Tie Dyed Koi

The Tie Dye Circles technique is from the April/May 2014 issue of Technique Junkies.  The colours I used for the circles were Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Evergreen Bough.  I stamped the Koi with Evergreen Bough and then misted it slightly for a more watercoloured look.  The paper is Taken with Teal and Garden Green.

Stamps:  Technique Junkies Stamps (Koi)

Triple Masked Glimmers Koi

This uses the Triple Masked Glimmers technique from the Oct/Nov 2010 issue of Technique Junkies.  For the background I used Lindy's Baby Blue Eyes Aqua and accented with Dylusions Sprays (Vibrant Turquoise and Calypso Teal).  The Koi, banners and sentiment were all stamped in Chipped Sapphire.  The paper is Night of Navy.

The layout is based on this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch (#245).

Stamps:  Technique Junkies Stamps (Koi),  Stampin Up! (Banner Blast, Watercolour Trio)

White on Watercolour sketch

This uses the White on Watercolour technique from the Oct/Nov 2014 issue of Technique Junkies.  The reinkers were Peacock Feathers, Broken China and Tumbled Glass.  It's based on this weeks Sweet Sunday sketch (#244).

Stamps:  Technique Junkies Stamps (Koi)

Shimmer Shadowed Heart

The pink I used for the card was Pink Pirouette.  The square panel at the front uses the Shimmer Shadows technique from the Feb/Mar 2014 issue of Technique Junkies.  I also used my colour spritzer to spray some pink onto the panel before I placed the hearts on and I used some shimmer spray to spray originally.  The rectangular panel behind it was just stamped all over in pink with the small heart and then sponged with pink.  The main panel at the very back was just sponged in pink.  The layout is this week's Mojo Monday sketch (#371).

Stamps:  Michael Strong (Mini Shapes),  Create with TLC (Free saying)

Sketch Help!

This month's Michael Strong sketch is this:

 I had an idea to try the 3 strips in blue and have the center as Mike's Christmas tree.  That evolved to the blue being a starry night background and I could use my Crosshatch stamp and put white dots where the lines met for stars.  The sponging starts off light on the bottom strip but then gets darker and darker for the top strip.  I tried to use both my white pens but both had dried up so I ended up using white paint instead.  Now for the tree.

I tried first with white shimmer paint for the tree to show a snow glistening tree:

Then I tried stamping the tree in Chipped Sapphire but the ink pad needed refilling so I ended up having to sponge all around the edges so you wouldn't notice the stamping wasn't very good:

I reinked my ink pad and tried the tree again:

So now I like ALL three cards the same!  I don't know which one to post as my sketch!  Help!

Be UNIQUE!

This card uses the Stamp, Crackle, Pop technique from the June/July 2005 issue of Technique Junkies.  The colours are Real Red, Smokey Slate and Black Soot.

 Stamps:  Michael Strong (Mini Wings, Hannah's Busy Bee, ), Stampin Up! (Crosshatch), Create with TLC (Free saying)

Hot Pink Verve

This center piece uses the Stamp, Crackle, Pop technique from the June/July 2005 issue of Technique Junkies.  I used black for the Gecko and Smokey Slate for Mike's flower.  The tiny flower was stamped in neon pink.  The layout is based on this week's Verve sketch (VLVNov2014).

Stamps:  Michael Strong (Mini Creatures, Hannah's Busy Bee)

White on Watercoloured Koi

This uses the White on Watercolour technique from the Oct/Nov 2014 issue of Technique Junkies.  The reinkers were Peacock Feathers, Broken China and Tumbled Glass.  The script is stamped and sponged in Peacock Feathers.  The paper is textured Taken with Teal.  I resized and printed out the free digital stamp from Create with TLC on vellum.  The layout is from this weeks Sweet Sunday sketch (#243). 

 Stamps:  Technique Junkies Stamps (Koi), Create with TLC (Freebie)

Watercolour Reinkered Forest Floor

This uses the Watercolour Reinker technique from the Feb/Mar 2012 issue of Technique Junkies.  The reinker colours I used were Summer Sun, Tangerine Tango and Rose Red.  I also used the leftover paper to cut the leaves out.  The layout is this weeks Mojo Monday sketch (#370).

Stamps:  Designs by Ryn (Forest Floor 1)

Ombre Watercolour Resist Roses

This card uses the Ombre Watercolour Resist technique from the June/July 2012 issue of Technique Junkies.  The colour used was Rose Red and I just used reinker and kept watering it down.

Stamp: Technique Junkies Stamps (Roses #S183)