It's a coffee bean

Good day! Just so everyone knows, I DO think my birthstone is a coffee bean. I don't need to eat first thing in the morning, but I DO need coffee....fresh ground is the best!

For this creation, I used 3 February releases Pearls, Birthstone and Morning Joe. I put my Pearls stamp in the Misti and inked it up with Bermuda Bay and Coffee and then spritzed with water before stamping for the watercolor look. The sentiment was stamped in brown and punched out with an oval punch and on foam tape. I used a button for the first time in a loooong time! 

The releases this month are so awesome. Go grab yourself some and use my code TJ10Pam here.

Cheers!

 

All about Cats !!!

  MEOW

Some great new 'cat' stamps were released this

month at Technique Junkies.

This first card using the new Curly-Tailed cats background stamp

and All These Cats saying. I masked off the top of the cat saying for the top portion of the card.

On the inside I used a previously released stamp ( You're Purrfect #SDX219)

So on playing around with the Curly tail stamp I made a few bookmarks for my cat crazy friends 

This card I masked off the bottom part of the 'all these cats' saying

Then on the inside put the rest of the saying in ...

Now - be sure when you are shopping at TJ

to use my discount code   TJ10Darlene  

Cat Love

 The Cat Love Stencil from ACLD is adorable with our All These Cats sentiment. Just a little blending through the stencil results in a colorful background with the right vibe!

Cat Love Stencil is HERE : https://techniquejunkies.com/cat-love-stencil/
All these Cats Stamp is HERE: https://techniquejunkies.com/all-these-cats/

My Emotional Support Beverage

 Happy 'almost' Valentine's Day, my friends!

Hope your week is off to a good start, and that it only gets better and better each day.

I have some fun Technique Junkies cards to share today... 

Grab YOUR beverage of choice, and check them out!

For the first card, I started out by stamping the image, Morning Joe, onto a white cardstock panel with black ink, then coloring with Copic Markers. It was stamped again onto a post it note, which I used as a mask while stamping the background, 'Coffee Stain' with a tan ink. The panel was matted onto Kraft cardstock, and voila! A quick and colorful, easy card! 

I wish the shine was visible...

The coffee mug and inside of the curlers are all embellished with 

Glossy Accents.

Next up is another easy, fun card:

I started with a gray card base, and used gray ink and the Damask stencil on the entire base, and two different sized strips of Washi Tape at the top and bottom of card base.

The focal panel, Sisters We Choose, was stamped in black ink onto white cardstock. I stamped it a second time, colored the hearts and banner with red marker, covered them with glossy accents, and fussy cut each. The focal panel was matted with black cardstock, adhered to the card base, and the fussy cut banner and hearts were popped up with foam dots over top of the stamped image. Very quick card!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs and grins,

Patti J.

All About Love

 Hello, 

Do you remember that feeling you got at school when you exchanged Valentine's with your classmates?  It was magical, right?  My son and I sat down yesterday and assembled all of Valentines.  He is so excited to share the with his friends.  It has inspired me to try to get a few more out in the mail to spread the cheer. 

This card was a lot of fun to make. I love the ombre background.  I stamped the background stamp in three different colors of ink.  I used red at the top, medium red in the middle and pink at the bottom.  I thought it added some interest.  I masked off the bottom so I could add a simple I love you.  

Happy Valentine's Day

Chris

Materials:

STAMPS: use code TJ10Chris to save 10%:

All About Love

Love is in the Air

You can see a more detail supply list here 

No copics today

Birthstone ?

 Today I am sharing a card I made with the 

new release 'Birthstone'

which will be the perfect card for my sisters birthday

I did the chevron fold for the top then layered the saying.

(( BTW - if you cannot find your coffee stain stamp - use the top of a detergent bottle - worked great ))

Don't forget when shopping at TJ to use my discount code 

TJ10Darlene

TJ Inkspiration: Joseph's Coat Pot of Gold Technique Card

 

Follow the Rainbow!

Some techniques are just timeless - and the Joseph's Coat Technique is one for the ages! Today's video uses this classic method of applying ink and then covering some of it with a stamp and black ink is a great new level of making a rainbow. I created a couple of kits for you so you can save a little money if you are interested. The kits may be found HERE.

The video is here ( or click on the image below):