Hello Friends! Kathie McGuire here today to share a project with a spring feeling that can be easily changed to fit your holiday gift giving needs. This is a bag topper I created to match the gifts inside. I used the Pencil Over Marker technique from the 2/05 Technique Junkies newsletter. I hope you've enjoyed the project, and thanks for stopping by!

More Velveteen Stamping - Technique of the Week by Judy Jackson

Howdy from Judy Jackson!  There have been some just gorgeous samples shown on this blog from the Technique Junkie Design Team.  We hope you have enjoyed these!  I have two cards to share with you today.

As with some other samples it is hard to get a good scan showing the second stamp but it is there.  Stamp credits - Hero Arts, Stampin' Up, and Art Neko.   This is a fun technique and not very complicated and it yields quite interesting results.   It seems to work best with one background stamp that has quite solid areas.  Then the second background stamps shows up better.

And this one will sent out as one of my Christmas cards. I have created 150 Christmas cards this year.  They are not all the same design. I usually make about 4-6 different designs and mass produce about 25-30 of each design.  I do still have to stamp the inside verse on a bunch.  Stamp credits for this card are all  from Stampin' Up.   

Now my hubby has to write the Christmas letter!

Do you craft your own Christmas cards?  What special technique are you using?  Have a super stamping day!

Judy Jackson

Chain Link again

Hi Technique Junks,

Hetty here for you.

Some time ago, I thought I will do away with my punches.

But I am glad I didn't,for then  a new useful tutorial

pops up to use those punches!

The Chain Link technique:

If you have those single figures of paper punches,

you can make your own chain by just repeating

the punch you want to use on your card.

For this one I used my apple punch.

Sentiment is by Club Scrap.

And here my dreidl punch came in handy.

Sentiment is by Club Scrap.

The leftover paper punch figures are so much

fun to use on the inside of your card.

PS Hanukkah is very early this year:

It starts allready on November 27

(just a day before Thanksgiving).

Have a creative day!

Velveteen Stamping

Welcome to my addition of the Technique of the Week

Velveteen Stamping

 

 

 

I have to admit that this is one of those times that I had such a wonderful time stamping. So much so that I became addicted and made three cards. I just couldn't stop myself, LOL!

I hope you can see the floral detail inside of the red diamonds. I was so surprised at the impact this technique made on a b/g stamp that is only a bunch of diamond shapes. Both of the stamps used on the main image are from Stamp Camp, the sentiment stamp is from Stamp a Mania.

 

On to my next example. I must give somewhat of an explanation regarding these next 2 cards. I had a limited source of bold/solid stamps that would allow the white pigment inked image to come out on the bold/solid image as it does on the card above and the instructions. One the next two cards, you will notice that the bold/solid part of the stamps are the b/g and not the image (in both cases flowers.)

You could say I suppose that these cards are the Velveteen Stamping technique in reverse.I cannot say I was disappointed with the results, on the contrary...I was thrilled. So here they are ;

 

 

 

The main images used on this card are also from Stamp Camp. The sentiment is from G Studio. Can you see what I mean about it being the technique in reverse?

 

 

Once again both main image stamps are from Stamp Camp and the sentiment is from G Studio.

 

Thanks so much for looking. I hope I didn't bore you with my verbiage, but I felt the explanation of the last 2 cards was necessary.

Have a wonderfully creative week! "See you soon."

Jackie K

 

 



Try That Technique - Velveteen Stamping

It's that time of the week again...this weeks Try That Technique is Velveteen Stamping. 

 

It's hard to see the swirls on the snowflakes but you can see them much better IRL.

 

I used Stampin Up! white craft ink and blue chalk ink. 

I didn't have a great background stamp with large areas so

I used my stamps and created my own. 

The snowflake was cut and inked from a Spellbinders die.

Sentiment is from Stampin Up!

 

Won't you join us today?  We love to see your cards!

 

Happy Crafting!

 

Tricia

Snowman Highlights

Hi, Bloggers!  Ann Clack here with a little Cuttlebug Highlights on this cute snowman.  I have a lady in our stamping group that used this snowman as an ornament.  She was published in Stampers Sampler.  Lucky Girl!  I made this one into a card by folding my paper and cutting it with the die.  I held the fold a little lower than the top of the snowman's head. 

The snowman was cut out of a tag board weight paper that was plain grey on one side and white on the other.    The Cuttlebug Highlights were sanded instead of inked.  I used punches for the snowflakes on his hat and body.  Elizabeth Craft glitter dots on the little snowflakes and glitter on the hearts.

Technique of the Week

 

 

 

Hi everyone, Jackie K here with the TOTW which is the Chain Link technique from the current newsletter. I hope you enjoy this card and it encourages you to try this fun, fast, and easy technique. You have seen some other wonderful examples from the other Design Team members and from members of the TJ Yahoo group. So give it a try. Post your results so that we can all be inspired by what you create.

I had to improvise on the punch so as you see anything is possible with a bit of ingenuity. The sentiment is an oldie but a goodie from Club Scrap.

I will be back in a couple of days with the next TOTW which I'm sure you will enjoy!

Keep on creating, it is good for your soul!

 

There is also something different about this card but for now it is a secret....you may find it in a future newsletter.