Sassy Pants

Hello creative friends!

I am sharing two fun cards today here on the Technique Junkies blog.  I have had a great time designing with the talented Technique Junkies' Team! This is my last post, and I'd like to say thank you to them all for making me feel so welcome! Hope to be back again soon...

This first card features 2 new stamps, Coffee Girl, and Jet Fuel.

The sentiment was stamped with a pretty ink onto a white cardstock panel. Next, the image was stamped, using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The image was colored with copic markers, and a bit of stenciling was done using a Grunge Dots stencil by A Colorful Life Designs. A strip of Washi Tape was added below the image, and the focal panel was adhered to a coral colored card base.

After I looked at it a while, I decided this Coffee Girl was in need of some sass, so I applied Glossy Accents to her sunglasses!

Next up, is a fun card that features Sassy Pants from the March release, and an older stamp Drinkin' and Thinkin'.  It's been a pretty rough month here, and there were 2 or 3 days that I totally looked just like this gal! And believe me, my pants were sassy! Lol....

I used a dark gray ink to stamp and stencil on this gray card front. The stencil is Messy Diamond Grid from A Colorful Life Designs.

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Food for thought: 

Life teaches us some painful lessons. 

But it is from adversity that strength is born. 

You might have lost this inning, but you will win the game!

All About Spring

Happy Sunday!

I am sharing two fun cards today here on the Technique Junkies blog. 

 The first day of spring is tomorrow! So ya'll know how much I loved working with this great new background stamp All About Spring. 

Here is my first card:

To create this card, I used my Misti, so that each time I stamped, the placement was accurate. I began with the top section. I masked off the lower section of the stamp, and inked up the upper section with pink ink. I removed the mask, and made my first stamp. The next section was done the same way, except for masking off the upper and lower sections, and stamping only the 3 green lines. This process was repeated for the lower section. The word 'Spring' was stamped onto a piece of cardstock, trimmed closely, matted with a matching orange border & popped up using dimensional foam. Note: I did re-stamp a flower in yellow, and pop it up over top of the green stamped flower.

Here is my next card:

To create this card, I grabbed up a Kraft card base, and a focal panel piece, also in Kraft. Using the beautiful new Pretty Line Florals background stamp, I stamped the background with Versamark ink, so it is a pretty, soft, tone on tone.  Next, using Catherine Pooler's Midnight Ink, I stamped the gorgeous new sentiment No Greater Love. The focal panel was matted with a black panel, and adhered to the card base. Quick and easy! I send a lot of cards to church family, so a stamp like this makes me happy dance!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Food for thought: Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

The Senility Prayer

Hi friends!

I am sharing two fun cards today here on the Technique Junkies blog. 

 So, I can certainly relate to BOTH of these cards!  The older I get, the more I pray for patience with people. Lol...they probably pray for patience with me, too! Anyway, this fun new stamp is called The Senility Prayer, and it was fun to create with.

 Here we go:

The image and sentiment are a single stamp, so this was stamped onto white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  The image was then colored using copic markers. I matted it onto some blue cardstock, then onto a navy blue card base. She needed a bit of definition, so her glasses got some glossy accents, which you can see better in the photo below.  I felt the card was too blah, but didn't have any stencils that 'fit' this stamp, so I grabbed my markers and 'dotted' a background. Easy card, and a fun one to send to a friend or family member!

On to card #2:

This one is pretty self-explanatory! Some fun patterned papers, a few pop dots, and some pretty inks were used on this fun new stamp In the Craft Room. This one just makes me happy, and I know that those of you with craft rooms 'get it'! I love my craft room - it's my happy place!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Food for thought: Life teaches us some painful lessons. But it is from adversity that strength is born. You might have lost this inning, but you will win the game!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Now I Wait...

Hope your week is off to a good start!

I am sharing two fun Technique Junkies 'beverage' cards today, here on the Technique Junkies blog. 

Here is my first card. This was created using the 'Now I Wait' stamp from the March Technique Junkies release, and 'It Takes a Village' stamp from the January 2021 release.

To make this card, I first stamped 'Now I Wait' in a cranberry colored ink on a white card base.

Next, I masked off the sentiment of the 'It Takes a Village' stamp, and stamped only the bottle and glass in the cranberry ink. A little bit of coloring with some Copic markers, then the image was fussy cut, and covered with glossy accents, to resemble glass.

This better shows the effect of the glossy accents on the bottle and wineglass...

Next up, is a fun card made with some old and new stamps.  

