Try That Technique: Wet Stencil

Hi, it's Beth here with this week's Try That Technique. Diana Enns and I enjoyed our vacation and now it's time to get back into the swing of things, so this is our first challenge for 2011.

Our technique challenge is to use the Wet Stencil technique from the April 2009 issue.

Prize: A week on the TJ Yahoo Group home page.

How to Play: Submit your Wet Stencil card to the Yahoo Group.

Stamps: Sunflower is from Flourishes and sentiment is from SU

Side Step Christmas Card

Happy New Year, my TJ friends!!! Kathie McGuire here wishing you a Happy Brand New Year!! A year for creativity, crafting, and trying some new and old TJ techniques.

This card features a technique from the Fancy Folds and Motion CD called "Side Step Card". You'll probably be seeing a lot of these from me, as they are my new favorite project.

This card went to a dear friend of mine--someone all of you know--Pat Huntoon. I changed the measurements a bit so that I could fit a Sizzix die cut Christmas tree on one of the steps. Other elements were from my stash: the wreath is from a Jolee's Boutique package from Michaels, the satin trees are from a roll of trim purchased years ago at Michael's, and the spiral background paper was a gift from a friend. I love this design for that very reason--I can use small pieces of various things that all come together for a great card.

I hope you enjoy the project, but most of all, I hope you try the Side Step Card technique if you haven't already.

See you in 2011!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Kathie

Skewed Pyramid for Chinese New Year

Hi, it's Beth here with Skewed Pyramid from this month's issue.

Are you enjoying the holiday season? Did you eat enough ham and turkey? I did.

My Skewed Pyramid card is perfect for my Chinese New Year party that I have each year. Guests are surprised with a home-made card every year, and I'm excited to share this cute card.

Image is from I Brake for Stamps and works perfect with the technique. Sentiment is a rub-on from a package that I bought at Hobby Lobby.

Image was coloured with Prismacolor pencil crayons. Oh how I love my Prismacolors. I have done many tutorials, on my blog, using them.

Try That Technique will resume next week. In the spirit of the holiday season, I will announce that the technique for the week of January 6th is Wet Stencil from April 2009. This will give you plenty of time to get your cards started. We would be thrilled to have more of you join in, in our challenges. Pretty please :)

Have a fabulous week. Thanks for stopping by.

Acetate Flowers by Judy Jackson

I used a digital image of a map and stamped the background words and images. I happen to find the fabric brads with a travel theme in a craft store -- and they were being discontinued from their stock.

The acetate flower was fun to create and added a very interesting element to the card.

Acetate flowers can add a lot to a card or to a scrapbook page.

Stamp credits are from Stampin' Up!

Have a great week! and be creative!

Judy Jackson

Motion CD Flamingo

I hope that many of you had a Merry Christmas and that all of you have a wonderful new year!!  Today is Christmas and here is a bright pink flamingo from the new Motion CD!  If you would like to win one of these CD's, hop on over to my blog at www.createdbyann.blogspot.com to sign up!  This is called Marvelous Marque and it is, of course from the new Motion CD!  

Plaid Christmas

Hi, it's Beth here with Merry Christmas wishes in Plaid, a technique from this month's issue.

A very Merry Christmas to you and your family, and Happy Holidays too.

Stamp: IBFS

Happy New Year from Hetty

Here is my last post for this year and I have a fun project for your to start the New Year.

A card you can send your friends and they will enjoy it for a year! isn't that fun?

It is a standing card with a calendar on top. A card you can put on your desk.

The template for this card you can find here:

 http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/2009/10/staande-kaart-stand-up-card.html

and the template for the year is here:

Save this template to your computer and you can print it as many times as you want.

I do have a tip: print it in mirror image on the paper you want to use

and cut it from the back, this way you do not see any tines at the front.

Fot the mini calendar I used a free program at Red Castle

or go to my blog where you can download it.

On the front panel of the card you see used the Brick Wall technique from the latest TJ newsletter Dec/Jan 2010-2011. As I do not have the punch I just cut strips of paper and cut them at the desired lenght of the stones. Now you see a cup coming out of the side of the card. Well, that is another fun technique.

This is an online bonus technique called Hidden Surprise. The text is printed with the computer and the cups are a digital stamp by FireCracker Design by Pamela colored with copic markers.
At the moment Pamela's shop is closed after selling off all her rubber stamps, but in the New Year she will be back with the digitals stamps. Don't forget to check her freebies on Friday. She now has the cutest snowman for grabs.

Have a creative day

and I hope 2011 will be a very creative year!