Have Courage

Greeting Inky Friends!

I decided to pull out an OLD TECHNIQUE from the archives of

TJ Newsletters! This one is called "Chalk Dragging" and is from April 2003, Volume 1, Issue 4! However I used 'updated' materials that I didn't know about (if they were even available then?) like Pan Pastels! I tried it first using just one color and then decided to use

2 on the second piece and liked that result better.

I inked the It Takes Courage stamp in a Clear Pigment Ink Pad (Versamark would work too!) and pounced/sponged the same Pan Pastel colors over the image to set it. The beauty with Pan Pastels is that you can erase it! So i erased around the image and words but not too heavy so I can leave that ghosty look to go along with the dragged look. I then folder over a couple piece of Washi Tape to create little flags and popped up the whole image.

I encourage you to take a look at past techniques and try your hand at 'updating' the technique or using your updated supplies and seeing what you end up with! Who knows? You may end up with a totally new technique in the process!

Until next time,

Happy Creating!

~Tonya oxoxo

A spooky Trick or Treat

Hello All Lanette Here!

We are well into fall and October is right around the corner.. So with the count down on for Halloween I thought I would share a fun little Halloween card with you.

Featuring a couple of this months new releases....

Products Used: Technique Junkies Trick or Treat Banner & Graveyard Backgound, Art Anthology Sorbet, Ranger and Ink, Archival Ink Misc- Embossing powder, Dylusions Mist, Foam Dots.

Here is a better look at the stamps I used today...

SKU# S678 Graveyard Backgound

SKU# SD753 Trick or Treat Banner

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

Pretty Pinecones

Check out how we make this pretty Pinecones card HERE!

And remember to take advantage of the 15% Discount off the October Release stamps by October 10th, too! Just add any of the stamps from the October Releases to your cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.
Pat

All is calm...All is bright

Happy Thursday Junkies! Pam here today to share a holiday project featuring one of the new "sneak peek" October releases: All is Calm.

 The sentiment was stamped first in the middle of the card with Versamark ink and heat embossed using silver embossing powder.

The background was created by repeat pattern stamping of one of the snowflakes from the Snowflakes set  onto watercolor paper with Versamark ink using the Misti Stamping tool and then heat embossing with white powder. 

Thanks for joining me today and be sure to check out our upcoming Blog Hop on Oct 1 to see more of these great new stamps!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Hello Junkies!
Karen McAlpine here today with a scary Halloween treat! This project was made with stamps from the September new Release stamp from Technique Junkies.  I made two versions of my card. One is colored with Copics and the other is colored with Distress Inks. The first photo is the Copic version.

Materials List:

Stamps: Halloween House and Trick or Treat Banner

Ink: Black die 

CS: white and black

Copic Markers or Distress Inks for coloring

 Make It:

• Make a card from black CS
• On white CS, stamp the Halloween House with black ink
• Color the image with Copic Markers and add to the card base

• Stamp Trick or Treat Banner on white CS
• Color with blue Copics and cut out
• Add to card with dimensional adhesive

This is the second version that is colored with Distress inks.  I used the Ranger blending tool to add the ink.  The coloring is just a bit subtler.  But, still very effective.

Great Halloween card!  I would also use this for an invitation. Another great collection of New Stamps from Technique Junkies!!  So happy you stopped in today and see you next time.
Karen McAlpine
Dreaming and Creating

Always Hope

Hey there fellow stampers and friends, it's Beth Norman here with a fun card for you today.

I started out by sponging Distress Inks in Worn Lipstick, Salty Ocean and Picked Raspberry.  After I let it air dry for an hour, I used Bubbles Stencil and rubbed white SU Craft ink through the circles.

Using Big Flourish and French Text, I stamped my card front using SU's Blackberry Bliss.

My flowers were created by using the Tie-Dye Chick Embellishments technique found on the Stampbooking CD.  French Text was stamped onto the flowers.

Finally, I used Always Hope as my sentiment.  I picked out this sentiment because of the flourished script that coordinates with Big Flourish.

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Halloween!

Greetings Ink Friends!

I'm back today to show a couple Halloween cards using the September New Releases!

I used both the Pumpkin Tree Guy and the Happy Halloween stamps

for both cards just done a little different on each!

For this first card, I heat embossed the Pumpkin Guy with black embossing powder and then painted him in using Art Anthology Paints. I used my finger to paint a moon in the corner too.

After drying, I sprayed the piece with the Colorations sprays and the painted piece resists the sprays! I used a piece of printed paper from the Spooky Prints stack and heat embossed the Halloween greeting in White embossing powder. I die cut a Bat from my Snapshot Frames set and

popped him off the corner to finish off the card.

For the next card, I treated the Pumpkin Guy the exact same way as above, except

I used Cosmic Grape & Blue Lagoon Splashes for the background. I sponged River Rock ink

around the edges and splattered Sour Lemon Silk to create a starry night. I popped him off another print from the Spooky Prints pad. I inked the Halloween greeting in Whip Cream and heat embossed with Clear Powder this time to give a more ghostly effect.

I simply LOVE how the images over at Technique Junkies work so well with all the other supplies we own! Makes them SO versatile! Be sure to hop on over and check them out!

Until Next Time...
Happy Creating!!
~ Tonya    ~oxoxox ~