Good morning! I am thrilled to be helping Picket Fence Studios celebrate their first birthday!! It’s hard to believe they’ve only been around for a year!! All month long they’re celebrating their birthdays with lots of guest designers and giveaways! At the end of my post I’ll share how to enter to win a $100 gift certificate to their shop! Anyway, I’ve created two cards today using one of their newer stamps and one of their older! Let’s start with the older Little Coral Girl!
Isn’t she adorable!? I started by stamping her on white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed her with clear embossing powder. Then I colored her with copics and die-cut her with the coordinating die. I also stamped the sentiment from Vortex of Fish onto black cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder before die-cutting it to a thin label. I added a little crystal glaze to her tail, top, and flower and then sprinkled it with chunky and prisma glitter. I set her aside to dry while I worked on the rest of the card.
Next I created a fun swirly alcohol ink background using copic refills in BV02, BV04, and BV08 along with alcohol blending solution. While the ink was still wet I added touches of silver foil by pressing the foil to the sticky bits of ink. Once the panel was totally dry I inked the Vortex of Fish with alcohol lift ink and stamped it on the panel. I blotted off the excess ink and then rubbed the panel with a soft cloth to reveal the fishy pattern! I adhered the mermaid and sentiment with foam mounting tape to finish the card!
Next up is this stunning Botan Peony!! I love the huge size for coloring! I stamped the peony and a sentiment from A Dose of Vitamin Sea onto canson montval cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then I scribbled red and orange watercolor markers onto a piece of acetate, spritzed it with water and pressed it to the watercolor paper to create a soft background. I let that dry completely and then I watercolored the flower vibrantly with watercolor markers and a damp paintbrush!
Once the panel was dry I added a little darker shading with copic markers. Then I spritzed the panel with water, blotted the excess, and then splattered it with pink, black, and white paint to add a little contrast. Finally I added a few sparkling clear and matte black sequins with clear drops to finish the card!
I highly encourage you to check out Picket Fence Studios! They have a wide range of fabulous products and I’ll definitely be sharing more from them this month!
Picket Fence Studios has generously given me a $100 gift certificate to give away! I’ve decided to host the giveaway on my instagram account and you can find that at @jessicafrostballas! If you don’t have instagram please feel free to leave a comment here letting me know and I’ll include in you the giveaway as well! 🙂 The giveaway will close at 11:59PM on May 5th, 2019! Good luck!
Thanks so much for visiting and have a fabulous day!
Interested in the products I used? To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!
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Super cute and pretty ideas. Thanks for sharing
Don’t have an Instagram account but I’d love to be included in the running for this awesome prize! I’ve heard so much lately about Picket Fence and would love to try their line. Your cards are lovely as always.
I’m having issues with my instagram, please include me in PFS awesome drawing!
Beautiful cards – I love your water coloring of the flower.
I have an IG account and I do follow you, but I am not seeing the giveaway there. I love all of your cards–the colors are spectacular!
Darling! I love that mermaid! I am on Instagram and I follow you (MadeByMeghanK) but I don’t see the post about Picket Fences? Maybe you haven’t posted yet?
Beautiful card designs as always off you Jess. I had Instagram but the gremlins seem to have eaten it currently. Looking forward to a month of PF inspiration x
Congratulations
May you’ll grow from strength to strength. May you all be blessed with gd health and happiness.
Wen u hv time pls chk on cheaper shipping options go crafters like us. IT wud help us to buy the lovely products .tc
I’ve never had Instagram, but I would love to be
included in the giveaway. Love the little mermaid.
Wonderful cards. thanks for sharing
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Hello, I started following you on Instagram, but didn’t see the contest for Picket Fence. I love anything mermaid, and your card is so fun. I love the school of fish background and the glitter added to the mermaid. The peony is splendid also.
Dear Jessica
Both your cards as always is fab. The coloring is perfect.love both cards.
Happy Birthday Picket Fence Studio..
Though i hv a Instagram account i cant log into it due to the situation in Sri Lanks. Therefore pls include me too. All the best. Tc stay blessed always
I don’t have Instagram but would love to be included. Love the brushes and the peony….what can I say.
Love your card and thanks for the opportunity to win first time viewing your work.
Love the adorable mermaid! Beautiful colors and sparkle! And the big peony is just gorgeous! Beautiful cards!
Not finding a new post on Instagram, but I will check back later.
Your cards are gorgeous! Love the coloring! I followed you on Instagram, but don’t see a contest post? I will try to check later, but please enter me in the giveaway 🙂
Happy birthday PFS! Thanks for your generosity!
Gah! Beautiful cards! I love the way you used the lift ink for the fishies! What a great idea. That ocean is dreamy!
Wow, Jessica, your floral card creation is stunning!
Beautiful cards. Love your ocean background. I follow you on Instagram but don’t see this posted.
Hey Jessica! Beautiful cards! I love the chunky glitter you added to the little mermaid and your coloring on the peony stamp is amazing! I actually have an instagram account (I think my granddaughter helped me create it) but I really don’t know much about how to use it LOL!
Two amazingly gorgeous cards Jess! I love the ocean scene you created for your mermaid and the splatters on the floral card are a perfect backdrop for those bold, beautiful flowers!
First I want to say: Happy Birthday to Picket Fence!
And second…very nice cards. I like the great flower. It looks very pretty and colorful.
Beautiful cards, I love the first one with gorgeous BG and alcohol ink lifted fishes.
I am not on Instagram and I would love to be included in the giveaway.
Your cards are amazing! The mermaid card is adorable, love all the detail and sparkle and the floral card is spectacular!
I’m not sure how to use Instagram but follow your blog & love it! I have learned soooo much from you & love both cards today! I need that Vortex of Fish stamp!!
Oh my goodness! I have been looking at that peony, now it is going in my cart😊
The mermaid and little fishies are awesome too. I don’t have an instagram account, but would like to be included in the give away. Thanks Jessica!
Happy birthday PFS – love your products! Jessica, your cards are so cute, especially love the mermaid 🙂