Ghostly Halloween Party Invitation

Hello Everyone!
Another rainy day here in Michigan, USA.  Great excuse to hang out, make a few cards, and do a bit of blogging.  I would like to share with you Halloween themed party invitations in two colors.  I stamped a spooky ghost on chalk board paper with chalk inks.  I used two of the new release September collection from Technique Junkies.  Take a look.

Materials List:

Stamps: Ghost and Be Scary (Sentiment) both from Technique Junkies

Ink: Cloud White and Persimmon Versa Magic Chalk ink; black dye

CS: black chalk board, gray, orange

DP: Halloween prints

Gray Mesh trim

Tissue Paper

black ribbon

Label Punch

Make both:

• Make card bases from gray and orange CS
• Add a layer of DP to each card
• Glue the mesh on the gray card, the tissue and black ribbon (with a knot in one end) to the orange card

• Stamp the Ghost on the chalk board CS with chalk ink and add to each card
• Stamp the sentiment with black dye ink and punch out label shape
• Add label to card
• Tie a bow in black ribbon and to gray card

Super fun scary invitation.  This card would work equally well as a Halloween card.  Check out all the New Releases.  Also, the October new Releases are up on the site a bit early! Enjoy looking at those too!!  See you next time!!
Karen McAlpine

Fright Night

Hello folks.  Beth Norman here with a card that was super fun to make, and although it was a little intimidating for me, I took on the challenge and am happy with the results.

I started by brayering SU's Crushed Curry onto the cardstock.  Next, I stamped out Technique Junkies Witchy Moon, and then fussy cut it, masking it with a Post-it Note.  I brayered the top third of the card front with Pumpkin Pie and then added just a hint of Rich Razzelberry.

Using SU's birch tree embossing folder I embossed my image.  I then used Early Espresso and brayered the raised birch trees with a very light hand.

Lastly, I added Fright Night to the card.  The sentiment was sponged with Rich Razzelberry.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have Courage

Greeting Inky Friends!

I decided to pull out an OLD TECHNIQUE from the archives of

TJ Newsletters! This one is called "Chalk Dragging" and is from April 2003, Volume 1, Issue 4! However I used 'updated' materials that I didn't know about (if they were even available then?) like Pan Pastels! I tried it first using just one color and then decided to use

2 on the second piece and liked that result better.

I inked the It Takes Courage stamp in a Clear Pigment Ink Pad (Versamark would work too!) and pounced/sponged the same Pan Pastel colors over the image to set it. The beauty with Pan Pastels is that you can erase it! So i erased around the image and words but not too heavy so I can leave that ghosty look to go along with the dragged look. I then folder over a couple piece of Washi Tape to create little flags and popped up the whole image.

I encourage you to take a look at past techniques and try your hand at 'updating' the technique or using your updated supplies and seeing what you end up with! Who knows? You may end up with a totally new technique in the process!

Until next time,

Happy Creating!

~Tonya oxoxo

A spooky Trick or Treat

Hello All Lanette Here!

We are well into fall and October is right around the corner.. So with the count down on for Halloween I thought I would share a fun little Halloween card with you.

Featuring a couple of this months new releases....

Products Used: Technique Junkies Trick or Treat Banner & Graveyard Backgound, Art Anthology Sorbet, Ranger and Ink, Archival Ink Misc- Embossing powder, Dylusions Mist, Foam Dots.

Here is a better look at the stamps I used today...

SKU# S678 Graveyard Backgound

SKU# SD753 Trick or Treat Banner

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

Pretty Pinecones

Check out how we make this pretty Pinecones card HERE!

And remember to take advantage of the 15% Discount off the October Release stamps by October 10th, too! Just add any of the stamps from the October Releases to your cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.
Pat

All is calm...All is bright

Happy Thursday Junkies! Pam here today to share a holiday project featuring one of the new "sneak peek" October releases: All is Calm.

 The sentiment was stamped first in the middle of the card with Versamark ink and heat embossed using silver embossing powder.

The background was created by repeat pattern stamping of one of the snowflakes from the Snowflakes set  onto watercolor paper with Versamark ink using the Misti Stamping tool and then heat embossing with white powder. 

Thanks for joining me today and be sure to check out our upcoming Blog Hop on Oct 1 to see more of these great new stamps!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Hello Junkies!
Karen McAlpine here today with a scary Halloween treat! This project was made with stamps from the September new Release stamp from Technique Junkies.  I made two versions of my card. One is colored with Copics and the other is colored with Distress Inks. The first photo is the Copic version.

