Halloween Blog Hop with Technique Junkies

 

It's here!!!

Happy Friday the 13th everyone and welcome to the Technique Junkies

Friday the 13th Halloween Card Hop! Each Design Team Member has made a Halloween card using Halloween stamps - new and previously released - with the hope that we inspire you to start making your own Halloween cards. Links to each of the cards is below and we hope you can hop on over to each one and check them out. Each Design Team Member also has a code on their posts that you can use to save 10% on the Technique Junkies website.

If you make a card using a Halloween stamp from Technique Junkies, please tag us by using #techniquejunkiesstamps so we can see what you create.

If you use my code (TJPatti10) when you order, you can save 10% on anything you order!

This card uses the Halloween Doodles background stamp. The images were colored with Copic Markers. The sentiment is Wicked Halloween. It was stamped onto vellum, and stapled to the focal panel.

Halloween Doodles was used on this card, as well, but was stamped in black ink onto Kraft Cardstock.

This card was made using Ghosties Night background stamp. Easy Peasy! Stamped with Versamark Ink, and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Ta-da, Ta-done!

I used Ghosties Night for this fun card. I stamped the images onto white cardstock, then fussy cut them, and hid them behind the 'die windows'. Another super easy card! The sentiment was die cut letters.

For this card, I stamped Burst in black ink, then ink blended some color on the focal panel. Wicked Halloween was then stamped onto white cardstock, and I did some stenciled dots over top of the sentiment, using A Colorful Life Designs stencil.

Leaves and Dragonflies Background stamp was used for this card. I stamped it with Versamark Ink, and heat embossed it with white powder. I grabbed my Medeival Medals embossing powder, stamped & heat embossed Mile on My Broom onto a gray circle. Lots of ink blending was done on this card.

Last, but not lease was this cute card! First, I used gray ink, and stamped Brickwork for my focal panel. Witch Switch was then stamped toward the bottom of the panel (the two bats are on the stamp). I cut out a few bats from glitter paper, and glued them toward the top. Then I grabbed a scrap of cheesecloth, and distressed it with some dark ink, and stuck it behind the focal panel. For the card base, I began with white cardstock, and used a stencil (A Colorful Life Designs) and some witchy green ink.

Check out the other members of the TJ Design team to see what spooky treats they have to share!!!

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Debra

Michael

Pam

Jeanette

Christine

Darlene:

Pat

Patti: You're here!!!

Shalana

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Patti J.

Let's go to the Hop!

Hello friends!

It's time for the April Blog Hop at Technique Junkies!

There are some amazing new stamps - I think you're going to really like this release!

All of the new release stamps are 15% Off through April 25th. My 10% coupon (TJPatti10) will take 10% off anything else ordered.

Here is the April 2024 release! As always, you can get the entire release with the Gotta Have It All purchase! That's a savings of almost $32.00, and look at all the beautiful stamps you will receive!

Without further jibber-jabber, here's what I made using some of the April release items:

I thought I'd share the cards I made with the 'Cancer Sucks' set. 

It seems we have all had cancer touch our lives. We are currently dealing with it here. It's fun to find a set with some sassy sentiments, and this fits the bill for sassy!

This card is actually a pale rosy pink, but my camera would not cooperate, sigh...

The background was stamped in pink using the new set 'Patriotic Corners', as was the sentiment from the 'Cancer Sucks' set. I die cut a frame, and matted the sentiment on a mauve cardstock. The sentiment was layered over a small piece of cheesecloth. I left the inside blank.

Next up, I used the beautiful new stamp, 'Wild Poppies'. It was stamped onto white cardstock, colored with Copic markers, and I stenciled around image with pink ink, and a stencil, Messy Diamond Grid, from A Colorful Life Designs. The sentiment is from the 'Cancer Sucks' set. I had a pretty envelope in my stash that matched well - bonus!!!

And, here is the sentiment from 'Cancer Sucks' that was used inside the poppy card:

Next up is this pretty card. First I did some ink smooshing to make the background.  'Wildflower Corner' was then stamped onto smooshed background, and a bit of coloring was done with a water brush, and some ink pads. The sentiment, from 'Cancer Sucks', was stamped in black ink.

