Shimmering Bliss Flowers and Leaves

Hello, Beth Norman here with a Shimmering Bliss tutorial for you, showing how you can make your own flowers and leaves. Shimmering Bliss and any other product is available at 10% off simply by using my code TJ10Beth.

Spray your cardstock with Shimmering Bliss.  Here I used two colours:  Imperial Yellow and Festive Flamingo.  Let dry completely.  You can air dry or heat set.  I always like to go with air drying.

Using your embossing buddy, rub over the entire surface.  Stamp out with VersaMark and emboss with your favourite colours of embossing powders.

I stamped out a variety of colours with Swirls and Curls stamp.

For my leaves I used Vivid Volt and Imperial Yellow.  One thing that I love about Shimmering Bliss is the varigated colours you can achieve which is realistic rather than cutting out plain cardstock.

I sprayed, from left to right, Thalian Pink, Miami Vice, Imperial Yellow and Festive Flamingo mixed with Imperial Yellow.

Shimmering Bliss is truly a joy to use.  Results are different all the time.

New Technique Junkies Challenge - ATCs That Shimmer!

Today is the start of a new challenge! 

You will have a whole month to complete the challenge. Enter as many times as you wish using the link
list at the bottom of the post for a chance to win a $25 Technique Junkies Gift Certificate!

You have until September 9th to enter. Winner will be announced September 10th.

A few simple rules.

You must use Technique Junkies stamps to be chosen to win a prize.

If you don't have any Technique Junkies stamps feel free to play along and link
your project but you will not be in the drawing for a prize.

You must use the challenge technique/theme or sketch in your project (that's the challenge!)

No linking old projects. Projects must be new.

Please list Technique Junkies stamps with links in your project posts.

Please link directly to your project (not a general blog).

If you have a problem linking to the challenge contact Jeanne

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This month's challenge is ATCs that Shimmer!

Never made an Artist Trading Card (ATC) before? It's easy!

Cut your cardstock (or whatever paper you plan to use) to 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" and get decorating! Think small!

ATC's are great to have around to add to a card base for a quick card.

Here is a template that shows how to cut 10 ATCs from one sheet of cardstock.

Or... 

If you had so much fun with out last challenge and want to make Artist Trading Coins you can 

enter the challenge with those too! For those not familiar to Artist Trading Coins they are the same 

concept as regular ATCs but as a 2 1/2" circle shape. 

Want a discount? Use code TJ10Jeanne for 10% off at Technique Junkies!

My first ATC uses Never Stop Making Wishes along with Shimmering Bliss in Mixed Metals (Topper) and Mardi Gras Purple. I added dimension to the flowers with Nuvo drops.

My next ATC uses Enjoy The Ride (set of 6) along with Shimmering Bliss in Harvest Sunset and Mermaid.

My last ATC uses Throw Kindness along with Shimmering Bliss in Thulian Pink, Just Squeezed and Dazzle (Topper). I used a number of colors of Nuvo Drops for my "confetti".

Have a great day! 

Jeanne

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Technique Junkies ATC Coin Challenge Winner!

Thank you to everyone that entered our ATC Coin challenge!

The winner of our Technique Junkies ATC Coin Challenge is:

Holly Brown

Please contact Jeanne for prize information within 7 days.

Check out sweet ATC Coin using Hope is a Thing!



Have a great day!

Sunflowers, Two Ways

Hi Technique Junkie Fans!

Hello Everyone!

The calendar says summer, but the school year says fall.  It is that time of year to head back to school and that means pumpkin spice is right around the corner!  I pulled out my sunflower stamps to make some 'feeling a bit like fall' cards.  If you are planning on shopping, you can get 10% off your order using code TJ10LeeAnn. 
You are probably wondering where the sunflower stamp is on the first card~

If you look closely, you can see the outline of the Single Sunflower stamp.  This is actually a Gel print.  I used various colors or acrylic ink and the Scribble Mask Stencil from A
Colorful Life on my gel plate.  When I was happy with my results, I carefully pressed the Single Sunflower image into the plate and lifted it off, removing the top layer of paint.  I took my print and let it dry.
I really like how this turned out.  I kept it simple and just heat embossed the sentiment from the Sunflower Sentiments set.

