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Hellloooooo, Junkies!!!
{Jane Bosi} here sharing a Neutral Shadows (Feb 2011) card I put together today! I thought these stamps from I Brake For Stamps would be perfect for this technique! My colors are a bit hard to see--the card base is a dark purple as is the Names of Jesus background (sorry for the crummy pic!) It's pretty in real life--some ribbons and charms engraved with "celebrate" and "love" to finish things off.

Have a great day! Jane

Totally Texture Butterflies by Judy Jackson

Three different embossing folders were used to create this card. The background is created with the Plum Blossom embossing folder. The frame was embossed with brick embossing folder and then cut out with a Cuttlebug frame. The butterflies were embossed in a long strip embossing folder and then I cut them out by hand.

The card stock is a pale pink and the embossed parts with lightly burnished with a brown ink. I also sponged brown ink on white lace which is layered under the frame and butterflies. Brown ribbon is tied around the frame.

Pearl halves and stick on "bling" add the embellishments on this card.

I just love the vintage look to this card and i hope you do as well.

Have a wonderful day and do something creative!

Judy Jackson

Another Side Step Christmas Card

Hello TJer's!! Kathie McGuire here on your stamping Saturday with ANOTHER Side Step card. Why so many posts from me using this same technique??? It's one of my favorite techniques of all times...and so I used it for Christmas cards this year. Hence, the seemingly never-ending collection (I'm nearing the end, though).

I want to mention in this post that my Christmas cards were made almost entirely from scraps and bits and pieces and odds and ends from my craft room "stash". The Side Step card is just perfect for helping you use what you've got among your stamping supplies. Remember that you can still purchase the fabulous Fancy Folds and Motion CD from Technique Junkies. Not only does it have a great tutorial for this card, but dozens and dozens and dozens (and probably more than that!) of other great projects!!

The Christmas tree is from Stampin' Up! and I'm unsure of the sentiment. I added some stickles to the pre-printed base and a decorative snowflake button to the ribbon. Fun and easy!

Hope you've enjoyed the project and thanks for stopping by!

Good morning stampers. This is Beth Norman posting for the Try That Technique challenge. This week's challenge is Mini Kissing from the 2008 CD and is a bonus technique. This technique is a lot of fun and so easy to do.

Each week a winning card is selected to be on the Technique Junkie homepage for a week. How can you win? Simply submit a card, using the Mini Kissing technique, and post it to our Yahoo group. It's that simple.

Congratulations to Juliet Arrighi. She is the winner for the Level Up technique from the August 2010 issue. Juliet, your card is now on our Yahoo Group home page.

A little millefiori in the morning...

Millefiori is so easy! My "million flowers" card uses all smARTworks stamps. The technique is from the February 2011 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  Isn't it cheerful? 

Have a great day!

Glimmered Texture Valentine by Judy Jackson

A lovely Valentine given to my hubby - thus I waited to post this until after he had opened it.. The musical score was embossed and highlighted to create a subtle background for my Valentine. the heart is embossed and then painted with Twinkling H2Os. An antique button, some gilded red ribbon, gold cording, some lace, and pearls add the perfect accents for a Valentine card.

Red card stock layered with gold card stock provide the base for the card.

Celebrating Valentine's Day with those we love is so important! Hoping your day was great!

Judy Jackson

Distressed Color Block Kids by Judy Jackson

Two shades of blue Distress Ink were used to create this focal image. The girls stamp is from Smartworks. I distress a scrap of background paper to place under the focal image. Metallic bronze text weight paper (available from Paper Temptress) provides a border around the focal image and the flourish. I also used the Neutral Shadows technique on the swirl peaking out from the focal image. A tiny bit of lace and some "bling" finish off the card.

I sure hope you are staying warm on this Valentine's Day.

Be creative today!

Judy Jackson