Rockstar teenager

 Do you struggle with trying to make a "cool enough" birthday cards for teenage boys? I know I do!

The Rock Band Slimline stamp combined with Celebrating You image from the Bold Birthday Wishes Stamp Set is just the answer to that! This card is for my nephew in High School. I'll let you know if he likes it!

Pat Huntoon

Hedgehog in the Meadow

 Isn't this Hedgehog so cute? I colored him with Copic markers then fussy cut him so I could pop his on the In the Meadow background. He is so adorable - yet so fierce! perfectly paired with the sentiment. All three stamps are from Technique Junkies. The Hedgehog and the Small Creature sentiment are from the new September release and are 15% off through the end of today (September 8th). Don't miss out on the discount!

Let Your Light Shine

 Hey Crafters - 

I absolutely love choosing my stamps not just for their design but for the vibe the sentiment gives off. It’s like each stamp has its own little story to tell, and this one? It spoke to me!

Today's card is all about letting your inner light shine bright! I started with a vibrant blue watercolor background, creating a splash with aqua pigments that just pop. Then, I added a crisp white mat and stamped the gorgeous sentiment. I brought the image to life with alcohol markers, and to top it all off, I used a decorative die to give the image a stunning, shaped finish. The result? Absolutely dazzling!

I hope this sparks some creativity for you. Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

September Artwork Inspiration Video

 

September Artwork Inspiration In today's video we have a compilation of all of the artwork from Technique Junkies Design Team using the new stamps. The 15% discount on the new stamps runs through September 8th. In addition, you may apply any design team member's 10% discount on everything else you purchase (discounted items and kits excluded). Don't miss out on the discounts! Shop HERE So many ideas to inspire you! Please note - click on image below OR click HERE Watch your email next Friday - we have a fun and exciting Halloween Blog Hop coming your way! !     Technique Junkies LLC

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Bold Spirit

Deb here with a card featuring 2 of the latest releases from Technique Junkies . There are 14 great stamps/stamp sets in this release and they are 15% off through September 8th - no code required. For this card, I used Small Creature and Squirrel on Branch .

• I adhered a piece of Autumn plaid patterned paper to a Kraft card base.
• The squirrel image was stamped on Kraft cardstock with Rich Cocoa Memento ink .I left room under the image to adhere the sentiment.
• I cut the squirrel panel with a Double Stitched Rectangle die.
• The sentiment was stamped on white cardstock with Cottage Ivy Memento ink and trimmed to fit under the squirrel . 
• I colored the branch and pine boughs with my COPICS.
• The squirrel panel was adhered to the plaid paper. 
• The sentiment was adhered below the squirrel.
• I placed several brown and green rhinestones on the pine boughs.

This card definitely gave me Autumn vibes after the crazy hot summer we have had. Mornings here are nice and cool and greatly appreciated. I hope you like my card and will be inspired to create some of your own. 

Create-a-Frame - Squirrel on Branch

     Do you use your stamps to their full                                          potential? 

Today’s card features the newly released Squirrel-On-Branch-On-Branch. It’s a beautifully detailed stamp that has its own built-in frame. What do I mean by that?  All you have to do is stamp a portion of the stamp, re-ink, and stamp that pinecone portion again.  Repeat all the way around your card and you’ve created a winter frame you can use for other cards (stamp a bird inside the frame or Merry Christmas for example).

That is what I did on this card.  After that I added some brown to the branch and pinecones with a prisma color pencil, a lighter brown to the squirrel and green to the pine needles.  

Last, I used a brush that had a little leftover blue ink on it and lightly brushed over the white background areas.  I used a brush with yellow to add color here and there - to add more interest to the overall scene. *Use the yellow first.

Finished with a ribbon and sentiment.  The sentiment used on this card is called “small creature” . You can find it along with the entire new set here.

Wouldn’t this make a pretty holiday card?  Actually I think it’d be perfect for a birthday, thinking of you…just about any card.   

All of the new stamps are 15% off (no coupon needed) through September 8, 2024.   If you decide to shop on line and put other stamps in your cart - be sure to add this coupon code (TJ10AJ) and you’ll get 10% off all of those goodies.

If you love and HAVE to HAVE the entire set - check out the great savings on that!

Enjoy your creative journey and thank you for stopping by.   ~AJ 

Bold Birthdays

 Hello friends, 

Today is my MOM's birthday.  We celebrate her all year, but today we actually tell her about it.  😀  She is a good sport she puts up with all the teasing from her kids and now grandkids.   She knows it is out of love. 

I was going to make her a Fall themed birthday card, but I saw this bold birthday set and thought it would be fun to create a background for this cute little cake die cut.   Blue is her favorite color.   These sentiments are perfect for this technique because of the weight of the font.  You can read them easily, even when they are stamped tone on tone.    I think I'm going to get a lot of use out of these sentiments.  I hope this inspires you to make some birthday cards for your Fall birthdays.   

Materials:

STAMPS: use code TJ10Chris to save 10%:

Bold Birthday

Paper:

card stock from stampin up

Ink:

Versa clair: Amazon

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue