That's Music to my Ears

Happy Saturday Junkies! So excited to be sharing another fantastic July release from the baker's dozen with you today! My project features the new Treble Clef (large) stamp and one of my favorite sentiment stamps (Always Find a Song) from Technique Junkies.   

It's been a while since I've spent some quality time in the studio so when I started this project I was feeling "grungy" as you will see from the colors I used. It also started as a tag but through my creative process it ended up as a card. That's one of the things I love most about the process. Rarely does my final project end up anything like it started. 

The tag itself was created by applying Tim Holtz's tissue wrap (music) to a manila tag and covering with Distress Paints spritzed with water. After drying the Treble Clef was stamped in Archival black.

The sentiment was also stamped in Archival black and covered with Weathered Wood Distress Ink-to give the letters some color.

Tissue tape accents were added and a ribbon as well (also tinted with Weathered Wood Distress stain).

To make the tag really pop I matted it onto the music patterned paper which was also altered with Distress ink to match the letters in the sentiment.

I really love this Treble Clef stamp, being a music lover myself! And it comes in two different sizes. Be sure to check it out as well as all of the new July release from Technique Junkies!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Believe in yourself

Happy Thursday Junkies!

Jerri here from A Bushel and a Hug.  I hope you are having a fantastic week.

Today I am sharing a card that I made for the Technique Junkies Design Blog using two of the new July Release Stamps.

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Barbed Wire #S611 is the featured stamp on this card.  As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to emboss it with silver on a black background.  I think it turned out both beautiful and masculine. The sentiment stamp is called Believe in Yourself #SD645.

Here's how I made my card:

1. I used my Static Puff Pillow on a black piece of cardstock, Make sure to cover it well with the puff, as you don't want stray pieces of silver showing up on the black background.
2. Using a Versamark Ink Pad, stamp the Barbed Wire onto the black cardstock.
3. Sprinkle Silver embossing powder over the stamped image and then shake off excess.
4. Heat image with your heat tool until all embossing powder has melted. Set paper aside to cool
5. Stamp Believe in Yourself #SD645 onto a piece of white cardstock in black ink.
6. Sprinkle sentiment with clear embossing powder, shake off excess.
7. Heat the sentiment until powder has melted.
8. Trim both of the stamped images with your paper trimmer.
9. Matt the Barbed Wire image with white paper and then again with a piece of black cardstock as shown above.
10. Adhere the trimmed sentiment to the front of the card using pop dots or foam tape.

This card is super easy, super fast and I think would work well for a man or woman. Easy and Versatile!!

Thank you for letting me share my card with you today. 

I hope you have a WONDERFUL day!

Jerri

Black & White

Hey Junkies!

The Crafty Nurse here with a Design Team post featuring more of the July stamp Release at Technique Junkies.    Pat's outdone herself again this month and given us so many great choices to work with.

Today I'm featuring a sympathy card.  It is often hard to motivate yourself creatively when a sympathy card is needed.  For that reason, I like to make them ahead of time and have them in my stash.

Using the theme of darkness felt during this time, I've chosen a black and white design using July Stamp release, "Peonies #S626" and the Sympathy set of 5 called, "With Sympathy #SS049".

The card is very straight forward stamping with black Versafine ink and heat embossing with clear powder.  The sentiment is also embossed on Bazzill heavy vellum.  I added a few gems to finish off the card and layered with white card stock.

Thanks so much for joining us today at the Design Team Blog.  Hope you've had a chance to check out all the great new product in the Technique Junkies store because today is the very last day of our July sale.

By for now,
The Crafty Nurse

Abstract and Checks Inchies

Hello fellow stampers.  It's Beth Norman here with some inchie art.  I'm using an older stamp as I am unpacking from a move and have yet to find all my products. 

It’s no secret that this is a favourite stamp of mine, and I’m trying to think of different ways to use it, rather than the typical background.  I used Technique Junkies Abstract and Checks and cut them up into inchies.  Next, I took a gold Krylon pen and edged gold around each inchie and then adhered the inchies to my black background.

This is what it looked like before I cut it up.  Note, these are coloured with different colours.  I used brighter Copic markers on the inchies.



I like this stamp because it reminds me of a Zentangle.  I created the queen from Alice in Wonderland by free handing the outline and feeling it with tangles.  



Have a good day and thanks for stopping by!

Stand Tall

 I love the bold graphic element of this Stand Tall stamp and thought it would be lovely paired with a distress ink background.  I used a variation of the Stained Resist Tutorial off of the Artistic Effects CD to create the background.

Happy Birthday, USA!

Happy Birthday, U.S.A.!  

Today, in the United States of America, we are having a birthday celebration.

And, I made this card in honor.

I used  S558 Layered Doilies

 

and the birthday greeting from the SS010 Greetings Set.

 

I started by stamping the Layered Doilies stamp with a VersaMark Ink Pad and poured on some red embossing powder to the top third of the design. I shook off the excess, being careful not to get any red embossing powder on another part of the image.

Next, I poured on white embossing powder the the second third of the image.  

I shook off the excess, being careful not to get it on any other part of the image.

I completed covering up the image with blue embossing powder, shaking off the excess.  

I heated through until it was completely melted on.

Now, this part is something I have never done before.  And, I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out.  After the embossing on the Layered Doilies cooled, I stamped the 'happy birthday' greeting with the VersaMark stamp pad and  poured red glittered embossing powder on and shook off the excess.

  I think it turned out pretty cool!  What do you think?  Have you layered heat embossing before?

If you have, share a link to your project.  I'd love to take a look.

Until next time...

July 2015 Release Blog Hop!

Welcome, friends! We have got a treat for you today! It's July 1st and today we are celebrating the release of 13 new stamps.  Our baker's dozen is really special -- and to show you just how much, the TJ Design Team has prepared some gorgeous eye candy for you today.In addition, all of the July release stamps are 15% off until July 8th (your discount will appear at checkout).

Here is one card to get you started:

This card uses two stamps from the new release, The background is the new Stargazers Stamp -- isn't it gorgeous? I just did some simple coloring with Copic Markers. I actually Googled Stargazers first so that the colors were more true to life...and I am thrilled with how they turned out.

The sentiment is from the new With Sympathy Set. There are 5 stamps in the set. No-one likes to send sympathy cards, but it is always nice to have some on hand just in case.

On with the hop!  Here is our line-up today:

You are here: http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com 

Next: ---> Pam DeChellis http://journeyawakensthesoul.blogspot.com

Beth Norman http://sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog

Robin Redd http://robinredd.typepad.com/reddrobinstudios/

Jane Bosi http://janembosi.blogspot.com

Jerri Jones http://www.abushelandahug.blogspot.com

Marilyn Hughes http://DollsEtc.blogspot.com

Sally Lynn MacDonald http://www.sallylynnmacdonald.com

Kathy Stacy http://craftynurse4u.wordpress.com

Pat Huntoon http://patstamps.blogspot.com/

Enjoy the hop, and all the great eye candy - I hope you love this month's release!