Twisted Encouragments

 Hello! 

If you follow me at all...you know I love a good laugh.   Technique Junkies is great at coming up with some silly sentiments.   These are great to send as thinking of you or encouragement cards.    Hopefully they give the recipient of the card a little chuckle.   Do you have a favorite sentiment in this set? (pictured at bottom of post)

Materials:

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Twisted Encouragements

Splat

Frog-  older stamp, but perfect for silly cards! 

Paper:

paper from Stampin Up

Dies:

from whimsy stamps

Ink:

Versa clair: Amazon

Taylored Expressions Ink- Guava, Pumpkin, Pineapple, Key Lime, Cookie Monster and Plum Punch. 

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue

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Copic colors for frog:

Green: YG17, YG13, YG11

Cheeks: R00

Pink: RV04

Yellow: Y15

Butterfly Pop

Greetings friends, 

I love cards that have a little surprise to them.  This new sentiment set from TJ doesn't disappoint.   We all have bad days and are dealing with stressful people.   I thought this card would be great way to cheer up someone that is struggling.   

I stamped the Painted Background to create a tone-on-tone look.   It really gives this card a lot of texture and movement.   I wanted to add a pop of color, so I sponged some colors onto a small piece of white.  Then die cut the butterfly out of the sponged piece and a black.  I layered them together to create the butterfly that you see on the card.   I stamped the sentiment in black ink and used a black pen to create the dotted line.  

Materials:

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Twisted Encouragements

Painted Background

Paper:

paper from Stampin Up

Dies:

from whimsy stamps

Ink:

Versa clair: Amazon

Taylored Expressions Ink- Guava, Cookie Monster and Plum Punch. 

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue

 

This is the full sentiment set.  Twisted Encouragements. I love the punchline to this one!

No copics today

Loyal Friend

 Hello, 

Check out the detail on this stamp.  You can almost see the dog hair on your clothes!  I joke, but the detail is super amazing.   I not-so-secretly hope that she comes out with a lab version of this stamp. 

Materials:

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Loyal Friend

You Stole My Heart

Ruff Life

Paper:

paper from Stampin' Up

Ink:

Versa clair: Amazon

Dies:

Heart border- very similar to what I used

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue

No copics today

Flippin' Best

 Hello, 

What is the big deal about gnomes?  A few years ago they exploded in popularity and they can be found everywhere.  So... I did a little research (thank you google).   Gnomes are supposed to represent good luck. They are thought to provide protection.  I'm not sure why some gnomes give off a creepy stalker vibe... but these gnomes are adorable.   I picked this one because it could be used for masculine cards.  

What do you guys think?  Are you gnome people?

Materials:

STAMPS:

BBQ Gnome

Paper:

paper from Stampin' Up

Neenah: solar white card stock

Dies:

Wonky Frame

Ink:

Memento Ink: Amazon or Scrapbook

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue

White gel pen:  Scrapbook or Amazon

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Hat: E53, E51, E50

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Beard: C3, C1, C0

BBQ sauce: E15, E17

Grass: G07, G05, G02, G00

Red: R29, R24

Shoes: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44

Grill: C9, C7, C5, C3

White gel pen:  Scrapbook or Amazon

Life Begins After Coffee

 Hello,   

It is release day at Technique Junkies.   This new coffee stamp quickly grabbed my attention.  We all know I love a good coffee stamp.  I used the Coffee Cup Dies to create a shaped card.   I like to keep these on hand.   I put a couple of dollars on a gift card from a local coffee shop.    Then I can give them out as Thank you cards (perfect for teachers) or thinking of you cards.  

If you have a second, check out all the other cards from the talented design team. 

Materials:

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Coffee Background

Life begins After Coffee

Paper:

paper from Stampin Up

Ink:

Versamark: Amazon or Scrapbook

Dies:

Coffee Cup Dies

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue

Check out all the cards made by other members of the design team:

Debra

Jeanette

Shalana

Pam

Patti

Michael

Darlene

This is the entire August release: