If there's no wind, row

 

Good day! It is almost the end of 2021 and I say, good riddance! Some good things DID happen this year but I am looking forward to a clean slate.

Speaking of clean slate, I can't even tell you how many pics I took of this creation. Glitter, dust and who knows what wanted their time in this pic!

I had so much fun using the A Colorful Life Designs cloud stencil. I used lots of colors; so saffron, pink, broken china, faded jeans, salty ocean and black.

This image is called Row and the sentiment is actually attached to it at the bottom. I absolutely love this stamp and the possibilities that go with it! I masked to use a combo of faded jeans and salty ocean for the water. The only dimension is the sentiment which I die cut.

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Let's hope this next year is less windy (or troublesome)!

Pam

If My Mouth Doesn't Say It...

 Hello! Today's card was created using the "My Mouth" Stamp (SD1059) from Technique Junkies: https://techniquejunkies.com/my-mouth/

To create this card I heat embossed the stamp onto a piece of cream colored card stock using Versafine Watermark Ink and black embossing powder. I then cut the embossed image with a square stitched rectangle die. I created a mat layer with black card stock and adhered the sentiment square to a piece of black card stock. Next, I had a piece of patterned paper in my stash with ladies who have sassy facial expressions. I thought their facial expressions matched the saying on the stamp. I used a stitched rectangle die to cut out the pattern paper, then layered a piece of cream colored card stock under the pattern paper. I adhered everything to a black A2 card panel.        

You can find lots of fun, snarky sentiment stamps at Technique Junkies: www.techniquejunkies.com

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Bah Humbug

 

Hi folks!  I hope you all had a nice Christmas, contrary to what you may think looking at this card.  DH always jokes he is a scrooge at Christmas and often uses "Bah Humbug" so what would be more fitting for 8 of his co-workers at Christmas time than Bah Humbug. LOL.  That's ok though, because I sweetened things up by baking individual mini rum cakes which were handed out with these cards.  Last year he passed out store bought cards and his co-workers were asking where the handmade ones were.

I made over 60 Christmas cards this year, and I'll aim for 60 again this year.  Yes, I'm already working on Christmas cards for December.  Crazy?  Not when one is a "planner."  I'm someone who needs to plan everything out.  Springing surprises makes me become discombobulated.  Just ask DH.

As always, you can get 10% off your order by using my code TJ10Beth.  Thank you for your support.

Card Deets

1.  Cut green cardstock at 4" x 5 1/4"
2.  Using a dark green ink, ink up the edges over the green cardstock.  Soften the corners by inking colour more in a round shape as you can see in this photo.
3.  Let dry completely to prevent embossing powder from sticking.  I air dried overnight, but you can use a heat gun.
4.  Cover entire surface with an embossing buddy.
5.  Using VersaMark, stamp over your Delicate Snowflake stamp.  Sprinkle with white embossing powder.  Heat set.
6.  Stamp out Bah Humbug out and colour.
7.  Die cut Bah Humbug image with a circular die.
8.  Adhere image to background, using pop dots for added dimension.
9.  Adhere green cardstock to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white card.

 

Split Panel Poinsettia Card

 

 

Each panel is the same size - 1 3/4 inches by 5 inches and layered on a slightly larger red panel.  The poinsettia petals are cut from the same die and staggered as they were adhered.  The verse is from Light of Faith, Set of 4.

Any Technique Junkies purchase, not already on sale, will be able to have 10% off when you use TJ10Judy in the coupon box when you check out! 

I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas season!  Be sure to get inky during this season!  Look for new stamps on January 1, 2022!!

 

All is Calm

 Hello Friends!

I'm up here today, on the Technique Junkies blog to share a pretty card, using some awesome stamps from Technique Junkies.

Here's what I made:

I used Snow Covered Pines, All is Calm, and Snowman to create this card. First, the trees were stamped onto a white panel, using a dark blue ink. Then, I used a glue pen and some irridescent glitter to give the trees some winter snow. The snowman was stamped, colored with Copic markers, fussy cut, and popped up in front of the trees. I added a bit of white 'fluff' from my stash to his hat and pom pom. The sentiment was stamped in blue on a white scrap, and adhered to the top left corner of the card, and also on the envelope for fun.

So glad you stopped by today!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on your orders by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Warmest Wishes

Happy Hump day!!! We are approaching the final countdown and I am finding myself making more and more cards to send this year. 

I am continuing on my watercolor journey and the only thing stamped is the Warmest Wishes sentiment.

For the ornaments, I drew circles very faintly on watercolor paper and then set about painting the background first......it's kind of a grayish purple.

Remember to relax and enjoy this Christmas!

Pam

 

Musical Poinsettia

 

  There are no new Technique Junkies for December, but look for new stamps on January 1, 2022.   However, I will be posting at least twice a week in December.   And if I have used Technique Junkies stamps or items, I will let you know.  

