New Direction

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Hello!  I am hosting this week's Free 4 All challenge and our team came up with "outside" as our theme.  Everyone is welcome to play along.  We would love for you to join us!  

I made a slimline card with Impression Obsession's Slim Scene Grass Border.  I will admit I got a bit carried away with my distress ink!  I stamped Distress Ink on plastic stamp packaging and spritzed it with water.  Using plastic helps direct the ink easier than dragging cardstock through watery ink on a kraft mat but even so I ended up with green a bit further up than I planned.  I hated to toss the card so I just kept going.  I used the same technique for the sky with a little better control.  I stamped the Scene Birds multiple times and added the Winds of Change Sentiment.  

 Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you are getting some outside time!

   

 

Foiling Fun!

  Welcome and a happy Friday to you!
Today I am on the Picket Fence Studios Blog featuring 

the Succulent Two-Part Foiling and Cutting Die set and Hot Glimmer Foil.  To foil, I used the Gemini Foiling Machine and then the Gemini Jr. to die cut the succulent.  (The Gemini Jr is really amazing at cutting out the super detailed dies so I am a huge fan of this machine!) I was thrilled with how the foil worked with the watercolor paper.

I am sure you are curious to see the entire card so head on over to the Picket Fence Studios blog but come back and check out the Gemini Jr and Gemini Foiling Machine by clicking the links or photos!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Happy Holiday weekend to you!

Yikes!  Here we are on the last weekend before Christmas.  What are your plans for this weekend?  I am determined to stay away from all the stores except the grocery store until after Christmas.  I would rather be stamping!  :)    If you would rather be stamping why not join us for the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers?  Stacy is our hostess and she found a lovely site to inspire us!    I found THIS gorgeous pillow.

I placed the beautiful Quatrefoil Bouquet Stencil on cardstock and added color with the Life-Changing Blender Brushes.  I can't imagine adding color any other way than with an LC Blender Brush.  Next, I splattered the design with water.  Lastly, I added the Happy Day Foil sentiment with sparkling silver.  It's a lot of fun to create foiled impressions with Picket Fence Studios dies and the Gemini Foil Press and Gemini Jr!

Whatever you do this Saturday, I hope you have a happy day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

                         

           

You are Lovely

Happy Friday!
So it was my turn to post on the Picket Fence Studios Blog today!  You can click the link for a full look at the card but here is a sneak peek.

I am also entering this week's Inspiration Challenge at SCS.  Here's my card which includes a link to the photo that inspired it.

First, I placed the rose stencil on cardstock, then I added distress inks with Life-Changing Blender Brushes. (check below for the Blender Brush Sale!)  Easy Peasy with a beautiful end result!  Once I was home I added the lovely foil impressions sentiment.  And lastly, I heat embossed just part of a sentiment from the Houndstooth set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Below you will find all the products I used today including the full Blender Brush set which includes a free stencil!

                      

Merci in Foil

It's my turn to host the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers this week and I chose a watercolor artist's site.  I love the way she photographs her paints.  Lots of white space! I used one of the paint colors as my inspiration and in keeping with her photographs, I kept my card simple.  I cut down one of the fabulous backgrounds I created at Lydia's Unwind Retreat and I added a foiled impressions sentiment by Picket Fence Studios.  It really doesn't get much easier than that, I only wish I had thought to do it before I tried about a dozen other things!  :)

If you love the Merci Foiled Impression die you might also enjoy the ones below and you can view more in the STORE!

     Christmas Leaf Bulb             Love               Thank You

      

Some Christmas Cheer

Hello! Welcome to release day for Picket Fence Studios!  There are so many lovely new stamps, dies, and stencils this month!  I can't wait to share them with you so let's get started!

First, I created a soft background using my Blender Brushes (also sold in a 10 pack)  and this lovely patterned background stencil.  Next, I stamped a sentiment and the absolutely adorable deer from this sweet Christmas set. It was easy peasy cutting the intricate antlers with the coordinating die.  Lastly, I made a little snowy patch for my deer to rest on with this wintry day stamp set and coordinating die. 

With this card, I am celebrating Laura as our Featured Stamper at SCS this week! 

   

    

   

I am having a fantastic time foiling with the Gemini Jr  and Gemini Foil Press!  So next up is a foiled ornament made with this sweet foiling and cutting die set.  I adore this Christmas sentiment set but since I needed just a small one-word sentiment this time, I simply stamped the "merry" and masked off the rest. 

      

Oh, how fun it is to play with foil and Picket Fence Studios foiling impression and cutting dies! First, I chose red foil for this fun Merry Christmas foiling set.  Then, I added the sweet birds and an ornament from the darling Christmas Walk set.  I LOVE not having to fussy cut around those tiny feet instead I used the coordinating dies!

          

I love this release so much I had a difficult time deciding which cards to feature today!  Aren't these squirrels the cutest?  

You can view the entire new release HERE.

  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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