Crafty Friends: Picket Fence Studios

Welcome! It is the 20th of the month and time for another Crafty Friends blog hop!

Welcome to the monthly Crafty Friends Blog Hop!  We feature a different brand each month, with a limited time COUPON CODE for our viewers. How awesome is that?!

We are featuring Picket Fence Studios this time, and they were  kind enough to off a 20% discount to our viewers.

I have a couple of cards using the Franken Cute set. I had to have this set as soon as I saw it!! Love! Check out this video for all the details.

This is the slimline version of the card. I found a great windmill stamp to use on the background, which is blended with Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide inks.

 The windmills are the perfect accent for this big fella!

He colored up pretty. easily and quickly with Copic markers. I followed the artist's guidance for the shading. 

This is one of the many awesome sentiments in this stamp set.

And another one on the inside.

 This is the 5x7 version. I only used one windmill image, and added glow in the dark green apple Nuvo Crystal drops. And fussy cut the sentiment.

 

I am telling you, these sentiments are all winners!

I got a little carried away with the videos. I have another one to share!

I love this ethnic Rosie the Riveter style stamp: #Girlboss Faith. I do apologize for the messed up coloring. I was adding the finishing touches with a black Gelly Roll pen, and it smeared! So sad! It was already glues together.

I was going with some bright, but somewhat autumnal, colors. After I colored this lovely lady with Copics, I did a quick fussy cut. The background is the created using the Painted Dots Turnabout. from Concord and 9th. The sentiment is from another Picket Fence Studios set: Because.

I finished this card off with one of the sentiments from the set,  and a scrap of the Painted Dots background.

The rest of the blog roll is at the end of this post, so don't forget to check it out.

If you are interested in the supplies I used, I have provided links below.

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

Supplies for Franken Cute cards:

Supplies for Strong card:

Blog Roll:

• Tanya Boser- that's me!
• Ilina Crouse
• Becky Roberts 
• Sandi MacIver 
• Sue Plote 
• Sara Sherlock
• Lydia Fiedler 
• Jennifer Timko 
  

 

 

 

 

Get Your Autumn On!

 Are you ready for some glimmer and shine?!

September is here and we are going to get our autumn on with some bright and shiny glimmer foil! Get all the details on the video. 

The Picot Petite Rectangles coordinate beautifully with the Essential Rectangle dies and Glimmer Hot Foil plates. I used the glimmer plates with the Picot Petite dies here on this 5x7 card. 

Even the sentiment is a glimmer hot foil form the Glimmer of the Month kit from last year. Just look at how well that border of foiled dots goes with the die cut rectangle!

The Aura foiled Scattered Dot background is beautiful too!

Loving on the Fall Flora dies from last year too. Using old and new stuff together is my fav!

Thanks for stopping! I hope you have been inspired and are now running to your craft room. Or at least filing away some ideas for your next crafting moment. 

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

 Supplies:

Picot Around the World

Let's play with the new release from Spellbinders, the Picot Petite Ovals dies by Becca Feeken. 

 

 

Check out the video for the complete details on these cards. 

I love how the Picot Petite dies coordinate with the Essential line of dies and glimmer hot foil plates, sooo many possibilities!

 I did use the August 2020 Spellbinders card kit Around the World on these cards. 

Some tiny airplanes from the kit stamp set finish off this card. 

These are both 5x7 cards, and the largest Picot Petite dies fit on this size very well.

More stamping with the kit stamps in the background with some White Sating Pearl embossing. Look at the detail on this die cut!

The sentiment stamps are from the Super Chill stamp set from the June or July 2019 card kit of the month. That island silhouette is also from the Around the World kit, as is all of the patterned paper used on these cards. 

I even added the island to the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by, and a special thank you to all of you that use my affiliate links. I really appreciate it. 

Come back again is a couple days for another post and video featuring the Picot Petite dies, this time it with be the Rectangles!

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

Festival of Fall: Harvest Goodness

 

 

Playing with Distress Oxides to create a vibrant background!

