Way back When

As a team we have been showing you a lot of different techniques....some from the newer newsletters.  BUT these techniques are from two of the older newsletters.  Shape Spotlighting from the Dec 05 and Faux layers from the Dec 07 newsletters.  Both techniques are quite easy and require no special supplies other than stamps and ink (and maybe a punch or two!).  They are easy on the budget with great results.  Especially the faux layers technique since I used only one layer of paper for the everything but the sentiment.  This also shows you that even in the older newsletters there are some fabulous techniques.  If you don't have the CD's from the past years, make sure you get them on your 'must have' list.  They would be a great item to put on your wish list for your birthday!!  Enjoy!            

Ann Clack, Design Team Member

Antiqued Glimmers Dec/Jan '10

Hi TJers! Thanks so much for stopping by today. I don't know about you, but I have been waiting with bated breath for the new Tim Holtz Distress ink colors to come out. This past weekend a friend of mine and I stopped by Archivers after our stamp club meeting and were excited to see that they had all the new colors in stock! Showing extreme self-control, I only picked up two of them - Rusty Hinge and Forest Moss.

I had a feeling they would pair wonderfully with the Antiqued Glimmers technique from the Dec/Jan '10 newsletter and I was right! Unfortunately, scans never show anything shimmery very well, but it is absolutely glowing in real life.

All of the stamps I used were from one of Tim Holtz's acrylic sets. The flower/weed was stamped with gesso prior to doing the technique - I thought it gave the tag a nice bit of contrast. Antiqued Glimmers is one of those techniques that I will never get tired of. If you haven't tried it yet, take some time this weekend and make a quick tag like this!

xoxo
Shelly

Can you stand another giraffe?

I can't help it! I just love the creatures. I will try to make this my last giraffe for a while. (uh-oh -- there is a technique in the JUNE issue too for giraffe images...I hope you like them, too!)  Good thing that I found another giraffe in my stash (beyond what I have already made - yikes!), so I might have to ink it, too...

This giraffe is from I Brake for Stamps. (Don't forget that you get 10% off when you use the TJ10 code on the IB4S website!) I love this big guy. The actual stamp has a sun and tree on it; I omitted them for my own purposes here. He is colored with Copic Markers, and the popped sentiment is from The Angel Company. The background is the Animal Spots Technique from the February 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

Have a great day!

Metal Embellishment

This card today is made with the Metal Embellishment technique from the latest TJ newsletter February/March 2010, which is the online bonus with a background called Metallic Pop from the newsletter from December 2009/January 2010. A wonderful combination, but very hard to scan or to photograph, because of the shiny metal. For this card no stamps where used, just a brass stencil.

I show you both the scan and the picture I took, so you can have a good idea how the card looks.

The background on the metal piece, I did with a ruler. made these lines and used my paper stump to make the checked pattern.

Chocolate and Friends!

Happy Tuesday, Friends!! Today, I'm show casing the Airbrush Marker technique from your most recent newsletter!! I was inspired by fellow designer, Chris Dickenson, to combine omitting with the technique. I think it works great to showcase the vibrant colors against the black/white accents of the card--the omitting helps to pull everything together.

I hope you're having a spectacular day and that each of you has a friend with chocolate!

TTFN, Jane

Wisped Frames Sympathy

Hello TJ'ers!

Thank you for stopping by the TJ blog for another great technique and project. Today's card features one of the newest TJ techniques "Wisped Frames" (02/10 newsletter). Now I admit, I think I "over-wisped", but I'm happy with the result...and that's the great thing about TJ techniques. I like the think of the old saying "There are no mistakes in papercrafting. Only Happy Accidents". (or "morphed technique" opportunities LOL).

This card measures a full 6" X 6". I cut the circle shapes with Spellbinders Nestabilities and the flourish is a Sizzix die cut. The flowers are all from a local mill-ends fabric store.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to give "Wisped Frames" a try. It's so fast and easy and adds so much character to any project!

~Kathie

Design Challenge

I have enjoyed this challenge. I am away for a while so I created some cards to share while I am away and uploaded them to my computer -- it came along on vacation too. This card uses four different techniques. The flowers in the vase are colored with Smooch Inks with the Watercolor Smoosh technique. The six squares were created with Textured Spectrum, Burnished Background, and Pigment Scrunch. I sprayed Glimmer Spray over the base card. Stamp credits - Stampin' Up.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Judy Jackson