Advice from an Owl

Hi, it's Beth Norman here with my love for owls.  It's no secret that I love my owls and to showcase this wonderful, wonderful stamp set called You are a Hoot, Set of 7, I created a picture frame for my stamp room by stamping all over my mat with the owls and inserted Advice from an Owl as seen below.

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Snarky Sentiments!

Hello Everyone!

I have a couple of cards to share today and both have to do with food!  Hmmm, wonder what
this says about me??
Both cards use the Inside Out: Live Forever Stamp Set.  These are super fun and a bit snarky sentiments.  You can get them here and if you use code TJ10LeeAnn, you will get 10% off your order.   I challenged myself to let the sentiment be the focus of the card.

This first sentiment is a hoot!  Truth be told, I have often thought this, LOL!  I made my own background with the Birthdays and Donuts Stamp.  I used my MISTI and masked the sentiment off
to create this background.  A piece of vellum tones down the background, keeping the sentiment the focus.
I love the look of the Marble Swirl Background stamp- I stamped it tone on tone and die cut a circle from the paper, using it as a layer behind the sentiment.  The stamp reminds me of icing.  :D
And the INSIDE of the card (if you haven't guessed it already!)~

Or in this case, eat donuts!

Next up is a design that I keep coming back to- using the negative pieces from a background die.

I used some citrus'y' colored cardstock and die cut it, using negative pieces from the 4 different colors of cardstock.  The sentiment is heat embossed in white.  I took the idea of salt and added Martha Stewart clear glitter to each of the dots to mimick salt.  Once you see the inside of the card, you will understand the salt!

I made the slice of lime just by die cutting 3 different sized circles- 1 white and 2 lime green.  The lime segments where hand trimmed.
There you have it, 2 cards with a simple sentiment as the focus.
Are you up to the challenge?? 

 Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous and crafty week!

Lee Ann
greytpapercrafts.blogspot.com

Screaming Calories

Hello everyone!

It's Ceal,  here to share a card with you today. 

I love this stamp Screaming Calories, how many of us can relate? I know I can!

This stamp would make a great encouragement card for someone who is trying to lose weight. 

You can save 10% on all your orders except new releases and clearance by using the following code, TJ10Ceal

To create my card I started with a top folding white card base, a piece of patterned paper and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. I stamped the image and then masked the lil piggy off so I could sponge a background behind him. Next I colored him up with Copic markers and addd the patterned paper and the panel to the card base.

TJ Inkspirations: Gilded Metallic Mousse Background

I can't help myself. If something is metallic, or sparkly, or shimmery...well, it just makes me happy. Today's tutorial is all three! I decided to create a multi-colored Metallic Mousse background and top it off with Silver Gilding Flakes using a stamp, and I couldn't be happier with the results. I topped the whole thing off with a new stamp from the Rita Barakat line and a new sentiment to create a card that is elegant and pretty. Here is the stamp I used for the gilding flakes: Sketched Flowers The focal image: Reflections_ by Rita Barakat And the sentiment: Beautiful Minds Gilded Metallic Mousse Backgrounds Here is the artwork from the video: Gilded Metallic Mousse Background Enjoy today's video! Gilded Metallic Mousse Background

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

Sketched Flowers

Happy spring greetings!  Lynda Joy here, with more inspiration for the new May release stamps for you.  I'm using the Technique Junkies stamp Sketched Flowers today, with my favorite color combination....

 

I love this stamp...it fills the entire card panel.  I started with a green card stock panel.  I 'inked' the stamp using Tim Holtz distress markers in purple and green shades.  I used my Misti for this, so I could ink one or two flowers/leaves, stamp them, then ink another, stamp it, etc.  Otherwise the images would dry before I could stamp it.  I did not want to spritz it, as I wanted the images to maintain the integrity of their shapes.

I stamped a verse from the TJ stamp set Proverbs onto a green scrap, and used stitched circle dies to cut and layer it with foam tape.  Some layering, and pretty ribbon and bow finish off my card.

These large background stamps are perfect for when you need a quick card.  It works up quickly, and still makes a pretty and elegant card when combined with some embellies and layering.

Here's a card I published with the hop, which also shows this fabulous background.....

 

You can see this post with my details of how I made this card HERE.

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Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you are inspired, and will find some time to play with your stamps today.  

And, while your stamps are out and inky, join the fun and enter the Technique Junkies challenge.  The theme this month is Floral ATC's.  Full details are on the TJ blog challenge post.  ATC's are small, quick, and fun.  And who knows, you just may win a $25 gift certificate to the Technique Junkies store!

From White to Wonderful

Hi, again, All! Hope you enjoyed the hop yesterday and got lots of ideas (and goodies!). I know there are a few things on my shopping list!

It's Toodle Noodle Ro, here, to share with you a fun project that is perfectly color-coordinated...starting with just white paper and ribbon!

Have you ever had a design in mind but just couldn't get your papers and embellishments to coordinate? I hate when that happens. But here is a simple fix!  Art Anthology Spray, white cardstock, white ribbon and a great stamp and stencil!

Everything but the card base started out white! And look how great they match! If you don't have Art Anthology sprays, any mistable spray (think reinker and water in a spray bottle) will work for this. 

All I did was tape a piece of white CS and my stencil to my craft area and sprayed with a couple of my favorite colors of Art Anthology Spray.

I used A Colorful Life Stencil called High Frequency. I sprayed both colors across, removed my stencil (and promptly cleaned it), and let the CS dry. While it was drying, I trimmed down a couple more pieces of CS and sprayed each one with one of the colors. I did the same thing with a couple pieces of white ribbon. 

Once dry, I stamped the sentiment using the Bring Wine stamp. I then die cut the two front pieces and assembled my card. I love these two colors together, and I love how easy it was to make everything coordinate. I added just a few sequins for that ever-lovin' bling.

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Happy stamping!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!