Monday, February 5, 2018

Friends and A Funky Chicken!

Welcome today.  This is just a fun card that uses two Technique Junkies Stamps.  The first one is from a February release called Keeping Chickens - www.techniquejunkies.com/keep-chickens-set-of-13/and the word  is from Sentimental Sayings -  http://techniquejunkies.com/sentimental-sayings/.

You have until February 8 to get 15% off of your order of all of the stamps in the February release.  

The chicken is stamped with red ink and then colored with a red Copic marker.  the distressed red and white dotted piece and the black lace are both background papers. 

Layers and linen thread finish the card.

You can get 10% off of any Technique Junkies item (unless it is already discounted) by using the code TJ10Judy.


Have a great day and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Be Yourself, And A Vogue Kitty Wishlist

Be Yourself, Vogue Kitty

If you are a kitty-loving stamper you'll love what I have to share today with NEW February stamps

Right now you can get any of the February release stamps 15% off, no code needed, plus there is a special bundle of Faith Hope Love Background and Faith Hope Love stamp set for $23.95!
If you order before February 8th you'll get an automatic 15% discount off that bundle price!

AND you can get 10% any regular priced items, just add code TJ10Janelle during checkout!

Vogue Kitty Wishlist

For my card at the top of our post, Be Yourself, Vogue Kitty, I used Color Burst for the background - the basic shake and spritz with water method. Made the trio of kitties by masking with a sticky note and made the bow using a fork to tie the ribbon together.

Vogue Kitty Wishlist uses the current technique challenge, Spattered Ombre in this year's Pantone Color of the Year, Ultraviolet. Stitching around the background layer keeps it pulled together. The stamped sentiment and hat are inked in Memento Grape Jelly. Nuvo Crystal Drops were dotted on the hatband.

All the kitties were colored with Prismacolor markers in Blondwood and Mocha Light.

Remember, you can use code TJ10Janelle any time on regular priced items when you shop at Technique Junkies.


Have a great weekend everyone!

Friday, February 2, 2018

TJ Inspirations: February 2018 Artwork video

Yesterday was February 1st, and we released 14 new stamps into the Technique Junkies stamp line. We also celebrated the release with a blog hop (which you can catch up on HERE).

In today's email, I have combined all of the beautiful artwork from the Technique Junkies Design Team in one quick video so that you can see them all in one place, and hopefully get inspired! The work is gorgeous and I hope it stirs your creative muse.

Before I show you the video, note that all of the February 2018 New Release Stamps are 15% off through Thursday, February 8th. Simply add them to your shopping cart and they will be automatically discounted at checkout. Want something that is not in the sale? You can still take 10% off everything else by grabbing a code off of one of the TJ designers blogs.
Here is the video showing you the artwork :
February 2018 Technique Junkies New Release Artwork
February 2018 Technique Junkies New Release Artwork

The 2018 Tradeshow Schedule is  solidified.  Here is what we are planning for this year!
2018 Tradeshows
Next Weekend:
February 10, 11
New Port Richey FL
February 17,18
Columbia SC
March 3, 4
Rockford IL
March 10, 11
 Oaks PA
April 6, 7
 Allentown PA
Note change to Friday/Sat
April 28, 29
Akron OH
May 19, 20
Syracuse NY
June 1, 2
West Springfield MA * Note change to Friday/Sat
June 9, 10
Collinsville IL (tentative)
June 30, July 1 Kissimmee FL
July 7, 8
Raleigh NC
July 28, 29
Pittsburgh PA
August 11, 12
Cincinnati OH
August 25, 26
Hamburg NY
September 8, 9 Westminster MD
September 22, 23
Duluth GA
September 29, 30 Southfield MI
October 12, 13
York PA (tentative)
Note change to Friday/Sat
October 20, 21 - Sevierville TN
See you at the show!
I hope you are a little inkspired by today's issue. See you next week!
 
