Sunflowers & Dragonflies

Faux Domino

How is your week going?  I hope it’s going good.

Here is a card that uses the Faux Domino technique which is a technique that I developed for the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  Stamp is from I Brake for Stamps, and the designer paper is from My Minds Eye.

When you are reading this I’m off to the Cleveland (5 hours away) to a workshop with Ingrid Djinkers at Small Studio Workshops.

Small Studio Workshops describe Ingrid’s biography as below:

Ingrid has developed a unique and sometimes quirky and playful form of journaling that is uniquely her own. Her books have been shown in Galleries throughout the country and her work is held in private collections around the world. Ingrid’s wearable collage was shown in the Spring 2009 issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry and will be in the premiere issue of Jewelry Affaire. Her journal work was featured in the January 2009 premiere and the second issue of “Art Journaling” and the magazine Somerset Studios published by Stampington. Her work is also in the book “1,000 Artist Journals Pages” by Dawn DeVries Sokol.

Thank you for stopping by.

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I’m Late

Good Sunday morning.  Are you having a nice weekend?  It’s calling for rain here, but if it isn’t, I’d like to go on a nice long car ride.  Is this something you like to do?

Yesterday I got creative with the Cheesecloth Background technique from the 1st edition CD of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  To coordinate with my background, I rubbed the same colours onto glossy cardstock and stamped my image over top.

Although this image belongs to Artistic Artpost, I purchased this set from Croppinsville.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

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TRY THAT TECHNIQUE: Herringbone

Wow, wasn’t that Masterchef good on TV last night?  Don’t be scared off by Chef Ramsey.  I’m convinced his ranting on Hell’s Kitchen is an act, because he is a pussy cat on Masterchef.  Sorry to get side-tracked.

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It’s time for TRY THAT TECHNIQUE stampers!  But what is the technique you ask?  The Herringbone technique from the December 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  Diana Enns and I challenge each other to trying a new technique each week, so pop over to leave her some love on her Herringbone technique post.

Goth, Beth? Yup, I’m jumping on the Goth wagon before I’m left behind There are so many adorable goth images out there, eh? “Pinky” is from Tiddlyinks.  My skull and crossbones comes from a K&Co Halloween stack.

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Each week, you are invited to submit a card using the technique of the week,  This week we feature the Herringbone technique.  Post your card on the Design Junkie blog post where I highlight this technique.  You can also submit it to the Technique Junkie Newsletter yahoo group as well.  We love to see your stuff.

Have a great Thursday my friends!

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Acrylic Emboss

Acrylic Emboss is another new technique from the August edition of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  It really gives a nice shabby chic background–perfect for my Tim Holtz stamp purchased from Croppinsville.

Did you pick up that I’m enjoying buying stamps on the internet now?  It’s quite an addiction, eh, isn’t it?!  I have to watch those “ehs”–I’m Canadian and use it alllllll the time.

Have a great day stamping friends.

Stamps:  Tim Holtz, Odd Bird Planet

Embellishments:  Flower Soft, Clock sticker (unknown source); hinge sticker, unknown source

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Chalk Magic

This is one of my favourite cards.  When I created this Chalk Magic background for the Technique Junkie Newsletter, I felt that it would work well for a sympathy card.  So, I pulled out one of my Twisted Papers images and set out to create a sympathy card.

I’m now keeping this card as my protype so I can create more sympathy cards like this.  If you are like me, I have trouble making sympathy cards.

Happy stamping!

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Try That Technique: Textured Tape Tutorial

TRY THAT TECHNIQUE this week is Textured Tape.  Thanks, Diana, for suggesting it.  Diana has her own version of Textured Tape so why not take a peak over on her blog to see how different this technique can look.

You can find Textured Tape in the October 2005 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

Are you interested in seeing how I made my card?

Don’t have the Technique Junkie Newsletter–no worries, this technique can be used with any paper you would like to use.

I created the Textured Tape background as seen in the October 2005 issue of the TJ Newsletter.

Next I stamped my Hero Arts collage stamp on top of my Textured Tape background.

I then stamped out images that I wanted to layer on my collage.

