Two Times a Pirate and Two Times a Whole Mermaid

 

Hi everyone.  Design Team Member Michael here.  Again.  With another "one stamp/two cards" idea for you.  So, I have this rule...if I can't look at a stamp and think of at least 2 or more ideas, it's not worth buying it.  So, when I saw this Pirate or Mermaid stamp in the June 2023 Release, I thought, pirate card and mermaid card.  Perfect!

For my pirate card, I stamped Pirate or Mermaid on a piece of white cardstock and layered it on a piece of black cardstock.  I applied some white glue to the mermaid tail and then covered it with irridescent blue/greenish glitter, removed the excess, and set it aside to dry.  I made an A2 card and adhered some pirate paper to the front (sorry, a Brasilian brand) and then, once the mermaid was dry, I adhered it to my card front.  

For my 2nd card idea, I stamped Pirate or Mermaid on a piece of white cardstock, which I trimmed and layered on a piece of dark purple cardstock.  I added wet glue to her tail, like in the first card, and then added the blue/greenish iridescent glitter.  I removed the excess and set it aside to fully dry.

Next, I stamped Fading Sea Scales, which is also part of the June 2023 Release, on a piece of light purple cardstock.  It has a bit of watercolor hue to it and looks perfect with the mermaid scales and the darker purple.  I die-cut it using a stitched rectangle die and then I applied wet glue to the edge of each of the scales and added blue/greenish iridescent glitter to them.  I removed the excess and set it aside to dry.  

While they were drying, I made an A2 card using white cardstock, die-cut a piece of the dark purple cardstock with another stitched rectangle die, and adhered it to the card front.   Once everything was dry, I adhered the light purple with the Fading Sea Scales to the card front and then I adhered the Pirate or Mermaid to the center.  

Again, two cards using one main focal stamp.  What do you think of this idea to get 2 cards using one main stamp?  I'd love to know.  Leave a comment below and let me know.  Also, if you love my ideas and want to get these stamps, or anything else on the Technique Junkies website, use my code TJ10Michael to get 10% off your purchase!  

Until next time...hugs from Brasil.

The Ocean Soothes

Happy Hump Day! 

Today I am sharing the Big Wave stamp which I stamped in versamark and embossed with black embossing powder and then colored in with a dark tan. The sky was done with the cloud edger using night of navy ink and a blending brush. The sentiment, Let the Ocean Soothe Your Soul was stamped and put on dimensionals and the image has a black mat mounted on white card stock.

Head on over to the store here for all the stamping goodness you can imagine! Use my code TJ10Pam for 10% off.

Pam

 

Happy Waves- Bargello Video Tutorial

 Welcome friends, 

On Monday I shared a fun and easy way to use up scrap paper.  I've been having a blast with this "Stripping technique".  Today we are stepping it up!  I don't want to say it is harder, because it isn't.  It is just an extra step...maybe two.    No worries... I walked you through each step in this video.  

Bargello is a quilting technique that is used to create the appearance of movement. The design almost looks like it is moving.

Materials:

Happiness stamp-- Save 10% with code TJ10Chris

This is the card I posted on Monday.  This is the same technique, but such a different look.  You can see how I did that here. 

Let's Strip and Make Waves -- With Video Tutorial

Are your scrap bins were overflowing.? Here is a great way to clean them out and make some stunning cards while you are it. There are lots of tips and step by step instructions to make it easy to follow along. If you like to save money. You can use code TJ10Chris to save 10% on the stamps!

I hope you will stop by and see how easy this process is (click here for video)

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Lessons from the Ocean

  Hello Junkies!

I'm in love with these shimming bliss sprays that I picked up at Akron convention.  The photos don't do these justice.  They a silver sparkle to them.  I tried to take a photo at an angle to capture the sparkle.  It shows it a little better.   I used a white gel pen to add some bubbles and make a frame around the center panel. 

Materials:

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Sea Floor Stamp

Lessons from the Ocean

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Mardi Gras

Dolphin Cove

Can you see the sparkle?

While I had the stamps out I thought I'd look through my stash of backgrounds.  I found this shaving cream background that I had left over.  I thought it looked like water.  I love the way the Sea Floor background looked stamped on it.  To help focus the attention on the sentiment I used a Hero Arts fish tank die on top.  I added dimensional foam to parts of the frame to give this card a 3D look.  

I'd love to know what background do you like better?