Monday, October 30, 2017

Merry Christmas - 30 Days of Christmas Day 16



From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .

To create this card I used two Technique Junkies Stamps: Creaking Trees - http://techniquejunkies.com/creaking-trees/  , and Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/

I used sticky notes to create a mask above and below leaving about 1 1/4 inch in the middle.  I sponged green ink at the bottom half of this space and blue ink on the top half of this space. I used olive and brown markers to only ink the trees and stamped them repeatedly to fill in the spaces until I was satisfied there were enough trees. I used a thin marker to create snow mounds for the trees. 

The verse was stamped with Versafine black ink, and heat embossed with detail black powder. 

During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!



Happy Monday, and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Peace on Earth - 30 Days of Christmas - Day 15

From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .


This is one of my favorite Technique Junkies Christmas stamps - Peace on Earth Dove - http://techniquejunkies.com/peace-on-earth-dove/  . 

I chose a rich raspberry color of card stock and inked the entire stamp IN MY MISTI - with Versamark ink.  With large stamps such as this it can be difficult to get an even amount of
Versamark (or any ink!) evenly applied to the card stock.  So by using the MISTI, this difficulty is eliminated.  http://techniquejunkies.com/misti-most-incredible-stamping-tool-invented/  I just inked it again and was able to stamp in the EXACT same spot. Then the heat embossing with detail gold embossing powder was just perfect!  I framed it with gold card stock and the base card is the rich raspberry color. A shimmery gold bow enhances the card.

During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!

Have a special inky day!

Judy Jackson

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Family and Friends - 30 Days of Christmas - Day 14

During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. 


To create this card I used Technique Junkies Stamps Planks -  http://techniquejunkies.com/planks/  , Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/ , and Christmas Ornaments Trio - http://techniquejunkies.com/christmas-ornaments-trio-set-of-9/ .

The ornament was heat embossed with silver embossing powder.  I used several shades of brown ink for the Planks stamp to try and recreate the real look of wood.  A little gingham bow on the ornament finished the card.

During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!


Have a wonderful day, and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Friday, October 27, 2017

Christmas Blessings - 30 Days of Christmas Day 13


From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .



To create this card I used two Technique Junkies stamps sets - one is the Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/, and Christmas Sponge Set - http://techniquejunkies.com/christmas-sponge-set/  . 

I masked off the left and right sides leaving a space in between of slightly more than one inch. I used the holly stamp and inked it with markers, and repeatedly stamped it making sure I stamped on the masks to give dimension. Then the verse was stamped and heat embossed.  A plaid ribbon tied in a bow finishes the card.

During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!

Have a terrific day and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Spotlighted Trees - 30 Days of Christmas Day 11

From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .



I used Technique Junkies Stamps Creaking Trees - http://techniquejunkies.com/creaking-trees/  , and Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/ .  I used a teal pen to highlight mounds of snow around each tree.  I had a small piece of card stock to have two trees highlighted.  The sky was sponged.

The verse is embossed with silver embossing powder to add a touch of elegance.The center panel is framed with silver card stock.

During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!


Have a terrific day and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Monday, October 23, 2017

Peace Be Your Gift - 30 Days of Christmas Day 9


From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .

I wish you could see the chevron style embossing folder effect of this card  -- but alas it does show up!  The verse comes from Technique Junkies Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/ .  Punched out stars  and a gingham bow finish this simple but lovely card!  

During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!

Hope your day is great and please get inky!

Judy Jackson

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Glittery Christmas - 30 Days of Christmas Day 7


From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .

I used a word stencil and Art Nuvo Glimmer Paste - http://techniquejunkies.com/products-and-accessories/nuvo-glimmer-paste/  .  I spread the glimmer paper over the stencil and then carefully removed the stencil and washed it well in soapy well.  The Glimmer Paste dried fairly quickly but give it a good five-ten minutes  depending on how thick it is.

I used a verse from Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/ - and heat embossed the greeting with detailed gold embossing powder.  

This is a beautiful and relatively easy card to make!  


During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!

