A Retro Reindeer Christmas

Today I am showcasing this wonderful October 2021 release, Retro Reindeer (#SD1119) and two great sentiments, All is Calm (#SDX079) and Seasons Greeting (SDX158). I decided to showcase some stencils and a few different mediums while keeping a monochromatic look on each card.

My first card below was stamped on watercolor paper and colored in with Bermuda bay. Next, with the fabulous IZink Diamond glitter Paint in teal, I painted the antlers and the body with it. The background was inked in with Bermuda bay using the Dotty path stencil from ACLD. A couple rhinestones for interest and image popped on dimensionals.

My second card was stamped on watercolor paper and colored in with Inka Gold in gold. The sentiment was stamped and punched out and the gold was placed around it as well...layering with a black mat. Using the tree stencil, I painted the Inka Gold onto my background. The image and sentiment are on dimensionals.

My third creation I stamped the deer on watercolor paper and watercolored the image in red. The Big Splash Stencil from ACLD was used and I watercolored in red. 3 big rhinestones and a little one and the sentiment and image are on dimensionals.

My last card was done using a tannish/brown Zig watercolor brush marker for the anters and body of the deer. The background was done using a woodgrain embossing folder and then swiped with an antique linen ink pad....the main image and sentiment were swiped with it, too. Some organza ribbon and a banner sentiment.

Head over to Technique Junkies for some wonderful, quality red rubber stamps. Please feel free to use my code TJ10Pam to receive 10% off of your next order.

Here is the entire October release below...so wonderful! You can make some gorgeous creations for Christmas!

Have a wonderful day!

Pam

 

Stamping & Fussy Cut Christmas Card

 

Want to add some extra special detail to a few Christmas cards this year? Adding a little effort to one or two cards in your project stash is well-worth the effort, especially when the card itself is the gift. I like to do this with my older family members or for those who live far away; they always appreciate the time it clearly takes to stamp, color and fussy-cut a lovely card.

I used the Christmas Card Frame Stamp and the Light of Faith Sentiments Set as well. Both stamps are part of the new October release from Technique Junkies.

This new release set is absolutely gorgeous, and you will be able to make SO many lovely projects with the stamps! (Make sure when you shop, enter coupon code TJ10ERIN to save 10% on your entire order!)

I used Archival Ink to stamp the Christmas Card Frame onto white cardstock. Then I stamped one of the "Light of Faith Sentiments" in the center. After that, I used Distress Inks and Distress Oxide Inks and a water brush to add color to the leaves, pine boughs, pinecones, and star.

With some "Dragon's Blood" Shimmering Bliss Spray, I added the red color to the ornament and the berries. I love the shimmer it gives!

Once it was colored, I used a craft knife to cut out the intricate details inside the branches. Then I used detail scissors to fussy cut the outside of the entire stamped image. I mounted it on a piece of die cut patterned paper from "This Miracle Night" paper collection by Craft O'Clock and embellished the card with a few fussy-cut elements also from the same paper collection. As a final touch, I added a few sequins.

I did the same process on a second card, and created a video tutorial as a companion. If you are interested in this process and want to learn to color with inks or to fussy-cut stamped details, check out the video below:

Thank you for looking! 

Promise and Hope

 

This slimline card was created with silk poinsettias and a die cut Nativity scene.  The black card stock in the back was pierced with a slimline piercing plate.    I used yellow Prills in the center of the poinsettias.   The verse was heat embossed with detail white embossing powder.  It is from the set Light of  Faith. 

If you purchase items not on sale, you can get 10% off those items by using TJ10Judy.

Have a  great day and get inky! 

Moonlit Sleigh

 

Hi Junkies, it's Holly posting today.  We are celebrating Christmas in October over at Technique Junkies this month, and there are lots of wonderful new Christmas stamps waiting to jump into your cart.  I used two of the new stamps on this card today, Santa's Sleigh and Merry Christmas to All.

I started by stamping an older stamp called Hillside Pines on the bottom left corner with a permanent black ink.  I then angled the Santa's Sleigh to look like the reindeer were gliding over the pine trees, and then I stamped it with the same black ink.  I set this aside to dry for a few minutes because I didn't want any of the black ink to smear while I was adding the blue and purple inks over the background.

