Two Halloween Witch Cards

Hello! Tracy Shultz, The Hopeful Crafter, here to share two fun Halloween Cards featuring Technique Junkies Stamps: Hang Your Broom (#SD1123) and Witch in all of Us (#SD1136) and Drippy Moons Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. 

You can find these stamps at www.techniquejunkies.com

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Hang Your Broom (#SD1123) 

Witch in all of Us (#SD1136)

I created a video and posted it on my YouTube Channel demonstrating how to make these cards:  

To create these cards, I used Pixie Spray to spray the back of the stencil. This is a low tack adhesive, available at Technique Junkies, gently holds stencils in place but won't tear paper. I used Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Ink to ink blend the Drippy Moon Stencil. Then, I stamped the Sentiments on white cardstock and trimmed them with my deckle trimmer. I had some dies in my stash that I used to accent the stamped panels. I used some ink to ink blend the edges of the stamped panels. I used foam tape to adhere the panels to the stenciled card base, then adhered the finished card panel to a black A2 card base.  Thank you for visiting today! 

 

Fish or Mermaid??

 

Are you a mermaid or a fish? Just a little reminder to revel in your sparkling self. The Mermaid tail and water on the Fish or Mermaid stamp were colored with Nuvo Glitter Markers. The background is blended ink over A Colorful Life Designs Stencil called Art Fish, with Distress Oxide Inks. Today is the last day for 15% off the June new releases - don't miss out!

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TJ Inkspiration: Silver Ice Swirls

 

Silver Ice Swirls

You will want to try this!

Dimension and shimmer - that is a winning combination! The Split Swirls Stencil is gorgeous paired with the Aladine Ice in Hailstone and Silver Shimmering Bliss. The best part? You can stamp into the Bliss OR the Ice to create your card with a message. We used one of the Fab Five Phrases for ours. I have a Kit this week if you want to try it yourself. All of the components of this card (other than black ink) are included, so you can open the box and start creating! If you have some of the kit parts, no worries - you order the individual pieces HERE. Here is the kit:

Here's how!

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Woodland Wonders

   Hello!

It's my day to post here on the Technique Junkies Design blog, and I'd like to share three fun cards that I created, using some gorgeous November release stamps!

This first card front was stamped with a beautiful cinnamon colored ink, using 'S878 Woodland Wonders'. The panel was trimmed, and adhered to a card base. The sentiment 'SD1049 Advice from the Forest' was stamped on another piece of Kraft, trimmed, matted, and adhered to the card front panel. Ta-da, and Ta-done - clean and simple card!

The next card was also super easy. I cut a panel for the front of my card, and used the 'A Colorful Life 'Paws' Stencil', and some tan ink.  In the center of this panel, I stamped 'SD1049 Advice from the Forest' in brown ink, and cut it out of the center of the panel. The focal panel was matted and adhered to the background panel. Another quick card! 

Last up was this clean and simple (CAS) card, created with the 'S878 Woodland Wonders', and a great sentiment set 'SS02b Simple Sentiments Set 2, Style b'. Image and sentiment were both stamped with brown ink, matted, and adhered to card base. 

Technique Junkies stamps ink up beautifully, and make such nice cards!  

This November release is amazing! So glad I could share it with you!

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

Now, be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and check out the incredible new stamps this month! 

And don't forget about our 'Gotta Have it All Bundle'!  You get 15 stamps/stamp sets, and 2 stencils! This would normally be $130.78, but the discounted price is $99.99 - you save $30.79!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Kitty Mug Shot against the wall

 

The fastest way to a make a colorful brick wall is to spray it! I used pixie spray on the Brick Wall Stencil and sprayed with Worn Saddle and Wine Stain Shimmering Bliss Sprays; they were topped off with a dash of Harvest Sunset Shimmering Bliss. I added some paws from the Paws Stencil with brown ink, and topped it off with the focal image Kitty Mug Shot cat colored with colored pencils. I can't get enough of that cat! Have fun with this one!

Don't forget - the Buy 5, Get the 6th Free offer is still valid on the Shimmering Bliss Sprays!

Pat Huntoon

 I have long been a fan of pink and black together. The contrast is wonderful! Today I am using the Heart without Dreams stamp. I used Cerise Aladine Ink on the feather, and Reglisse (Black) on the words. The size of these stamps are great -- small little 2" cubes, and the black is especially nice. They are 35% off still online, too.

The background uses the same two inks. I used Blending Brushes through the Flamboyant Flourishes Stencil. I think is looks so rich, don't you? I hope you enjoy today's card.