Have a lovely day, and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Dear Santa --- 30 Days of Christmas - Day 5

From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .

I used Two Technique Junkies stamps for this card.  I used Dear Santa - http://techniquejunkies.com/dear-santa/, and Santa in Moonlight - www.techniquejunkies.com/santa-in-moonlight/ . I measured to moon in the stamp and then found a circle die the same size.  I used my MISTI for this card - http://techniquejunkies.com/misti-most-incredible-stamping-tool-invented/.  


I used the globe die cut and then adhered it in the right corner of the card stock. I put my 5 x 7 inch blue card stock in my MISTI.  I positioned my Santa stamp where I wanted him in the sky. I inked the stamp with black Versafine ink and used detail black embossing powder.  Then I adhered the white moon directly over the moon that was stamped.  I inked up the reindeer in front of the moon with Versafine black ink and stamped them on the moon.  Then I used detail black embossing powder and heat set it. I spritzed a starry sky with pearl glimmer mist.  The Dear Santa was  stamped with white pigment ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  


Such a fun card but it just might be a little too late to explain as Santa is in the air!  





During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!

Have wonderful day -- and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Family and Friends - 30 Days of Christmas - Day 4

From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .

I used three different Technique Junkies stamps and some designer paper to create this card.   I used O Holy Night - http://techniquejunkies.com/o-holy-night/ , Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/, and  Christmas Sponge Set - http://techniquejunkies.com/christmas-sponge-set/  . The pennants are cut from designer paper. The verse is heat embossed.

This card is simple but lovely!


During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!

Have a great day, and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Monday, October 16, 2017

Heart and Home - 30 Days of Christmas Day 2




From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .

I used two Technique Junkies Stamps and a stencil from A Colorful Life - http://techniquejunkies.com/a-colorful-life-stencils/  
 and Art Anthology sprays - http://techniquejunkies.com/products-and-accessories/colorations-sprays-art-anthology/  .  The sprays were used over the stencil to create a quick background.  The Angel with Lute - http://techniquejunkies.com/angel-with-lute/  - is colored with Copic markers.  I also used the new Technique Junkies stamps set of Gifts of Christmas - www.techniquejunkies.com/gifts-of-christmas-set-of-5/.    The verse is heat embossed.

Come again!  I have lots more Christmas cards for your viewing. 
I am not posting a new Christmas card every day, but I am posting them more often than usual.


During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas. So get shopping, stampers!


Have a wonderful day and get inky!

Judy Jackson
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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Gift at Christmas - 30 Days of Christmas Day 1

From October 15 thorough November 13 Technique Junkies Stamps is celebrating 30 Days Of Christmas! All Technique Junkies Christmas stamps are 20% off  during this event!  And if a customer uses my TJ10Judy code, the customer can receive an ADDITIONAL 10% off!   Be sure you go and see what the Design Team is doing at https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/  .

Every year when I begin my Christmas cards I want to have three aspects to my designs: 1. Simple and easy to reproduce, and 2. Beautiful, and  3. I am proud to send them to my friends and family.

I used an acrylic block with gar ink and stamped it about in the center of the top panel.  I used Technique Junkies Hillside Pines - http://techniquejunkies.com/hillside-pines/  .  I didn't stamp all of the trees -- but that is the decision of the artist, right?   Then some rhinestones to decorate the trees, and a small bow finish the card!

Come back for Day 2 tomorrow!


During the 30 days of Christmas, every stamp in the Christmas category is 20% off. AND every customer can use my discount code – TJ10Judy  for an additional 10% discount! 
That means if you use my code you would receive 30% off all Christmas stamps.  So get shopping, stampers! And if you see stamps you want that are not Christmas , using the TJ10Judy code will get 10% off of everything else that isn't Christmas.

Have a wonderful day -- and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Mother Nature's Crayons


Many people talk about the beautiful colors of fall.  And it is true Fall can be a very beautiful time of year. So for this card I chose Technique Junkies Stamps Autumn - www.techniquejunkies.com/autumn-set-of-6/ .  It seems everyone wants to have at least one good set of beautiful leaves and verse to pair with them . This set fills that need beautifully! 

