Blue Jeans for your Birthday

Happy New Year folks!  It's Beth Norman here with a masculine card for you, using the newly released Blue Jean's stamp.  If you look closely you will see a Cheers! stamp along the seam.  The Cheers! comes from Simple Sentiments 2a set.  Above that, I added a shiny gold brad.

I couldn't resist adding a Happy Birthday leather patch to the jeans, so I pulled out a piece of brown cardstock that looked like leather in colour and then stamped out Happy Birthday in black VersaFine.  The Happy Birthday comes from the Holidays 2 Flourish Sentiments.

I distressed the cardstock in brown ink and then used the Faux Stitching technique from the April 2006 Technique Junkie Newsletter.  The edges of the patch were rounded with my corner rounder.  Finally, I added brown brads to each corner of the patch.

Hopefully you are inspired to use this stamp too.  It makes for a quick masculine card.

Remember, all January released stamps are 15% off until January 8th.

Cheers!

More New January Release Fun!

Greetings my Inky Friends!

Tonya in today and I'm here to show you a couple more of the January Releases!

Remember they are 15% OFF if you order by January 8th!!

I'm going to start with this fun little puppy called Perfect Companions.

It's hard to see the shimmer in the background but I used Perfect Pearls and clear embossing powder in a technique from the Emboss or Die CD! So many fun step-by-step tutorials if you like to heat/dry emboss, use a die cutting machine and so much more!

Next up is this sassy little card to send to your main squeeze!

The SENTIMENT cracked me up and well, I can kinda relate! ;)  I was so happy to have already owned the Fan Girl stamp and thought she fit perfectly with the saying!

For this background, I used alcohol inks and a stencil from the Sensational Stencils CD and then I also ran it through the Big Shot with an embossing folder.

I will see you back here again on the 18th with some more inspiration and Valentine love! In the mean time be sure to check out my PERSONAL BLOG to see what other crafty shenanigans I may be into!  Until then.... {{{Inky Hugs}}} ~Tonya :D

Happy New Year!!! Come Hop With Us!!

Happy New Year, Junkies!!!  2015 was a great year, but we're not sorry to see it go!!  2016 holds much promise, inspiration and many good things!!  The Technique Junkie team wishes you a whole hearted Happy New Year and a blog hop to ring it in right!!

We welcome two brand new designers to our team in 2016!!  Be sure to leave each designer a bit of love when you visit, but let's give a warm Junkie welcome to Tonya Davidson and Karen McAlpine, as well!

Just in case you get distracted.....because each designer's blog is FULL of artsy distractions you'll certainly want to peek at, here is the blog hop line up:

Design Team Blog http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com

Judy Jackson http://judysstampart.blogspot.com

Karen McAlpine http://dreamingncreating.blogspot.com

Pam DeChellis http://journeyawakensthesoul.blogspot.com

Marilyn Hughes http://DollsEtc.blogspot.com

Kathy Stacy http://craftynurse4u.wordpress.com

Jane Bosi http://janembosi.blogspot.com

Tonya Davidson http://stampintonya.blogspot.com

Beth Norman http://sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog

Pat Huntoon http://patstamps.blogspot.com

What's better than a SALE to kick things into high gear?  That's right!  Now until January 8th, you'll be able to purchase this entire release at a discount!  Go ahead and hop on through and then shop your little heart out....you know you want to!

Enjoy inspiration on Judy's blog first!!

The Technique Junkie Design Team

Things I Want To Do

{jane bosi} On the last day of 2015, I cannot think of any better advice that that found in the Technique Junkie stamp set, Things I Want To Do!

I've combined these words of wisdom with one of my most favorite floral images, also from Technique Junkie stamps, Flourished Floral.  I love the eclectic feel of the image and its versatility.  Above, I've watered colored the image with distress inks.  Here, I embossed the image onto a stone tile and then colored with Copic markers:

So many great ways to use it all!!  Have a great, and safe New Years---be sure to visit the Technique Junkie blog tomorrow--New Year, New Stamps and we are hoppin' with inspiration to share with you all!!

Until tomorrow--be awesome!  Jane

Making the New Year Weird

It's nearly time to say cheers to the old year and welcome in the new!

I created this card in true celebratory spirit, just letting the ink drop and drip where it may.  But first, I stamped the sentiment, from SS048 Double Weird Sayings, with Stazon Jet Black ink and scribbled over the top of it with a wax crayon to create a resist.

I stamped the cocktail glass from Palettini PS006 Spirited Bunch with Stazon in Metallic Gold on a separate piece of cardstock, and painted it with the gold shimmer ink to fill my glass.  I adhered this to the cardfront and outlined it with a graphite pencil, smudging the lines to make it stand out more against the background.

So cheers to you! I hope you have some creative time set aside over the New Year weekend.

Sally Lynn MacDonald
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Winter Wonderland Tag

Good morning Junkies!  Since Winter has officially arrived, I thought I'd create a tag that was appropriately wintery looking.

1)  Stamp Whimsical Winter on a large tag using Azure Sky and Sooty Blue ink.  

2)  Mask of your stamped image then stamp Star Power with Versamark ink.  Sprinkle with silver embossing powder and heat emboss.

3)  With the Whimsical Winter image still masked off, spray the entire tag with Art Anthology Ink Spot.  Dry and then wipe with a baby wipe.  The silver embossing will resist the ink.

4)  I wanted my trees greener and sparkly so I painted them with Art Anthology Parakeet Sorbet.  When dry, add snow using Cotton Velvet.

5)  Stamp Winter Wonderland from Winter Wonderland Sayings Set of 3 with black ink then clear emboss.  Add to the top of your tag.

6)  Run blue sparkly fiber around the edge of your tag.

7)  Paint wood stars with Splashed Sorbet and then scatter them across your tag.

8)  Finish with some variegated blue fiber and white eyelash fiber.

This tag does take a bit to do, but I think the end result was worth the effort. 

Until later......................
Marilyn

Bringing in the New Year...

Good morning Junkies! Pam here today. I hope everyone had a wonderful and Merry Christmas.  The weather here was just delightful-almost 70 degrees. I hate to admit it but we could have used just a small, albeit very small dusting of snow for just the day, lol.

Now that the Christmas rush is over, it time to focus on the New Year 2016...so this card does just that.

This card features the Happy New Year sentiment stamp and the Star Power back ground stamp. Star power makes such a festive back ground for a New Year's card! It was stamped with Versamark Ink and covered with Ranger Silver embossing powder to make it sparkle.  Some Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls spray and various Distress Marker colors were added with the mister!

Happy New Year everyone! I wish you all a safe, happy and healthy 2016!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam