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Picket Fence Studios 1st Birthday Celebration!!

28 Apr
Little Coral Girl by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Picket Fence Studios

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 ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, guest-designer
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alcohol ink, picket fence studios, watercolor marker

Alcohol Ink Explorations

27 Mar
Alcohol Ink Art by Jessica Frost-Ballas

Good morning!  If you follow me on instagram you've seen my recent alcohol ink experiments but I thought I'd share them here along with a list of my favorite alcohol ink art supplies in case you'd like to give them a try!  I also have two quick time-lapse videos that you can watch below or at my ... View Post

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crafting
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alcohol ink, alcohol pearl, copic

Alcohol Ink Background

25 Feb
Hi by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Good morning!  I've been enjoying my alcohol ink experiments this month during Kathy Rac's coloring challenge and wanted to share one of the ways I use them today! :) I used a combination of copic refills, alcohol inks, and alcohol pearl ink to create this background along with thermoweb foil ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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alcohol ink, copic, simon says stamp, the stamp market

Using Copic Refills for Alcohol Ink Backgrounds

18 Jan
Otterly Cozy Winter by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Lawn Fawnatics

Good morning!  Jess here with a cute clean and simple card using copic refills to create a soft alcohol ink background! To start I stamped the adorable otters from Winter Otter with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I colored them with copics and then die-cut them ... View Post

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Challenge Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton: Alcohol Ink and Foil

19 Dec
Merry and Bright by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Concord & 9th

Hello!  I’m excited to join Michelle Lupton in her Challenge Me a Christmas Card series!  You can find more about the series over at her blog but the general gist is that she asked friends to join her in creating holiday cards with a shared theme!  Today’s theme is one that is particularly special ... View Post

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alcohol ink, concord and 9th, copic

Alcohol Inked Christmas Card

30 Nov
O Holy Night by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Simon Says Stamp

Good morning!  Jess here with a bright and vibrant Christmas card using alcohol inks and a beautiful scripty die from Simon Says Stamp! I love using alcohol inks to create backgrounds and I thought they would make a pretty wintery night sky!  I blended indigo, turquoise, and stream alcohol ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, simon says stamp
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alcohol ink, christmas card, simon says stamp

Alcohol Inked and Embossed Ornate Ornaments STAMPtember Day 27 (+VIDEO!)

27 Sep

Good morning!  STAMPtember exclusive collaboration reveals are over for 2018 but I’m still sharing a few more videos using products from the STAMPtember release earlier this month.  These are normal release products and will be carried in the shop (even if some may be out of stock right now!). I ... View Post

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card-making, crafting, design team, simon says stamp, stamptember 2018, video tutorial
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Simon Says Stamp October 2018 Kit: Sketched Flowers STAMPtember Day 14 (+VIDEO!)

14 Sep

Good morning!  The October 2018 kit from Simon Says Stamp is now available and it is absolutely amazing!  Sketched Flowers contains a GORGEOUS stamp set, alcohol inks, alcohol lift ink, foil, cardstock, yupo paper, foiled cards....it's packed!  If you prefer you can also purchase the Sketched ... View Post

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