Tamashii In My Prayers

Hello friends.  Lynda Joy here, with another card for the February release celebration.  

For my card today, I used:

Tamashii Modern Frame

and

In My Prayers

 

How I made it:

• On a white matte coated card stock, I used an acrylic to roll on inks.  I love the way the acrylic brayers applies the inks in a sort of moddled look.  I used distress inks in various colors, blending them together with the brayer.
• I stamped the Tamashii Modern Frame image with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink in my Misti.
• I stamped and black embossed the In My Prayers verse.
• I outlined the panel with a black marker, then layered it onto a lavender panel, then onto a black A2 card front.
• INSIDE:  I lined the inside with a lavender panel.

I hope you like my easy card.  It could very well have been a one layer card, but I usually like a layer between the panel and the card front.

Don't forget to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for an extra 10% off when you shop at the TJ store!  Enjoy your day, and try to find some time to do what you love today!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Endlessly Create Yourself

 

Hello friends.  Today I have another card featuring these lovely stamps from the Technique Junkies February release celebration.  All new release stamps are 15% off through February 8th.  Use my code, TJ10Lynda, to take an additional 10% off!.

For my card today, I used:

Poppy Arrangement

Endlessly Create Yourself

 

How I made it:

• On a white A2 card front, I stamped the Poppy Arrangement along the left side and bottom of the card front, using distress ink.  I did this in my Misti so that I could get a stronger image.
  
• I stamped the Endlessly Create Yourself image with a blue Archival ink.
  
• I used distress ink with a blending brush for the distressing around the card.
  

I hope you like my CAS easy card.  I don't usually do CAS, but once in a while the image just calls for it.

Don't forget to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for an extra 10% off your entire order when you shop at the TJ store! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Blessings,

Home Is Where The Cat Is

Doesn't this kitty just make you smile?  

Hello!  Lynda Joy here, with a card from the 

Technique Junkies 

January release, to brighten your Sunday. 

Stamp Link:

Where The Cat Is 

I have had cats all my life, and can't imagine not sharing our home with one of these amazing creatures.  Our Bella and Daisy bring us so much joy and love.

I colored the Where The Cat Is image with Arteza real brush markers, and used a paws stencil for the background.  

Full details for my card are on my blog post at PaperArts Cafe HERE.

And here is the inside....

Inside

I hope my card has inspired you to take some time to create something today. 

If you are doing any shopping at Technique Junkies, be sure to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for your 10% discount off your entire order.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Blessings,

God Is Within

Hello!  Lynda Joy here, with a card using a fabulous stamp from the Technique Junkies January release.

This stamp is so perfect for the times in which we are living now, don't you think?  The verse is a positive reminder of who is in control, and from where our strength comes!

 

Inside

I used the God Is Within Her stamp, and an older stamp, Dogwood branch on my card.  I drew the lines by hand with a .01 micron pen.

Full directions on how I made my card and products used are on my blog, PaperArtsCafe.  

You can get 10% off your entire order at Technique Junkies with my code, TJ10Lynda. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Check out the details on my blog, PaperArtsCafe.  

Blessings,

 

Christmas In Dots - Glittery Gold Embossing

Hello friends!  Lynda Joy here, with a Christmas card for today's TJ blog post.

 

I love red and gold for Christmas.  It is classy, and festive, and happy!  I especially like gold sparkles and shimmer.  I wish you could see how this embossing powder glitters and sparkles with fiery colors of light in real life!  The photo just doesn't do it justice!

 

TJ stamps links:

Christmas In Dots

Oh Christmas Tree Set of 4

 

How I made my card:

• On a red card stock panel, I gold-embossed the Christmas In Dots  image, using JudiKins Egyptian Gold embossing powder. 
• I added some strips of gold card stock along the left edge, and tied a gold ribbon and bow around it.
• I added the panel to a red A2 card front.
• I embossed the Oh Christmas Tree verse from the Oh Christmas Tree Set of 4 stamps onto a piece of gold card stock, and added it above the ribbon.

That's my card for today.  I hope you are finding joy in your holiday festivities.  I know it's different this year, but I just keep reminding myself to look for all the good I see in people, and all the blessings in my life.

