LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL WITH A POPPY BOUQUET

Hi there Technique Junkies Stamps fans!!! 

We had a fabulous hop for the new April release on Sunday.  If you missed it, you can catch it HERE.  Loads of inspiration at each stop on this hop of all 15 new stamps....and all those stamps are on sale at 15% off the retail price until April 8.  

While you're browsing the Technique Junkies Stamps store, if you find other stamps and products you'd like to purchase here's a 10% discount on your entire order of anything else you'd like, just type TJ10Cheri in the discount code area at check out. 

I love the stamps from this new release and one of my absolute favorites is "Poppy Bouquet".   There are so many ways to use it. You can color this image, doodle on it, or stamp it over a background created with Ken Oliver pigment powders.  The list is endless.  I colored my image on kraft with my Chameleon Colortone Pencils.  The sentiment is "Life is Beautiful" which was heat embossed with white embossing powder.

I hope you found some inspiration here today.  Don't forget this stamp and all other stamps in the April 2018 release are available for 15% off until April 8.  All other stamps you might want can be purchased with a 10% discount by using my discount code.  

Dance

Hi! Jeanne here today! 

To make my background I started with a light blue piece of cardstock and stamped Frenchified Clouds  my MISTI in light blue ink. I then added some white craft paint to the clouds. Once the paint was completely dry I stamped a cute chick from Party Chicks (set of 12) and the Soul to Dance sentiment in black. I stamped an additional chick and colored with  Studio 71 markers and made the dress and hat sparkly with a Nuvo Glitter marker. I cut the chick out (everything but the legs) and glued it to my card. 

These stamps are all on sale until April 8th! No coupon needed!

Need something other than the new release stamps?

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Technique Junkies April Release and Discount!!!

Happy April Release Day!

We have 15 new stamps in the Technique Junkies line! 

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

All of the April 2018 New Release stamps are 15% off through April 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 Sweet Fairy Tale Bundle includes both the  Fairy Tale Flowers Background, and the coordinating SweetFairy Tale image and sentiment set - Your price - $23.95!!!!

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

Want an additional 10% off non release stamps? 

Use code code TJ10Jeanne

My first card uses Sweet Fairy Tale Bundle.
I used Color Burst (Caribbean Brights)to create a watercolory background and then stamped Fairy Tale Flowers over it using my MISTI. I left the stamp in the MISTI and  colored the flowers with Studio 71 markers. Once I was done I coloring I put my panel back into the MISTI and restamped for a nice clean outline.

My next card uses Changing Things. 

To make this one layer card I stamped the image with my MISTI and then added a few colored 

details with  Studio 71 markers and gold details with a Nuvo Glitter marker.

Hop List:

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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

Simple and Quick Card Ideas!

Hello, folks and happy last day of March! I'm hoping that this post finds you fortunate in creative places. I've got two cards to share, one with the adorable Birthday Cat stamp and another with Big Butterfly Collage background stamp.

Anyone could use a deal, right? 

Use code TJ10Janelle
during checkout for 10% off
regular items any day

of the month!

I've grown fond of simple cards and Birthday Cat (shown above) makes it easy. Stamped in the corner with black ink safe for alcohol markers and just a few colors it took no time to complete. A repeated sentiment (from Simple Sentiments 1b Stamp Set) in complementary ink colors to the party hat was lined up using a stamp positioner, and the whole card was finished with a couple of color cardstocks to frame the white space.

I had one more inspiration with Big Butterfly Collage from the March release, and it took longer figuring out ink and watercolors than actually making the card. Background stamps make quick cards!

The background was inked in layers with yellow and green distress ink, then framed with two shades of blue distress oxide inks. A butterfly was colored directly on the stamp with watercolor markers and then stamped on watercolor paper. Once dry it was cut out and popped up on the background image.  Adding a holiday sentiment for any occasion can be added with Simple Sentiments 1b Stamp Set.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Janelle Stollfus

TJ Inkspirations: Creating Shadows with Nuvo Mousse

I realize that I have been using the Nuvo Mousse and Paste products quite a bit in videos recently, and I promise you that I will go back to using other things again next week.  I have just been very inspired by the ideas rolling around my little pea brain to use these products, and I cannot help but share! Today's video shows you a quick way to use the Nuvo Embellishment Mousse to create a drop shadow with a stencil. It is so easy! Before we get to the video, I just wanted to remind you that we will be releasing our April New Release stamps on Sunday, April 1st.  I know that happens to fall on Easter...but I hope you will stop by and take a look at what we have in store for you - and remember that the stamps will still be there after Easter day! The new April 2018 designs will be discounted 15% through April 8th. Look for an email from me on Sunday reminding you about the stamps and the gorgeous blog hop we have in store for you. Creating Shadows with Nuvo Mousse Here is the artwork from the video: Floating Flowers with Shadows Lotus Repeat Stencil with Shadows and the video: Creating Shadows with Nuvo Embellishment Mousse

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

You are the World

Hello friends!! Giovana here today with a card using a lot of heat embossing, one of my very first favorite techniques, easy, elegant and fast to make.

Mother's Day is coming soon and I have the perfect card to give to your mom, mother-in-law or your favorite mom/friend in the world.

Let me show the details:

* Stamp the Love Harlequin on a piece of watercolor paper in  Versamark Watermark Ink. Then add white embossing powder and heat set.

* After that, using a sponge applicator add Wilted Violet Distress Oxide and Worn Lipstick Distress Ink all around the image, clean your image with a paper towel to make the white heat embossing pop.

* Die-cut panel and adhere it to a white card base with foam adhesive.

* Stamp sentiment from You are the World set in Purple ink on a piece of gold cardstock. Die-cut piece.

* Stamp flowers on vellum in Versamark Watermark Ink, add gold embossing powder and heat set. Fussy cut the flowers and add them behind the sentiment. Die-cut a white square and add it behind the sentiment. Add to card base with foam adhesive.

* Add pearls.

You can get these sets with a 10% off using my code TJ10Giovana

Hope you like my project.

Have an amazing day!

Bunny & Books

I love finding inspiration at The Library Challenge.  I love books, and I am particularly drawn to the art work found on book covers (I often did choose my books by their covers).

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

This week's Library Challenge is to make a card inspired by the lovely cover of Watership Down by Richard Adams.

I knew I wanted to incorporate the adorable new Technique Junkies Little Bunny Stamp together with the Stop and Smell the Flowers Sentiment.

I also knew I wanted to use the current Technique Junkies Sketch Challenge (You have until April 15th to link-up your sketch cards).

Since it's a library challenge, I started with the Technique Junkies Books Background inked in three shades of Color Burst Ink (Turquoise, Fuchsia & Orchid), which I thought brought in the glow of the sky on the book cover.

Next I stamped the TJ ATC Library Card in Kraft Ink and then stamped my Little Bunny using Chocolate Truffle ink.

I finished by attaching my TJ Stop and Smell the Flowers sentiment using foam tape for dimension.

Can't wait to see what you create with this month's sketch. 

Stephanie Severin

Ingenious Inkling