TJ Inkspirations: A sneak peek and a secret

If you have followed Technique Junkies for a while, you know that we release new stamps every month on the first of the month.  This month is no different - but since it is June 30, I thought I would give you a little peek into tomorrow's release and blog hop! Earlier this week someone mentioned something to me that I found a little disconcerting.  They said that "no-one buys the brown Distress Oxide Inks."  While that is not strictly true, I personally think its a little sad. The brown inks (Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo) produce a pretty cool effect, and it is a shame that they are overlooked.  With 12 new colors of Distress Oxide Inks ready to come out in the next few weeks, I thought it might be time to give the browns their due. That's what today's tutorial is about. And the sneak peek doesn't hurt either! Here is a link list of the stamps and ink used in today's tutorial: Seagrass Mat Joy and Laughter and for the Second sneak peek, below: Palm Collage Watermelon Set

Seagrass Mat in Distress Oxide Browns

This card uses two of the July stamps - Seagrass Mat and Joy and Laughter. The Distress Oxide browns were used to color the mat background. It was simple to do, but the matte, almost-chalky look of the Oxide inks is exquisite in person. Here's how it was done:   Ink the stamp with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink. Stamp on white cardstock.    Using a blending tool, apply Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink to the card stock, coloring it somewhat unevenly.   Apply the ink heaviest around the edges. The Joy and Laughter stamp was colored using Pastel Pencils.  Isn't she glorious? It just makes me happy to look at this stamp. Joy and Laughter

Ready for the Secret?

Palm Collage - July 2017 Release The New July Stamps are ready for you RIGHT NOW! Of course you will still receive your 15% discount, too - now through July 8th. Add any new July Release stamps to your shopping cart and the stamps will be discounted at checkout. Make sure you come back to the Design Team blog tomorrow, too -- you won't want to miss the Design Team Blog Hop. Their work and inspiration is wonderful! I'll send a quick email in the morning to remind you. I hope you love these new stamps as much as I do. See you tomorrow! Pat Huntoon

Mermaids

Good Morning!  

It's Chris here today, and I am sharing two cards featuring the new June stamps  Mermaid on Rock and Wild Sea Air.

This example was stamped with Antique Linen Distress ink and no-line watercolored with Prima watercolors with the added shimmer in the tail added with Daniel Smith Luminescent Pearlescent Shimmer watercolor. The Wild Sea Air sentiment is double stamped with my MISTI with black Versafine ink.

I used the same two stamps for this card.  The background for this card was created by with a Ranger ink blending sponge with Cracked Pistachio and broken China Ranger Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of Strathmore Smooth Bristol paper.  I used a separate piece of card stock to mask off and ink sections at a time to create the illusion of the sun's rays filtering through the water.  Water droplets were spritzed on the panel to reactivate and lift the ink.  I used an absorbent paper towel to absorb away the lifted ink to create the tiny bubbles.

The Mermaid on Rock image was double stamped on an XPress It blending card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink using my MISTI, and was colored with Copic markers. A light coat of clear shiny glitter was applied over the mermaid with a Glitter Brush pen.  The image was hand-trimmed out with scissors, partially cutting the along the tail, so it could be lifted away from the rock.

The card was assembled with a piece of actual extra-fine grit sandpaper.  The sand paper was torn by hand and slid underneath the tail of the mermaid and adhered.  This was then adhered to the inked panel, and the panel adhered to a prepared A2 white heavyweight card base.  The excess sandpaper was trimmed with scissors along the edges of the card base.  

The sentiment was added last. It was again double-stamped using my MISTI for a crisp black impression.

You can find these stamps and all of the new June Stamps at Technique Junkies by clicking HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, happy stamping!

Chris

Masculine Nautical Card

The Crafty Nurse here for a midweek post to spark your creative flow.  Have you joined our monthly challenge?  If not, we'd love to see your cards and your entry may just win a prize at the same time. You can find the challenge over on the sidebar of this blog.

We'd also love to see your cards and projects over at the new Technique Junkies Facebook Group.

Now let's get on to the inspiration.  I've combined both new older Technique Junkies Stamps for a masculine themed card.  I used die cuts to create interest and added depth with distress inks.

Stamps:

• Nautical Background #S734
• Better at the Lake #SS059

Happy day!

The Crafty Nurse

THOUGHTS OF YOU BRING ME JOY

Hey Junkies!  

I am in love with the Here We Go Round in Circles stamp set...so I can't stop using it. For this card I combined it with Lollipop Flowers and used a sentiment from Sentimental Sayings.  

After stamping I used some acrylic paint I'd sprayed with water to dilute it a bit and splattered it across the panel for additional dimension and detail.  

Such an easy card to create and who doesn't like easy?  

I hope you've found some inspiration here.  

So, that's it for me today.  I hope you find some inspiration and get your craft on....it's fun there!  

REMINDER:  I have a coupon for you if you'd like to get a 10% discount on all TJ stamps (excluding the June release stamps).  Just use it at check out and enjoy your purchase.  

INVITE:  We have a FB page....we'd love you to join.

INVITE:  We have a new challenge...we'd love you to play along!  

