Angelic Peek a Boo Holes

Hello, Beth Norman, here with this week's technique Peek A Boo Holes.  It is a technique that can be used many different ways, but my favourite is with snowflakes.  It adds an element of surprise, don't you think?    I like how this card turned out and plan to make more of them for next year's Christmas cards for my mom and two sisters.

My Copic markers are three years old and I'm only just now starting to use them, having been a die-hard coloured pencil fan.  I love the look of Copic markers so you'll be seeing me use them more.  As you may know, I love to colour and most of my cards use some method of colouring.  I like to use Tombow markers as well.  What do you like to colour with? 

My new-to-me stamp is from Penny Black. 

I do hope you join us with this week's Technique of the Week.  I'll be watching for them on our Yahoo group.

Peek A Boo Holes

Hey Junkies, Tricia here with this weeks Try That Technique...another great technique called Peek A Book Holes.

This is such a versatile technique...won't you play along?

Stamps:  I Brake For Stamps; Stampin Up!; Impression Obsession

This cute little reindeer was colored with copics.  I also used my stencil to make a subtle background behind him.  The sentiment and peppermint stamps are from Stampin Up!  The background swirls are a stamp from Impression Obsession.

I would love to see your take on this technique...have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!

Tricia

Hello Friends! Kathie McGuire here today to share a project with a spring feeling that can be easily changed to fit your holiday gift giving needs. This is a bag topper I created to match the gifts inside. I used the Pencil Over Marker technique from the 2/05 Technique Junkies newsletter. I hope you've enjoyed the project, and thanks for stopping by!

More Velveteen Stamping - Technique of the Week by Judy Jackson

Howdy from Judy Jackson!  There have been some just gorgeous samples shown on this blog from the Technique Junkie Design Team.  We hope you have enjoyed these!  I have two cards to share with you today.

As with some other samples it is hard to get a good scan showing the second stamp but it is there.  Stamp credits - Hero Arts, Stampin' Up, and Art Neko.   This is a fun technique and not very complicated and it yields quite interesting results.   It seems to work best with one background stamp that has quite solid areas.  Then the second background stamps shows up better.

And this one will sent out as one of my Christmas cards. I have created 150 Christmas cards this year.  They are not all the same design. I usually make about 4-6 different designs and mass produce about 25-30 of each design.  I do still have to stamp the inside verse on a bunch.  Stamp credits for this card are all  from Stampin' Up.   

Now my hubby has to write the Christmas letter!

Do you craft your own Christmas cards?  What special technique are you using?  Have a super stamping day!

Judy Jackson

Chain Link again

Hi Technique Junks,

Hetty here for you.

Some time ago, I thought I will do away with my punches.

But I am glad I didn't,for then  a new useful tutorial

pops up to use those punches!

The Chain Link technique:

If you have those single figures of paper punches,

you can make your own chain by just repeating

the punch you want to use on your card.

For this one I used my apple punch.

Sentiment is by Club Scrap.

And here my dreidl punch came in handy.

Sentiment is by Club Scrap.

The leftover paper punch figures are so much

fun to use on the inside of your card.

PS Hanukkah is very early this year:

It starts allready on November 27

(just a day before Thanksgiving).

Have a creative day!

Velveteen Stamping

Welcome to my addition of the Technique of the Week

Velveteen Stamping

 

 

 

I have to admit that this is one of those times that I had such a wonderful time stamping. So much so that I became addicted and made three cards. I just couldn't stop myself, LOL!

I hope you can see the floral detail inside of the red diamonds. I was so surprised at the impact this technique made on a b/g stamp that is only a bunch of diamond shapes. Both of the stamps used on the main image are from Stamp Camp, the sentiment stamp is from Stamp a Mania.

 

On to my next example. I must give somewhat of an explanation regarding these next 2 cards. I had a limited source of bold/solid stamps that would allow the white pigment inked image to come out on the bold/solid image as it does on the card above and the instructions. One the next two cards, you will notice that the bold/solid part of the stamps are the b/g and not the image (in both cases flowers.)

You could say I suppose that these cards are the Velveteen Stamping technique in reverse.I cannot say I was disappointed with the results, on the contrary...I was thrilled. So here they are ;

 

 

 

The main images used on this card are also from Stamp Camp. The sentiment is from G Studio. Can you see what I mean about it being the technique in reverse?

 

 

Once again both main image stamps are from Stamp Camp and the sentiment is from G Studio.

 

Thanks so much for looking. I hope I didn't bore you with my verbiage, but I felt the explanation of the last 2 cards was necessary.

Have a wonderfully creative week! "See you soon."

Jackie K

 

 



Try That Technique - Velveteen Stamping

It's that time of the week again...this weeks Try That Technique is Velveteen Stamping. 

 

It's hard to see the swirls on the snowflakes but you can see them much better IRL.

 

I used Stampin Up! white craft ink and blue chalk ink. 

I didn't have a great background stamp with large areas so

I used my stamps and created my own. 

The snowflake was cut and inked from a Spellbinders die.

Sentiment is from Stampin Up!

 

Won't you join us today?  We love to see your cards!

 

Happy Crafting!

 

Tricia