I started by stamping 'Coffee Stain' from the November, 2020 release onto the patterned paper. I die cut this panel with some stitched rectangle dies - I inked the outside edge, and inlaid the patterned paper panel, and adhered them to a card base. The 'Coffee to Go' (coffee cup) and 'You Call it Coffee' (sentiment) were stamped onto some caramel colored cardstock using brown ink  The coffee cup was stamped again onto two different pieces of patterned papers. Using the patterned paper, I fussy cut the pieces, and glued them over top of the 1st coffee cup. The cup was popped up onto the card by using dimensional foam. The sentiment was created the same way as the coffee stain panel, using the stitched rectangle dies.

Remember that until March 8th, you get 15% off of any of the March release items! No codes needed - discount will be automatically applied at checkout!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Food for thought: Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.   ~Thomas Jefferson

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Curly Tailed Cats...

Hope your week is off to a good start!

I have two fun Technique Junkies cards to share here on the Technique Junkies blog. 

Here is my first card. This was created using the Better with a Dog stamp from the February Technique Junkies release. This was one of my favorite stamps from the release! The photo doesn't show true colors. Believe it or not, the card base behind the white strips is EXACTLY the same color as the cardstock matting the image. I cut lots of white strips, and mounted them over top of the card base with dimensional foam, then stamped and matted the image, which was adhered directly to the card front.

Next up is another easy, fun card! All These Cats, was stamped in black ink onto a white card panel. I stamped a 'mask', fussy cut it, and laid the mask over top of the black stamping. I then stamped the background, using Curly Tailed Cats, and a pretty blue ink.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Food for thought: Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

~Booker T. Washington

Hugs and grins,

Patti J.

My Emotional Support Beverage

 Happy 'almost' Valentine's Day, my friends!

Hope your week is off to a good start, and that it only gets better and better each day.

I have some fun Technique Junkies cards to share today... 

Grab YOUR beverage of choice, and check them out!

For the first card, I started out by stamping the image, Morning Joe, onto a white cardstock panel with black ink, then coloring with Copic Markers. It was stamped again onto a post it note, which I used as a mask while stamping the background, 'Coffee Stain' with a tan ink. The panel was matted onto Kraft cardstock, and voila! A quick and colorful, easy card! 

I wish the shine was visible...

The coffee mug and inside of the curlers are all embellished with 

Glossy Accents.

Next up is another easy, fun card:

I started with a gray card base, and used gray ink and the Damask stencil on the entire base, and two different sized strips of Washi Tape at the top and bottom of card base.

The focal panel, Sisters We Choose, was stamped in black ink onto white cardstock. I stamped it a second time, colored the hearts and banner with red marker, covered them with glossy accents, and fussy cut each. The focal panel was matted with black cardstock, adhered to the card base, and the fussy cut banner and hearts were popped up with foam dots over top of the stamped image. Very quick card!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs and grins,

Patti J.

Big Wave

Howdy!

I'm here today, and am excited to share two cards that I made, featuring the beautiful new Big Wave stamp from the June Release. I hope you like them! This is such a beautiful release.

Here's my first card:

Wow! What a beautiful wave. The sentiment used on this card is also new Ocean Soul.  The sentiment was stamped with Versamark, and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  The image was stamped in dark blue ink, and some blending was done toward the top with an Ink Blending Brush and a beautiful sentiment finished this card nicely.

And here's card number two:

This time, using a finger dauber, I dabbed on several shades of Distress Oxide Inks until I got the look I wanted. I blended some ink on the top, and stamped the sentiment from the beautiful set, Sunset Sentiments with a deep blue ink.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Sunset Sentiments

Hello, friends!

Today, I am sharing three cards that I created using some new stamps from the June Release. I hope you like them! This is such a beautiful release.

Here's my first card:

Wow! What a beautiful wave. This card features Big Wave, and Sunset Sentiments. The wave was inked with some pretty Distress Oxide Ink, some blending toward the top with an Ink Blending Brush and a beautiful sentiment finished this card nicely.

And here's card number two:

This card features Pier Sunset, and Sunset Sentiments. The focal image was colored with Copic Markers. The sentiment was stamped with black ink, and Dolphin Cove Shimmering Bliss was spritzed on to finish the panel. The panel was backed with some silver metallic cardstock (which didn't photograph well), and adhered to a black card base. Another easy, pretty card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

One Great Dude

Hello, friends!

I'm here today with two fun cards that I made, using a great new stamp set, Stud Muffins, from the May Release. This set has both images and 3 fun sentiments!

Here's my first card:

Is this fun, or what?

The image was colored with Copics and fussy cut. 

The 'frame' is a die cut, and the sentiment was stamped, matted, and popped up onto the card front.

I think I'll go back and gloss up his eyeglasses before this one gets mailed - forgot to do that!