Here is the fun inside sentiment, from the 'Cancer Sucks' stamp set.

I'll be back soon with more cards made with some of this great new release!

Now it's time to hop! Check out some of the fabulous creations that the Design Team has come up with, using these sale items!

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Jeanette

Shalana

Deb

Michael

Pam

Christine

Darlene

Pat

Patti - You're here!

Thanks for stopping by! 

I'm sorry I've been AWOL, lots (LOTS) going on here, 

and not much time in my girl cave these days. It is SO good to be here briefly, this month! 

Remember, you can save 10% using my TJPatti10 code, on anything besides the new release stamps. See you soon!!!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Exciting News, AND a blog hop!!!

Hello there!

I have some exciting news to share with you - for the month of February, I will be guest designing for Technique Junkies! I love working with this team, and their quality products, and can't wait to show you the fun new releases for February 2023!

You can purchase the 'Gotta Have it All! deal for just $76.02. You can also take 15% off of any February stamps through February 8th. No coupon or code needed - discount will automatically be applied. 

Here is the entire new release:

I have two fun cards to share today - here is the first card:

As you all know, we lost our beautiful little fur baby on New Year's Day, so I can say with all my heart that "Life is better with a dog"!!! Catherine Pooler's Midnight Ink was used to stamp this great stamp, Better with a Dog.  I had some absolutely perfect designer paper, so it was adhered to the card base, with a strip of red glitter Washi Tape between the two patterns. Last, a red glittery heart was added to the focal pane. (shhh.....this was to cover an ink spot that my clumsy fingers left on the panel!!!)

and here is card number two:

To create this card, the background, Shamrocks, was stamped in green ink onto white cardstock. The sentiment stamp, Pot of Gold, was stamped onto white cardstock with Memento Black Ink. The image was colored with Copic markers. Using some gold Stickles, I made every other coin or so sparkle. The pot was colored entirely with Glossy Accents for some gloss and shine. While this dried, I cut scraps of rainbow colored cardstock, and adhered them together. Once the focal panel was dry, the scraps were mounted behind the panel, and the entire piece was popped up with dimensional foam.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hop on with the incredible Technique Junkies team, for tons of wonderful inspiration! Here's the hop list:

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Patti

Pam

Tracy F

Christine

Darlene

Pat

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Flowing Zen

 Hello!

It's July 1st - Release day at Technique Junkies! We have some awesome new stamps for you, and all of them are 15% off through June 8th! No codes are needed, just put them in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout. 

Here is the Gotta Have it All Bundle, and a little preview of the new stamps:

A new background stamp #S909 Flowing Zen was released this month. I had a great time creating with it!

Without further chatter, here are my cards for today's hop:

For this first card, I used some Distress Oxide inks and blending brushes, and created a background, using #S909 Flowing Zen. Then, I stamped #SD440 ATC Better With Friends, using some Versafine Black Ink. I'm pleased with the final outcome and hope you like it!

For this card, I tried something a little different.  I stamped the #S909 Flowing Zen with a purple ink in one direction, then turned my cardstock and stamped again in the other direction. The sentiment is from the new release set #SS136 Lighthouse Sentiments.  I matted the panel onto purple cardstock, then cut a 'frame' out of the purple and glued it over top of the stamped panel. This was then mounted onto a white card base, and voila! Very simple, pretty card!

This was 'one of those cards' that I couldn't get to photograph well. The colors are actually very bright and vibrant, not dull and washed out. It's a cloudy, rainy day here - perhaps that contributed. Anyway, what a fun card!  I stamped the #S909 Flowing Zen and colored it with Copic Markers, Then I stamped #SD1104 Boring Hair, colored it with Copics, and matted each piece onto green, white, then green again. The thought bubble was done by stamping onto white cardstock, and wadding up a piece of saran wrap, and dabbing the Jade colored ink onto the cardstock. I used a fine point marker to 'stitch' the lower section of the thought bubble.

