LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Hi there Junkies....

Today is the LAST DAY to get the newest August Release stamps at 15% off.  You don't have to add a code, it automatically is applied to your purchase.  

Here's a little card I did the other day using one of the stamps from the new August release called "Hibiscus Panel".  

This image was stamped on watercolor paper and colored using my MozArt brush pens and and aqua brush.  The bg was created using the same pens and a watercolor wash.  I then sprinkled it with water and used a paper towel to lift the color and created the "orb" detail.  After it dried, acrylic black paint and water was mixed and sprinkled over the image for additional detail.  A final touch was adding clear sequins after die cutting the panel and layering it onto a watercolor paper panel colored with Brusos to help accent the image and the colors. 

This image is fabulous and I know I'll be using more and more.

I hope this card inspired you!!! 

Don't forget about the 15% off discount on all the new stamps and if you'd like a little more on all the other stamps that Technqiue Junkies offers, please us my discount code TJ10CHERI - just add the code before checking out and a 10% discount will be applied.  

AUGUST 2017 DESIGNER'S CHOICE CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hello House Friends!!!! 

It's my turn to host a Designer's Choice Challenge at The House That Stamps Built and I have been re-watching a bunch of my favorite movies lately and thought it might be fun to create a card using one of those movies as the subject and challenge you to do the same.  

My favorite movies are girly flicks....I can't help it, I'm a romantic at heart.  Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, Sleepless in Seattle, Sweet Home Alabama....oh, I had so many to chose from.  

Sweet Home Alabama won out....I attempted to capture the lightening striking the sand on the beach and creating beautiful glass from the movie.  

I did say "attempted"  I wasn't creative or artistic enough to draw "lightning" for my card, so I used a tree limb stencil I had and sponged white pigment ink through it. This also helped me "light up" the sky.  I sponged the "sand" with a darker grey ink but kept the "lightning" penetrating the "sand".  I stamped RI#9503-L "Wine Glass" in VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with white ep.  I used Copic Markers to color the wine.  The sentiment is from the same set  RI#9510-E "Wine Time".

I hope you'll play along...it might be a little harder than some other challenges, but that's what a challenge is.  Just enjoy the process.  

For details on how to enter and what you might win, please link on over to THE HOUSE and get the details.  

For even more incredible creations and to see what movies rock the Rock Stars, take a look at what these awesome ladies have created.

Deonna - Donna - Heather - Joy - Laurie - Patti J - Shirley

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you get some craft time this week.  

TECHNIQUE JUNKIES STAMPS AUGUSTS 2017 NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP

Hello Junkies!!!  We're here with our August Release blog hop and I think you're going to be blown away by all the creations from this fabulous DT.  ALL the new August stamps from this release are ON SALE at 15% off until August 8th!  If you like them, I encourage you to buy them now while you can grab that discount.  

If you get lost, here's the link to the beginning of the hop.

If you came here from the incredibly talented Lanette Erikson's blog then you have an idea of what I'm talking about.  Didn't you love her creations?  

For this blog hop, I'm showcasing Your Kind of Crazy, Never Stop Flying and Vine Beauty.  

Now, please head on over to my friend and super talented Kathy Stacy's blog she's going to absolutely wow you with her creations.  

Do you love shopping for Technique Junkies Stamps?  Would you love to have a 10% discount on your entire stamp order (the new August Stamps excluded), then I'm pleased to offer you my discount code, TJ10Cheri.  

 Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the hop.

JULY 2017 ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hello House friends....

We've got another anything goes challenge for you at The House That Stamps Built, so wind up your creativity and come on over and play along.

For this card I used RI#10506-J "Wavy Circle Frame" which I stamped 3 times in a brown dye ink.  I then built a floral arrangement around the two back ones with RI#10207-E "Flower Cluster Solid" and RI#10204-D "Leaf Cluster Solid".  The sentiment is from the RI #9800 "Happy Set".  I added some white NUVO Crystal Drops to the centers of the flowers and amazingly, while they dried, they absorbed the color of the Distress Oxide Inks I had stamped the flowers with.  

I hope you found some inspiration and will come over and play along with us at THE HOUSE.  The details of how to play along and what you can win can be found there.  

For even more incredible creations for the Anything Goes Challenge take a look at what these awesome ladies have created.

Deonna - Donna - Heather - Joy - Laurie - Patti J - Shirley

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you get some craft time this week.  

FOREVER FRIENDS

Hello Junkies!  

There were so many fabulous stamps in the July Release and playing with them has been one of my guilty pleasures.  

For today's post I wanted to show you a technique called "Watered Dylusions Tutorial" from the Bodacious Background Stamps CD .  This technique plays with Dylusion sprays and I chose "Everything Dandelion" for the background stamp.  I did a little switch and added another over stamping of the bg stamp with white pigment ink and heat embossed it with white ep.  I also added some clear Nuvo Crystal Drops for additional texture and dimension.  The sentiment is from the "Sentimental Sayings" set.

I hope you found some inspiration here today and you don't want to miss the August Release one week from today, August 1.  I promise you will love each and every stamp.  

If you'd like to purchase some Technique Junkies Stamps and would like a little discount in your order, please use my discount code TJ10CHERI...just add it in the coupon area before checking out.  (July Release Stamps are excluded)

Okay, that's it for me this time.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous week and get some crafting time.