Technique Junkies Junk Journal Flip Through Video and an Announcement

 

 

This junk journal was so fun to do.  It was my first one, so I decided to make a journal using Technique Junkies coffee-related stamps.  Looking over my list, I see that Pat is a big coffee lover like me.  There are a lot of coffee stamps.  I have included the links for you below.  An announcement has been made in the next paragraph.

Links to Stamps I used for my journal entitled "For the Love of Coffee."

Coffee, Sarcasm & Lipstick

Blooming Heart

Love, Laughter and Coffee

First Coffee

Perk up Soon

Cups 'n Mugs

Love you a Latte

Kittie Love

Whimsical Coffee Background

Bunch of Beans

Better with Coffee

It's with heavy heart that I have decided to retire from Technique Junkies.  I've had a blast over the last 14 years.  Technique Junkies has a close-knit Design Team and I've grown many friendships over time.   I'll still be around dabbling in this and that--Gelliplate, Junk and Art Journals, Card-Making, etc. 

Thank you Pat for  everything.

 

Sepia Lavender Frame

Good morning!  Today, I'm sharing this sepia-toned lavender frame card with stamps from Technique Junkies.  I stamped the gorgeous new Lavender Frame with a dark brown ink (Pinecone Versafine Clair) onto some white cardstock.  Then I stamped the sentiment from the Lavender Friendship Sentiments set with the same brown ink inside the frame.

To get that sepia-toned shading around the frame, I masked off the center of the frame first.  Then I used a blending brush and some brown dye ink and very lightly brushed the ink around the outside of the frame.  I carefully peeled off the mask to reveal the bright white sentiment area and then adhered this stamped panel to a dark brown mat and a white card base.

You can save some money when you shop at Technique Junkies by using this code, TJ10Holly, when you check out.  Stock up on these stamps and the blending brushes along with some Shimmering Bliss sprays and stencils.  Happy shopping!

  

Happy Birthday to my Beautiful Friend

 Hi there!

I'm up today on the Technique Junkies blog, and am sharing a pretty card using some stamps from the January release.

Pat came out with two coordinating items this month, and I think I will be using them a lot! 'Lavender Frame' and 'Lavender Friendship Sentiments, set of 4' are beautiful to work with. The sentiments are lovely when used as stand-alone stamps on a pretty background, or when used with the 'Lavender Frame'.

This is the 4th card that I've made with these beautiful stamps. I simply stamped the frame and sentiment in brown ink on 'alcohol ink' patterned paper, and adhered to a light green card base.

Card 1

Card 2

Card 3

Isn't it fun to see how many possibilities there are???

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% (on any order that isn't already discounted), 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.

Love is on Sale!!

Love is on SALE! Sending Love your way... Time to get some Valentine - or Galentine - treats! All stamps in the LOVE category are 25% off through January 30th. Simply select what you would like from the LOVE CATEGORY and use the code LOVE25 as the Coupon Code at checkout to get your savings. Hurry - this sale is only valid midnight on Sunday, January 30th! Love is in the air - and in your shopping cart! Shop HERE! ‌ ‌ Technique Junkies LLC phuntoon@optonline.net 20 Mountain Wood Rd Stamford CT 06903

 

Being there for a friend

Hi! Pam here on the blog today with the super fun Kitty Love Background

And the Lavender Friendship Sentiments.

There is SO much that can be done with this darling background. I chose to single out one kitty and make her turquoise and all the hearts done in red. A simple black mat and the sentiment is on dimensionals.

Use my code TJ10Pam to get 10% off your next order. 

Also, keep on the lookout for our February release because it’s great!

Pam

 

Dotted Hearts - Trio of Cards - Technique Junkies

 Hello!  Today's cards are from The Hopeful Crafter, Tracy Shultz. I created a trio of cards that feature the new Technique Junkies Dotted Hearts background stamp. This stamp is part of  the January 2022 New Release stamps: https://techniquejunkies.com/january-2022-new-stamp-release/   All of the new stamps are still available at the link above. Save 10% off non-sale items with my code: TJ10Tracy

My first card (above) was created by first ink blended on Hammermill Color Cover Copy Paper using Catherine Pooler inks (DoSiDo and Rouge).  These inks are amazing and they are available at the Technique Junkies shop! These inks are water reactive, so I spritzed some water on the panel and it created white spots on the red ink blended panel. I dried the ink blended panel with my heat tool, then stamped the Dotted Heart stamp using Versamark Watermark Ink. I then heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I cut the word "Love" in gold foil cardstock using a sentiment from my stash. I used a black A2 card base.

My second card has most of the same elements as the first, but I used white embossing powder and the inks I used to blend with were Pucker Up and DoSiDo Catherine Pooler Ink. 

My third card features silver embossing powder and I ink blended the background with Pucker Up Catherine Pooler Ink.  

 This release is so much fun. If you're like me and you have to have all the stamps in this collection, there is a "Gotta Have It All" bundle: https://techniquejunkies.com/january-2022-gotta-have-it-all-bundle/

You can save 10% off on all sale items if you use my code: TJ10Tracy (excludes sale items and bundles). Thank you for visiting today. 

