Take the Step

Hello friends! How are you doing today? Hope you all are getting ready to celebrate with family and friends! I am getting ready to close the craft room door for a few days and enjoy movies and relax while I can.
Today, I have a non-holiday card. Probably by now you are done with your cards and want something different, well, you are in the right place :)

For today's project I used this beautiful stamp "Take the Step", distress inks and my MISTI! Super easy project, love how it turned out, I think I will frame it.

• Start stamping the top part of the image in black ink.

•  Clean up your stamps, then stamp the whole image in Versamark Watermark ink , then add clear embossing powder.

•  Use Distress Inks to add more dimension to the project. I used Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Mustard Seed and Wild Honey Distress Inks.

Die-cut the image and adhere to a couple of coordinated cardstock panels. Card size is 6" square.

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Hope you like it.
Have a great day!

Wintery Christmas

My little snowman is smiling because he feels right at home with this card's snowy trees! Christmas Trees (Set of 6) is a very versatile stamp set. With six different styles of trees, there's sure to be one to fit the style you want.

Here are the images included:

This card features two of the trees: top left and bottom middle.  The trees were stamped a few times each on green cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. I then used decorative scissors to trim them out.  A couple of die cut "hills" and some white gel pen snowflakes on the kraft background set the scene for these cheery trees. After I placed all the elements on the card, I added some Nuvo Drops to a couple of the trees for some bling.

The sentiment is called "All Is Calm" and is currently on inventory reduction for only $1.48! What a bargain!!!! I stamped the sentiment on some red cardstock and die cut the shape. I attached a snip of ribbon and placed it on the card using foam tape.

I then added a little shimmer in the trees with a clear Wink of Stella pen.

I hope you enjoyed the card. Don't forget that you can save 10%* by using the code below:

Merry Christmas!!!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!

Head Up

Hello fellow technique junkies.  Today I have another card using my Metal and Brad tutorial. I love how this stamp coordinates with the crown I embossed from one of my folders.

I used Head Up stamp.

This technique doesn't have to be done with shiny paper.  Regular cardstock would work beautifully too.

Have a great week.  I'm off now for three days to do some Christmas baking.  Tis the season!

A Pine Cone Christmas

This card uses Technique Junkies stamps called Pinecones - http://techniquejunkies.com/pinecones/  and Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/.  

The stamp was inked up with Versamark ink and then Pan Pastels were applied to the Versamarkink.  This technique utilizes a dirty Versamark pad so you can actually see where you stamped.  Then I used the red Art Nuvo Glitter markers to  randomly apply red berry dots all over the card. http://techniquejunkies.com/nuvo-glitter-markers/  

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Have a terrific day -- and get inky!

Deck the Halls

Hello Everyone!

Lee Ann here, with an elegant Christmas card to share with you.  When I saw this Draped Ornament stamp, I knew I had to have it.

Such a simple stamp and yet so elegant!

I started by creating a simple template of the image.  I stamped the image on scrap paper and then loosely fussy cut it out.  This helped me to determine final placement of my images.
I stamped the image a total of 3 times.  The first time I stamped the image off center to the left on the card base.  The second time I did a bit of masking of a few ornaments.  I also used the template to determine exact placement of the second stamped image.  This one was stamped off center to the right.
The third image was stamped and the ornaments colored with Copics.  Then the image was fussy cut out.  I adhered it to the card using dimensional tape.  I added light shadows to the background ornaments with grey Copics.
The sentiment is from the Gifts of Christmas stamp set.  I added some shimmer to the ornaments with Wink of Stella.

I hope I have inspired you!  When I am not here, you can find me on my blog at Greytpapercrafts.blogspot.com.

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A Very Merry Christmas to all of you!  

Lee Ann 

Christmas Ornaments

Hello Junkies!

 It's Ceal, here to share another Christmas card with you. Can you believe it's only 9 days until Christmas? Where did this month go, If you are like me then you are still making cards and your friends and family will receive them after Christmas.

To make my card I started with a top folding white card base and a panel of watercolor paper cut down with a stitched die. When I use watercolor paper I always use my Misti so I can get a crisp image but today I

 used it to help me stamp the cord and top to the ornament. Using the Christmas Ornaments set and the Mini Misti I used Tombow markers to color right on the stamp itself and then spritzed it with a fine mist of water and shut the lid to get the watercolored ornaments. Next I inked the stamps up with Versamark ink and closed the lid to stamp the cord and top of the ornament and then embossed them with Brutus Monroe Gilded embossing powder. To fins the card I used a greeting from the Gifts of Christmas set and also embossed it with Gilded embossing powder.

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TJ Inkspiration: Pearlescent Watercolors, Part One

I know I have been MIA on Fridays for the last few weeks, and I hope you can forgive me. I am embroiled in an inventory project that will eventually make my life easier, which is one of the reasons I have been MIA. The other reason is that we had to replace a window in my studio, and I was forced to move quite a bit of my stuff around in order to accommodate the installers. There were two results of that improvement - first, I have more natural light in my studio - and secondly, I rediscovered my Niji Pearlescent Watercolors.  I remembered how much I loved them, and it inspired me to create today's video! Today's video is #1 of a 2-part series. I cover two quick techniques for using these gorgeous watercolors. One of the reasons I love them so much is their ease-of-use, and at $7.95, for 21 little pots of color, the price can't be beat, either. The products I used on the finished cards are here: Pearlescent Watercolors_ _7.95 Pinecones Christmas Cocktail Pearlescent Watercolors, Part One Here is the artwork from the video: Here is another view:   And the second card from the video:   and the video: Pearlescent Watercolors

I hope you are a little inkspired by today's issue. See you next week!   Sincerely,   Pat Huntoon Technique Junkies LLC