AND HANG ON TO YOUR HAT....THE JULY STAMP RELEASE IS COMING UP AND ALL THE DESIGN TEAM WILL BE HAVING A BLOG HOP TO SHOW THEM OFF ON JULY 1ST!  

Thank you for stopping by.  

The Wild Sea Air

Hi There!

Vicki here with a little share for you today~

I used some of the fabulous Distress Oxide Inks to create a fun background for this gorgeous sentiment.

The colours I used:

Broken China

Faded Jeans

Cracked Pistachio

You can find the WILD SEA AIR stamp HERE

I love the effects of the Oxide Inks for the background!!!!

A very quick and easy card!

Have a great day!

--Vicki~~

TJ Inkspirations - Glittering Sea Tutle with video

Hi all!  Pat here with another video. I just can't stop playing with the Nuvo Glitter Markers!  After developing a Make and Take for a tradeshow for this summer, I decided to do a quick video showing how the ease of the markers when used Direct-to-Stamp.  Although I had done this in "still" photos several weeks in this email, sometimes it is nice to watch it in motion. Here is the video: Nuvo Glitter Markers Direct-to-Stamp . Here is a close-up of the finished project: Look at that glittery goodness! and the finished card: Swirl Turtle _ Sudsy Stuff Here is a link list of the stamps and markers used in today's video: S747 Sudsy Stuff SD771a Swirl Turtle SDX096 Sky Touches the Sea (coming 7-1) Nuvo Gitter Markers

I hope you are a little inkspired by today's issue. See you next week! Sincerely, Pat Huntoon Technique Junkies LLC

God bless America

Hello friends, Giovana here today, bringing you a very American card. When I saw these banners I knew I needed them for my 4th of July cards, this is one of a set I am making. Super easy and mail friendly.

Here are the details:

• Start cutting a piece of watercolor paper (here size 3.75" x 5"), add a little bit of Ultramarine Blue Color Burst and then mist the paper to release the colors.

•  On a piece of watercolor paper, stamp the banner from "Pennant Set #4" in red and blue ink.

•  After your blue watercolor piece has dried, cut a small piece of vellum and stitch it to the panel.

•  Fussy cut the banners and add blue twine to connect them together. Stamp the "God bless America Pennant" sentiment on a piece of red cardstock, add thin gold adhesive tape and add it to card with foam adhesive. Add the panel to a A2 cad base.

Here is the card standing up. Very simple and elegant.

Hope you like it and give it a try. Remember you can buy these stamps using my code TJ10Giovana for a 10% off of you purchase!!

Have a fantastic day!!

Mightier than Waves

Today I used the newly released Technique Junkies Let your Light Shine stamp http://techniquejunkies.com/let-your-light-shine/   to create my card.  used one of the  wonderful  A Colorful Life stencils - http://techniquejunkies.com/search.php?search_query=A+colorful+life+stencils  -  along with the gold Nuvo Mouse - http://techniquejunkies.com/nuvo-products/  to create the background for the focal image.
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I  used the Twinkling H2Os to paint the focal image.  I wanted to use a different verse than the verse that is a part of this stamp. So I was very careful to not get any Memento ink on the verse.  However, the "S" that is a part of the verse is also a part of the lighthouse and I had to decide how I was going to treat that "S."  I painted it gold and added a gold ribbon bow.

Then I stamped the verse from the Psalms of the Seat set - http://techniquejunkies.com/psalms-of-the-sea-set-of-6/ with Versafine black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

A burlap ribbon over layed with the matching ribbon finish my card.

Please remember that you can get a 10% discount by using the code TJ10Judy on your order.  Distress Oxide inks excluded from this discount as they are already discounted.

Have a great day and get inky!

Judy Jackson

A Daily Reminder

Hello All Lanette Here! 

Today I wanted to share an altered frame. Featuring "Let your Light Shine". 
Matthew 5:16  is the perfect reminder everyday. So I figured it would be perfect to be on display.

Store Products Used: Technique Junkies Stamp Let your Light Shine #SD770, Art Anthology Colorations, Art Anthology Sorbet.

A closer look just for fun...

  Isn't he just too cute!! 

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

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

Beautiful and Magical Creatures.

Hello everyone, Chris here, sharing a few more projects made with the new Technique Junkies June stamps!  Did you shop yet?  There's still time to get your hands on these fun new stamps!

I'm sharing two projects which highlight two new creature stamps from the Technique Junkies release:  Turtles and Hummingbirds.  Both of which fascinate me in real life.  They are both such majestic creatures.

This card features Swirl Turtle and Advice from a Sea Turtle with an embossed resist technique background and Distress Oxide inks.  

This card features the new Watercolor Hummingbird which is watercolored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and cut out and adhered to a panel ink sponged with the Grunge Dots Stencil. The sentiment is Always Find a Song.

Make sure you check out all the new June release stamps at Technique Junkies!

Until next time,

Chris

White on Kraft

One of my favorite looks is using white pencils on kraft paper. Today's project features the Dogwood Blossom done on kraft paper.