Once I was sure the black ink was set, I used a small circle punch to cut a circle from a sticky note.  I placed this sticky circle over Santa and the sleigh, and then I brushed on some blue and purple inks all over the card.  When I was done, I removed the sticky circle mask and very lightly added a little bit of blue ink to the "moon."  I let this piece dry for about five or ten minutes before I moved on to the sentiment.  Because I wanted to emboss the sentiment with white embossing powder, I needed to make sure my card panel was completely dry.  I stamped the Merry Christmas to All with Versamark and covered it with white embossing powder.  Then I tapped off the excess powder and heated the sentiment until the white powder melted.

Please feel free to use this code, TJ10Holly, to save 10% when you shop at Technique Junkies.  If you are a fan of Catherine Pooler inks, they have just been added to the Technique Junkies store (yay - I can't wait to try these!).  You can also find stencils and Shimmering Bliss and Aladine glitter paints.  Have fun shopping!

 

Retro Reindeer

Hello Friends!

I'm here today to share three pretty cards, using beautiful stamps from Technique Junkies.

I was totally smitten with #SD1119 Retro Reindeer the moment I saw it. I just knew that I wanted clean and simple cards, letting the image showcase itself! I make approximately 180 Christmas cards each year, and this may be what I make this year! Let me show you what I created!

For my first card, I though embossing and embellishing with silver on black seemed perfect, so that's what happened. The sentiment is from a wonderful new set #SS142 Light of Faith. I used a 5 x 7 card base, and cut a black focal panel and silver mat, a bit smaller than the card base. The deer and sentiment were heat embossed in silver, and a strip of silver Washi Tape (that resembles grosgrain ribbon) was added diagonally for some grounding of each stamp. The layers were assembled, and a beautiful card was finished!

This view just shows the shine a bit better...

I had printed some of this very light background paper for a workshop that a friend and I are teaching later this month, and fell in love with it. (It's actually digital dollhouse wallpaper!).

Short and sweet, the card base is light gray, and the image and sentiment (also from the #SS142 Light of Faith set) were stamped with black Versafine ink for a crisp image. This one will probably be our Christmas cards this year - I love the utter simplicity of it, and the sentiment really speaks to me. This will be the first Christmas that any of our family has been HERE for Christmas for many years!

I'm not only a Technique Junkie, but a Christmas Junkie, so this release has been SO much fun to work with!!! But...WAIT until you see next month's amazing stamps!

So glad you stopped by today!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on any order 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.

TJ Inkspirations: New Product Announcement and New Tutorial!

 

Two videos: Newly added product and a tutorial, too)!

I am thrilled to announce...

...the addition of Catherine Pooler Inks to the Technique Junkies product line! These gorgeous, intensely colored, juicy ink pads are perfect for so many techniques we do here, and I am thrilled to introduce you to them and all of their wonders! You can find all of the inks HERE: Catherine Pooler Ink The first video I prepared for you explains WHY I added these inks. This video is a little choppy - I had so much more in it but cut a bunch of what I had prepared for the sake of brevity. We will certainly cover them in the next few months, though! Make sure to scroll to the second video for the technique and kit for this week, too.

Ready to see them in use? Watch Our Santa Sleigh Skyline Card Video!

I have had a blast this month playing with the Edger Stencils from A Colorful Life Designs and the Catherine Pooler Inks. Today's video uses CP Ink with the Skyline Edger Stencil, along with the Santa's Sleigh and Merry Christmas to All stamps for an easy, colorful and fun card. I have a kit prepared for the card, too, so you can try the ink AND make the card, too! The kit and all of its parts are HERE: Santa's Sleigh Skyline Card Kit

On the Road Again! Meet us on the Road at our next show: Hampton VA: October 23 - 24 Allentown PA: October 30 - 31

Joy to the World!

I used an older Christmas stamp called Draped  Ornaments.   The verse is from Light of Faith.  Both were heat embossed with detail gold embossing powder.  The ornaments were colored with Twinkling H2O's.  

Please remember that all of the October stamps are automatically 15% off through October 8 - no coupon needed.  AND  if you purchase other items not on sale, you can get 10% off those items by using TJ10Judy.

Have a  great day and get inky!