Let's Roll

Dog stamps seem to be important in this months Technique Junkie stamp release as there were three very good ones.I have used this stamp before this month.  It is called Let's Roll   http://techniquejunkies.com/lets-roll/.. I used Copic Markers and sponging to color the different aspects of the focal image.   I thought the embossing folder with the the cascading dots -- more at the top than the bottom reminded me of the foliage of the trees.  

I layered the sentiment from the Let's Roll stamp set and used a scrap for the brown bottom layer . Some torn vellum with some adhesive hidden behind the focal image and the sentiment finishes off the card.   As usual I use several layers to give the focal image a good background.

What new Technique Junkie stamps have you been using?   Are you getting inky today?    

Let's Roll!

Happy Saturday Junkies! Pam here today.  As we all in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast hunker down for our first major snow storm of the season, I wanted to share some news with you.  I am moving from the frosty Northeast to South Carolina in about 2 weeks.   It's been a very busy process, exciting and full of anxiety as well!

So for this week's project I thought it would be very appropriate to create a tag featuring the January 2016 release Let's Roll stamp set. 

In just a short time we will be loading the dogs up and hitting the road for the next chapter in our journey!

My studio is packed up and I am working with limited supplies but as always I have my TJ stamps and my distress inks available!!

Hope everyone is safe and sound through the storms coming - happy crafting!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Happy Birthday Advice on DP

Hello Fellow Junkies!
Karen McAlpine with you today to share a project made with the January New Release Happy Birthday Advice. I really like the layout of the stamp, but I decided to use it in a little different way.

 I started with a long narrow card made with an Apricot CS and added a layer of decorative paper.   Then stamped Happy Birthday Advice on the Apricot CS, and sliced the stamped image apart.  I used a rotary cutter and ruler to get very straight cuts.

Arrange each line from the stamp on the DP.  When you like the arrangement, add each with dimensional adhesive.  Make two cuts with a craft knife for the ribbon.  Slip the ribbon through the cuts and tie in a bow.  Add some dots.

Loving this versatile stamp!!  This makes such a great Birthday card for those of any age group.  Thanks for Stopping by!  See you again soon!

Karen McAlpine
Dreaming and Creating

Love Is In The Air

We are fast approaching Valentine's Day and Technique Junkies has come out with some great stamps for this loved occassion.

It's The Crafty Nurse here today with a card celebrating love using some of the January Release Technique Junkies stamps. 

My card today features the January Release sentiment, "Life Complete SDX069" stamped in Versafine Onyx Black Ink and clear heat embossed.  The background technique used is "Distress Stain Dip from the Artistic Effects CD" using Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon, and Squeezed Lemonade.  I then used a Simon Says Stamp heart die and alternated card stock for the center pieces.

I hope this provides a little inspiration for you to create a love card for your sweetie.

Bye, Bye for now,

The Crafty Nurse

Happy Birthday Advice

Hello there stampers.  It's Beth Norman here with two alike, yet different, cards using the Happy Birthday Advice stamp which is a January release so it's hot off the press.  Isn't it the neatest birthday stamp?

I used the shaving cream technique to create my background.  Doesn't it look like yummy icing on a cupcake?  Rather than using reinkers, I used Dylusions spray.

My card uses all of the same products, but in the bottom card I used different coloured brads, reversed the direction of the sentiment and used different Washi tape.

Greetings Inky Friends!

Tonya here with a couple more stamps from the January NEW Release!

       First I sprayed watercolor paper with Art Anthology Sprays using Timeless, Grass and Ink Spot. I dried the piece with a heat tool and then misted the Falling Checks stamp with water using the water as my "ink" to stamp onto the sprayed piece. This reacted by lifting some of the colored spray off the paper and leaving a ghosted image. For the images I used the adorable Geek Chic set 

and heat embossed them in black.! 

     Next up I used the new Happy Valentine's Day stamp and colored it in using alcohol markers. I masked the Kitty Lovers behind the heart so it looks like they are sitting on it. For the background I used the Vortex background stamp and I heavily applied gelatos to it. I sprayed the stamp with water and pressed it onto watercolor paper. This was my second print too with lots of color still on it!  I tied it off with FSJ's Sweet Berry Crimped Ribbon.

Valentine's Day is near and both sets would be great for the tech-y geek or kitty-lover in your life!

I'll be back on February 1st with more new releases!!

Happy Creating!! ~ TONYA :)

People Will Stare

{jane bosi}

The January stamp release from Technique Junkies includes this photo stamp image of Marilyn Monroe.  She's easily one of the most recognizable people of all time.  I wanted to create a project that captured some of her spunkiness.  By combining the Kisses background and the People Will Stare sentiment, I think I've hit my mark!

For my project, I started by creating a background using the Back To Back technique.  You'll find this technique and 29 others on the Bodacious Backgrounds CD available exclusively in the Technique Junkies store.  Images used are Circus Stars and Lipstick Kisses. To finish things off, I added one of my favorite kitchy sentiments, People Will Stare.

Make It Worth Their While ;)  Jane