Dogs Are Family Too

I clearly remember our family having dogs as I was growing up.  And all three of my siblings have or had dogs in their household as adults.  My husband and  I never had dogs in our family -- primarily due to allergies on my part.  I remember so well our dogs riding in either the front seat or the seat and often they had heads sticking out the open window with their tongues hanging out!  So this card is in memory of all the dogs our family had while I was growing up. 

I used Memento sepia ink so I could use my Copic markers to color the truck and the dog. I used my Copics to color the trunks of the trees and used a finger dauber to sponge ink on the leaves of the trees.

Background papers that reminded me of road trips are on a few layers.   And I slanted the focal image to show off some of those papers.  A few rustic type brads and the card is done!  

I used this Technique Junkie stamps: Lets Roll - http://techniquejunkies.com/lets-roll/. 

Merry Christmas to You

Good day from Judy Jackson!

I ran an white card stock panel through an embossing folder.  I highlighted those embossed parts with a sponge.  I stamped the Technique Junkie Merry Christmas http://techniquejunkies.com/merry-christmas/ in the center of the embossing folder.  There was no embossed areas in the center.  I used the Technique Junkie stamp Wasted http://techniquejunkies.com/wasted/ to add some texture to the rest of the empty spots. I only inked the smaller dots on the stamps. I used markers to color in the M and the C in the greeting.    A few rhinestones add that bling we all seem to like on our Christmas cards. 

And this ends the Christmas cards I have created to this date as I am writing.  But who knows, I may  make some more!  Have a wonderfully inky day!

Winds of Change

I created this card using an older stamp that I love -- Same Question - SD561.  I omitted the side verse and used a June Release stamp instead -- it is called Winds of Change - SD621.

I created the background using Peerless Watercolors. http://techniquejunkies.com/peerless-watercolors/ They are SUCH FUN! I used a background paper that had a wide variety of colors and didn't really need  much in the way of modifications.  Isn't that nice!

Have a "loverly" inky day!

Stencil Punches by Judy Jackson

We are now in the last issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter -- and it makes me sad. I feel the need to share my Technique Junkie journey with you, so please bear with me.  I well remember when my hubby and I retired.  We moved to Pennsylvania to be closer to family and have better winter weather than we had in Upstate New York State near Albany.  My entire collection of  stamping friends (and many other friends) and a great stamp store were left behind.  I had purchased or had subscribed to a number of stamping magazines. I was desperate to find a nitch in the stamping world to fit my needs here in Pennsylvania. I already knew there was a good stamp store in this area but I needed new stamping friends and new stamping inspiration.  Every woman I met in our new neighborhood, I asked if they rubber stamped or scrapbooked. I only found one.

Pat Huntoon knows full well how much I have loved the Technique Junkie newsletter.  But she doesn't know how I found my wonderful circle of friends here in my little town. 

I had googled stamping magazines or stamping techniques from my totally unfinished computer office.    Our ONLY computer was a desk top model back in 2003 so it was BIG.  It was on my "desk" -- an unpacked box in our office.   Somehow, up popped the website for Technique Junkie newsletter. I poked around a bit, but could not see any real tutorials but could see the gallery of cards.  I could not figure out the "how" to create what I saw, and that frustrated me.  At that time Pat Huntoon had a Six Month option for subscribing to the newsletter. So I tried it, and was hooked.  I loved how the techniques were written clearly, how there were several samples for every technique, and how people shared  their work so willing in their emails to the group.   This was very exciting to me!

Then one day, some one posted a beautiful card using a technique I had never heard of.  It was the Acetate and Tissue technique in one of the first two newsletters back in 2002.   I posted a question -- "how do I do this?"  The artist of the card did not answer.  I had not even yet received my first newsletter so I didn't know you are not supposed to share the techniques in writing .  But one lady, Carol Taggart, replied to me asking where I lived in Pennsylvania.  When she learned I lived relatively close to her, she invited me to her home and she taught me how to do this.  How wonderful to have a new friend and she stamped!! Afterwards, she invited me to come on over to another lady's home for a Stamping Wednesday session. These ladies stamped every Wednesday -- for hours and hours!  How fun.  And still today a group of stamping friends is active on Wednesdays.  Most of the ladies have changed due to life's circumstances, but Carol and I are still going strong for our Wednesday Stamping adventures. So the Technique Junkie newsletter helped me in our new area to find a group of friends to stamp with. I am very grateful for the Technique Junkie newsletter for many reasons.  I have found stamping friends are the best!

My own stamping skills have also greatly improved over the years.  Isn't it illuminating to look back at the cards we made when we first started stamping? Growth is wonderful!

And now I will share with you about the card at the top of the post.  I created a stencil with a snow flake punch and I worked a way at it.  The verse at the bottom is a Palettini stamp from Technique Junkie Stamps on this web page - http://www.stampcamp.com/palettinistamps1.html.

