Spirit of the Season

This is a wonderful special!   Pat Huntoon is running a special in honor of World Card Making Day which was Saturday October 6.  

Today is the last day of two specials for Technique Junkies.  It is October 8 and it is the last day to get 15% off of the Technique Junkies October Release.   

This lovely card was made with the new Seasons Greetings stamp set.  I added pearls to the pine boughs randomly.  The green background was sponged on.  

And you can use the code TJ10Judy to get 10% off of things not on sale.  

Have a wonderful day and get inky!!

Judy Jackson

World Card Making Day Sale!

Happy World Card Making Day!!!

To celebrate we are having a sale!

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Happy World Card Making Day

Happy World Card Making Day!

In case you missed the post earlier, to celebrate today we are having a sale from now until Monday at midnight. 

Want to save 10% off your everyday order excluding new releases and clearance?

use my code TJ10Ceal

Now for the card I wanted to share with you.  It's only 80 days until Christmas and it will be here before we know it. Our October release has so many fabulous sets for your holiday card making. To create my card I started with a top folding kraft card base, a panel of red card stock cut down a quarter of an inch smaller and then a watercolor panel. I used this gorgeous Wreath Sled stamp and stamped it on watercolor paper and colored it using Daniel Smith Watercolors 

TJ Inkspirations: October 2018 New Release Artwork

Monday was October 1st, and we released 17 new stampsinto the Technique Junkies stamp line. In addition to some fun, whimsical and elegant designs we have several stamps exclusive to the Technique Junkies line by Janine Tinklenberg of Mitten State Stamps. They are gorgeous! 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 October 2018 New Release Stamps  are 15% off through October 8th. That is Monday, so hurry to receive your discount on the new stamps!  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 : October 2018 new release artwork

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

Joyeux Noel

Have you hopped yet?  Technique Junkies' October Release Blog Hop is well under way.  Be sure to check out the inspiration of the Design Team, using the awesome new stamps.   

My card for today....

Stamps:  
Technique Junkies Season's Greetings Set of 6 (new)
Technique Junkies Vintage Merry Christmas (new)
Technique Junkies Joyeux Noel (previous)


I stamped the fir branches from the Season's Greetings set onto a cream A2 card front.  I used my Misti, and inked it with various greens from the Tim Holtz distress mini ink pads.  I repeated this until I got the look I wanted.  
I also stamped off on scrap paper for some of the branches, then onto the card, so they appear to be in the background.  I used a Clarity stencil brush to brush on some green to soften the card.

For the gold on the branches, I used my Dove blending tool to add lines here and there, then embossed them with gold.  I also embossed the verse with gold embossing powder.

For the ornaments, I stamped and embossed the ornaments from the Vintage Merry Christmas stamp onto watercolor paper.  I painted them with Shimmering Bliss sprays.  I just removed the top, and used the applicator to put some drops of ink onto a palette, then painted the ornaments.  The SB adds shimmer and shine to the ornaments, which is so pretty in real life!

I fussy-cut the ornaments, and added them to the card with foam tape for dimension.  Then I used a gold gel pen to draw the gold threads to hang them from the branches.

I used my gold leafing pen to draw a gold narrow stripe down the right side of the card, and added some gems.

That's it.  Easy-peasy.

Don't forget, all new release stamps are 15% off until October 8th.   Be sure to use my code, TJ10Lynda, at the checkout, and get 10% off non-release items, as well.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today. 

Blessings,

Black + Gold = Stunning Christmas Card

Hi, everybody! Toodle Noodle Ro is in the house. So, are you ready for Christmas? No? Me either. But I'm making a start on my Christmas cards, so that's something at least! The one I have for you today is so striking (in my humble opinion) that I may just make more with different backgrounds. I am loving the color combination!

IRL, the background just jumps out at you and looks so very elegant. Here is a closeup that hopefully shows a little better glimpse of the shine.

I started out by creating an A2 card from black CS. On a piece of gold CS, I stamped the holly and berries using the set Seasons Greetings Set of 6 (SS097) with Versamark Ink. I then heat embossed with gold EP. This piece was then trimmed down and attached to the card base.

On a black piece of CS, I stamped the greeting from that same set, again with Versamark and gold EP. I trimmed that panel down and attached it to the card base with some gold brads.

All-in-all, this was actually a very quick card to make. I plan to make several with different backgrounds for some special folks at Christmas. 

Hope you got some ideas and inspiration today. And remember...this set is on special (15% off) until the 8th of this month (along with some other great new releases!). There are six beautiful stamps in this set. And for everything else, please use my special code to save 10%!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!

GETTING A JUMP ON THE HOLIDAY SEASON

Hello my Technique Junkies Stamps friends!  

Did you get a chance to take the October new release hop yesterday?  The creativity from this design team using these new stamps was over the top inspiring.  Wow!  

All the stamps in this release are now available at a 15% off retail price but only until October 8.  No coupon code needed.  Also, to let you know, all other TJ Stamps (excluding the new ones and ones on clearance) can be purchased at a 10% off discount using my personal coupon code of TJ10CHERI at check out.  Treat yourself to some fun shopping. 

I might be jumping the gun a bit, creating this happy new year card, but I absolutely am in love with the new "Season's Greetings Set of 6" stamp set and I couldn't help myself. 

I love the vintage look of this card and it was so easy to achieve.  Simply mask off an area on a white card stock panel and lightly sponge Antique Linen Distress Ink inside the mask.  Stamp the image in a green dye ink and color in.  (I used  Memento Forever Green and Copic Markers).  The sentiment was stamped with the fabulous new Clair Ink from VersaFine "Fallen Leaves".  The mask was removed and for a gold edge (adding to the vintage look) I used Nuvo Glitter Marker in gold.  A white gel pen was used to add the highlights to the berries.  Easy peasy card, for sure.  

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you'll catch the hop from yesterday if you haven't already.  Don't forget to grab those new stamps while you can at 15% off and any others you might like using my discount coupon of TJ10CHERI.