The stamped out images were cut out for layering.

My main image was distressed with a darker ink.

I created a second Textured Tape background and stamped out my Hero Arts background stamp in a darker colour of ink.

For your chance to have your Textured Tape card on the TJ Yahoo Group home page, create a card or project and submit it to the Yahoo Group or link to the Design Junkie Blog by August 11th at noon.

You will have access to the February 2010 through December 2011 issues of the Technique Junkie Newsletter — with over 180 technique tutorials in step-by-step format with one password access! My passwords don’t expire, either — so you will have those tutorials as a resource as you need them.

To order, send Pat an email for an invoice through PayPal (phuntoon@optonline.net) or send a check to her at the address below.

Pat Huntoon
PO Box 16547
Stamford CT 06905

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Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog Hop

Welcome to the August Technique Junkie Newsletter blog hop.  Whew, wasn’t Judy’s work wonderful?  If you came from the Design Junkie blog, you are on the right track.   You won’t want to miss a thing, so be sure to start at the beginning.

A little about my card: This sketch is Pat’s August sketch, and was flipped to accomodate my Sweet and Sassy Stamps image.

The technique I used is called Worn Wallpaper and is a technique that I personally developed for the Technique Junkie Newsletter.   If you subscribe, you can see more of my work and more of my personal developments.

Blog Hop Participants please read:

In order for you to win the grand prize of assorted products by our fabulous vendors, you must participate in the challenge.  Full details are on the Technique Junkie blog.  Create a card and link it up to the Design Junkie blog.  Be sure to leave a comment at the end of the hop as well.

The next blog to visit is Jane’s Addiction.  Jane has a wonderful card to share with you.  I think you’ll agree she is very talented.

Happy Hopping!

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Try That Technique: Top Latch Card

Here we are at Thursday again–my favourite day of the week.  Not only because it’s Try That Technique day, but because it is beer and wing night with my friends.  Donnie and I sometimes see 15 of our friends, but tonight will be a cozy group of 7.

This week’s challenge technique comes from June 2008 and is called the Top Latch Card.   It was an enjoyable card to make way back in June 2008, and it was a fun one to do again.  Just like back in 2008, I used the brayer on this card.  Some how this style of card whispers, “use the brayer, use the brayer.”

Check out Diana’s card.  She has a lot of talent.

Do you have the June 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter?  If you do, then crack out your paper and get going–I want to see your card right away.  Okay, not right away, but within the next 6 days.  Submit your card to the Design Junkie Blog or to the Yahoo group.

Supplies:  Stamps:  Stamper’s Anonymous (dragonfly), Fancy Pants (flourish); Ink:  Adirondack, Sail Boat Blue, Stream, Rust; SU Marigold Morning

Thank you for stopping by!

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Try That Technique: Brazen Brilliance

Webster’s Dictionary states that “Brazen” is “of colour of polished brass.”  When you see Brazen Brilliance in person you can understand the technique name.  If you too want to make a card of colour of polished brass.

Diana Enns and I challenge each Thursday, and this week she turned to April 2004 for Brazen Brilliance.  Diana went specifically seeking an ink pad for her card so I know she will really appreciate it if you left her some love on her wonderful card.

Stamps:  Stampin’ Up

Ink:  Adirondack Pool, Sail Boat, Wild Plum Citrus, Brillance, Lavender

HAPPY CANADA DAY TO MY CANADIAN READERS

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Try That Technique: Pointillism

Try That Technique is on the table every Thursday, when Diana Enns and I challenge each other to use an older well-loved technique from the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  This week the challenge came from December 2006, and the one we chose is Pointillism.  Don’t forget to hop on over to see Diana’s wonderful work.

I wasn’t sure what Pointillism even meant, so I googled to find out the definition, which says it is a series of small strokes and dots of contrasting colour so at a distance the colours look blended together. I’d say that whoever developed this technique was a brainiac to know the definition of the name Pointillism.

If you are a TJ member, you may already have the December 2006 issue.  If you don’t, you can catch Pat’s sale this week, which you can read about on the Design Junkie blog.

Have a great day my friends!

Hugs

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