A Purrfect Start To the Day

Happy day, everyone! I'm so happy to be dropping in today with a crazy popular themed on my project today! Hot or cold it's the purrfect way to start any day, and with this crazy cat and a pile of beans it turns out to be a lot of fun, too!

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Now for my project details! Here are the featured September stamps I used. Click on the captions underneath the photos for some fantastic samples by the rest of the Technique Junkies design team, you don't want to miss out on all the ways you can create with them!

First Coffee

Bunch of Beans

Ready for some card making details? Read on for supplies and instructions!

Supplies:

• First Coffee
• Bunch of Beans
• Shimmering Bliss Spray - Shimmering Bliss Topper
• Memento Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain, London Fog
• White cardstock
• Alcohol Markers or desired coloring tools
• Paper trimmer
• Black pen
• Glue
• Foam Adhesive Tape

Instructions:

1. Stamp Bunch of Beans on two pieces of white cardstock, one with London Fog and another with Walnut Stain.
2. Spray card with Shimmering Bliss Topper for a sparkly effect.
3. Trim background stamp images to 4 x 5-1/4 inches and glue London Fog colored image onto 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inch card base. Cut a diagonal strip from the Walnut Stain background and glue onto card base.
4. Stamp First Coffee with Tuxedo Black ink and color. Trim and adhere to card base with foam tape.
5. Draw a border around the edge of the background layer with a black pen.

That's all from me today! Hope you have some fun crafting this weekend! Remember to use the TJ10Janelle code when you shop at Technique Junkies!

TJ Inkspirations: Shimmering Bliss Mousse and Marker Resist

While playing with the Technique Junkies Shimmering Bliss sprays, I realized that both Nuvo Embellishment Mousse and Nuvo Glitter Markersboth resist the sprays.  I loved the result so much that we decided to do it as the Make and Take in the TJ tradeshow booth. 

Today's tutorial shows you how to paint, color and spray your way to gorgeous shimmering resist backgrounds.  

Here are some links you might like to pick up your favorite colors:

Technique Junkies Shimmering Bliss

Nuvo Embellishment Mousse

Nuvo Glitter Markers

Here is the artwork from the video this week:

Scroll down below the video to see some of the examples from some of this year's make and takes.

Here is the video this week:

Shimmering Bliss Mousse and Marker Resist

 

 

 

See you next week!

Pat 

Trick or Treat

Hello friends!! Giovana here today with a Halloween card for you!

Halloween is just around the corner and if you like to create fun cards and decorations, I think this card is just a fun one for you to recreate.

For this project I used Boo Convention background stamp. 

I stamped the background on a piece of White cardstock in Black ink, then sprayed it with Dragon Blood Shimmering Bliss, after it dried I die-cut the image using circle dies, then added the circles to a piece of black cardstock and used a rectangle stitched die and die-cut the piece again.

Added the rectangle piece to a black scalloped piece.

Adhered the panel to a A2 white card base.

Stamped the sentiment Trick or Treat on a piece of white cardstock in black ink, then added a bit of color using a gray and red markers.

Added yellow twine behind the sentiment, finally added clear sequins.

You can get these images and the wonderful Shimmering bliss with a 10% discount using my code

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Hope you like this project.

 Have an amazing day!

Hot Colored Leaves

The current Technique Junkies Challenge is to create using *HOT* Colors.  My favorite hot colors are found in the palette of Autumn Leaves ... my favorite time of the year.

Remember, you can use my Discount Code TJ10Stephanie for 10% off anything in the store (the store is also carrying the wonderful Versafine Clair Inks & the MISTI that I used for my projects).

I used one of my favorite MISTI Techniques to use various colors of ink to *paint* the new Autumn Blessings image designed by Janine Tinklenburg from Mitten State Stamps exclusively for Technique Junkies.

I started by inking the edges of the tree trunk with VersaFine Clair Pinecone Ink.

I use watercolor paper because it works well for the multiple layers of stamping.  Prior to the MISTI to get this effect, I had to color the entire stamp with ink or markers (and then huff and huff to make sure all of the inks were wet enough to stamp).  Being able to layer on each color with multiple inkings makes it so much easier.

Next I used VersaFine Clair Acorn ink to color the inside of the tree trunk.

Next I started with the lighter *hot* colors to *paint* my leaves.

First I stamped with Cheerful and then with Verdant.

Next I added lots of Tulip Red including the sentiment.

I finished with Summertime Orange making sure I got the entire frame inked as well as that tiny leaf hiding up there between the tree trunks.

While I had my stamp & MISTI set-up, I went ahead and created a second card.  

For this one I used one of the Browns on the sentiment and a little more brown ink on the frame.

I just love this stamp ... it reminds me so much of the Autumns growing-up in the Missouri Ozarks.

Wolf by Moonlight

Hello fellow Junkies.  I hope you're enjoying the fall-like weather we are having.  A nice break from the heat.

I am in love with Wolf by Moonlight and see so many possibilities for it.  You can receive 10% off this stamp, or any other product, simply by using my code TJ10Beth.

I sprayed a lot of backgrounds with Shimmering Bliss and there was a puddle of Shimmering Bliss on my plastic so I rubbed my white cardstock into the pools of Shimmering Bliss.  I love the results, don't you?

Next, I tore along the top and bottom and matted with black and tore that cardstock too.  Last, I sewed buttons on the card just for added interest.  I fell in love with these buttons when I was looking at cards on Pinterest.  It was one of the advertisements.  I couldn't believe that they got to me within a week and are so gorgeous in real life.

Have a nice week.

New Technique Junkies Challenge - Hot Colors!

Today is the start of a new challenge! 

Let's make some projects using Technique Junkies Stamps in hot (warm) colors!

You will have a whole month to complete the challenge. Enter as many times as you wish using the link
list at the bottom of the post for a chance to win a $25 Technique Junkies Gift Certificate!

You have until October 14th to enter. Winner will be announced October 15th.

A few simple rules.

You must use Technique Junkies stamps to be chosen to win a prize.

If you don't have any Technique Junkies stamps feel free to play along and link
your project but you will not be in the drawing for a prize.

You must use the challenge technique/theme or sketch in your project (that's the challenge!)

No linking old projects. Projects must be new.

Please list Technique Junkies stamps with links in your project posts.

Please link directly to your project (not a general blog).

If you have a problem linking to the challenge contact Jeanne

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Want a discount? Use code TJ10Jeanne for 10% off at Technique Junkies!

My card uses Genius and Crazy on an alcohol ink background. 

Have a great day! 

Jeanne

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ATC's That Shine Challenge Winner!

Thank you to everyone that entered our ATC Coin challenge!

The winner of our Technique Junkies ATC's That Shine Challenge is:

Holly Brown!

Please contact Jeanne for prize information within 7 days.

Check out Holly's sweet ATC using Shimmering Bliss!

Have a great day!