Merry Christmas

 Welcome 

Sharing a couple of quick cards I made using 

cute Merry Christmas stamp

Both of these cards the images were covered with

double sided sticky paper and covered in clear micro beads

First up is this one with the red background

a bit of tulle in the corner and some raffie ribbon

The edges were sponged a bit.

Next one has a green base - same idea

But edged the saying with silver embossing powder and did an old script stamp for half the base in silver also.

This Christmas stamp is the perfect fit for these quick cards.

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Trust your Journey

 

For today's card, the Technique Junkies Tree of Life rubber stamp has been colored lightly with gold pen, and topped with a gold embossed Trust your Journey sentiment. This card is so pretty in person! It is a great reminder to someone who might be struggling to stay on their path. Both stamps are from TJ:

Tree of Life: https://techniquejunkies.com/tree-of-life/

Trust Your Journey: https://techniquejunkies.com/trust-your-journey/

Abstract Floral Sisters

 This is one of my favorite cards from the July 15th release. The colors are soothing and the sentiment it true! I love my sisters - sometimes we drive each other crazy, but I value them! The Abstract Floral background stamp was colored with Copic markers; the sentiment is from the Definition of Family set (a little snarky, and yet, a little wonderful!). Both are available from Technique Junkies:

Definition of Family: https://techniquejunkies.com/definition-of-family/

Abstract Florals: https://techniquejunkies.com/abstract-florals/

Calm is a Super Power

Hey TJ Crafty Friends - 

Prepare to be wowed by the elegance of the Contemporary Inspiration stamp set, featuring FOUR perfect sentiments! And guess what? I’ve paired this sentiment with the gorgeous Layered Mixed Butterfly stencil for an extra touch of enchantment.

This card is a true masterpiece, blending stunning design with heartfelt words. Get ready to be inspired

and create something absolutely fabulous!

I used Catherine Pooler inks to ink blend the intricate details of this stunning stencil, and WOW—did it bring the design to life! 

The sentiment just pops against those vibrant colors, making for a card that’s not only beautiful but also quick and easy to create.

I added a few gold gems to finished up this card perfectly. This is stencil magic at its finest! I hope this card has ignited your creativity! Thank you for stopping by, and Happy Crafting! Don't forget to use code TJ10Shalana for a discount at checkout.

TJ Inkspiration: Flamazing Flamingo Flock Card

 

Fabulous Flamingo Flock Today we are celebrating the last days of summer with our fun and fabulous Flamazing Flamingo Flock card! Easy and colorful - with just a 5 minute video. You can also save 20% off the items used in the card, too, with the Flamazing Flamingo Card KIt below. The video is HERE ( or click on the image below):

Have a Flamazing Day

Deb here with a fun card using 2 stamps from the latest release .As soon as I saw these stamps, it made me thing of a friend living in Florida ! She just might he the one to have a flamazing day ..

• I stamped Flamingo Flock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with my COPICS
• I fussy-cut the flamingos .
•  Flamazing Day was stamped with Rose IO ink on white cardstock then cut out with a Stitched Rectangle Die.
• I adhered a piece of Leaf embossed cardstock onto a white card base.
• The flamingos were adhered in the right corner along with some die cut grass.
• The sentiment was placed above the flamingos with foam tabs.

Isn't this a fun card ?!?!?!  You can see all the latest release stamps over at Technique Junkies . And if you shop with my code, you can save 10%  - TJ10Deb. Our weather is finally a bit cooler here in Virginia Beach - started out in the 70's !! The high will be 78 which is simply FLAMAZING !! Thanks so much for stopping by to see my latest card ..

Beautiful Autumn Bookmarks

                            Beautiful Autumn

Join me in making a colorful bookmark to tuck into your next card!

 

Have you ever been digging around your boxes of craft stuff and found something new? I know I’m not the only person that does that.  Earlier today I found a bunch of manila tags I’d never used and decided to have a little fast fun.

I get my inspiration from helping Pat at the recent Stampaway convention.  She used manila bookmarks for the Saturday Make n Take . It’s the perfect little piece of card stock to try new techniques on, but better yet, you can finish a project quickly because you don’t have as much surface to cover.  Yay!

Supplies Used:

Distress Spray - Pistachio 

Izink Dye Spray - Butterscotch

Manila tags

Scrap ribbon or string

Beautiful Autumn stamp

Brown ink pad.  I used Catherine Pooler “Icing on the Cake” Mini ink pad.

Here’s all you do…

I first laid out a bunch of manila tags in a large box to protect my area from overspray.  

Next I sprayed the Izink Butterscotch spray on all of the tags - then spritzed the pistachio randomly on the tags. I even took the sprayer out of the bottle and would let drips come off of the sprayer hose.  Have fun!  Get some color on those tags!  Don’t leave any blank spots.  You might want to step away a while, grab a cup of coffee, then take another look.  I find going back at projects with fresh eyes can be very helpful sometimes.

Next - grab your rubber stamp and stamping platform and ink it up with Icing on the Cake (Brown). I like to put a large sticky note over my stamp area (manila bookmark) and stamp that first to be sure my stamp is lined up where I want it. 

The stamp I used has random leaves around it so on one bookmark I stamped a portion of the stamp a second time to capture the leaf area again.  No rules.  Just stamp!

I hope this quick project inspires you to experiment with tags and sprays!  

Enjoy the little things!  

AJ 

**If you decide to shop online don’t forget to use this discount code when you checkout TJ10AJ to save 10% off your stamps & supplies.