Encouraging Dogwood Blossoms

 

I can't wait until the Dogwoods Bloom! I am starting early with our encouraging Blooming Dogwood Card. Both stamps may be found here:

https://techniquejunkies.com/march-2022-stamp-release/

Those We Love

Hello! Tracy Shultz, The Hopeful Crafter, here with you today sharing two cards featuring the Those We Love Stamp from the March new release: https://techniquejunkies.com/march-2022-stamp-release/  Save 10% off your order at Technique Junkies with my code: TJ10Tracy

For my first card I used a piece of Hammerill 80 lbs. card stock and stamped using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Purple Embossing Powder. I used blending brushes to ink blend on top (emboss resist) using Sweet Sixteen and Cummerbund inks by Catherine Pooler. Technique Junkies now carries Catherine Pooler Inks. I used the Sweet Sixteen ink pad to directly swipe the four sides a 4" x 5.25" card panel with the Sweet Sixteen ink pad, creating a matching mat layer. I cut both the stamped panel and the mat layer with stitched edge rectangle dies and added a few purple gems to the card front. I glued both of these layers to a white top fold 4.25 x 5.5" card base. 

For my second card, I used a piece of Hammerill 80 lbs. card stock and stamped using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Black Embossing Powder. I then ink blended using Tutti Frutti Ink from Catherine Pooler. I only ink blended the outside edges with the fully saturated color using a domed foam blending tool. I went in with a lighter touch and less ink around the center of the panel. I found a piece of patterned paper from my stash with flowers that matched the Tutti Frutti ink color. I used that paper for my mat layer. I used stitched rectangle dies to die cut both the ink blended panel and the mat layer. I added a few black gems and assembled the layers by adhering them to a side folding A2 (4.25" x 5.5") Card Panel. 

Check out the new release from Technique Junkies:  https://techniquejunkies.com/march-2022-stamp-release/ 

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Thank you for visiting!  Have a Hopeful Day!

Friend Zen

 I love the Whimsy of the Zen Edges stamps! I paired them here with one of the sentiments from The Floral Frame Square Set.

https://techniquejunkies.com/zen-edges/

https://techniquejunkies.com/floral-frame-square-set-of-5/

Small Packages

 I love to have Baby cards on hand for those special moments! Since I am going to be a Grandma in June, this is top-o-mind for me now. Today's card uses the Small Packages stamp with a Herringbone-style, washi tape background. Stamp is here:

https://techniquejunkies.com/small-packages/

Fiery Zen Edges

Good morning, Junkies!  It's Holly posting today.  I had a lot of fun creating today's card using new stamps from Technique Junkies.  The new Zen Edges is a boldly drawn abstract stamp set and you can do almost anything you can envision with these stamps.  There are two stamps in this set and you can mix and match and come up with all kinds of combos.

For today's card, I used just one of the Zen Edges stamps - this one has two leaves sticking off to one side.  I stamped this near the top of a white cardstock panel, turned the stamp around, and stamped it again near the bottom of the panel.  

While this was drying, I stamped the I Believe In You with Versamark ink onto some black cardstock.  I covered this with white embossing powder, tapped off the excess powder, and then heated the sentiment with a heat tool to melt the powder.  I set this aside to cool off and returned to my Zen Edges panel.

I picked out some yellow, orange, and red ink pads and some Colorful Blending Brushes and set about coloring the Zen Edges panel.  I started by brushing some yellow ink over the stamped Zen Edges, and then I added some orange ink to the middle areas.  Finally, I added just a touch of red ink to the center of the zen flower petals.

I adhered this colored Zen Edges panel to a black card base and glued the sentiment to the center of the panel.  I love how this turned out with the stamped images offset and ink blended with those fiery hues.

Please enjoy using this code, TJ10Holly, when you shop at Technique Junkies.  You can pick up these Zen Edges and this sentiment, I Believe in You, as well as many other stamps.  Have a wonderful day!

  

Play in the Puddles!

 

Rainy, rainy March...or rather, here, it has been snowy March! Today's card celebrates the puddles from the rain, though, using the Play in the Puddles stamp with the Rain Splash background. Go play in the puddles!

https://techniquejunkies.com/rain-splash/

https://techniquejunkies.com/play-in-the-puddles/

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!

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Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.