😀And this is a spectacular announcement from Technique Junkies.  There is an ANNUAL INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE going on now!  Look here for all the details and which stamps are on sale.  Perhaps some of your favorites will be among the stamps and other items on sale.   😃

I  used several different dies for this card.  For the poinsettia, I first stamped Vintage Music on Vellum with Versamark and heat embossed white embossing powder.  After it had cooled a few minutes I die cut the poinsettia petals and leaves. I also used a dark green vellum for the larger leaves under the white petals.   I used Prills for the center.  I dry embossed the white frame after it was die cut.  If you emboss it first, and then die cut it, the embossed areas will flatten.  I had some organdy  poinsettia petals in my stash, and I used one of those in the stack of petals.  I also used Retro Merry Christmas for the greeting.  I stamped it in Versamark black, and heat embossed in clear embossing powder.

Any Technique Junkies purchase, not already on sale, will be able to have 10% off when you use TJ10Judy in the coupon box when you check out!   However, you CAN use TJ10Judy to get a 10% reduction even on the Inventory Reduction items on sale!!

I hope you have  a wonderful Christmas season!  Be sure to get inky during this season!

 

Birthday Donuts

 

 Good morning, Junkies!  It's Holly posting today.  After focusing on Christmas cards for the last few months, I am now turning my attention toward birthday cards.  I want to make my cards for the year ahead because I am terrible at mailing them out!  Let's see if this helps - cross your fingers!

On this card, I went super simple.  It's just a white card folded in half, and I stamped this fun Birthdays and Donuts image from Technique Junkies with black ink.  After the ink dried, I colored the donuts with Luminance colored pencils and went over the sprinkles and glaze squiggles with a white gel pen.  That sentiment just cracks me up.  LOL

Want to add this stamp to your stash?  Use this code, TJ10Holly, and you will get 10% off your order at Technique Junkies.  Grab this Birthdays and Donuts stamp, check out the new Catherine Pooler ink pads, and pick out a few gorgeous Shimmering Bliss sprays.  Happy shopping!

Retro Merry Christmas

 Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope this day finds you relaxed and enjoying the holiday season. I have been working on my watercoloring and this Retro Merry Christmas sentiment was with TJ's latest release. Super simple card to create. I layered a red panel with an embossed leaves folder, some splatters and some bakery twine to finish it off. This is a small slimline card and they DO NOT cost extra to mail!

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My wish for everyone this week is to take a breath and enjoy what is.

Pam

Hanging with my Gnomies

 Hello. Tracy Shultz, The Hopeful Crafter here with you to share a holiday card.  Today I have a cute card that features two stamps from Technique Junkies. But, before I give you the details on my card, I need to remind you that today, December 15, 2021 is the last day for the Technique Junkies Inventory Reduction Sale.  Over 200 stamps have been reduced to 35% off plus you can use my code: TJ10Tracy to save an additional 10%  Here's a link to the inventory reduction page: https://techniquejunkies.com/december-inventory-reduction-sale/

The card that I made features the Hanging with My Gnomies Stamp (SD1015) which I colored with red and green Karin markers. I colored the beards with Aqua Shimmer and trimmed with the Deckle Trimmer. I used a domed foam blending tool to ink blend Spruce Catherine Pooler ink along the deckled edges. Technique Junkies now sells Catherine Pooler inks. The background stamp is Baubles (S713), which I stamped with Spruce and Rouge Catherine Pooler Inks. I ink swiped the card base with Catherine Pooler Spruce Ink, thus creating a perfectly matched mat layer.  

Links to products used:

https://techniquejunkies.com/hanging-with-my-gnomies/

https://techniquejunkies.com/baubles/

https://techniquejunkies.com/spruce-ink-pad/

https://techniquejunkies.com/rouge-ink-pad/

Thank you for visiting!

Inventory Reduction Sale-soon coming to an end

 Technique Junkies December Inventory Reduction Sale is soon coming to the end.  Haven't heard about it yet?  Well, stamps in the Inventory Reduction Sale category are 35% off.  Use my code TJ10Beth for an additional 10% off your order (you can order anything else and will be reduced by 10% simply by using my code).

 

TJ Inkspirations: Ink Blended Elegant Snowflake Card

 

Amazing Intense Colors!

Stencils and Dies and Inks, Oh My!

Today we have a quick tutorial - and kit - for making this intensely colored Elegant Snowflake Card. We use Catherine Pooler Inks for this blended beauty, along with a delicate die cut and custom colored paper for an easy, stunning card. Also, as a reminder, there are still many stamps available for 35% off in out inventory reduction sale. You may also use any TJ Designer's discount code, too, to take another 10% off these items. The sale is on any item in the December Inventory Reduction Category. You may find some of the designer codes HERE. Here is the kit:

The video is here:

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See you on the Road in 2022! I will be publishing our tradeshow schedule soon.

Dear Santa

 Hello Friends!

I'm up on the Technique Junkies blog to share a fun card, using some great stamps from Technique Junkies.

For this card, I used Inside Out: 12 Cookies Set of 10, and SD1044 Bah Humbug.

