Picket Fence Studios

Freshly Made Sketches #385

April 24, 2019 Jentimko 8 Comments

You know that feeling when you need lots of days off to make up for your vacation? Yeah. I need that. But sadly, no. So I have a card but I’m going to be really fast on my post. The amazing Kim has a great sketch for us and I immediately thought of this dandelion set by Picket Fence Studios. I’m also still playing with some new ink colors from Clearsnap. FUN!!

So I took watercolor paper and applied the ink in Bumblebee and Inchworm using a Life Changing Blender Brush. So fast and easy! Then I stamped the dandelion from Dandelion Wishes (Picket Fence Studios) with black ink. I splattered the distress ink with some water to add those watermarks (love the texture from that). And then I added a sentiment from the set to part of a panel that I had trimmed off and added a black base.

See, told you it was fast! I’m back to work tomorrow. We went on an adventure to Utah last week (Park City area) and had quite a nice trip. The boys had never seen mountains like those so it was fun for them to experience. Make sure you drop over to the FMS site for all the team inspiration. Until next time, have a great day!

Picket Fence Studios April Release

April 14, 2019 Jentimko No Comments

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.

Thinking of You for Picket Fence Studios

April 12, 2019 Jentimko No Comments

I’m over at the Picket Fence Studios blog today with this card. I love the look of bold sentiments with stencils. Let’s face it, the Life Changing Blender Brushes by Picket Fence Studios makes short work of inking with stencils and they are such fun to play with now.

I decided to use some new colors from Colorbox Inks in the Dyestress line. These are really pretty together, don’t you think? I love that I was able to find sequins to match too. The sentiments are actually from two different sets but I loved how they layered together. You can find all the details over at the Picket Fence Studios blog today. And get ready, Sunday April 14th is release day and I’ll be back to enable you then! See you soon!

Freshly Made Sketches #382

April 3, 2019 Jentimko 10 Comments

You want to know a something funny? Even after all these years of being with Freshly Made Sketches, it makes me a little nervous to be the sketch designer. The team has a running joke about struggling to work with one’s own sketch. Crazy, right? You see we create our sketches on paper or digitally and in all degrees of “doneness” so it can come as a surprise when you get to your own and you don’t really have a plan. Well, this week, I actually had a bit of a plan! YAY!!

As you may have gathered, I’m the designer for this week’s challenge and I went with a pretty classic vibe and an off center sentiment panel. I made the focal panel a bit smaller so that the back panel can be the star, or a part of the design, or a simple base. For me, I chose to use is as part of the design with a spotlight effect. Using my trusty MISTI, I stamped on the base of my card using the Let’s Shake Our Tail Feathers stamp from Picket Fence Studios. Then I flipped the base around 180 degrees and stamped again. I did the same on a single panel that was the same size as the base to start. Then I colored the panel using Copic Markers in purples and blues. I probably colored a little more than I needed because I wasn’t sure how much I was going to cut down. Once I was done coloring, I trimmed off equal amounts from each side until the balance looked right. I love that pop of color with the detailing of the image! I added a sentiment from the Forgot to Say Thank You set by stamping in Versamark and embossing in white.

I hope that you will enjoy using the sketch and I know you will love seeing what the design team has created with it. Thanks so much for stopping in today and I will see you again soon!

Wild Rose Birthday for Picket Fence Studios

March 22, 2019 Jentimko 1 Comment

Happy Friday!! A quick share today of my card I created for the Picket Fence Studios blog today. I tried something a bit new for me and did a whole big image using no line watercolor. I find it intimidating but thought this gorgeous image was worth the risk.

I stamped in an ink specially made for no line coloring called Fadeout Ink by Ink on 3. It is super cool to use for this! And then I just kept layering on color until I was happy. It isn’t perfect. I’d totally change things. But I’m happy over all and so glad I tried it. And I’ll keep on trying to perfect the technique over time.

I have a few more details over there and I hope you’ll visit the company blog for lots of inspiration! Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!

Giveaway Winner!

March 19, 2019 Jentimko No Comments

Dropping in quickly to share the winner of my Picket Fence Studios gift certificate. So happy to announce that the winner is:KATHY! I’ll send an email to the one you provided in comments to let you know the details! Thanks to you all for your sweet comments!

Picket Fence Studios March Release and a GIVEAWAY

March 14, 2019 Jentimko 8 Comments

Happy Release Day!! So happy to share with you some projects I created for the Picket Fence Studios March Release AND a chance to win a $15 gift card for shopping at PFS. Yep, it is a great day!

I am going to get right to it and introduce the new stamp set called Color Can Heal the Soul. This is a pretty paint look image that has beautiful sentiments that you are sure to love. As soon as I saw the stamp set, I thought about creating a coffee cup that I want to have! And even better, Picket Fence Studios has just the die for the job. I inked the paint drip image with a rainbow of colors and then stamped onto white card stock.

Then using the die, I cut out a coffee cup. I thought this sentiment from the set was just what I would put on my morning cup. In fact, I would love this to BE my morning cup for coffee!! To add a bit of texture, I embossed using the Random Dots Stencil. I love using a stencil for embossing…a great way to stretch these must have products! I went into my stash of sequins and started grabbing colors until I found the combination I liked to finish the card.