Materials List:

Stamps: Halloween House and Trick or Treat Banner

Ink: Black die 

CS: white and black

Copic Markers or Distress Inks for coloring

 Make It:

• Make a card from black CS
• On white CS, stamp the Halloween House with black ink
• Color the image with Copic Markers and add to the card base

• Stamp Trick or Treat Banner on white CS
• Color with blue Copics and cut out
• Add to card with dimensional adhesive

This is the second version that is colored with Distress inks.  I used the Ranger blending tool to add the ink.  The coloring is just a bit subtler.  But, still very effective.

Great Halloween card!  I would also use this for an invitation. Another great collection of New Stamps from Technique Junkies!!  So happy you stopped in today and see you next time.
Karen McAlpine
Dreaming and Creating

Always Hope

Hey there fellow stampers and friends, it's Beth Norman here with a fun card for you today.

I started out by sponging Distress Inks in Worn Lipstick, Salty Ocean and Picked Raspberry.  After I let it air dry for an hour, I used Bubbles Stencil and rubbed white SU Craft ink through the circles.

Using Big Flourish and French Text, I stamped my card front using SU's Blackberry Bliss.

My flowers were created by using the Tie-Dye Chick Embellishments technique found on the Stampbooking CD.  French Text was stamped onto the flowers.

Finally, I used Always Hope as my sentiment.  I picked out this sentiment because of the flourished script that coordinates with Big Flourish.

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Halloween!

Greetings Ink Friends!

I'm back today to show a couple Halloween cards using the September New Releases!

I used both the Pumpkin Tree Guy and the Happy Halloween stamps

for both cards just done a little different on each!

For this first card, I heat embossed the Pumpkin Guy with black embossing powder and then painted him in using Art Anthology Paints. I used my finger to paint a moon in the corner too.

After drying, I sprayed the piece with the Colorations sprays and the painted piece resists the sprays! I used a piece of printed paper from the Spooky Prints stack and heat embossed the Halloween greeting in White embossing powder. I die cut a Bat from my Snapshot Frames set and

popped him off the corner to finish off the card.

For the next card, I treated the Pumpkin Guy the exact same way as above, except

I used Cosmic Grape & Blue Lagoon Splashes for the background. I sponged River Rock ink

around the edges and splattered Sour Lemon Silk to create a starry night. I popped him off another print from the Spooky Prints pad. I inked the Halloween greeting in Whip Cream and heat embossed with Clear Powder this time to give a more ghostly effect.

I simply LOVE how the images over at Technique Junkies work so well with all the other supplies we own! Makes them SO versatile! Be sure to hop on over and check them out!

Until Next Time...
Happy Creating!!
~ Tonya    ~oxoxox ~

A BOO from me to you!

Hello All Lanette Here!

Can you believe that Halloween is right around the corner?? With that in mind I would like to share a quick little card that I created using one of this months new releases....

Products Used: Technique Junkies BOO stamp, Art Anthology Minx Ink, Art Anthology Sorbet, Art Anthology Colorations, Ranger and Ink, Archival Ink Misc- Embossing powder, Bobble Eyes, Thread, Foam Dots & Bling.

A few details just for fun..

Here is a better look at the stamp I used today...

BOO SKU# SD726

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

Forever Friends

Good Morning Junkies! Pam here today to share another project. For this week's card I am featuring two fantastic TJ stamps: a sentiment from Sentimental Sayings and a background stamp Poppies, Large.

I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Black ink and covered with clear embossing powder. I then stamped over the sentiment panel with the background stamp for  a coordinating effect and to add some interest.

The background was created using a technique called monochromatic ink layering which you can see here by Jennifer McGuire.

I just love how subtle the background is using this technique and it's super simple!

Thanks for joining me again this week and be sure to stay tuned to our blog for more great inspiration!

And don't forget today is the last day for the 15% off the Semptember releases so be sure to stock up now!

Embrace Imperfection

Pam

BOO! Polka Dots

 Boo! It's Scary September and I have a fun card for you today. This sweet little BOO card is really not all that scary...not when it is matched with brightly colored Polka Dots!

Making this card was really simple. The background was made by swiping Dusty Concord, Fired Brick and Wild Honey Distress Inks directly onto the Large Dots Background in three Swipes. The focal image uses the Boo stamp, which was stamped in black ink, then traced over with a black glitter gel pen.  Here is the close-up:

It's even more shimmery than it seems in the picture, too.