I used Twinkling H2Os to watercolor the leaves - they are so vibrant -- just like a box of crayons!  


So enjoy Fall and all of the colors that can be found.


And now for a special announcement!  Tomorrow begins the 30 Days of Christmas for Technique Junkies. From October 15 to November 15 every post on the main Design Junkies blog will feature a Christmas card.   Please come and have a look! http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/



And remember you can get an addition 10% discount with this code - TJ10Judy.

Have a great day and get inky!

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Dragonfly!



I used two Technique Junkies stamps to create this card Dragonfly - http://techniquejunkies.com/dragonfly-set-of-2/  , and Arabesque www.techniquejunkies.com/arabesque/I used an old Kaleidacolor ink pad and I used Art Antholgoy Colorations spray - http://techniquejunkies.com/products-and-accessories/colorations-sprays-art-anthology/  . I used Gilded Gold Fairy Dust spray to give a delicious shimmer.

The dragonfly and the word are stamped with Versafine black ink and heat embossed with black embossing powder.  Then I painted the image with several colors of Twinkling H2O's.

And remember you can get an addition 10% discount with this code - TJ10Judy.

Have a great day and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Monday, October 9, 2017

Deepest Sympathy


Unfortunately, we all need to send sympathy cards now and then.  I try to have several on hand  at all times.  It seems like when I get behind in having some at the ready, then I need several all at once. 

The base card is white card stock.  The flower panel if framed in navy card stock.  I sponged blue ink for the sky and some green ink for the grass.   The flowers are a Technique Junkies stamp and I applied ink to the stamp with markers.  The name of the stamp is Daisy Garden - http://techniquejunkies.com/daisy-garden/  . I inked the stem with a shade of green and the flower in blues.  I stamped it over and over.  It is border with a dark blue card stock panel layered on the white base card.   The verse is from Technique Junkies Stamps With Sympathy - http://techniquejunkies.com/with-sympathy-set-of-5/    .  

And remember you can get an addition 10% discount with this code - TJ10Judy.


Have a wonderful day -- and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Happiness is Homemade



This cards uses the Salad Spinner Technique I showed on the September 1 Blog hop post - https://judysstampart.blogspot.com/2017/09/we-wish-you-merry-christmas-with-new.html  .  I used Copic markers to color the focal image.  The Technique Junkies Stamp I used is called Happiness is Homemade - http://techniquejunkies.com/happiness-is-homemade-set-of-4/  .

I added a ruffled ribbon at the bottom of the focal image.

Have a tremendous day!  and get inky!

Judy Jackson

Friday, October 6, 2017

Greatest Oak


Do you ever make a card with NO idea as to how it will turn out?  That happened with this card.   I used three different Technique Junkies stamps: Vintage Botanical Oak - http://techniquejunkies.com/vintage-botanical-oak/  , Here We Go Round in Circles - http://techniquejunkies.com/here-we-go-round-in-circles-set-of-12/  , and Greatest Oak - http://techniquejunkies.com/greatest-oak/ .   I used a old Kaliedacolor ink pad to stamp the oak leaves. Then I use brown ink to stamp the circles, and black ink for the focal image.  I used Twinkling H2Os to pain the acorns.  I used little scraps of paper to border the focal image.  Then I adhered that to some brown vellum.

Have a stamping day, and get inky!!

Judy Jackson

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Entertained by Us


This is just a great card to send to a friend.  The name of this Technique Junkie Stamp is By Us - http://techniquejunkies.com/by-us/  .  The image is colored with Copic Markers.

I used designer paper for the back ground and then used Nuvo Mouse http://techniquejunkies.com/products-and-accessories/nuvo-mousse/   
 with the Medallion Fade stencil which is A Colorful Life stencil - http://techniquejunkies.com/a-colorful-life-stencils/  . 

Have a great day -- and get inky.

Judy Jackson

Sunday, October 1, 2017

New Stamps for Fall! How Fun is That!