Don't forget about the Technique Junkies 35% off sale on select images, going on now through December 15th.  You can find those stamps HERE.  AND, you can use my code, TJ10Lynda, for an additional 10% off of that!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Blessings,

 

Snow Covered Pines

 

Hello, Lynda Joy here with a wintery, Christmas card featuring one

of my favorite winter stamps from Technique Junkies.  I am using 

some out-of-the-ordinary colors, just to have a play with this image.  

It's good to stretch the limits now and then, artistic license and all.  

Technique Junkies stamps:

Snow Covered Pines 

Victorian Greetings Set of 6

Gifts of Christmas Set of 5 (inside)

How I made my card:

• I stamped the Snow Covered Pines image with Memento rich cocoa ink onto an ivory card stock panel.
• I used pastels to add the pink highlights, with the addition of colored pencil for shading.
• I attached the panel to a pink A2 card front, after adding a ribbon and bow.
• 
  I added the Merry Christmas verse from the Victorian Greetings Set of 6 set.
  
• Inside, I stamped the verse from the Gifts of Christmas Set of 5.

It was a quick card, thanks to the full-card image.  You can see another way I used this stamp on my blog post HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Don't forget to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for your 10% discount when you shop at the TJ store.

Wishing you a very happy holiday and a Merry Christmas!

Blessings,

Watercolor Leaf Card

 

Greetings!  Lynda Joy here, with my Technique Junkies blog post for this Sunday.  My card is a little bit different, in that I used a real leaf to create the main image.  

I used a verse from the Acceptance, Respect, Peace Set of Five from the November release.

To make my card, I used Distress spray stain, and added colors to a leaf I had found on my walk.  I pressed the ink-sprayed leaf onto a piece of light kraft card stock.

 

When I removed the leaf, I used a water brush to pull some of the ink from the image into the areas that didn't get any color with the initial 'stamping.'

I added more distress ink and a water brush around the image to create a rough background, then added some spatters of ink.

I stamped the verse from the Acceptance, Respect, Peace Set ,  and added it to a die frame, then layered up my card.

I hope you have been enjoying this release and the cards from our design

team.

Don't forget to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for 10% off your entire purchase.  

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

November Release Card With Woodland Wonders

Hello, Lynda Joy here.  Today is my day to post a card on the TJ blog.  I have used this fabulous background stamp from the November release.

I used these Technique Junkies stamps on my card today:

Woodland Wonders S878

Proverbs S403

 

Full directions for my card are on my blog, PaperArtsCafe.  You can find that post HERE.

You can find the images from the release HERE.  If you cannot decide on a favorite from these stamps, and simply must have them all, you can save with this

 Gotta Have It All Bundle.

 

 

Remember, these release images are 15% off through November 8th.  AND, you may take an additional 10% off by using my code, TJ10Lynda.

I hope you like my card, and have been inspired by the designers for this month's release.

Blessings,

 

Winter Wonderland/Christmas Star

 

Hello, friends.  Lynda Joy here to bring you today's Technique Junkies blog post.  My card features the Shining Stars stencil from the October release.

 

Technique Junkies Stamps/Stencil:

Shining Star Stencil STE002

Fir Forest S806

Gifts of Christmas Set of 5 SS081 

 

How I made it:

• On a white card stock panel, I placed the Shining Star Stencil and added gold ColorBox pigment ink through a large star.  I was careful to tape off the other openings in the stencil so the ink didn't go through those to the panel.  I added gold embossing powder and heated it.
• I inked a background around the star with blue distress inks, being darker around the edges, to very light where I wanted the focus on the star. 
• With green distress ink, I stamped the Fir Forest , repeating and moving the stamp up and over a bit without reinking to give the appearance of receeding trees behind the row.  I added this panel to a blue A2 card front.
• I added the verse from the Gifts of Christmas Set of 5 on a scrap, and added it to the card.

That's it.  I hope you like it, and hope you've enjoyed this release.  I am loving the stencils that complement the stamps and enhance our cards.  

Thanks so much for visiting.  I have another card using the same Fir Forest trees, and a verse from another new TJ stamp set, Oh Christmas Tree Set of 4. 

