Simply Framed

Good Morning!  Ann Clack here with a easy, quick technique from the August/Sept Technique Junkie newsletter.  This is a technique called simply framed.  If you need a card with lots of pop and without layers (for mailing), this is a great technique.   Since the card was white, it tended to disappear on the blog post, so I created a black digital border. 

The flower and swirl are by Stampendous.  I was tickled to use the flower.  It was the first time that stamp has seen ink!  The butterfly is from Sweet & Sassy Stamps.  They are a TJ advertiser and right now they are in the middle of one of their new releases!  Head on over there and check it out!! 

Mica Glaze Embossing

Good morning, Beth Norman here.  I haven't posted for the past month because my computer hard drive died, but as luck would have it, my laptop has this Mica Glaze Embossing technique card.  You will find Mica Glaze in the August issue. 

My images are from Mark's Finest Papers.

Hope you have as much fun with this technique as I did.

Blocked Background

Today my August/September Newsletter in print

arrived in my mailbox. Browsing through all the pages

this "Blocked Background" caught my eye. I did not have a go

at this technique when I did the design cards, 

so today I went to my craft room and made this card.

I used the Art Neko swan stamp and a 

Michael Strong sentiment.

Here a close up of apart of the card.

 I cut the sentiment with a spellbinder die and fastened 

with a black brad. This is such a fun technique.

 I hope you give it a try too.

Have a creative day!

More copic stencils

Hello Junkies,

Tricia here...I am SOOO hooked on this technique.  I used it to create a cool background (at least I think so) for a birthday card for my hubby.  He is way into Mustangs and this is almost like the one he has (his is a convertible).

I colored it with copics and put it on a background made from the copic stencil technique.

I hope you like it...see you soon!

Tricia

Flocked Lines

Hi, Junkies.....Ann Clack here with a submission to one of the techniques of the week....Flocked Lines.  I was searching through my stamps for one that I wanted to use for this technique when this Hampton arts stamp jumped out at me.  It just seemed perfect for the technique even though it wasn't a flourish like some of the samples.  Wanted to keep it CAS since the flocking is really the star!!  Instead of gluing on the ribbon, I punched to small holes in the cardstock and tied it on.  You know it won't fall off that way!!

Hope you enjoy!

Holly Brown: Quilted Origami Inchie Album

Hi Junkies!  It's Holly posting today and I'm sharing this fun Origami Inchie Album that I created for Pat to use in her booth at the trade shows.  You will find this technique on the 3D and Fun Folds CD, and it is really quick and easy to make.  You can either stamp and cut images to go on the pages or you can insert pictures of your family and friends.  As you can see in the picture below, I went with some quilted image stamps and colored them in shades of blue and green to match my paper.

This folds up into the cute little bundle you see in the first picture.  Isn't that a fun project?  I hope you try this one out - you'll love it!

Copic Stencils

Hello Junkies,

Tricia here.  I needed to make some manly birthday cards for my hubby and a good friend of mine.  I decided to start looking for coloring pages on the internet of cars I know they like. 

This card is done with the out of the box and copic stencil techniques.  I used some distress inks to make the yellowish-orange around the outside which I love how it turned out.

I have another to share with you later...stay tuned :)

Have a crafty day!