Sunday, January 6, 2019

Birthday Beignet


Good Morning!!

I hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday!
It's back to the normal routine for me now, I'm just taking down the decorations and trying to bring some semblance of order to my house!!!

I've had this sweet stamp around for a bit and i've been just itching to use it!!!

The Stamp is called:

See that little bit of texture in the background?
I created that using the Scribble Circles Background Stamp

Such a fun fun card to make!!!!

Have a wonderful Sunday and Enjoy some Donuts

En Francais? = Beignet~

--Vicki~~

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Shimmering Collage Eiffel


Hello! Bonjour all of our Paris fans! Today I have an eye-catching card that is SO easy to throw together! The card uses NEW released stamps, Shimmering Bliss Sprays, and a  few stamping staples you already have on hand. Let's take a look, but FIRST...

Make a custom bundle with stencil, sprays, and mousse when shopping! Here are the details. 


Shopping regular items, too? Use code TJ10Janelle at checkout.

Now for the supplies and instructions to make this card in under 10 minutes!

  1. Stamp Collage Eiffel stamp with waterproof ink onto white cardstock and let dry.
  2. Using Shimmering Bliss, spray Lapis Lazuli for the sky in the top right, Vivid Vold for the trees on the left and Festive Flamingo in the bottom right for a sunset-sky look. Let dry.
  3. Prep the bottom right of the image with a static remover, then stamp watermark ink with Bonjour stamp from French Sentiments.
  4. Sprinkle White embossing powder over ink and tap off excess then heat set powder.
  5. Your choice! Sprinkle embossing powder around edges and heat set OR use water diluted white paint and spatter around the edges. Let dry if using paint.
  6. Frame on white cardstock and glue down on a card base.
That's it! Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend getting crafty!


Check out my other Technique Junkies projects on my blog at Rain Puddles Design.

Friday, January 4, 2019

TJ Inkspirations: Image within Image Stamp Positioning

Tuesday was January 1st and we released 16 new stamps to celebrate! If you missed it, you will receive 15% off those new stamps from now through Tuesday January 4th. Just add any of the new stamps to your shopping cart, and the discount will be applied automatically at checkout.

One of those new releases is a stamp set called Better with Coffee that was designed by Janine Tinklenberg from Mitten State Stamps exclusively for Technique Junkies.  The set includes a main image of a woman holding a coffee cup, plus 5 sentiments that were meant to be inserted into the image.  Today's video tutorial shows you how easy it is to use either a MISTI stamp positioner or an "old-style" stamp positioner to place the image within the image.

This may be basic for some - but it never hurts to watch other people do things, since you never know what you might pick up along the way. In any case, there are several pretty examples of the stamp set in the video - well worth watching just for those!

Here is a little sampling of the artwork from the set and video:
Better with Coffee_ Set of 6

Better with Coffee_ Set of 6


And the video:
Image within image stamp positioning
Image within Image Stamp Positioning

Don't forget to take advantage of the new stamp discount! Check out the new stamps here. Later this weekend I will put together a quick video of the new stamps as used by the TJ Design Team so you have a little weekend eye-candy!
I'll be heading to Phoenix soon...

Jeanne Streiff and I will be joining thousands of other industry professionals at the Creativation Tradeshow (formerly called CHA). We will be scoping out fun new products for the new year. 

I hope to stream live from the show floor on FaceBook, so be sure to be part of the TJ Facebook Group to watch what is new!  Join the group HERE.


2019 Tradeshows
January 26,27
 Mesquite TX

Stamp Scrap Art TourFebruary 9
 New Port Richey
(check out our classes!)
Stampfest Winter
February 16,17 - Columbia SCStamp Scrap Art Tour
March 2,3
 Rockford IL
Stamp Scrap Art Tour
March 9, 10
Oaks PA
Stamp Scrap Art Tour
March 29, 30
 Allentown PA
(check out our classes!)
Heirloom Productions
 April 27, 28
 Akron OH
(check out our classes!)Adventures in Stamping
 May 18, 19
Syracuse NY
(check out our classes!)
Too Much Fun Promotions
May 31 - June 1
West Springfield MA
(check out our classes!)
Heirloom Productions
June 21, 22
Chantilly VA
Scrapbook Expo
 
June 29, 30Kissimmee FL
(check out our classes!)
Stampfest Summer
July 13, 14
Raleigh NC
Stamp Scrap Art Tour
July 27, 28
Pittsburgh PA
Stamp Scrap Art Tour
August 9, 10
Cincinnati OH
(check out our classes!)
Stampaway USA
August 24, 25Hamburg NYStamp Scrap Art Tour 
September 7, 8 Westminster MDStamp Scrap Art Tour
September 21, 22 Greenville SCStamp Scrap Art Tour
October  11,12
York PA
(check out our classes!)
Heirloom Productions
October 19, 20 - Sevierville TN(check out our classes!)Too Much Fun Promotions
 October 26, 27
Southfield MI
Stamp Scrap Art Tour

I hope you are a little inkspired by today's issue. See you next week!
Sincerely,

Pat Huntoon
Technique Junkies LLC 

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Happy Birthday!