Pat Huntoon

TJ Inkspirations: Cloud Edger Stencil Magic

 

The new Cloud Edger Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs Stencil has been all the rage these past few weeks, and I have been waiting patiently in line to receive my (our) order. The good news -- actually, it is all good news -- is that I have a ton in stock AND I have ordered a ton of new stencils to go along with it.  You can find the Cloud Edger Stencil HERE and a link to ALL the stencils HERE. (They are not organized well yet, but now we have so many, I will be putting them into stencil categories soon). So many fun things to look for! So today I have a video for you showing how to make clouds in a blue sky, and clouds in a colorful sky. Best of all, the video features some new stamps as a mini preview of what is to come with the September New Release.  I will not spoil them here - you will have to watch the video to see them!  Here are some artwork pieces from the video:  Cloud Edger Stencil with Love Hope Joy Faith and Peace set Learning to Fly and Crowned in Curls with Cloud Edger Stencil Bat Swarm and Hapy Halloween with Cloud Edger Stencil And here is the video: Cloud Edger Stencil Magic Maybe just a tiny sneak peek for next week's release: I hope you love this stencil as much as I do!!

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

Stairway to the Stars

Hi everyone!

It's my day to post on the Technique Junkies Design blog, and I wanted to share two cards using 'Stairway to the Stars', and the 'Messy Diamond Grid' Stencil.

For this first card, the girl, stars and sentiments were masked off, and the stenciling was done with Distress Oxide Inks. I then removed the masks, and stamped the girl again. I liked how it sorta gave her a shadow...

For this card, I simply misted the above stencil with water, and flipped it over onto a white panel. After the ink dried, I stamped everything in a bright blue ink. Next time, I will mask the girl off, so the stencil doesn't show through!

Hope you love this stamp as much as I do!!!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% on any order by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.

This was so easy to create! Hope you will give it a try!

Now, be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and check out the incredible new stamps this month! 

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

WWDB Challenge Card 4 - Thoughts of You

Have you seen anything about using foils with your Big Shot or similar machine?  That is how I added foil to this background with a stencil.  Isn't it gorgeous?  

The stencil I used for my card is called Flowing Drops.   It is A Colorful Life Designs stencil.  The stamp is Milk Bottle Bouquet.   I colored it with  Copic Markers. I used an oval die and very carefully cut it so that the bouquet was not cut.  Later I cut around it.  I die cut an oval frame that looked like lace on the edge.  I cut it out of Vellum because I wanted to have a lacy look.  I layered them all on the stenciled foil background.  I was so happy with the final look! The verse at the bottom of the vase is from Sentimental Sayings. 

The greeting on the inside was too long when left in a strip with this orientation.  So I cut off the "Get" from the stamp and used my MISTI to be sure the two stamp sections were straight.  

For the envelope, I used Raining Confetti stamped in a light blue for the background and on the envelope flap. U stamped Milk Bottle Bouquet on the left front corner.  I slipped a scrap piece of paper inside the envelope so when I colored the bouquet with my Copic markers, the ink wouldn't bleed through to the back of the envelope.

I do not have a laminator machine for using the beautiful foils out there.  I cannot do a video but I will show you step by step as much as possible.

1. You will need a stencil, a palette knife, a piece of card stock, Pixie spray, foil,  and Decofoil Transfer Gel/DUO.   Spray the back of the stencil with Pixie spray so that you have no leakage under the stencil. Wait a few seconds and then place the stencil sticky side down on the card stock. Scoop up some of the Duo Gel and spread it across the stencil covered card stock. You do not want it to be thick but full coverage. If it is too thick, it will take a long time to dry.  If it is too thin, you won't get good coverage. Then carefully lift the stencil off of the card stock.  Immediately wash the stencil and the palette knife.

2. Now the Transfer Gel/Duo must dry before you can apply the foil.  If you are in a hurry, use your heat gun to dry it.  This may cause it to bubble a bit and it will slightly change the texture when you apply the foil.  Otherwise, let it dry naturally.  It will take 20 to 30 minutes to air dry, perhaps longer in thicker spots.  The Transfer Gel/Duo will be translucent when dry. 

3.  Then place the foil cut to size on top of the Transfer Gel/Duo.  The colored side needs to be UP. Then sandwich it in between 2 plates for your Big Shot machine (or similar). You may need to add a shim - I did because it didn't have quite enough pressure.  

4. Wind it through back and forth and then remove  the plate and the foil. Tada! Beautiful!

5. If you do not use Pixie spray, and if you spread too much gel, and it leaks it could end up with card stock looking like this.  I think you need to be careful and choose one where the openings are not as close together as this one.   But that  is my experience.  I may have also used too much of the Transfer Gel. I have not done very many of these and I am sure I need more practice.  Even my stars have some boo boos on them.  

