Blue Ephemera

 Sometimes I have a habit of creating collage stamps with dark or muted colors. The Ephemera Collage stamp used here seems to work perfect with these blues and turquoise inks, though! I love the way the vertical Write Your Own Story stamp works with the collage stamp, too.

Catherine Pooler Ink was used for this project. Pat Huntoon

TJ Inkspirations: Santa Paws Card with Diamond Background

 

Sparkle Paws with Stay-put Glitter! I Believe in Santa Paws... Today's video creates a sweet and sparkly dog-centric Christmas Card perfect for any canine-lover! .We uses the Paws stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, along with Aladine IZINK Diamonds for a quick and glittery background, too. We have a kit with this video, too. Since the supply of the Diamonds and stencils are currently limited, the individual parts not be available separately until late November when our supply is replenished. I will add them when they become available. Please note: Kits will be mailed Tuesday, November 16th. Here is the video: Here is the kit with Diamonds: ‌ See you on the Road in 2022! I will be publishing the schedule soon.

Courage...

Hello Friends!

I'm up on the Technique Junkies blog to share a pretty card, using Courage, from Technique Junkies.

This is one of my favorites from this new release. How many times in life have we 'gone on', when we had no strength do do so? Beautiful sentiment!

I created a panel on Yupo paper, using alcohol inks, and felt taped onto a straight edge. After the panel was complete, I die cut the inside panel, stamped the image onto the die cut panel, and matted in black. The focal panel was then adhered to the original panel, and attached to a card base.

I struggle a bit with cards suitable for men, but I think this one could work!

So glad you stopped by today!

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Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Free the soul with a little sarcasm

It's Wednesday again and my turn to post here at Technique Junkies. I decided to post a new release and one that is not! Please use my code TJ10Pam for 10% off of your next order!

My first card I used the Ephemera Collage. It is super fabulous. To go along with it, I started the background by using the ACLD stencil called "A dotty path." I had a bit of teal left on it from another project. Using my Pixie spray to hold the stencil down, I sponged T.H. antique linen distress ink and loved the hint of teal. Next, I stamped the image in black using my Misti. the sentiment is Silence is Golden, Set of 10. On the inside the greeting is, "The ability to insult idiots without them realizing it." Some teal gears were added for interest, the sentiment punched out with word window punch from SU! and popped on a dimensional.

My next card was super quick. I used Free My Soul which I stamped in T.H. broken china using my Misti. The designer paper is from First Edition Paper and is called Wild Flower and I used an embossing folder with it. A big silver and rhinestone gem and some distressed organdy ribbon and we'll call it done!

Head on over to Technique Junkies for all of your cardmaking goodies. You won't be disappointed!

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Pam

 

Courage Encouragement Card

Multi-layer stamping and gorgeous patterned paper make this encouragement card EASY to create!

I used the "Courage" stamp, which is part of the November 2021 new stamp release.

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Look closely at the lion's face and head... the face itself is stamped with "Antique Linen" Distress Oxide Ink and blended with a water pen. Then, a "Vintage Photo" Distress Oxide Ink is stamped on top and blended with a water pen.

Finally, Jet Black Archival Ink is stamped on the FACE ONLY. It's easy to ink the whole stamp and then just wipe off ink around the outside of the stamp. 

WATCH the short video to see me do this EASY technique! 

WATCH me create this entire project in my YouTube tutorial HERE! (or click the photo below)

Here's a look at the finished card! Thank you for looking!

Just Because

 

Sometimes we need to send a card "just because."    Just because we want to encourage someone, we want to let someone know we are thinking of them, or we want to let someone know they are special to us!!  Or it could be we want to send a note card for any number of reasons.  

I used 2 new November  Technique Junkies release stamps:  Ephemera Collage and one stamp from Four Little Sentiments.  I heat embossed the collage stamp with white embossing powder and heat set.  Then I used several Distress Oxide ink pads in various areas using blending brushes.  Then I spritzed Dazzle Shimmering Bliss Topper all over to give this card a delightful shimmer.

You probably are aware Technique Junkies had a new stamp release on November 1.  You may be wondering if there is a sale on all of these wonderful new release stamps?  And of course there is!  If you have to have  them all -- well here you go!  A special deal for YOU!!  And you save $23.16!!! WOW!!

And that should be enough creative inspiration for you to go shopping! All new November release stamps are automatically 15% off through November 8 - TODAY! And all other purchases can have 10% by using TJ10 Judy!!

Now I want you  to have a great  day, and to get inky!!

 

Shimmering Leaves and Berries

 

Good morning, Junkies!  It's Holly posting today.  Technique Junkies released some wonderful new stamps this month, and I've used two of them on this card.  I gold-embossed the Leaves and Berries on white cardstock and the Warmest Wishes sentiment onto dark brown cardstock.  Then I sprayed some Shimmering Bliss (Luscious Lawn and Chestnut Mare) over the Leaves and Berries background.  This shimmery green and brown background is gorgeous when you move it around in the light.  

Feel free to use this code, TJ10Holly, to save 10% when you shop at Technique Junkies.  There's hundreds of stamps to choose from, so have fun looking around.