Sunflowers & Dragonflies

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Blue Blossoms

Hello everyone.  Saturday is upon us once more, and for some of you, it is a time to relax and spend time in your stamp room.  For me, it means working at my full-time job.  I had time off through the week and managed to get two tutorials shot and pre-posted.

As well, I worked on this card through the week.  It uses Bella Blossoms, which sadly is going to be discontinued by Stampin’ Up after June 30th.  This stamp has wonderful potential, but not everyone saw it that way.  Personally, this is one of my favourite stamps.

The sketch I followed was a recent one I saw at  Splitcoast Stampers.

Have yourself an enjoyable weekend.

Outline of image was stamped four times onto watercolour paper, and each layer was watercoloured with Tombow markers.  An extra small teeny tiny brush was used to move the colour around.

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Technique Junkie Newsletter on CD

Announcing…the CD sale to flip a disk over!

From now until June 30th, any of the published Technique Junkie Newsletter CDs are on sale for only $10.00 per CD, plus shipping for Technique Junkie Newsletter subscribers. Not a subscriber? I will offer you the sale price with your NEW subscription, too!

That’s right. $10.00 plus shipping. To anywhere in the world. Choose one or choose them all – CDs 1 through 6 are all there for you! You can buy one for $10.00*. Two for $20.00… reach for the stars and get all 6 for $60.00*! *Email me for an invoice: Let me know what you would like, and I will send you an invoice or price quote that includes actual shipping to your location.

What is a TJ CD, you ask? Well, only the best way to get your junkie fix since Mr. Goodyear created rubber! Each CD has a year’s worth of tutorials on it, plus has a bonus of 10 extra bonus tutorials available only on that CD. The tutorials are in step-by-step, pictorial format, and were created to print perfectly on an 8-1/2″ x 11″ piece of paper. AND all the artwork from the design team is there, too! No more fumbling for passwords…no need for an internet connection. Just print and run!

Want to see an example of how the tutorials are formatted? Click HERE

Here is what is on each CD:
CD1: Techniques from the 10-02 to 8-03 issues plus 10 bonus techniques
CD2: Techniques from the 10-03 to 8-04 issues plus 10 bonus techniques
CD3: Techniques from the 10-04 to 8-05 issues plus 10 bonus techniques
CD4: Techniques from the 10-05 to 8-06 issues plus 10 bonus techniques
CD5: Techniques from the 10-06 to 8-07 issues plus 10 bonus techniques
CD6: Techniques from the 10-07 to 8-08 issues plus 10 bonus techniques

New to Technique Junkies? This is the best way to catch up on the back issues – because if you buy it all, I will send the universal password, too!

Not sure what to get? Email me with questions and I will give you a hand with your order and quote you the price with shipping.

Don’t delay, though – this deal will not be repeated!

Pat Huntoon
http://www.techniqu ejunkies. com
PO Box 16547
Stamford CT 06905

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Tutorial Thursday: 6 x 6 Envelope

Remember the 6 x 6 Envelope Card Holder tutorial I recently did?  Well, here is a tutorial for making your own 6 x 6 envelopes to go inside.  You can use designer paper as I did in this tutorial, or you can use cardstock and rubberstamp your own design onto the front.

This is the basic pattern that you will follow.  The finished envelope will be 6 1/8″ x 6 1/8″.  Two pieces of paper will be cut:

1 – 7 1/8″  x 6 1/2″

1 – 7 1/8″ x 8 1/2″

Please note the dimensions below do not match the way I displayed my paper.  I displayed the paper as 7 1/2″ high, but the 7 1/2″ is used as the width for this tutorial.

On the left the paper is 7 1/8″ wide x 6 1/2″ high

On the right the paper is 7 1/8″ wide x 8 1/2″ high

Along the 7 1/8″ wide bottom, adhere strong bond adhesive with either ATG gun, monotape, or double-sided tape.  A glue stick is good if you do not put your envelope into the mail.  Hand deliver an envelope using a glue stick.

Join the two bottom edges together, right sides together.

You will now fold the paper so the good side is on the top.  With your bone folder, or finger, press down on the seam to flatten.

Here is the paper with the pressed edge.

Turn your paper over.  Glue along the edges of the short paper on the right.

