Being Your Sister

 

One  of the new dies this year that I have observed -- and confess that I have bought -- are piercing dies.  We don't have to use a needle tool and heavy plastic to pierce our paper, we can run the card stock through our machines and with one swipe we have pierce the card stock in an all over pattern.  I was able to achieve the green highlights in the pierced holes by painting a thin coat of green Shimmering Bliss spray all over the back.  The green spray soaked into the pierced holes and highlighted the holes! It really didn't take very much of the spray to create this great look.  

The focal image is Sister Birthday!  I stamped it in black Versafine  ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I used dye based markers to color in the image.  

 And did you know Technique Junkies has a sizable collection of Birthday Stamps?  Use my special code to get 10% of those (unless they are from the February release) -- TJ10Judy.  This is a good month to gain several birthday stamps for your collection!

And if you have decided you cannot bear without owning them all this month, here is the Gotta Have It All link!! What a tremendous savings.

You can save 10% off anything else that is not currently on sale. Great deal for you!

Have a wonderful day and get inky!!

 

 

Make a Wish Rock Band

Good morning, Junkies!  It's Holly posting today, and I've got a fun birthday card to share with y'all.  Did you see the new Slimline Band Border stamp?  It's a long stamp with seven people on it and it's great for a slimline sized card.  But this stamp is so versatile, because you can very easily make it fit on a regular A2 sized card.  

I used a couple of sticky notes and placed them over the figures on the left and the right sides of the Slimline Band Border stamp.  Then I used my ink pad to ink up the five figures in the center of the stamp.  I made sure to remove the sticky notes from the stamp before I pressed the stamp onto my pale green paper.  See how easy that is?  Just a couple of sticky notes can help you transform this stamp from a slimline image to a regular A2 image.

I purposely stamped the Slimline Band Border a little higher on the green paper so I would have room for a sentiment underneath.  That space is perfect for the Hooray sentiment.  I love how it fits so well with the band border stamp.

Please feel free to use this code, TJ10Holly, when you shop at Technique Junkies.  You will save 10% off your order, so have fun browsing through all the great stamps and supplies.  

 

Sister Sparkle Birthday

 

How much fun is this stamp? The Sister Birthday stamp is perfect for having a snarky little fun with your sister. The background is the Sparkle Celebration Stamp embossed with red embossing powder on black paper.

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People our Age

Hello and Happy Thursday! I am posting a couple fun and in my mind, a truthful sentiment! I always think people my age look older than me! For my first two cards I used the Older Than We Are sentiment. My first card is a roll off from some gelli printing and I thought it was so pretty. I used the world compass on the background and the sentiment and main image were matted in black and put on a white card base.

This card was super quick to put together. I used a stray piece of designer paper and I had some rub-ones and lace…and we’ll call it a day!

Lastly, I decided to post this regal guy. This is the small Hawk that I stamped in black and colored in with Zig watercolor brush markers. The background was sponged with marina mist. I matted it was a wood embossing folder and then rubbed vintage photo onto raised areas. Some twine and the fab sentiment. 

Head on over to the store and score yourself some wonderful red rubber! Use my code TJ10Pam for a discount.

Pam

Slimline Candles and Young at Heart

 Hello! Tracy Shultz, The Hopeful Crafter, here today with two colorful birthday cards created with two stamp sets from the February 2022 new release. Don't forget to use my coupon code: TJ10Tracy to save 10%. 

To create my cards, I used the Slimline Candles stamp set (#SL003) and a snarky sentiment from the Young at Heart, Set of 10 stamp set (#SS145). These cards are not slimline cards. They are A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") and Square (5" x 5") cards. 

A2 sized card (4.25" x 5.5")

5" x 5" Square Card

For both of my cards, I stamped the Slimline Candles stamp with VersaMark Ink. I heat embossed the stamped candles with gold embossing powder. I stamped the snarky sentiments with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink (black) then heat embossed using clear embossing powder.  I then colored the candles using Dual Brush markers in a rainbow of colors. I die cut the stamped panel and a mat layer of gold foil and layered them onto the card base. 

Save 10% on all non-sale items with my code: TJ10Tracy   (excludes sale items).

Here's a look at all the new stamps in this release techniquejunkies.com/february-2022-new-stamp-release/ 

This release is so much fun. If you're like me and you have to have all the stamps in this collection, there is a "Gotta Have It All" bundle: 

https://techniquejunkies.com/february-2022-gotta-have-it-all/

These cards are very colorful and hopefully will bring a smile to the recipients. 

Thank you for visiting the blog today!

Washi Tape Kisses and Wishes

 I love Washi Tape for Backgrounds! It is a great way to add color to a simple card. A selection of washi tape, with a simple stamping of the Kisses and Wishes stamp from Technique Junkies Makes a Stunning card.

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A2 Rock Band

 

The Slimline Band Border from Technique Junkies is long enough to be used on a slimline or mini-slimline card, but is great for A2 cards, too! I always struggle with teen cards, so this stamp is great for filling that need. It pairs perfectly with the Rockstar Sentiments, too.

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