Only a few more posts from newsletter techniques to go.  I hope the Technique Junkie newsletter has inspired you at least as half as much as it has me over the years.  I understand Pat's reasons for the end, but I will sure miss it.  I would be interested to know how you found the Technique Junkie newsletter and what has it meant to you over the years.

Have a great stamping day!

Judy Jackson

Over Stamped Bands by Judy Jackson

This is Judy Jackson writing to you today.  Unfortunately, I do not have something to show from the Technique of the Week.  I am out of town and will not be able to complete anything with the Technique of the Week.  I do have two cards for you using the Over Stamped Bands from December 2013 newsletter.  Both cards use all Technique Junkie stamps - http://www.stampcamp.com/.

 

This is a wonderfully easy technique that give you wonderful results!  I hope you will try it soon!

 

Have a wonderfully creative day.

 

Judy Jackson

Aged Tiles Christmas Cards by Judy Jackson

 

 

Good day from Judy Jackson.  Because the base card layer is white card stock, it is hard to see in a scan.  So I scanned the back of a blue children's book sitting on my desk.  That way the white edge will show up. There is no blue card layer. OK, now I have explained this.  I feel better and can go on with this blog post! 

 

 

Years ago I unmounted a bunch of stamps (nearly every wood mounted stamp I own) and forget to make a note of some of the stamp companies who made the stamp.   So I do not know who makes this stamp. I have tried to find which company made this stamp but I have been unsuccessful so if you know please let me know.  Ann Clack has let me know this stamps is from Stampendous!  Thank you Ann!

 

I wanted to get a head start on Christmas cards this year so I have been working at it bit by bit.   This is a fairly easy technique -- a bit fussy but really not too time consuming at all. Plus it has the additional advantage of being flat without a lot of necessary embellishment so it mails quite easily.  The technique is "enough" all by itself.   As you can see I made two versions. I know the first one is nice all by itself - its simplicity has an elegance of its own. But I decided I wanted another layer behind the tiles.  Only a very small amount of the focal image is colored and I colored those little areas with my Copic markers after it was put back together.  Then I added a bit of glimmer spray on both cards.

 

The Aged Tiles technique is from the April/May Technique Junkie newsletter. 

 

Which one do you like best?  Hope you have a creative day!

 

 

Judy Jackson

Textured Paint Technique by Judy Jackson

Snow on the trees in March. For many of us that seems silly, but for lots of other places it is a last vestige of winter holding on.  This technique is from the current newsletter.   Can you see the three deer peeking through the trees? The clouds are made from a template I made from a sheet of scrap acetate.  I used a black magic marker and drew "cloud bumps" not too close together. And I cut them out. Now I lay my cloud template down on card stock and sponge the edge creating either a cloudy sky, storm clouds, sunset, or sun rise - whatever I want my sky to look like. choose appropriate colors and there you go. The trees were die cut and then sponged in several shades of green and a bit of brown. After the trees were almost dry, I sponged on some white paint.

I know there are some people who cannot get enough of winter and snow -- but I am done with it, please!  Spring cannot come quickly enough for me!

Judy Jackson

On the Side by Judy Jackson

 

I love this image from River City Rubber Works. It is just a fun image. And their saying goes perfectly with this stamp, don't you think?

This was a fun technique to work with. It was interesting looking through my stamps to see what stamps I had that would work with this technique. This works well I think.

The faux suede rick rack is a perfect masculine touch. I plan to use this card for my brother's birthday come January.

I hope your Thanksgiving holiday was great! Now on to Christmas! Are your cards made or at least in process?

Judy Jackson

Happy Great Gifts to You Blog Hop! by Judy Jackson

Today the Technique Junkie Design Team has a Blog Hop Surprise for you!  But first ~~ did you know there are ONLY  89 days left until Christmas?  For some people, that sounds like a lot and for others that number brings about an almost state of panic!  Panic can set in if you have a lot of home made gifts you want to make for family and friends.  

I can still remember receiving a box of fabric and a pattern from my mother for Christmas.  She was going to make a dress and it just didn't happen.  That didn't happen until I was a teenager and it didn't happen often.  Don't let this happen to YOU!  Make sure you buy the brand new Technique Junkie Great Gifts CD!  You can be ready for Christmas without panic!
 
But now you wonder -- hmm, just what type of gifts are on this CD?  The CD contains 40 paper crafting projects with gifts for all occasions.There are boxes, bags, surprises and even explosions on this CD! The CD is just $14.95 plus postage. A full index list of what is on the CD – with pictures of each project – is available at this website.

http://techniquejunkies.com/CD_indexes/Great_Gifts_Table_of_Contents.pdf

 

Use the link on the side bar to order.  

