30 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: DAY 17

I hope you have been enjoying all the wonderful Christmas Cards being shared by the Design Team. I have another one for you today (hi, it's me, Ro!). And stay tuned, because tomorrow (November 1st) brings a whole new batch of new stamps and new inspiration! Hope to see you there!

My card is a little non-traditional in that it is black. But the images make it Christmas all the way!

I began by creating an A2 card from black cardstock (CS). I added a shimmery gold panel of CS to highlight the top layer. Here is how the rest of the card came together (just look at that shimmer!):

I  first laid out where I wanted each stamp in the MISTI. I removed all the stamps except the center ornament and stamped it with Versamark Ink, then embossed it with silver embossing powder (EP). I placed the panel back in the MISTI and again placed where I wanted the second ornament, the star. I stamped and embossed it with gold EP. I repeated the steps for the third ornament (bronze EP) and sentiment (silver EP).

I then sprayed the panel to give it a beautiful shimmer.

I mounted the panel to the card base and added several gems for added bling.

STAMPS:  Christmas Ornaments Trio, Set of 9 (SS055) 

SHIMMERING BLISS:  Dazzle

Other supplies:  MISTI, Black and Gold CS, Adhesive, Heat Tool, Versamark Ink, Silver/Gold/Bronze EP, Little Things from Lucy's Cards

DID YOU KNOW....

--All Christmas Stamps are on sale right now for 20% off! No code needed, discount will automatically be applied at checkout.

--You can save an ADDITIONAL 10% on ANY STAMP (including the Christmas stamps, which means a 30% savings for you!) by simply adding the code "TJ10Ro" when you check out.

So why not do a little early Christmas shopping (for yourself!!) and save a little $$$!

Til next time,

Keepin' it inky!

30 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 16

Hello Junkies!  

We're half-way to the end of our 30 days of Christmas celebration!  I hope you've taken advantage of the big 20% discount on all the Christmas stamps in the Technique Junkies Stamps Store. If you add my personal discount TJ10Cheri to your order, you'll receive another 10% off your selection of, not only Christmas stamps, but any other stamps you might like to add to your cart.  

The products I used for this card are "Angel of Ascension", a sentiment from "Gifts of Christmas set of 5" , Shimmering Bliss "Iridescent" and Nuvo Glitter Marker in Silver.  

I used Prismacolor pencils to color the angel on light blue card stock.  The sentiment was stamped in Archival "Watering Can" gray and a light coat of Shimmer Bliss was sprayed over the layer.  I then added some dots of the silver Glitter Marker for "stars" and a star die cut, cut from glitter paper. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have fun shopping and don't forget the discounts.

30 days of Christmas-Day 15

Anyone up for a drink? I would love one of these Christmas 'Tini's!!!

I LOVE this stamp because you get the image and sentiment all in one!!!!

It's called Cocktail Joy

I stamped the card using a couple of different techniques with the Misti

First, I stamped the whole thing lightly with Memento Desert Sand to get a light guide for the rest of the card. Next, I used Water based Markers for the sentiment and the outline of the leaves.

I used a combination of water based markers and copics to colour the image and add Shadows.

Lastly, Frosted the rim of the middle glass with some chunky glitter and added a glittery green straw~

Easy Peasy~~~

Hope you have a wonderful week~~~

--VICKI~~

30 Days of Christmas - Day 14!

It's day 14 of our 30 Days of Christmas Celebration!

From now until November 13th all of the stamps in the Christmas Category at Technique Junkies are on sale at 20% off but if you use the code TJ10Jeanne at checkout all of the Christmas stamps are 30% off!!! Time to stock up on some pretty Christmas stamps! Click HERE to see all of the stamps on sale.

My card uses Framed Poinsettia

Hope you enjoyed my project!

30 Days of Christmas - Day 13 Vintage Style

"I remember those!" I'm talking about the beautiful vintage ornaments that adorned the Christmas tree of my youth and today they are on my project. Janelle here today with another installment of our 30 Days of Christmas!

Take an additional 10% off with code TJ10Janelle.

My Vintage Merry Christmas card today uses watercolor, a heat tool because I couldn't wait for it to air-dry and a few Nuvo Glitter Markers. Pretty easy all around!

Look how festive the markers add to the card! Here's the supply list with instructions:

• Vintage Merry Christmas
• Nuvo Glitter Markers - Purple Passion, Golden Ochre, Venetian Jade, Silver Mist
• Onyx Black Ink Pad (waterproof)
• Watercolor Paper
• Watercolors and brush
• Heat Tool (optional)
• Removable Tape
• Flat surface
• Foam Tape and glue

1. Watercolor blue background and dry.
2. Watercolor individual ornament colors one at a time, for example, the green on all three, and then let dry.
3. Watercolor purple around the background over blue, let dry.
4. Use color glitter markers on ornaments and silver on the background in dots.
5. Use glitter marker on card base to make different size dots around the viewable edge.
6. Adhere watercolor paper onto color cardstock with foam tape then glue to card base.