Hello friends!
Giovana here today with a cute birthday card!!

This cute Birthday puppy is a brand new stamp from the Let's Pawty set!!

Here are the details:
* Stamp the cute puppy image on white cardstock in Chocolate ink, color the party horn with markers and add little dots around it.
* Die-cut image and set aside.
* Stamp the Stencil Rings Background on watercolor paper in Versamark Watermark ink, then add white embossing powder and heat set.
* Spray Festive Flamingo, Gold and Dragon Blood Shimmering Bliss , set aside to dry, then die-cut panel.
* Stamp Happy Birthday on white cardstock in Versamark Watermark ink, add white embossing powder and heat set. Blend yellow ink, cut panel.
* Adhere all panels to a white card base, size A2.
* Embellish card with dew drops and a die-cut flower.



Remember the new Let's Pawty has an instant 15% discount until January 8th!

You can get the other products with a 10% discount using my TJ10Giovana code.

Have a fantastic day!

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Caladium Card Set

One of my favorite new stamps from the January 2019 release is the Caladium Background stamp ... remember if you use my discount code TJ10Stephanie, you get 10% off your order at the Technique Junkies Store.

I tried the stamp using a variety of techniques ... and they all worked ... so I ended-up creating a gift set of cards.

If you google pictures of Caladiums, you will see all sorts of varieties.  This pot contains Five different varieties of the gorgeous plant.


For the first background, I stamped the Caladiums with Green Ink on White Cardstock and then used watercolor paints on the leaves to get the variation in pink hues.


After framing with green cardstock, I added a wrap of sheer ribbon before mounting on the pink cardstock base.  The sentiment is from the new Let's Pawty Stamp Set.


Next I tried stamping in Green on Pink Cardstock and adding accents of darker pink.


The Happy Birthday sentiment is another one of the stamps from the new Let's Pawty Set.



Another Green ink on white cardstock with watercolor paint for the leaves ... another thing I love about this stamp is that it works in any orientation.  This time I added another wrap of pink sheer ribbon and a sentiment from Technique Junkies Grand Greetings.

And for my final card in the set, I used a lighter green ink on pink cardstock with darker pink highlights.


This card just felt like Spring with a wrap of green ribbon, so I finished with the Technique Junkies Happy Easter Sentiment stamped in darker green ink directly on the background.

I hope I've given you some inspiration for ways to create variations with the stamp background for a great gift card set ... everyone loves having a stash of homemade cards to send.




Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Technique Junkies January Release Celebration!


Happy New Year!!!

We have 15 new stamps in the Technique Junkies line! 
Be sure to check out the list below for some sweet inspiration from our Design Team!
All of the January 2019 New Release stamps are 15% off through January 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.

Did you see our latest Bundle?

Take a peek at all of our bundles HERE!


Check out the projects the Design Team made for the new release!


Want an extra 10% off? Use code TJ10Jeanne.
My first card uses Cat Frame and Cat Greetings. The cat was watercolored. 
I added Nuvo Drops for accents (matching the eyes). 


Here's a closer look



My next card uses Not My Circus and Weathered Wood. I sprayed Shimmering  Bliss ( Miami Vice & Worn Saddle), let dry and then stamped Weathered Wood on top. 


closer look 

 



Hope you enjoyed my projects!

Monday, December 31, 2018

11 Favorite Cards From the Past

Tomorrow is Technique Junkies first stamp release for 2019.  Be sure to come back for that special day!  Today I am sharing  11 favorite cards I have created for this blog since Pat Huntoon has owned Technique Junkies Stamps.  Of course, they are all Technique Junkies Stamps.  The links for the stamps used will be below the picture.


Here are the stamp links:






















I hope you have enjoyed this look back at these eleven cards.  Be sure to come back for tomorrow's Stamp Release Blog!

Have a great day, and get inky!

Judy Jackson