TJ Inspirations: February 2018 Artwork video

Yesterday was February 1st, and we released 14 new stamps into the Technique Junkies stamp line. We also celebrated the release with a blog hop (which you can catch up on HERE). In today's email, I have combined all of the beautiful artwork from the Technique Junkies Design Team in one quick video so that you can see them all in one place, and hopefully get inspired! The work is gorgeous and I hope it stirs your creative muse. Before I show you the video, note that all of the February 2018 New Release Stamps are 15% off through Thursday, February 8th. Simply add them to your shopping cart and they will be automatically discounted at checkout. Want something that is not in the sale? You can still take 10% off everything else by grabbing a code off of one of the TJ designers blogs. Here is the video showing you the artwork : February 2018 Technique Junkies New Release Artwork The 2018 Tradeshow Schedule is  solidified.  Here is what we are planning for this year! 2018 Tradeshows Next Weekend: February 10, 11 New Port Richey FL Stampfest Winter February 17,18 Columbia SC Stamp Scrap Art Tour March 3, 4 Rockford IL Stamp Scrap Art Tour March 10, 11  Oaks PA Stamp Scrap Art Tour April 6, 7  Allentown PA Note change to Friday/Sat Heirloom Productions April 28, 29 Akron OH Adventures in Stamping May 19, 20 Syracuse NY Too Much Fun Promotions June 1, 2 West Springfield MA * Note change to Friday/Sat Heirloom Productions June 9, 10 Collinsville IL (tentative) Rubber Stamp Events June 30, July 1 Kissimmee FL Stampfest Summer July 7, 8 Raleigh NC Stamp Scrap Art Tour July 28, 29 Pittsburgh PA Stamp Scrap Art Tour August 11, 12 Cincinnati OH Stampaway USA August 25, 26 Hamburg NY Stamp Scrap Art Tour September 8, 9 Westminster MD Stamp Scrap Art Tour September 22, 23 Duluth GA Stamp Scrap Art Tour September 29, 30 Southfield MI Stamp Scrap Art Tour October 12, 13 York PA (tentative) Note change to Friday/Sat Heirloom Productions October 20, 21 - Sevierville TN Too Much Fun Promotions See you at the show!

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

Technique Junkies February Release Hop & Discount!

Happy February Release Day!

We have 14 new stamps in the Technique Junkies line! 

See our hop list before for some sweet inspiration from our Design Team!

All of the February 2018 New Release stamps are 15% off through February 8th!

We can all use a little bargain, right? No codes needed, just put them in

your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.

How about a bundle at a special price?

The Faith Hope Love Bundle includes the Faith Hope Love Background and 

the Faith Hope Love stamp set.

Your price - $23.95!!!!

If you order before February 8th you'll get an automatic 15% discount off that bundle price!

Get yours here!

techniquejunkies.com/faith-hope-love-bundle/

Want an additional 10% off non release stamps? 

Use code code TJ10Jeanne

My first card uses Faith Hope Love Background and
the Faith Hope Love stamp set.
These are the stamps you get in the Faith Hope Love Bundle!

My next card uses She is Fierce and Flower Doodles Background.

Hop List:

TJ Blog - you are here!

Giovana Smith

Ceal Pritchett

Jeanne Streiff

Lee Ann Barrett

Cheri Weston

Stephanie Severin

Janelle Stollfus

Ro Donner

Judy Jackson

Beth Norman

Lynda Pleckan

Pat Huntoon

For an additional 10% off non release items

Use code code TJ10Jeanne

Have a great day!!!

Birthdays & Donuts

I love donuts ... especially a warm glazed donut, which has always been my kryptonite.  Because of my donut-love,  I tend to collect donut-themed paper products (because they have no calories).

Remember, if you go shopping, use my discount code TJ10Stephanie for 10% off your purchase.

Needless to say, the newly released Birthdays & Donuts stamp was a must have for me ... together with the accompanying Donuts Happy Birthday sentiment.

I loved pairing the stamps with some 3-D Donut Stickers from my stash.  

Don't they look quite scrumptious.

Another fun thing about this stamp, is that donuts can come in every single color of the rainbow ... especially when they're covered in sprinkles.

