Welcome to MANY PAWS

Do you love cats? Cat rubber stamps?  Real cats =^..^=   I sure do! Tell me about your cat(s) and how they inspire your creativy. Do they help you when you make cards (like lay right on your project!)?

I've had wonderful cats since I was 9 years old. My first cat lived until I was 30. She was the runt of the litter and lived to be 21. She set a high bar for kitty longevity didn't she? Now here I am...mid fifties and still LOVE cats!  Speaking of kitties - do you have the rubber stamp I used here called, of course, Many Paws ?  It's cute stamped with any background. For fun I used some leftover string I had in my stash and wrapped it around the bottom of the dark pink background piece. It ties in with the kitty with the striped sweater. Or is that string wrapped around that kitty?  If you're inspired (ins-purr-ired) to shop don't forget to use code TJ10AJ to save 10%.

All About Spring

Happy Sunday!

I am sharing two fun cards today here on the Technique Junkies blog. 

 The first day of spring is tomorrow! So ya'll know how much I loved working with this great new background stamp All About Spring. 

Here is my first card:

To create this card, I used my Misti, so that each time I stamped, the placement was accurate. I began with the top section. I masked off the lower section of the stamp, and inked up the upper section with pink ink. I removed the mask, and made my first stamp. The next section was done the same way, except for masking off the upper and lower sections, and stamping only the 3 green lines. This process was repeated for the lower section. The word 'Spring' was stamped onto a piece of cardstock, trimmed closely, matted with a matching orange border & popped up using dimensional foam. Note: I did re-stamp a flower in yellow, and pop it up over top of the green stamped flower.

Here is my next card:

To create this card, I grabbed up a Kraft card base, and a focal panel piece, also in Kraft. Using the beautiful new Pretty Line Florals background stamp, I stamped the background with Versamark ink, so it is a pretty, soft, tone on tone.  Next, using Catherine Pooler's Midnight Ink, I stamped the gorgeous new sentiment No Greater Love. The focal panel was matted with a black panel, and adhered to the card base. Quick and easy! I send a lot of cards to church family, so a stamp like this makes me happy dance!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Food for thought: Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Jet Fuel Fun Fold

 Hello! (Chris here!)

I love making interactive cards.   I'm always looking for new designs and variations.  I wanted to see if we could make stamp on the "arm" of the card.  It worked out really well.  The measurements are worked out perfectly so you don't end up with a bunch of scraps!   Watch here to get all the details and design tips

Materials:

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TJ Inkspiration: Iridescent Bee Happy Card Technique

 

Shimmering Bling!

Yellow Aladine Diamonds 24 Carat Glitter Paint is the key to making this amazing Bee Happy card. The iridescence is amazing! We have a kit for you so you can save a little money if you are interested. The kit may be found HERE.

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

Shimmering Gold Peace and Comfort

The gold-embossed Pretty Line Florals is gorgeous on this shimmering sprayed background. It makes a beautiful backdrop for one of the sentiments from the Peace and Comfort set. The shimmering bliss, Pretty Line Floral stamp and the Peace and Comfort set are all available on:

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The Senility Prayer

Hi friends!

I am sharing two fun cards today here on the Technique Junkies blog. 

 So, I can certainly relate to BOTH of these cards!  The older I get, the more I pray for patience with people. Lol...they probably pray for patience with me, too! Anyway, this fun new stamp is called The Senility Prayer, and it was fun to create with.

 Here we go:

The image and sentiment are a single stamp, so this was stamped onto white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  The image was then colored using copic markers. I matted it onto some blue cardstock, then onto a navy blue card base. She needed a bit of definition, so her glasses got some glossy accents, which you can see better in the photo below.  I felt the card was too blah, but didn't have any stencils that 'fit' this stamp, so I grabbed my markers and 'dotted' a background. Easy card, and a fun one to send to a friend or family member!

On to card #2:

This one is pretty self-explanatory! Some fun patterned papers, a few pop dots, and some pretty inks were used on this fun new stamp In the Craft Room. This one just makes me happy, and I know that those of you with craft rooms 'get it'! I love my craft room - it's my happy place!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Food for thought: Life teaches us some painful lessons. But it is from adversity that strength is born. You might have lost this inning, but you will win the game!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

No Greater Love

Happy Hump Day out there in Blogland!!! Today I am showcasing the beautiful sentiment No Greater Love and on the first card, Lace Scallops. Isn't the font beautiful? It is so easy to make a striking creation with it. For both, I used designer papers and for the life of me, I can't find the paper pads I took them from. No surprise there! The sentiment is popped up on both creations and I used a stitched die cut, as well.

Head on over to Technique Junkies for all things fabulous in stamping and use my code TJ10Pam.

Pam