Try That Technique: Brazen Brilliance

Here we are at Thursday again (opps, I didn't prepost properly), and Diana Enns and I (Beth Norman) are challenging you to play along with us. This week's challenge is to use Brazen Brilliance from April 2004.

As you can see, the results are very pretty. It allows you to pick out some of your favourite stamps and colours.

Each week I randomly pick a participant where your card will go on the Yahoo group main page for one week. How exciting is that?
Congratulations Trish O'Bin, you are last week's winner.

To enter this challenge, link up to this post telling me you posted a card, and/or post to the yahoo group. The more times you enter, the better your chances are to be randomly picked by Random.Org.

Teaser: Next week's card comes from 2003.

Pulled Glimmers with Judy Jackson

I saw this image on a card and just loved it. The stamp is from Repeat Impressions. I used the Pulled glimmers technqiue from the June-July TJ newsletter. I chose those same color shades to color in the image with my Copic markers. I thought this young girl looked like she was watching the sea off in the distance.

Like so many TJ techniques Pulled glimmers gives a wonderful background with very little effort, yet it gives a certain WOW! factor to the card. I added a few tiny buttons to add to the vintage image.

The large background stamp on the base card is from Cornish Heritage Farms.

Have a creative week!

Judy Jackson

Brayered Brilliance with Beth

Attention please. Her Royal Highness wants you to be Queen for the Day. So sit back, put up your feet, and order supper in.

My Artistic Outpost image was bought at Croppinsville. Background is Brayered Brilliance from the February 2010 edition.

Don't forget about our Try That Technique weekly challenge. Details are in the post below.

Beth

Recipe Swap Card

Here is Hetty, showing you  a delicous card I made for a recipe swap I am in. I just got these great dies from Creative Cuts & More that look like an apron and have a pocket to insert a recipe card. I have used the Stenciled Collage technique (from August 2008) to decorate the apron. Stencil and stamps are from Club Scrap. As the recipe is a Dutch Pancake with strawberries and whipped cream (yummie!! mail me if you want it!) I attached a little strawberry to the apron on a winecharm wire. The template for the strawberry can be found HERE and goes with instructions.

Faux Metal with Judy jackson

There are times when I go to create a card that stamps, tools, and techniques just seem to say, "Hey, we will work well together!" That happend with this card. Does it ever happen when you are creating?

I read the technique, then as I looked through my embossing folders I immediately thought of this Fleur d'lis stamp from Club Scrap. After I had completed the faux metal embossed panel, and had adhered all of the parts together I still thought it needed something. It needed something that would give the card the glimmer and shine of metal. I grabbed my little mini mister with white Perfect Pearls home made glimmer spray. Voila! This was the perfect accent! It is masculine -- yet has a soft touch with the silver organdy ribbon.

Have a creative week!

Judy Jackson

Chalk It Up

Good Morning, Junkies! Jane Bosi, here, sharing a card featuring the Pulled Pastels (February 2010) technique. I especially love techniques that bring new life to supplies I otherwise would neglect. Pastels....not my favorite, but this technique alone convinces me that I need to keep them close by!

My image is an awesome silhouette stamp from Whipper Snapper Designs called "Cow Girl."

Now, it's your turn! Go ahead and give it a try!

TTFN, Jane

Outside The Lines

Hello Weekend TJ'ers! It's Kathie McGuire here on your papercrafting Saturday to share a technique from 12/09 called Coloring Outside The Lines. I morphed it a tad by coloring in my image, but the COTL technique is something that I love to add. To me, it makes my image a bit more complete without the interference of a busy background. It always reminds me of a little "glow" around my image. I like it!

This card and gift box set was made for a friend who lost a dear little furry friend just recently. She adored this dog, so I thought this would help ease a bit of the pain of the death of her companion. Although the gift box doesn't have a TJ technique, I thought you might enjoy seeing the whole project. My friend told me that she put her dog's collar in the box and has it on her desk along with the card. I think papercrafting is one of most wonderful ways to give a personalized gift to someone in need of a little cheer, don't you? And TJ techniques have helped me in so many ways to make my projects more special.

The image is colored with Prisma colored pencils and blended with Gamsol.

Thanks for looking; I hope you've enjoyed the project.

Kathie