So now save some moolah on this technique and use TJ10Judy when you check out.  

Hope your day is splendid, and you have a chance to get inky. 

TJ Inkspiration: WWDB Challenge Week One Review and winner

What a fun week we had with the What We Do Best Challenge (WWDB) Challenge! We had wonderful participation from customers and the Technique Junkies Design Team.  I compiled the video below with all the art - I hope you are inspired to create some thank you cards of your own. What We Do Best Challenge Week One Technique Junkies This week, all customer entrants were "put into a hat" and one name was drawn randomly to win the $50.00 gift certificate to the Technique Junkies store! This week, our winner is... Rachel Duong! Rachel submitted several entries this week, and like all the others, was a great inspiration. Rachel, watch your email for your gift certificate. Week Two is upon us, so our theme this week is to make Get Well cards.  Do not feel that each card has to say "Get Well Soon", but keep the cards in the spirit of the theme. Don't forget the envelope! To get us jump-started, here is the first card of the week, from me: Groovy Flowers Mask with Grand Greetings To make my card today, I used Pixie Spray on the Groovy Flowers Mask (A Colorful Life Designs Stencils, available from Technique Junkies) to hold it firmly while blending  Distress Oxide Inks with Blending Brushes. The Get Well Soon Sentiment from the Grand Greetings Set was added over the top, and it was layered to help pop the colors.  Just as a refresher, here is the challenge again: Our challenge will run for four weeks, with each of the four weeks featuring a different theme. Each week, you can make one or more cards with envelopes using Technique Junkies stamps within a weekly theme. Simply post them to the Technique Junkies FaceBook group OR email them directly to me.   Each week, one of the challenge cards will be selected RANDOMLY and will win a $50.00 gift certificate to the Technique Junkies online store!   That is $50.00 PER WEEK that we will be giving away with this challenge! Here are the "rules" and the themes: 1. Create a card using Technique Junkies Stamps or Foils. Please, no other companies' stamps on your creations. Dies, stencils and other embellishments are welcomed, but kindly remember that it is a company-sponsored challenge. 2. You must include a decorated envelope with your card entry. 3. Email your card to phuntoon@optonline.net OR post to the Technique Junkies Facebook Group with the following hashtag: #WWDB.  4. You may post a different card every day. Cards that have been posted to the Technique Junkies FaceBook group prior to the start of the challenge may not be used in this challenge. Each card posted must be made by the poster and only be posted once during the contest. 5. One submitted entry (card) will be selected randomly at the end of the week, and a $50.00 gift certificate winner will be announced on this email and to the FaceBook group on the following Friday. Here are the themes: Week Two: 4/24 - 4/30 Get Well Card: Must also include a decorated envelope. Week Three: 5/1 - 5/7: Thinking of you card: Think shut-ins and other people struggling with the situation. Again, you need to include a decorated envelope. Week Four 5/8 - 5/14 Encouragement card: Pretty broad spectrum here - but inspiration, thinking of you, thank you, all encompassed here, too. Again, an envelope is necessary. I can't wait to see what you make!

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

#WWDB You Are Simply Amazing

Happy Wednesday!

Did you hear about the Technique Junkies #WWDB challenge?

  The theme this week is Thank You. 

Full details about the challenge, how you can join, and be eligible to win one of four $50 gift certificates (one for each week of the four week challenge), can be found on Pat's post HERE.   

My card uses Simply Amazing and a stencil (Splash) from A Colorful Life Designs.  

I used white modelling paste, let dry completely and then inked the edges in blue. 

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Simply Amazing

Hope you enjoyed my project!

Where I Intended

I watercolored the Poppy Teapot image, and stamped the greeting Needed to Be on the side.  Then I used Diamond Fade stencil from A Colorful Life Designs with the ink blending brushes to create the background.


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 Creativity is fun and I hope you have some inky time today!

Better in the Country...

It's my day to post here on the Technique Junkies Design blog, and I wanted to share another card using 'Better in the Country' from the March new releases.  I love this stamp! 

The background was stenciled using 'A Colorful Life Designs 6 x 9 Stencil 'Messy Diamond Grid'.

I took this photo at an angle, so you could better see the embossing.

This was so easy to create! Hope you will give it a try!

Now, be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and check out the incredible new stamps this month! 

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Magic

Happy Tuesday! 

I have a card to share today using Your Own Magic and a stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

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Your Own Magic

Hope you enjoyed my project!