Saturday, January 6, 2024

Carnations Background with You Don't Look a Day Over Fabulous!

 


Hello everyone and welcome to 2024.  I hope y'all had a great New Year's Eve.  I even managed to stay up until midnight.  Yay!  To help usher in the new year, I have a quick card for you using the new Carnations background stamp that I paired with Day Over Fabulous sentiment.  I love background stamps and one thing I want to make this year are quick and simple cards using a background stamp and a sentiment.    

  • I pulled out a sheet of yellow textured cardstock and cut it in half.  
  • With one half I made a top-folding A2 card base.  Then I stamped the Carnations background stamp, using black ink, on the other half of the cardstock.
  • I die-cut a piece of black cardstock with a stitched rectangle die, embossed it with an embossing folder, and adhered it to my card front.
  • Next, I used a 3.25" x 4.5" stitched rectangle die to die-cut the center of the stamped Carnations background, adhered it to a piece of fun foam, and then to the card front.  
  • Lastly, I stamped Day Over Fabulous on white cardstock, die-cut it with a stitched banner die, layered it on a piece of yellow cardstock, then black cardstock, and then to the card front. 
What I love about this idea is that you can use any sentiment across the front that you want.  

The Carnations background stamp is part of the January 2024 New Release and is 15% off until Monday, January 8th (no code needed).





You can use my "Friends & Family Code" to save 10% on the rest of the website.  Just use TJ10Michael at checkout.  

Until next time.  Hugs from Brasil. 

~Michael

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Special Announcement: Our Last Tradeshows

 

This is our Last Year of Traveling to Shows...

Stamp Scrap Art Tour

Mesquite Tx


Friday Jan. 13: Show Hours 10am - 5pm

Saturday Jan. 14: Show Hours 10am - 3pm


Mesquite Convention Center

1700 Rodeo Drive

Mesquite TX 75149

Our last show in Mesquite

We are sad to announce that our last time to exhibit at the Mesquite TX show will be next weekend, January 13th and 14th. Please come by to shop and say hello!


And, Sadly...

Although we love being at shows, our plans for retirement are starting and 2024 will be our last year of show travel. Although we enjoy the shows, the time away from family, the toll set up and take-down take on our bodies and the grueling travel time to get to-and-from each location is very difficult.


Our 2024 Tradeshow Schedule is below.

New Specials at shows this year!

If you take the time to come to a show, we have some show specials for you!

  • Buy 4 stamps get the 5th FREE* (formerly buy 5, get 6th free)
  • Spend $40.00, Get a free Specialty Stamp Set** (formerly $50)
  • One full rack of specially priced stamps, plus additional clearance items! (New!)

Although we won't be at shows next year, the shows will still go on...

While the decision to cut shows from our schedule next year is not an easy one, rest assured that the shows will still go on without us in 2025 and beyond. Please continue to support the shows - or any show in your area - the vendors travel far and wide and EVERYONE appreciates your attendance and your business.

2024 Tradeshows


Mesquite TX January 13, 14

Stamp Scrap Art Tour


Columbia SC February 17 - 18

Stamp Scrap Art Tour


Rockford IL - March 9 - 10

Stamp Scrap Art Tour


Allentown PA - April 5 - 6

StamperCon


Akron OH - April 27 - 28

Adventures in Stamping


West Springfield MA - May 31 - June 1

StamperCon


Sharonville OH - August 2 - 3

Classes Start 7-31

Stampaway USA


Hamburg NY August 24-25

Stamp Scrap Art Tour


Westminster MD - Sept 7 - 8

Stamp Scrap Art Tour


Hampton VA Oct 19 - 20

Stamp Scrap Art Tour



Oenophile Valentine


Know someone who is a connoisseur of wines?  This new Wine is my Valentine stamp is a perfect way to send them some love!  I paired it here with one of the great stamps from the Wine with Friends set as a background.  The new stamp is 15% off until January 8th; if you use my code, TJ10FAITH, you can take 10% off anything else!

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Girls and glitter


My new stamps showcase for Technique Junkies today is a sentiment from Little Girls, set of 3. I love it when an unexpected creation comes together so quickly! I had this random piece of designer paper sitting in my scrap pile and I thought, "she needs a glitter dress and the Paris Hilton sentiment." I used alanine diamonds in 24 carat red on her dress. I applied it with a stiff brush. The background is dark brown and I embossed with a swirl folder. Quick, simple and should make someone smile! 
Check it all out here  and remember that new releases are 15% off through the 8th! Use my code TJ10Pam on everything else.



Pam
 

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Slider Card

Hey here I am again with another make with on of the new stamps released this month at Technique Junkies !!!!

Alot of nice stamps to play with  -

So using the 'password' stamp I made this slider card

Using an older stamp for the background

'distressed paint

then punched an opening to do the slider

So when shopping you save 15% on the new stamps

and if you are buying older ones be sure to use my

discount code -  TJ10Darlene

for 10% off

Check out my blog all month long for more makes !!!

dar's blog (blog-dar-blog.blogspot.com)

Monday, January 1, 2024

Ring in the New Year with New Stamps!

 

New Technique Junkies Stamps & Discount!

11 New Stamps with 15% off!

We have 11 new stamps for you this month! Just add any of the January 2024 release stamps to your shopping cart for a 15% discount (through 01-8-24). Don't forget to check out our monthly Inspiration Tour to see how the designers used the new stamps; the links are below the artwork.

Are you a "Gotta Have it All" Stamper?

If you like to have it all when you play, you can have all of these stamps at an additional discount plus discounted shipping!


SAVE 25%!


Gotta Have it all Bundle

Ready for some inspiration?

Pray on It

Praying Hands (previously released)

Created by: Jeanette Cloyd

Wine is my Valentine

All About Love (previously released)

Created by: Pam Stang

Puffball Girl

Simple Sentiments (Previously Released)

Created by Shalana Glass

Lioness and Cub

Thats what she Said (previously released)

Created by: Jeanette Cloyd

Having Children

Pillow Fight (previously released)

Created by: Pat Huntoon

Carnations

Look Beside You (previously released)

Created by: Faith Morris

Black Queen

African Beauty (previously released)

Created by: Pam Stang



All My Passwords

Fresh Chevron (previously released)

Created by:Michael Trent

Little Girls, Set of 3

Ruffled Fabric

Created by: Debra Davison

Pray On It

Created by: Debra Davison

All my Passwords

Created By: Faith Morris

Littlest Feet

Created by :Pam Stang

Wine is my Valentine

Created by: Michael Trent

Carnations

Hello Gorgeous (previously released)

Created by: Pat Huntoon


Puffball Girl

Little Girls, Set of 3

Created by: Shalana Glass

Having Children, Set of 2

Ruffled Fabric

Created by:Pam Stang


Littlest Feet

Created by: Darlene Wright

Wine is my Valentine

Carnations

Created by Pat Huntoon

Puffball Girl

Little Girls, Set of 3

Ruffled Fabric

Created by Pat Huntoon


Lioness and Cub

Inside out: Love is in the Air (previously released)

Created by: Chris O'Malley


Ready for more artwork?

The TJ Designers have more great stamped pieces for you!

TJ Blog

Michael Trent

Shalana Glass

Debra Davison

Jeanette Cloyd

Pam Stang

Christine O'Malley

Darlene Wright

Pat Huntoon




Ready to Shop?

Make sure to get your favorites HERE and you can take 15% off any stamps in the January 2024 New Stamp Release if purchased by January 8th, 2024. Simply add the stamps to your cart and they will be automatically discounted at checkout!*


*Online Orders Only. Not available for wholesale orders.