Lights of Christmas

 Hello! 

Are you ready for Christmas yet?   In truth, I haven't really started.   I don't really want to think about how all the things I need to do.  I hope you are finding time for relax and enjoy this magical time of year.  If you are looking for a fast card to mass produce for your Christmas cards... I got you covered! 

 I colored the lights in sparkle gel pen. They really shine. I wish the camera could pick it up.  You will just have to trust.  I wanted to add the lights to a tree.  I went about it in an out of the box way.  I used the negative space so I could still use the entire background stamp.   I added a gold star on the top of the tree.  This would be a great card to mass produce for Christmas.  

 I don't know who makes the small Christmas tree die.  It has been in my stash forever.   

Materials:

STAMPS: use code TJ10Chris to save 10%:

Christmas lights and Sentiment

Check Out the Sale Soon

Hello. Jeanette here from the design team. I hope you have been able to check out the Inventory Reduction Sale. It ends the 18th, so not much longer to shop and save.

The discount appears once the items are placed in your shopping cart and if you add my affiliate link (TJ10JEANETTE) you will get an additional 10% off. 

The four cards on this post all feature stamps from the sale, plus two sentiments and a background stamp that are not in the sale - but my affiliate code will work on the sale items and the non-sale items.

You Are It

Wishing Big

(and Concrete Texture, which is not on sale)

Zinnias with Monarch

(and Splendor of Nature, which is not on sale)

Floral Border

(and Flowers are Like Friends, which is not on sale)

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

Pine Bough Christmas Blessings Card

 

Hello everyone and welcome to another Saturday card idea with Design Team Member Michael.  I had to make a few more Christmas cards and I made this one using the Pine Bough stamp - that is part of the December Inventory Reduction Sale - and I paired it with Christmas Blessings.  Using an embossing folder from my stash, for the background, cuts down on a lot of time.  

• I started by making a top-folding A2 card base with red cardstock.
• For my background, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, embossed it using the Distressed Frame embossing folder, and adhered it to my card front. 
• I stamped Pine Bough and Christmas Blessings on a piece of white cardstock, colored in the image using some fine-tip markers, and then die-cut it using a 2.75" x 4" stitched rectangle die.  
• I adhered this to a piece of red cardstock and then to the center of the card using foam tape to raise it off the card front.  

Done!  

I love the simplicity of this card and using a white background really makes the Pine Bough image pop.  If you love these stamps, the Pine Bough is part of the December Inventory Reduction and is 40% off.  

And, if you use my code at checkout - TJ10Michael - you can save an additional 10%.  Not bad!

I hope you love this Christmas card idea.  I'd love to know - leave me a comment below.  Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

December Inventory Reduction Artork Inspiration

 

Want to see some of the items on sale? Check out the inspiration from our Artwork Video: [40% OFF] All items in the December Inventory Reduction Category! OVER 750 ITEMS ON SALE HURRY! Sale ends December 18th (Many items will be retired when the inventory is depleted)   PLUS... Take another 10% off by using any of the TJ Design Team Coupon Codes!  The total discount amount on the sale items is nearly 50%! • Select items in the December Inventory Reduction Category - they will be discounted automatically in your shopping cart • Grab a discount code from one of the TJ Designer Blogs (below) • Apply the code at checkout to save an additional 10% off! Retail, in-stock orders only. What does 40% off plus a 10% coupon mean? $16.95 reduces to: $9.16 $10.95 reduces to: $5.91 $6.95 reduces to: $3.78 $4.95 reduces to: $2.67 $2.95 reduces to: $1.59 Want to see from Artwork fro the designers? Follow their links below, and Please use a code from one of the designers who have inspired you this year! The 2023 TJ Design Team & Associates Jeanette Cloyd - TJ10JEANETTE Shalana Glass - TJ10Shalana Darlene Wright - TJ10Darlene Deb Davison - TJ10Deb Michael Trent - TJ10Michael Chris O'Malley - TJ10Chris Pam Stang - TJ10Pam Patti Gilliam - TJ10Patti Judy Jackson - TJ10Judy Cards by AJ - TJ10AJ Faith Morris - TJ10FAITH