And here's card number two:

For this card, the image was stamped onto a white focal panel - face, arms and shoes were colored with Copic markers. I then stamped again onto patterned paper and the shirt and pants were fussy cut and adhered over top of the image. Using an Ink Blending Brush and some Distress Oxide Ink, I stenciled a background, using A Colorful Life Designs Diamond Fade Stencil. The focal panel was adhered to a rust colored card base.

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.

Purrfect Boho

 Hello there!

I'm here today sharing two fun cards that I made, using some great new stamps, Cat Lady, You're Purrfect, and Beautiful Boho from the May Release, and one older sentiment, Throw Kindness.

Here's my first card:

Isn't this fun? 

The image and sentiment were stamped with black ink, and colored with alcohol markers. 

The stripes between the image and sentiment are actually narrow washi tape strips, in blue, green, magenta, purple, and gold. Wish they'd photo'd better! 

A bit of trim and bling, along with glossy accents on the eyeglasses, and this was finished!

Here's my second card:

I'm loving this Boho background stamp, and thought it would be fun to stamp in a bright, fun color. Pink jumped out at me, so pink, it was! The image was stamped onto white cardstock, and adhered to a pink card base. The sentiment was stamped, colored, and a clear glitter pen was applied over top of the confetti and sentiment. The sentiment was matted with pink cardstock, and adhered to the card front using dimensional foam pieces.

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 grins,

Patti J.

In the Meadow

Hello friends!

I'm here today to share two pretty cards that I made, using some great new stamps, In the Meadow, Inside Out: Size Matters, and Born to Garden, from the April Release. 

Here's my first card:

For this card, I used the Cloud Edger Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, to get a soft, whispy skyline on a panel of white cardstock. Then I finished the panel by stamping In the Meadow with a pretty green ink.

I couldn't resist using the 2nd half of the sentiment for the card inside. You all know a

friend or family member who simply canNOT pass up a yard sale or auction! This

stamp would be perfect for them!

And here's card number two:

I cut a panel of green checked paper for the focal panel and used the pattern on the back side to create the small strip of flowers at the bottom of the panel. A strip of narrow purple Washi Tape held the two panels together on the front. These were adhered to the card base, prior to stamping Born to Garden on the top section with Catherine Pooler's Over Coffee ink pad.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Blooming Wildflowers

Hello friends!

I'm here today to share two cards that I made, using a beautiful new stamp, Blooming Wildflowers, from the April Release. 

I made each card a bit different, to show how versatile these background stamps can be.

Here's my first card:

For this card, the image was stamped and colored with alcohol markers. I then used some Dolphin Cove and Thulian Pink Shimmering bliss over top of entire image. The panel was adhered to a blue card base. The sentiment, from the Four Little Sentiments set, was stamped with white ink onto a scrap of the blue cardstock used for the base, and adhered to the card front with dimensional dots.

And here's card number two:

For this card, the image was colored with watercolor markers, spritzed, and stamped. I used my stamp positioner, in case I needed to go over any of the coloring. I was able to get 2 card fronts from one panel. The second panel is a bit smaller, but will be matted on the sides to 'seem' bigger! The sentiment, A Good Friend, was stamped over top of a smooshed panel that I made with the colors from the focal panel. The frame was one that I found at our big box store a few years ago.

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.

Welcome

Hello Friends!

Today, I am sharing a pretty home decor item that I made, using beautiful new stamps, Zen Edges and Welcome, from the March release. 

Today, I chose to make a piece to put into a photo frame. 

I stamped the image and sentiment onto a piece of patterned paper, and edged the sentiment with narrow gold Washi Tape. I ahered a strip of a pretty gold tissue type paper at the top and bottom edges of the focal panel, added some sequins, and framed the finished piece.

Here's what I made:

I think this will look pretty in my entryway!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Zen Edges

Hi friends!

Today, I am sharing a card that I made, using a beautiful new stamp from the March release. 

Do you like Zen? Then you will love this set!  

Today, I chose to work with Zen Edges a two part stamp, and I Believe in You. I think it made a pretty card! Stop back by here on the 31st and see my 'non-card' project that I made with this stamp set!

Here's what I made:

The image was stamped on white cardstock in black ink, and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment was stamped in the center, and edged at top and bottom with narrow gold metallic Washi Tape. The focal panel was adhered to a piece of patterned paper, and mounted onto a white card base. Very easy, and eye catching!

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.

Blooming Dogwood Blossoms

Hello Friends!

Today, I am sharing a set of cards that I made using a beautiful new stamp from the March release.

I chose to work with Blooming Dogwood Blossoms. I thought it would make

a pretty set of cards.

Don't forget that any of the new release stamps is on sale until March 8th! No code needed - just place your order and the discount will be automatically applied!

Here's what I made:

The sentiments that I used for all 4 cards were from the November release: 

Four Little Sentiments.

All four cards also include Dancing Sprigs, a fun stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

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.