It's October!

Hello!

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

There is an awesome Gotta Have it All Bundle, and a little preview of the new stamps!

Wow! It's time to be making those cards for winter and Christmas! I've had so much fun with these new seasonal stamps! I chose today, to use the beautiful #S916 Christmas Frame for the background on each of these cards, and #SS142 Light of Faith for sentiments.

Here is my first card:

I could NOT get this one to photograph!  Even purchased a new light box, but no go. Mama said there'd be days like this! I colored the image with Copics, and a white gel pen for highlighting, and fussy cut the image. The center portion of the 'frame' was ink blended using some Ink Blending Brushes, and the sentiment was stamped with black ink. Once the panel was finished, it was adhered to a panel of silver metallic cardstock (not black!). The card base is deep green.

Here is the same background stamp, and a sentiment from the set above. These were heat embossed in gold, and matted onto a burgandy colored base and sentiment panel.

Which one is your favorite?

You can check out the entire new release HERE!

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

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

        

TJ Blog

 

Patti (you are here!)

Pat

Tracy

Erin

Holly

Beth

Pam

Judy

Videos and/or 'lives':

Tracy

Beth

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

Here's the code:

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and giggles,

Patti J.

Rain

Hello friends!

I'm up on the Technique Junkies blog to share three pretty cards, using beautiful stamps and a new stencil from Technique Junkies. 

I have to say that this sentiment set stole the show today!!!  Let me show you what I created!

This first card is 'pretty in pink'.  It features a brand new stencil, 'Rain', and the fun new stamp set, #SS141 Rain Sentiments. I also used an older stamp that I love, #SD642 Rain Dance. First, the image & sentiment were stamped with Black Versafine, for a vivid silhouette image. I stamped the image again onto pink dotted patterned paper, and fussy cut the umbrella and shoes, adhering them over top of the original image.  I used just the 'rain' on the stencil, some gray ink & an Ink Blending Brush.

Next up, is a card using the entire stencil, umbrella and all. The stencil was laid down on white cardstock, and spritzed with Dolphin Cove Shimmering Bliss (wish you could see the shimmer!). The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Black Ink. I distressed the edges a bit, then dry embossed the panel, matted it onto black cardstock, then a white base. Very easy card, and super quick!

For this last card, I used Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink, and an Ink Blending Brush, using the stencil as the focal point. 

I have loved this release, and cannot WAIT for you to see next month's beauties!

So glad you stopped by 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.

One Layer Card

Hello!

It's time for a new challenge at The House that Stamps Built! Our challenge for this week is to create a 'Clean and Simple One Layer Card'.

Here's what I made:

The dragongflies, dots, and sentiments were stamped in several different colors on the card base.

That's it!!! I just grabbed 3 dragonfly stamps, the dot stamp, a sentiment, and some colored inks...voial!

I used these Repeat Impressions' stamps:

3404C Random Dots

1905I Be Strong

4505K Dragonfly Deco

5125C Dragonfly Sil (sm)

5102F Dragonfly Sil (lg)

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.

Thinking of You

Hello!

I have a pretty card to share today!  

For this card, I smeared some colors of Distress Oxide Inks, spritzed them with water, and 'smooshed' my stamped panel, using #S941 Pile of Leaves, into the ink puddles, until I got the aged and weathered effect that I was trying to achieve. The sentiment, from the #SS02b Simple Sentiments Set 2, Style b set, was stamped in black ink on the same color cardstock as the card base. The focal panel and sentiment were layered onto the card base.

Super easy! Give it a try!

So glad you stopped by today!

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

Now, be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and check out their incredible stamps!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Outdoor Fun

Hi friends!

It's time for a new challenge at The House that Stamps Built! Our challenge for this week is 'Outdoor Fun'.

This challenge called for a retirement card! Can't you just imagine a new retiree sitting in his adirondack chair under this tree?

Here's what I made:

I found a gorgeous piece of patterned paper, and added a strip of gold dotted Washi tape. It was then adhered to the white card base. The sentiment and image were stamped on another coordinating piece of cardstock with brown Memento ink, matted in white, and popped up on the base with dimensional foam squares. I like how this one turned out!

I used these Repeat Impressions' stamps:

1101 F Retirement

2908 I Shade of the Elm

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.

Pick of the Week - Gettin' Tacky

Hi everyone!

It's my turn to share a Pick of the Week at The House that Stamps Built. 

My MoJo is on a vacation, again. So, today, I chose to feature a very quick and easy crafty tip.

The Repeat Impressions Stamp that I used for this card is:  

4023 F Sending you Love

My tip is all about saving money!  I'm sure, if you're like me, you are always and forever trying the newest glue on the market, and spending a fortune!  The other day, I realized one of my fine line glue tips had clogged, and I'll have to order some new ones. BUT...I needed a fine line of glue NOW, not in 5 or 6 days!  What's a crafty gal to do?

I grabbed a tiny $1.00 tube of Tacky glue.

When you first take the cap off your glue, you normally have to cut off the end to get the glue to flow through. The bottle on the right shows the lid on, and the bottle on the left shows the lid off, prior to cutting the tip off. 

The next thing I did, was take the quilting pin, and gently move it, rotating it back and forth, thile gently pushing it down into the bottle top.

I kept going until I was all the way through...

And here is the extra fine line of glue that I was able to put onto my focal panel!

Pretty awesome, right???

It was ironic that I got an order for another card using 'THAT' paper, and the lovely sentiment from Repeat Impressions.  Here is my finished card:

This shot better shows the shine of the paper.

Well, hope you'll give this a try! We are going to begin doing this, and including a small bottle of glue in each class participants supply box, as we begin doing person to person workshops again!

Sort of a sneaky way to save money!

Grab those RI stamps and give this a try!

 For this week only (September 20 - September 26th), get 20% off the stamps used in my creation above when you use the coupon code POTW92921.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

In All Things of Nature

Hello!

I have a pretty card to share today!  

I started with a Kraft base, and 3 strips of patterned paper scraps. I adhered the paper strips to the card, spacing them equally. Then, I used my score board to score lines over the entire card. After the base was finished, I stamped #SS138 Leaf Corner Sentiments, Set of 3 with Brown Memento Ink. I turned the card base, and stamped again, creating a frame for the sentiment (also stamped in brown). The image was distressed a bit, fussy cut, and popped up on the card base using dimensional squares. A few dots of glossy accents here and there finished this card nicely!

Super easy! Give it a try!

So glad you stopped by today!

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

Now, be sure to head over to the Technique Junkies store and check out their incredible stamps!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.