30 Days of Christmas, Day 10

Hello fellow stampers and friends.  Are you following  30 Days of Christmas?  Pat and her Design Team are showing off Christmas cards for 30 days.  Not only are all Christmas stamps 20% off but if you use the code TJ10Beth, you get an extra 10% off, so that is a 30% savings.

Here I used Cocktail Joy.  I placed it in my Misti and coloured individual areas with Tombow markers and huffed on the coloured area and stamped it out.  I coloured and huffed three times in each of the areas I coloured with marker.  The holly leaves were coloured in lightly with a light green Chameleon coloured pencil.

I added Frantage Encrusted Jewels to the sides of my image and as recommended I heated from underneath my image.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see more fun Christmas cards and projects.

Peace Be Your Gift - 30 Days of Christmas Day 9

I wish you could see the chevron style embossing folder effect of this card  -- but alas it does show up!  The verse comes from Technique Junkies Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/ .  Punched out stars  and a gingham bow finish this simple but lovely card!  

And remember you can get an addition 10% discount with this code - TJ10Judy.

Hope your day is great and please get inky!

Judy Jackson

30 Days of Christmas: Day 8- Safari Christmas

Those who know me well know that I love, love, love giraffes.  That's why this stamp makes me so very happy!  I used the Safari Santa stamp with Studio 71 Alcohol Markers, and highlighted them with the silver and red markers from the Nuvo Glitter Markers. This is shimmery in all the right places in person!

I hope you have been enjoying the 30 days of Christmas...and taking advantage of the 20% discount on all the stamps in the Christmas category. 
Enjoy the weekend!
Pat Huntoon

Day 7 of the 30 Days of Christmas: Christmas Cocktail Invite

Hello All Lanette Here!

Today I am continuing our Christmas inspiration with a bit of Crate Paper scraps and Distress Oxide Ink!

Techinique Junkie Stamp Used: Christmas Cocktail

Here is a close up of my watercolor background using Distress Oxide Ink.

Here is a better look at this fun stamp I used:

Christmas Cocktail

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

Day 6 of the 30 Days of Christmas: Glittery Stenciled Gilding Flakes Pinecone

Gilding Flakes are one of the most beautiful mediums to add to  your paper crafting projects due to their shiny goodness.  Combine flakes with glitter, and suddenly you have a gorgeous shimmery end product. That is what we are doing today. Many people don't care to use either glitter OR gilding flakes because of the  potential mess. I am here to tell you that you don't have to have it be messy! Watch the video below to see how to control the mess without sacrificing the beauty of the project. Note that I finished my piece as a Christmas card - because at Technique Junkies, October 15 through November 13th are the 30 days of Christmas. Every day during that time period, check in with us on the Technique Junkies Design Team blog for inspirational Christmas cards.  Additionally, all of the Christmas stamps on the Technique Junkies site are 20% off through November 13th! Simply add any stamp from the Christmas Category and the stamps will be automatically discounted at checkout. Here are the stamps and Stencil I used on the finished card today: Pinecone Merry Christmas 2 Medallion Fade Stencil Glittery Stenciled Gilding Flakes This is the finished piece from the video: Glittery Stenciled Gilding Flakes And here is the video tutorial: Glittery Stenciled Gilding Flakes

I hope you are a little inkspired by today's issue. See you next week!   Sincerely,   Pat Huntoon Technique Junkies LLC

30 Days of Christmas Day 5

Good Morning, it's Chris here today.  Thanks for joining me for Day 5 of the Technique Junkies 30 Days of Christmas cards!  All stamps in the Christmas category at Technique Junkies are 20% off during these 30 days!  Just add them to your cart and the discount is automatic at checkout.

Today I am sharing a watercolor frosty holiday card using Let It Snow.

This is such a sweet image and so much fun to work with.

I chose to use Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.

To create this card, I stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink on Artistico 140# cold press watercolor paper.  I then scribbled Zig markers on a craft mat to create a palette from which to paint from.  Using my Silver watercolor brushes to pick up the ink from my craft mat a was able to easily and simply paint the image.

I slowly and carefully tore the edges from my watercolor panel but slowly altenating tearing tiny bits from front to back of the panel.  I added a festive red striped patterned paper to a red top fold A2 card base and then adhered the watercolor panel using lots of 3M foam tape.

Thanks for dropping by today, and come back each day for more Christmas and holiday inspiration!

Happy shopping!

Day 4 of the 30 Days of Christmas

Welcome to Day 4 of our fabulous Christmas spread. I'm sure you will find many trinkets to titillate your tinsel-time!

I've got a simple card for you today featuring Hillside Pines. 

I simply die cut a circle from a post-it and placed it on the card panel. Using a sponge dauber, I inked the cardstock creating a cloudy night sky. I then used the reverse panel of the circle die cut to ink in the moon. Without reinking the blue dauber, I dabbed around the edge of the moon to give the illusion of clouds passing by. Using a dark green ink, I stamped the trees on then panel and added the Good Night sentiment with Versamark and white embossing powder.

The panel was then matted and attached to a card base. I then added dabs of Nuvo Pearl Drops for stars and snow.

Remember to visit us every day for a new Holiday Project! All Christmas-themed stamps are on special 20% off during this time and, for a whopping bonus, save an additional 10% by using my special code below:

Hope I inspired you just a little. Don't forget to come back tomorrow!!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!