Black + Gold = Stunning Christmas Card

Hi, everybody! Toodle Noodle Ro is in the house. So, are you ready for Christmas? No? Me either. But I'm making a start on my Christmas cards, so that's something at least! The one I have for you today is so striking (in my humble opinion) that I may just make more with different backgrounds. I am loving the color combination!

IRL, the background just jumps out at you and looks so very elegant. Here is a closeup that hopefully shows a little better glimpse of the shine.

I started out by creating an A2 card from black CS. On a piece of gold CS, I stamped the holly and berries using the set Seasons Greetings Set of 6 (SS097) with Versamark Ink. I then heat embossed with gold EP. This piece was then trimmed down and attached to the card base.

On a black piece of CS, I stamped the greeting from that same set, again with Versamark and gold EP. I trimmed that panel down and attached it to the card base with some gold brads.

All-in-all, this was actually a very quick card to make. I plan to make several with different backgrounds for some special folks at Christmas. 

Hope you got some ideas and inspiration today. And remember...this set is on special (15% off) until the 8th of this month (along with some other great new releases!). There are six beautiful stamps in this set. And for everything else, please use my special code to save 10%!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!

GETTING A JUMP ON THE HOLIDAY SEASON

Hello my Technique Junkies Stamps friends!  

Did you get a chance to take the October new release hop yesterday?  The creativity from this design team using these new stamps was over the top inspiring.  Wow!  

All the stamps in this release are now available at a 15% off retail price but only until October 8.  No coupon code needed.  Also, to let you know, all other TJ Stamps (excluding the new ones and ones on clearance) can be purchased at a 10% off discount using my personal coupon code of TJ10CHERI at check out.  Treat yourself to some fun shopping. 

I might be jumping the gun a bit, creating this happy new year card, but I absolutely am in love with the new "Season's Greetings Set of 6" stamp set and I couldn't help myself. 

I love the vintage look of this card and it was so easy to achieve.  Simply mask off an area on a white card stock panel and lightly sponge Antique Linen Distress Ink inside the mask.  Stamp the image in a green dye ink and color in.  (I used  Memento Forever Green and Copic Markers).  The sentiment was stamped with the fabulous new Clair Ink from VersaFine "Fallen Leaves".  The mask was removed and for a gold edge (adding to the vintage look) I used Nuvo Glitter Marker in gold.  A white gel pen was used to add the highlights to the berries.  Easy peasy card, for sure.  

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you'll catch the hop from yesterday if you haven't already.  Don't forget to grab those new stamps while you can at 15% off and any others you might like using my discount coupon of TJ10CHERI.  

Technique Junkies October Release and Discount!

Happy October Release!

We have 17 new stamps in the Technique Junkies line! 

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

All of the October 2018 New Release stamps are 15% off through September 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.

Technique Junkies Blog

Jan Tinklenberg

Giovana Smith

Ceal Pritchett

Vicki Garrett

Jeanne Streiff

Cheri Weston

Stephanie Severin

Janelle Stollfus

Ro Donner

Judy Jackson

Beth Norman

Lynda Pleckan

Pat Huntoon

Lydia Fiedler

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We have 2 new Bundles!

Bundle #6

Bundle #7

Want a discount on everything except the new release and bundles?

Use code TJ10Jeanne for 10% off!

My first card uses St. Nick and a stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (Messy Dot Grid).

My next card uses Ho Ho Ho Doxie, Shimmering Bliss in Mindaro and Harvest Sunset 

and a stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (50 Shades).

Here's a closer look so you can see the shimmer.

Have a great day! 

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Good Morning!!!

I wanted to share a fun card using this lovely Partridge in a Pear Tree image

To get the various gradation of colour, I used my Misti and water based markers to colour the image. A good tip is to do this in portions, thus the need for my Misti!

To create the background, I used the Grunge Dot Stencil and some Harvest Summer Shimmering Bliss! A quick and easy card with just a little effort!!!! The card doesn't do Justice to the pretty shine that peeks behind the trees!!!!!

Have a wonderful day!

XX's and Oh's

--Vicki~~

Have a Boo-tiful Weekend!

Hey there everyone! Janelle here today with a Halloween card that's chock full of Boo buddies! The featured stamp is called Boo Convention and has so many possibilities! See different ideas with this stamp by clicking the link above and browsing through the gallery.

Shopping at Technique Junkies anytime soon?

Use code TJ10Janelle

for 10% off regular items!

There isn't much to do to make this stamp really pop off the card, I used gray water-based makers to add shadows on all the ghosties and then masked a circular window towards the bottom of the card and sprayed Smoldering Ash Shimmering Bliss Spray. That gave me a glittery base to add a die cut lettering for the sentiment! Use whatever stamp, stencil or word die you have, and it will still look really ghoul!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great weekend and we'll see you soon for the new October release, plus a blog hop!!!!

See more of my Technique Junkies projects on my blog

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TJ Inkspirations: Shimmering Toppers

Today I am happy to show you the wonders of the Technique Junkies Shimmering Bliss "Toppers."  We have 5 toppers currently in the Shimmering Bliss line that add that special touch of shimmer with different sparkles. In today's video, I use the different Bliss sprays on some old - and new - cards to show you what each looks like.  In addition, I show how to make the card below using the Pile of Skulls background stamp and some Copic Markers before I top it off with Silver Shimmering Bliss. Of course, I couldn't show you the Bliss Topperswithout offering you a discount!  You can pick up all 5 Shimmering Bliss Toppers for $21.20 - which is 15% off the price if purchased individually (normally $24.95). Shimmering Bliss _Topper_ Bundle 5 Here are is the artwork using the Pile of Skulls stamp: Here is the video this week: Technique Junkies September 2018 Toppers Bundle 5

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

Monday is

 October 1st! 

Watch for our fabulous, huge, wonderful 

Holiday Release!

We will be celebrating with a blog hop, too.  You will love these new images!

Autumn Blessing

Hello friends!! Giovana here today with an Autumn card for you!

I really love the new stamps by JanTink, her drawing is amazing and beautiful!
This card is actually pretty simple.

I stamped the beautiful Autumn Blessings stamp on a piece of watercolor paper in Black Ink.

Then colored the image with watercolor pencils and die-cut the piece.

After that, I sprayed a acrylic block with Harvest Sunset Shimmering Bliss and using a water brush I added shimmer to the leaves and tree.

Added the panel to a piece of white cardstock using foam tape and then adhered it to a Kraft card base.

You can get these products with a 10% discount using my code TJ10Giovana

Hope you like my project.

Have a wonderful day!