Ostriches are sometimes trouble!!!

 

I have had so much fun with this sentiment Drunk and Disorderly and these ostriches in Your Kind of Crazy.  The ostriches actually are side by side with a sentiment in between them....but with some masking, I stamped just each ostrich this way. Orchid opulence sponging and black stamping on this pretty designer paper. Then layered with dark purple mat and some rhinestones to finish it.

I am blessed to have friends that this sentiment applies to!

Pam

Feel free to use my code, TJ10Pam to get 10% off of your order and be looking for the new release on 2/1. You WILL NOT be disappointed!

Drunk and Disorderly - with my sister

 

True confession time - this is actually a picture of me and my sister that I turned into a stamp. The original sentiment is different than this -- but it works so well with the Drunk and Disorderly stamp - perfect for the two of us! The background uses Shimmering Bliss and the Dotted Hearts stamp. All stamps and sprays from www.techniquejunkies.com Pat Huntoon

Friends are Like Flowers

  Hi there!

I'm up today on the Technique Junkies blog, and am sharing a pretty card using some stamps from the January release.

Pat came out with two coordinating items this month, and I think I will be using them a lot! 'Lavender Frame' and 'Lavender Friendship Sentiments, set of 4' are beautiful to work with. The sentiments are lovely when used as stand-alone stamps on a pretty background, or when used with the 'Lavender Frame'.

I'll be sharing 2 more cards using these stamps this month, and 2 different looks for them. For this card, I simply stamped the frame and sentiment in brown ink on Kraft cardstock, matted with brown cardstock, and adhered to a Kraft card base.

This was my first card that was shared last week.

What a difference between the look and feel of each!

Check back on the 27th - I'll have card #3 to share!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% (on any order that isn't already discounted), 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.

TJ Inkspiration: Foiled Spatter Heart

 

Gorgeous Foil Shine! The waiting is the hardest part... Today we have an easy tutorial using the new Spatter Heart Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs along with Transfer Gel Duo and Foil. This pretty card is so pretty and packs the wow factor. Waiting IS the hardest part - because making this is very easy. We have kits, too -- with raspberry and silver foil. You can find the kits, along with all the individual parts, HERE. Please note that Kits will be mailed on or after January 26 when we return from our first tradeshow of the year. Thanks for your patience! Here are the kits: The video is here: ‌ Our first tradeshow this year is this weekend in Mesquite Texas, January 22, 23 Hope to see you there!

A Very Small Word

Hi there!

It's my day to post on the Technique Junkies blog, and am sharing two fun cards, with some stamps from the January release.

Our fur babies are so precious to us! I love this beautiful sentiment 'Dog' - truer words were never spoken. When I'm having a bad day, our little Sophie seems to know that I need a special cuddle. My best friend just lost her special fur-child, a beautiful Rhodesian Ridgeback, and this month's release came just when I needed to make her a special card.

Here's what I made:

For this card, I used a new release background stamp 'Falling Confetti Hearts', which was stamped with pink ink. The 'Dog' sentiment was layered over a pretty, ornate die cut.

For this card, I used a stencil and some blue Diamond Izink for the background. A small panel was covered with the Izink as well, to use as a mat for the sentiment. Have I mentioned how much you 'need' some of these Izinks????

I'm happy that you stopped by today!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% on any order that isn't already discounted, 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.

Galentine's Day started in 2010

There is always something new popping up and in a 2010 episode of Parks and Rec, Galentine's Day became a thing! It is a day to celebrate female friendships or any friendships! This Falling Confetti Hearts background is the perfect stamp for this occasion. Paired with the Happy Galentine's day sentiment, it is the perfect, quick creation. My first card was done by placing Brushos on dry watercolor paper and then spritzing with water. The second two were done by placing ink onto acetate and doing the ink, spray, smash technique. The sentiment is up on dimensionals on all three cards.

Head over to Technique Junkies to check out all of our amazing stamps and use my code, TJ10Pam to get an extra 10% off!

 

Love Laughter and Coffee

 A perfect morning is a good cup of coffee and sharing stories and love with my friends and/or family. At least for me!

I used the Blooming Heart randomly on this background to highlight the Love Laughter and Coffee stamp.

All stamps from www.techniquejunkies.com

A Very Small Word

 

 

I chose a landscape Z-fold card style to create this card.    The focal image of Dog Is Such a Small Word fits nicely for this Z-fold card.  The grass is sponged and the sky is created with the Cloud Edger Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  

You can see all of the January Technique Junkies release stamps here.    As you look at them and you ask yourself is there a way I can get these a much higher discount?   You can purchase the "Gotta Have It All" group and save 20% on the total cost!  This a WOW price!

And  when you purchase any other items from the Technique Junkies website you can save 10% on anything not on sale!! Just use TJ10Judy in the coupon box!!  Another WOW!!

I hope your day is great as is the rest of your week--- and that you carve out some time to get inky!!