Are they difficult to make?  Nope, not at all.  Are there step by step instructions to make the directions easy to follow? Yes, just like all of the Technique Junkie CDs and the website newsletter, there are easy to follow directions with pictures!

  

 

So what are you waiting for?  You know it, you really do.  You really do NEED this Great Gifts CD.  

 

 

Here is my project - a K Cup gift holder. 

 

Nearly every adult loves coffee and the K-Cup machine are so very popular I think this is a perfect gift - not just for Christmas either.  Filling this little box with three K Cups and you have a perfect stocking stuffer gift, a gift to accompany a new K-Cup Christmas gift, and/or a hostess gift for a dinner or a over night visit at the home of a friend!  Make up several of these and you are good to go!

 

Like any blog hop -- there is a beginning and stops along the way. This is the first stop of this Blog Hop. Pat Huntoon is the last stop for our Great Gifts CD Blog Hop. The rest are listed here below. 

1. Design Team Blog - Judy Jackson http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/
2: Shelly Hickox : http://shellyhickox.blogspot.com/
3: Nancy Dawson: http://creativewishes.blogspot.com/
4: Ann Clack: http://createdbyann.blogspot.com
5: Jane Bosi: http://janesaddiction.typepad.com

6: Hetty: http://craftchaos.blogspot.com 
7: Holly Brown: http://glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com

8: Beth Norman: http://sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog

9: Jackie Kalchert: http://jackiekalchert.blogspot.com/

10: Shelly Schmidt: http://shellymc2.blogspot.com/

12. Pat Huntoon: http://patstamps.blogspot.com

 

There is a drop down menu on the side bar where you can order the Great Gifts CD (or any other TJ CD of your choice).  And did you know that these TJ CDs are wonderful gifts all on their own for your stamping buddy friend (or family member)!

 

Happy Hopping! 

 

Perhaps I will see you in a crafting aisle of some store buying supplies for all of the gifts you will be making from this CD! 

 

Judy Jackson

 

Ombre Watercolor Resist by Judy Jackson



This is such a fun technique to try - and I have learned from a couple of efforts that you cannot use highly detailed background stamps for this technique.  The background needs to have some detail but not highly detailed.  This background from Cornish Heritage Farms is almost too detailed.    The tree stamp is also from CHF.  This card is an example of using an existing ATC I created for a swap months ago.  When I make ATCs for swaps I always make a few extra for this very purchase. 

I am looking forward to the next newsletter - only a short time now until Pat mails it!  It will be filled with wonderful techniques as usual. 

Hope your summer has some craft time included!

Judy Jackson

Popped Background by Judy Jackson

Hello from Judy Jackson.

Wouldn't it be great to take a good book and sit in the warm sunshine and have the time to read and enjoy the book? That is the kind of day this stamp from Rogue Redhead reminds me of.

This is a great technique from the SU companion CD. And like many of the techniques on this CD, it is adaptable to other stamps! I did use a marker to add some highlights to the stamped image!

I hope your day is filled with creativity and wonder!

Judy Jackson

Layered Masking by Judy Jackson

Hello from Judy Jackson. This is a technique from the February issue of the Technique Junkie newsletter.

This card uses stamps from Stampin' Up, Mark's Finest Papers, Stamp Scapes, and Stamparosa. I even embossed an image on the larger than normal flower brad. That was fun to do!

This was a fun technique to use creating a lovely card. I hope you try it soon and show it to the rest of us!

I am looking forward to seeing leaves on trees!

Have a wonderful day!

Judy Jackson

Textured Blossoms by Judy Jackson

Good day -- from Judy Jackson. Our snow is melting and perhaps it is foolish of me -- but i am dreaming of spring flowers! My "winter over" pansies are still blooming and i love that.

I have a lovely flower to share with you today -- and the technique is from the SU Stampin' Companion CD. I have used all Stampin' Up supplies -- except for the embroidery floss in the center of the button.

I always seem to need thank you note cards and this will fit the bill for some needed thank you card.

Emboss and sponge, stamp and sponge, use a punch, use a rubber stamp, and tie a ribbon! And then I have a lovely card! I hope you are able to carve out some stamping time for yourself! And i wonder -- have you ordered this newest CD - SU Stampin' Companion? If not why not? There are 70 techniques on this CD. Each technique will have step by step instructions with pictures! That makes it easy to follow along!

Have a good day!

Judy Jackson

Newsprint Reveal Deluxe by Judy Jackson

Good day from Judy Jackson. Have you watched the video from Pat about this technique through the TJ website? She gives lots of tips on how to successfully use this technique.

I used stamps from Stampin' Up and SmARTworks. I really do like the way this Newsprint Reveal works -- just lovely. And it is a "Green" card in that you recycle newspaper!

I hope you have a great day - and that you have some creative time!

Judy Jackson