Thursday, April 25, 2019

Picket Fence First Anniversary Blog Hop!



Hello everyone! I’m thrilled to be participating in the First Anniversary Celebration for
Picket Fence Designs and I’m especially excited to be kicking it off!





I’m using the adorable
Cali Kitten Stamp Set for my card today and I decided to try to color her like her namesake with watercolors. First I stamped the image with waterproof ink on watercolor paper then proceeded to color her. My inspiration was one of my beloved cats, who was a dilute tortoiseshell so I went with the lighter shades. I finished off by stamping the sentiment, which, if you’re a cat person like me, you know is all too true :)




Once she was colored, I popped her up on foam mounting tape on a card base that was covered with tiny black and white polka dot patterned paper, added some white hairs to her ears with a white gel pen, and she was done. I thought CAS was the best way to go with this darling little girl.

Now for some news you’ll definitely want to hear: I’ve been provided with a generous coupon code to share with you that is good for three (3) days from the date of this post. It gives you a 20% discount in the ENTIRE STORE so go for it! The code is PFS20 and is case sensitive.

Also I have a $100 gift certificate to give away—how awesome and generous is THAT?? To enter for a chance to win it there are a few details and “rules”, which are simple but non-negotiable:
1. comment on my blog post and leave an email address at which I can notify you in the event you are the winner. No email means no entry. One comment/entry per person. Multiple entries will result in disqualification. I have comment moderation turned on to eliminate spam so be sure your comment posted before attempting it again.
2. drawing closes at 11:59pm Eastern time on April 29, 2019 on.the.dot. None will be considered after that time.
3. a random drawing will be performed some time in the morning of April 30, 2019.
4. as soon as the winner is chosen he or she will be announced on my blog, a general announcement that a winner is chosen will be made on my social media, and I will attempt to notify the winner via email.
5. no response after 24 hours of the time of my email automatically means I do another drawing with the same rules. I will not hunt you down.
6. once a winner responds, I will also post that on my blog and social media. I will provide the winner with a code and he or she will have 14 days in which to use the gift certificate at the
Picket Fence Designs online store.
7. No entries will be accepted in any form other than a comment to this blog post.

See, super simple and very straightforward! You comment, I choose, I announce and email, you respond, you get the code, we’re done! :) Seriously, in the event you do have a question about something I’ve not covered, shoot me an email—you’ll find the link at the top right of this blog post in the “Subscribe & Connect” section.

And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by!








Cali Kitten Stamp Set from Picket Fence Designs
White card stock
Patterned paper
Watercolor paper
Watercolors
Waterbrush
Waterproof ink
Stamp positioning tool
Foam mounting tape
Tape runner
White gel pen
Scoring tool
Bone folder



67 comments:

  1. Wow what a generous gift. I wish my watercoloring looked as good as yours does. I can't believe Picket Fence is a year old already. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Yes, that is a generous prize to be able to win...And, it is so true, your sentiment about "Cats". She is a beauty!

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  3. What a cute card!!! I love all the stamps here! Flipflops4sherri@yahoo.com is my email

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  4. I’ve always loved Nicole and I’m so glad this adventure with Picket Fence Studios is going so well! Thank you, Barbara and Nicole!
    Jamiejohnson0220@gmail.com

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  5. Your kitty card is beautiful and adorable at the same time. I love how you made her multicolored inspired by your own cat. Thank you for the chance to win an awesome prize!

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  6. This is beautiful! Love how you've watercolored her!!

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  7. That kitty comes to life with your watercoloring!

    Thank you for the chance to win and Happy Anniversary to Picket Fence!
    R.winncreates@gmail.com

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  8. Love your Cat card. Picket Fence Studios congrats on your 1st anniversary. I am confident you will be sharing all your great products with us for years to come. Plsakron@aol.com

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  9. Look at that beautiful calico kitty! How fun! Happy Anniversary Picket Fence! jeanne.streiff@gmail.com

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  10. I’m a cat person, and love your card. My email is - kittycattleranch4@sbcglobal.net

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  11. Love this Bar! The way you colored up the kitty is fabulous. So happy you are kicking off the celebration!

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  12. Happy Anniversary, Picket Fence, and what a wonderfully watercolored card! (Thank you for the discount code, too!) beltwaybutterfly@yahoo.com

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  13. Beautiful card that any cat lover would love to get. seaani@comcast.net

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  14. Very unique card and I love this stamp line! neetspainting@yahoo.com

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  15. I love your water coloring, pretty cat!

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  16. How cute is that kitty stamp! I so need to get that! Happy Anniversary Picket Fences! mc.sue at hotmail dot com

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  17. Just love this cute cat card!!
    subhashiniswaminathan19 at gmail dot com

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  18. Terrific card! Beautiful!
    crafts.petersen(at)gmail.com

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  19. Happy anniversary picket fence! Such a cute kitty she is! Your card is casilious!! As a cas lover I just adore this card!

