Happy Anniversary Card

This was a pretty easy technique and looks more involved than it was. This technique is called Waxed Cuttlebug resist and it was from their April 2008 issue. Basically you emboss a piece of wax paper. Stamp your words or images on glossy cardstock. Now iron the wax paper (don't forget to put a piece of scratch paper on top of the wax paper) on to the glossy cardstock. You might not see much but the next step will reveal your background. I used a brayer and a multi colored ink pad. You'll see a bit of the background coming though. After you have the color to your liking, rub off the excess and you'll reveal the resisted Cuttlebug design.

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Diane

Happy Birthday card

This card has a few different elements to tell you about. It is based on the Sep/Oct 08 Designer Tiles design by Technique Junkies. I used stamps by 7 Gypsies and the paper is by Echo Park. This is a great design for extra paper you have hanging around.

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Diane

Happy Birthday card

Here's a card I started making at a class last year and then finished at home. The earth tones work great for a guy card. The class was hosted by Technique Tuesday and they supplied items to make most of the cards. This one had the design items but I used my own "Happy Birthday" and "Celebrate" stamps to finish it. You can't see the Celebrate portion because it is inside one of the folds. This is one of those cards that looks hard to do but it is really easy. Splitcoast stampers calls their version a Tri-Shutter card and I'm pretty sure Technique Junkies has one but I can't remember their name. I used Inque and Fiskars stamps for my words.

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Diane

Simplicity Card

Here's a Technique Junkie designed Pinwheel card that I made for a recent swap. I used mostly patterned paper except for the hot pink portion in the pinwheel which was embossed. I used a simple punch in the corner and then added a sentiment stamp by Hero Arts.

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Diane

Wow...card

Here's the last card (for now) using the Anne Taintor playing cards. Like the others I used the Faux Marble Technique from the Technique Junkies Oct/Nov 09 newsletter. For this one I used Ranger Distress Inks in Crushed Olive and some swirls that I cut with my Silhouette

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Diane

Create card

Here's a card I made using the Pinwheel Techniue from the Technique Junkies Aug/Sep 2010 newsletter. I used Hero Arts stamps for the background and the sentiment. I also used a Cuttlebug Embossing forlder.

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Diane

Live in the moment card

I made this as an anniversary card for some good friends. The background is the Glimmer Lace technique  from the Aug/Sep issue of the Technique Junkies newsletter. I substituted Ranger Distress Ink refills and Perfect Pearls. The stamps are Tim Holtz designed by Stampers Anonymous. I layered the sentiment by cutting a shape with a Spellbinders die.

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Diane

Grungy Pinwheel card

Here's another Pinwheel card I made using the Technique Junkies Aug/Sep 2010 issuse. I had some old scrapbook paper that I distressed and then stamped on using a Stampers Anonymous stamp for the background and the ticket. The pinwheel is made using paper embossed with a Tim Holtz Sizzix embossing folder. The clock is by SkyBluePink.

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Diane

Fall Colors Card

Here's another card I made using the Glimmer Lace Technique Junkies technique from their Aug 2010 issue. The stamp is by Hero Arts. I used a Fiskars border punch for an accent on the black cardstock.

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Diane

Paint Chip TGIF

The theme for this Altered Designs TGIF ATC was Paint Chip. I decided to do the Herringbone Technique from the Techniqe Junkies newletter of Jan 2010. I used four different paint chips, two dark and two light green and stamped on one of each with different Impression Obsession stamps. I cut the strips into 1/8" or 1/4" strips and then layed them out on a piece of paper I'd run through my Xyron. After mounting it on black and then green cardstock a bit of bling (ok a bunch of bling) finishes the ATC.

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Diane

Faux Domino Card Celestial Style

Here's a card I made using the Faux Domino technique from the Jun/Jul 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie newsletter. If you aren't a Junkie you should look into it. I used a stamp by Stampers Anonymous and some scrapbook paper by Autumn Leaves that coordinated.

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Diane

Love...Anniversary Card

Here's a card I made for an anniversary. I used the Glimmer Lace Tutorial from Technique Junkies found in the Aug/Sep 2010 issue for the background. I also used the Pinwheel technique from the same issue. I used my own sprays made with Ranger Distress Ink reinkers and Perfect Pearls for the background. I used some smeared Stickles for the Pinwheel parts. I got the idea from the Ink Stains blog. The stamp is from Hero Arts.


