Merry Be Your Christmas

Hey Crafty Friends - 

I am still on a high after being apart of the Technique Junkies booth at the York, Pa stamp show last weekend! I can't say enough about how great Pat and the TJ products are! With that said let me show you how to make this card using the Merry Be Your Christmas and Zen Trees Background stamp sets. 

• I created a distress oxide background using 3 shades of green. 
• Next step I heat embossed the Zen Trees Background stamp using gold embossing powder. 
• I stamped the Merry Be Your Christmas stamp set using CTMH Topiary ink. I fussy cut around the sentiment and popped it up using 3D foam tape in the center of the card. 
• Add a few gold glitter gems and bitty sparkles to increase eye catching elements. 
• I cut out the distressed mat and black card stock using a deckled edge die. 

I love how the embellishments help with establishing an additional focus outside of the stamped sentiment. 

This second card was created by doing the following:

• I stamped the Zen Trees Background in black ink on white card stock. . 
• The Merry Be Your Christmas was stamped on white card stock using CTMH Topiary ink. I fit the sentiment mat within the background stamped mat. 
• I used 3D foam tape to add the sentiment to the Zen Tree Background mat. 
• To add flair I added gold metallic thread, red and green dots to the top of a few Christmas Trees. 
• I used a scalloped die to add a few layers.

I hope you are inspired. Leave some love and use my code TJ10Shalana at checkout for a little discount.  Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

TJ Inkspiration: Gnome Skaters Gatefold Card

 

Gnome for the Holidays! II love these fun little gnomes! Today I show you another way to use them with our Gatefold Card. It is easy to make and so cute! No kit this week, but you will find all of the stamps used in the tutorial HERE. This weekend, October 21st and 22nd, we will be in Hampton VA. If you are in the area, stop by to say hello! This is our last tradeshow of 2023. . Please note - our travel schedule and some (needed) time off means that we will not be shipping any orders until October 30th. The video is HERE ( or click on the image below): Here are more views of the card...

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Deb here again with another October Release . This fun stamp  - Rudolph and Friends  - is a great image for some holiday cards !!  I found myself humming the "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" song while creating my card.

• On a piece of cream cardstock, I stamped Rudolph and Friends . I used my MISTI  to ensure a crisp image.
• I used the Toffee Crunch  and Espresso Truffle Memento Dew Drop inkpads to stamp the image. The size of the Dew Drop inks is perfect for inking different areas of a stamp in different colors. 
• I matted the stamped panel on a piece of red cardstock.
• On a green card base, I adhered a scrap piece of wood-patterned paper. 
• The matted panel was popped up on the card base with foam tabs .
• I placed rhinestones of several different colors on the stamped stars for a pop of color .

This card reminds me of all the fun holiday specials I watched on television with my parents and brother when I was a child.  If you'd like to add this stamp to your holiday collection, you can use my code - TJ10Deb - for 10%  off over at Technique Junkies .

Thank you for taking the time to check our our Design Team Blog !!

Joyful Be Your Family

Hello TJ Fans.

Nothing says "Joyful" more than 3 little gnome-elves all dressed in their holiday duds trying to put up the Christmas lights.  

The way this gnome stamp was designed really guided me in the creation of this card. Doesn't it look like the one on top is reaching up for something?  Maybe it's lights, an ornament, a gift?

To create this card:

Using a stamping platform I stamped the lights in black (from the Christmas lights set of 4) on a white piece of card stock.  Next, on the same piece, I stamped the Merry Be Your Christmas stamp in green. I then masked part of that sentiment stamp before stamping the gnomes. 

If you look closely at the top gnome - he looks double-stamped.  He's not. What I did was stamp an extra one then fussy cut him out and put a clear spring under him.  I'll post a short video on Facebook next to this card. 

I added this to a piece of red glitter card stock then adhered that to a navy blue A2 card. Finished.

I hope you found some holiday inspiration with this happy holiday card.  

October release is automatically 15% off through October 8th. Everything else if 10% off with TJ10AJ.

Thanks for stopping by!   AJ 

  

 

 

 

Zen Trees

 Hello (Chris here!)

TJ just came out with another great background stamp called Zen Trees.  I live the Zentangle look.  I wanted the focus to be on the background, so I revisited a favorite card layout.   You can see it here. I made a video using some other TJ stamps.  It is a great fun fold because it is easy to make and also easy for the recipient to figure out.   I hope you will give it a try. 

I made a card while ago using this layout.  You can see it here.  

Materials:

STAMPS: use code TJ10Chris to save 10%:

Zen Trees

Christmas lights and Sentiment

You can see the complete supply list on my blog

Peaceful Christmas Cards

Hello. Jeanette here with two more Christmas cards I made with stamps from the October release.

Technique Junkies Stylized Peace Dove:

Technique Junkies Christmas Blessings, Draped Holly Bells, and Holly and Berries:

If you like saving money - and who doesn't - please use the code TJ10JEANETTE when checking out at Technique Junkies to receive a 10% discount.

If you'd like to see other cards I've made using Technique Junkies stamps/products, you'll find them on my blog - HERE.

Merry Be Your Christmas

 What a great sentiment for Christmas, right? Merry, peace, Love and Blessings all in one. To create my card, I used two Patterned Papers for the background, and added some sequins. This is an easy wa to create beautiful Christmas cards! The Merry Be Your Christmas sentiment is here:

https://techniquejunkies.com/merry-be-your-christmas/