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 The mermaid -  http://techniquejunkies.com/mermaid-on-rock/  -  from the June Technique Junkies Stamps release is so beautiful I had to use her again  I used the Chameleon Colortone Pencils - http://techniquejunkies.com/chameleon-colortone-pencils/   -

 to color her in. I also used the pencils to color in the water.  I added a bit of glimmer with a glitter gel pen and smeared the glitter around with my trusty finger tip!  I used a homemade stencil to sponge in the clouds.  And then I decided to a touch of white embossing powder over a tiny bit of glue for the white caps on the waves.   The verse is a Technique Junkies Stamps July release called Sky Touches the Sea -   www.techniquejunkies.com/sky-touches-the-sea/ .  It is heat embossed.

Please remember the newly released Technique Junkies Stamps for July are on sale 15% off through July 8. The discount will be taken off automatically.  And to remind you all other items in the Technique Junkie store  can have a 10% discount if you use the discount code TJ10Judy.

Have a great day and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Technique Junkies July Release Blog Hop and Discount!

Happy July Release Day!

I'm so excited about the July Release at Technique Junkies!

We have 15 new stamps in the Technique Junkies line! The TJ Design Team has so many beautiful projects to share!  Get ready to ooh and aah as you view their projects to kick off the release!

All of the July 2017 New Release stamps are 15% off through June 8th!

We can all use a little bargain now, right? No codes needed, just put them in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.

Here is the list for our blog hop:

Design Team Blog <--you are here

Lanette Erickson

Cheri Weston

Kathy Stacy

Jeanne Streiff

Ro Donner

Beth Norman

Judy Jackson

Vicki Garrett

Giovana Smith

Chris Dayton

Pat Huntoon

Here are a couple projects from Jeanne to get us started.

My first project uses Part of the Dance

 I used a Nuvo Glitter Marker to ink my stamp after stamping in black (love my MISTI for overstamping!) Here is a closer look at the pretty shimmer. My background was made with Ranger Distress Oxide inks.

My next card uses Everything Dandelion and Positive Mind

I would also like to invite you to join the Technique Junkies Facebook Group, which recently moved from Yahoo.  We have a fun, interactive group with plenty of artwork for you to view! Simply search Technique Junkies Group in Facebook or copy and Paste this link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1217840814981827/

Have a great day!

TJ Inkspirations: A sneak peek and a secret

If you have followed Technique Junkies for a while, you know that we release new stamps every month on the first of the month.  This month is no different - but since it is June 30, I thought I would give you a little peek into tomorrow's release and blog hop! Earlier this week someone mentioned something to me that I found a little disconcerting.  They said that "no-one buys the brown Distress Oxide Inks."  While that is not strictly true, I personally think its a little sad. The brown inks (Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo) produce a pretty cool effect, and it is a shame that they are overlooked.  With 12 new colors of Distress Oxide Inks ready to come out in the next few weeks, I thought it might be time to give the browns their due. That's what today's tutorial is about. And the sneak peek doesn't hurt either! Here is a link list of the stamps and ink used in today's tutorial: Seagrass Mat Joy and Laughter and for the Second sneak peek, below: Palm Collage Watermelon Set

Seagrass Mat in Distress Oxide Browns

This card uses two of the July stamps - Seagrass Mat and Joy and Laughter. The Distress Oxide browns were used to color the mat background. It was simple to do, but the matte, almost-chalky look of the Oxide inks is exquisite in person. Here's how it was done:   Ink the stamp with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink. Stamp on white cardstock.    Using a blending tool, apply Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink to the card stock, coloring it somewhat unevenly.   Apply the ink heaviest around the edges. The Joy and Laughter stamp was colored using Pastel Pencils.  Isn't she glorious? It just makes me happy to look at this stamp. Joy and Laughter

Ready for the Secret?

