Beautiful Trees

Hello out there!

Hope you are all enjoying the slightly cooler days! Personally, I like the heat, but I

know I'm definitely in the minority! 

I thought I'd share several cards made from stamps in the September release 

at Technique Junkies.

First up, is a card made with Bare Branches as the background, and a sentiment 

from Beautiful Trees popped up on the focal panel. I love the simplicity of

this card!

The next card uses the same two stamp sets.

This card was created with Hillside Pines (an older stamp), and a sentiment from

Beautiful Trees. I inked the tree stamp, then spritzed it with water, so that the

trees faded out a bit.

Next up, the Bare Branches was stamped onto a sheet of designer paper with an ombre

pattern, using Versamark Ink, so that the branches look like a shadow.

I like the looks of the almost translucent branches! The sentiment

is from Beautiful Trees.

Last up is a super easy card.

I simply found a piece of pretty designer paper, and adhered it to a card base.

The sentiment, from Beautiful Trees, was stamped onto the designer paper in a coordinating

ink color, and a bow was added to the panel.

Hope you saw something that triggered you to stamp today!

I'm happy you stopped by, hope to see you soon!

Remember to use my code, if you decide to shop at Technique Junkies to save 10%!

Code is: TJPatti10

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

Howdy friends!

I'm back with a quick Halloween post, featuring some fun new stamps from Technique Junkies!

Hooray! - 15% off of all new release items until September 8th - no code needed, items will be discounted at checkout!  After today, you can save 10% using my code TJPatti10 to save 10%!

And here is the Gotta Have it All bundle for U.S.customers! 

Here is the Gotta Have it All bundle link for Canadian customers!

My cards today were easy ones!

The first card uses Dancing Skeletons and Shake, both from the September release at Technique Junkies. These will be 15% off through the end of the day today, September 8th. (The second sentiment in the Shake set says, 'Shake your bones'.  Pretty fun, right? I'm thinking that the grandkids will each get one in a different color this year.

Next up is a nice card, made with two new stamps from Technique Junkies' September release, Halloween Paintstroke, and Bare Branches. The Bare Branches was stamped with black ink onto an old book page that I first distressed. The sentiment was also stamped onto an old book page, then fussy cut and popped up onto the focal panel.

That's all I have for today!

Thanks so much for dropping by - it's so good to be blogging again!

Sending you smiles and blessings,

Patti J.

Serenity

Hi there, crafty friends!

I have THREE posts today, so if you are looking for my Technique Junkies' New Release blog hop post, or my 2 Crafty Critter Crazies post, please don't give up - scroll around until you find them!

It's time for another Repeat Impressions Stamps Designer's Choice challenge at The House that Stamps Built. I am this month's hostess, and I thought 'Christmas in July' was a fitting theme! So, I challenged the design team to use their RI stamps to create something using the theme: "Christmas in July".  

Here's what I made using these Repeat Impressions Stamps:

403 H May the Serenity

2719 K Large Pine Tree

2709 I Large Pine Forest

First I stamped the background trees, by stamping first on scrap paper and then on the focal panel - this is called 'Stamping Off'. The trees were stamped three times to go across the full panel. The large tree was then inked up generously and stamped directly to the panel. Some white 'Wink of Stella' was dabbed on the trees to create a bit of snowy sparkle.  The card was finished up with a pretty die cut, some gold cardstock, and a beautiful sentiment!

Couldn't get a great photo with the metallic cardstock in the background, so here is another shot. You may actually have to enlarge these to see the white whispy shimmer.

This was a fun challenge, and I hope you'll all join in! Get those Christmas stamps out, and get started on your holiday cards!!!

 We hope you will create a card that has a focus on today’s DCC theme, and enter it in our challenge at The House that Stamps Built!  Remember, your creation does not have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include our designs we would love to see them!  Plus, there’s an added bonus… you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using our stamps in your submissions!

One lucky person this month will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!

Check out my sidebar - grab the code to save money on your RI orders!

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

Joy     Laurie     Heather   Shirley     Donna     Esther

I'll be entering this card into the following challenges:

Use Your Stuff - Flowers and/or Butterflies
Little Red Wagon - Challenge #548 Flowers
Krafty Chicks Challenge - #505 Anything Goes
Stamplorations - Spring Fling
CAS on Friday - #179 Use your favorite flower stamp
Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Hopping!

Hope you link up a card this week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.