Don't forget: all of the September Releases are 15% off through September 8th -- make sure you take advantage of it before it's too late!

Happy Scary September!

Pat

Be Scary!

There are times in everyone's life when things do not go the way you plan.  The tyranny of the "URGENT"  becomes the driving force in a day's happening.  That has been my last 3 days.  I am scheduled to post to the Design Team blog on every other Monday.  My "every other Monday" is Labor Day September 5.  I will barely make it -- it will be almost midnight before this is posted.  But it will be done!

I was away for almost 2 weeks.  I had to watch my three young grandchildren for almost 2 1/2 days straight.  I will need to do this tomorrow afternoon as well.  No crafting time with 7, 5, and 3 year old to watch!

But here is my card for today - Monday, September 5. I used two NEW Technique Stamps to create my card. I used Be Scary - http://techniquejunkies.com/be-scary/, and Witchy Moon - http://techniquejunkies.com/witchy-moon/.  Remember these stamps are on sale for 15% off through September 8!

By the time I was able to begin to work on this card -- at nearly 9:00PM -- I was almost brain dead.   But I forged ahead. I have found -- for me -- if I need inspiration I need to look at what ever scraps are laying around on my craft table and see what I come up with.  And that is what I did!

 I saw a piece of orange glitter paper and wondered what I do with it.  I used Art Anthology paints and some other thick paints very similar to those for this card.  I spread of the green paints on the bottom of the trimmed to size orange glitter paper.  Then I sprayed some purple Art Anthology Colorations spray across the top.  I used a paint brush to spread that puddled Colorations spray across the sky.  I heat set those paints.  Then I inked up the witch with black Versafine ink pad and stamped it on the orange glitter paper.  I wasn't even sure this would work because of the texture!  I spread detail black embossing powder over the image and heat embossed.  I was quite please with the results!  A word to note - this glitter paper is very smooth!  However, the center of the very solid parts of this image did not emboss as well as the edges.   So I "painted" some the reinker for this  ink pad over those solid ares and heat embossed with black detail embossing powder.  Success!

Now I want the moon to stand out against the orange sky.  I first tried the Art Anthology gold Minx and painted it over the surface of the moon,  It worked to a certain degree  but not how I was now envisioning the moon to look. I put on two layers of the Minx and heat set between each one.  Then I took some of the light yellow Art Anthology bger medium and painted over the moon.  That was better but still not "quite right."  So I got out the gold Minx again and spread more of that over the gel medium.  That was closer to my imagination!  Then I heat set it.  As it dried the moon's surface developed sop,e interested texture.  

I stamped the verse on yellow vellum, heat embossed  it, and ran it through the smaller Xyron machine. After tearing the edges  I adhered to the card front.  It is all layered on black card stock.

Happy stamping, and get inky!

Judy Jackson

New Stamps, a Blog Hop, and a 15% Discount!

Welcome! 
Today is September 1st - and that means we have new stamps! To celebrate, the Technique Junkies Design Team has put together an inspiring Blog Hop to show off the 14 new stamps! Although this release features many new Halloween stamps, there are several (about 1/3) of the stamps that are NOT Halloween related. There is something for everyone!

In addition to the hop, you can take advantage of a 15% discount off the September Release Stamps from today through September 8th.

Ready for some inspiration?

First I have a card using the new Witchy Moon image over the new Graveyard Background. The sentiment is the new Happy Halloween sentiment:

Next, this pretty and inspirational stamp is called It Takes Courage:

and finally (at least for this blog!) is the new Trick or Treat Banner:

Ready for the rest of the hop? Here is the line-up:

Design Team Blog: http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com 

Lanette Erickson: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com 
Karen McAlpine: www.dreamingncreating.blogspot.com
Kathy Stacy: https://craftynurse4u.wordpress.com
Beth Norman: http://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca
Pam DeChellis: http://journeyawakensthesoul.blogspot.com/
Judy Jackson: http://judysstampart.blogspot.com
Tonya Davidson: http://stampintonya.blogspot.com
Pat Huntoon: http://patstamps.blogspot.com

Robin Redd: http://robinredd.typepad.com/reddrobinstudios/

Once you've had a chance to see all the inspirational artwork in the hop, make sure to go back to the September New Releases to shop and get your 15% discount!

Hope you love the new stamps!

Pat Huntoon