The stamping was done, and the image was colored with Copic markers. A bit of Glossy Accents was used on nose, toes, and eyes.  The Shining Star stencil was then used to accent the background. I used another stamp from the sentiment set listed above to give the envelope a bit of 'happy'!

So glad you stopped by today!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on your orders by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Technique Junkies Inventory Reduction Sale

 

Happy Wednesday! Pam here and I took a break from Christmas and decided to create with one of the stamps in our inventory reduction sale. This stamp is called Key Script and it is perfect for the collage person! I used the color challenge from splitcoaststampers.com CC873 from Tuesday which was mint macaron, blushing bride and crumb cake. I stamped it on watercolor paper using my Misti. Next, I used my markers in these colors for the mint and blushing bride and then swiped the crumb cake pad around the edges and then spritzed water on entire paper and dried with heat tool. My sentiment is from Lighthouse Sentiments (not in sale). To finish it off I added some burlap and a gold dragonfly. Check out the inventory reduction sale here for a total of 45% off when you use my code TJ10Pam. A 10% discount will be applied to items not in the sale.

Here Comes Santa Claus!!

 

 

There are no new Technique Junkies for December, but look for new stamps on January 1, 2022.   However, I will be posting at least twice a week in December.   And if I have used Technique Junkies stamps or items, I will let you know.  

😀And this is a spectacular announcement from Technique Junkies.  There is an ANNUAL INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE -- beginning TODAY!  Look here for all the details and which stamps are on sale.  Perhaps some of your favorites will be among the stamps and other items on sale.   😃

I used several Technique Junkies stamps and stencils to create this card.  The stamps are Santa in Moonlight and Merry Christmas to all.   I used the lovely Skyline Edger stencil at the bottom. You can see how Pat Huntoon used these stencils here. It is a video tutorial.  I used a stencil on the moon to give it some shadows. I used ink blending brushes to apply ink to the background.    I spritzed the sky with Dazzle Shimmering Bliss Topper.  

Any Technique Junkies purchase, not already on sale, will be able to have 10% off when you use TJ10Judy in the coupon box when you check out!   However, you CAN use TJ10Judy to get a 10% reduction even on the Inventory Reduction items on sale!!

Have a wonderful day preparing  for the Christmas season!  Be sure to get inky during this season!

Christmas Gnome Girl

 

Good morning, Junkies!  This Gnome for Christmas set from Technique Junkies is such a fun set of stamps to play with.  I colored this sweet gnome girl with Copic markers in a red and aqua color theme and then stamped the sentiment at the bottom with black ink.

Don't forget that Technique Junkies is having a big Inventory Reduction sale going on right now.  Everything in that category is 35% off, and when you use my code, TJ10Holly, you will get an additional 10% off.  That's 45% off all the stamps in that Inventory Reduction category!  There's a lot of great stamps in there, so use my code, TJ10Holly, and grab those stamps during this awesome sale.

 

Bright Snowflakes Background and Mega Sale at Technique Junkies

Hello! Today we have two cards featuring the Snowflakes Set of 9 stamps. But, before I share with you how I created these cards, I want to remind you that it is that time of year again! It is the December Inventory Reduction Sale at Technique Junkies! Don't miss out on this opportunity to save 35% on a wide  selection of stamps. The sale ends on December 14, 2021: 

Click here for the Mega Sale

https://techniquejunkies.com/december-inventory-reduction-sal

For additional savings of 10% (yes...that is 45% off the Inventory Reduction Sale Stamps), you can use my Coupon Code TJ10Tracy: 

Now, here are my cards. I used the Snow Flakes Set of Nine stamp set (#SS098): 

I created a video on my YouTube Channel that demonstrates how I created these cards: 

My card panels were created using the embossed resist technique. I ink blended my panels using three different colors of Catherine Pooler Inks: Cummerbund, Serenade and Cove Blue. I then stamped the snowflakes (free hand) using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I then used domed foam blending tools to ink blend the backgrounds using the three Catherine Pooler inks I mentioned above.  Just as there are no two snowflakes that are exactly the same, there are no two ink blended backgrounds that are exactly the same. I finished the cards using a stitched rectangle die, foam dimensional and gems.  I hope you enjoyed the cards that I made. Thank you for visiting. 

                       

 

Take up to 45% off 250 stamps!

 

WOW! Our Amazing Inventory Reduction Sale! [35% OFF] All items in the December Inventory Reduction Category! PLUS... Take another 10% off by using any of the TJ Design Team Coupon Codes. What a wonderful way to say "Thank You" to the TJ Designers for their inspiration this year, PLUS get the additional 10% discount. The total discount amount on the sale items is a whopping 45%! How to redeem… • Select items in the Inventory Reduction Category - they will be discounted automatically in your shopping cart • Grab a discount code from one of the TJ Designer Blogs (below) • Apply the code at checkout to save an additional 10% off! Shop Now When a Designer's code is used, they will receive a bonus! Please use a code from one of the designer who have inspired you this year! The 2021 TJ Design Team Holly Brown Pam Stang Tracy Shultz Patti Gilliam Beth Norman Judy Jackson