Sincerely,
 

Pat Huntoon
Technique Junkies LLC 


Thursday, February 1, 2018

Technique Junkies February Release Hop & Discount!


Happy February Release Day!

We have 14 new stamps in the Technique Junkies line! 
See our hop list before for some sweet inspiration from our Design Team!

All of the February 2018 New Release stamps are 15% off through February 8th!
We can all use a little bargain, right? No codes needed, just put them in
your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.

How about a bundle at a special price?

Your price - $23.95!!!!
If you order before February 8th you'll get an automatic 15% discount off that bundle price!

Get yours here!

Want an additional 10% off non release stamps? 
Use code code TJ10Jeanne

My first card uses Faith Hope Love Background and
the Faith Hope Love stamp set.
These are the stamps you get in the Faith Hope Love Bundle!




Hop List:

TJ Blog - you are here!


For an additional 10% off non release items
Use code code TJ10Jeanne

Have a great day!!!

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Birthdays & Donuts

I love donuts ... especially a warm glazed donut, which has always been my kryptonite.  Because of my donut-love,  I tend to collect donut-themed paper products (because they have no calories).

Remember, if you go shopping, use my discount code TJ10Stephanie for 10% off your purchase.

Needless to say, the newly released Birthdays & Donuts stamp was a must have for me ... together with the accompanying Donuts Happy Birthday sentiment.


I loved pairing the stamps with some 3-D Donut Stickers from my stash.  


Don't they look quite scrumptious.


Another fun thing about this stamp, is that donuts can come in every single color of the rainbow ... especially when they're covered in sprinkles.

Now I seriously think I need a donut ...



Stephanie from 

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

How to Create a Remix of Colorful Silhouettes


Hello, Beth Norman here, with a remix of Colorful Silhouettes, a technique I developed and was published in the August 2011 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  

For 10% off your order please use TJ10Beth.

Today, I am using I Woof You, and Swirls and Curls.  You can receive these stamps and receive 10% off your total order simply by using my code below.

In this "remix" I introduced an iron to my background simply because of the words, "I Woof You."  I wanted to be sure that the words were crisp and clear.  You do not have to iron your image if you are going to use a silhouette stamp; it covers nicely.

Supplies:  Background stamp with lots of open areas, silhouette, or other, stamp, VersaMark, white embossing powder, black embossing powder, sponges, 2 or 3 ink colours, heat gun, embossing buddy.
Sponge your colour onto cardstock.  Here I used pink and red for Valentine's Day.  Make sure your cardstock is dry thoroughly before you proceed to the next step.  You can use a heat gun to speed up the process.
With VersaMark, stamp the pad all over your background stamp, add white embossing powder and emboss.
If you are using a silhouette stamp you can skip this step.  Otherwise, place copy paper over top of your image and, on low heat, and lightly iron your embossing so it flattens.
Using VersaMark, stamp your image and add black embossing powder and heat emboss  You are now ready to complete your card as desired.  In my example my background was not ironed.  I wanted to keep a cohesive finish so I used Swirls and Curls both on my main image and on my background.








Monday, January 29, 2018

Love You!

Happy Monday! 

I have a super fun card to share today using stamps from the January Release.

Would you like a discount? 
Use code TJ10Jeanne at checkout for 10% off!

I stamped Love Harlequin background in red ink on my card. I added then added a little white acrylic craft paint (with my finger) to mat the sentiment (let dry completely before stamping). I then positioned the Love You from the Love You More (set of 5) set on my MISTI and stamped it a couple times to get good coverage over the paint. I stamped The Kiss in black ink onto some white cardstock. I colored with watercolors and then cut it out (minus the whiskers). I stamped the image again on my card and lined up my cut out image and layered it on top. 



S782 Love Harlequin

SS079 Love you More, Set of 5

SD813 The Kiss



 10% off !!!
Use code code TJ10Jeanne

Have a great day!!!
Jeanne