Fold close.  Bring the bottom edge right up to the line that separates the 6 1/8″ square and the flap as seen in the top photo (pattern).  The teeny tiny areas that are in the scored line area are to be cut out.  Refer to the pattern in the top photo as a guide.

Fold over the seams along the edges and glue down once again.  You are now ready to use your envelope.

Stay tuned for my hand decorated envelopes in upcoming posts.

Have a request?  Let me know what you would like me to do a tutorial on, and I will do my best.

For a complete list of my tutorials, please see the tab at the top of the page.

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Tutorial Tuesday: Chalk Highlights on Die Cuts

Here we are at Tuesday already.  Where does the time go?!  I do a lot of blurfing and lately I found stampers crying out for certain tutorials.  Last week I found someone wanting a tutorial on highlighting with chalk.  This week I am doing just that.  In the near future I will explore colouring flower die cuts with chalk so stay tuned for that one.  On Thursday, I am answering another request that will show you how to create your own 6 x 6 envelope.

Turning to this week’s tutorial, if you take a close look at my Cricut cut holly leaves, you will see how they come alive by using chalks.  In real life, the leaves look so real.  Even Donnie was in awe of the beauty of these leaves.

Once again, I created a card that I felt needed a distressed background, so I chose the Altered Designer Paper technique from the April 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  Building on the shabby chic look, I sewed lace across the card before layering the ribbon, image and holly leaves.  Designer paper was machine sewn onto the green cardstock.  Crystal Effects (clear glaze) was added to the carrot nose and red holly berries to help make them pop.  Snowflakes punches sprinkled with glitter were added to the main image.

Although this tutorial shows holly leaves, this technique can be used for any shape of die cut.

On to the tutorial…

With a Q-tip, rub the lightest colour of chalk onto the die cut.  Repeat several times to help the colour pop.

Take a medium colour and add it to the middle of the die cut, leaving the dark cardstock to show through on the bottom where the shadow would be.

Blend with your finger.

Here is the finished leaf.  I went over the light highlight several times.

In a well ventilated area, spray with low odor clear mat finish to prevent chalk from smudging.  On my leaves I repeated with the highlights and resprayed a second time, helping the highlights to really pop.

Another view of the highlights.

This was a very fun tutorial to do.  If you have any requests, ask away and I’ll do my best to help out.

For a complete list of my tutorials, see the tab at the top of the page.

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Bermuda’s Soft Crushed Dusty Rich Melon

Pssst…..

want a sneak peak of what’s coming our way?

Scraptitude’s SU color combo site has added the new in-colours to their website.  Scroll to the bottom.

Move over Cool Caribbean, there are new kids on the block!

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Retired SU listing on Andrea Walford’s blog

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Let’s get the chatter started.  What in-colour do you hate to see go?  What colour gets you excited?  What stamp are you sad to see go?

Me?  I’ve been looking for that shade of purple, yet Bermuda Bay matches my newly painted livingroom, Dusty Durango matches my upstairs hallway, Melon Mambo matches my nail polish.  Sad to see go–Baroque.  Guess that will be this month’s purchase.

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Reader of the Week: Debbie Yates

This week’s Reader of the Week is Debbie Yates who comes all the way from Surrey, United Kingdom.  Debbie has blogged since 2006 and creates lovely cards on A Scrapjouney.  What makes Debbie unique is that every card is different looking.  She really knows how to mix up her style in an eye-catching manner.

Debbie started out cardmaking, turned to scrapbooking, and then turned back to cardmaking.

Like so many of us, she chooses to make cards and scrapbook with different styles of paper.  When cardmaking she likes to use Bloom and Grow by My Minds Eye and uses Crate Paper to scrapbook with.

Everyone has a their favourite colour combination, and Debbie’s involves anything with Turquoise.  Hmmm, maybe that’s why I like her cards so much.   She added she is sneaking pink into her work these days.

Debbie has a wonderful sense of humour:  When I asked her to tell my readers a little bit about herself she stated, “I’m a very boring person, married for over 30 years, two children in their twenties, one has flown the nest.”  She put a positive spin on her early retirement due to ill health, in that it allows her more time to make cards and scrapbook.

Debbie, thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.  It was very interesting to get to know you.

Folks, please pay Debbie a visit, and tell her Beth sent you.

Want a chance to be the Reader of the Week? All you have to do is leave a comment for me throughout the week for your chance to be randomly selected.

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