Last day of Christmas in July!

Today is the last day of Christmas in July! The coupon for 25% off all Christmas stamps will expire at midnight on Juy 27th (today). Don't miss out on the savings! Use code JULYXMAS to save.

Today's card uses Just Squeezed, Festive Flamingo, Silver and Thulian Pink Shimmering Bliss in the background. To add dashes of silver, I took the nozzle off and tapped the straw end onto the card stock to make splashes.  The focal image is Perfect Blend - colored with colored pencils and the words traced with Kaisercraft Glitter Markers.

I hope you have enjoyed our Christmas in July event - I will be announcing the winner of the random drawing with tomorrow's post!

Pat Huntoon

Christmas in July - last two days!

We are in the last two days of Technique Junkies' Christmas in July, and I have a one layer card for you today!

I used the Silent Night Stamp with brown ink on Kraft card stock, then Over-stamped it with the holly from the Season's Greetings Set. I colored the holly sprig with alcohol markers, then used Diamond Glaze over the top (also known as Glass Glaze, Glossy Accents, etc) to give it a shiny 3-D texture.

Today and tomorrow are the last two days to save 25% on Technique Junkies Christmas stamps using the code JULYXMAS. Don't miss out!

Have a great Sunday,

Pat Huntoon

Summer Barn

Hello Everyone!

It's Ceal, here to share a card with you today a card using the Summer Barn stamp from our July release. You can save 10% on this stamp and your entire order by using my code TJ10Ceal.

For all the details on how I created this card, head over to my blog Simply Beautiful.

TJ Inkspirations: Four Flamboyant Flourishes

We have a quick little video tutorial for you today that uses paint, inks and a stencil to make 4 different background that are versatile and beautiful.  We also have a few kits with the projects so that you can make your own backgrounds! At $16.99 they are a bargain, too. 

Before we get to the video, I made sure to finish one of the cards as a Christmas card in honor of Christmas in July. You can still score 25% off all Christmas stamps using JULYXMAS at checkout. 

Here are the cards from the video (including the Christmas card):

  

The video is here:

Four Fabulous Flamboyant Flourishes by Technique Junkies

And here are the kits:

Flamboyant Flourishes Kit 1

Kit 1 Backgrounds

Flamboyant Flourishes Kit 2

Kit 2 Backgrounds

Here is Kit 3:

Flamboyant Flourishes Kit 3

Kit 3 Backgrounds

Tropical Pal Fronds

Hi there!

It's my day to post on here the Technique Junkies Design blog, and I wanted to share three cards using some of the wonderful July release products!

This first card uses an awesome new background stamp, 'Tropical Palm Fronds'. I stamped the sentiment 'A Good Friend' on the focal panel, then cut an oval mask to go over it. I then stamped the background, added a whisp of cheesecloth and a unique die cut. Mounted the panel on green cardstock...done!

I love making cards that are so very easy, but the recipients think they took a long time. Technique Junkies background stamps make such an awesome statement!  For this card, the Tropical Palm Fronds was stamped onto a pale yellow panel. The sentiment 'The First to Apologize' was also stamped on pale yellow, matted, and embellished with a bit of tatting twine.

This card was stamped onto a pale green. I used 'Tropical Palm Fronds' and a sentiment from 'Wreath Wishes'. This is an older set, but a go-to for me! I send a lot of Thinking of You cards to church members, and love the size and font of this sentiment.

This July release has been amazing! Wait until you see the August release!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on any order by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.

These were so easy to create! Hope you will give it a try!

Now, 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.

SENTIMENTAL TULIP

Hi, Happy Stampers! It's Ro here today to share my love of some sentiment stamps that are available through Technique Junkies. I don't know about you, but sometimes the hardest part of making a card is figuring out your sentiment. Well, I have a little secret....Simple Sentiments. Here is a sample created with a newer stamp set and a sentiment from the Simple Sentiments series.

TULIP WITH TEXT (S870)
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 3B (SS03B)

First off, I love this image stamp. So much fun to color! And it is one of those great background stamps that you can use for a myriad of occasions. I stamped it on a good quality cardstock and colored it using Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils. I added a beautiful shimmer (see below) with some Dazzle Shimmering Bliss Topper. 

I have to admit, I love a little shimmer on my cards! And this Dazzle certainly fills the bill!  I added some torn paper to the background piece and attached them to an A2 card base. Next I added the sentiment, also with a torn paper background to the top to finish off my card.

Now let's talk sentiments. I love, love, love (did I mention love?) the Simple Sentiments sets. Whether you like a more chunky style like the A series, a cleaner font like the B series, or a vertical font like the C series, you are sure to find one to perfectly capture the message you want to share on your project.  Admittedly, I will use the B series the most since I like a clean look. But I have used the A series quite a bit too for the cards that need a bolder sentiment. I have compiled the complete series of stamps in a few images below so you can see them all and see which ones are your favorite.

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 1A
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 2A
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 3A

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 1B
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 2B
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 3B

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 1C
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 2C
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 3C

I keep these sitting on the "easy access" portion of my stamping area. I reach for them so often, they earned their own spot of honor. I can always find just the right sentiment for my project.

Are you as charmed by these as I am? Would you like to save 10%? Just enter my code at checkout.

Who doesn't like to save a little dough, am I right? I encourage you to check out all the great images and sentiments available at Technique Junkies. I'm sure you will find just what you're looking for!

Hope you found a little inspiration and some good information here today. Let me know your favorite style of sentiment!

Til next time,

Keepin' it inky!

Happy In My Holidays Christmas in July Challenge

Happy Tuesday! 

Have you seen the Christmas in July challenge!

Simply make Christmas and Holiday Cards using Technique Junkies Stamps* and post them to the Technique Junkies Facebook Group (OR email them directly to phuntoon@optonline.net) any time between Friday, July 17th and Monday, July 27th, for a chance to win ALL of the August 2020 stamps - a $145.00 value! Two additional winners will receive one of the brand new sets being released in August, too.

You may post one entry a day during the 10 day contest period, and the winners will be randomly selected by a random number generator. Every card posted is an entry! So start making those cards and don't forget that you can get 25% off with the coupon code JULYXMAS !

My card uses Happy in My Holidays and a stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (Snowflake Net). 

Happy in My Holidays

Hope you enjoyed my project!