Holly Brown: Fuzzy Blossoms

Hi Junkies! It's Holly posting today, and I've used the Distressed Fuzz technique (from the 8/11 issue) on this card. I had fun die cutting all the flowers and leaves and flourishes, and I added the Distressed Fuzz to the center of the yellow flowers. Most of the supplies on this card are from Classy Cards 'n Such (a TJ vendor). I hope you have a great day!

Another Simple Swipes Card by Judy Jackson

Thanks for viewing this blog post today by Judy Jackson.

These three colors seem to just go together. My focal image stamp is from Two Nancy's Art Stamps. I love this medallion stamp.

This was a quick card to create. Sometimes we all just need a quick card! Try this technique and see if you don't agree - it is quick but creates a wonderful card!

Have a creative stamping day!

Judy Jackson

Bingo Blast!

 Hello Stampers!

Hetty here with some  ideas for your cards.

Remember the fun technique "Bingo Blast" from 

Apr/May 2009? Now with the distress inks you have many

colors to play with. But there is also the white ink now

and this makes a great background on black!

I can see some lovely Christmas cards done with this technique,

but because it is not that season yet, I made this fun card.

It is a card with a Bing Blast background and 

Zen stamping (Jan/Feb 2012) on the flowers.

 I love making black&white cards.

The image and sentiment is by Create with TLC

and the flowers are Stampin'Up!

Have a creative day!

Ink and Roll by Judy Jackson

Spring is coming -- I can just feel it! And this stamper (Judy Jackson) can hardly wait!

One of my New Year's resolutions or goals was to create a bunch of sympathy cards. It always seems like you need one just when you do not have time to create something. So this is one of those cards! I stamped and colored several of this focal image from Inkadinkadoo. I colored them with my Copic Markers. I just need to finish all of the cards instead only the two I have created.

I used the Ink and Roll technique from the February/March TJ newsletter. This is a fun technique to create with several background stamps. One of the things I like about this technique is the variety of texture you achieve. This texture adds interest and dimension to the background. Yet it enhances the focal image at the same time. Cool, huh?

Have you tried this technique yet? If not I hope you use it soon.

Judy Jackson

Holly Brown: Textured Blossom Hello

Happy Friday! It's Holly posting today. Spring is officially here, and I'm sending you a little Textured Blossom hello. :-) This Textured Blossom technique is one of many great new techniques you'll find on the Stampin' Companion CD from Technique Junkies.

You can order the cd by clicking on this link or going to the Technique Junkies website. This cd is packed with 70 wonderful techniques and beautiful artwork for each technique. You can see a full listing of all the techniques on the cd by clicking here. All these techniques use products from Stampin Up, but these can easily be adapted to use non-Stampin Up items as well.

That's what I've done with this card here. The patterned paper, the stamp, the flower die cuts, the button, and the texture on the flower petals are all non-Stampin Up products. You don't have SU tools or products? No problem! Pull out what you do have and try them with some of these techniques. It is fun to see what you can do when you bend the rules a little bit! :-)

Have a wonderful weekend!

A Simple Swipes Card by Judy Jackson

Good day from Judy Jackson. I hope you have read the current newsletter as I have a card with this relatively simple technique to show you.

The Simple Swipes technique is pretty easy and yet gives that technique driven person (like ME!) a method to create a quick card. I love to use and employ new techniques, but like many of you I am sure, I often need a card to send out quickly. I either don't have much time to spend creating, the need for a card is right away, or I just forgot to make a card for a specific occasion and I need one "right now." So this technique is just right for such times.

All the stamps on this card are from Stampin' Up. Hope you have a great day!

Judy Jackson

Expressionistic Watercolor: 12/04 Newsletter

Hello Everyone from Kathie McGuire. I hope you're enjoying your stamping Saturday.

I'm taking you back in time to the December 2004 TJ newsletter for an old favorite technique of mine called Expressionistic Watercolor. What a fast, easy, and fun technique that will turn the most basic of projects into an explosion of artistic color.

I'm sharing a card which uses one stamp only. I chose the Calla Lily from the now defunct PSX company, but these stamps can still be found on various outlets.

I hope you enjoy this simple, yet artistic card. And I hope it will inspire you to dig out some old issues of the TJ newsletter and remember that sometimes the easiest techniques are the most impressive!

Have a lovely weekend!

Kathie