Next up, I wanted to focus completely on another stencil. A new stencil called Oceans of Fish. As I debated pulling out the Glimmer Paste (and believe me, I almost did), I chose another version of shine for this one. I thought the fish would be amazing in foil! So I grabbed Transfer Gel (which acts pretty much like embossing paste except a little thinner) and applied it to a watercolored panel.

Let the gel dry for at least an hour and then add Deco Foil Transfer Sheets on top with a heat laminator (or foiling machine). I love the shine you get! I added some Embossing Glitter for the sentiment to add to the shine. With all that is going on (more texture and shine in person too), I thought it best to leave this one cleaner.

I hope you like the sets I am featuring today. I’ll be back over the upcoming days and weeks to showcase more of the release! But now…the GIVEAWAY! In your comments, tell me your favorite way to use a stencil (because I always need more ideas). That’s it. Comment and share your idea. I’ll randomly choose one winner and announce on March 19th. Thanks so much for stopping in today! See you soon.

Be Fearless

March 5, 2019 Jentimko 2 Comments

You know that moment when you see a craft product and you know EXACTLY what you need to make? Well, that is what I felt when I saw the Peacock Tail stencil from Picket Fence Studios. I just knew, without a doubt, that it needed to be used with Nuvo Glimmer Paste. The only problem, I didn’t have any of the paste. So I ordered and waited and finally I got to sit down to see if I was right. Yes, yes I was!!

I was introduced to the Glimmer Paste a year ago while I was at Stamping Away. I created some panels there with the paste and loved it. But I was super indecisive about which colors to buy and I put it off. No more! I chose Emerald Green and Tanzanite Lavender for their “peacock” colors but let’s face it, they are just gorgeous. I taped my stencil to a board over some white card stock and simply applied the paste. I first added the green and then the lavender, allowing the colors to blend together where they met. The result you see was my first try and really fast. I initially planned for this to be a trial run but decided it was too pretty to waste and put it right onto a card. I’m going to warn you now, I am going to need to glimmer paste all the stencils!!

A note about the paste though….you do need to move reasonably quickly once you have the paste in place. Don’t let your stencil sit with the paste on it. Pull it off, put the project aside to dry and get right to rinsing off the stencil so it doesn’t stick there. You can see my stencil cleaned up perfectly but I knew this from when I first used it.

To finish the card, I thought this sentiment from Wild Heart Gypsy Soul was perfect for the wow of the shimmer. I simply stamped in Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Wow White Embossing Powder. So glad you stopped in today. Let me know what you think about this card and the glimmer paste! See you soon!

Trust Yourself

March 2, 2019 Jentimko No Comments

I’m over at the Picket Fence Studios blog and wanted to share here too. When I was creating today’s card, I was completely enamored with the new Petite Cup Die and wanted to focus squarely on that. I love a stand alone die that can be great for so many kinds of cards. For today, I created a card to support and cheer on a friend.

I started with a stack of printed papers in varied colors and used the die to cut out the cups. On the middle cup, I simply cut it on the reverse so I could stack them better. Super fast and think of all the papers you have that would be great for this! To make the gingham cups pop against the background, I chose a woodgrain paper that added texture but also help highlight the fun designs. For a sentiment, I went to the fantastic Exhale Worry stamp set. Seriously, this is one you simply must have. It will be a workhorse for you. I put the sentiment on a little banner and added a button and some twine from my stash.

I hope you enjoy this card! Don’t forget to look at your die cuts for fun and inspiration. There are so many ways to use them!! Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon.

Picket Fence Studios February Release Day!

February 14, 2019 Jentimko 3 Comments

Hi everyone! It is one of my favorite days…release day! Every single month Picket Fence Studios gives us so much to use for creating and this month is no exception. Another amazing release!! So I’m going to get right to my cards.

First up, I used this super cute selfie cat to create an interactive card. The name of the stamp is I Love Your Face and it is such fun. I colored the kitty to look a bit like my little Meg. We decided that Kate is far too dignified for selfies but Meg, well, she would totally be taking them! But then I wanted to take it a step further.

So I created an interactive light up card using Chibitronics Chibi lights. So when you push the cat’s paw, the camera “flashes”. I used my bone folder here to keep my hand out of the way. I dimmed the lights a bit too so you can see the light better. I’ll post a quick video over on my FB and IG pages later today. The foundation of this card is pretty simple. I used stitched dies to cut out the square of patterned paper. Then I used the actual die and traced inside it to make sure I knew where my boundaries are. I built the simple circuit and then poked a small hole in the paper under the cat’s paw so the light could shine through well. I think this is fun for anyone, don’t you?

Next up, I chose a set from the “Girls” series and this one is called Shop Hard. Now, I chose this image because it reminds me of one of my neighbor girls. So much so that I showed her mom (and mom agreed). This girl is like family to us and she is such a beauty. How could I not color her?? So out came the Copics and I chose some colors I thought would be right. While I love the sentiments in the set, they were not quite right for this girl (she is a super athlete and doesn’t have much time for shopping). Instead, I chose one from the new set called Let’s Shake Our Tail Feathers. I think it is perfect for a teenage girl!

The whole team will be sharing today and I hope you enjoy my cards. Make sure you go check out the whole release over at the Picket Fence Studios site! Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!

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