To begin with, I stamped the image on kraft cardstock with Memento Ink (Pear Tart). Then using the Chameleon Colortone Pencils (a new product at TJ!), I colored in the flowers with white, green and yellow tones.  A rub-on sentiment was added.

The panel was then trimmed down and foam taped to a kraft card base.

This simple technique is fun to do and leaves you with a stunning finished project! Hope you are inspired to give it a try. If you would like to save 10% on your purchases at TJ, simply use the code below.

Hope you have a wonderful craft-filled day.

Til next time,

Keepin' it inky!

HAT'S OFF TO DAD

Hellooooo Junkies!!!!! 

This Sunday we'll be celebrating Father's Day here in the States.  There are some really great male stamps in the store at Technique Junkies and today I'm playing with one of the most recent ones called "Hats Off to Dad" from the May release.  

Truth be told...this set doesn't just cover Father's Day, it could be a birthday, or any occasion where you might want to honor a father.  Let your imagination go wild.  It's really a fun set. I did some surgery on the set I have and cut all the hats off into individual pieces.  I can always reassemble them if I want to, but I like the idea that I can use these hats in many other ways individually.   

In addition to the Hat's Off set on this card, I used a cool stencil from A Colorful Life Stencils called "City Windows".  I placed the stencil on a white cs layer and sponged Distress Inks.  First, Fresh Squeezed Lemon and then on just the base of the "windows",  Mustard Seed for some shadow and contrast.  I then stamped each hat in one of the windows with Archival black ink.  For additional detail I added little "stitch" marks around each one with my ultra-fine Sharpie black pen.  Finally, I added some sparkle with my Wink of Stella pen to each hat.  The sentiment, stamped with Archival black and heat embossed with clear ep, was die cut with a rectangle die and frame set.   

For this card, I also used "Here We Go Round in Circles" to build my bg.  I used a variety of colored dye inks I have for the colored dots.  After stamping the hats "floating" with Archival black in, I sprinkled clear ep over them and heat embossed.  Giving them a little added dimension.  The sentiment was also stamped and heat embossed the same way.  I cut a piece of dp, to accent the die fin cut over the sentiment piece, and, I added faux stitching in both white and black along the edges. 

So, that's it for me today.  I hope you find some inspiration and get your craft on....it's fun there!  

REMINDER:  I have a coupon for you if you'd like to get a 10% discount on all TJ stamps (excluding the June release stamps).  Just use it at check out and enjoy your purchase.  

INVITE:  We have a FB page....we'd love you to join.

INVITE:  We have a new challenge...we'd love you to play along!  

Thank you for stopping by.  

  

Shaped Stencils Challenge Winner!

Thank you to everyone that entered our challenge. Look for a new challenge tomorrow!

The winner of our Shaped Stencils Challenge is:

Patti J.

Please contact Jeanne for prize information within 7 days.

Look at Patti's cute card!

Have a great day!

Let your light shine

Good Morning!

I hope you are enjoying a nice, relaxing weekend!!

For today's share, I'm featuring the Let your light shine stamp.

I wanted to add a little contrast to the background, so I reverse masked a circle and sponged in with some light blue ink. I coloured the image with Copic Markers and added a Die Cut Ship for additional interest!

Have a wonderful day,

--Vicki~~

TJ Inkspirations - Shimmering Stencil with Watercolored Distress Inks

A few months ago, I brought the A Colorful Life Designs Stencil Line into the Technique Junkies store. These beautiful designs heave certainly rekindled my love for stencils, and I have been playing every chance I can get with this gorgeous designs. Today I offer you a video that uses the stencils with Shimmering Spray and Distress Inks to create gorgeous shimmering creations. It is an easy technique, as you will see in the video, with great impact. I show two projects, with two different sets of colors in this video: Shimmering Stencils with Distress Ink Watercoloring Here are the projects from today's Video: Shimmering Stencil Rain Dance Shimmering Stencil

I hope you are a little inkspired by today's issue. See you next week!   Sincerely,   Pat Huntoon Technique Junkies LLC

Psalm 96:11

Hello friends!! Giovana here today with a super cool technique, a way to stretch your supplies to the max, hehehe, this technique it's very easy, I promise.

I have few pictures to show you the steps, so let's get started:

• First, scribble the blue glitter marker from Nuvo Midnight Shadows on a piece of acetate and combine it with clear embossing paste.

• Put together a piece of watercolor paper and stencil, here I used Diamond Fade Stencil and start applying the mix, add more glitter marker to the embossing paste to create a ombre effect.

• After your paste mix is dried, you can see the glittery shimmer on your piece, it is beautiful!!

• Stamp sentiment on a piece of vellum using your MISTI. The sentiment is from our new release "Psalms of the sea" set. Then stamp the wave, also from the same set.

 And here it is the card all finished, I added few dew drops and ribbon. Easy and very elegant, the pictures really don't do justice.

Hope you like this project and give this super easy technique a try. Remember you can get the highlight products HERE, remember you can get the new release stamps with a 15% discount until today!!! You can add my discount code TJ10Giovana for a 10% off in other products.

Have a fantastic day!!