Now I seriously think I need a donut ...

Stephanie from 

Ingenious Inkling

How to Create a Remix of Colorful Silhouettes

Hello, Beth Norman here, with a remix of Colorful Silhouettes, a technique I developed and was published in the August 2011 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  

For 10% off your order please use TJ10Beth.

Today, I am using I Woof You, and Swirls and Curls.  You can receive these stamps and receive 10% off your total order simply by using my code below.

In this "remix" I introduced an iron to my background simply because of the words, "I Woof You."  I wanted to be sure that the words were crisp and clear.  You do not have to iron your image if you are going to use a silhouette stamp; it covers nicely.

Supplies:  Background stamp with lots of open areas, silhouette, or other, stamp, VersaMark, white embossing powder, black embossing powder, sponges, 2 or 3 ink colours, heat gun, embossing buddy.

Sponge your colour onto cardstock.  Here I used pink and red for Valentine's Day.  Make sure your cardstock is dry thoroughly before you proceed to the next step.  You can use a heat gun to speed up the process.

With VersaMark, stamp the pad all over your background stamp, add white embossing powder and emboss.

If you are using a silhouette stamp you can skip this step.  Otherwise, place copy paper over top of your image and, on low heat, and lightly iron your embossing so it flattens.

Using VersaMark, stamp your image and add black embossing powder and heat emboss  You are now ready to complete your card as desired.  In my example my background was not ironed.  I wanted to keep a cohesive finish so I used Swirls and Curls both on my main image and on my background.

Love You!

Happy Monday! 

I have a super fun card to share today using stamps from the January Release.

Would you like a discount? 

Use code TJ10Jeanne at checkout for 10% off!

I stamped Love Harlequin background in red ink on my card. I added then added a little white acrylic craft paint (with my finger) to mat the sentiment (let dry completely before stamping). I then positioned the Love You from the Love You More (set of 5) set on my MISTI and stamped it a couple times to get good coverage over the paint. I stamped The Kiss in black ink onto some white cardstock. I colored with watercolors and then cut it out (minus the whiskers). I stamped the image again on my card and lined up my cut out image and layered it on top. 

Love Harlequin 

Love You More (set of 5)

The Kiss

 10% off !!!

Use code code TJ10Jeanne

Have a great day!!!
Jeanne

Baby, You are So Loved

Hello Friends! 

I love vintage looking images and these 3 sweet little birds have just the look that I love.  If you love 

these birds as much as I, you can get a 10% discount on them using code TJ10LeeAnn. 

  I was waiting for the right sentiment to come along to make a baby card with these birds. 

Along comes the January release and the 'You are Loved' stamp~

I water colored a piece of watercolor paper using distress ink (Picked Raspberry) and then die cut a circle in it. 
The sentiment was stamped in grey on white cardstock and then clear embossed. 
The birds were stamped with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored with Copics, then fussy cut out. I assembled the card, popping the panel up on dimensional tape.  The panel is off centered to the left and a small strip of pattern paper runs down the side of the panel.  I added the birds, some sequins and some die cut clouds.  I also added small pink pearls on the sentiment panel; I love the extra punch it adds. 
February 1st is right around the corner, which means a new release is coming!  We will be hopping;  hope you will join us! 
That is it for me!  I hope I have inspired you with my project.

 Lee Ann  

greytpapercrafts.blogspot.com

To The Moon

Hello Junkies! 

It's Ceal here to share a card using a little bit of a different variation of the Ombre' Splatter Technique. Making this card was so much fun!

I started with a piece of watercolor paper and the Love Harlequin stamp,

like this stamp? You can get it and anything else and save 10% using my code TJ10Ceal at techniquejunkiescom.

I stamped the image using Versamark ink and then embossed it with gold embossing powder, next I created the background using distress oxide inks in Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick and bended them together. after I achieved the Ombre effect then I spritzed it with water to get Ombre' Splatter.

for the greeting I used the To The Moon stamp and partially embossed it in gold, to achieve this I masked off the portion I wanted gold and stamped the rest in black and the I did the opposite and embossed in gold.