30 Days of Christmas, Day 4 - Warm Wishes Holly

Hello again.  Lynda Joy here with a card from the October release for Day four of the 30 Days of Christmas.

Stamps:
Technique Junkies Season's Greetings Set of 6

To create my card, I started with watercolor paper, and stamped the holly from the above set with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink.  I watercolored it with Faber Castell Inktense watercolor pencils.  I chose non-traditional colors this time, just for something different.  And, because I love purple!

I cut the image with stacking stitched dies, sponged on some purple distress ink, and layered it onto an eggplant A2 card with craft foam for dimension.

I hope you are getting inspired for Christmas card making with our 30 Days of Christmas.  I'm getting lots of cards made ahead of time this year!  

Please use my code, TJ10Lynda, when ordering from Technique Junkies and get 10% off your purchase, IN ADDITION to the 20% discount through November 13th off Christmas.  That's 30% off Christmas stamps!! Just enter my code at checkout. Stock up now at this once a year offer!

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings,


 

30 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - DAY 3

It's going to be a Kraft Paper Christmas for me! 

Merry Christmas (just a wee bit early, lol)! It's Toodle Noodle Ro here with you today for Day 3 of our 30 Days of Christmas event. And being day 3, I thought I'd share 3 cards with you! All with the common theme of Kraft Paper. 

But first, did you know that until November 13th, EVERY STAMP IN THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION is 20% off (No code needed...automatically deducted at checkout). PLUS...you can save an additional 10% by using the code "TJ10Ro". That's a whopping 30% off Christmas Stamps! You can actually save 10% on everything else, too, using that code! Who doesn't love a good bargain!

And now for the cards!  I like to have the ornaments on my tree as the highlight, so I wrap all my gifts in brown kraft paper, and then use three or four different ribbons to spruce them up. I love the simplicity (not to mention the cost savings!). After all, it's not just about the gifts! So I decided I would create some Christmas cards along those lines...with kraft cardstock and a simple color accent of green.

As you can see, the kraft CS keeps the cards very understated, but really let the sentiment and graphics pop.

The first card is a card of threes...3 stamps, 3 ink colors, 3 embellishments. This sure would be an easy one to mass-produce!

Stamps Used:
-- Seasons Greetings, Set of 6 (SS097)
-- Pinecone (SD821)

Other Supplies:
-- Archival Ink: Fern Green, Potting Soil, Red Geranium
-- Cardstock: Kraft and Green
-- Adhesive, Acrylic Block, Paper Trimmer, Bone Folder, Adhesive Gems



The next card is layered and lovely.  I am really digging the whole kraft CS thing!

Stamps Used:
-- Seasons Greetings, Set of 6 (SS097)

Other Supplies:
-- Nuvo Glitter Marker: Morning Moss
-- Nuvo Crystal Drops: Ivory Seashell
-- Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves
-- Cardstock: Kraft
-- Embossing Folder & Machine, Adhesive, Acrylic Block, Paper Trimmer, Bone Folder, Crystal and Silver Embellishments

And here is my final card. Check out the shimmer on those ornaments!

Stamps Used:
-- Seasons Greetings, Set of 6 (SS097)

-- Draped Ornaments (S764)

-- Gifts of Christmas, Set of 5 (SS081)

Other Supplies:

-- Nuvo Glitter Gloss Aqua Pen

-- Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black, Cottage Ivy

-- Cardstock: Kraft and Green

-- Adhesive, Foam Tape, MISTI, Paper Trimmer, Bone Folder

Hope you were able to find some inspiration and enjoy the simplistic feel of using kraft CS on your Christmas Cards. Don't forget the special 20% off Christmas Stamps and additional 10% off everything as I mentioned above. 

Go on...get yourself a little treat!

Til next time,

Keepin' it inky!

30 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS DAY 2

It's DAY TWO of 30 Days of Christmas and all stamps from the Christmas catagory in the Technique Junkies Stamps store are discounted 20% from October 13th-November 13th.  

Add my discount code TJ10CHERI to your purchase and you'll receive an additional 10% off, not only the Christmas stamps (already discounted 20%), but all other stamps and some supplies you purchase, (including the Shimmering Bliss Sprays).

My card uses the fabulous new stamp Wreath Sled, from the October 2018 Release.  Using my MISTI stamp positioner, I stamped the image on a white card stock panel with Memento Espresso Truffle and then colored with Copic Markers.  I left the stamp in place on the MISTI and once colored, I placed it back in the stamp positioner and restamped it with VersaFine Clair ink, Fallen Leaves.  I then sprayed the entire panel with Shimmering Bliss Silver Topper.  Wow!  It's gorgeous! 

