We Ride At Dawn!

 

Isn't this sentiment fabulous?!  It celebrates both standing up for yourself and the power of friendship!  I stamped the image on a piece of wood panel DSP which I had torn and sponged with black ink to look burnt, added some copper colored star brads and mounted on Cinnamon Cider cardstock.  Fun to make!  Go to TechniqueJunkies.com and use my code TJ10FAITH for 10% off your order!

Safari Santa

YES! A Christmas card in May!

Hello! AJ here and I’m thrilled to be joining the Crafty Elves this month, as a guest elf. Our mission is to make a Christmas card (or two) every month to be ready when it’s time to mail out the holiday cards!

I created a slimline card featuring Technique Junkies Safari Santa stamp. Isn’t that giraffe with the Santa hat sweet? This card is colorful, quick to color, and even faster to put together. 

I made a slimline base: White card stock 7 inches x 9 1/4  score the 7 inch side at 3.75

I stamped Safari Santa with Archival Black ink. Colored hat and face with Tombow markers, cut out. This stamp has its own black border so it is ready to go!

I matted the stamped image onto holiday paper that has a green and red print. The piece wasn’t long enough to extend across the card so I used small red scraps on each end to extend it to a 9 inch length and 3 1/2 inch tall piece. If your holiday paper is long enough you can skip the red pieces.

7 Snowflakes:  I have a snowflake paper punch so I used that to make snowflakes. If you don’t have one you could use a snowflake stamp and heat emboss in white or purchase snowflake stickers. (Hey, maybe white flowers would work? There are white poinsettias, right?)

And because I wanted more pops of white I dug around in my stash and found a few white enamel dots to add here and there.  If you don’t have those try these ideas instead…sequins, gems, or a pencil eraser dipped in white ink (or paint) to make white dots. Get creative!

I hope this inspired you to make a few holiday cards early. I think I’ll make a few more while I’m in the mood. And to see more Crafty Elves Creations check these out…

Michael Trent https://worldofmichaeltrent.blogspot.com/.../crafty-elves.

Debra Davison https://meticulosity.blogspot.com/.../crafty-elves...

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak https://bzscrapper66.blogspot.com/2023/05/crafty-elves-countdown-to-christmas-may.html

Misty Lavigne https://youtu.be/bh2IWniUFoE

You can click on the links below if you'd like to take a look at the stamps online.  Be sure to use code TJ10AJ to save 10% if you decide to shop.

Safari Santa Stamp

Other Christmas stamps

Thanks for stopping by! 

AJ

Lovely Thistles

Happy day! Pam here and I am showcasing the lovely Thistle Border. It is perfect for a mini slimline creation. I stamped it in black and then using a variety of Zig watercolor brush markers, added color. To finish, I used some blue watercolor for splatters. I decided to opt out of the sentiment. Layered with black and onto a white card base!

Find all the crafty goodness here and use my code TJ10Pam for a discount.

Pam

 

Drink Anyone???

Today I am sharing the 

coasters I made using the new

Technique Junkies

Thistle Border stamp

The rounds are chipboard painted white

stamped with black ink then coloured in

The sayings I used are from an older release

Lessons from the Ocean

Then seal everything - and ready to use !!!

Next up is a quicky I made using the new

Betty White Sentiments  

Using some printed vellum folded over my cardstock

then added the saying on - makes for a quick card when you need one

 be sure to also check out

Technique Junkies blog to see what my teammates are creating.

Also - don't forget to use my discount code when shopping

TJ10Darlene

Nature Heals

 

I don't know about you, but a good walk in the great outdoors helps soothe my soul when I a worried, hurt, or anxious. Today's card totally represents that to me!
 I used the Nature Heals sentiment with the Tree Branch Silhouette Stamp and the bird from the Every Bird stamp set. Before stamping any of it, I inked the Cloud Edger Stencil from ACLD. 

Everything is available from Technique Junkies.
Pat Huntoon

True Multi-tasking

 I am a True Multi-tasker - especially when it comes to scrapbooking or stamping! I bet you are, too! The stamp may be found here:

https://techniquejunkies.com/true-multi-tasking/

Pat Huntoon

Ink Blended Thistle Stamp

 A little blended ink behind our beautiful Thistle Border stamp is all you need to create a stunning card! The sentiment is from the Peace and Comfort set, making this card a great Sympathy, Get Well, or Encouragement card. The stamps may be found here:

Thistle Border: https://techniquejunkies.com/thistle-border/

Peace and Comfort, set of 6: https://techniquejunkies.com/peace-and-comfort-set-of-6/ Pat Huntoon