Palm Collage - July 2017 Release The New July Stamps are ready for you RIGHT NOW! Of course you will still receive your 15% discount, too - now through July 8th. Add any new July Release stamps to your shopping cart and the stamps will be discounted at checkout. Make sure you come back to the Design Team blog tomorrow, too -- you won't want to miss the Design Team Blog Hop. Their work and inspiration is wonderful! I'll send a quick email in the morning to remind you. I hope you love these new stamps as much as I do. See you tomorrow! Pat Huntoon

Mermaids

Good Morning!  

It's Chris here today, and I am sharing two cards featuring the new June stamps  Mermaid on Rock and Wild Sea Air.

This example was stamped with Antique Linen Distress ink and no-line watercolored with Prima watercolors with the added shimmer in the tail added with Daniel Smith Luminescent Pearlescent Shimmer watercolor. The Wild Sea Air sentiment is double stamped with my MISTI with black Versafine ink.

I used the same two stamps for this card.  The background for this card was created by with a Ranger ink blending sponge with Cracked Pistachio and broken China Ranger Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of Strathmore Smooth Bristol paper.  I used a separate piece of card stock to mask off and ink sections at a time to create the illusion of the sun's rays filtering through the water.  Water droplets were spritzed on the panel to reactivate and lift the ink.  I used an absorbent paper towel to absorb away the lifted ink to create the tiny bubbles.

The Mermaid on Rock image was double stamped on an XPress It blending card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink using my MISTI, and was colored with Copic markers. A light coat of clear shiny glitter was applied over the mermaid with a Glitter Brush pen.  The image was hand-trimmed out with scissors, partially cutting the along the tail, so it could be lifted away from the rock.

The card was assembled with a piece of actual extra-fine grit sandpaper.  The sand paper was torn by hand and slid underneath the tail of the mermaid and adhered.  This was then adhered to the inked panel, and the panel adhered to a prepared A2 white heavyweight card base.  The excess sandpaper was trimmed with scissors along the edges of the card base.  

The sentiment was added last. It was again double-stamped using my MISTI for a crisp black impression.

You can find these stamps and all of the new June Stamps at Technique Junkies by clicking HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time, happy stamping!

Chris

Masculine Nautical Card

The Crafty Nurse here for a midweek post to spark your creative flow.  Have you joined our monthly challenge?  If not, we'd love to see your cards and your entry may just win a prize at the same time. You can find the challenge over on the sidebar of this blog.

We'd also love to see your cards and projects over at the new Technique Junkies Facebook Group.

Now let's get on to the inspiration.  I've combined both new older Technique Junkies Stamps for a masculine themed card.  I used die cuts to create interest and added depth with distress inks.

Stamps:

• Nautical Background #S734
• Better at the Lake #SS059

Happy day!

The Crafty Nurse

THOUGHTS OF YOU BRING ME JOY

Hey Junkies!  

I am in love with the Here We Go Round in Circles stamp set...so I can't stop using it. For this card I combined it with Lollipop Flowers and used a sentiment from Sentimental Sayings.  

After stamping I used some acrylic paint I'd sprayed with water to dilute it a bit and splattered it across the panel for additional dimension and detail.  

Such an easy card to create and who doesn't like easy?  

I hope you've found some inspiration here.  

So, that's it for me today.  I hope you find some inspiration and get your craft on....it's fun there!  

REMINDER:  I have a coupon for you if you'd like to get a 10% discount on all TJ stamps (excluding the June release stamps).  Just use it at check out and enjoy your purchase.  

INVITE:  We have a FB page....we'd love you to join.

INVITE:  We have a new challenge...we'd love you to play along!  

AND HANG ON TO YOUR HAT....THE JULY STAMP RELEASE IS COMING UP AND ALL THE DESIGN TEAM WILL BE HAVING A BLOG HOP TO SHOW THEM OFF ON JULY 1ST!  

Thank you for stopping by.  

The Wild Sea Air

Hi There!

Vicki here with a little share for you today~

I used some of the fabulous Distress Oxide Inks to create a fun background for this gorgeous sentiment.

The colours I used:

Broken China

Faded Jeans

Cracked Pistachio

You can find the WILD SEA AIR stamp HERE

I love the effects of the Oxide Inks for the background!!!!

A very quick and easy card!

Have a great day!

--Vicki~~