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Retail Therapy

 

You can never have too many shoes!  Fortunately, this fabulous stamp is included in the December Inventory Reduction Sale!  I stamped it on a scrap of pretty DSP and added some wiry gold cord for shopping bag handles.  Mounted on coordinating colors of an embossed panel and base.  Don't miss out on a chance to pick up this and other discounted stamps!  If you use my code TJ10FAITH, you get an additional 10% off the sale prices!  Shop now at: Technique Junkies Stamps!

Lighthouses

Happy Wednesday! 

My share today is Lighthouses and it is part of the big inventory sale here at Technique Junkies. The sale is huge and you shouldn’t miss it. Head over to the TJ site here.

I think this is such a great stamp! I stamped it in black and used red and blue Zig watercolor brush markers to add some interest. The sentiment is from Lighthouse sentiments (not part of the sale). You can use my code on top of the 40% TJ10Pam and get 10% off the items not in the sale!

Head on over to the site and check it all out.

Technique Junkies

Creativity Challenge - Glitter, Sparkle & Shine

Hello Junkies!

Today’s card features three rubber stamps that are on the 40% OFF December Inventory Reduction Sale and it was designed with the  “Glitter, Sparkle & Shine” creativity challenge in mind. It’s a wild card! 

Supplies used:

- Red Card base

- Yellow card stock

- Black glitter card stock 

- White piece of card stock to stamp Picnic princess

- Scissors, adhesive, large acrylic block or stamping platform

- Black and red ink pads

- Black & red enamel embellishments or gems.

- Nuvo aqua shimmer pen and markers

- Ranger glossy accents & Red glitter

- Gold ribbon sticker pieces (used on the end of the rugs) or check your stash for shiny gold ribbon you could use for the rug fringe.

- Foam 

- 3 Stamp sets:  Leopard, Set of 6 , Picnic Princess, French Sentiments, Set of 4

Here’s how I made it:

First I stamped Picnic Princess on white card stock, colored her with markers and cut her out. Then I added red glitter to her shoes, used my Nuvo aqua shimmer pen to her sunglasses, and glossy accents to her pants.  (Set aside to dry). Isn’t she wild!

Next, I stamped the leopard print on the yellow card stock. I used a very large acrylic block for this stamp and reinked several times stamping around the bottom and across the card. I also stamped the Picnic Princess on the yellow card stock and colored it in with black marker.  You’ll be adding the same image on top soon.

Continuing with the yellow card stock I stamped the Mon Ami stamp in red ink, from the French sentiments set of 4    

* Make sure the ink is dry on both the yellow card stock and your cut out picnic princess before proceeding or you’ll end up with smears like I did! I had several smears of ink that were too much to erase so I used a black marker and added a lot of tiny random dots.  It’s not necessary to do that, but if you feel like getting crazy with your marker - go for it!

Now let’s put it all together.  

- Layer the yellow onto your slightly larger piece of  black glitter card stock, then adhere the black piece to your red card base.

- Add foam pieces behind your cut out Picnic princess and adhere that over the same black image on the yellow piece.

- Time to bling this up!  Add some gold stickers, gold garland or gold ribbon to the ends of the rug. No gold? No problem. Get something funky out of your stash to add to the rug fringes or glitter them up.  Have fun. Be creative!

- Add some random black gems here and there and add red gems for earrings!

Whoo - hoo!  I love this wild picnic girl!  And I have something YOU will LOVE too!  If you plan on doing some shopping during this huge 40% OFF sale be sure to also ADD my TJ Design Team Coupon Code (TJ10AJ) to get even more savings!  

Thanks for stopping by the TJ Blog.  Happy Crafting!  AJ @artcardswithaj