Warmest Wishes

Happy Hump day!!! We are approaching the final countdown and I am finding myself making more and more cards to send this year. 

I am continuing on my watercolor journey and the only thing stamped is the Warmest Wishes sentiment.

For the ornaments, I drew circles very faintly on watercolor paper and then set about painting the background first......it's kind of a grayish purple.

Remember to relax and enjoy this Christmas!

Pam

 

Musical Poinsettia

 

  There are no new Technique Junkies for December, but look for new stamps on January 1, 2022.   However, I will be posting at least twice a week in December.   And if I have used Technique Junkies stamps or items, I will let you know.  

😀And this is a spectacular announcement from Technique Junkies.  There is an ANNUAL INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE going on now!  Look here for all the details and which stamps are on sale.  Perhaps some of your favorites will be among the stamps and other items on sale.   😃

I  used several different dies for this card.  For the poinsettia, I first stamped Vintage Music on Vellum with Versamark and heat embossed white embossing powder.  After it had cooled a few minutes I die cut the poinsettia petals and leaves. I also used a dark green vellum for the larger leaves under the white petals.   I used Prills for the center.  I dry embossed the white frame after it was die cut.  If you emboss it first, and then die cut it, the embossed areas will flatten.  I had some organdy  poinsettia petals in my stash, and I used one of those in the stack of petals.  I also used Retro Merry Christmas for the greeting.  I stamped it in Versamark black, and heat embossed in clear embossing powder.

Any Technique Junkies purchase, not already on sale, will be able to have 10% off when you use TJ10Judy in the coupon box when you check out!   However, you CAN use TJ10Judy to get a 10% reduction even on the Inventory Reduction items on sale!!

I hope you have  a wonderful Christmas season!  Be sure to get inky during this season!

 

Birthday Donuts

 

 Good morning, Junkies!  It's Holly posting today.  After focusing on Christmas cards for the last few months, I am now turning my attention toward birthday cards.  I want to make my cards for the year ahead because I am terrible at mailing them out!  Let's see if this helps - cross your fingers!

On this card, I went super simple.  It's just a white card folded in half, and I stamped this fun Birthdays and Donuts image from Technique Junkies with black ink.  After the ink dried, I colored the donuts with Luminance colored pencils and went over the sprinkles and glaze squiggles with a white gel pen.  That sentiment just cracks me up.  LOL

Want to add this stamp to your stash?  Use this code, TJ10Holly, and you will get 10% off your order at Technique Junkies.  Grab this Birthdays and Donuts stamp, check out the new Catherine Pooler ink pads, and pick out a few gorgeous Shimmering Bliss sprays.  Happy shopping!

Retro Merry Christmas

 Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope this day finds you relaxed and enjoying the holiday season. I have been working on my watercoloring and this Retro Merry Christmas sentiment was with TJ's latest release. Super simple card to create. I layered a red panel with an embossed leaves folder, some splatters and some bakery twine to finish it off. This is a small slimline card and they DO NOT cost extra to mail!

To get 10% off over in the store, use code TJ10Pam

My wish for everyone this week is to take a breath and enjoy what is.

Pam

Hanging with my Gnomies

 Hello. Tracy Shultz, The Hopeful Crafter here with you to share a holiday card.  Today I have a cute card that features two stamps from Technique Junkies. But, before I give you the details on my card, I need to remind you that today, December 15, 2021 is the last day for the Technique Junkies Inventory Reduction Sale.  Over 200 stamps have been reduced to 35% off plus you can use my code: TJ10Tracy to save an additional 10%  Here's a link to the inventory reduction page: https://techniquejunkies.com/december-inventory-reduction-sale/

The card that I made features the Hanging with My Gnomies Stamp (SD1015) which I colored with red and green Karin markers. I colored the beards with Aqua Shimmer and trimmed with the Deckle Trimmer. I used a domed foam blending tool to ink blend Spruce Catherine Pooler ink along the deckled edges. Technique Junkies now sells Catherine Pooler inks. The background stamp is Baubles (S713), which I stamped with Spruce and Rouge Catherine Pooler Inks. I ink swiped the card base with Catherine Pooler Spruce Ink, thus creating a perfectly matched mat layer.  

Links to products used:

https://techniquejunkies.com/hanging-with-my-gnomies/

https://techniquejunkies.com/baubles/

https://techniquejunkies.com/spruce-ink-pad/

https://techniquejunkies.com/rouge-ink-pad/

Thank you for visiting!

Inventory Reduction Sale-soon coming to an end

 Technique Junkies December Inventory Reduction Sale is soon coming to the end.  Haven't heard about it yet?  Well, stamps in the Inventory Reduction Sale category are 35% off.  Use my code TJ10Beth for an additional 10% off your order (you can order anything else and will be reduced by 10% simply by using my code).

 

TJ Inkspirations: Ink Blended Elegant Snowflake Card

 

Amazing Intense Colors!

Stencils and Dies and Inks, Oh My!

Today we have a quick tutorial - and kit - for making this intensely colored Elegant Snowflake Card. We use Catherine Pooler Inks for this blended beauty, along with a delicate die cut and custom colored paper for an easy, stunning card. Also, as a reminder, there are still many stamps available for 35% off in out inventory reduction sale. You may also use any TJ Designer's discount code, too, to take another 10% off these items. The sale is on any item in the December Inventory Reduction Category. You may find some of the designer codes HERE. Here is the kit:

The video is here:

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See you on the Road in 2022! I will be publishing our tradeshow schedule soon.