March 30, 2023

Hello creative friends!

I am sharing two fun cards today over on the Technique Junkies blog. 

This first card features 2 new stamps, Coffee Girl, and Jet Fuel.

The sentiment was stamped with a pretty ink onto a white cardstock panel. Next, the image was stamped, using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The image was colored with copic markers, and a bit of stenciling was done using a Grunge Dots stencil by A Colorful Life Designs. A strip of Washi Tape was added below the image, and the focal panel was adhered to a coral colored card base.

After I looked at it a while, I decided this Coffee Girl was in need of some sass, so I applied Glossy Accents to her sunglasses!

Next up, is a fun card that features Sassy Pants from the March release, and an older stamp Drinkin' and Thinkin'.  It's been a pretty rough month here, and there were 2 or 3 days that I totally looked just like this gal! And believe me, my pants were sassy! Lol....

I used a dark gray ink to stamp and stencil on this gray card front. The stencil is Messy Diamond Grid from A Colorful Life Designs.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I have had a great time designing with the talented Technique Junkies' Team! Thanks so much to them all for making me feel welcome! Hope to be back again soon...

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Food for thought: 

Life teaches us some painful lessons. 

But it is from adversity that strength is born. 

You might have lost this inning, but you will win the game!

March 16, 2023

Hi friends!

I am sharing two fun cards today over on the Technique Junkies blog. 

 So, I can certainly relate to BOTH of these cards!  The older I get, the more I pray for patience with people. Lol...they probably pray for patience with me, too! Anyway, this fun new stamp is called The Senility Prayer, and it was fun to create with.

 Here we go:

The image and sentiment are a single stamp, so this was stamped onto white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  The image was then colored using copic markers. I matted it onto some blue cardstock, then onto a navy blue card base. She needed a bit of definition, so her glasses got some glossy accents, which you can see better in the photo below.  I felt the card was too blah, but didn't have any stencils that 'fit' this stamp, so I grabbed my markers and 'dotted' a background. Easy card, and a fun one to send to a friend or family member!

On to card #2:

This one is pretty self-explanatory! Some fun patterned papers, a few pop dots, and some pretty inks were used on this fun new stamp In the Craft Room. This one just makes me happy, and I know that those of you with craft rooms 'get it'! I love my craft room - it's my happy place!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Food for thought: Life teaches us some painful lessons. But it is from adversity that strength is born. You might have lost this inning, but you will win the game!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

One Great Dude

Hello, friends!

I'm up today on the Technique Junkies blog, and am sharing two cards that I made, using a fun new stamp set, Stud Muffins, from the May Release. This set has both images and 3 fun sentiments!

Here's my first card:

Is this fun, or what?

The image was colored with Copics and fussy cut. 

The 'frame' is a die cut, and the sentiment was stamped, matted, and popped up onto the card front.

I think I'll go back and gloss up his eyeglasses before this one gets mailed - forgot to do that!

And here's card number two:

For this card, the image was stamped onto a white focal panel - face, arms and shoes were colored with Copic markers. I then stamped again onto patterned paper and the shirt and pants were fussy cut and adhered over top of the image. Using an Ink Blending Brush and some Distress Oxide Ink, I stenciled a background, using A Colorful Life Designs Diamond Fade Stencil. The focal panel was adhered to a rust colored card base.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% (on any order that isn't already discounted), by entering TJ10Patti at checkout!

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

No Woman to Hear

Hello!

Today, I'm sharing a fun, card that I made with a new TJ stamp, No Woman to Hear, from the May release at Technique Junkies. 

Here's what I made:

The background, Cotton Lawn, was stamped with a tan ink, onto a white cardstock panel. The sentiment was then stamped with brown ink onto the background panel. The panel was adhered to a dark brown card base.

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% (on any order that isn't already discounted), by entering TJ10Patti at checkout!

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Between Coffee and Wine

Hello friends!

Today, I'm sharing another fun card that I made, using a new stamp, Between Coffee and Wine, from the April release at Technique Junkies.

 I know a lot of coffee and wine drinkers! Unfortunately, I cannot drink either, but I know some folks that may get a card with this fun stamp!

Here's what I made:

I began by using an older background stamp, Coffee Stain. This was stamped onto Kraft cardstock with brown ink, matted onto blue, and adhered to a Kraft card base. Next, Between Coffee and Wine was stamped onto Kraft cardstock using brown ink, then again onto white cardstock using blue ink. The white coffee cup was fussy cut, and popped up on card with a dimensional dot. The panel was matted with blue, and adhered to card front.

Someone you know drinks coffee and wine, and 'NEEDS' a card made with this stamp!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% (on any order that isn't already discounted), by entering TJ10Patti at checkout!

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

If Life Gives You Lemons....

Hello friends!

Today, I'm sharing a fun card that I made, using a snarky new stamp from the April release at Technique Junkies.

Today, I decided to work with Lemons. I thought it might make someone giggle!

Here's what I made:

Lemons was stamped in black ink, and matted onto black cardstock. I set this panel aside, and began working on my card front panel. Using some patterned paper and Washi Tape, I put together a fun, colorful background for my focal sentiment panel. This was matted in black, and adhered to a teal/blue colored card base. The panel was popped up with dimensional dots, and a couple of lemon stickers were added for fun.

