DESIGNER'S CHOICE CHALLENGE APRIL 2018 AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hello house friends!!!! 

Yippee!  It's my turn to host a designer's choice challenge at The House That Stamps Built.    

The subject of my challenge is "All Creatures Great and Small".  Repeat Impressions store is loaded with absolutely fabulous critter and creature stamps.  

I used to enjoy reading the books by James Harriot, a British veterinarian and author, about his tales of visiting country farms and all the animals he treated and connected with throughout his career.  Seeing all Wendy's critter stamps reminded me of these books, so I used the title of one of them for this challenge. 

The process to create this card was stamping, masking, sponging and coloring.  The stamps I used on this card are RI#8101- "Bulldog", RI#2604-I "Cat with Ribbon", RI#5124-C "Rabbit Sil (sm)", RI#2617-D "Tiny Bird (flight)", RI#1326-A "Ladybug" and RI#5125 "Dragonfly Sil (sm)".  Also used on this card is RI#1507-J "Grass Border" and RI#9717-C "Happy Hello".  

I hope you'll join me and my Rock Star team mates and play along with this challenge.  The details on how to enter and how you can win Repeat Impressions Stamps can be found at THE HOUSE.  

Here are the blogs of the Rock Stars for incredible inspiration for you.  

 Donna - Heather - Joy - Laurie - Esther - Shirley 

Here's a James Harriot quote I thought you might like "If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans."

Thanks for stopping by.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL WITH A POPPY BOUQUET

Hi there Technique Junkies Stamps fans!!! 

We had a fabulous hop for the new April release on Sunday.  If you missed it, you can catch it HERE.  Loads of inspiration at each stop on this hop of all 15 new stamps....and all those stamps are on sale at 15% off the retail price until April 8.  

While you're browsing the Technique Junkies Stamps store, if you find other stamps and products you'd like to purchase here's a 10% discount on your entire order of anything else you'd like, just type TJ10Cheri in the discount code area at check out. 

I love the stamps from this new release and one of my absolute favorites is "Poppy Bouquet".   There are so many ways to use it. You can color this image, doodle on it, or stamp it over a background created with Ken Oliver pigment powders.  The list is endless.  I colored my image on kraft with my Chameleon Colortone Pencils.  The sentiment is "Life is Beautiful" which was heat embossed with white embossing powder.

I hope you found some inspiration here today.  Don't forget this stamp and all other stamps in the April 2018 release are available for 15% off until April 8.  All other stamps you might want can be purchased with a 10% discount by using my discount code.  

HAPPY EASTER AND THE APRIL 2018 TECHNIQUE JUNKIES STAMPS NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP

Happy Easter and welcome to the April 2018 Technique Junkies new release blog hop!

We're so happy you've joined us!  All the stamps and sets in this April release are discounted at 15% until April 8.  So if you see some stamps you like, go grab them for this great discount price - But only until April 8.  

If you find other stamps you like in the Technique Junkies Store, then please go ahead and use my discount code TJ10CHERI for a 10% off your entire order of all other Technique Junkies Stamps as well as the Ken Oliver Pigment Powders 

If you came here from the extremely talented Lee Ann Barrett's Blog you are in the right place.  Didn't you love all of her fabulous creations?  If you didn't and would like to see every post in order, go to the begining of the hop HERE.

Here are the stamps I used and cards I made with them.  

Embossing folder background layer was the base for the Spellbinder dies for this lovely stamp "WildFlowers", colored with Chameleon ColorTone Pencils.

All dressed up in Kraft that's how I'm showing off this adorable set "All Sizes".  Also colored with Colortone Pencils.  I stamped the bg with "Love Harlequin" in a neutral dye ink. 

And finally, this absolutely gorgeous stamp "Butterfly Woman".  Colored with Colortone Pencils (they got a workout).  I used the sentiment "You Are Amazing".  

I hope you found some inspiration while you were here today.  I know you're going to be blown away by Stephanie Severin's art, your next stop on the hop.

Don't forget to shop for your favorite's from this release until April 8 for a 15% discount and all other stamps from the store can be purchased for a full 10% off the entire order with my coupon code.  (This also includes the Ken Oliver Pigment Powders)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed Easter.  

MARCH 2018 ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hi there house friends!  

My mojo kicked in a few weeks ago...have no idea where it went on vacation, but it wasn't close by, that's for sure.  

Here we are with the oh, so, popular anything goes challenge for The House That Stamps Built.   I hope you'll play along.

I've had a creative week and I hope you enjoyed my nautical pick of the week on Monday.  You still have time to purchase the stamps I used for a 20% off discount but it ends on Sunday, April 1.  So if you'd like to purchase these stamps, hurry over to the Repeat Impressions Stamp store and grab them.  Just click the link I provided above and see the stamps and then get over to the store and enjoy.

This is my card for the anything goes challenge.  I decided to us my Polychromo pencils to color these two images RI#4315-J "Hummingbird" , RI#1505-N "Rose Border".  The sentiment is RI#1904-I "A Special Wish".  

 

Join our challenge by posting your creationg at THE HOUSE.  The details on how to enter and what you might win are found there.  

Would you like more inspiration....you won't be disappointed with the creations at the blogs of my awesome team mates...check them out. 

 Donna - Heather - Joy - Laurie - Esther - Shirley 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you found some inspiration while you were here.  Don't forget to shop the Repeat Impressions store and get the 20% discount I mention above.  All other stamps you might like can be purchased with a full 10% off discount by just using my discount code RR10cw at check out. 

I'm also entering this card in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.

PICTURE PERFECT OLD PIER VIEW

Hello Junkies,

Creating this card was so easy and quick and the results were stunning (I think).  

Shop the Technique Junkies store for this stamp "Old Pier" and recreate it your own way.  It's one of those stamps that can carry any message, which is why I didn't add a sentiment to my card.  It could be a sympathy card, a birthday card, a thinking of you, card...anything.  And wouldn't it make a lovely card for a gift pack of note cards for a special gift for someone?  If you're shopping the Technique Junkies Stamps store and want to purchase this stamp (or any other stamps in the shop INCLUDING Ken Oliver Color Burst pigment powders) and would like a 10% discount off your entire order, use my coupon code of TJ10Cheri.  

To create this card, I stamped the image on a white cs panel with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  I then used a Distress Oxide Inks and heavily sponged them over the embossing.  I then used an aqua brush to "paint" in water and lift the color to create dimension.  It's a technique shown recently on Jennifer McGuire's blog.  I absolutely love the results I got here.  

There's so much creativity going on using Technique Junkies Stamps as well as our FaceBook Page.  There's also a Technique Junkies YouTube Channel, hosted by our creator, Pat Huntoon where she demonstrates lots of techniques for card makers.  Check them all out. 

We also have a monthly challenge. (This month it's an adorable sketch)  In order to win this challenge you must use Technique Junkies Stamps in your creation.  You say you don't have any TJ stamps?  Well....don't forget...I have that10% discount code  which will let you get 10% off every and/or any stamps you want in the store.  

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you found some inspiration.