Holly Brown: Watercolor Distress Cottage Mouse

Hi Junkies!  It's Holly posting, and I'm sharing this adorable Cottage Mouse card with y'all today.  I created the background by using the Watercolor Distress technique first and I let that dry completely.  Then I used the Cuttlebug Highlights technique with that piece, doing a very very subtle highlighting with a brown ink.

This adorable stamped image is from Stampavie, which can be found at Classy Cards 'n Such - a TJ vendor.  Don't forget to use the coupon code listed in the current issue when you go shopping.  :-)

Holly Brown: Cuttlebug Highlights Bliss

Hi Junkies!  It's Holly posting today, and I am sharing this distress-y, romantic, shabby chic card with y'all.  I went for a distressed version of the Cuttlebug Hightlights technique by stamping with a weathered background first, and then using two different colors of ink when I was doing the actual technique.  I love the soft, comforting, warm colors with the subtle distressing and the feminine flowers and seam binding.  It's just pure bliss!  :-)

Apple Time

Hello Stampers,

Hetty here with some apples.

This time of the year is apple time and I have this cute digital stamp

from Create with TLC and

used it for some caramel apple cards

and for the Jewish New Year (which - by the way is

tomorrow). You find the card and the template for these

cards on my own blog: Craftchaos.

For this card I used some kraft colored cardstock, red paper, buttons

and my swirl embossingfolder.

I cut the card according the template (see HERE) and used the

cuttlebug highlight technique - Oct/Nov 2008 - with some wild honey distress ink.

To give it that creamy caramel look, I embossed it all with

honey pearl embossing powder,

Here a close up of the digital image, that is colored

with copic markers. In the heart of the clock

I added some metal findings of the Tim Holtz collection.

To all my Jewish stamping friends: "Shanah Tovah"

Have a sweet and creative New Year!

Have a creative day!

Cuttlebug Highlights and Glimmered Texture by Judy Jackson

I sure hope that by now you have purchased the Emboss or Die CD. If you haven't -- run and click your fingers to order this CD.

I used another vintage Easter image from Tim Holtz. I chose designer background paper to be used with the Cuttlebug Highlights technique for the background.

A strip of white lace and some pearls were chosen for embellishments. Then I used a small piece of Glimmered Texture paper to use as an accent over the bottom right hand corner of the vintage focal image.

These vintage Easter images so remind me of many picture books for young children.

I hope your spring is nice and warm -- with creativity flowing from your stamps to paper!

Judy Jackson

Ribbon Spiral Strip

Hello, Junkies, Donna here!  Today I've got something highly unusual and very rare -- a scrapbook page made by me.  I can't remember the last time I did a layout, but I needed to make one for the Class Act blog challenge so here it is.

The technique I'm featuring is called Ribbon Spiral Strip and it's from the October/November 2008 newsletter.  My version is wider than what was shown in the newsletter (I started with a 2" strip), and I used pearl cotton thread instead of ribbon.

From the same newsletter, I also used a bit of Cuttlebug Highlight, a technique I use so often that I forget that it's a technique.

The stamps used on this layout are from Class Act, Inc. and I colored the images with Copic markers.  Papers used include kraft paper and Heavenly White from Paper Temptress.  I love the Heavenly White paper with Copics, by the way.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Under the sea by Hetty

Hello Technique Junkies,

I have dived down the ocean to find you this card.

You see here the Texture Duet technique from the

October 2010 Newsletter in combination with the

Cuttlebug Highlight technique from the

October 2008 Newsletter.

You might find that you cannot see the image very well

on the front of the card, that is true. I have created a window

in this card with some gell in it, to give it a "sea"-look.

The backgroundpaper on front and inside was made with

watercolor paint (just the cheap children's one).

After painting the paper and it was drie, I stamped and

embossed with clear and white embossing powder.

Than again I colored on top with watercolor paint.

When everything was dry I ran it trough the cuttlebug.

And Ollie the Octopae is colored with copic markers

and glued on top of a background like the front.

used stamps:

bubble stamps: smARTworks

Ollie Octopae: Bonibleaux Digital Designs

sentiments: Create with TLC

Have a creative day!

TRY THAT TECHNIQUE: Cuttlebug Highlights

Hello Thursday, and hello stampers! It's time for the Technique Junkie Newsletter's TRY THAT TECHNIQUE challenge. This week Diana Enns and I challenged each other to use the Cuttlebug Highlights technique which is from the October 2008 issue.

This week's card not only uses the Cuttlebug Highlights technique, but I also snuck in the Waxy Cuttlebug technique as well. Who can resist putting the two of them together.

Cuttlebug Highlights were created in turquoise and used in my background, and the Waxy Cuttlebug was used in the foreground. The turquoise heart and background for the sentiment are also the Waxy Cuttlebug.

My main image is from Hero Arts and the other stamps are from Stampin Up!

Each week, you are invited to submit a card using the technique of the week, This week we feature the Cuttlebug Highlights Technique. Post your card on the Design Junkie blog post where I highlight this technique. You can also submit it to the Technique Junkie Newsletter yahoo group as well. We love to see your stuff.

Last week we highlighted the Fossil Stone technique. CONGRATULATIONS Francine JD Groulx, your Fossil Stone card is now on the homepage. Don't forget, for your chance to win a week on the home page, all you have to do is submit a card using this week's challenge technique.

Thank you for visiting.