Note: In my next life, I will most definitely have hair like this!!!

So....which one is your favorite?

I hope you like these fun new releases, and can't wait for you to see the rest of this release!

Be sure to check out the list below for some sweet inspiration from our Design Team!

        

TJ Blog

Holly 

Patti (you are here!)

Beth

Pat

Judy

Pam

Erin

Tracy

Remember - you can always use my personal discount code to save 10% when you shop... 

Here's the code:

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and grins,

Patti J.

Technique Junkies - February New Release Blog Hop

Happy February 2021 Release Day!

We have stamps in the Technique Junkies line!

Be sure to check out the hop list below for some sweet inspiration from our Design Team!

All of the February 2021 New Release stamps are 15% off through January 8th! We can all use a little bargain, right? No codes needed, just put them in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.

Here's what I made:

For these cards, I used the beautiful new background stamp 'Tamashii Modern Frame'. 

The first card was monochromatic. I simply stamped everything in this silky green ink, and matted with navy and green cardstock. The sentiment is from a June release 'Inside Out: Silence is Golden'. I love this saying!

The second card was stamped with VersaMark Ink, and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I then used my Ink Blending Brushes and some pretty inks for color on the focal image, which was mounted onto a purple card base. The sentiment is from an older stamp 'SDX106 My Tiara'. A few sparkly drops of Nuvo on the Tiara finished this card off nicely!

Be sure to check out the list below for some sweet inspiration from our Design Team!

TJ Blog

Pat

Lynda

Patti - You're here!

Holly

Beth

Judy

Remember - you can ALWAYS use my discount code to save 10% when you shop as well!  This  code is good even with the sale code above!!!

Here's the code: 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Technique Junkies November Release Blog Hop

Happy NOVEMBER Release Day! 

We have New Stamps and stencils in the Technique Junkies line! 

This month we are proud to offer 2 new Technique Junkies stencils, also!

Here's what I made:

This card uses #SD1054 Love, Laughter and Coffee, and #S887 Coffee Stains.

I made the background by stamping on Kraft Cardstock. The coffee mug was actually a TINY die that I punched out, laid on my copier and enlarged until it was big enough to hold the sentiment. I cut it our of white cardstock, used some masking and ink blending brushes to create the center section, then stamped the sentiment. The lid was enlarged, cut out, scored, and adhered to the top of the coffee cup. Love the way this one turned out!

This next card was created with #SD1055 French Script Ballerina, and #SDX180 Dreaming with your feet. The image was stamped onto white cardstock, then masked off. Once masked, I used the Shining Star Stencil from the October release. Then, using the same ink color and the Ink Blending Brushes, I blended the panel and card base, prior to removing the mask. Voila!

Be sure to check out the list below for some sweet inspiration from our Design Team!

All of the November 2020 New Release stamps are 15% off through November 8th! 

We can all use a little bargain, right? No codes needed, just put them in your shopping cart 

and the discount will be applied at checkout.

TJ Blog
Lynda
Patti
Holly
Beth
Pat
Beverly
Judy
Ro
Shirley

Ceal

Remember - you can ALWAYS use my discount code to shop as well!  This code is good even with the sale code above!!!

Here's the code: 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and grins,

Patti J.

Technique Junkies October New Release Blog Hop

Hello!!!

We have some awesome new stamps in the Technique Junkies line, and we are so eager to share them with you today!

The October 2020 New Release stamps are 15% off through October 8th! We all definitely love a bargain! No codes needed, just put these stamps in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.

Today, I wanted to share some cards I made using stamps from the October 2020 Technique Junkies release. 

For this card, I'm featuring the new sentiment set, 'Inside Out: 12 Cookies'. This is a set of 10 stamps, and I had a lot of fun designing with them!  Along with 'Inside Out: 12 Cookies', I pulled out an older stamp 'Sassy Sue', 'Ink Blending Brushes', and a fun stencil 'A Colorful Life Grunge Dots' (no longer available). Used some Glossy Accents on her glasses and lips, and a bit of glitter on her headband.

