Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Friends are Flowers

 Hello, 

It is finally feeling like SUMMER here in New York. !  It is my favorite season.  I love swimming, playing outside with the kids,  the warm and long days that end in beautiful sunsets.   I hope I can capture the magic of summer in my cards.  

We have been having a drought and the flowers are not growing really well in Upstate NY,  so I decided to create my own garden.   

I hope you all enjoy!

Chris

Materials:

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No copics today

Monday, June 26, 2023

Patriotic Cards Celebrating the USA

Hello, Jeanette here. I have two patriotic cards to share today, just in time for the 4th of July. These cards feature two stamps from this month's new release.

Celebrate America:

Such a versatile background stamp - you can also separate the sayings for sentiments on cards or use just part of the stamped image, as Michael showed us earlier this month.

I heat embossed with white embossing powder and then blended on the blue and red inks.



Land that I Love:

This stamp is amazing!

The flag in the background was created with designer papers. 



Please use the code TJ10JEANETTE when checking out at Technique Junkies to receive a 10% discount.

If you'd like to see other cards I've made using Technique Junkies stamps/products, you'll find them on my blog - HERE.

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Two Times a Pirate and Two Times a Whole Mermaid

 


Hi everyone.  Design Team Member Michael here.  Again.  With another "one stamp/two cards" idea for you.  So, I have this rule...if I can't look at a stamp and think of at least 2 or more ideas, it's not worth buying it.  So, when I saw this Pirate or Mermaid stamp in the June 2023 Release, I thought, pirate card and mermaid card.  Perfect!

For my pirate card, I stamped Pirate or Mermaid on a piece of white cardstock and layered it on a piece of black cardstock.  I applied some white glue to the mermaid tail and then covered it with irridescent blue/greenish glitter, removed the excess, and set it aside to dry.  I made an A2 card and adhered some pirate paper to the front (sorry, a Brasilian brand) and then, once the mermaid was dry, I adhered it to my card front.  


For my 2nd card idea, I stamped Pirate or Mermaid on a piece of white cardstock, which I trimmed and layered on a piece of dark purple cardstock.  I added wet glue to her tail, like in the first card, and then added the blue/greenish iridescent glitter.  I removed the excess and set it aside to fully dry.

Next, I stamped Fading Sea Scales, which is also part of the June 2023 Release, on a piece of light purple cardstock.  It has a bit of watercolor hue to it and looks perfect with the mermaid scales and the darker purple.  I die-cut it using a stitched rectangle die and then I applied wet glue to the edge of each of the scales and added blue/greenish iridescent glitter to them.  I removed the excess and set it aside to dry.  

While they were drying, I made an A2 card using white cardstock, die-cut a piece of the dark purple cardstock with another stitched rectangle die, and adhered it to the card front.   Once everything was dry, I adhered the light purple with the Fading Sea Scales to the card front and then I adhered the Pirate or Mermaid to the center.  

Again, two cards using one main focal stamp.  What do you think of this idea to get 2 cards using one main stamp?  I'd love to know.  Leave a comment below and let me know.  Also, if you love my ideas and want to get these stamps, or anything else on the Technique Junkies website, use my code TJ10Michael to get 10% off your purchase!  

Until next time...hugs from Brasil.

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Country Summer

 

This new Summer Flowers Frame stamp looks great colored, but here I tried stamping it on burlap DSP and added a die cut sentiment and some twine for a country feel.  Get it here: https://techniquejunkies.com/summer-flowers-frame/.  Check out all the new releases while you're there, and use my code TJ10FAITH for 10% off your order!

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

A Zen Pirate or Mermaid?


 Good morning! Am I the only one that thinks it’s crazy that June is coming to a close soon?
For my creation, I used our new Pirate or Mermaid stamp. I stamped, colored and then used a bookmark die cut to cut it out. Next, I added a bit of embroidery thread. The background was done with the Flowing Zen background stamp. A few dew drops added and we will call it good.
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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

A good Life

Today is three cards using 

Technique Junkies new release stamps

for the month of June

First is this card using the Summer Flowers Frame stamp

and using a previous release You're Vintage saying



Then really thought the Flip Flop saying, from the new Sand Seashells & Flip Flops, sayings went well with this previous released stamp 

Beach Buds , I love Photo stamps to start with...and it is stamped on glossy paper. 

 

And the last one was a quick slim line card using the Summer Flowers Frame stamps

All in black in white with a touch of colour on the edges.

 

Hope you enjoyed the post today !

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Technique Junkies    TJ10Darlene


Monday, June 19, 2023

Life is What you make it...


 I love the sentiment on this card - it is a great reminder that life has its ups and downs, and it is up to each of us to find beauty in our lives.

I colored the Under the Surface stamp with Copic Markers and added the Life is Like the Ocean sentiment from the Ocean Fram Sentiments Set. Both links are below.