Butterfly Beauty

Hello All Lanette Here!

I just wanted to share a fun mixed media tag that I created using couple of this months
New Releases.,,,,,, 

A close up just for fun..

Here is a better look at the stamps I used today...

Art of God

Butterfly Dreams

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

Dimensional Mother's Day Card Video Tutorial

Mother's Day is right around the corner, so I thought we would celebrate this momentous occasion with another Video Tutorial. As some of you know, my mother has passed, but I still have a wonderful Mother-in-Law that I adore who appreciates receiving cards (you may also notice that I created the How Blessed I Am set to honor the other special women in your life, too). Keep in mind that the stamp here - and all of the April release stamps -- are still 15% off through the end of tomorrow (4-8-27). Simply put your selection in your shopping cart and the stamps will be discounted at checkout. Our video combines Distress Oxide Inks with Nuvo Embellishment Mousse for a beautiful dimensional effect. Here are the products we are using in today's tutorial: Honor and Love Stamp Distress Oxide Ink - Worn Lipstick Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Lilac Lavender Nuvo Mousse - Gunmetal Grey Distress Oxide Ink - Wilted Violet Gilded Gold Fairy Dust Spray A Colorful Life Wispy Vines Stencil Mother's Day Card with Dimension         Today we launch the second technique video tutorial this year from Technique Junkies.  Our card today is a dimensional Mother's Day card that uses a Distress Oxide background, Nuvo Embellishment Mousse through a Stencil, TJ Stamps, and some fairy dust thrown in for good measure. Here is our card:   The full tutorial is on the video, here: Distress Oxides, Nuvo Mousse and stencils - A dimensional Mother's Day Card I also wanted to say thank you to those of you who offered their opinion on the videos. Please note that I will try to narrate as I shoot the video so that they are not quite as serious ; ) Apparently some of you like my sense of humor!

I hope you are a little inkspired by today's issue. See you next week! Sincerely, Pat Huntoon Technique Junkies LLC

One Background, Three Different Looks

Hello, Fellow Junkies! Don't forget...

I don't know about you, but I am still oohing and aahing over the new Watercolor Flowers Background Stamp.  I have had so much fun playing with it and creating different moods. Along with that, I have used You Are The World for the sentiments.

While I was playing, I came up with three cards, all using that Watercolor Flowers stamp as a background, and all three cards couldn't have a more different feel. One is sparkly and bright, one is dark and elegant, and one is light and airy. What do you think?

For the first card, I embossed the background and used a Nuvo Glue Pen and Nuvo Pure Sheen Glitter to accent the floral part.

For the dark and elegant version, I embossed with silver on a black cardstock. The sentiment was embossed on vellum.

And for the light and airy card, I white embossed the background and used watercolor to enhance the image. A die cut with a partial sentiment and some ribbon and Nuvo Crystal Drops finished off the card.

I hope you enjoyed our hop showing all the new releases. If you missed it, just head back to the April 1st post and you can hop along to all the great DT blogs.

Don't forget the discount on the new releases ends April 8th. But if you'd like to save 10% on everything else (excludes new releases, clearance, Distress Oxides), simply enter TJ10Ro at checkout!

Keep those fingers inky!

A Single Rose

And now for an IMPORTANT announcement, if you place ANY order from Technique Junkies and you use the code TJ10Judy you will automatically get a 10% saving on your order!  Please use this code when you place your order!

And from April 1- April 8, you will automatically receive a 15% discount on the Technique Junkies Stamps April releases.  Discounts are not given clearance or the Distress Oxide products.

I used the April Technique Junkies Release Butterfly Dreams - www.techniquejunkies.com/butterfly-dreams/  and A Single Rose - www.techniquejunkies.com/a-single-rose/.  The image was colored in with Copic markers. The verse was heat embossed on vellum and layered on a small piece of card stock and then adhered to the  card front.   I tied several lengths of ribbon around the side of the focal card layer before tying a bow. 

So now go shopping, do some stamping, and get inky!

Judy Jackson

April Release Blog Hop and Discount!!!

Happy April Release Day!