Remember you can get up to 30% off Christmas stock at

Technique Junkies with code TJ10Janelle and 10% off regular items!

See more projects by clicking on my name in the sidebar 

and on my blog!

TJ Inkspirations: Day 12 - Aged TIles Pine Branch

The 30 Days of Christmas Continues! If you haven't been following along, The TJ Design Team and I are posting a Christmas/Holiday themed project every day on the TJ Design Team Blog from October 15 through November 13, 2018. In addition, we are offering a 20% discount on everything in the Christmas category(there are 95 items in that category!) during our 30 day celebration. No code needed - it is applied automatically at checkout! Today I have the card for Day 12 of the 30 Days of Christmas, along with an easy idea for creating a vintage look that is simple and elegant. Day 12 of the 30 Days of Christmas: Aged Tiles Pine Branch For today's "installment" of the 30 Days of Christmas, I used the S774 Pine Branch  stamp. The video below shows how the card was made, but simply stated, it is ink, colored pencils and a trimmer that make this card what it is! Pine Branch This card is decorated on the inside, too: Here is how the technique was done: Aged Tiles Pine Bough

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

30 Days of Christmas - Day 11 : Holly Jolly

Hello friends! Giovana here today.

It's day 11 of our 30 Days of Christmas Celebration!

From now until November 13th all of the stamps in the Christmas Category at Technique Junkies are on sale at 20% off but if you use the code TJ10Giovana at checkout all of the Christmas stamps are 30% off!!! Time to stock up on some pretty Christmas stamps! 

So, let me show you the project I have for you today.

For this project I used Christmas Whimsy Background, I stamped it on a piece of pink cardstock, I used my Misti to get a perfect impression.  After the image was perfectly stamped, I stamped on top Textured Newsprint Stamp in Beige color, just to give the image a bit more of texture. 

Cut the image to 4" x 4", then die-cut the center part using scallop circle dies. 

Create a card base from white cardstock, 5.5" x 5.5", then add a red panel 5" square to card base, then adhere the stamped panel and the circle piece adhere it with foam tape to create a little dimension.

Add green metallic tape around and a couple of gold snowflakes.

Finally, I added a lot of red, pink and white Nuvo dots.

Hope you like it!

Have a wonderful day!

 

30 Days of Christmas - Day 10

Hello and welcome to day 10 of our 30 days of Christmas ... the Technique Junkies Design Team will be posting a Christmas project on the blog from October 15th through November 13th, so be sue to check back every day for some inspiration, also if today is your first time here scroll back to the start date October 15th so you don't miss anything.

Also, all Technique Junkies Christmas Stamps are on Sale through November 13th ... you will save 20% off all Christmas stamps AND you can also use my code TJ10Stephanie for an additional 10% off your entire order (you can stack the %-off for this Christmas celebration).

I made cards featuring two of the very first stamps that made me fall in love with Technique Junkies Stamps ... the Christmas Kitty and Dear Santa.  I remember at least one childhood occasion when our cat knocked over our Christmas tree in the middle of the night ... what a cacophony that was.  These stamps always remind me of that childhood memory.

I love stamping the Christmas Kitty in unexpected colors for sort of an Andy Warhol-like effect to my designs.  Here he is in Rockin' Red, which coordinates perfectly with papers and embellishments from the Jingle All The Way Collection from My Mind's Eye.

The layout is inspired by the October Sketch at the Stick it Down Challenge.

He also looks quite dashing in Skylight Blue, which coordinated perfectly with another designer paper from the same My Mind's Eye paper collection.

I used the other piece of the red paper and did sort of another variation on the same sketch (nothing wasted that way, and I was able to extend the design to a wider orientation).

Hope you're inspired by all of the Christmas designs on the Blog this month.

Ingenious Inkling

30 Days of Christmas Day 9

Hi fellow stampers.  The moment I saw this stamp called Groovy Christmas, I knew I had to have it.  I love colouring it.

During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND you can use my 10% TJ10Beth discount! That means that you will potentially get 30% off all Christmas stamps.

You can find the Christmas stamps here. 

I hope you are enjoying The 30 Days of Christmas and that you're being inspired to start on your Christmas cards.

Here is another version of Groovy Christmas, using the sentiment Soul of a Gypsy.

Have a great week!

