TJ Inkspirations - Day 23 of the 30 Days of Christmas

TJ Inkspirations Techniques, Tips and Creative Ideas to Inspire your Muse

In This Issue New Art Anthology Products Our last showin 2015 Day 23 of the 30 Days 30 Days of Christmas Links Quick Links TJ Stamps TJ Subscribers Archives Friday Chat with Pat NEW Art Anthology Paints and Sprays in stock NOW! ...and they are scrumptiously yummy. Four new Metal Effects Dimensional Paints: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Copper, are brand new additions to the Technique  Junkies store.  The Silver Metal Effects paint on the dove (right) is an example of the new Metal Effects Dimensional Paint  -- gorgeous,  metallic and glossy! There are 4 different Gemstones available now: Order HERE! Three new Shimmer Sprays - aptly named Fairy Dust -- have been added to the Technique Junkies store. They add an amazing layer of shimmer that helps bring out the beauty of the printed piece.  Order HERE! Last few days to save! Remember that the November release stamps are still 15% off through November 8th. Your discount will be taken off the November stamps at checkout. November 13th will be the last day to receive your 20% off discount on Christmas stamps, too -- just type the word Christmas  as the discount code. Our last rubber stamp show of 2015!   Come to the Stamp Scrap Art Tour Rubber Stamp Show in Edison NJ this weekend! November  7 & 8 Join us for Morning Madness! Come to the TJ Booth before noon - spend $50.00 in the booth, and you can pick any background stamp of your choice!  Value: $10.95 One free stamp per customer - valid at the Edison 2015 shows only.   Click HERE for show details. And..   We also have a FREE Make and Take that is to die for! Dear Patricia,  Have you been joining us for the 30 Days of Christmas? Today is Day 23.  Every day between October 15th and November 13th, the Technique Junkie Design Team and I will be celebrating all things Christmas!  We have a slew of cards, scrapbook pages and projects to inspire your creativity this holiday season. The fun happens on the Design Team blog. The artwork for each day will be posted there, or there will be a link to a designer's blog with that day's post. If you don't follow that blog, now is a great time: techniquejunkies.blogpost.com if you have missed the fun so far, just look below today's tutorial for the links to the other days. And because it has been so successful,  All Christmas Stamps will continue to be 20% off through November 13th!*  Use the word Christmas at checkout to receive your discount.   *Discount not applicable to wholesale orders. Day 23 of the 30 Days of Christmas     The new Celestial Dangles stamp is incredibly versatile -- I just love this stamp. What I think I love the most about it is that it works great as a Christmas background, but the dangles are versatile other times of the year also.  Ah, but today...today we are celebrating the holidays! I decided to combine the stamp with my beloved Gelatos to create a colorful background. To make this card: Select three or four Gelatos colors and scribble randomly over a piece of white cardstock. Cover the entire piece, and be generous with the Gelato coverage. Use your finger or a paper towel to move the Gelato colors from side to side. Ink the Celestial Dangles stamp with StazOn and stamp over the Gelato colored piece.   To color the dangles, I used White Opalescent Smoosh Inks. TheMagic of Christmas stamp was then stamped and heat embossed in silver before trimming down the piece.   For the focal image, stamp the Christmas Dove stamp n White paper with StazOn. The dove was painted with SilverMetal Effects and cut out, then popped over the background. The card matted on white, with a blue card base to finish the look. This card has amazing shimmer!   Links to the 30 Days of Christmas All of the links for the 30 Days of Christmas may be found here: Day 1: Jerri Jones- Wood Background Trees Day 2: Pat Huntoon - Angel of Ascension Day 3: Pat Huntoon - Winter Foliage Day 4: Pat Huntoon - Peppermint Swirl Merry Christmas Day 5: Judy Jackson: Merry Christmas Day 6: Marilyn Hughes: Whimsical Winter Journal Page Day 7: Sally Lynn MacDonald: Winter Bricks Day 8: Pat Huntoon: Winter Wonderland Day 9: Pat Huntoon: Christmas Swag Day 10: Robin Redd:  Embossed Trees  Day 11: Pam DeChellis: Ornament Background Day 12: Gini Williams Cagle: Golden Angel Day 13  Beth Norman: Beautiful Berries Day 14: Kathy Stacey: Dove Shaker Day 15:Jerri Jones: Christmas Trees Tag Day 16: Pat Huntoon: Reindeer Duo  Since Last Week's Email: Day 18: Pat  Huntoon: Merry Christmas Doxie Day 19: Judy Jackson; Three Cards! Day 20: Marilyn Hughes: Christmas Joy Day 21: Pat Huntoon: Die Cut Ornament Day 22: Kathy Stacy  Day 23: Pat Huntoon: Celestial Gelatos Dove (you are here)   I hope you are a little inkspired by today's issue. See you next week!   Sincerely,   Pat Huntoon Technique Junkies LLC