greens and they called out to be used. This was a quick watercolor after stamping in the Picket Fence Studios Hybrid Black ink. I decided the background was a little too plain and added a wash of some yellows behind. Hopefully this is what Virginia will start looking like soon. Sunny with pretty green things!!
Ok, off to visit a friend today (and discuss an upcoming collaboration!!). Until Friday, have a great day!
So you need a new sketch idea? Something you haven’t seen before? Have I got something for you! This week’s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches from the former circle-phobe Jen Brum is amazing. Not gonna lie, when she first showed me the sketch, I thought she was kidding since we have a long running team joke about her lack of love for circles in sketches. Well, she has clearly embraced Team Circle and the sketch is fabulous!
As per usual, my first thought when I see circles is a flower. But will all the circles, I needed to stretch a little. So instead, I thought about die cuts and different elements I could use. As I went through my stash, I came upon two set by Concord and 9th and knew exactly what to do.
First I took my Daniel Smith watercolors and painted some random splotches on watercolor paper. After they were dry, I piled on the dies from both the Monogram and Posie Fill In sets. The dies coordinate well so I just cut things in multiple colors to see what would work. I mixed and matched and played with a few backgrounds until I settle on a watercolor wash. To help follow the sketch a bit more, I added some Clear Drops from Studio Katia. The sentiment comes from the Monogram J set.
I’m so impressed with the variations on this sketch by the team. I think this week is going to be particularly fun and that there will be loads of creativity on display. I hope you’ll play along! Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!
I am so happy to share the latest from Freshly Made Sketches today! I am the sketch hostess this week and I hope you will enjoy this one. As I pondered what to do, I thought about a “one layer” look for the sketch. This is what I came up with. In fairness, my final card isn’t really one layer but I hope that means there are lots of ways to create with it.
I scoured around my stamps to figure out what I wanted for the groupings and came across this pretty Posie Fill In from Concord and 9th. And then I realized that the coordinating dies were PERFECT for the sketch. The big sentiment in the middle is from that! So I stamped the flowers in shades of aqua (Mermaid and Peacock by Lawn Fawn) and then stamped the outlines in black. The flowers are easily cut out with the coordinating dies. I cut the sentiment from white card stock and then layered on the flowers alternating the heights with regular adhesive and foam tape. Then using my paper cutter, I trimmed off the edges of the flowers to make them flush. Using more foam tape, I popped the stamped image up on an aqua card base (Bermuda Bay by Stampin’ Up). I added the letter “middles” from the R and the D on more foam tape and that was it.
Something about these colors really made me happy when I was creating it. While I’m content with some winter weather that still may be due, the fresh spring look of this appealed to me. I hope that you will have some time to play along this week. The team has outdone themselves and I hope you enjoy their creations too. Thanks so much for stopping in today. I’ll be back to crafting tomorrow as the Picket Fence Studios team is preparing for the CHA (Creativation) release later this month. You will be blown away!! I’ll try to sneak in something just for fun to share sooner though. Until then, have a great rest of your week.
Happy Friday to you! I’m here with a quick share of a card I created for the Picket Fence Studios blog. I’m super behind on Christmas cards so it is a good think they have stamps that practically make the card for you!!
I love these fun reindeer and the sentiments from the Santa’s Sleigh Ride set. I colored them quickly with Copics after stamping them with Picket Fence Studios’ Black Hybrid Ink. (Don’t forget to enter my GIVEAWAY over on Instagram for a chance to win this awesome ink.) I created a chalkboard look for the background after embossing the sentiment with white embossing powder. Super simple to do and I love this look! Things needed a bit more holiday cheer so I found a retired candy cane paper from SU and some green glitter paper from Concord and 9th to add color. Then I added some colored pearls to finish.
I hope you enjoy this one! So glad you stopped in today! Hope you have a great weekend….lots of fun and games! As long as you remember that Santa eventually checks that list!
A quick post today with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. The lovely Jennifer Brum is our sketch hostess and I love her sketch this week. Well, in truth, I loved her original version….and I also love the flipped version that I had in my head (without going back to the team page to confirm the sketch). Ah well, that is how it goes some weeks. So imagine, if you will, that my layers are properly aligned. Jen, sorry!!
I used the O Christmas Tree stamp set by Concord and 9th. This is a go-to set for me and has been for a while. Love the sentiments but these trees seemed to be perfect with all the prints. I stamped them with Momento Tuxedo Black and added a little bit of Copic coloring to add a pop. It still needed something so I colored some pearls to match. The printed papers are from Stampin’ Up (Festive Farmhouse – Holiday Catty).
