Jen Kray

Hey there! In today’s post, we're putting a spotlight on shaped cards. We’re taking the elegant arch design and crafting something special. If you're into die cutting and clean, beautiful lines, you’ll want to see what we’ve created with our latest dies. Let’s get into it! For this creative session, I’ve chosen the ‘ Brighter Days’ Gerbera Daisy,  beautifully illustrated by Kelly Taylor, and coupled it with the versatile  Basic Die Cutting Set 1 .  This set is a true crafting powerhouse, boasting arches, ovals, windows, and more to spark your imagination. PFS Creative Toolkit Brighter Days Gerbera Daisy Stamp & Coordinating Die Basic Die Cutting Set 1 (Arches, Window, and ovals) Oval Fence SLDCS Clouds of Dreams - Fabulously Glossy A2 Card Fronts Black Hybrid Ink   Iridescent Moonshine Sequins Other Essentials A ltenew Stampwheel Tonic Tangerine Die Cutting Machine  Precision Glue Press Papermill Direct 240gsm Black Card  WOW White Super Fine Embos...

Hey there, lovely crafters! This is my first blog post of the year and I'm hoping to share many more! After a long period of illness and a stem cell transplant, I am recovering well and starting to craft again.  Today it's all about blending the old and the new in a way that'll make your heart sing! So, if you're eager to learn fresh ideas, you've landed in the perfect spot. Let's explore the magic of using large word dies with your existing stamps, shall we?  Design Elements Hooray Word Die Lemon Queen Sunflower Stamp Lemon Queen Sunflower Dies Sequin Mix Iridescent Moonshine Extra Wide Foam Tape Rectangles Paper Splatter White Snowflake The Stamps Scrubber Altenew Stampwheel Tim Holtz Precision Trimmer Copic Markers: In shades Y11. Y19, YR24, YR27, YR21, YR23, YR27, E17 T Ruler The Projects To start, use alcohol-friendly paper and ink for stamping the sunflower.  I do a light-to-dark approach using Copic Markers. For the petals, the following shades are used: ...

Hello, bonjour, buenas dias, shalom! 

Hello and happy Saturday!

Hi friends and welcome to a super fun post today! It's the new release from Picket Fence Studios , and I must say, it's amazing! My cards today focus on one die set, Fanciful Feather Dies , and have made two very similar shaker cards.

 Join me for a fun, Easter-themed card tutorial today! 

Hero Arts Spring 2023 Catalog Release! 

Oscar Wilde said, "a flower blossoms for its own joy".

I'm so excited to be taking part in the 2023 Spring Catalogue Release with the Hero Arts Global Team!

 Hi friends and happy Saturday! Today I have a beautiful little card to share with you, which I just love! Picket Fence Studios have a small line of stamps that fit perfectly onto an A2 Card - they're my absolute favorite! To buy, click on the image  Isn't that a beautiful stamp! I love it, and can't wait for more A2 stamps like this to be released.  Come over for a cup of sunshine and friendship, A2 Card Instructions Stamp out the Flower Shoppe onto alcohol-friendly paper.  Color with Copic Markers (or any alcohol markers).  Trim to 5 inches by 3.75 inches, then mount onto an A2 card base.  Stamp out the sentiment from Peter Bunny and Friends onto the same pink card as the base, and adhere.  Add a few white gel pen highlights to finish off the card.  This is a very easy card to make, and all you need to do is design the color palette. I'd never used Copic Markers to create a background before, so that was a new experience for me, and think it t...

Hello, crafty friends! Today is release day for Picket Fence Studios!  

 Hello friends, and welcome to my blog post today! It's been an age since I had any watercolor materials out and the new English Roses dies were a perfect opportunity to dig out my Aqua Flow Pens!  **Thank you for using my affiliate links to shop, your support means more to me than ever. If you're here, that means you enjoy my posts and find them inspirational, and I'll strive to create quality tutorials and projects .** Products used: Nuvo Aqua Flows:  Evergreen Fern Mango Mimosa Azure Blue Indigo Dawn English Roses Die A2 pierced Blanket Cover Die All about the Blues sequin mix Fancy Friendship Sentiments   Beautiful Roses A2 Card I haven't colored with Aqua Flow Pens for a while so it was lovely to get them out again to use on this English Roses Die set.  It's such a lovely, simple card but the colors really make a statement!  Thanks for visiting me today, and I'll see you soon.  Lots of crafty hugs, Jen Some links I use are affiliated. This me...

Hi friends and thanks for joining me today for the new Picket Fence Studios release. **Thank you for using my affiliate links to shop, your support means more to me than ever. If you're here, that means you enjoy my posts and find them inspirational, and I'll strive to create quality tutorials and projects .** Click here for the Picket Fence Studios January 2023 Release There are so many amazing products this month but I want to start with the gorgeous, Soar Butterfly Die. It's my favorite in the whole collection this month and I hope to see more.  The Soar Butterfly comes with an intricate die and an outer die, perfect if you want to make shaped cards like I have!  Stay Golden, my friend - shaped card The first thing I did was to create a card base with the outer die by folding a piece of card in half and allowing a very small amount of hangover at the top. You'll want to die cut another outer die with the same white card and set it aside.  Next, die cut the intricate ...