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Diane

Gorgeous Geishas ATC

I made this ATC for the Stampers Corner Yahoo group using the Glimmer Lace technique by Technique Junkies. I made with the Glimmer Lace technique by Technique Junkies. I made my paper with Ranger Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls instead since I had those supplies on hand. The theme for this ATC was Gorgeous Geishas and I used a stamp by Inkadinkado and made an attempt at making a knot with mizuhiki cord.


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Diane

Another Glimmer Lace card

This technique by Technique Junkies is called Glimmer Lace. I made a few too many backgrounds and the lace was not giving the best masking effect BUT I kept it since I liked the colors and the glimmer/shimmer. Like others I made I used Ranger Distress reinkers and Perfect Pearls. The stamp is by Hero Arts.

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Diane

Faux Domino Card Egyptian Style

I made this card using a technique in the June issue of Technique Junkies. It is called Faux Domino. I used paper by Club Scrap. I actually used the background paper inside out since it came embossed on one side with cartouches so I wanted them to show on the inside. The stamp is by Non Sequitur and the embellishment is by Fancifuls.

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Diane

The World on a card

A few weeks ago I made a bunch of backgrounds using the Glimmer Lace Technique Junkie technique. I used Ranger Distress Ink refills in the mini mister with a bit of water and Perfect Pearls. I made too many impressions without letting the lace thoroughly dry and I wasn't happy with this one. After it dried I decided to use it anyway and I thought the Inkadinkado stamp of the world would go well with it. I used another stamp with postmarks (manufacturer unknown) and then a bit of paper from the DCWV Travel theme to complete the card.

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Diane

I'm a Technique Junkie

I'm a Technique Junkie; let me explain. Technique Junkies can subscribe online, via the mail or both to a bimonthly newsletter illustrating different techniques that papercrafters can use to make ATCs, cards or other paper crafts. A few of the techniques are not new to me and some use products I don't have (of course you can substitute) but it is nice to have everything all together. So far though I haven't actually "done" many of the techniques, I've been in the acquisition mode instead. The last issue that came out had a technique that I really liked so I gave it a try. It is called the Pinwheel technique. For my version I used some card stock that I embossed with my Cuttlebug, some more card stock that I stamped with a Club Scrap stamp and a background that I stamped with a Hero Arts background stamp and sentiment. The embellishment in the middle is a Tim Holtz design. I really like how this one came out and can see myself using this technique for many occasions.




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Diane

Faux Marbling Technique Junkie Card

Here's a card I made using the Faux Marbling Technique from the Oct/Nov 2009 issue of Technique Junkies. I actually started with a paper that had a very subtle pattern by K&Co. I used Adirondak Inks to creat the look. The stamp is by Impression Obsession and the swirls were made with a Spellbinders die in my Cuttlebug.

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Diane

I do card

I have trouble making cards for certain events like weddings. I used the Graffitti technique from the December 2004 Technique Junkie newsletter. The wedding I'm attending is an afternoon wedding but not formal. I thought the card would look a little classier in a black and white style. I stamped (Just Rite stamps) a black piece of cardstock with words like: bride, groom, rings, vows and such using Brilliance inks in silver, gold and platinum. After that I used a Fiskars border punch on the top and bottom. I finished the card with a heart I cut out and stamped "I Do".

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Diane

Dragonflies ATCs

Here's the latest set of three ATCs I made for Sid. He picked the theme of Dragonflies. For the one on the left I stamped with Brilliance Ink then stamped using Stamping Ground stamps. I sprayed Glimmer Mist and the Brilliance resisted the coloring. I added a type stamp by Altered Arts and a few brads as an accent. The one in the middle also uses a Stamping Ground stamp that I colored with Prismacolor colored pencils then cut out and layered over paper by Leisure Arts. All dragonflies have stickles on their wings. The one on the right is my attempt to recreate this technique that was featured on the Design Junkies blog. I used swirl and flower stamps by Inque. The dragonfly is by Stamping Ground and the Diamonds by Stampers Anonymous.

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Diane