    My email id is rppraga@gmail.com

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  20. Lovely card, beautifully watercolored.
    Happy Anniversary PFS! Thanks for the opportunity to win this generous prize.
    jolea.1994@gmail.com

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  21. Wow! Fantastic job coloring the cat! Happy birthday PFS!

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  22. Wow! Great coloring!! mm9772 at yahoo.com

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  23. Awesome! Love the coloring! Thanks for the chance to win! Acespinners at gmail . Com

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  24. This is GORGEOUS!!!! I love how you colored the cat! That face! Great framing too!
    Thank you for the chance! meghan.kennihan@gmail.com

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  25. Lovely watercoloring! Very generous giveaway and coupon! Thank you for sharing! butler83ataol.com

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  26. I just wanted to stop by and tell you that Cali is gorgeous! I adore what you did with her! (Angie PFSDT)

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  27. Beautiful card! I really want to try water colors soon! - brandypitre@gmail.com

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  28. thanks for the chance to win such a generous gift. Big fan of Picket Fence Studios here. Your card is gorgeous too. My email is mary.borg63@gmail.com. Cheers

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  30. I really like the cat faces but wasn't sure how to color them. Thanks for sharing your beautiful card. Thanks for the awesome giveaway. mkndigger@gmail.com

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  31. I love your cat! Just adorable! Cats do choose us and we don’t own them. They own us!

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  32. So cute. I love the colors you used.

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  33. Love the coloring, such an adorable stamp.
    Email- chandhini22 at gmail dot com

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  34. Love this pretty kitty and the colors you used! Adorable card!
    Happy Birthday to Picket Fence Studios!
    deniseb777@gmail.com

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  35. How exciting!! Love this beautiful card. I have a soft spot for tortoise shell kitties as I had one for 20 years. Your card reminds me of her. Thank you for sharing.
    pilobus@yahoo.com

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  36. Purrfect! Love your beautiful card! Thanks for the chance to win and the discount code!

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  37. Sweet, and the sentiment is spot on. We have been adopted by several cats here in Greece. Unfortunately, we have also lost a few way too soon.

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  38. This card is adorable, I love the way you achieved the coloring so cool! I just love your work, thanks Barb! Sew7752@aol.com

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  39. Cute card. Great giveaway. My email address is kwesi_charles@yahoo.com

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  40. Super cool card! Love how you watercolored the fun kitty image.

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  41. Seriously cute kitten card! Love your coloring! I am new to Picket Fence so this hop will be a great way to familiarize myself with their products!! peifert88@gmail.com

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  42. That sweet kitty cat is adorable! Just love her :-) jomalicoat@outlook.com

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  43. Oh, that kitties face is just so precious! What a beautiful card.
    rebyah1@gmail.com

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  44. Lovely coloring on this sweet CAS styled card. Thanks for the chance.
    mendo.dre at gmail dot com

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  45. Such a darling card! Love the expression! Thank you for the inspiration and the wonderful opportunity!

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  46. Love how you watercolored this wonderful cat!
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  47. I love picket fence studios stamps - they’re so different and their sentiments always make me at least smile, if not laugh out loud ;-) your card is really sweet - I have a kitty cat myself, so that makes me like it even more 😍 Should I be the lucky winner, you can contact me under contact@handmadebymirella.com

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  48. Beautiful kitty image using watercolors! cin22.cole@gmail.com

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  49. That is such a cute cat design and I love how you colored it arlinverna at tnics dot com

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  50. I love the pattern of coloring you chose. It looks like my friend's kitty cat. Adorable. I also love the watercolor effect. sharon dot gullikson at gmail dot com

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  51. Love your cat card! It's "purr-fect". Sorry, I couldn't resist. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. :D

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  52. Love your cute cat card! It's "purr-fect". Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. janet.sisk@gmail.com

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  53. I really love how you created the cat face, gorgeous watercoloring! (mprantner at gmail dot com)

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  54. Love Cali!!! So pretty with watercolor. Thank you for sharing!!!

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  55. Fabulous work.. loved your watercoloring kitty.. Thanks for the chance to win..

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  56. So glad I stumbled on this in the nick of time - love your card and am enamored with many of the picket fence stamps - thanks for the chance to win such an awesome prize!!!
    lisanorstrom1@gmail.com

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  57. Such a beautiful kitty!! Happy 1st Anniversary to Picket Fence!

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  58. Beautiful coloring
    and made an awesome
    card.
    Carla from Utah

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  59. I love how you colored this kitty!

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  60. Amazing gift! And you reminded me I need to work on my watercolor skills. Thanks so mush! :)

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  61. Nice coloring of the cat. I like his patches. brian dot poteraj at gmail dot com

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  62. Cute card. Lovely the kitty and the colors.[Bunny]

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