First of before I say anything else, let me say we can make all the plans in the world we want, and then Life has a way of throwing a curve ball at us.  That has happened to me in the last few weeks.   I have had a type of gut disease that requires to me have colonoscopies every three years.   Despite this gut disease, they are all generally uneventful except for the unpleasant experience of  having the prep and taking out a couple of days of my life for the prep and actual test.  Sometimes they find a polyp, they snip it out, often they do not, and life goes on as usual.  Except for this year. Then the doctor says oh, the biopsies are back and you have colon cancer, and very early.  The"early" part was the good news.  Surgery occurred and everything is "working" fine!  Surgeon is exceptionally pleased with my recovery.  Oh, but wait now,  early pneumonia was diagnosed on September 28,  and a short visit to the hospital was needed with IV antibiotics.  I had made all of my cards for the Technique Junkies blog hop which is today!   And I was not home in time to write my post for my four cards,  and participate in the Blog Hop.  And while the rest of the Design Team has created beautiful cards, I am not in the rotation, but I am NOW home, and much better.

The rest of the Design Team is hopping away and  I am not because I was not home in time to write my post.  The Hop started at 8:00 EDST and I got home about 11:30.  As ALWAYS the Design Team has wonderful cards to share with you.  You can go through the Hop beginning here: http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/2017/10/technique-junkies-october-release-and.html.  And you can see all all of the new Technique Junkies stamps October release here: http://techniquejunkies.com/october-2017/ . 


And as Pat usually does there is a 15% off discount on all of the newly released Technique Junkies stamps.  The discount comes off automatically through October 8. And when you purchase anything else you can get a 10% discount by using the code TJ10Judy!  I love a discount!


But when I came home today, I wrote this Blog Post so while i am not in the Blog Hop rotation, I hope you will read my blog today.  

So here are my cards for my non-Blog Hop post for the Technique Junkies October Release stamps. 

For my first card  I used the Technique Junkies stamps Need a Crown - www.techniquejunkies.com/need-a-crown/The crown background paper was perfect for this image.  The blue was sponged on.  The image was colored with Copic markers.


My second card is with the new TJ image Grace in Her Heart - www.techniquejunkies.com/grace-in-her-heart/ -  Is just plain a fun stamp to use!  Her face is colored in with Cop markers carefully as the image was heat embossed with Detail Fine Black Embossing Powder. They sky is sponged.  And I used paper piecing with a fine glitter paper for her dress to give it that elegant flair.  


My third card is the new Technique Junkies stamps release of Let It Snow - www.techniquejunkies,com/let-it-snow/I think this was a favorite with all of the Design Team!  There are several cards with this stamp on the Blog Hop today! 

I used an embossing folder with swirls that similar to the snow swirls in the stamp.  I lightly sponged some navy ink on those swirls!  There is used a die cut  snowflake frame on top of those swirls.  The sky is sponged, and the image is painted with Twinkling H2O's.  I added ornaments on the tree and snowflakes in the sky with Nuvo Crystal Drops - http://techniquejunkies.com/nuvo-products/?sort=featured&page=2  .

And my last card for you today is using the new TJ release of Turn On the Light - www.techniquejunkies.com/turn-on-the-light/ .   It is heat embossed then sponged with yellow ink, fussy cut, and then mounted on this special fold card.  I chose to use this wheat background paper because of the sunlight  shining so brightly and highlighting the wheat.  

So I miss being in the Blog Hop Link up but I hope you will go all the way through the Hop today anyway!  

You can go through the Hop beginning here: http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/2017/10/technique-junkies-october-release-and.html.  And you can see all all of the new Technique Junkies stamps October release here: http://techniquejunkies.com/october-2017/ . 


And as Pat usually does there is a 15% off discount on all of the newly released Technique Junkies stamps.  The discount comes off automatically through October 8. And when you purchase anything else you can get a 10% discount by using the code TJ10Judy!  I love a discount!
Have a great day getting inky!  And go shopping!  

Judy Jackson