A Christmas Pine Spray - Day 8 of the 30 Days of Christmas!

I used 3 Technique Junkies Stamps for this card: Old Wall, Seasons Greetings, and Merry Christmas 2.  Technique Junkies is celebrating the 30 Days of Christmas.  And there is 20% off of all Christmas stamps during this period.  

First I stamped the Old Wall stamp on white card stock.  I added color to the bricks in this order - coral, rust, and then a deep red.  I used a beigy-green ink and burnished the entire card.  I added more ink  to the dotted areas on the wall to give depth.   I burnished the same ink over the bricks to age them a bit.The pine spray for the "door" in my imagination was stamped using a stamp positioner like the MISTI.  I placed the old wall panel in the MISTI and laid the pine bough down in the center of the panel.  I inked the stamp with a dark meadow green and stamped it on the wall panel. I repeated applying ink and stamped it again to be sure no areas were missed.  I cleaned that stamp and applied Versamark twice, and then covered it with  clear embossing powder and heat set it. 

I repeated the above process four times, each time moving the pine bough to the right or left to create a full spray for the "door." This panel was attached to the green layer and then to the base card. I tied the ribbon bow and attached  two metal pine cones with gold elastic cording to the bow.   

After the saying was stamped it was punched out and then layer with green and 3 small circles behind the saying.  The grouping was attached with pop up foam adhesive.  After all was assembled I gave the entire card a quick spray all over with Dazzle Shimmering Bliss spray.

Please remember to use the discount code TJ10Judy when you order to get a ten percent discount off of your total order. 

Have a wonderful day and get inky!!

Judy Jackson

30 Days of Christmas - Day 7!

It's day 7 of our 30 Days of Christmas Celebration!

From now until November 13th all of the stamps in the Christmas Category at Technique Junkies are on sale at 20% off but if you use the code TJ10Jeanne at checkout all of the Christmas stamps are 30% off!!! Time to stock up on some pretty Christmas stamps! 

My card uses Christmas Cactus and Messy Dot Grid stencil from A Colorful Life Designs,

Hope you enjoyed my project!

30 Days of Christmas - Day 6

Hello and welcome to day 6 of our 30 days of Christmas, we (the design team) are posting a Christmas project on the blog from October 15th through November 13th so be sue to check back everyday for some inspiration, also if today is your first time here scroll back to the start date October 15th so you don't miss anything.

And all Christmas is on Sale through November 13th y can save 20% off all Christas stamps AND you can also use my code TJ10Ceal for an additional 10% off, because with my code you can save 10% off the total of your order excluding new releases and clearance.

To create my card, I started with a white top folding card 120lb card base, a black panel cut down a quarter of an inch smaller for a mat. I stamped the Framed Poinsettia using Archival ink on watercolor paper and colored using Daniel Smith watercolors. After I colored the focal panel I adhered it to the black mat and then to the card base. I stamped the Merry Christmas 2 in Versamark ink on a black strip of cardstock and then embossed it in white and popped it up on the card front. 

Remember to use my code 

TJ Inkspirations: Day 5 of the 30 Days of Christmas with Gold Edging

We have been doing the 30 Days of Christmas event at Technique Junkies for more than 5 years now, and I think it gets better every year!

If you haven't been following along, The TJ Design Team and I are posting a Christmas/Holiday themed projet every day on the TJ Design Team Blog from October 15 through November 13, 2018. In addition, we are offering a 20% discount on everything in the Christmas category (there are 95 items in that category!) during our 30 day celebration. No code needed - it is applied automatically at checkout!

Today I have the card for Day 5 of the 30 Days of Christmas, along with an easy idea for creating a vintage, gilded look that doesn't have the same "grunge-factor" as sponging ink.

Gilded Edges

Santa with Gifts For today's "installment" of the 30 Days of Christmas, I used the new  Santa with Gifts stamp. I colored the image with Copic Markers and used the Nuvo Fresh Snowfall Glitter Accents on the "fur" of Santa's suit. I fussy cut the image out to really show it off. Then I went spelunking into my crazy paper stash and found a fun little Christmas paper  to use as the background for my card. As I put the card together, I knew it needed something. I grabbed my Indian Gold Nuvo Embellishment Mousse and dipped a sponge (cut into 8 pieces) into the paste. I simply applied it to the sponge, then added it around the edges of the paper:   What I love most about adding the gold on this way has to be how fast the paste dries, and how elegant it looks. It almost looks like the card is glowing! To finish the card, I added the A Very Merry Christmas sentiment to the inside.  I love this little card! I hope you have been inspired this week with our 30 Days of Christmas! We have so much more to come! Pat Huntoon