I know you have just the right person to send a card like this to! The fun little sentiment is only $2.95!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% (on any order that isn't already discounted), by entering TJ10Patti at checkout!

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

People Our Age...

 Good morning!

I'm sharing two cute cards today that I have created with some fun new stamps Older than We Are, Champagne Birthday, and Inside Out: Young at Heart, from Technique Junkies. 

Here are my cards:

For this card, the stamping was done on white cardstock, then distressed with some gray ink. A bit of glossy accents was added to the champagne glasses for a 'glass' effect. A panel of woodgrain paper was cut and adhered to a gray card base. I cut a square of burgandy colored cardstock, and created two triangles, one a bit smaller than the other. The triangles were adhered to the woodgrain panel, and to finish off the card, the stamped pieces were popped up with foam squares.

The next card was fun. I die cut a whole bunch of black numbers, and set them aside. The next step was to stamp the sentiment panels onto gold cardstock (it really IS gold, not yellow), and mat them with black cardstock. I set them aside and began adding the numbers randomly onto a gold panel. I just used a wet glue for this. When the glue had dried, I ran the panel through an embossing folder, and put my card together. Love these Inside Out sentiment sets that Technique Junkies has!!! You should really go check them all out!

I hope you're all well, and I'm so glad you stopped by my blog today!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on any order by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Young at Heart

 Hello Friends!

I'm up today on the Technique Junkies blog, and am sharing a pretty card using some stamps from the February release.

Today, I chose to work with some fun new sentiments 'Inside Out: Young at Heart'. This is a new set of 10 fun sentiments, that called for pulling out an older stamp 'Old Man', and some fun stencils, 'Messy Diamond Grid' and 'Grunge Dots'.

Remember that the new release stamps are 15% off through February 8th!

Here's what I made:

All coloring was done with alcohol markers, and Ink Blending Brushes and Distress Oxide Inks were used for the stenciling.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Don't forget!!! You can save 10% (on any order that isn't already discounted), by entering TJ10Patti at checkout!

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

You're not old...

Hello!

It's February release day at Technique Junkies! How is it possibly already February?

We have some great new stamps for you, and all of them are 15% off through Feb. 8th! No codes are needed, just put them in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout. 

Here's the February release:

And, here is the awesome Gotta Have it All Bundle!

Here's what I made to share today:

To create the above card, I started with a bunch of 1/4" strips of scraps. I arranged them onto a dark green panel, and adhered that to a lighter green card base.  Then came the fun of choosing a sentiment from the new stamp set 'Inside Out; Young at Heart'. This was stamped onto yellow paper using Catherine Pooler's 'Deck the Halls' green ink. I trimmed up the sentiment pieces, and popped them up with some foam squares. There are TEN stamps in this sentiment set, and each one makes me smile out loud! Be sure to check it out!

This was another fun card to make. I started with some fun patterned paper, that looked like alcohol ink on one side, and had these fun shiny gold stripes on the other side. The sentiment 'Birthday Eye Chart' was stamped onto the patterned paper, and a strip of gold stripes was added at the bottom. This was adhered to a cinammon colored card base, and some fun eyeglass dies were cut from the same cardstock as the base. Glossy Accents was added to the eyeglasses after they were adhered to the card. This was another fun new stamp set!

I hope you like this great new release, and can't wait for you to see the awesome inspiration from our Design Team!

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Remember - you can always use my personal discount code to save 10% when you shop, for anything except the items on sale through the 8th! 

Here's the code:

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

Dear Santa

Hello Friends!

I'm up on the Technique Junkies blog to share a fun card, using some great stamps from Technique Junkies.

For this card, I used Inside Out: 12 Cookies Set of 10, and SD1044 Bah Humbug.

The stamping was done, and the image was colored with Copic markers. A bit of Glossy Accents was used on nose, toes, and eyes.  The Shining Star stencil was then used to accent the background. I used another stamp from the sentiment set listed above to give the envelope a bit of 'happy'!

So glad you stopped by today!

Don't forget!!! You can always save 10% on your orders by entering TJ10Patti at checkout.

Be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and do a little crafty shopping!

Hugs and smiles,

Patti J.

I Hate Housework

 Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at The House that Stamps Built! Our challenge for this week is 'LOL - make a funny or snarky card'.

Here's what I made:

The older I get the more I dislike cleaning - I'd much rather be creating!

I found a fun stencil at Walmart the other day, and decided to go simple with this card. I stenciled the background, stamped and matted the sentiment and Ta-da, Ta-done!!!

Wendy has a fun selection of funny/snarky stamps in her Funny Bones section - you really should go take a peek!!!

I used this Repeat Impressions' stamp:

Housework

Let's see your projects! Remember, you don't HAVE to use Repeat Impressions Stamps, but if you do, you have double the chance of winning!

I can't wait to see your beautiful scene cards!!!

Check out my sidebar to see how you can save money on your RI orders!

Now, it's time to see what my DT friends have created!

Joy     Laurie     Heather   Shirley     Donna

Happy Hopping!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.