There is Always Hope!

I enjoy vintage images to color.   I enjoy looking at vintage items in various places. This young lady appears to be so very contemplative.  But I wonder why. Is she humming a tune?   Is she thinking about what's for supper? Is she wondering how she will tell her Dad or Mom  about a problem?  Is she watching the fish in a stream just below?

These Technique Junkie stamps were used:
Hillside Girl - http://techniquejunkies.com/hillside-girl/
Always Hope - http://techniquejunkies.com/always-hope/
Dragonfly Collage - http://techniquejunkies.com/dragonfly-collage/ - An April Release!

I chose this verse to go with the young lady's contemplative mood.I used Copic markers to color her and tree in -- and sponged in the sky.

The Dragonfly Collage stamp was used as the background -- and I used Art Anthology Colorations spray to add the color.  You know when a stamp is a great one to have when you can use it in somany variations -- and that is true of this stamp!  So versatile and wonderful!

Have a wonderful day -- and get inky!

Gettin' All Jazzy with Technique Junkies

Hello Junkies!
Karen McAlpine with you today getting all Jazzy with the Junkies. Check out the awesome Sax player from Technique Junkies.  I love this background too.  I thought it looks so art deco. Just perfect for the 1930's style Jazz musician.  The images were stamped on velum for a stained glass kind of feel. Both images are from the April New Releases from Technique Junkies.

Materials List:

Stamps: Saxophonist, Mosaic Scallops, and You Are Amazing Sentiment all from Technique Junkies

Ink: Black Stazon

CS: Bright green

Velum: clear and green

Yarn

Silver Dots

Make it:

• Make a card from green CS
• On green velum, stamp the Mosaics Scallop Background with black ink
• Glue to the card base
• On clear velum, stamp the Saxophonist with black ink
• Add to the card
• Add the silver dots

• Stamp the sentiment with black ink on green CS and add to card
• Tie yarn in a bow and glue to card

I particularly like the Sax player as my husband is a jazz musician.  Although he does play the trumpet.  Because I stamped on green velum, I did not have to do any coloring on the background to get the stained glass look. How easy is that!!??

Thanks for stopping by!!  See you again soon.

Karen McAlpine
Dreaming and Creating

Live, Love, Laugh

Hey Junkies!

The Crafty Nurse here sharing more inky goodness with the newly released Stylized Rose image from Technique Junkies April release.  This is a fabulous stamp and perfect for so many occasions. I paired it with the "Live, Love, Laugh Frame SD662" which as you can see fits perfectly with the stylized rose stamp.

The background was created using Copic Various inks blown around with a straw over glossy card stock.  To color the roses, I directly applied Tombow markers to the stamp and spritzed with water for a watercolor look.

I hope you've all had a chance to visit the Technique Junkies store to check at the April release.  See you in a few weeks with more inky goodness.

The Crafty Nurse

Joseph's Coat Tutorial

Hi there, it's Beth Norman here with an old technique.  So old, Pat filmed this technique in her very first issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter way back in December 2002.  How proud she must have been publishing her first issue, and now she owns her very own stamp company.  Congratulations Pat!

So, you probably guessed by the title that this is called Joseph's Coat.  I used a background stamp, but a combination of smaller stamps will work with this technique as well.  In the directions, below, you will find a link to my "How to Use a Brayer" tutorial.

You will be seeing me film new, and previously published techniques to keep your juices flowing.  For me, there's no better feeling than shooting a tutorial.

For this tutorial I used two stamps that go so well together:  Swans, from the April release, and Find Our Way. 

Supplies: Rainbow ink pad (ie. Kaleidacolor), black stamp pad (not in photo), VersaMark, clear embossing powder, heat gun, antistatic bag, white glossy paper, brayer, stamp(s)

Using your brayer (you can find my "How to Use a Brayer" on my blog here) add color to your glossy card stock using your Kaleidacolor, or similar, ink pad.  Let your ink dry completely before next step.

Using your antistatic bag, rub over the entire surface of your inked card stock

Ink up your stamp with VersaMark and stamp out image onto glossy card stock

Cover entire card stock with clear embossing powder

Heat set the embossing powder

Using your brayer, cover the entire surface with your black ink.

Take a tissue and lightly rub over the embossed surface to take off any black residue

Finish your piece as desired

I hope I enticed you to break out your brayer and try this technique.  Have fun!

Jazzy

Greetings Inky Friends!!

Tonya here today using The Jazz Singer from the April New Releases!!

For my background piece - I had been using the Gel Press making some prints and when I was done, I wanted to 'clean' my plate. I did this by laying down strips of clear packing tape onto the gel press and lifting off all the dried paint. I then taped that piece down onto a piece of sheet music I had been cleaning my brayer on. There were a couple areas where the packing tape didn't cover the sheet music, so I covered that with strips of washi tape.  I then took the whole piece and dry embossed it.

I hit the raised areas with black staz-on and ended up with this neat background piece full of depth and texture!

 I heat embossed the Jazz Singer on a piece of silver cardstock and cut it out using The Journey Ovals dies and piercing piece.  I wrapped some thin silver thread behind the oval piece and popped it up on the card.

 The finished piece. I always hesitate using a greeting when the back ground is so neat looking - I don't want to cover too much up!

 I had a small extra piece of the packing tape background so I created this ATC with it.  I stamped The Jazz Singer onto another piece of sheet music and colored and trimmed her out. I outlined her with a Stabillo pencil which write on glass, plastic, paper etc and can be found in art supply stores.
I did use a greeting on this from That's What She Said. 

I hope I inspired you a little bit to look at your supplies a little differently. Neither of these backgrounds were created intentionally!  I just sat down and played with left over pieces! :D

Until next time...

Happy Creating!

Tonya :)

When it rains....

Hello all Lanette Here!

Today I wanted to share a sweet little card using a few of this months New Releases. 

As you can see I used our New Big Drops Background stamp for my background. 

After stamping my background I colored it in using Faber Castle Markers.

Next I stamped and colored the oh so sweet I Love Rainbows Stamp

As you can see these two stamps really are perfect for each other!

Thank you so Much for stopping by today!

So, Crabby!

Hello!  

I have another card for you using a stamp set from Technique Junkie's April Stamp Release!  

Hop on over there ASAP because you still have a few minutes to buy any of the stamps from the April Stamp Release for 15% off!!!

I used this crabilicous stamp set, PS008 Crabby, Set of 3

Of course, I had to have lotsa layers and foam tape on my card.  I even added these eentsy-weentsy tiny beads to the tan cardstock layers to make it look like real sand.  

I had fun making this card because I've had those tiny beads, probably for 15 years, no lie!

Thanks for stopping by!