Friends are Like Flowers

  Hi there!

I'm up today on the Technique Junkies blog, and am sharing a pretty card using some stamps from the January release.

Pat came out with two coordinating items this month, and I think I will be using them a lot! 'Lavender Frame' and 'Lavender Friendship Sentiments, set of 4' are beautiful to work with. The sentiments are lovely when used as stand-alone stamps on a pretty background, or when used with the 'Lavender Frame'.

I'll be sharing 2 more cards using these stamps this month, and 2 different looks for them. For this card, I simply stamped the frame and sentiment in brown ink on Kraft cardstock, matted with brown cardstock, and adhered to a Kraft card base.

This was my first card that was shared last week.

What a difference between the look and feel of each!

Check back on the 27th - I'll have card #3 to share!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% (on any order that isn't already discounted), by entering TJ10Patti at checkout!

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

TJ Inkspiration: Foiled Spatter Heart

 

Gorgeous Foil Shine! The waiting is the hardest part... Today we have an easy tutorial using the new Spatter Heart Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs along with Transfer Gel Duo and Foil. This pretty card is so pretty and packs the wow factor. Waiting IS the hardest part - because making this is very easy. We have kits, too -- with raspberry and silver foil. You can find the kits, along with all the individual parts, HERE. Please note that Kits will be mailed on or after January 26 when we return from our first tradeshow of the year. Thanks for your patience! Here are the kits: The video is here: ‌ Our first tradeshow this year is this weekend in Mesquite Texas, January 22, 23 Hope to see you there!

A Very Small Word

Hi there!

It's my day to post on the Technique Junkies blog, and am sharing two fun cards, with some stamps from the January release.

Our fur babies are so precious to us! I love this beautiful sentiment 'Dog' - truer words were never spoken. When I'm having a bad day, our little Sophie seems to know that I need a special cuddle. My best friend just lost her special fur-child, a beautiful Rhodesian Ridgeback, and this month's release came just when I needed to make her a special card.

Here's what I made:

For this card, I used a new release background stamp 'Falling Confetti Hearts', which was stamped with pink ink. The 'Dog' sentiment was layered over a pretty, ornate die cut.

For this card, I used a stencil and some blue Diamond Izink for the background. A small panel was covered with the Izink as well, to use as a mat for the sentiment. Have I mentioned how much you 'need' some of these Izinks????

I'm happy that you stopped by today!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% on any order that isn't already discounted, by entering TJ10Patti at checkout!

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Galentine's Day started in 2010

There is always something new popping up and in a 2010 episode of Parks and Rec, Galentine's Day became a thing! It is a day to celebrate female friendships or any friendships! This Falling Confetti Hearts background is the perfect stamp for this occasion. Paired with the Happy Galentine's day sentiment, it is the perfect, quick creation. My first card was done by placing Brushos on dry watercolor paper and then spritzing with water. The second two were done by placing ink onto acetate and doing the ink, spray, smash technique. The sentiment is up on dimensionals on all three cards.

Head over to Technique Junkies to check out all of our amazing stamps and use my code, TJ10Pam to get an extra 10% off!

 

Love Laughter and Coffee

 A perfect morning is a good cup of coffee and sharing stories and love with my friends and/or family. At least for me!

I used the Blooming Heart randomly on this background to highlight the Love Laughter and Coffee stamp.

All stamps from www.techniquejunkies.com

A Very Small Word

 

 

I chose a landscape Z-fold card style to create this card.    The focal image of Dog Is Such a Small Word fits nicely for this Z-fold card.  The grass is sponged and the sky is created with the Cloud Edger Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.  

You can see all of the January Technique Junkies release stamps here.    As you look at them and you ask yourself is there a way I can get these a much higher discount?   You can purchase the "Gotta Have It All" group and save 20% on the total cost!  This a WOW price!

And  when you purchase any other items from the Technique Junkies website you can save 10% on anything not on sale!! Just use TJ10Judy in the coupon box!!  Another WOW!!

I hope your day is great as is the rest of your week--- and that you carve out some time to get inky!!

Confetti Shaker Galentine's Day

 

Galentine's Day is February 13, the day before Valentine's Day, and it's a fun excuse to send happy mail to your friends.  I made this fun shaker card with a couple of new stamps from Technique Junkies.  

I started by embossing the Falling Confetti Hearts with white powder onto some red cardstock.  Then I took some plastic packaging and cut it larger than the red panel.  I taped three sides of the plastic to the back of the red panel, leaving one end open.  I added some clear sequins to the "pocket" and then taped the shaker completely all around the back of the red panel.  I stamped the Happy Galentine's Day onto some white cardstock, die cut it with an oval die, glued it to a black scalloped oval die cut and adhered it to the front of the shaker.  Then I used double-sided tape to adhere the shaker to a black card base.

This is such a fun and easy card to make.  The Happy Galentine's Day stamp pairs perfectly with the Falling Confetti Hearts.  Please feel free to use this code, TJ10Holly, when you shop at Technique Junkies.  You'll save 10% off your order and you'll have some fun new stamps to play with!