MARCH 2019 TECHNIQUE JUNKIES STAMPS NEW RELEASE

Welcome to the Technique Junkies Stamps March 2019 New Release!!! 

There are a few of things to tell you -

• All the stamps from this release are on sale (15% off) until March 8.  No code needed, all the stamps are discounted.
• All other stamps you might want and some supplies (including the Shimmering Bliss sprays) can be purchased with a 10% discount using my personal discount code TJ10CHERI.
• For the entire month of March, if your order totals $30.00 (before taxes), you will receive the "Wildly Capable" stamp FREE with your order.  No need to do anything...it will be included in all orders totalling $30.00.  This stamp cannot be purchased until April 1, 2019. 

Here are a few cards I created with some of the new stamps

Stamp used here is "Crowned in Curls", and Shimmering Bliss "Iridescent Shimmerig Bliss Topper"

Stamps used here are "Spring Bunny"  and I paired it with "Happy Easter".  

Stamps used on this card are "Sketched Tulip" and the free sentiment stamps "Wildly Capable" (which I used only the sentiment portion of the stamp). 

This is a list of all the Technique Junkies Design Team Members participting in this new release.  Their creations are incredibly stunning!  

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Beth Norman-Roberts

Ceal Pritchett

Cheri Weston (You Are Here)

Giovana Smith

Janelle Stollfus

Janine Tinklenberg

Jeanne Streiff

Judy Jackson

Lynda Pleckan

Pat Huntoon

Ro Donner

Stephanie Severin

Vicki Garrett

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you found some inspiration.  Don't forget to take advantage of the discounts and the free stamp!  

FEBRUARY 2019 ATG CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hello House Friends!!!! 

Here we are at the final Wednesday for the month of February....that just flew by....and it's the all time favorite challenge Anything Goes!!!! 

We hope to see you over at The House That Stamps Built playing along with us; it's such a fun challenge.  You can still play along with any or all of the challenges this month, just get them loaded into the corresponding monthly posts  (Designer's Choice Challenge, Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge, Inpiration Challenge and now the Anything Goes Challenge).

Here's a card I made for the challenge to help inspire you.  

I think I was channeling my friend Vicki Dutcher.  Vicki uses bright colors so well and without any conscience effort on my part, boom....this appeared on my work area.  LOL.  

I used RI Stamps #6220-L "Comfy Cat" , RI# 3412-C "Gulls in Flight" and #2407-G "Life's a Beach".  

The background was masked and sponged using a variety of Distress Inks.  The comfy cat was stamped separately, colored with Copic Markers and fussy cut, then adhered to the background panel.  Both were then framed with a die cut frame.  

My team mates have some "blow you away" creations to show you.  

Donna - Heather - Joy - Laurie - Esther - Shirley

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope you'll check out our challenge at THE HOUSE and join us.  

FLORAL FRAMED SENTIMENT CREATIONS

Hi Technique Junkies fans!  

Have you seen this awesome new stamps from Technique Junkies?  It's called "Floral Framed Sentiments"  and I adore this stamp set.  

Enabler alert!  If you like it, you can get it for 10% off the retail price by using my personal discount code TJ10CHERI.  It works for just about everything in the Technique Junkies Store.  Enjoy!!! 

I stamped these cards and colored them both with Prisma Colored Pencils.  

An exciting new release from Technique Junkies is only 3 days away!!! Friday, March 1, we'll be showing off some fabulous new rubber.  See you then!!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by....go grab yourself some incredible stamps from Technique Junkies and enjoy my discount.  

That's it for me today, have a happy one!  

MY PICKS OF THE WEEK FOR THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hey there House friends!!! 

It's Cheri and it's my turn to select some awesome Repeat Impressions Stamps for you this week, which you can purchase for 20% off....but hurry, the discount is only for one week!!! 

My picks are RI#4216-M Gray Wolf, 815-N Moose, 4218-K Whitetail Deer and Fawn and 1112-E Just a Note.  

A little back story:  I was in a local Hallmark store a few weeks before Christmas this past year, picking up my traditional Hallmark tree ornaments, and I over heard a man blowing out frustrating groans while looking at the selection of packaged card sets.  He offhandedly said, "all I want is to find a package of note cards for a guy".  A sales clerk stepped over to him and asked if she could help and he told he was looking for a package of note cards for his son to give his male teacher for a Christmas gift.  

Well, that's all this card maker needed to hear to set the wheels in my head turning, and I thought for my next POTW I would create just such a package of cards, and this is what I came up with.  There are two of each image in the package for a total of 6 cards.  

To create this set of cards here are the supplies I used:  My selection of stamps, an ink (VersaFine Smoky Grey) for sponging the background, darker ink for stamping, and colored pencils for coloring (you could use whatever coloring medium you like).  

I made the masks using a circle die and an oval die and cut them on simple copy paper...the thinner the better then sponged the ink inside the mask.   

Using my MISTI stamp positioner (extremely helpful for this technique), I stamped the image within the area of the sponging where I wanted it to be.  I did this with each image.  

I used the same color of pencils to lightly color in specific areas of each of the images for highlight and continuity.  I kept the colors neutral and earthy in order to give the stamps the spotlight.  

Here they are singly...