So, don't forget...purchase TJ Christmas Stamps at 20% off, then add my discount code to your purchase (in the discount coupon area at checkout), you'll receive an additional 10% off those stamps for a whopping 30% discount!   THIS IS A ONCE A YEAR OFFER you don't want to miss out on.  Happy shopping!!! 

Day 1 of the 30 Days of Christmas!

Today is Day One of our annual 30 Days of Christmas event!

All of the stamps in the Christmas Category on the Technique Junkies website are 20% off from today, October 15, 2018, through Tuesday November 13. To celebrate, the Technique Junkies Design Team will be posting Christmas and Holiday cards every day to ignite your creative muse.

You can start shopping now, HERE.

Ready to get started? Here is the first card, using the Holiday Doodles and Vintage Merry Christmas stamps:

For the sentiment, I inked the Merry Christmas (words) portion of the Vintage Merry Christmas stamp and carefully removed any excess ink off the the other areas of the image before I stamped it with StazOn Jet Black Ink. To color this card, I used 4 of the Nuvo Glitter Markers; Raspberry, Morning Moss, Gold, and Silver, and then used the Nuvo Glitter Accents in Fresh Snowfall sparingly on several of the flourishes. What I love about this stamp is that you do not need to color EVERY flourish and swirl for the stamp to look great!

I hope you enjoy our 30 Days of Christmas -- and are inspired to create your own holiday masterpieces!

Technique Junkies Challenge - Holiday Tags

Today is the start of a new challenge! 

Show us your holiday tags!

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 December 9th to enter. Winner will be announced 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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Want a discount? Use code TJ10Jeanne for 10% off at Technique Junkies!

I used Season's Greetings (set of 6), Season of Joy, Showy Blooms stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, Color Burst (Lemon Yellow and Alizarin Crimson), Shimmering Bliss (Gold) and white acrylic paint for my tag.

I sprinkled Color Burst  (just a teeny bit!) through the Showy Blooms stencil and then used Gold Shimmering Bliss spray (instead of water) to mist the paint.

Shimmery painty fun!

I cut my tag and added some white acrylic paint and let dry completely.

I stamped the tag with Season's Greetings (set of 6) and Season of Joy

Hope you enjoyed my project!

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Hot Colors Challenge Winner!

Thank you to everyone that entered our Hot Colors Challenge!

The winner of the  Challenge is:

April Puzzuoli!

Please contact Jeanne for prize information within 7 days.

Check out April's pretty card using Guitar Music!

Have a great day!

Dreams on Wings and Our Current Challenge

Fall colors are still changing out my window and catching my eye so that's what inspired my card for today. It's Janelle here with a mixed media style sentiment card!

Looking for supplies?

Shop today with code

TJ10Janelle for

10% off!

Remember our current challenge: Use Hot Colors! It's almost over!

This card in real life is full of fall shimmers and so easy to pull together! I tried to stick with the challenge colors, but I'm borderline! I used colors that border between cool and hot. Check out the challenge to see what I mean and play along for a gift certificate. Now here is the supplies and instructions for my card!

Supplies:

• Have Wings Stamp
• Stencil Rings Background Stamp
• Shimmering Bliss Spray in Thulian Pink, Mardi Gras Purple, Harvest Sunset, and Vivid Volt
• Nuvo Glitter Marker Raspberry Tart in Northern Lights Set
• White Cardstock
• Vellum Paper
• Black Permanent Pen
• Black StazOn Ink
• Dimensional Paint (optional)

Instructions:

1. On a sheet of white cardstock spray Shimmering Bliss sprays, let dry.
2. Stamp Stencil Rings Background randomly over the sprayed cardstock.
3. Spray Thulian Pink Shimmering Bliss onto plastic plate or palette and use a paintbrush to randomly fill in some stencil rings. Let dry.
4. Trim a piece to 4 x 5-1/4 inch size and glue to a folded card base (folded 4-1/4  by 5-1/2 inches).
5. Draw border with Raspberry Tart glitter marker on the sprayed background. Add a few black pen marks along the border.
6. Stamp Have Wings with Black StazOn ink and glue onto the sprayed background paper.
7. Glue sentiment onto the card base with a dot of glue in each corner of vellum.
8. Add decorative dots across top and bottom of vellum.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Technique Junkies online store!