I'm Jeanne Streiff and I'm the new Design Team Coordinator for Technique Junkies. I'm so excited to be here to share in the fun of the April Release!

We have 15 newest stamps in the Technique Junkies line! The TJ Design Team has so many beautiful projects to share!  Get ready to ooh and aah as you view their projects to kick off the release!

All of the April 2017 New Release stamps are 15% off through April 8th!

We can all use a little bargain now, right? No codes needed, just put them in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.

Here is the order for the hop:

Design Team Blog
Lanette Erickson
Cheri Weston
Kathy Stacy
Jeanne Streiff
Ro Donner
Beth Norman
Judy Jackson
Pat Huntoon

I would also like to invite you to join the Technique Junkies Facebook Group, which recently moved from Yahoo.  We have a fun, interactive group with plenty of artwork for you to view! Simply search Technique Junkies Group in Facebook or copy and Paste this link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1217840814981827/

Here are a couple projects to start us off!

My first card uses Row of Birds and You Are the World (set of 3).

I stamped the sweet birds in light brown ink and then watercolored.

My next card uses Butterfly Dreams, You Are the World and Butterfly Quotes.

I did some simple watercoloring for the backgrounds of the two panels. I used my MISTI to stamp the pretty Butterfly Dreams girl a few times to get a good solid image. The flowers were inked and then misted with water before stamping onto the background.

Time to move on to Lanette's blog for the rest of the hop! Have fun and make sure you take advantage of the 15% discount on the April 2017 Release stamps!

TJ Inkspirations - New Release Sneak Peek!

I am so excited that tomorrow is the April 2017 New Release Blog Hop!  I just can't contain myself. I have to give you a little sneak peek with one of the stamps that is coming...one of my favorites from the release. This beauty is called Watercolor Flowers:

And the sentiment is one of my favorites which I (finally) made into a stamp, called Art of God:

 Sometimes stamps like the Watercolor Flower stamp can be hard for people. When stamped with one color, they are monochromatic.  Although that is a pretty look for this stamp, I think it is even prettier with the stems and flowers colored differently.  This is how I colored mine!

 First I started with watercolor paper and three Distress Markers. Although any water-based markers will do, I think these work especially well when spritzed with moisture. I used Peeled Paint, Fossilized Amber, and Rusty Hinge to color my stamps.

 I simply applied the Peeled Paint marker on the stems...

 Then I colored the flowers fully with the Fossilized Amber Marker.

 To add highlights, the Rusty Hinge marker was applied on the tips of each of the flowers.

 To reactivate the ink in the markers, I lightly sprayed Art Anthology's Gilded Gold Spray over the rubber stamp before immediately stamping on the watercolor paper. I end result was very sparkly:

 To finish the card,I used the same markers on the sentiment before matting and adding it to the finished piece.

I hope you like these two new stamps. Remember, our monthly blog hop is tomorrow to celebrate the release...and you will receive 15% off all the new stamps if ordered by April 8th. I can't want until you see it all!

One more thing -- I would like to invite you to join the Technique Junkies Facebook Group, which recently moved from Yahoo.  We have a fun, interactive group with plenty of artwork for you to view! Simply search Technique Junkies Group in Facebook or copy and Paste this link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1217840814981827/

Thanks for stopping by today - make sure to join us for the blog hop tomorrow!
Pat Huntoon

Dog Lovers Unite!

Hey Fellow Junkies!

The Crafty Nurse here today with another card from our March 2017 release. Spring and sprung and as we appreciate the beauty of our surroundings, we here at the blog hope you find time to reflect that beauty in an artistic way.

This card is for our dog lovers in the group!  Sorry cat peeps!  You have to admit it's pretty darn funny through.....

The focal image called "Can't Afford The Cat SD764" is simply stamped with Versafine Black Onyx Ink using my MISTI tool, then heat embossed with an application of Distress Inks in Wild Honey and Gathered Twigs over the top.  I used "Paid In Full #P027", a Palettini Collection stamp as way to add additional text for the background of both focal and background images.

Thanks for stopping by the Technique Junkies Blog today and as always we wish you lots of creative play today and always.

Bye, Bye for now!!
The Crafty Nurse