Best Things in Life

Hi friends!

I have a super easy card to share with you today. I'm featuring a beautiful stamp, Best Things in Life, from the February new releases. Through February 8th, you can receive 15% off the newly released stamps, so this might be a great time to get your order in! The 15% will be automatically applied. You can also save an extra 10% (on anything!) by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.

Here is my card:

Sometimes, we just need the right sentiment, and not a lot of distraction. This stamp gave me just what I needed to send to someone special!  This was so easy to create - I simply stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a scrap of patterned paper, die cut the whole thing, using an 'Outside the Box' technique on the greenery. After that, it was just a matter of some creative matting. Ta-da! 

Hope you like it! Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and check out the incredible new stamps this month! 

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Dog Kiss Valentine

Ok, so is it wrong to make a valentine card for your dog? lol  Don't answer that. Because I totally did. After being laid up for a week and my lil Murphy hanging with me the whole time, he deserves a little valentine love. Don't judge. I'm crazy that way.

And I'm totally having fun with some new products being carried by Techique Junkies...I think you're going to love them too. But first, a peak at my project.

Will you just look at all that shiny lushiousness! I used the new Heat Transfer Foil (in Rose Gold) and Transfer Gel Duo to get that foiled goodness. And it couldn't be any easier. Here is how my card came together.

To begin, I stamped the image from Dog Kiss (I snipped off the sentiment, which can always be added back at a later time) with Versamark Ink and heat embossed it in black. I cut a mask of the image and placed it over the stamped area. I used the Lace Doily Stencil from A Creative Life Stencils and sprayed the back with Pixie Spray. I love how the spray gives the stencil a gentle tackiness and holds it in place while you use it. Using a spatula, I placed the Transfer Gel Duo across the stencil. All the excess used was scraped back into the jar for future projects. I removed the stencil and washed it off. I removed the mask and left the gel to dry for about an hour. 

Once the gel turned clear and tacky, I placed a section of the foil across the area and ran it through the heat embossing unit (I just use a cheapo unit and it worked just fine). When I removed the foil, I got an added bonus that the area I had heat embossed in black also took the foil. (I now have ideas of other ways I may try to use this foil!)

I trimmed down the piece and matted it with black cardstock. Using foam tape, I attached that piece to my A2 card base.  

I then stamped the sentiment from the Simple Sentiments Set, Style 1a. I love how bold these sentiments are. I stamped it with Versamark ink and embossed it with black on a gold piece of cardstock. I then attached that to the top of the card using foam tape.

Here is a closeup...look at that awesome shine!

Now I don't know if my dog will appreciate this card as much as I appreciate my dog, but it's ok. I love him no matter what.

Don't forget that all the new stamps released February 1st are on sale for 15% off until the 8th of the month. Bundle that with my 10% off code, and save 25% on the new stamps. That 10% is good for any of the products carried on the Technique Junkies site. Just enter the code at checkout.

No matter who you make your cards for, give this foil a try. I think you're going to love it as much as I do!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Tuesday! 

I have a colorful birthday card to share today using Birthday Mason Jar.

Use code TJ10Jeanne for an additional 10% off

That's 25% off the new release until February 8th!

Birthday Mason Jar

Hope you enjoyed my project!

Memories!

We are still celebrating the newly released Technique Junkies stamps for February.   Every stamp in this release is automatically 15% off -- no code needed -- through February 8!

This card uses the new stamp Best Things in Life.  I cut the stamped words apart in phrases and framed them using colors from the "background paper" which is really a colorful shopping bag!  The fern from the stamp was stamped randomly on vellum and then heat embossed.  I tore it to add dimension.  Then I ran through my Xyron machine to attach it to the background paper. I glued on a few beads here and there.

Take advantage of this good information and save 25% on the new stamps!

Have a wonderful day -- and get inky!

Fabulous Peony

Hi Junkies!  It's Holly posting today.  Did you go through the team blog hop yesterday?  All the artwork with the new February 2020 stamps are awesome!  I used the new Day Over Fabulous sentiment on this card today.  The Peony Collage background was inked up with Distress Oxide inks (Raspberry, Coral, and Persimmon) and stamped onto white cardstock.  Then I used the Raspberry Distress Oxide ink to stamp the Day Over Fabulous sentiment.  Some rhinestones were added to the center of the flower and the whole thing was adhered to a white card base.

All of the February 2020 New Release stamps are 15% off through February 8th.  No codes needed, just put them in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.  You can save an extra 10% (for a total of 25% off) all of the new February 2020 stamps by using my code, TJ10Holly, when you check out.  Have fun shopping!

Technique Junkies February Release and DISCOUNT!

Happy February Release!!!

We have 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 February 2020 New Release stamps are 15% off through February 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. 

Use code TJ10Jeanne for an additional 10% off

That's 25% off the new release until February 8th!

My first card uses You've Got This (set of 2),  A Day Over Fabulous and stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (Big Ray)

My next card uses A Sister Just Gets It & Raining Confetti

Check out what the Design Team made!

Pat Huntoon 

Beth Norman-Roberts 

Ceal Pritchett  

Giovana Smith 

Holly Brown 

Jeanne Streiff 

Judy Jackson 

Ro Donner 

Lynda Pleckan 

Carmen Garcia 

Patti Gilliam 


Hope you enjoyed my projects!

Inhale, Exhale

Hello friends!

Giovana here today with a very easy card for you!

For this card I used Modern Encouragements Set and a stencil from A Colorful Life Designs. 

Mist stencil with Pixie Spray on stencil and adhere it to a piece of watercolor paper.

Use Distress Oxides and blend inks.

Remove stencil and mist panel with Dazzle Shimmering Bliss Topper.

Stamp Sentiment from Modern Encouragements Set in StazOn Ink.

Trim panel and adhere it to a white card base.

Embellish with White Nuvo drops.

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

Have a wonderful day!