It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Hey Junkies,

It's the Crafty Nurse here back with a little holiday spirit!  Okay, okay, it's a little early, but would you believe there are only 12 more weeks until Christmas?  It's okay though, Pat has released some gorgeous Holiday stamps that you can use to make multiple cards or gift sets so I thought I'd share a few quick ideas to accomplish that.

All my cards began with the Peppermint Swirl stamp from the September release.  I stamped the first layer with white pigment ink and then a second layer of dye ink.  Easy peasy!

The first card's focal point is another great September release called, "Ornament 1."  I embossed 4 layers of Liquid Platinum from Ranger and then stamped right into the wet powder after it was melted.  This works great for very detailed stamps.

Close up of "Ornament 1"

 For this card I only used the white pigment ink and no dye overlay ink.  I did some inlayed die cutting with the snow die making for a very quick and easy card that is great to send through the mail because it's completely flat.

My third card uses the same technique as card #1 with the focal stamp being "Joy", also from the September release.

Close-up of the "Joy" stamp dipped in multiple layers of embossing powder after it was heat set.

I hope you've gotten a little holiday spirit and look forward to seeing you at our Blog Hop that starts tomorrow on October 1st!

Goodbye for now,

The Crafty Nurse

Spooky Black Cat

Boo!  Trick or Treat.  Beth Norman here, and the season is upon us.  I find Black Cat to be such a versatile stamp and have so many ideas to do with it.  Here is how I created this card:

• Pick four colours of ink
• Cut a cloud shape out of heavy cardstock or watercolour paper
• Starting from the top, sponge over top of the cloud with the lightest colour
• Continue sponging colour on top of the cloud
• After all clouds are sponged, lightly sponge the appropriate colour in the white space below the cloud shape

Thanks for stopping by!

Vintage Daisies

 

Hi, it's Gini, back to share another card with you. The designs on the Palettini Collection from Technique Junkies really lend themselves to coloring with watercolors.  For this Vintage Daisy Collage, I embossed the image first, to keep my lines bold.  Then I started painting with the Spectrum Aqua watercolor pens.  Quick and easy, but elegant. Thanks for stopping by!

Just A Note

Happy Saturday, Stampers!  

Robin, here, to share this quick card I made for you.

I used this stamp set, PS003 Just A Note.

I stamped the typewriter on a piece of white yardstick and cut it out.

Then, I cut a slit where a piece of paper would be placed in the typewriter.

Finally, I stamped the words on a little piece of paper and slid it into the typewriter.

I mounted it with Foam Squares on this paper I thought went PERFECT with the typewriter.

Until next time...

Black and White

{jane bosi}  Happy Thursday, Junkies!!  I have a simple heat embossed card to share today that features a beautiful image called Flourished Floral.

I often find inspiration, like lots of you, on Pinterest.  Years ago, when I saw a project that I loved, I searched diligently to obtain the exact product used so I could completely copy the whole thing.  After many years of hoarding.......collecting, inspiration happens differently and I am always delighted when I am already set to go!  I love making the most of what I already have.  It's one of the reasons I have loved Technique Junkies for so long!

I embossed both the Flourished Floral image and the So Sweet sentiment using white pigment ink and white embossing powder.  When embossing on black, I am always certain to use my embossing buddy to reduce random areas of powder cling---I hate that messy speckled look!

Once the embossing cooled, I was able to add some multi-colored gems and mat and mount the image piece.  It's really a striking card, in real life!!  You should totally give it a whirl!!

 By the way, the Technique Junkie CD's are the perfect addition to your stamping stash.  The tutorials found on each CD provide you with lots of inspiration and new ways to use the products you already own.  Definitely check them out!!  Use coupon code  techniques at checkout to receive a 25% discount on all CDs!!  Isn't that awesome?

TTFN, Jane

Happy Halloween Card

The cooler temperatures have me pining for Halloween decorations. I think my kids are thrilled…or at least tolerating me as I start to drag the boxes and boxes out of the attic. The way some people decorate for the Winter holidays is how I am about Halloween! The kitschier and kookier, the better!

To kickstart the season, I made this gatefold card using Technique Junkies’ stamps: S599 Bat Swarm and SD447 Happy Halloween Circle.

I started by opening up the gatefold and stamping the Bat Swarm stamp in waterproof ink on the top and bottom flaps, aligning the stamp so that the image would be upright when the card was folded shut.

I sprayed the paper with a heavy coat of Art Anthology Paprika Colorations (note: Rustic could be used instead), and the dragged the edges through some Art Anthology Plush Colorations that I’d sprayed onto my craft sheet and let it DRIP.

Once this was dry, I ran Art Anthology Copper Metal Effects paint over the Dot Matrix stencil along the top and bottom edges.

I stamped the sentiment with waterproof ink onto a manila tag for reinforcement and placed it over a lace cutout, also sprayed with Plush.  After spraying it with the two same Colorations and letting them blend together and dry, I painted the circle with Splashed  Sorbet paint to give is some shimmer.  I then outlined the edge with Perfect Paper Adhesive – Gloss, and sprinkled a mix of three colors of Prills over the top: A Penny Saved (copper), Plum Crazy (purple) and Power Outtage(black), to frame it.  Even the names of those Prills seem Halloween-inspired!

A bit of batty May Arts ribbon completes the design.

Now I need to get my thinking cap on and decide how to best dress up for the trick-or-treating this year...

Sally Lynn MacDonald

www.SallyLynnMacDonald.com

Palettini Collection, designed exclusively for Technique Junkieswww.facebook.com/sallylynn.macdonald

Coffee Card & Bring in the Clowns Tag

Good morning!  Hope everyone's week is going well.  I've got two projects to share with you today.

First up is a card I created using Drinking the Coffee and Magic Strands:

I sprayed the background with Art Anthology Timeless, Warm, and Sandcastle Colorations.  Once that was dry I stamped Magic Strands in black ink.  I then stamped Drinking the Coffee on a piece of card and colored the coffee cup with a mixture of Art Anthology Fiesta Velvet and Black Leather Jacket Sorbet.  I also stamped some extra cups and painted them with the same mix.

I mounted both the Drinking the Coffee cardstock piece and the background on a piece of multi-colored paper and adhered it to my card.

I decided that since this was a simple card, I wanted to create a second project.  I decided to make a tag:

I stamped Circus Stars in Tomato Sauce chalk ink onto the tag.  I then glued on various circus-themed elements and tied a piece of red and white striped string through the hole.  Quick and easy.

I hoped you enjoyed this two projects today.

Until later.................

Marilyn