Blooming Wildflowers

 Hello!  Tracy Shultz, the Hopeful Crafter, here with a bright and beautiful card today! I paired the gorgeous new stamp Blooming Wildflowers with a beautiful scripty sentiment from the previously released In Full Bloom Sentiments, Set of 6 available at: https://techniquejunkies.com/  Save 10% off your order with my coupon code: TJ10Tracy

To start, I heat embossed the beautiful Blooming Wildflowers background stamp with black embossing powder. I also heat embossed the "Life Life in full Bloom" sentiment with black embossing powder. I then used Catherine Pooler inks to ink blend the embossed panels. Technique Junkies has a large selection of Catherine Pooler inks: https://techniquejunkies.com/catherine-pooler-ink/?sort=featured&page=2  I used the following colors (from top to bottom): Chiffon, Catching Rays and Pucker Up.  You can also use: Limoncello, Tiki Torch and Rouge to get a similar effect (yellow, orange and pink inks). Next I used my favorite stitched rectangle dies to die cut the ink blended background and the ink blended sentiment. I adhered the background panel to a black A2 card base. I used a stitched rectangle die again to create a black mat and placed that behind the sentiment. I adhered the sentiment and the mat to the background and the card is ready to go out in the mail! In case you missed the new release (April 2022), here is a photo:

If you are like me, and you just must have the full set, there is a special price for the 

"Gotta Have it All" Bundle:

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Coupon Code cannot be used with "Gotta Have it All Bundles"

I hope you enjoyed my card - have a hopeful day!

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Blooming Wildfire: https://techniquejunkies.com/blooming-wildflowers/

In Full Bloom Setiments: https://techniquejunkies.com/in-full-bloom-sentiments/

Catherine Pooler Inks: https://techniquejunkies.com/catherine-pooler-ink/?sort=featured&page=2

Those We Love

Hello! Tracy Shultz, The Hopeful Crafter, here with you today sharing two cards featuring the Those We Love Stamp from the March new release: https://techniquejunkies.com/march-2022-stamp-release/  Save 10% off your order at Technique Junkies with my code: TJ10Tracy

For my first card I used a piece of Hammerill 80 lbs. card stock and stamped using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Purple Embossing Powder. I used blending brushes to ink blend on top (emboss resist) using Sweet Sixteen and Cummerbund inks by Catherine Pooler. Technique Junkies now carries Catherine Pooler Inks. I used the Sweet Sixteen ink pad to directly swipe the four sides a 4" x 5.25" card panel with the Sweet Sixteen ink pad, creating a matching mat layer. I cut both the stamped panel and the mat layer with stitched edge rectangle dies and added a few purple gems to the card front. I glued both of these layers to a white top fold 4.25 x 5.5" card base. 

For my second card, I used a piece of Hammerill 80 lbs. card stock and stamped using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Black Embossing Powder. I then ink blended using Tutti Frutti Ink from Catherine Pooler. I only ink blended the outside edges with the fully saturated color using a domed foam blending tool. I went in with a lighter touch and less ink around the center of the panel. I found a piece of patterned paper from my stash with flowers that matched the Tutti Frutti ink color. I used that paper for my mat layer. I used stitched rectangle dies to die cut both the ink blended panel and the mat layer. I added a few black gems and assembled the layers by adhering them to a side folding A2 (4.25" x 5.5") Card Panel. 

Check out the new release from Technique Junkies:  https://techniquejunkies.com/march-2022-stamp-release/ 

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Thank you for visiting!  Have a Hopeful Day!

Rainbow Zen Edges

 Hello! The Hopeful Crafter, Tracy Shultz, sharing two colorful cards with you today. The new Zen Edges stamp set is highly versatile and so bold! You can purchase the stamp set here: https://techniquejunkies.com/zen-edges/  Don't forget to use my code: TJ10Tracy to save 10% off your order!

For my first card, I used a piece of 4.25" x 5.5"Accent Opaque card stock and heat embossed the edges with the edges positioned at the top and the bottom. I used black embossing powder. After embossing the flourishing Zen Edges, I ink blended a rainbow using Catherine Pooler Inks. I started from top to bottom using foam domed blending tools. The colors that I used were:

1. Pucker Up
2. Catching Rays
3.  Chiffon
4. In the Park
5. Cummerbund
6. Serenade

Next, I used a stitched rectangle die to cut the panel down to 4" x 5.25" and, using Versafine Claire Nocturne Ink, stamped the Happy Birthday Sentiment from the Technique Junkies Inside Out Young at Heart Stamp set: https://techniquejunkies.com/inside-out-young-at-heart-set-of-10/   Finally, I adhered the panel to a black A2 card base and applied rainbow colored gems to the flourish at the bottom of the panel.  

 

For my second card, I used a piece of 4.25" x 5.5"Accent Opaque card stock. I positioned the Zen Edges in the middle of the card panel, leaving a space between the two. I heat embossed the stamped images with black embossing powder. I then ink blended the panel with my foam domed blending tools. I blended at a diagonal angle, using Distressed Oxide Inks in the following colors:

1. Picked Raspberries
2. Mustard Seed
3. Twisted Citron
4. Lucky Clover
5.  Prize Ribbon

I heat embossed the sentiment I believe in You, https://techniquejunkies.com/i-believe-in-you/ from the new release for March 2022. I sprinkled a bit of water on panel, dried it with my heat panel, then sprayed Dazzle Shimmering Bliss Spray https://techniquejunkies.com/dazzle-shimmering-bliss-topper/ on top the panel. After the panel dried I used a stitched rectangle die to cut the panel down to 4" x 5.25" and adhered the panel to a black A2 card base.                    

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Thanks so much for visiting today!

                    

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. 

Accept What Is (Ink Blending, Embossing and Foiled Cardstock)

Hello, Tracy Shultz, The Hopeful Crafter, here to share several beautiful cards that I created with a stamp from the July 2021 Technique Junkies new release. I used the Accept What Is stamp from the July 2021 release to make these cards.

I created a YouTube video explaining how to create these cards:

To create my cards, I used Hammermill Color Copy Plus 80 lbs. paper. I stamped the image using Versamark clear embossing ink followed by Versafine Claire Nocturne Ink. I then used black embossing powder on the card above to emboss the stamped image and sentiment. I used gold embossing powder for the card below. My backgrounds were ink blended using Catherine Pooler inks and domed foam blender tools. I ink blended from top to bottom using these colors: Party Dress, Tutti Frutti, Tiki Torch and Tiara. I used stitched indented rectangle dies to die cut my ink blended panel. I then used the next larger die to cut a piece of foil cardstock and used that as a mat for my ink blended, embossed panel. I used hot pink foil cardstock for the card above and gold for the card below.  

 All the new July 2021 stamps are available here: 

https://techniquejunkies.com/july-2021-new-stamp-release/

There is a discounted price for the "Gotta Have It All" bundle: 

https://techniquejunkies.com/july-2021-gotta-have-it-all-bundle/

Make sure you check out the Technique Junkies Website for more ideas and inspiration. 

Also, join the TechniqueJunkies Facebook group where you can see ideas and post your own creations that use TechniqueJunkies Stamps

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