Lol...there are days I feel like this little guy! For this card I used 'Bah Humbug' 'Inside Out: 12 Cookies', 'Ink Blending Brushes', and 'A Colorful Life Stencil-Falling Stars' (no longer available). A gold glitter pen was used to outline and color some of the stars. Some glitter paste was added to the fur on his hat.

Next up, I used 'Inside Out: 12 Cookies', 'Christmas Dog', 'Ink Blending Brushes', and 'A Colorful Life Stencil Ho Ho Ho'. A bit of red Zig-Zag Washi Tape finished this off nicely.

So...isn't she adorable?  I used the 'Inside Out: 12 Cookies', and two older stamps, 'Stencil Rings', and 'Mrs. Santa's List'.  The rings were colored with Copic markers, and the entire panel was sort of washed over with a Spectrum Noir Glitter Pen. The hat was gussied up with some Sparkly Fluff from my stash of antique crafty items.

Next, I brought back the 'Inside Out 12 Cookies', and 'Sassy Sue', along with 'Ink Blending Brushes, and 'A Colorful Life Stencil - Faded Petals'. I outlined the stencil petals with a pink marker, added a bit of skinny Washi Tape, and some Glossy Accents to her eyeglasses, lips, and headband. Voila!

Last, but not least, here is a pretty card using 'Wise Men'.  A gorgeous stamp, a fun layout, some glittery Washi Tape, and a card was created!

I hope these cards brings you some 'happy', and inspire you to use your stamps in different ways. Now, let's Hop!!!

Be sure to check out the blog hop list below for some great inspiration from our Design Team!

You can also use my discount code on any purchase from Technique Junkies, anytime. You can even use it along with the discount above!!!        

                                                                                                                                                

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Lynda Pleckan

Patti Gilliam - you're here!

Ceal Pritchett

Beverly Sizemore, Guest Designer

Shirley Hotop, Guest Designer

Pat Huntoon

Beth Norman-Roberts

Holly Brown

Judy Jackson

Ro Donner

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs & Grins,

Patti J.

Technique Junkies Blog Hop...A Lot More Fabulous

Hello everyone!
I'm sharing 3 posts today, so if you are looking for the Turner Syndrome Post, or the 2 Crafty Creitter Crazies post, do some scrolling until you find them!!!

Today, Technique Junkies is showcasing their February new release with a blog hop, and I'm excited to share that I'm a new member of their Design Team!

There are new stamps in the Technique Junkies line!
Be sure to check out the list below to find some sweet inspiration from our Design Team!!!

All of the February 2020 New Release stamps are 15% off through February 8th! We can all use a little bargain, right? No codes needed, just put them in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.

You can also use the code on the badge below to save 10% on your orders with Technique Junkies, including the new release items!  So....you get 15% off, and then another 10% if you enter my code!

I was quite smitten with two of the new release items, Particle Flow, and More Fabulous. I decided to combine them on one card. More Fabulous is such a classy image, that I had to use some soft, girly colors, and heat emboss for some shimmer and shine!

Here's my card:

Don't you just love the Particle Flow stamp in the background? I stamped it repeatedly, and used a 2 color heat embossing technique, embossing half of the image in blue, and half in pink, alternating on each image. You will be seeing a lot of Particle Flow! 

The white was just too stark on the focal panel, so I used an older, retired Technique Junkies stencil, (Diamond Fade by A Colorful Life Designs) and some Worn Lipstick Distress Ink.

The entire card was inked using Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink. I wiped off the excess off of the embossed images, and spritzed some water on, giving some great little splotches.

I hadn't intended to add the heat embossed strip down the left side, but needed to cover up a huge OOPS, where I smeared some RED ink! Lol....how in the world did that happen? 

Anyway, hope you liked the card!  

Hop on, my friends to see what this talented Technique Junkies Design Team has to share with you!

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Beth Norman-Roberts
Ceal Pritchett  
Giovana Smith
Holly Brown
Jeanne Streiff
Judy Jackson
Ro Donner
Lynda Pleckan
Carmen Garcia
Patti Gilliam (you are here!)

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.