One Last Christmas Card

Hello Junkies!

It's Ceal, here to share with you today. I just had to make one last Christmas card before the year ended, after all we only have 360 days to make our cards right? I need to have started yesterday in order to get done it seems. I am still working on holiday cards to send out, I think I am down to 15 so that is a plus.

To make this card I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. I used the Christmas Trees set of 6 and did some 2nd generation stamping for the trees at the bottom of the panel. To create the cloudy sky I just sponged a little Broken China Distress ink across the top of the panel. Next I stamped the Santa in Moonlight in Black and colored in the moon with Copic markers. To finish the card I added the greeting Merry Christmas 2 and attached the panel to the card base.

Happy New Year!

Greetings, Lynda Joy here.  I hope you had a healthy and happy holiday!  Now it's time to get ready for the new year.  I'm ringing in 2018 with lots of stars.....

I used the star ornament from the Christmas Ornaments stamp set .  The verse is from the Gifts of Christmas set.

I stamped several onto silver and gold card stock, and embossed with Judi-Kins Black Opal embossing powder.  This powder really is quite spectacular in real life, with intense fiery sparkles of color.

Close up to try to capture the sparkly powder when I zoom in on an angle.

I layered some gold card stock onto a silver A2 card.  For the black stripe down the left side, I inked a piece of scrap card stock with VersaMark, and added some of the black opal embossing powder, then trimmed it to the size I wanted and added it to the card.  I embossed the verse, and created the backdrop for that the same way I did the strip. 

I added all my pieces-parts to the card, some raised up and some directly.  A few rhinestones finish off my sparkly salute to the new year!

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Thanks for dropping by!  Have a safe and very Happy New Year!

A little more Christmas Cheer

Even though Christmas has passed, I still feel a little Christmas-y. And that's not a bad thing. I wish more folks could feel that Christmas wonder throughout the year.  My last card share for 2017 is a simple but stunning one.  It features Pinecone and a sentiment from the set, Gifts of Christmas which is a set of five different Christmas sentiments, great for either the outside or the inside of your holiday cards.

This card started out with a piece of kraft cardstock on which I stamped the pine cone using Versamark creating a very subtle background. I added a white embossed sentiment and a ribbon, then attached the panel to my card base. I added a few drops of Nuvo Drops for interest.

This is a very simple background to create. I hope you give it a try! And don't forget, you can save 10% off your order using the code below:

It's never too late to get yourself a little present!!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky! 

INSTANT DIVA

Hello Junkies,

I hope your holidays have been full of joy and wonderful moments.  

I'm here today with a card I created using stamps I scored through the inventory reduction sale still going on at Technique Junkies store.  There are so many incredible stamps included in the inventory reduction and it's a great opportunity to grab some of our stamps so you can play along and possibly win more stamps in our monthly challenges.  

With the new year fast approaching, I wanted to make a celebration card. 

I love that diva look on this 1950ish "Bathing Suit Betty" so I paired it with the sentiment "Instant Diva".  Both stamps were purchased from the inventory reduction sale.  After stamping, coloring and masking the bathing suit Betty, I inked up "Waves and Dots Panel" with Carnation Red Archival Ink on a white card stock panel.  I left a portion of the bottom for the sentiment and used a scrap piece of gold cs to edge it.  The sentiment was separately stamped and die cut and edged with gold and black inks.  For the final festive touch, I added gold glitter to the waves and dots with Viva glitter pen.  

I hope you found some inspiration here today and don't forget to take a look at the inventory reduction sale and grab yourself some of these great stamps.  

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Set your calendars because the Technique Junkie design team is going to be showing off a brand new release on January 1 - New Year's Day!  You'll love these new stamps....I promise.  

Happy New Year! 

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from all of us at Technique Junkies!

Time to celebrate today with a watercolored card using Safari Santa.

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Take the Step

Hello friends! How are you doing today? Hope you all are getting ready to celebrate with family and friends! I am getting ready to close the craft room door for a few days and enjoy movies and relax while I can.
Today, I have a non-holiday card. Probably by now you are done with your cards and want something different, well, you are in the right place :)

For today's project I used this beautiful stamp "Take the Step", distress inks and my MISTI! Super easy project, love how it turned out, I think I will frame it.

• Start stamping the top part of the image in black ink.

•  Clean up your stamps, then stamp the whole image in Versamark Watermark ink , then add clear embossing powder.

•  Use Distress Inks to add more dimension to the project. I used Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Mustard Seed and Wild Honey Distress Inks.

Die-cut the image and adhere to a couple of coordinated cardstock panels. Card size is 6" square.

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Hope you like it.
Have a great day!

Wintery Christmas

My little snowman is smiling because he feels right at home with this card's snowy trees! Christmas Trees (Set of 6) is a very versatile stamp set. With six different styles of trees, there's sure to be one to fit the style you want.

Here are the images included:

This card features two of the trees: top left and bottom middle.  The trees were stamped a few times each on green cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. I then used decorative scissors to trim them out.  A couple of die cut "hills" and some white gel pen snowflakes on the kraft background set the scene for these cheery trees. After I placed all the elements on the card, I added some Nuvo Drops to a couple of the trees for some bling.

The sentiment is called "All Is Calm" and is currently on inventory reduction for only $1.48! What a bargain!!!! I stamped the sentiment on some red cardstock and die cut the shape. I attached a snip of ribbon and placed it on the card using foam tape.

I then added a little shimmer in the trees with a clear Wink of Stella pen.

I hope you enjoyed the card. Don't forget that you can save 10%* by using the code below:

Merry Christmas!!!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!