The next card is completely different!

I used a technique that Jennifer McGuire has shared, called 'fast watercoloring'.  The flower and leaves were heat embossed in gold on watercolor paper.  Using distress inks, I literally just rubbed the ink to the flower- direct to paper.  Once I had my image covered with ink, I spritzed it with water and set it aside to dry.  Once completely dry, I fussy cut out the flower and leaves.  I assembled them, along with a couple of die cuts onto a die cut hoop wreath.  The sentiment, Always Be There, was stamped with the MISTI for perfect placement. 

That's it for me!  Thanks for stopping by.  Don't forget, you can get 10% off of your entire order (excluding clearance) with code TJ10LeeAnn. 

Happy crafting! 

Lee Ann 

Never Stop Wishing

Hello Technique Junkies!

It's Ceal here to share a card with you today using our new sprays and a new release stamp Never Stop Making Wishes.  This was a super easy card to make. I started with a top folding white card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. First I sprayed the entire panel with Dolphin Cove Shimmering Bliss and then stamped on it with Versafine Clair Nocturne. 

Have you checked out the store lately?

You can save 10% on your entire order excluding new release stamps and clearance by using my code TJ10Ceal

Classy And Fabulous African Beauty

I hope you are enjoying the Technique Junkies August Release Blog Hop.
If you have not hopped, you can start HERE  and hop along.  We have 18 new stamps, and the new Shimmering Bliss sprays, with tons of excellent inspiration from our talented design team!

To make your shopping easier, please use my code, TJ10Lynda, and you will receive 10% off your purchase, INCLUDING the Shimmering Bliss sprays! 

Now, on to my card for today....

I used these TJ stamps for my card (click on link for info)
African Beauty - New August release
Classy and Fabulous - Prior release
Scribble Roses Stencil 

I created the background panel with the Thulian Pink, Wine Stain, and Dazzle Shimmering Mists, spraying them through the scribble roses stencil onto watercolor paper, then attached to white A2 card front.  I used the mists for the image panels, just spraying directly onto card stock, and some gold paper I had in my stash.

I embossed African Beauty image, and colored with Arteza real brush markers, then fussy cut and added to the panel.  The phrase seemed to go perfectly with her, so I added that to the other panel. 

Close-up detais/background shimmer

Close-up head

 A pink gem for her earring finish off my card.

Thanks for visiting. 
 
Blessings,

Double Duty Background with Shimmering Bliss

Hi, Junkies! Ro, here today, to share with you a really cool background duet made with one stencil and one-time spritzing of Shimmering Bliss.

I used the stencil and three colors of Shimmering Bliss: Silver (one of the Topper Sprays), Dragon's Blood and Mardi Gras Purple.  I simply sprayed the Bliss onto the white cardstock through the stencil (I didn't even have to tape it down!). I carefully removed the stencil and flipped the spray-side down onto another piece of cardstock. A gentle rub transferred the reverse image of the stencil onto a second piece of cardstock, thus giving me two backgrounds! 

And here's what I made with them! 

The first card uses the background sprayed through the stencil. I also used two newly released stamps: Whispering Friends, and one of the sentiments from Inside Out Patience (released in July).  I simply angled the background onto my card base and attached with double-sided tape. I added a few strips of washi tape. I then stamped both images on white cardstock and cut them out, then used some watercolors to color "the girls".  Both were attached using foam dimensional squares.

 

For the inside of the card, I just sprayed with Shimmering Bliss and attached the inside stamped sentiment, again using double-sided tape and a couple strips of washi tape.

For the other card, I used the reverse spray of the stencil on the background. I trimmed it down and outlined it with black marker. I cut two pieces of black cardstock and attached them to my card base. I gave another spritz of Shimmering Bliss across the center. I stamped and embossed the stencil panel using Never Stop Making Wishes, another new release for August, and attached the piece to the card base.

Don't forget, through TODAY ONLY, all the new releases are still on special!!

And if you would like to save 10% off any other products, you can use the code below!! (This one never expires!)

Hope you are excited to try these new Shimmering Bliss sprays. I am totally in love with them. They have much more shimmer than other sprays on the market. I'm sure you will go ga-ga over them as much as I did!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!