MASKED & MARKERED and PATCHWORK

Hello Everyone-

This is Chris ! Today, I have TWO projects to share with you! The first card, I used the Masked and Markered Technique from the June/ July Newsletter.

Stamps: God Loves You, Amazing Grace and Scripture Collection 3 from Our Daily Bread Designs

Cardstock: Glossy White, Rose, Lavender

Accessories: Nestibilities, Water based Markers, Watercolor paintbrush, Gems, Paper Piercing, Mat Pack, Dimensionals, White taffeta ribbon,

The second card, I chose the Patchwork technique from the same FABULOUS newsletter!!!

Stamp Set: Fushia and Scripture Collection 3 from Our Daily Bread Designs, All in a Row faux stitching, retired SU

Cardstock: White, Pink Pirhuoette, Vintage Violet

Accessories: Stardust Stickles, Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Brayer

Techniques: Out of the Box and Patchwork

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek! Have a wonderful day!

Walnut Ink Stain

Hi everybody!! Kathie McGuire here today with the Walnut Ink Resist technique from 4/08.

This technique is so fast and easy and I'm always amazed at how stunning the results are! Have you tried it??

With such a stunning background, I decided to keep the card simple and add embellishments that wouldn't compete with the watery stained look that the technique creates. So, I added a small bit of tule by wrapping it around the technique layer like a package and then just taped it in the back. Easy! Then I added my matting and attached all of that to the card base.

Lastly, I added the stick pin with a few beads from my stash and held them all on the pin by putting a little bit of tacky glue on the last bead.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing the project! Thanks for looking!

Kathie McGuire

Technique By Design June Challenge

Hello Junkies! Welcome to the June Blog Hop revealing wonderful pieces of Artwork from the latest Technique Junkie Newsletter! We have another sketch challenge for you with the June issue of the newsletter and we would LOVE for you to participate! All of the details and the sketch are on the June/ July Newsletter - you must be a subscriber though to access this page!

Aren't design sketches just great fun to use? They certainly encourage me to not be in a rut and always use the same layout for nearly every card! This particular sketch uses elements that were easy to use and yet stretched my thinking as well. I wanted to use a background stamp that wasn't completely filled in with a design or pattern. I also wanted to do something with nature since it is Spring. I am so looking forward to a long summer season of warm weather. I am tired of snow, rain, and cold temperatures. I also wanted to use coordinating colors in order to make the different aspects of the card blend together so my card would have a cohesive feel. As is often the case, this card sort of morphed together as I worked. All of the techniques for this card are from the June/July 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie newsletter. The left panel uses the Background Whimsy technique and the stamp is from Stampin' Up! All of the other stamps I used are from the Artistic Outpost Birds of A Feather set. I love that set! The right hand panel used the Patchwork technique. I over stamped that piece with the text stamp from the AO stamp set. I added some zigzag stitching on my sewing machine. My sewing machine really does sew evenly, I purposely changed the stitch length as i sewed. It is an element that adds visual interest. The focal image and the strip at the bottom both used the pulled glimmers technique. My little embellishment is a button from my stash. I really like the way this card turned out. The way all of the elements work together and add visual interest certainly adds to the success of the card.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the TJ Blog Hop and that afterwards you are ready to try this Technique by Design challenge! It is amazing just how many different ways the Design Team has used this sketch to create cards to inspire you and to challenge you!

Now to be inspired HOP through each of these blogs and ENJOY!

Cathy
Jane
Lisa
Kimm
Evelyn
Gerrie

Pat



You too can have an opportunity to participate in this Challenge! Pat will be offering a prize at the end of the Technique By Design Challenge through a drawing for those who PARTICIPATE in the challenge! They will need to comment on her blog AND CREATE a card sharing the link to their project. The prize will be an assortment of products from our Fabulous Vendors.

Metallic Rose Technique By Design

Hello TJ friends. Kathie McGuire here with today's featured project. The design for this card comes from the first Technique By Design challenge a few months ago. I loved the easy layout and design and found that it was the perfect way to use up all of those TJ scraps that I've saved for so long.

This card features two of my all time favorite techniques: Nail Polish (4/04) and Starch Smoosh (8/09). The Grunge Rose (focal point) is something that I seem to be using on everything since they are so fast to make and so easy! Plus, I got to recycle some old silk metallic poinsettias from Christmas decorations as leaves for this flower.

I hope you've enjoyed the card and thanks for stopping by today.

~Kathie McGuire

Colored Reverse Grid Lines and Pastel Detailing by Judy Jackson

Colored Reverse Grid Lines - from the August 2006 TJ newsletter - looks harder than it really is. It is an easy way to add real visual interest to your cards.

And coloring in a very detailed stamped image like this one from Artistic Out Post couldn't be simpler than with the Pastel Detailing technique from the December 2007 TJ Newsletter. This image from the Old Grist Mill set was easy peasy to color in using this technique!

A few spritzes of the new Log Cabin Smooch Sprays and it looks pretty! Add a few embellishments and some card stock layers and your card is done.

Have you tried any of the older techniques that have been around a while? If you are an Ultimate Junkie then you have full access to ALL of the techniques on the Technique Junkie website. What is an Ultimate Junkie, you ask? Contact Pat Huntoon and she will be more than happy to tell you all about it!

Judy Jackson

Hetty bugs a can

For all of you who love to try metal in their embossing folders, I have a tip for you today: Go shopping!

When you go to the supermarket and do your regular shopping, take another look at the soda cans. Some have beautiful colors (and even the drinks inside are nice too!!) . When you are home and have finished your drink, take some garden scissors and cut of the top and the bottom of the can. Now you can flatten te metal and lay it inside your embossing folder.You can also use the metal side (inner side of the can), but for the double metal embossing, the outside is great. Once you have run it trough the cuttlebug, you take some sandpaper and sand your metal before you run it trough the cuttlebug again with another folder. I used my asian flowers and swiss dots folder for this one. And one more tip: the ceapest cans work the best, for their metal is much softer!

Papers and stamps for this card are all by Club Scrap. It is from the May Blossom collection.

There is more inspiration on my Craftchaos Blog:

http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/2010/05/tj-blog-post.html

Color My World....

Happy Tuesday, again! Jane Bosi, here, sharing a project featuring the Whisped Frames technique, February 2010. This is the pefect way to highlight my adorable image from Hambo Stamps. I just love this little Pig-casso!

Yes, I did find myself a bit clever when I discovered an awesome paint splat stamp from I Brake For Stamps--I made my "faux" Bingo Blast (April 2009) this way....patting myself on the back a time or two for my genius! LOL! Some would call it lazy, but.......oh, how it made me happy! The musical score background stamp is from Impression Obsession and the sentiment, from Amuse.

It's a rather loud card, but as the sentiment goes....you color my world!! Go color yours!
TTFN, Jane