 

Full directions for this card, along with details are on my blog, PaperArtsCafe today.  You can find it HERE. 

 

Don't forget to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for 10% off your entire TJ order.

 
Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Lynda Joy

Wise Men Still Seek Him

 

Hello, and welcome, Lynda Joy here.  

It's my turn to post on the TJ blog.  

I love this stamp from the new release.

When I saw it I immediately new it had 

to be made with purple and gold.  

So, here it is!

 

I used the Wise Men image, and stamped and embossed it onto eggplant card stock.  I layered that onto gold, then did a little more layering for a square card.

 

It's easy, quick, and oh, so elegant with all that regal gold!

 

I hope you have enjoyed this release of fabulous stamps.  Today is the last day for the 15% discount on the new release stamps.  Of course, you can always add my discount code for an additional 10% off your entire order.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Blessings,

 

Give Thanks Leaf Branch

Happy Sunday!  Lynda Joy here, with today's blog post.  

TJ stamps:

Leaf Group SDX178

Leaf Twig SD377

Thanksgiving Blessings Set SS066

 

I love this new Leaf Group stamp from the September release.  I combined it with an older leaf stamp, Leaf Twig, and added some verses from the Thanksgiving Blessings set form my card today.

Inside

Full details on how I created my card, the inside of the card, and stamps information are on my blog at PaperArtsCafe.  I hope you have been enjoying the September release.

 

Here's my code, TJ10Lynda, for a 10% discount at the Technique Junkies store. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

 

Something Different

Hello, and happy Sunday!   Lynda Joy here, with a card to share, as it's my turn to post today.  I'm going bold today, and a bit messy!  I love to use lots of color, and the messier, the better!  I have so much fun playing with my paints, inks, and products.   

I used the stamp Something Different SD708 for my card today.  The stamp includes the verse, so it's just one stamp.

I stamped the image onto a bristol panel.  I used permanent black ink to stamp it.  For the coloring, and the fabulous drips, I used Caran D'Ache watercolor crayons.  For my full technique, please visit my blog,  PaperArtsCafe, for complete directions. 

I hope you like my card.  If you are planning to shop at the Technique Junkies store, don't forget to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for your 10% discount!

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings,  

 

There Is Always Hope

Sunday Greetings!  It's Lynda Joy here, with a card to share with you, featuring one of the new July release stamps.

I used the Crane SD987 and Always Hope SD651 stamps on my card today.

I stamped the image and verse onto a white card stock panel, onto which I had swished some blue and green color with distress ink and a water brush.  I used brush markers to color the image.

I stamped the verse with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, and added some black spatters using watered black acrylic paint.

I layered it onto a blue panel, then onto a brown A2 card front.

I hope you are enjoying the July release inspiration.  There are some fabulous stamps in this batch!  You can check them all out HERE.

If you plan to shop at the TJ site, use my code, TJ10Lynda, for 10% off your entire purchase.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Real Brush Markers Watercolor With Lilac Stamp

Hello, Lynda Joy here, with some watercolor inspiration with real brush markers and the Technique Junkies Lilacs stamp.

Lilacs JT017
Difficult Time SDX156
With Sympathy Set of 5  SS049

I used my Misti to stamp the Lilacs  onto watercolor paper with distress inks.  I used Arteza real brush markers to watercolor the image, and a water brush to create the loose watercolor background.

I white embossed the Thinking of You verse onto card stock, added some fiber, and added it to the panel, then layered it onto a card front.

On the inside, I stamped portions of the lilac with distress ink, and added the sympathy verse from the With Sympathy Set of 5 set.

Don't forget to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for 10% off your order, if you are doing any shopping at the Technique

Junkies store.  

AND, all summer and beach related stamps are 20% OFF with the code Summer2020.  You have until tomorrow, June 29, to enter a card in the Summer Artwork Challenge.  The theme is anything summer!  The prize is a generous $30 gift certificate to the TJ store!!!  And a grand prize of the entire June release stamps!  Hope to see you at the challenge!

Thanks for visiting, and for you wonderful comments.

Blessings,