I hope you enjoy this sweet sketch. I love all the possibilities! I’ll be back later this week and I’ll look forward to seeing you then. Hope you have a great week!
Happy Wednesday!! Today is Freshly Made Sketches day and I’m happy to share a classic sketch with you for the week. This one by Narelle is simply a go-to winner! LOVE it!
In a surprise move, I actually opted not to use flowers for the circle elements. That is usually where my brain goes but given that fall seems to be wanting to finally show up, I decided leaves were decidedly more appropriate. And what better leaves to use that the Concord and 9th Layering Leaves Dies?! They are gorgeous and perfect! I cut the leaves from watercolor paper first. Then, using Daniel Smith watercolors, I painted them with fall colors. If you have never used these high quality paints, I linked a palette of these watercolors below. This is a perfect way to try them (and fall in love with them!) with virtually no commitment. I love the sentiment from the coordinating Give Thanks stamp set because, well, it is true. At least when it actually acts like fall. Which has been not at all this year. I thought the Wonky Stitched Dies were a nice look with the style of the leaves and I used it on Gray Granite cardstock (SU).
You are going to be in awe when you take a look at all the design team created! I think they just knocked it out of the park this week. There are so many ways to interpret this sketch and I’m certain the gallery will be full of inspiration too. I hope you will join us and share your creation. We love seeing what you make!
I’ll be back tomorrow with another card using October release products from Picket Fence Studios. So glad you stopped in today. See you soon!
On Friday I told you that Picket Fence Studios was launching its very first new release. It has been so exciting to see the projects from the design team and there will be more to come from us all! And guess what?! I even have a giveaway for you courtesy of Picket Fence Studios (details at the end of my post). For today, I have a card that showcases two of the new sets, Merry Christmas and All That Glitters.
I stamped the both images in Twilight Versafine Clair ink. Such a pretty color! The ink stays wet enough to emboss for a bit so I heat embossed it with clear embossing powder to add a little more shine to the card. I used the sentiment layer to add dimension and thought maybe it needed a little more oomph.
So I added a layer of silver glitter paper from the Neutrals Glitter Paper Pack by Concord and 9th. So wonderful!! And it doesn’t shed the glitter…win!! I picked out some the of the more neutral sequins from the Shark Bite Sequins pack to finish the card.
And now to my GIVEAWAY!! I am giving one set of three circle blending stencils from the new release. These stencils are pure genius and have both the positive and negative circles. When paired with the Life Changing Blender Brush set, you won’t know how you lived without them! Rules for the giveaway are simple:
Comment on this post for a chance to win by Saturday, Sep. 22nd. I’ll announce a winner by Sep. 25th right here. It is that simple! Pretty great, right? So let me know what your favorite product is from the new release. Good luck!
I hope you are loving this new release! I’ll be back soon with card showcasing another stamp. See you soon! Thanks for stopping in.
I hope your week has been great so far. Here today with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. We have a wonderful challenge this week from sketch hostess Linda Callahan. Just like with every card Linda makes, this sketch lends itself to fun and whimsy…and lots of creativity.
As soon as I saw the circles, I thought about flowers and I thought these from the Posie Fill In Set were perfect for the job. I love how they layer (even without their cool background that comes with the set). I stamped them in Altenew Ink and chose the Coral Berry and Forest Glades. I find it is easiest to stamp the outlines first and then the inside solid image. They line up really easily. For the flowers, I added the centers after the other layers. I used my Misti to make short work of all the stamping too. After pondering just using a plain white base, I thought it might be fun to create a more interesting background. I pulled out my Distress Oxide Ink in Peacock Feathers. I inked up a large clear block and spritzed it with water then used that to add the ink to Watercolor Paper. I let the first layer dry a bit and then stamped a little extra ink down to add the splatters and details. Conveniently, there was a bit of a white area left on the side with matches up with the sketch so I chose not to add another layer. The sentiment comes from the same set as the flowers.
Flying tons this week. The busy season is really upon us airline people! Have a great rest of your week and I’ll see you again soon! Thanks for stopping in.
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I was recently enable to try Catherine Pooler inks by my crafty friend Ardyth and boy was she right. I’m totally in love with these!! The clarity of stamping solid image is gorgeous! I purchased some of the families of minis and they are fabulous! I used the Give Thanks stamp set by Concord and 9th and sentiments by Gina K Designs. Clean, simple, fast!
Yep…it really is that short today. I hope to have more to share with you next week after all the spring fun! So glad you dropped in. See you soon!