The Crafty Festival of Friends is doing another series of hops on all the social media platforms. This time it is a Festival of Fall, and the theme this week is Harvest Goodness. I love the variety of produce that emerges in the fall, such a feast for the senses! If you have a garden, you are probably up to your ears in yummy stuff that you now need to preserve. If you don't have a garden, you may be having garden envy, or fending off zucchini from everyone you know, lol!

The Friendship Farms stamps and dies from Concord and 9th are the perfect way to bring that fall vibe to life.  I added the Woven Plaid background to this card for a warm touch. It is already cold here in northern Minnesota. The high today was 56! Much too early for this. But it is never too early for pumpkins and plaid!

You can watch me create this card from start to finish here.

The distress oxides made quick work of the stamping, with a rustic look. If you want a smoother look,  use a dye ink and probably a MISTI for the best images. 

The pumpkin was diecut from some cardstock I have in my stash that I had done ink smooshing with Carved Pumpkin and Spiced Marmalade. I plan to keep some available all the time, because it is amazing!

I did use a dye ink for the plaid stamping for a more subtle and crisp stamping. I made sure to dry the ink well with my heat tool before doing the copper heat embossing.

I had created larger than needed panels with my stamping, and used the leftovers inside the card. The cardbase is a cream speckled cardstock from my stash. If you have been stamping for a while, I am sure you have some version of this style cardstock tucked away. Autumn is the perfect time to pull it out, it adds a warm and cozy feeling to your projects. And there is something to be said about combing white and cream on a project.

The rest of the blog roll is at the end of this post, so don't forget to check it out.

If you are interested in the supplies I used, I have provided links below.

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

Supplies:

 

 Blog Roll:

Tania Cordie          blog

Tanya Boser.          blog        instagram       video

Picot Petite Dies!

 

 

 

Spellbinders has a new release from Becca Feeken, and they are amazing!! A new staple for my craft room.

 

 

Check out this video with all the details!

 

 

 

 

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

PCC 392: This is My Costume

Are you ready for a field of pumpkin projects? I know I am! But then, I love squash of all kinds. So yummy, and pretty!

I was able to get my self organized enough to participate in the Paper Craft Crew Challenges this week. I think I deserve a gold star!

The Paper Craft Crew has a great sketch challenge this. I played a little fast and loose with it, but then a sketch is supposed to be a jumping off point. Click on the link to see more inspiration, and to add your project to the challenge. 

 

 I got a new pumpkin set from The Rabbit Hole Design, and I had to play with it. I also had this background leftover from another craft session, and it looks perfect here! I created that background with the Trinity Stamps Slimline Space Swirls stencil and Distress Oxide inks. Video here:

 

The pumpkin was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink, then clear heat embossed on watercolor paper, then colored with Daniel Smith watercolors.

Some fun glitter cardstock die cut foliage accents add a great autumn accent. I also used the Candy Corn Shot sequin mix from Picket Fence Studios, so appropriate!!

If you are interested in the supplies I used, I have provided links below.

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

Cats, Three Ways

 

It is feeling like sweater weather here already, the last sips of summer will be gone soon. And that putts me in the mood for these warm yellows and oranges with copper and brass accents.

You can watch me create all of these cards in this video. 

 This all starts because I need a cat themed birthday card for work, which means these are all going to be 5x7 cards.  I searched out a good stamp set with multiple cats, and I found the Hero Arts: Knitting set. 

First I stenciled a panel of yellow cardstock with Wild Honey, Ripe Persimmon, and Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxides. 

Then the cats were stamped in Versamark and Bras heat embossed.

The HB is from Concord and 9th: All the Birthdays stamps and dies, and is die cut from Tonic Studios Rose Platinum mirror card. Gorgeous!

I attempted to stamp the cats inside the card with the Hero Arts Ombre Autumn ink pad and messed up. So that card base was turned into two front panels with cats stamped all over. 

This one gets the same treatment as the first card. Look at those cats! I think the one in the scarf is my favorite.

The last card has double the fun with both backgrounds used. The panels are die cut with the Honey Bee Stamps A7 Double Stitched Rectangles, which is my favorite for A7 cards. 

I love how the inks, embossing powder, and mirror card all complement each other so well! And that this is a great gender neutral design. 

Are you going to give any of this a try? I would love to hear about it! Leave me a comment below. 

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.