The Free and the Brave

 

I first stamped Statue of Liberty on my white cardstock panel. I colored her with the Copic markers shown - YG11, YG03, and C1. I created a mask  with a large piece of "sticky paper."  I  placed the mask over Lady Liberty.  Then using my stamping platform I inked up the blue star field at the top and stamped it over Lady Liberty.   I reinked the stamp over and over again until I was satisfied with the intensity of the blue ink for the starry field.  I repeated the same process for the red stripes.  

The verse is from a past release and is called Home of the Brave. It was heat embossed with detail clear embossing powder over Versafine black ink. Then I used a red dye-based marker to color in the letters.  I trimmed it closely, layered it and mounted it on the card.  

There is a wonderful "Gotta Have It All" price with a great discounted price for every stamp of the TJ June release.

Anything else you buy from TJ (not already on sale) are eligible for a 10% discount by using TJ10Judy.  

Enjoy a marvelous June day, and get inky!!

 

 

 

Wildflower Dragonfly Wonder

Good morning!  It's Holly posting today and I'm sharing this card that I created using several Technique Junkies stamps.  I started by stamping the gorgeous Blooming Wildflowers with some aqua ink onto aqua cardstock and I let that dry.  Then I stamped the Dragonfly with a darker blue/teal pigment ink and covered it with a sparkly clear embossing powder.  After I melted the powder, I stamped the "Wonder" from the Dream Hope Wish Wonder set at the bottom of the aqua panel.  I die cut the scalloped frame from white cardstock and used the teal pigment ink pad to color the frame.  Then I glued the frame to the aqua piece and glued that to a white card base.

You can use this code, TJ10Holly, when you shop at Technique Junkies to save 10% off your order.  That means you can grab all of the stamps I used today along with all the other Technique Junkies stamps on your wish list and save money.  The stamps I used today were:

Blooming Wildflowers

Dragonfly

Dream Hope Wish Wonder

Have a wonderful day!

  

Happy Waves- Bargello Video Tutorial

 Welcome friends, 

On Monday I shared a fun and easy way to use up scrap paper.  I've been having a blast with this "Stripping technique".  Today we are stepping it up!  I don't want to say it is harder, because it isn't.  It is just an extra step...maybe two.    No worries... I walked you through each step in this video.  

Bargello is a quilting technique that is used to create the appearance of movement. The design almost looks like it is moving.

Materials:

Happiness stamp-- Save 10% with code TJ10Chris

This is the card I posted on Monday.  This is the same technique, but such a different look.  You can see how I did that here. 

The Big Wave!

 

You can't get any simpler making this card using the Big Wave #S970 from the Technique Junkies June 2022 release and the sentiment stamp Feel Most Alive #SDX194 release last July.

I stamped the wave using Versafine Clair in the color Twilight then embossed with clear embossing powder.  I laid down the mask I made from the stamp and then simply used my Pan pastels to color the sky and then the water.  I shimmered up the water using a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer in "Glitter Gloss."  

I embossed the sentiment using Versamark ink and white embossing powder and hand drew in the seagulls after cutting the panel out with a die from my stash and gluing it down to a white card base.

Process video below.

Don't forget you can save 10% using my coupon code TJ10Color at Technique Junkies.

Sunset Sentiments - Beautiful Sunset

Hello, Tracy Shultz, the Hopeful Crafter, here with a few cards that feature the new Sunset Sentiments, Set of 5, from Technique Junkies. These wonderful sentiments are perfect for summertime cards or cards for any occasion. This stamp set is part of the June new release from Technique Junkies: https://techniquejunkies.com/sunset-sentiments-set-of-5/

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To create my card, I used the Turbulent Waters stencil by A Colorful Life Designs for the ocean. I ink blended over the stencil using Catherine Pooler inks in the colors Cummerbund and Serenade. I used a piece of masking paper for the sun, then I ink blended the horizon using Catherine Pooler inks Chiffon and Catching Rays. I removed the mask and used Chiffon Ink to make the sun yellow. I then stamped the sentiment above the sun. I used a piece of gold foil card stock as my mat layer. I used a stitched rectangle die for both the panel and the mat layer. I adhered the ink blended panel and the mat layer to a gold A2 (4.25" x 5.5") card base. 

A closer look

A close up of the water and the sunset sentiment

For my second card, I started by ink blending my background with Catherine Pooler inks: Pucker Up, Catching Rays and Chiffon. I then use the Landscape Rays stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and Catching Rays Ink. I then stamped the sentiment onto the panel. I used a die to cut out the panel and the mat layer of gold card stock. I adhered everything to a gold A2 card base. 

My second card

 Here's a closer look at all the stamps in this collection. 
There is a "Gotta Have it All" Bundle that is discounted.

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                                          Thank you for stopping by!

 

Let's Strip and Make Waves -- With Video Tutorial

Are your scrap bins were overflowing.? Here is a great way to clean them out and make some stunning cards while you are it. There are lots of tips and step by step instructions to make it easy to follow along. If you like to save money. You can use code TJ10Chris to save 10% on the stamps!

I hope you will stop by and see how easy this process is (click here for video)

Link to my Blog Post: https://bit.ly/3txJlby Materials: Save 10% with code :TJ10Chris Dance with the Waves stamp: https://bit.ly/3NNZ0f2 Large Wave: https://bit.ly/3xNhl6x

Big Waves of Grief

 

Our gorgeous new Big Wave stamps works so well with the many sentiments released in June - including the Waves of Grief samp. I tried to enhance the stormy feel of this card using the Cloud Edger Stencil. All available here:

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