Technique Junkies October Release and Discount

Hello, and welcome to the October Technique Junkies new stamp release and blog hop!  We have 15 new stamps for you with this release.  

And, as usual, the new release stamps are 15% off until October 8th. AND...you can take 10% off your non-release purchases by using my code, TJ10Lynda, at the checkout!   You can take THIS LINK over to the Technique Junkies store whenever your are ready to place your order.

If you are here from Beth Norman's blog , you are in the right place.  If not, you can start at the beginning of the hop HERE.   


There are so many fabulous stamps, it's difficult to pick a favorite.  So, I decided to make two cards for this post.  Both cards use Janine Tinklenberg designs.  More cards will follow later in the month.

Merry Christmas Lighthouse

Stamps:  
Technique Junkies Brant Point Lighthouse (new)
Technique Junkies Christmas Ornaments Trio (previous)
Click on the red links to go to the stamp on the TJ website.

I stamped the lighthouse with Ranger Archival ink watering can onto gray card stock, and colored it with Polychromos colored pencils.  To created the winter sky, I used Faber Castell pastels, applying them with a makeup pad.  The Merry Christmas is from the above ornaments trio set.

Next...

Christmas Cactus Season's Greetings

Stamps:
Technique Junkies Christmas Cactus (new)
Season's Greetings Set of 6 (new)
Red links go to the TJ website.

I inked just the flower part of the stamp with TH distress ink in antique linen to achieve the no-line affect, and stamped it twice along the top of a watercolor card panel.  I used TH distress inks to watercolor the images, and added some spatters.





For the verse, I stamped with VersaMark, and gold embossed it.  

I added some VersaMark along the edges of the panel, and gold embossed all around.  I added the panel to a white A2 card.  

I decided it needed something else, so I softened the white with some distress ink, which I brushed on with my Clarity stencil brushes.

I hope you are enjoying the hop.  From here, hop on over to Pat Huntoon's blog for more inspiration.

Thanks for stopping in today.  I appreciate your visiting, and your comments.

Blessings,

Autumn Blessings

I heard my first flock of geese honking their way south yesterday.  Sure sign of autumn coming.  When the kids were little, I would summon them out on the back deck whenever I heard the geese coming or going in the spring and fall.  We would wave and welcome them or bid them farewell.  Spring is always a welcome season.  Fall, however, is my very favorite time of year.  I love the cooler weather, the flaming colors of nature, returning to the comforts of routine, and of casseroles and comfort foods.  And though winters surely follows fall, it only makes me cherish it's beauty all the more. 

This stamp, AUTUMN BLESSINGS , from Technique Junkies, is my favorite from this September new release.  The artist, Janine Tinklenburg, created a beautiful image for designing cards.  

The beautiful tree with lots of leaves to color with fall hues (and greens in the springtime) is the perfect image to welcome fall.

Check out my blog post on Design Junkies HERE for full details of how I created the card and added the script background and my techniques, along with all the stamps and mediums I used.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted To Stamps - Make your mark 
CAS Watercolor - Tree
Little Red Wagon - Back to basics
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Use a stamp
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use stamps




Thanks so much for visiting.  If you like the stamps I used and want one of your own, hop on over to the Technique Junkies store HERE.  The September release stamps (including the fabulous Autumn Blessings tree) are 15% off through September 8th.  Use my code, TJ10Lynda, and also get 10% off all other stamps and/or inks, sprays and other items in the store any time.

Blessings,