Dogwood Blossoms

I love the Spring feel of the stamps that were released this month. The Dogwood Background stamp (from the Mitten State Stamp line) resonates with me especially deeply, because to me they represent spring perfectly. I paired the Dogwood stamp with one of the In Full Bloom Sentiments.  

The image was colored with colored pencils, then blended with Gamsol to smooth the line colors and blend them.  It was so easy to color and I love the way it turned out!

Spring is in three more days -- I hope our Dogwood Stamp inspires you to take a few moments to appreciate the season.

Pat Huntoon

Spring Bunny on Sprayed Textured Newsprint

Happy Saturday, everyone! I'm here with a mildly mixed media Easter card using new the new March stamp, Spring Bunny and many more cheerful products! Isn't it time for more spring projects?

All the Technique Junkies products in today's project will be at your fingertips just a little bit further down in the post with instructions but first here is some shopping information you'll want to know!

• New Technique and Card Kit! Check out yesterday's post for details! •

• There are quick and stunning ways to make cards with Spray and Stamp Bundles! •

• Shop with a discount! Use code TJ10Janelle at checkout for 10% off your order! •

I mentioned before that this card is mildly mixed media, but with a little bit of uniformity, you could create a traditional card with the same supplies. Here's how the sample is designed in the photo!

Supplies:

• Spring Bunny
• Textured Newsprint
• Simple Sentiments 1B
• Nuvo Mousse -  Pacific Teal
• Classic Harlequin Stencil 6 x 6
• Shimmering Bliss Sprays Vivid Volt and Miami Vice
• Black Waterproof Ink
• 2-3 color ink pads
• Watercolors (paints, markers or pencils ~ your choice!)
• White, Kraft and colored cardstock 
• Stencil Brush
• Adhesive
• Foam Adhesive
• Twine

Instructions:

1. Ink the Textured Newsprint Background stamp with 2-3 spring color ink pads using a single color at a time cleaning between each color so the inks won't stain other ink pads. Stamp on white cardstock and trim to only the edge of the image.
2. Spray top half with Miami Vice Shimmer Spray and bottom corners with Vivid Volt.
3. Stencil Nuvo Mousse on top with Harlequin stencil. Repeat on the bottom with another color mousse or darker inks.
4. Randomly stamp Easter sentiment on the top half of background image in waterproof black ink. Adhere to coordinating color cardstock and tie twine around the top before adhering to kraft card base.
5.  Stamp Spring Bunny with black waterproof ink. Color with watercolors then trim around image leaving a white border.
6. Adhere Spring Bunny with foam adhesive to card base.

Classic Variation: Try a more uniform background by using a single color for the Texture Newsprint stamp, stencil in a complementary color over the complete image and then add a single stamped sentiment near the tied twine.

I hope you are enjoying some crafting time today that includes a little bit of sunshine peeking in your window too!

Remember to shop with code TJ10Janelle for a 10% discount!

Check out more Technique Junkies projects on my blog at Rain Puddles Design. Thanks for stopping by today!

TJ Inkspirations: Brushed Mousse Technique and Card Kit

Today brings you a different idea from Technique Junkies. We have a video for you showing you a technique, plus a card kit to match. The kit has all (excluding ink and washi/painters tape) the items needed to make 10 of the cards shown in the video. The best part? The kit components are 35% off when purchased in the kit! Brushed Mousse Technique Kit This first kit release brings you the following items: - Lace Doily Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs - 10 pieces of 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" paper stock - English Heather Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Royal Aubergine Nuvo Embellishment Mousse - Waverly 1" Stencil Brush - Kit-Exclusive Thank you Stamp from Technique Junkies Whether of not you purchase the kit, the video shows how to use the Mousse in a fun way -- easy clean-up, non-messy, too.  And the card takes only minutes to complete! Ready for inspiration? The video: Brushed Mousse Technique and Card Kit And the card: Brushed Mousse Technique

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

If I had a flower

Hello friends! Giovana here today.

Hope you all are having an amazing day!

For today's project I used one of the sayings part of the new, just released "In Full Bloom Sentiments" 

First, I created a background piece on watercolor paper with Tangerine Color Burst Powders, set aside to dry.

Once your piece is dry, stamp sentiment in Chocolate Ink, do not remove your stamp from Misti.

Use Lace Close-Up Stencil and add white pigment Ink, then put your panel back on your Misti and stamp sentiment again until you get the perfect and dark impression you want.

Position your stencil back on sentiment and add Clear Embossing Paste, this will give your panel a shiny look.

Stencil front of white card with Lace Close-Up Stencil in Tangelo Memento Ink.

Add sentiment on card using foam adhesive.

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

Have a wonderful day!!

She Judges Everyone

While I don't have any kitties ... I have plenty of friends who do ... so I had a lot of fun creating with these adorable Technique Junkies stamp sets (remember, you get 10% off your order with code TJ10Stephanie at checkout).

First I stamped the cute little Cat Frame in brown ink on Ivory Cardstock.  I used colored pencils on the eyes and nose.

I paired him with sentiments from Cat Greetings (all mounted on foam tape for dimension.  I used my new Cut-Align from My Sweet Petunia to get a perfect border around my image & sentiments.

How about the same kitty stamped in grey ink on grey paper with bright green eyes.

Another fun sentiment from the Cat Greetings for this sweet girl.

Friendship

Hello fellow stampers!  Today I have a card to share from you that uses two newly-released March stamps.  I used Tulips Background and In Full Bloom Sentiments, set of 6.  You can get these, and other stamps/products simply by using TJ10Beth.

Spring is around the corner for Southwestern Ontario, Canada, and I'm anxious to see spring tulips!

Thanks for stopping by.  Think Spring!

 

Full Bloom

I used two Technique Junkies Stamps to create this card.  I used Sketched Flowers and In Full Bloom Sentiments. 

I used the side of  dye based markers to apply ink to the Sketched Flowers rubber stamp. I first applied ink to the stems and leaves and stamped that.  Then I used shades of yellow and apllied that  to the stampand stamped that.  Using a stamp positioner tool such as the MISTI  is essential in stamping a large background stamp like this.    I added a bit of brown Nuvo glitter pen to the flower centers.

The greeting was heat embossed with detail black embossing powder.  I used my heat gun to carefully distress the bow. 

Pat Huntoon has announced a NEW kind of special for you!  If you spend $30.00 (after any discounts, and before taxes and shipping) then you will receive a free stamp  called Wildly Capable. This free stamp is available with your $30 purchase all through the month of March!

It will be automatically added to your order of $30 or more before discounts, taxes, and shipping.  This stamp will be available for purchase come April 1, 2019.  There are any number of stamps in the Technique Junkies Web Store I can see this being used with!  

If you purchase other things (stamps,stencils, sprays, and more) you can receive another 10% discount by using the code TJ10Judy when you check out.

Have a grand day, and get inky!